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At first, the prime minister would pay attention to the developments here, and then he started to get busy.

Now, the prime minister sat upright at the table, sometimes frowning and falling into deep thought; sometimes he suddenly picked up the pen and wrote quickly on the memorial.

His focused expression seemed as if everything around him was isolated from him, and the only things in his mind were worries about state affairs and how to deal with them.

At the same time, Ye Zifen on the side was also concentrating and looking at the papers below meticulously.

After finishing one, switch to another.

His eyes were still sharp as a torch, staring closely at the memorial in his hand, carefully considering every word of his reply.

She knew very well that every word she wrote could be of great importance and could not be taken lightly.

The whole room was silent. Apart from the occasional sound of papers turning gently and the rustling sound of pens quickly sliding across paper, there was no other noise.

In this tranquility, both of them were busy without distraction, only focusing on properly handling these complicated government affairs.

When Ye Zifen finally finished reading the memorial in her hand word by word and corrected it, she breathed a sigh of relief and slowly raised her head.

However, when she looked up, she was startled - she saw that the Prime Minister had been standing behind her quietly without her noticing.

A smile quickly appeared on Ye Zifen's face, as bright and beautiful as a blooming spring flower.

She stood up lightly, as gracefully as a dancing fairy, and stretched out her jade hand to steadily hand the pile of memorials she had just reviewed to the prime minister, and said with a sweet smile: "I have read them all, please help me take another look at them, my Lord Prime Minister."

The prime minister nodded slightly. In fact, he had already witnessed how seriously and meticulously Ye Zifen handled these memorials, and deep down he was already quite satisfied with her performance.

After all, he had heard about all the outstanding deeds that Ye Zifen had done in the past.

That was why he specially handed over these important documents related to it to her this time.

The Prime Minister's face was solemn, and he took the memorial handed over by Ye Zifen with a serious and focused look.

Then he turned around and, with steady and powerful steps, carefully placed the memorials on his desk.

Then, he began to read through the books carefully one by one.

At this moment, Ye Zifen stood quietly aside, seemingly calm, but in fact she was a little nervous.

The pair of slender hands that were originally as white as jade were now unconsciously clasped in front of the body, trembling slightly.

This was her first time marking papers, and she felt a little nervous.

Her beautiful eyes did not dare to leave the Prime Minister's face for a moment. Her gaze was fixed on the Prime Minister's expression, not missing any slightest change, trying to find out the Prime Minister's true opinion and evaluation of her work results.

At this moment, time seemed to deliberately slow down its hurried pace. Every minute and every second that passed seemed extremely long to Ye Zifen, like an infinitely stretched silk thread, making people feel anxious.

In the room that was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, the sound of Ye Zifen's heartbeat was like the sound of a drum, extremely clear and audible.

At this moment, a layer of fine sweat beads had already seeped out on her forehead, like crystal clear pearls slowly sliding down her fair skin.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, the prime minister, who had been concentrating on reading the memorials, put down the last one in his hand. He first narrowed his eyes slightly, thought carefully for a while, and then nodded with satisfaction.

The corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a gratified smile, and he said softly, "Well, not bad, not bad. Each of these memorials has been handled very thoroughly. Not only that, some of them also provide very pertinent and practical suggestions, which is really invaluable!"

Hearing the Prime Minister's words of praise, Ye Zifen's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled back into her stomach.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile as bright as a flower blossomed on her face. She responded tenderly, "All this is thanks to your careful teaching, Prime Minister. In the past few days, I have indeed gained a lot by reading those past memorials."

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister smiled and waved his hands, saying, "Haha, Princess, you are too kind. In fact, this is mainly because you have a certain amount of experience and profound knowledge. Otherwise, no matter how I teach you, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve such results. It's a pity... Princess, as a woman, if she had taken the imperial examination, she would definitely have achieved excellent results and become famous in the court and the country."

Ye Zifen listened quietly to what the prime minister said, and a ripple appeared in her heart.

As soon as the prime minister finished speaking, she suddenly raised her head, stared at him with her beautiful eyes, and asked with her red lips: "Prime Minister, I wonder what differences do you think exist between women and men in this court?"

The Prime Minister obviously had not expected Ye Zifen to ask such a question, and he was stunned for a moment.

But he soon came to his senses, and after a moment's silence, he said, "The princess's question really caught me off guard. I have never thought deeply about this matter before. I will go back and think about it carefully, and then reply to the princess after I have thought it through. Is that okay?"

Ye Zifen nodded very seriously, and then said slowly: "I really appreciate that you take this issue so seriously. I also want to thank you for not just saying a few irrelevant and meaningless words to brush me off. Thank you so much!"

After hearing this, the Prime Minister bowed slightly in a humble manner, with a solemn expression on his face, and responded sincerely: "The Princess' words are too serious. Issues like this involve a wide range of issues and are of great importance. I should think about it again and again, and I dare not be careless or perfunctory."

Ye Zifen pursed her lips gently, her eyes gleaming with determination, and continued, "Mr. Prime Minister, for a long time, I have always felt that when we women are in the court, we have to face far more difficulties and obstacles than men. People in the world generally believe that women should stay in the deep courtyard and concentrate on taking care of household chores, but I am eager to achieve something and accomplish something."

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister could not help but frown slightly. He fell into deep thought for a moment before he slowly spoke: "The eldest princess has great ambitions, which is truly admirable. However, the traditional concepts of the current world have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. It is not easy to completely change them."