Qianqing Palace.
Shangguan Xiyue carefully carried a cup of hot tea and placed it on Wang Xiao's desk.
She remained silent, attending to Wang Xiao's side just as she always did.
At that moment, Wang Xiao was dressed in casual robes, sitting cross-legged before his desk as he meticulously reviewed the official reports and memorials sent from various regions.
'Only after truly becoming an Emperor did I realize how much trouble it is to manage such a vast country.'
Governing the people's welfare, cultivating talent, disaster prevention, appointing and dismissing officials, census registration, tax collection, land reform...
Each of these matters was endlessly complex, and a single misstep could affect the entire nation.
Moreover, they involved the lives of countless common people.
One wrong move could incite civil unrest and cause public discontent to boil over.
