The Queen finally turned away from the dressing table and looked at the Emperor with a smile, "Your Majesty, do you feel that this palace of mine is any different from before?"

The emperor first looked around, then felt it, "It's much cooler than usual. Did Shuxian bring you some ice?"

The Emperor was obviously aware of the palace's ice reserves. The Empress was usually quite frugal, so the entire chamber was very cool today. If he hadn't been preoccupied with something, he would have fallen into a comfortable sleep by now.

"I guess so!" The queen smiled and gave an ambiguous answer.

Ice was a scarce commodity at that time, and Shuxian was willing to give it to the Queen. The Emperor enviously praised her, "Shuxian is really kind to you, her aunt."

The Emperor was also short of ice! But none of his sons brought him any. Instead, Yongchun sent his father some fresh food.

When the Queen heard the Emperor praising Zhou Qiongyue, she felt a sense of pride, even happier than when the Emperor praised her, "It doesn't matter who raised her."

There were also concubines in the palace who doted on their nieces, but none of them had their own good luck. Only Yue'er was the most filial. She never forgot her aunt when she had anything good.

The emperor just couldn't stand the queen's pride. She wasn't her biological daughter, but she had really raised her like a child. The emperor was just a little envious.

The emperor was jealous! He inevitably wanted to stir up trouble. "If Madam Wencan knew you were trying to snatch her daughter away, she would probably be terrified."

The Queen knew very well what the Emperor was thinking, and she would not fall for this attempt to sow discord.

Instead, she smiled more freely, "Sister-in-law is not like what the emperor said! Last time, sister-in-law came to the palace and said that Yue'er kept going back to the Marquis' Mansion. She was afraid that it would affect the relationship between Yue'er and Fu'an, so she asked me to persuade Yue'er!"

The emperor couldn't help but defend Yuan Bohua, "Fu'an is not such a stingy person."

As the emperor, he really didn't think there was anything wrong with a woman being a little more diligent in returning to her parents' home. While a man would be out all day pursuing his career, his wife would go back to her parents' home to chat and gossip with them, and time would pass faster.

The emperor is actually not too strict about this. Even if a concubine of low rank in the harem misses her family, the emperor will give her grace.

Seeing that the small talk had ended, the Queen began to get down to business. "This time, Yue'er and her husband said that this ice was presented to me, but in fact, it was also meant to be a gift to Buddha."

"The Queen is saying that they want to present it to me? Never mind, it's just that little, so I'll keep it for myself!"

The Emperor figured the couple couldn't afford to give him too much. After all, if they did, no one would report back to him, so he refused. But he was still in a better mood than before.

"Your Majesty is sure, would you like to see it first?"

The Queen wasn't afraid that the recipe wouldn't be given away! If the Emperor didn't want it, she would let Yue'er run the business on her own. With her support, Yue'er would still be able to make a lot of money.

After all, Yue'er didn't ask for much, just some farmland and a house. In the Queen's opinion, this was not difficult.

The emperor originally wanted to refuse outright, but knowing the queen's character, he knew she was not the kind of person who would speak without thinking, so he swallowed his words of refusal.

The emperor calmly changed his words, "Then let's take a look first!"

The emperor got off the bed and said, "If you want to watch it, then you must watch it now. Otherwise, he won't have time tomorrow."

The Queen remained seated in front of the dressing table, unmoved, and instructed her trusted aides to go and prepare. Today, when Zhou Qiongyue was at Kunyun Palace, she had Gu Mei teach Amber, who was by the Queen's side, how to do it.

After all, this is really simple once you know the trick.

Amidst the emperor's puzzled expression, Amber came in with a basin of water. The emperor initially thought that the queen wanted to wash her face.

He didn't say anything. After all, he could still wait for a while.

The queen did not greet the emperor or explain, but just gave Amber a look that started it.

Then the emperor was caught off guard and witnessed the process of a basin of water turning into a basin of ice.

“Empress…this…” The Emperor was pleasantly surprised.

Countless thoughts flashed through the emperor's mind at this moment. He couldn't believe it and touched it. Seeing that it was indeed ice-cold, his eyes were filled with surprise.

The emperor subconsciously asked again, but his eyes did not leave the basin of ice in front of him, "The Queen, what is this..."

What the emperor was thinking about at this moment was that Xie Zixin could foresee the future. Could it be that Shuxian also had such an adventure?

The Queen looked at the surprised Emperor with amusement, "This is the ice that Yue'er and his wife sent. Do you want it, Your Majesty?"

At this moment, such a miracle was here. The emperor was still able to keep his composure. The emperor was in the mood to joke with the queen, "The queen is becoming more and more mischievous."

At this time, the Queen took out two books from the side of the dressing table and handed them to the Emperor. "Yue'er discovered it from here. It's not some miracle that the Emperor thinks. Yue'er said that if the Emperor doesn't like it, she will open a small shop in Yuan'an and earn some money to spend."

The emperor took it and turned directly to the place where the two books were folded. He only took a quick look and knew what it was about.

He had read these two books before, but he hadn't taken them seriously. Not only did he, but all the scholars in the world didn't take them seriously. It seems the ancient saying, "Books hold a golden house," wasn't a lie.

These two books actually made the emperor feel relieved. He really didn't want so many people who were difficult to control to appear.

After all, for those who had such miraculous adventures, he was not sure whether they had any incredible back-up plans.

Knowing that Zhou Qiongyue didn't appear out of thin air, the emperor's praise was more sincere, "Shuxian is a good child, and they are both good young couples."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty! Yue'er was also a little bored in the mansion. That girl said she tried many things in the book, and this one was the only one that succeeded."

The Queen explained the following sentences in a sarcastic tone, and also explained why Yue'er always liked to go to Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion.

When the Emperor heard the Empress say this, he recalled his own youth, when he was also curious about everything and wanted to run out of the palace every day. "It's normal for young people to be restless. Empress, please don't be too harsh on me."

The Queen couldn't help herself and said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty is a good man again now."

The emperor could only abruptly bring the topic back. He couldn't just take the junior's things without giving him a reward!

"Ahem...what does Shuxian want?"

"That girl likes some farms, houses and so on." The queen wanted to ask for a big price, but in the end she changed the words into this sentence.

It was mainly because of the emperor's expression at that time. When the queen thought about it now, she felt a little confused and a little scared.