Villain Lady

"It's nothing."

After that small talk, Wei Liuying talked about some other small matters with Wei Yijun before she left. While Wei Yijun would still continue to be a student for a longer period of time, he had broad knowledge and talking with him was not that bad. There were still many things that she had to pay attention to because of her new position.

Wei Yijun looked at the other children around him and then focused his attention back to his book that he was reading. He knew that many other people would try to get close to him because of his relationship with his sister. It would surely feel weird because he was not used to that kind of attention.

However….

'Having such a talented younger sister sure put the pressure on my shoulder.' Wei Yijun smiled. 'But I'm not going to lose. I'll live well in the future and become a good official unlike our father.'

He didn't want to repeat the same mistake as before and without other Wei Family members still alive aside from him, Wei Hong Zheng, and Wei Liuying, he knew that the weight in his heart was already lifted. 

At the very least, there was no Wei Family that would restrict his movement anymore. His future path was for him to choose. 

…

For the next few weeks, the officials were facing total reconstruction. Prince Ji Sheng and Prince Ji Shao Yang replaced all the officials who were previously on Ji Shu's side. At the same time, they were also swamped with works because there were only a limited number of capable people.

Thankfully, they managed to finish the inauguration ceremony for Ji Shao Yang. He became the next emperor while Prince Ji Sheng was only watching from the shadow with no intention to step forward. After becoming the Emperor, all Ji Shao Yang did was to make sure that the condition in the capital city and many other administrative problem was addressed and taken care of.

At the same time, Ji Shao Yang also appointed Ji Sheng as the duke who would continue to monitor the border at the north. Yang Xian and Wei Liuying were appointed as the strategists and would help him out. In addition, Ji Shao Yang gave Yang Xian the position of military advisor, so he would have to return back to the capital city once in a while.

Yang Xian tried to argue privately, but in the end, he had to accept the position.

As for Wei Liuying, she was only given the position by Prince Ji Sheng's side. When Ji Shao Yang announced her new position, there were many officials who finally realized that she was the third miss of Wei Family household. With the achievement she had in her back, no one dared to voice complaint for the fact that she was a woman and not a man.

In fact, there were many people who started to share her story on the street, making her a bit famous.

"Liuying."

"Yes, Xian?" Wei Liuying asked back. Even though her position was now with Prince Ji Sheng, she still helped out in the capital city during this period of time. Other officials also didn't dare to disrespect her. While some of them didn't like her because of her gender, some others also accepted this anomaly.

"Wei Lu is coming. He'll become the Prime Minister, but before that, would you like to meet with him?"

Wei Liuying's eyes shone when she heard her uncle would be coming. After leaving the capital city, Wei Lu headed to the south and got help from Prince Ji Shao Yang's people. He became the local governor and took care of the problems there, becoming a well-respected leader.

Now that Ji Shao Yang needed someone to become the prime minister, the one he chose was her uncle. The other prime minister was Manager Xin, who had been complaining that the workload was too much since a long time ago. The younger officials were tortured by his demands and worked harder to make sure that they could finish the work.

Xie Han was included in the younger officials who were working in the palace. While he didn't have high position, he was one of the few who had already supported Ji Shao Yang ever since a long time ago. Naturally, he would want to help Ji Shao Yang to make a better kingdom and prevent something like what happened with Ji Shu to occur ever again.

"Yes, please!"

Yang Xian chuckled. "He's in the waiting room. You can meet him there."

"Thank you."

Wei Liuying walked out of the room and rushed over to find her uncle. After living as a man for a long time, she was more used to stride when she walked rather than walking slowly like what she usually did when she was still a young noble lady.

Before long, Wei Liuying arrived in the waiting room.

Wei Lu was sitting there with a cup of tea ready in front of him. His tranquil expression showed indifference and calmness that one would never be able to understand.

"Uncle," Wei Liuying greeted.

Wei Lu's eyes shook when he saw Wei Liuying. A bright smile was formed on his lips. "Ying'er! You have grown so much."

Wei Liuying smiled and strode inside. There were no servants inside the room. It seemed like Yang Xian already knew that she would be unwilling to have her reunion session be interrupted with the presence of servants inside the room.

"It has been some time, Uncle."

"Indeed, it has," Wei Lu replied. He smiled. "I have heard about your endeavor so much even though I'm staying at the south. You're amazing, Ying'er."

Wei Liuying smiled. "I have found a place where I can truly be myself, Uncle. At the same time, I also meet with wonderful people who could understand me very well."

"I can see that you're very happy," Wei Lu said with a laugh. He looked at Wei Liuying's complexion. She did look tired, but the glow in her eyes showed her real feeling. She felt happy.

Ah, how long he longed to see his niece happy? When Wei Liuying was in Wei Family Household, she had to restrain her action and mind whatever she said at every turn. It must have been so tiring, yet it was also necessary if she wished to be able to survive.

Originally, Wei Lu wished for Wei Liuying to have a less dangerous position. But seeing how happy she was, how could he say that?

Slowly, Wei Lu started to speak, "I can't do much for you, Liuying, but I'll do my best to keep the kingdom safe so that I can protect your happiness."

Wei Liuying smiled faintly. "Thank you, Uncle. To be able to chat with you from time to time like this would be really good."

"I'll be staying in the capital city. Whenever you're bored with your work, you can come to visit me. I'll make sure to make you feel as if you're at home," Wei Lu promised. He had long treated Wei Liuying as his own daughter, so he wished that she would be able to be happy.

"Thank you, Uncle."