Flustered Minister of Justice

Ming Peizi smiled with his daughter's answer. He couldn't be more proud of her. He knew how protective she was to her sister and knew the distaste she felt for Lady Ye. If she decided to lie and cover everything, once it came the time to abolish Lady Ye, Yunning, who didn't understand the situation, would come to hate her, and their relationship sour. If she told Yunning now, the consequences would be even worse.

Different from Ming Shu, his other daughter was quite childish... no, is more correct to say that she behaved like a child of her age should. If they told her now, she probably wouldn't manage to keep to herself and would end up questioning her mother. If that happened, Lady Ye could distort the truth and turn Yunning against them. Besides having completely revealed what they know to Ye, it would break their family ties with Yunning.

The option chosen by Shu'er was the one which would cause less damage overall. And because of this, the idea that sprouted a year ago grew considerably.

"Good! We will do as you said Shu'er. Dad is proud of you... so I have a proposition to you"

Seeing his daughter looking at him with interest, the smile on his face deepened.

"For a year I've been testing your performance and I believe that you would be an excellent female officer. I know is an uncommon pursuit for a Young Miss, but father thinks you can change this and the position will give you power enough to protect yourself... what you think?"

Ming Shu stared at her father for a long time. She couldn't believe he just proposed something like this. As a big supporter of the past dynasty patriarchy, her Father believed that women weren't as good as a man, especially when it was regarding national matters... or so she thought.

"You don't agree? Hear me out, Xiao Shu. I know it may be quite troublesome if you want to find a husband since you will, without a doubt, have a successful career and it may scare some boys to not court you. But this will eliminate the bad ones. Believe me, the man can only begin to deserve you when instead of being jealous of your talent he supports it... wife, tell her"

Looking at his unresponsive daughter, Ming Peizi looked at his wife with imploring eyes. He really hoped that his daughter carved his words to her heart. Although he wasn't by far the best husband, he always believed that the talent of his wife should be treasured instead of shunned. At the beginning of the marriage and now she would help him immensely with troubles in his work. It is unfortunate that she never has a minimum interest in working for the government.

"Fufu, come down Dear, Xiao Shu is only startled by the idea, give her some time to think okay? And Xiao Shu, you can do whatever you want my darling. The female office is only a suggestion of your parents for you. We believe that with your talent, you could shine in that position. You can choose it or just be a Madam like me. Hell, even if you want to enlist as a soldier under General Li, we would support you"

" "NO!" "

Two voices denied at the same time. Father and son looked at each other and understood the intention of one another. They would do everything possible to their Princess never go to battle. Not that they didn't believe she could handle, but only the thought of having filled with bruises fighting for their country while they stayed at the Capital made their blood boil.

"Shut up. Even if they don't I do. I believe my daughter would wipe clean the battlefields, Humph "

Ming Shu started to laugh with the proclamation of her parents. Was a laugh filled with happiness and would make anyone that listened feel a warm feeling in their chest.

As the laugh became lower and lower, until it became silent again, tears started to appear in Ming Shu eyes.

Ming Shu tried to pretend that was just something that had fallen in her eyes, but as she repeated what her parents, just said to her the tears that were just one or two became hundreds.

Their words of support filled with pride strike the string of her reborn her heart. In the last life, she was extremely insecure about if she was good enough and even now she always tried her best in everything because she thought she wasn't good enough. In the past she never thought she would hear her mom, much less her father, praising her capabilities and encouraging to choose the path she feels right.

"Dear don't cry. We won't force you to nothing okay?"

Madam Ming patted her daughter's back, in hopes it would comfort and stop her cry. However, it has the opposite effect.

Touching her endless tears, Ming Shu shook her head internally of what a cry baby she turned in this life.

"Look what you did, Father"

"Shut up, you useless brat... Shu'er did you really dislike the idea so much?"

Ming Shu saw that her father was about to cry with her and hastily shook her head.

"No Father! I really loved the idea. I promise to be the best female officer and bring honour to the Ming Family!"