Hearing the Sky-Faring Commission officers' words, Qingque glanced at Chu Mu. When he said nothing, she hurriedly spoke up:
"We're acting on the Lord Diviner's orders, and the general has already approved this matter."
"Uh, do you have anything in writing?" The Sky-Faring Commission clerk clearly wasn't fooled.
"I didn't bring it." Qingque shook her head, then added, "Can't I just send it to you afterward?"
The Sky-Faring Commission clerks exchanged looks and said with wry smiles:
"We're only following procedure. Please don't make things difficult for us."
Qingque said indignantly:
"You're being terribly unreasonable. I'm a bona fide Diviner of the Divination Commission. Would I lie to you?"
One clerk narrowed his eyes, studying Qingque carefully in the darkness, then told his colleagues:
"She does seem to be from the Divination Commission. Her face looks familiar."
"If it's Divination Commission business, we'd better stay out of it." The other clerks chose to play it safe.
Who working within the Xianzhou administration didn't know that the Divination Commission was now the top dog among the Luofu's six commissions? Over the years, General Jing Yuan had gradually delegated authority to Diviner Fu Xuan, effectively expanding the Divination Commission's responsibilities.
Although the Divination Commission's own employees complained bitterly about the sudden increase in their workload.
The other commissions, however, felt that Divination Commission employees had incredibly bright prospects. If the Lord Diviner became the next general, she would surely give priority to promoting her own trusted subordinates from the Divination Commission.
So even if someone was only a low-ranking Diviner, it was best not to offend them if possible. Who knew whether they might rise through the ranks one day and become your immediate superior?
Xianzhou natives lived long lives. Over the course of several centuries, who could say that someone would