When the autumn harvest situation was reported in a memorial, Lianyi was not surprised at all. The disaster-stricken cities had no harvest, and although the nearby cities did not suffer from floods, the harvest was also poor due to the heavy rain.

Poor families were lucky enough to be able to scrape together the taxes. After paying the taxes, they had no surplus food at home and didn't know how they would survive the winter.

"Taxes in the disaster-stricken cities have been exempted. If taxes in other cities are exempted, the Ministry of Revenue will not be able to make ends meet."

The Minister of Revenue stepped forward and reported.

"The taxes of other cities should be reduced by half. At least we can get through this winter. After the spring comes, we can get some food from the mountains and forests. The rich gentry should not sit idle. Line up and take turns to distribute porridge in the city to ensure that the people in the city do not go hungry. If they do a good job, their taxes can be reduced or exempted next year."

Lianyi already had an idea, so she told Chao Shang the solution directly.

"Queen, what if you meet someone who is stingy and unwilling to do good deeds?"

Someone suddenly asked.

"Then check the origin of her family property, whether her children are capable and successful, and whether they have done anything that violates the law."

Lianyi glanced at the other person and said lightly.

"Yes, I understand!"

The opponent immediately shook smartly and retreated to his original position. The queen was really sharp. She hit the snake at its most vulnerable part and pinched the opponent's pulse.

"All government offices must monitor local prices at all times. If anyone raises prices or manipulates the price of grain, I will arrest them and buy all their grain at a fair price and store it in the granary."

"Yes, I understand. But what if they stick together and are unwilling to lower the price? The grain in the granary has already been used to relieve a disaster, and half of it has been consumed. We can't have no grain left."

This is also what the Ministry of Revenue is worried about.

"No problem. I can use the grain stored in my imperial farm to help you suppress the grain price."

Lianyi waved her hand generously.

In addition to the output of the imperial farm, there is also grain purchased from her private treasury. These are enough to stabilize the grain prices in the entire Fengqi Kingdom, unless someone really wants to go against the imperial power.

When the ministers heard that the empress had taken out all the output of the imperial farm, they felt relieved. The next step was to discuss the specific details, which made Nannan feel drowsy.

After the court session, Lianyi carried her sleeping daughter back to her own bedroom.

Huizhi came to report that the third princess had returned.

"Let her come to see me."

Lianyi put her daughter to bed, changed into casual clothes, and went to the study to meet the third princess.

When the Third Princess saw Lianyi, she knelt down and pleaded guilty:

"Please forgive me, mother. It is my fault that you are worried about my safety."

"Get up!"

Ripple waved her hand.

After the Third Princess stood up, Lianyi could see that she had lost a lot of weight. The white skin that had to be covered up in the past had completely turned bronze. When she smiled, she showed a mouthful of white teeth, and she looked much more energetic.

"You seem to be in high spirits. You must have gained a lot from this training!"

"Yes, although this time was dangerous, I also learned a lot and benefited a lot."

After the Third Princess stood up, she sat down and began to talk about her experience of entering the recruit camp, being transferred to Longling City, fighting the plague in Fengxuan City, and this autumn harvest. She talked about everything for more than an hour before she stopped talking, feeling unsatisfied. She drank the cold tea at her hand and felt her throat felt much better.

"Since you have so many feelings, please write a memorial to tell me what you have seen and heard.

Now go see your father first. He tried to protect you and held back the assassin, but he almost got into trouble."

"What? Is father okay?"

When the third princess heard that her father had been assassinated, she immediately stood up and said.

"I have nothing to do now, go and have a look."

"yes!"

The third princess bowed hastily and went straight to her father.

Recently, Xian Shijun has been refusing visitors due to his illness, and has not left his residence, isolating himself from all inquiries from the outside world. This is naturally the Queen's instruction.

The emperor's husband was assassinated and Rong Shijun died of illness. Now he is the one with the highest status in the palace and has followed the empress the longest. The other little servants without status are not considered by those people.

Especially when the empress explicitly refused to remarry, he was the one who was most likely to ascend to the throne of the emperor, so these people began to push him. After all, his status and family were ordinary, so he was easy to manipulate. In addition, he had a daughter, so some things were worth considering.

However, Xian Shijun was very clear-headed and knew his own worth. He had no intention of fighting. It was because of the empress's secret protection over the years that he had not been plotted against by the emperor's husband and Rong Shijun.

He knew very well what kind of personality his own daughter had. She did not have the ability to become an empress. His family was just an ordinary farming and reading family without any big ambitions.

After his repeated reminders, the family also understood the danger of the fight for the throne, and they kept a low profile, farming and studying in their hometown, becoming a wealthy family, quietly cultivating qualified disciples in the family, and staying away from the capital, making it difficult for some people who wanted to make a move to find a breakthrough.

However, with the passing of the Emperor's husband and Rong Shijun, these people began to make small moves again. Xian Shijun was also afraid that these people would really stir up the ambitions of the family and his daughter, so he was always frowning recently. The news of his daughter's return made him smile a little.

The Third Princess came to the bedroom of the virtuous Lord in a hurry, and her expression calmed down only after she saw her father in person.

"My mother said that you were almost injured by a villain in order to cover up my whereabouts. I was scared to death! If anything happens to you, I will blame myself for the rest of my life."

The third princess held the hand of the wise servant and said with some grievance.

"They knew you were not in the team and had lost their target, so they acted a little crazy. Fortunately, the secret guards your mother left for me were capable and protected me. You don't have to worry."

Xian Shijun smiled and said.

"No, I want to stay with you in the palace for a few more days."

"I'm fine. If you want to see me, you can come to the palace anytime. Go back to the Princess's Residence first. Your husband is very worried about you. You should take the incident with the Fifth Prince as a warning."

Xian Shijun said seriously.

"Father, please don't mention this again. I won't make the same mistake again."

The third princess touched her nose and said awkwardly.

"Just remember it. Go back to the Princess's Mansion first, meet the Queen tomorrow, and then come to me. I have something to discuss with you."

"Yes, father."

After bidding farewell to her father, the Third Princess returned to the Princess's Mansion. The Princess's Mansion, which had been lifeless before, came alive again because of the return of the Third Princess. She was naturally surrounded by people asking about her well-being, and the place was lively for a while.

The third princess attended the morning court the next day. She was not surprised not to see her elder and second sisters. However, after the court session, some court officials were too enthusiastic towards her, which made her overwhelmed. She fled to see Xian Shijun, and only then did she learn the whole story from Xian Shijun.

"Daughter, do you want to ascend to that supreme position?"

Xian Shijun asked seriously.