"Agricultural Officials~~~~" Gong Juechen suddenly elongated his tone, his lips curved in a smile that was not quite a smile, and his peach blossom eyes were full of deep meaning, "Jingjing, are you trying to do your utmost to make as significant a contribution to Xiyun’s agriculture as possible?"
An Jingxin’s heart chilled, she knew that Gong Juechen’s careless appearance was an act.
Even if it wasn’t all an act, it wasn’t all him either. He was definitely more inscrutable than she had imagined!
Look, she had just casually mentioned something, and he had already guessed that she had the intention of developing Xiyun’s agriculture.
And she indeed wanted to help the Emperor of Xiyun and Su Chengyu develop the agricultural sector of the Xiyun Kingdom.
It was just too backward here, not comparable to the modern world at all, and since the Emperor of Xiyun and Su Chengyu were her relatives, if she could alleviate some of their worries, she was willing to do so.
It just so happened that she was now an Agricultural Official, so she thought of seeing if she could help them develop the industry further.
Xiao Changyi, as if he had always known that Gong Juechen was inscrutable, continued to eat his meal with extreme composure, completely unaffected by Gong Juechen’s remarks.
Gong Juechen observed everything, but ignoring An Jingxin’s already somewhat icy gaze, he said with a laugh while eating, "Jingjing, whether or not you can continue to make a contribution to Xiyun, I want to tell you that I have faith in you."
He paused and then smiled with even deeper meaning, "You are the only female official in Xiyun, and I hope you will rise high and fast."
An Jing sneered, "Do you really think it’s possible for a woman like me to rise swiftly and smoothly in the officialdom?"
Gong Juechen smirked devilishly, "Man proposes, God disposes. If you have the fate to rise high, even if you try to avoid it, you won’t be able to escape it."
An Jingxin felt a lurch in her heart, but still sneered on the surface, "What, not only do you know medicine, but you also know how to read fortunes?"
Without waiting for Gong Juechen to respond, An Jing added, "Whether or not you can read fortunes, I have four words for you: Man will conquer nature!"
"Hahaha," Gong Juechen laughed heartily three times, "Jingjing, I really admire your spirit, but still, I have to give you a few words: The ways of the world are unpredictable."
The implication was not to be too full of oneself.
An Jing knew this very well and softened her expression, speaking indifferently, "Even if I do rise swiftly through the ranks, it would be out of my own will. If I am unwilling, I wouldn’t want any high-ranking position."
Gong Juechen suddenly flashed an evil grin, "What about Changyi, then? Will you ever not want him, one day?"
An Jing gave him a huge eye roll and said irritably, "My husband is my life, do you think I wouldn’t want my life?"
Xiao Changyi felt extremely pleased inwardly, and the corners of his usually cool lips curved up.
Catching a rare smile from Xiao Changyi, and knowing that this was the first time Gong Juechen had seen Xiao Changyi smile, Gong Juechen didn’t tease but instead heaved a sigh, "I hope that my future wife would regard me as precious as her own life."
An Jing immediately laughed, "With your character, I think, not only will your future wife not regard you as precious as her life, she will be so irritated that she might very well want to take yours."
Gong Juechen immediately smirked again and winked mischievously at An Jing, "To die under a peony so I may be a ghost of beauty too~"
"You’re incorrigible!" Seeing Gong Juechen revert to his roguish, shameless demeanor, An Jing couldn’t be bothered to say anything more to him.
Her husband had always been good at judging people, and since he had never felt anything wrong about Gong Juechen, Gong Juechen should truly be harmless to them.