Speed up the gossip gathering? Wasn't the Ninth Princess already fast enough? She wanted to go even faster? Couldn't she leave them a way to survive?
The ministers wailed inwardly.
[The Palace Examination will come soon after the Spring Examination. Then a great deal of fresh blood will enter the court, and we won't have to worry about having no one to do the work.]
Jiang Nuan did more than simply enjoy gossip. If she stumbled across serious offenses, such as selling government posts and titles, forming cliques for personal gain, or embezzlement, she would track down evidence and hand it over to the Court of Judicial Review or another institution capable of bringing the offenders to justice.
But there were quite a few such officials in the court now. If she uncovered all their scandals at once and brought them to justice, there would be no one left to do the work.
She could not pretend she knew nothing, either, so she had never gathered gossip particularly quickly.
With the Spring Examination just around the corner, however, she could indulge to her heart's content. Even if things became hectic, it would only be for this short stretch.
[Yes, yes! Host, I think ordinary gossip gathering is too dull. Let's add some new ways to play!]
Determined to compete for favor but knowing nothing except gossip gathering, Guagua racked its brains for fresh ways to spice it up.
Hearing this, Jiang Nuan grew curious.
[Guagua, what new ways to play?]
Guagua emerged from Jiang Nuan's body and floated before her eyes, then conjured a handbook as large as its head—which was, in fact, only the size of Jiang Nuan's palm.
[*Ta-da! Host, this is the gossip handbook I painstakingly prepared. It contains the names of some of the court's most