"Please have someone sort out the river conditions in the drought-stricken areas. I want to take a look." Zhao Qingrui was still worried about the affairs of the court.

The habits developed over the past few years cannot be changed in a short period of time.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will have someone prepare it right away. From now on, the data on river changes will be sent to Your Majesty every day." Shang Lian said seriously.

"That's the best." Zhao Qingrui nodded. Shang Lian was indeed more appropriate in doing things.

"By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell Your Majesty to help him relieve his boredom." Shang Lian helped to sort out the messy books that Zhao Qingrui was flipping through and put them into the box.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Qingrui asked curiously.

"It's that guy Sui Shicong. Isn't he married now? He had nothing to do at home, so he wrote a book about his sailing experience. It is said that it sold very well. With the money from the book sales, he and his wife are planning to buy a nicer house." Shang Lian chuckled.

"This is a good thing. This guy has nothing to do anyway. This book contains a lot of his sailing experience. Those who want to go out to sea will definitely be interested in it." Zhao Qingrui raised his eyebrows and laughed a little. This guy really doesn't miss any opportunity to make money.

"Sui Shicong is not short of money. Buying a house is no big deal for him." Zhao Qingrui looked at Shang Lian.

"They bought a house by the Wei River and built it very luxuriously. Many people in the court impeached him, saying that he was extravagant." Shang Lian said with a smile.

"He can spend the money he earns however he likes. Are those imperial censors in the court too idle?" Zhao Qingrui was also speechless.

"Then does Your Majesty know how much money he spent on building the house?" Shang Lian looked at Zhao Qingrui with resentment. To be honest, she was jealous of how rich Sui Shicong was. No wonder those imperial censors wanted to impeach him.

"How many are there? What did he build the house into? Otherwise, those imperial censors wouldn't be so excited, right?" Zhao Qingrui supported her face and asked curiously.

"Two hundred million, my Lord! That's a lot of money! He directly enclosed over ten acres of land and built a house so tall it even surpassed the Imperial Palace. This is why the censors impeached him. He even diverted the Wei River to build a giant swimming pool in his house. This guy really knows how to enjoy himself."

"He really knows how to enjoy life." Zhao Qingrui nodded in agreement, but she didn't think it was a big deal. Sui Shicong made a lot of money from his business, and with the rewards she gave him, this guy's family background was still very rich, enough for him to live a luxurious life for several lifetimes.

As long as he doesn't commit any crime, Zhao Qingrui doesn't want to get involved in this matter.

"How did the emperor handle this matter?" Zhao Qingrui asked.

"The retired emperor didn't interfere much. Sui Shicong never failed to pay taxes to the Qin Dynasty. In addition, he brought back so many important crops and spice seeds from his voyages, so the retired emperor was very tolerant of him." Shang Lian said seriously.

"That's good." Zhao Qingrui nodded.

"But there's a lot of gossip out there about him being so extravagant. Some tabloids even reported on it, saying he's a bad influence on social morals." Shang Lian said softly.

"They are just people who say sour words. It's none of their business how he spends the money he earns by his own ability." Zhao Qingrui sneered.

"Your Majesty is right. Let's make them jealous to death." Shang Lian nodded in agreement.

Zhao Qingrui was still a little envious of Sui Shicong for building his own house.

She also wanted to rebuild the imperial palace, or keep the imperial palace and build a new palace. Although the locations of Xianyang Palace and Zhangtai Palace were good, they were built in the past.

The materials used were thick and heavy, and the palace was somewhat damp and dark, so night pearls were placed inside during the day.

If I stay in there for too long, I'll probably get rheumatism.

She was not short of money, but building a palace was no small matter, and it was impossible for her to pay for it all by herself; she had to draw part of the money from the national treasury.

Once she brings it up, there will definitely be a lot of people who will refute her.

Thinking of that scene, Zhao Qingrui felt a little suffocated. She felt that the imperial censors in the court were criticizing this and that every day. They would criticize when there was something to criticize, and they would find something to criticize even when there was nothing to criticize. They could also find faults with the emperor.

Now Zhao Qingrui feels that he has too many censors, and these people make him unhappy from time to time.

Zhao Qingrui touched her belly. Once the baby was born, those people would probably have a lot to say.

Forget it, forget it. Don't think too much about it. As long as those people don't make too much trouble, it will be fine. They want an heir, right? Now that two have come at once, they don't have to keep an eye on me and want me to marry a royal husband.

As we went further, the drought became more and more serious. For two whole months, there was no rain in the northern region, and the river beds in many places were exposed.

Zhao Qingrui learned about the drought situation from Shang Lian every day. Although the court had already organized manpower to work on it, it was no small task to divert water from the south to the north.

Moreover, there is relatively little rainfall in all parts of Daqin this year. The situation in the south is slightly better, but the water level is still much lower than in previous years.

After seeing these reports, Zhao Qingrui felt worried. She was already thinking about whether to buy some artificial rainfall equipment so that she could create artificial rainfall when the drought became really serious.

But this thing is really expensive. If she buys it, she will have to use up all her points.

If the drought becomes severe, she cannot sit idly by.

She scratched her hair in annoyance. She had clearly said that she didn't want to care about the affairs of the court and had clearly left these matters to her father, but she still couldn't help but pay attention to these bad things.

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