"Are you serious? The queen is still alive?" Xianxian excitedly grabbed Su Lijin's hand. The joy in her expression made her feel a little ashamed.
Su Lijin has not shown up, but Xianxian is so concerned about her that her master doesn't know what to do.
Thinking about it, she nodded quickly: "She is still alive, so you must wait for her to come back in the palace."
Xianxian's face was covered with tears, she was so happy at this time, nodding repeatedly: "Xianxian will definitely wait for the Queen to come back. Xianxian knows that the Queen is such a good person, she will definitely be blessed by God, and the Queen will definitely return to the palace to take back her position."
The latter sentence expresses resentment towards Yan Jia.
Su Lijin also sighed about this. Yan Jia almost snatched her position as queen. To be honest, since the day she became queen, she seemed to have been living in conspiracy and calculation. The only reason she could survive safely until today was thanks to some memories of her previous life and the planning of this life, which allowed her to escape danger.
Everyone says that if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. What Su Lijin has to bear is really too heavy.
She couldn't help but think of scenes from her past life, those dead relatives, and those humiliations. They were so heavy that she didn't know how she had persisted until today.
but……
Su Lijin's eyes were determined. No matter what, since she was already in this position, she would never let anyone push her into the abyss and leave no trace. She wanted to protect herself, protect her family, and make those who hurt her pay the price they deserved.
Just as she was thinking, Xianxian wiped her tears and said as she walked: "Shiqi, thank you for telling me this. I still need to go fetch water. They asked me to fetch 50 buckets. If I don't finish them, I won't have any food to eat today. I'm leaving first..."
There was a sense of grievance in her voice, but she had to endure it, feeling extremely vulnerable.
Su Lijin looked at it and felt a little reluctant.
"You don't need to carry water, just leave them alone."
Xianxian shook her head: "As long as I stay in this palace, I have to do these things. Otherwise, how can I wait for the Empress? I have to hold on until the day the Empress returns."
Seeing her gritting her teeth, Su Lijin frowned, but said nothing more and turned to go to the imperial study.
No, she wants to find Xiao Shengxing and ask him to change Xianxian's position.
In the imperial study, Xiao Shengxing was holding a memorial in his hand, looking at it with a headache, as if it was reporting a very difficult political affair.
Seeing her come in and listening to her request, he looked up and said, "Shiqi, this matter..."
He was still worried about the memorial and his tone was a little hesitant.
"Your Majesty, Xianxian is the Empress's personal maid. You must change her position."
Su Lijin's tone was very straightforward, not wanting Xiao Shengxing to delay. "When the Empress returns one day, she will definitely be unhappy if she finds out that her maid is being bullied every day. Your Majesty, please treat it as a favor for the Empress and be lenient with her people."
"Shiqi, I don't object to what you said."
Finally looking up from his memorials, Xiao Shengxing laughed and shook his head, "Am I such a cold-faced and heartless person in your eyes?"
"Then does the emperor mean that he agrees?" Su Lijin asked tentatively with an embarrassed smile.
Xiao Shengxing nodded. "I heard you say Xianxian's life is indeed difficult. Then let me do as you wish. I will ask the eunuchs to change her position."
Looking at the person in front of him, he felt really helpless. This was her request, and he couldn't refuse.
"On behalf of the Empress, the 17th Empress thanks the Emperor." Su Lijin said with a sweet smile.
The matter had been resolved, and only then did she notice the memorial in the emperor's hand.
When I caught a glimpse of the word "locust plague", I couldn't help but move closer.
"Your Majesty, is there a locust plague somewhere?"
Was Xiao Shengxing just worried about the locust plague?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shengxing handed the memorial toward her so she could see it more clearly, saying, "This is an urgent report just received from Quanzhou. They say a locust plague has wreaked havoc, causing the loss of a significant amount of fertile farmland. They're currently awaiting a solution."
"Quanzhou?"
Su Lijin was slightly stunned: "That is a commercial fortress. If anything happens there, it will have an impact on the flow of goods in Daliang. This matter cannot be taken lightly."
"I think so too." Xiao Shengxing also nodded.
Quanzhou is a commercial fortress, and most of Daliang’s treasury revenue depends on trade. Once it collapses and trade is interrupted, the treasury will inevitably be affected.
More importantly, the people will also be affected, and many people will fall into dire straits.
As the king of a country, I feel uneasy when I think about this.
Su Lijin saw what he was thinking and began to ponder: "Although locust plagues occur every year, they are so serious that we still need to pay more attention to them."
"Do you have any good ideas?"
"It is the common people who are affected by the disaster. Shiqi believes that the most urgent task is to allocate disaster relief funds to help them suffer less."
The locust plague will inevitably lead to the destruction of fertile farmland. The people rely on the fields for food and drink. Now we must first solve their food and clothing problems, as well as some losses.
"Yes, that's right. I agree with you." Xiao Shengxing picked up the pen and prepared to draft the imperial edict.
"I will immediately send someone to escort the disaster relief funds to Quanzhou."
"Your Majesty, wait a minute." Su Lijin raised her hand, her eyes shifted, and she said, "How about having the Prime Minister take the disaster relief money?"
"If the disaster relief money is lost in the hands of the Prime Minister, or if it is reduced by more than half, then he can be punished."
This is a way to deal with the prime minister.
Hearing this, Xiao Shengxing shook his head. "Shiqi, this won't bring down the Prime Minister in one fell swoop. Putting aside the Prime Minister's refusal to go in person, even if he did go, he'd lost the disaster relief money, and the punishment would only make him bleed a little, not hurt him at all."
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