"However, I and the people present only saw the side of the Queen who wanted to kill Xie Lin, but did not see the side of the Queen who could tolerate Xie Lin."

Chu Heyi frowned, looking very distressed.

"If this matter gets out, it will probably be bad for the reputation of the Queen. There may even be those people gossiping about it, deliberately saying that the Crown Prince is not as good as Xie Lin, which is why the Queen will not tolerate him."

The queen's eyes were as sharp as knives, and she wished she could cut Chu Heyi to pieces.

But she had to maintain a decent and tolerant smile on her face: "What you said does make some sense."

She turned to look at the emperor, her eyes as gentle as water: "Your Majesty, Xie Lin was able to point out the five major dangers of Daqi overnight. He is indeed a rare talent. I dare to ask Your Majesty to grant an official position to Xie Lin.

"He understands the suffering of the people and has the courage. Why not send him to a local position to be a county magistrate? With his ability, he will surely make achievements in a few years. Then we can promote him as appropriate."

The position of county magistrate is too low a position, and it requires leaving the prosperous Shengjing City. Xie Lin has lived a life of luxury in Shengjing City since he was a child, but he is still weak and sickly. If he were to be a county magistrate in a barren place, his body would certainly not be able to bear it, and he would be doomed to die young.

If Xie Lin wanted to live, he would definitely refuse.

This is what the Queen thinks.

Didn’t Chu Heyi force her to express her stance towards Xie Lin?

She has expressed her opinion, but whether she can follow up on it depends on Xie Lin's ability.

"I want to keep a rare talent like Xie Lin by my side," said the emperor.

The Queen's smile froze on her face, and she looked at the Emperor in disbelief, "Your Majesty, what official position did you give him by keeping him in Shengjing City?"

She had a bad feeling in her heart.

And soon, her premonition came true.

The emperor said, "Wu Jianan is a court judge under the emperor's feet, responsible for trying various cases, but he was partial to Yuan Heng and was willing to kill more than 300 people from the Xie family to protect Yuan Heng. He is really unworthy of his position!

"Yao An, pass on my order. From now on, Xie Lin will serve as the Minister of Justice of Daqi. Wu Jianan will serve as the Left Supervisor of the Minister of Justice and will obey Xie Lin's orders."

Wu Jianan's official position was demoted, from the Chief Justice to the Chief Justice's Left Supervisor. From then on, he had to work under Xie Lin.

"Your Majesty, you can't do that!" the Queen said hastily. Seeing the Emperor looking at her inquiringly, she hurriedly explained.

"I think that since Xie Lin has never held an important position in the court, if we let him take on the position of the court judge, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it."

"I think that Xie Lin has never held an important position, but he was able to analyze the Great Qi Crisis in depth and even propose a solution. This just shows that he is a rare talent! He is much better than Wu Jianan!"

The emperor patted the queen's hand and continued, "Besides, the queen was indeed anxious to kill Xie Lin before, but I know that the queen made a wrong judgment in order to prevent Xie Lin from causing chaos in Daqi. Now that I have appointed him as the court judge, isn't it a good opportunity to show the world that the queen and I are not intolerant of talented people?"

Chu Heyi immediately praised: "Your Majesty is so wise. What you have done is just to show the world that you and the Queen are the monarch and the queen mother who value talents very much."

When she smiled, her eyebrows and eyes curved like a peach bathed in sunshine.

The queen pinched her palms tightly to suppress her rage.

She took the initiative to ask the emperor to grant Xie Lin an official position, but it was just a pretense, and her pretense led to this matter.

How could she not be angry?

She was so angry that fires burned in her heart.

Xie Lin knelt down in front at this time: "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace. From now on, I will do my best to serve Daqi and the emperor."

The queen's face was tense: "I heard that Master Xie has been weak and sickly since childhood. Now he holds an important position in the court. I am afraid his body can't bear it."

Xie Lin: "Thank you for your concern, Queen. For the sake of Daqi and the Emperor, I will definitely take good care of myself."

Emperor: "Very good."

Seeing that the situation was set and there was no way to change Xie Lin's entry into officialdom, the Queen felt so angry that her heart ached.

She had been working hard since last night—no, since Li Yiyue’s coming-of-age ceremony—but what was it for? And what did she get?

Not only did he fail to force Xie Lin to death, but he also watched Xie Lin take one step further, step out of the Xie Mansion and enter the imperial court.

What’s even more hateful is that she also had a “partial contribution” in this!

The queen was so angry that she almost fainted.

She was sweating profusely and looked very ugly because she was trying hard to suppress her anger.

"Is the Queen feeling unwell?" The Emperor noticed that the little hand in his palm was very cold and slightly sweaty.

"Now that the matter has been dealt with, if the queen is not feeling well, she should return to the palace now," said the emperor.

"I am fine, it's just that the weather is too hot, so I feel a little stuffy."

"It's hot indeed."

"Your Majesty, I heard earlier that there is a child in the Chengguo Mansion who is very good at modifying weapons. Today, I saw the family of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. The men are brave and the women are heroic. If the child of the Chengguo Mansion helps, perhaps the people of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion will be more powerful when fighting in the northern border. Why don't you give the child of the Chengguo Mansion to Miss Heyi as her right-hand man?"

The Queen had always been resentful of the Prime Minister for giving Yuan Yun to Xie Lin. Now that she had the chance, she was determined to take revenge.

As enemies who had fought each other for many years, Zheng Wenkang knew the Taifu Mansion as well as the people in the Taifu Mansion, including her, the Queen, knew the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The man she was talking about, although he was the child of Duke Chengguo's Mansion, he had been a loner since childhood. He only did what he liked and ignored everything else.

Someone once gave Zheng Wenkang a top-quality bow and arrow. When the child found out, he sneaked into Zheng Wenkang's study, took it away, and later destroyed it.

When asked why he did this, he replied: "I'm modifying weapons!"

Zheng Wenkang was so angry that he ordered his men to beat him with fifty boards. If the old lady had not stopped him, the child would have died.

The Queen proposed to give the child to Chu Heyi. On the one hand, it was a trampling on Zheng Wenkang's face, just like Zheng Wenkang's previous proposal to let Yuan Yun work with Xie Lin.

Secondly, she wanted to use this child to drag down Chu Heyi in order to avenge the trap Chu Heyi had set for her today.

How could Zheng Wenkang not know what the Queen was thinking?

He immediately said, "Your Majesty, that rebellious son is disobedient and might offend the girl he likes. No!"

The Queen said, "Your Majesty, that child is just more opinionated. If the child obeys his parents in everything, he will probably never achieve anything in his life.

"Master Zheng said that he didn't listen to discipline, which is serious. Besides, children are always disobedient when they are with their parents. When they go out to do things, they will be sensible and obedient."

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