After grading the papers and finalizing the rankings, Emperor Li received Shangguan Shi’s report.
There was no denying that Jiang Meimei’s fortune-reading ability was accurate. The candidates she identified as having strong auras all ranked in the top tier.
When Shangguan Shi mentioned Mingting's abnormality, Emperor Li roughly understood the source of that golden light.
Since the state-owned textile factory began paying female workers decent wages, with benefits and job...
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After enjoying a hearty meal of iron-pot stewed goose at Mingting’s home, Emperor Li single-handedly polished off an entire plate of white s
After enjoying a hearty meal of iron-pot stewed goose at Mingting’s home, Emperor Li single-handedly polished off an entire plate of white sugar cakes before leaving contentedly, cradling a large jar of white sugar.
Mingting was also very satisfied, ‘Emperor Li was such a good boss! It's worry-free to work with such a leader!’
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"If you submit the white sugar method to His Majesty, he will surely reward you. What would you like?" Emperor Li had already rewarded Mingt
"If you submit the white sugar method to His Majesty, he will surely reward you. What would you like?"
Emperor Li had already rewarded Mingting many times, including shops in the capital, a hot spring estate in the suburbs, and vast stretches of fertile land.
First, Mingting was still young and lacked a solid foundation, and Emperor Li ...
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‘Amazing!’ Emperor Li finally understood what it meant tobe eloquent. ‘I just asked you how to sell cloth, and you hit me with lifting marit
‘Amazing!’
Emperor Li finally understood what it meant tobe eloquent.
‘I just asked you how to sell cloth, and you hit me with lifting maritime bans, sugar refining, papermaking, and even tying it all to the stability of imperial power?!’
The ideas were so wildly imaginative that if Emperor Li hadn’t already grown ...
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In the past few years, the old father, had gone to great lengths to ensure his son could have an age-appropriate friend, sparing no effort t
In the past few years, the old father, had gone to great lengths to ensure his son could have an age-appropriate friend, sparing no effort to help Li Sheng keep his secret.
Li Sheng always worried that if his identity as the Crown Prince were exposed, Mingting would treat him with the deference due to a superior and gradually grow distant.
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As soon as he returned, Su Hengzhong dragged Mingting to his home. Seeing his teacher’s stern expression, Mingting was very puzzled, ‘What h
As soon as he returned, Su Hengzhong dragged Mingting to his home. Seeing his teacher’s stern expression, Mingting was very puzzled, ‘What had happened now? Why did Teacher look so displeased?’
"Mingting, have you ever thought about when you might marry?" Su Hengzhong cut straight to the point.
"Marry?" Mingting really hadn't ...
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Seeing Li Sheng couldn’t keep up with his quick explanation, Mingting spent the entire afternoon patiently explaining the idea to him. First
Seeing Li Sheng couldn’t keep up with his quick explanation, Mingting spent the entire afternoon patiently explaining the idea to him.
First, the court would establish factories in regions with developed textile industries, hiring female workers.
They would work eight hours a day, with four days off per month, and improve their welf...
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Thanks to the shadow guards following Li Sheng, news of their business venture reached the Emperor within half a day. Previously, when Emper
Thanks to the shadow guards following Li Sheng, news of their business venture reached the Emperor within half a day.
Previously, when Emperor Li learned that his son had imitated martial arts novels and became sworn brothers with Mingting, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, the shadow guards reported that the Crown Prince...
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Now that Emperor had Jiang Meimei, who could discern luck, he wanted to thoroughly examine the royal families and see who among them possess
Now that Emperor had Jiang Meimei, who could discern luck, he wanted to thoroughly examine the royal families and see who among them possessed luck surpassing his own and the Crown Prince’s.
Even if they were of the same bloodline, if they posed a threat to the country, he would not let them off easily.
At this moment, Emperor Li reve...
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The one who interrogated Jiang Meimei was her old friend, Shangguan Shi.
Ever since Jiang Meimei ran away from under his nose last time, Shangguan Shi wrote this name in his grudge notebook.
No prisoner who had passed through his hands had ever escaped… she was the first one.
For Shangguan Shi, this was nothing short of a humiliating disgrace!
Because Jiang Meimei's identity was special, as her ability to absorb others' luck couldn’t be exposed to prevent misuse by...
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Once settled, Su Hengzhong assumed his new post.
As for Mingting, the inventor of the He Gu Water-Powered Spinning Wheel, Su Hengzhong promptly dragged him to the Ministry of Works, where he was bombarded with questions by curious officials.
At first, some people suspected that Su Hengzhong had invented the spinning wheel himself, but he credited his student to boost Mingting's reputation.
However, after testing Mingting’s knowledge, they realized he was a genuine engineer...
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Meanwhile, Jiang Xiao’e’s home was also bustling with excitement.
Both Mingting and Wang Zhi had passed the academy examination and successfully became Xiucai. Mingting with the highest honors and Wang Zhi ranking third, which is an outstanding achievement in its own right.
With the double happiness, the Jiang Family’s celebratory banquet kept He Gu and Jiang Xiao’e busy all day.
Fortunately, after Sun Wei learned the news, he sent his family’s servants to help. He...
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Master Xuanyi, the highly enlightened monk, stood outside the cell, observing Jiang Meimei closely while calculating based on her birth date and time.
After a long while, he shook his head.
“There are no immortals or ghosts in this world. She is merely possessed by something outside this world. As long as you stop feeding her luck, that entity will leave."
“Master, what exactly is this entity?" Shangguan Shi frowned, "If it leaves, could it possess someone else?"
T...
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One week later...
Naruto had set up two construction companies and a railway company for his father-in-law, with Cult Mechanicus providing the technical support.
As for Neji, he was naturally assigned to handle the affairs in the Land of Fire.
Of course, this is definitely not because a certain young man can't stand seeing his brother-in-law being so affectionate with his girlfriend in the village.
Instead, he and his father-in-law believed that someone of Neji’s age...
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Wearing an Anbu uniform is the most reasonable choice. Even if Konan’s movements are too exaggerated and she’s accidentally noticed, Uchiha Obito wouldn’t suspect her.
“Mm.” She nodded, lowered her head in silence for a moment, then looked up and asked, “That… can the Rinnegan really revive the dead?"
“Theoretically, yes. Why?" Naruto glanced at Konan, his eyes slightly downcast. "Do you have someone you want to revive? It’s possible, but it’s a life for a life...
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The light reflected by the windowpane dimmed as the sun sank in the west, painting everything in hues of orange.
By the time Mai stepped out of the hospital, the world outside was already bathed in the mottled glow of dusk.
She had turned down Sakura’s invitation to go shopping or grab dinner, choosing instead to wander the streets alone, lost in thought.
August was an unremarkable month, caught between summer and autumn. The cicadas had long since fallen silent, and the h...
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Just when Mingting was about to set off with Wang Zhi to the prefectural capital to participate in the academy examination, Gao Jishi arrived in Shuanglian Town with an imperial edict.
Originally, Gao Jishi had already submitted the memorial of He Gu Water-Powered Spinning Wheel.
However, the promotion of new tools was no trivial matter. The officials from the Ministry of Works needed time to analyze, research, and test it, which delayed things by a couple of months.
Thus, G...
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Seeing that his teacher was angry and wanted to avenge himself, Mingting stopped him and briefly told Su Hengzhong what happened.
Jiang Meimei's abnormality had already been classified by Mingting as an evil magic that can absorb luck.
Gao Jishi would undoubtedly report this, and it would draw the attention from high-level officials. Naturally, specialists will be assigned to deal with her, and it will be inconvenient for others to intervene.
"There is such a dark sorcery? A...
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While Mingting and Gao Jishi waited at the county office for the results, Jiang Meimei, who was sitting at home, her left eyelid twitching incessantly.
‘Left eye twitching usually means fortune… Could it be that those thugs have succeed? Is my luck coming?’
Jiang Meimei secretly rejoiced.
After being injured by the wild boar before, Guihua had refused to buy the high-quality medicine, forcing Jiang Meimei to exchange her remaining luck for a healing pill from the syste...
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Mingting didn’t bother with interrogation, but reported directly to the authorities.
As it happened, Gao Jishi, the magistrate of Chengchang County was an acquaintance of Mingting’s.
When Gao Jishi heard that someone had tried to harm the top-scoring candidate in broad daylight, he flew into a rage.
Others might not realize Mingting’s worth, but Gao Jishi knew it very well.
The He Gu Water-Powered Spinning Wheel had been tested for two months with remarkable resu...
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"I wonder when Mingting will return…"
In the study room of Su Residence, Su Hengzhong held a book open to the same page for a long time, unmoving.
His student’s triumph as the prefectural examination’s top scorer had brought him great pride.
When the news arrived, Su Hengzhong couldn’t resist writing to his friends to boast.
After all, not everyone has an eleven-year-old student who tops the county and prefectural exams!
When Mingting was around, Su Hengz...
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"I’m talking about the boy himself."
Seeing that Su Hengzhong still didn’t grasp her meaning, Mrs. Su huffed in frustration.
"Over these past few months with Mingting living here, I’ve observed him closely."
"Although his background is humble, he has a good appearance, a good temperament, and a generous demeanor. His overall bearing is no worse than that of the children of officials. If he changes into fine clothes, no one would doubt he was a young master from a noble...
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Even more excited than Sun Wei was Gao Jishi, the county magistrate of Chengchang County, who was also present at the scene.
Seeing the enormous wooden wheel spin rapidly under the force of the water, Gao Jishi's heart nearly soared with joy.
If the water-powered spinning wheel could be widely adopted, it would become a shining achievement under his governance. When evaluation time came, a top-grade rating would be all but guaranteed.
Just the thought of this made Gao Jishi ...
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"What I’m doing is none of your business."
Since there was no one else around, Mingting was too lazy to pretend to be polite.
"You’re older than me, stop calling me 'brother' all the time, it makes me sick. Calling me brother to my face while stabbing me in the back, that’s exactly the kind of person you are."
"Mingting, you’ve misunderstood me…" Before Jiang Meimei could finish, Mingting cut her off directly.
"Jiang Meimei, do you really think no one knows a...
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The apprenticeship ceremony was set for the third day.
Since there were no male elders at home, Wang Zhi would accompany Mingting to the Su Residence.
After a night’s rest at home, Mingting woke up early the next morning. He borrowed Jiang Xiucai's dream visitation again. He pointed to the east side of the main hall and told He Gu and Jiang Xiao’e that his father had buried gold there.
Wang Zhi took a hoe and dug about a meter deep.
Sure enough, he unearthed a wood...
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A bookstore wasn’t the place for such discussions, so Su Hengzhong simply took Mingting back to the Su Residence, where he offered guidance in his study.
Though Mingting was well-read, Su Hengzhong's decades of experience in the Ministry of Works gave him far more practical insights. He offered numerous constructive suggestions, cutting straight to the heart of issues that had stumped Mingting.
The wisdom Su Hengzhong shared was hard-earned from years in office, and Mingting lis...
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For the past few days, Mingting had been searching for a way to make money.
Given the current financial situation of Jiang Xiao’e’s family, there was no way they could support three males studying for the imperial examination.
No matter which dynasty, taking the imperial examination is a very costly thing.
The family used to own dozens of acres of fertile land, but after selling most of it to pay for Jiang Xiucai’s medical treatment, only ten acres remained.
Jian...
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Mingting deliberately left his words hanging, letting people’s imaginations run wild.
The people on the street all pointed at Jiang Meimei, and one white-haired old woman even spat at her, making her so anxious she nearly burst into tears.
While Jiang Meimei's age is not too old, she’s not too young either. In a couple of years, she’d be old enough to be matched for marriage.
But with Mingting making such a scene, how could she ever show her face in town again?
"...
2025-06-28 23:55:43 +0000 UTC
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[Boss, since we’re not returning to the village today, why did you run off so fast? That man seemed like a genuinely good person. Don’t you need a teacher for your studies? Why not just ask him directly?]
The System couldn't understand Mingting's reasoning.
"Su Hengzhong is a straightforward, upright, and a pragmatic man. A teacher like him would indeed be the best choice."
"But he’s a high-ranking court official, while I’m just a country boy. If I want to become Lor...
2025-06-28 23:55:32 +0000 UTC
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Calculating accounts was very simple for Mingting, who lived with his brother-in-law, Wang Zhi, in the cloth shop.
When settling accounts, Mingting did mental calculations while Wang Zhi recorded the results. Several experienced accountants were responsible for cross-checking.
Originally, Boss Sun thought such a large volume of calculations would take Mingting at least three to five days to complete. But to his surprise, Mingting had finished everything by the evening of the first...
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