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The ledger in Ji Qingzhuo's hand was folded up just as high as her chin. She put her head on the ledger and did not look at Lan Li. Her job was to report to the female official.

Seeing Ji Qingzhuo ignore her, Lan Li coughed again, trying to get Ji Qingzhuo's attention.

But Ji Qingzhuo ignored her at all, she only saw the female officer behind Lan Li pointing her in the direction of the female officer.

So she bypassed Lan Li and planned to go directly to the place where the female official was doing business to report her work. Seeing that she was ignoring her, Lan Li stepped forward, stopped her only way to go, cleared her throat and said, "Ning Xian, don't pretend any more."

The ledger in Ji Qingzhuo's hand was about to fall to the ground by her fright. What kind of pretence was she pretending to be, Lan Li knew that she was not Ning Xian? She knew she wouldn't pretend to be someone else.

Her hands trembled, and she didn't even dare to look at Lan Li.

Seeing that her expression changed slightly, Lan Li thought she had hit Ning Xian's careful thought: "You said, when you come this time, do you want the female officer to change your job? Live with us all to be more lively? "

Ji Qingzhuo: "?" My place is so good, why should I move out?

So she silently shook her head.

"You're still pretending." Lan Li snorted coldly, "Who doesn't know that you like liveliness the most, that Youzhuyuan is so quiet, can you get used to it?"

Habit, that's too habit, she can't wait to live there all her life.

Ji Qingzhuo didn't know how to deal with the current situation, so she could only hold her account book expressionlessly, waiting for Lan Li to say enough to make way for her.

"When the Master asked us to stand, you saw that it was fun outside the school, and you slipped out to play, and I was the only one left. Later, the Master blamed me for not watching you. Have you forgotten all these things?" Lan Li stared at him. Ji Qingzhuo said.

Ji Qingzhuo didn't know about this at all, so she continued to shake her head blankly.

"You also lied to me that the Lantern Festival was fun, and told me to come out at night without telling my family. You said that you would take me to play with you, but I came out, but you forgot the way to my family's mansion and kept me all night. , was scolded by the elders of the clan." Lan Li found that "Ning Xian" in front of him did not speak, and began to complain incessantly.

It's a pleasure to have an audience that listens carefully, doesn't interrupt, doesn't raise objections.

"You're really dumb and don't answer a word?" Lan Li asked again.

Ji Qingzhuo blinked at her, she looked good-looking, just standing there was pleasing to the eye, such a blink of an eye could easily make people feel pity and love.

Lan Li turned her head sideways and didn't look at her: "Later, I thought you were hateful and wrote you a letter of breaking up, and you really ignored me for ten years. I can't imagine that you can still meet me in this palace, but you can't. Speak up, it's really retribution."

Ji Qingzhuo felt drowsy after hearing what she said. After holding the ledger for a long time, her hands were sore, so she nodded and agreed with Lan Li.

If not being able to speak is retribution, she is willing to accept this retribution.

"What's your nodding?" Lan Li hated "Ning Xian"'s indifferent attitude in front of her the most. No matter what she said, this Ning Xian had a "hmmmmm, yes, yes, yes, yes" attitude.

Such an attitude makes her the most angry, why is she still so calm after so many years of anger?

"You're standing here all afternoon today, I won't let you in, don't try to find a female officer to change your residence." Lan Li stopped directly in front of Ji Qingzhuo.

Ji Qingzhuo sighed silently, how could someone change their residence and still carry so many things? If she came here empty-handed, it wouldn't matter if she stood here with Lan Li all day, but she already felt that the hand holding the account book was a little stiff.

She simply sat down on the bench by the corridor and put the ledger beside her. Lan Li stopped on the only road leading to the small courtyard of the female officer's office, and the two faced each other like that.

It was the clever female official in the mansion, and while Lan Li was not paying attention, she slipped in behind her and told the female official about it.

After a while, the stern-faced female officer came out. She glanced at Lan Li, and then at Ji Qingzhuo.

"Come in," said the female officer.

Ji Qingzhuo turned around and hugged all the ledgers on the chair. She had just held these ledgers for a long time, and now her hands were shaking with soreness.

Without the help of magic, she is indeed inferior to an ordinary person.

"Sir Tan, she must have come to find you to change her place of residence today. Since she has come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, she must obey the arrangement. If she is so self-willed, how can she serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Lan Li followed behind the female officer and kept talking.

"You came to me today to change your residence?" The female officer turned her gaze to Ji Qingzhuo.

Ji Qingzhuo was afraid of the sight of others, so he lowered his head, hid his head behind the pile of books, and shook his head.

The female officer's gaze moved down, and her gaze fell on the slightly pale knuckles of her holding the account book.

"You take it for her." The female officer said to Lan Li.

"Master Tan, why?" Lan Li couldn't believe it.

"You've been at the Ministry of Internal Affairs for so long, and you don't even listen to me?" the female officer said sharply.

Lan Li took the ledger from Ji Qingzhuo's hand. Someone helped him with something, and Ji Qingzhuo was very happy.

Arriving in the study, Lan Li felt her hands aching after moving such a short distance, so she wanted to put the ledger on the table.

As a result, the female officer stopped her: "Take it and stand."

"If you don't want to change your residence, what are you doing here?" the female officer asked Ji Qingzhuo in a warm voice.

She had a very good impression of this little girl from the Ning family. She was quiet and well-behaved, and she was serious in her work. When she received the money at the beginning of the month, many female officials praised her.

Ji Qingzhuo took down the last ledger in Lan Li's arms, handed it to the female officer, and motioned her to open it.

The female officer opened it, and after a brief glance, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

"You checked this out all by yourself?" Her tone was serious, and Lan Li didn't even find out about so many wrong accounts.

Ji Qingzhuo nodded.

"In a month, I can go through the accounts of the past few years... as expected of a child from a big family." The female officer praised, "Okay, I will investigate these wrong accounts."

Lan Li couldn't believe that she could make a miscalculation: "Master Tan, are you sure she didn't find fault on purpose?"

"If there are no loopholes at all, can she find out?" The female officer turned her head and stared at Lan Li with cold eyes, "I said two years ago that I would change the account manager."

"Since it's all right, can I put the ledger down?" Lan Li thought, if it's wrong, it's wrong, and it won't punish her anyway.

"Take it." The female officer turned around and took down a black-painted gold wooden box from the desk behind her.

"This is a cake given by the emperor today. I originally planned to give it to the female officer in the mansion who performed better." The female officer handed the pastry box to Ji Qingzhuo, "Find out the wrong account, your performance is very good, this box of cakes is just for you. Here's to you."

Ji Qingzhuo liked those sweet and glutinous pastries, so she nodded, thanked them, and took them over.

"Ah, by the way, Miss Ning, you should know that the palace is going to hold a lantern festival, right?" the female official asked Ji Qingzhuo.

Since the outbreak of the spiritual energy, many mortal customs have gradually disappeared among the monks. This Lantern Festival is equivalent to the Chinese New Year, which can be regarded as a major event.

Ji Qingzhuo nodded, indicating that she knew.

"I've been preparing for the lantern festival for many years, and I'm a little tired this year. I still need to train some new people who can lead the way. The job of presiding over the lantern festival is also handed over to you." The female official said calmly.

"Didn't you agree to give it to me this year?" Lan Li was surprised and said quickly.

"Do you take it seriously when the female officers under your command flatter you?" The female officer turned sharp eyes to Lan Li, "Miss Lan, why have I ever given you such a guarantee?"

"But, they all said that... I'm so ashamed!" Lan Li was a little unwilling.

"Royal affairs, is the capital for you to show off?" The female officer's words were sharp.

"She can't speak, how can she communicate with people?" Lan Li looked at Ji Qingzhuo.

"I will naturally arrange for someone to help her." The female officer had already thought about it.

She directly announced the matter to Ji Qingzhuo, and then talked to Lan Li, so that Ji Qingzhuo could not find any space to refuse this matter.

Ji Qingzhuo just wanted to lie down, she didn't want to do extra things at all, this lantern festival sounded very annoying.

However, the next sentence of the female officer made her dispel the idea of ​​​​refusing.

"If the lantern festival is done well, it will naturally be appreciated by the emperor, but—" the female officer said in a low voice, "instead of trying to please the emperor, it is better to find a way to guess the mind of the 'adult' in the palace. The emperor is obedient to her."

grown ups? what adult? Ji Qingzhuo was still thinking about whether this "adult" was the demon she was going to transform into, but the female officer had already given her the answer.

"I think you've also heard the rumors in Xuedu, yes, this lord in the palace is indeed... It will make people a little scared. If you go to see her, just treat her as an ordinary person, she will not hurt you. ." said the female officer.

This sentence already confirmed that the adults in the palace are Ji Qingzhuo's target, so she nodded, and it would be good to have the opportunity to get close to her.

Originally, if the shadow did not appear, she could have gone to the palace to investigate at night, but when the shadow appeared, she did not dare to use spells outside the Bamboo Garden - Shen Rongyu placed a ban near the Bamboo Garden, If someone approaches, he will find that the Bamboo Garden is at least safe.

The female officer had to confirm these accounts again, so Ji Qingzhuo went back with a box of cakes that he had been rewarded with.

When she got to Youzhu Garden, she opened the pastry box and saw dozens of ice crystal-like pastries inside. The transparent pastry skin is wrapped, revealing a different delicious color.

Most of the food of monks pays attention to the amount of spiritual energy contained in it, and it is rare to play with the appearance of the food like a mortal - anyway, it is eaten in the stomach. What does it look like? Is it important?

Ji Qingzhuo prefers to appreciate the appearance of the food, so she carefully picked a cake shaped like a red plum and put it in her mouth, took a sip, and found that it was a sweet strawberry flavor.

The cakes tasted so good that Ji Qingzhuo was reluctant to eat them all. After eating only one, he closed the lid again and sealed it with the snow outside to keep the temperature low.

She planned to wait for Shen Rongyu to come back and share this box of cakes with him.