Is My Reputation Big Enough?

Quentin Qian mouthed, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare," but what he was really thinking was, "You definitely don't have that much influence!"

Mia Qian looked ready to enjoy the show, waiting to see how Lily Evans would clean up the mess she'd made in front of Alexander Hayes!

Lily Evans held the list in her hand, circling around Quentin Qian and Mia Qian twice, then put on a regretful expression and said, "Lord Qian is right. As the Queen of Qin, I'm just a woman of the inner palace, so of course I don't have enough influence to invite these famous scholars to this remote land to take up office..."

Mia Qian was feeling absolutely smug—ha, that's what you get for bragging! Now look at you!

"But!"

Just then, Lily Evans changed her tone, her eyes suddenly sharp and wise: "The deans of Phoenix Academy and the Royal Academy of Mathematics, the founding master of mathematics—Professor Jade Evans—does have that kind of influence!"

"Professor Evans!?"

Quentin Qian and Mia Qian exclaimed the name in unison. They had heard of it before—he was a truly remarkable figure.

"Could it be that Her Majesty wants to ask Professor Evans to persuade those renowned scholars to come out of retirement? Pfft, Professor Evans's achievements outshine those of the other scholars—he'd be even harder to invite! I doubt Her Majesty has enough influence," Mia Qian said disdainfully.

Lily Evans completely ignored Mia Qian's shallow remarks and told Alexander Hayes, "Your Majesty, before I even arrived in Qin, I had already contacted everyone on this list. It's all settled—they've agreed to serve our kingdom."