After The Child’s Mind Was Read, The Tyrant, With a Dark Face, Dragged Out The Male Empress Dowager
After The Child’s Mind Was Read, The Tyrant, With a Dark Face, Dragged Out The Male Empress Dowager Chapter 95: Let Me See If Someone Has Been Neglecting Their Duties

At this moment, the Second Princess interjected, “Mother, since we are going into the water, I feel that your clothes are also heavy.”

After saying this, she took out a pure white, almost transparent, gauzy robe.

The robe had wide sleeves and resembled a bathrobe in other aspects, but it lacked a belt, having only a clasp-like fastener instead.

The Second Princess said with some pride, “This is a witch’s prayer dance robe blessed by the Great Witch. I went through a lot of trouble to get them to remake a small robe.”

Yuan Ruan’s pupils shook: 【This? This…】

System: 【This isn’t just revealing anymore; it feels like it could be called streaking.】

The Empress coughed lightly and said, “This is the attire worn by the southern witches when they dance to worship the mountain and river spirits and pray to the gods. Ah Ruan is the National Preceptor of our Da Xia, so she should be more dignified. Please put it away.”

System: 【Ah, this, dignified… But compared to this transparent outfit, the clothes prepared by the Empress are quite conservative.】

Yuan Ruan: 【System, I often feel that I am too conservative and out of place in Da Xia.】

“Pfft.” The Second Princess suddenly covered her face and laughed.

Yuan Ruan: 【Huh? Why did she suddenly laugh?】

System: 【Ah, women in love often giggle to themselves; it’s quite normal.】

The Empress secretly glared at the Second Princess.

The Second Princess covered her mouth tightly, not daring to be careless again.

Yuan Ruan happily selected clothes and accessories. By the time everything was ready, she was eager to test her new divine abilities at the spring festival.

However, strangely, the originally scheduled date for the spring festival had passed, and no one had mentioned letting her bathe for three days in preparation for the ritual.

Yuan Ruan couldn’t sit still anymore.

While eating dried fruit fed by the Crown Prince, she complained to the system: 【Is it because the National Preceptors from the other three countries are causing trouble, which is why the spring festival ritual is delayed? System, we need to dig up more dirt on them and then come up with targeted solutions.】

The Emperor and the Crown Prince heard this and felt helpless. Digging up dirt wouldn’t help because it had nothing to do with the National Preceptors from the other three countries.

The spring plowing festival does not have a fixed date. In previous years, the auspicious date and time were calculated based on the climate conditions of each year.

Because Da Xia is dry, for the sake of auspicious rain, the spring plowing day is chosen during a time of rain, and it must be a light drizzle. This way, the common people can bathe in it, sing and dance, without worrying about the offerings being extinguished.

But this year, they encountered a spring drought. There were hardly any white clouds in the sky, and when you looked up, all you saw was an endless expanse of blue.

The officials from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau were almost blind from staring but still dared not set an auspicious time.

System: 【That’s fine, but I don’t think it’s necessary. Ah Ruan, I’ll help you locate their residences, and you can zap them every day. Zap them so they can’t sleep at night and can’t cause trouble. How about that?】

Emperor, Crown Prince: !!!

They were somewhat tempted.

But could they just zap the Grand Preceptor of Chu?

The National Preceptors from the other two countries still have roles in passing intelligence to Da Xia!

The Emperor and the Crown Prince exchanged a glance. The Crown Prince racked his brains to think of a way to exclude the National Preceptors of Chen and Shu, so that Yuan Ruan would only zap the Grand Preceptor of Chu.

Yuan Ruan: 【What’s wrong with my nephew? Why does he look so serious?】

System: 【Probably worried about the spring festival. I’ll share the map now to help you aim better.】

Crown Prince: !!!

In his panic, he even thought of fabricating a charge to pin on the Grand Preceptor of Chu.

At this moment, a eunuch’s voice came from outside the hall, announcing that the Minister of Rites was seeking an audience.

The Crown Prince quickly gave the Emperor a look.

The Emperor understood that the Crown Prince wanted him to buy some time, so he said, “Let him in.”

Seeing that Yuan Ruan’s attention was drawn to the Minister of Rites, the Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ponder.

Then, the Minister of Rites said, “Your Majesty, the Grand Preceptor of Chu and the National Preceptor of Chen seek an audience with Your Majesty.”

Crown Prince: !!!

He facepalmed, thinking, “I’ve never seen such a coincidence of people coming to get zapped!”

This is bad.

The system rubbed its hands together: 【They came at the right time! Ah Ruan, use your PUBG skills and zap them accurately.】

Yuan Ruan twitched her mouth: 【Say something auspicious. My PUBG skills are not up to par. And you’re silly; if they die, it should be in the wild. If they die in the palace, my brother and nephew will have a hard time dealing with it. Let’s dig up their dirt first and find their weaknesses.】

The Crown Prince’s mouth twitched slightly: Ah Ruan, you’ve been corrupted by the system, always thinking about zapping people to death.

He sneakily glanced at the Emperor, wanting to remind him to pay attention to Yuan Ruan’s education.

But he saw the Emperor’s eyes filled with approval, his face clearly expressing, Yuan Ruan is very sensible, knowing to find a suitable place before zapping someone to death.

Crown Prince: …

The Emperor said, “Hmm, let them in.”

The Minister of Rites nodded knowingly, bowed, and left.

After a while, the hall doors opened again.

The Minister of Rites, Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Wang, officials from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, as well as the Grand Preceptor of Chu and the National Preceptor of Chen, all entered together.

Yuan Ruan frowned slightly: 【The treatment for the Preceptors is too high. All the important ministers are here. In international relations, usually only the weaker side would do this. Is Da Xia so weak among the four countries?】

The system said confidently: 【It doesn’t matter, Ah Ruan. Once you rise, you’ll crush them all.】

The Emperor and the Crown Prince’s mouths twitched slightly: “No, no, it’s not about importance. It’s probably because someone heard the little national fortune talking about exposing secrets, and they spread the word, leading to a group of people eagerly rushing over.”

Everyone bowed to the Emperor.

After the Emperor allowed them to rise, he asked the two Preceptors to state their reasons for visiting.

The National Preceptor of Chen stepped forward and bowed, saying, “Your Majesty, the Longhu Temple is inquiring when Da Xia will hold the spring festival. They wish to invite the Agricultural God a day in advance.”

The Emperor looked at the Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau: “You speak.”

The Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau stepped forward with a troubled expression, bowed, and said, “Your Majesty, I have calculated several dates, but I dare not make a decision lightly.”

Yuan Ruan couldn’t help but whisper to the system: 【So it’s the Imperial Astronomical Bureau that’s holding things up. System, check his dirt to see if he’s causing trouble.】

System: 【Don’t worry, if he dares, we’ll zap him once. Let him know that heaven cannot be fooled.】

The Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and his team shivered: …

System: 【Let me see. This Director, wow, this Director is quite skilled.】

The Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was settled.

Just as he was about to smile calmly and enjoy the show,

The system continued: 【This Director’s professional skills are not great, but his ability to imitate handwriting and cut corners is top-notch. The Imperial Astronomical Bureau is responsible for observing celestial phenomena and predicting auspicious times. He can’t calculate anymore, so he often takes credit for the work of a lower-ranking official.】

The Emperor’s face darkened.

The Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau was completely shattered: Regret! If I had known, I would have just picked a random date. Being demoted would have been better than having the little national fortune expose my secrets. Now, I might end up in jail.

The Deputy Director began to snicker, while also feeling a bit envious of the lower-ranking official who was praised by the system for his abilities. His good days were still ahead.

Yuan Ruan: 【Ah, System, let’s not focus on unimportant dirt for now. Let’s look at the important stuff first.】

System: 【Alright, ah, oh, no one is deliberately delaying the spring festival date. They really can’t calculate a good time for rain. Huh? … Wow, this Director is something else. Every time he can’t predict the date, he secretly uses the Deputy Director’s handwriting to write it, pretending it was the Deputy Director’s calculation. No wonder this Director rose above the Deputy Director at such a young age.】

The Deputy Director’s smile instantly froze: !!!

This is outrageous! This is outrageous! This is outrageous!

He glared at the Director with fury.

Yuan Ruan: 【I see. Then it’s fine. The spring festival won’t be canceled, and when the time comes, I’ll take action.】

System: 【That’s right, you can rest easy. Hehe, Ah Ruan, I just saw a piece of dirt connected to you about the Grand Preceptor of Chu. Do you want to see it?】

Everyone: ???

What?

Connected to the little national fortune?

Dreamy Land[Translator]

Hey everyone! I hope you're enjoying what I'm translating. As an unemployed adult with way too much time on my hands and a borderline unhealthy obsession with novels, I’m here to share one of my all-time favorites. So, sit back, relax, and let's dive into this story together—because I’ve got nothing better to do!

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