"Report to the Empress Dowager, four memorials have been submitted by the Secretariat!"
Murong Qingqing’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. *I recall there being only three. Where did the fourth come from?* Suspecting her own memory, she counted again on her fingers. "One for Jia Tu’s posthumous title, two for the Nine Bestowals, three for the Imperial Examination System... where does a fourth come from!"
Her expression turned to one of indignation. Jia Lingyun was becoming increasingly audacious—he must have seized the opportunity to slip in a fourth memorial! If this fourth one contained any insolent demands, she would not hesitate to ruthlessly reject it. *That man, he shouldn't think that just because of what happened at Huaqing Pool, he can hold it over me forever!*
Chapter 25