The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

In the capital, the ministers received more good news during the morning court session.

The King of Huainan's more than 9,000 troops besieged Cao County. Just as they were about to breach the city, Miss Su led 200 people to provide support, annihilating more than 2,000 enemy soldiers and scaring the enemy army into a rout.

The news was brought by Magistrate Guo of Cao County, who also included a letter from Miss Su of Qinghe County.

Many ministers, upon hearing this news, were initially incredulous.

Prime Minister Feng was the first to step forward and express his doubt: "Is that possible? A mere two hundred men went to provide support and terrified the King of Huainan's army of over nine thousand into such a state?"

Previously, the young girl led over a thousand people to guard the gates of Qinghe County, which gave her a geographical advantage. But this time, without the protection of the city walls, she charged directly into the enemy camp and annihilated over two thousand enemies with just two hundred people? The news seems too exaggerated.

Yes, the magistrate of Cao County must have exaggerated the little girl's achievements.

Vice Minister Luo of the Ministry of Works was in cahoots with Prime Minister Feng. Seeing that even Prime Minister Feng had raised questions, he also stepped forward.

"You've all heard the story of 'three men can make a tiger,' right? Many things become distorted after being passed from person to person. Perhaps that little girl really does have some skills, but it's too unrealistic for two hundred people to defeat more than nine thousand after such a long journey."

Duke Anguo naturally sided with Su Qianqian, after all, Su Qianqian had shown great kindness to the Duke Anguo's family.

Duke Anguo was speechless.

At such a critical time for the court, we should be happy that such an outstanding talent has emerged, but Prime Minister Feng and others prefer to bully their own kind.

Duke Anguo questioned, "You should all know Magistrate Guo of Cao County, right? He comes from the most upright and meticulous Guo family, and he would not lie. Prime Minister Feng and Vice Minister Luo, if you two don't believe me, you can go to the vicinity of Huainan to verify it yourselves."

Minister Luo was so frightened that he quickly retreated back into the ranks; he had no intention of going near Huainan.

The situation in Huainan is extremely chaotic right now; only a fool would go there to die.

Those who wanted to stand up and support Prime Minister Feng all retreated back into their shells.

Duke Anguo pleaded, "Your Majesty, both Miss Su and Magistrate Guo are meritorious individuals and should be rewarded."

Emperor Jing of Qi also felt that he should be rewarded.

After worrying for so long, there's finally good news, and the credit goes to that Miss Su, so it would be a shame not to reward her.

Miss Su, leading only a handful of people, changed the situation in Huainan, a feat of extraordinary merit.

Emperor Jing of Qi announced: "Magistrate Guo has served in Cao County for two years. After his three-year term, I will promote him to the rank of Prefect, a fourth-grade official. As for Miss Su—"

Before the young emperor could finish speaking, Prime Minister Feng jumped in again, "Your Majesty, you mustn't! Women should not hold office, or the consequences will be unimaginable."

Immediately afterwards, many ministers came out to oppose it.

"Women must never serve as officials; Your Majesty must not set such a precedent!"

"Your Majesty, a woman's most important task is to carry on the family line. If Miss Su is granted an official position, other women will follow suit, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Women are merely tools for carrying on the family line; this has been true in the past and will continue to be true in the future, and this must never be changed.

Minister Luo of the Ministry of Works wept bitterly, "Your Majesty, it is a disgrace to our Great Qi that women hold official positions. The surrounding small countries will all laugh at our Great Qi for having no men."

Duke Anguo laughed: "Minister Luo's words are a huge joke, mocking the Great Qi for having no men? I would like to ask Minister Luo, does our Great Qi still have any men left? Which man can compare to Miss Su?"

Minister Luo really couldn't answer. Since the passing of General Xin, the God of War, the Great Qi has suffered a severe shortage of talent and can no longer find outstanding military generals.

Several generals of the Shen family were once very brave, but they have all died in battle. Only the weakest of them, the third son of the Shen family, has been sent to the northern battlefield.

Duke Anguo's voice was firm and resounding: "Miss Su was the first to repel the rebel army of the Prince of Huainan, and her contribution is invaluable. If any man in our Great Qi could be compared with Miss Su, Great Qi would not be in the current predicament."

Emperor Qi Jing's biggest headache was the lack of capable people. If General Xin or General Shen were still alive, Qi would never be in such a passive position as it is now.

He has already slaughtered three cities on the border. If a fourth city is slaughtered, he will have no face to face his ancestors after he dies.

At the opportune moment, the old eunuch Fu called out in his hoarse voice, "Quiet—" He knew Emperor Qi Jing was about to speak.

Emperor Qi Jing had finished reading Su Qianqian's letter. "Miss Su did not ask for an official position. She heard that Prime Minister Feng had a large horse farm in the suburbs of the capital and only asked Prime Minister Feng to provide a thousand horses to equip the cavalry."

Prime Minister Feng broke out in a cold sweat. How could Miss Su, who lived far away in Qinghe County, know that he had a horse farm in the suburbs of the capital?

Moreover, he only had a little over a thousand horses in his stable, and that Miss Su wanted to take a thousand of them, leaving him only a fraction.

Prime Minister Feng's greatest hobby was raising horses.

He had raised horses for several years, but they all became his wedding dress for that little girl. That little girl was stabbing him in the heart with a knife!

The ancients were right; only women and petty men are difficult to deal with. This woman is truly cunning. Can a mere woman handle cavalry? Isn't this reckless?

Prime Minister Feng: "Your Majesty—"

He wanted to object, but then Duke Anguo spoke up again.

"Your Majesty, Miss Su wants the horses to train the cavalry, not for herself, but for fighting, to protect the people near Huainan, and to safeguard the people of our Great Qi Dynasty. I believe Prime Minister Feng will prioritize the greater good."

Prime Minister Feng was furious. What Duke Anguo meant was that if he was unwilling to contribute these thousand horses, he would be disregarding the overall situation and the people of Daqi!

It seems we have no choice but to accept this bad luck.

Prime Minister Feng's voice was weak and feeble, "Your Majesty, I am willing to offer a thousand horses."

He was heartbroken to have given away so many horses, but Emperor Qi Jing did not praise him. Instead, he publicly praised the young lady, Miss Su.

"The Duke of Anguo is right. Miss Su asked for horses to train cavalry and protect the people. She never asked for anything for herself. Miss Su is very righteous."

Duke Anguo immediately echoed, "Miss Su is very righteous."

Even His Majesty the Emperor praised Miss Su's righteousness, and the ministers could only echo his sentiments.

"Miss Su is very righteous."

But the ministers felt somewhat uncomfortable.

It's all because of their chauvinistic behavior that they feel unbalanced and can't stand women stealing their thunder.

Although Emperor Qi Jing was not particularly talented, he was fairly law-abiding in his conduct. He said, "Since Miss Su has made a contribution, I should reward her. Otherwise, it will discourage the other soldiers who have made contributions."

Minister Luo objected, saying, "Your Majesty, you mustn't. There is currently a war on the border, and the daily expenses are enormous. The national treasury is in dire need of funds. You cannot bestow large amounts of gold and silver as rewards."

Duke Anguo clashed with Vice Minister Luo. He truly couldn't understand why Vice Minister Luo harbored such hostility towards that Miss Su.

"Minister Luo, if it were your own family members who had achieved merit, you wouldn't have jumped out to object, would you?"

"How could that be? I'm putting the greater good first, I have absolutely no selfish motives." Vice Minister Luo spoke eloquently, but in his heart he was thinking, if they were really descendants of my Luo family, I would be laughing in my dreams. It's a pity that the few in my family are too ordinary and not worth the effort.

Emperor Qi Jing thought for a while and finally made a decision: "You won't let me bestow gold and silver treasures upon her, nor will you let me grant her an official title, so I've decided to grant Miss Su a pardon from death. Now you have no objections, right?"

Prime Minister Feng felt like dying: His Majesty actually rewarded that little girl with a pardon.

His Majesty the Emperor is too biased.

Even he, the prime minister, didn't have a get-out-of-jail-free card, so that little girl is too lucky.

This reward is outrageous! I should have guided the emperor to give that girl more gold and silver.

This is infuriating!

The emperor has already made his decision. If he were to jump out and oppose it now, the emperor would probably want to kill him.

Well, that's the only way.

Vice Minister Luo was also very frustrated. How come other people's children are so outstanding! They received such great rewards at such a young age. It's really infuriating to compare oneself to others.

His own grandchildren are always clamoring to buy paintings and clothes, but they don't do any serious work!