At that time, it was August. This year was still a good harvest. Although the rain in May lasted for most of the month, Zhao Sansi and the court officials and others were worried about the early season food in Jiangnan this year, by the end of May, the sky cleared again, and the crops in the fields were only harvested three or five days later than in previous years, and the others had no effect.

The climate in Jiangnan is divided into seasonal dryness and humid. From the beginning of summer, it enters a wet rainy season. As long as the climate is not too weird, by the end of July, the climate gradually becomes dry again.

Because of this unique climate, rice in Jiangnan is planted in two seasons. The harvested in mid-June is early rice that is resistant to moisture, and then the planted is late rice that can withstand drought in the later stage.

This year is another great harvest, and naturally the whole country is joking. The newly built water conservancy project in Jiangnan did not progress smoothly at first. It was not until the summer harvest that Xu Yingmin returned to the imperial city to report his work.

I don’t know how Xu Yingmin lobbled. After the summer harvest, people from all over the country who were unwilling to contribute money and efforts began to actively respond to this major project. Rich noble families paid for money, ordinary people who had no money, or had many males in the family, volunteered to go out to help for three or five days, or there were many women in the family, and volunteered to ask a few women to help make a fire and cook.

It was like a harmonious scene where a group of officials and people worked together.

When the news reached Zhao Sansi's ears, she was naturally happy. The Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching again. In order to show her importance to Xu Yingmin, she thought to keep him in the palace for the festival.

Having such thoughts in his mind, Zhao Sansi did not make a decision immediately, but decided to listen to his own queen's opinions first.

Gu Xizhao did not blindly answer her for the full trust of the little fool. She thought for a while before she replied, "Governor Xu is a useful minister. The emperor left him to celebrate the festival in the palace, which not only gave Governor Xu a face, but also won people's hearts."

After pausing for a moment, she spoke again: "Please invite Governor Xu to invite him. Why not just take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival moon-watching banquet? Invite all the aristocratic families and maids in the capital to come to the banquet."

"There are so many families in the middle of Beijing. Holding a banquet will inevitably cost the people and get rich. Not to mention this, I am afraid that I will be tired and the queen in the end." Compared to this hypocritical scene of having fun, Zhao Sansi would rather have fun with his own queen alone.

Gu Xizhao leaned into her ear and laughed in a low voice: "I don't think I'm going to give you this advice for fun, but for another purpose."

The warm breath was right in the sensitive ears, making Zhao Sansi itchy all over. He tried hard to hold on, so he didn't let his mind go astray. "What... what purpose?"

Gu Xizhao was immersed in her thoughts and did not notice her strangeness for a moment. Liu Ye smiled with a cunning smile. "Borrowing up Lord Xu's mouth, let the aristocratic families in the capital raise funds for this water conservancy project in Jiangnan."

Zhao Sansi breathed lightly and couldn't react for a moment, "Didn't Lord Xu say that the funds for the early construction of the flood control and water storage project have been almost done..."

"The emperor has heard a truth. When doing things, you have to strike while the iron is hot." Gu Xizhao saw her confused appearance and sat cross-legged again. "Jiangnan is the economic center of all dynasties. The people there are worried about the rainy season every year, but they never thought of a complete solution. It is not that others could not think of building a dam and opening a canal to divert traffic, but that this project is too huge, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it will take the whole country's efforts."

Zhao Sansi also sat up, "Now that he has started, no matter how much manpower and material resources it takes, there must be a beginning and an end."

"I have never doubted the ambition and vision of the emperor." Gu Xizhao lowered his eyes, "But I have to pour cold water on you. This long-term project that costs the whole country, at the beginning, both you and the people must be full of energy, but to the later stage, even if the emperor is still enthusiastic, the people may not think so."

Zhao Sansi pursed his lips, lowered his head and thought for a while before going to see her, "The queen means that she should do all the later preparations while everyone is enthusiastic now?"

Gu Xizhao nodded, "God is not favoring the people every year. The weather has been good in the past two years, and it is difficult to predict whether there will be natural disasters or disasters in the future. Now the people are living a better life and are willing to contribute money and efforts. If God does not appreciate the people's face and the people's life is not easy, they will not care about the future. When the construction is halfway through, either you will put pressure on them or you will give up halfway. However, no matter which result, the emperor is thankless."

Zhao Sansi did not speak out.

Gu Xizhao continued: "Mr. Xu went to Beijing this time to report the progress of this project. If you hold a banquet, all officials will naturally know your importance to the water conservancy matters in Jiangnan. At that time, at the banquet, Lord Xu will take the opportunity to cry and be poor. The emperor will express his opinion. In such an occasion, even an iron rooster will do superficial skills."

Zhao Sansi understood the principles that Gu Xizhao analyzed, "The queen's idea is good, but if this is the case, will it cause the court officials to be disgusted?"

"If someone sets an example, naturally he won't."

"Well? Who sets an example?"

"On that day, the emperor will know." Gu Xizhao curled her lips and turned her head to look at Zhao Sansi, "If the emperor believes in me, just order the officials to come to the banquet."

Zhao Sansi quickly expressed his opinion, "I naturally believe in the Queen. It's just... I ascended the throne that day and invited the ministers to the banquet. The Royal Kitchen and the Interior Office made preparations in advance. Now less than half a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Queen is afraid that she can't prepare."

After all, the little fool is still worried about himself.

Gu Xizhao held her fat hand and pinched it, "Your Majesty, don't worry, since I have spoken to you, I naturally have a plan."

Zhao Sansi held her hand, "I'm just afraid that the queen will worry too much."

"That won't happen." Gu Xizhao leaned over and put her forehead against her forehead. Her emotions were mixed with emotion. Her voice became soft and soft ignorant. "Did the emperor forget the purpose of our banquet this time? Since we are crying and poor, we must implement the poverty to the end. This Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is naturally not a taste feast of fine wine and delicacies."

Zhao Sansi likes such intimacy and likes the "we" in her words. This feeling is like the couple is really one. She couldn't help but reach out and put her arms around Gu Xizhao's waist and smiled foolishly: "I always think that the queen is a little fairy who is not involved in the fireworks of the world. Now I realize that the queen is so careful."

Before Gu Xizhao could speak, she sniffed on the face again, "I really like the queen."

Gu Xizhao touched her wet cheeks that were kissed, "I am not only careful in counting, but also many mortal shortcomings that the emperor has never seen before."

"That's okay. Even if the queen has many shortcomings, it doesn't matter if the stars in the sky are the same."

"Um?"

"Because the queen has the biggest advantage."

“What are the advantages?”

Zhao Sansi was very old-fashioned in peach blossom eyes. Looking at Gu Xizhao, before he could speak, he couldn't help laughing. He smiled and covered his face again, and quietly went to see Gu Xizhao through his fingers.

Gu Xizhao endured the curiosity and just didn't speak.

Zhao Sansi peeked for a few moments, took his hand away, leaned over and quickly touched her lips, and spoke in a low voice, "I like the advantages I like."

“This advantage is like the sun.”

Not only warms people.

What’s important is that when the sun comes out, even if there are really dense stars, they will suddenly disappear.

"So, in my heart, the queen has no shortcomings."

Gu Xizhao was suffocated, suppressing her emotions and said calmly: "One day, if the emperor doesn't like me..."

Zhao Sansi reached out to cover her mouth and stopped her from talking.

Gu Xizhao took her hand away, "Why don't the emperor allow me to say anything?"

"I can't guarantee how long it will take, nor can the queen. We have no way to know the accidents and variables in the future. I don't know when I like the queen, nor how long I will like it." Zhao Sansi looked up at her with red eyes, "So, I dare not guarantee the queen. However, I still don't like to listen to the queen's words."

"If the queen is afraid that I will treat you badly in the future, don't you be afraid. From the day you take a bath, isn't my life always in your hands?"

Gu Xizhao leaned over and kissed her in the eyes, then pressed her lips, and said in the gentlest tone of her life: "Your Majesty, I know that I am wrong, so I shouldn't doubt the emperor's intentions."

But I like it, not only the wind in March, but also the scorching sun in June and the frost in September. At some unintentional point, it is accompanied by a temptation of hurtfulness.

Such a cautious queen is something Zhao Sansi has never seen before. She likes her queen as she was careless when she first met, and even with a sense of pride that was no one else was pride. But such a flirtatious tone not only made her feel unbearable and heartbroken, but also made her secretly have an illusion, "Queen."

"Um."

"Do you like me too?"

"Um."

"It's not my favorite of my brother's emperor, but... it's my favorite of me and Zhao Sansi."

"Um."

Zhao Sansi was satisfied, rubbed his eyes and hugged her tightly, "It's okay."

No matter how generous a woman is, she will become embarrassed in love. Gu Xizhao showed her true feelings for the first time in her life. She was ashamed from her heart and did not dare to look at Zhao Sansi. She whispered: "I will never test the emperor's feelings for me again."

Never had this solemnly talked about this topic, and now that she has stripped off all the surfaces, Zhao Sansi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Her relationship with the queen has been inequality from the beginning. Since she understood that her love for the queen was actually "a different idea", she wanted an answer from the queen.

Her love for the queen is not from her pity and love for the weak in the past, but like her - she has to sleep in the same bed in life, dies and sleep in the same hole, and likes that she wants to kiss when she gets close.

After understanding Gu Xizhao's love, Zhao Sansi seemed to understand her unspeakable fears. So Zhao Sansi hugged her tightly again, "Queen, don't be afraid, I like you the most, I like you more than my mother."

This comparison is really...

Gu Xizhao was so amused that she bit her earlobe that was close to her lips, "I dare not accept it. If the mother knew that I had hooked her daughter so much that she even lined up her mother backwards, she would be scolded as a fox."

Zhao Sansi choked for a moment and felt that he was a little unfilial, but later realized that Gu Xizhao had just called Yao Fei and didn't care much about her short-lived mother. "Yes, mother. My mother is also the queen's mother."

The little fool's key point is always unique. Gu Xizhao smiled, but remembered something again, "Speaking of this, the emperor has been ascending the throne for so long. I am afraid that he will be chasing his mother's title again, and the tomb should be rebuilt."

"The Ministry of Rites has already mentioned this matter." Zhao Sansi didn't care much about these irresponsible rituals, "Let's talk about it after the Ministry of Rites and the Prime Minister and others."

Since someone was worried about this, Gu Xizhao didn't say much. The two of them said a few words, but they got tired of it for a while before they fell asleep.

The morning court was over the next day, and Zhao Sansi talked to Cai Jun about the dinner where all officials invited to enjoy the moon in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

When Cai Jun heard her idea, he did not rush to express his opinion, but asked back: "Is this the emperor's idea of ​​the emperor or the empress's idea?"

Zhao Sansi immediately sank his face, "What does the Prime Minister mean?"

As always, I am addicted to protecting my wife.

Cai Jun raised his eyebrows, "I'm just curious to ask."

Zhao San thought about it and said to the truth, "The idea of ​​inviting all the ministers was proposed by the queen when I was about to invite Lord Xu to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Cai Jun was surprised, "I thought it was because the emperor wanted to invite the ministers to the Queen."

Zhao Sansi's face turned black, "The Prime Minister has thought too much."

"It's true that I'm thinking too much." Cai Jun nodded, thought for a while, and said again: "Now the fourth day of the lunar month is now, and it's only ten days before the fifteenth day. I'm afraid it's too late to have this Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet for the ministers."

"The Prime Minister is just thinking a little bit. This time the Queen holds a banquet, not just to invite everyone to eat, drink, play and enjoy the moon."

Speaking of her own queen's careful calculations, Zhao Sansi immediately became furious and approached Cai Jun, and told her private plans with Gu Xizhao. At the end, she looked at Cai Jun with a show of flaunt, "Prime Minister, your wife is not so capable, right?"

Cai Jun twitched his mouth, "No."

Zhao Sansi nodded in agreement, "It can be seen that you are not good at choosing a wife." After thinking about it, he added: "Of course, a virtuous and intelligent woman like the queen is the only one in the world. The prime minister should not be sad. He heard that Mrs. Cai is much gentler and virtuous than Mrs. Sun, the Minister of War. It is said that Mrs. Sun is not only a jealous person, but also very rude. He beat Mrs. Sun from time to time and cried and called her father and mother. Tsk..."

Cai Junsheng, who was shown off by the little emperor for no reason, was reluctant to leave: "...The emperor really knows a lot."

Zhao Sansi pressed the pride between his eyebrows, and looked calm without showing any sign of dew. "It was said by the Prime Minister that as the king of a country, I must care about everything. The Prime Minister and others are very concerned about my family affairs, so I should naturally respect and care about my beloved ministers."

Cai Jun sneered inwardly and endured it, but when he saw Zhao Sansi's unhidden pride, he couldn't bear it. "Speaking of it, I have heard several versions of the story about the emperor's housework these days, I don't know if I should tell you if I should tell the emperor."

Zhao Sansi immediately became cautious, "What story? About whom?"

"Of course it's about..." Cai Jun kept it a secret, "Your Majesty really wants to hear it?"

Zhao Sansi glanced at him.
To be continued...