No one spoke for a while.

Xiao Guo didn't say anything, waiting for Shao Zhan to speak.

Shao Zhan didn't say anything, he was considering how to start.

At the beginning, he wanted to use coercion and inducement. After all, he knew that she was from the countryside, had never been to school and probably could not read. She had never left the village since she was a child and must have never seen the world. As long as he told her specifically about Jiang Shanhe's current position and the considerable monthly salary, these would be enough to corrupt her.

But at this moment he hesitated.

Regardless of her dress, facial features, speech and behavior, Shao Zhan had to re-evaluate her.

The way he thought his wife looked was nothing like the real her.

Xiao Guo plucked up her courage and quickly looked up at Shao Zhan. She thought that the emperor must have been drained by alcohol and sex, and his face must be listless.

But in real life, he is strong and handsome. I used to think Xiao Yi was good-looking, and it turns out that it was his genetic trait.

"I heard that you were good friends with Xiao Yi before?"

Xiao Guo thought about it for a while, not understanding why he brought this up, and spoke cautiously, "We met a few times before in Yonghai County. Xiao Yi... The prince and Zhuang Zhuang are the same age, and they get along well, so they got to know each other after a few visits."

Xiao Guo originally wanted to say Xiao Yi, but then changed her mind and thought, Xiao Yi is the prince, how can she call him by his name directly.

"It's okay, you can continue to call him Xiao Yi. Shan He and I are also good friends, so you can call him Xiao Yi."

Shao Zhan noticed Xiao Guo's pause. Normally, the prince's name should not be called casually, but from Jiang Shanhe's point of view, there was no need for them to be estranged.

Xiaoguo just nodded and said nothing else.

"Shan He is planning to return to his hometown next year. Do you have any suggestions?"

Shao Zhan didn't know why, but he felt that if he used the threats and inducements he had prepared before, it would definitely not work on her, so he changed his thinking and listened to her ideas.

Xiaoguo's heart trembled. She was really not sure what he meant. The scenes that appeared in her mind did not even appear. It turned out that the emperor was so easy to talk to?

After careful consideration, Xiao Guo finally said, "I respect Jiang Shanhe's choice."

Jiang Shanhe must have made a decision, and Xiaoguo would never make the decision for him or influence his decision no matter what.

Shao Zhan was stunned. He really didn't expect her to say that. After a moment of stunned silence, he chuckled.

Xiaoguo frowned, not understanding why he suddenly laughed, but she would not dare to question the emperor even if she had three hundred courages.

"You two are of the same mind. One of you is determined to return to the fields and become a farmer, while the other supports you unconditionally. I don't know what to do."

Shao Zhan stopped laughing and looked at the woman in front of him. She didn't look like a country peasant at all. She was simply a smart woman with a witty tongue.

Xiaoguo didn't know how to answer, so he just kept silent.

Shao Zhan closed the book, sighed, and said, "Whatever..."

"Your Majesty, General Jiang requests an audience."

Shao Zhan chuckled. Could this Jiang Shanhe really eat his wife?

"Xuan."

When Xiaoguo heard Jiang Shanhe coming, she looked out the door.

As soon as Jiang Shanhe entered the room, he looked at Xiaoguo first. After making sure that she was safe, he withdrew his gaze and greeted Shao Zhan.

Shao Zhan waved his hand and asked Jiang Shanhe to sit down. "Stop pretending. I can still eat your wife."

As soon as he entered the door, his eyes were locked on Qin Xiaoguo, this Jiang Danhe!

Xiao Guo was stunned after hearing this, and looked awkwardly at Jiang Shanhe who sat next to her as soon as she arrived.

Jiang Shanhe didn't care about Shao Zhan's teasing. He noticed Xiaoguo's eyes, so he turned around and looked at Xiaoguo affectionately.

He was indeed afraid that something might happen to Xiaoguo. Just after he came out of the cemetery, he learned from Li Shouji that Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang were asked to leave by the emperor. So he couldn't wait to ask Li Shouji to take him to the palace. He didn't feel at ease until he saw Xiaoguo with his own eyes.

Xiaoguo seemed to be scalded, and immediately looked away and stopped looking at him.

Jiang Shanhe felt lost for a moment, but he immediately cheered up. He would use his passionate love to warm her up, and believed that one day she would accept him.

Even without looking at him, Xiaoguo could feel the eyes staring at her with sparks. She felt very uncomfortable and moved away from him. As for Jiang Shanhe who was so passionate, Xiaoguo just wanted to escape. She really couldn't stand it.

In the end, Shao Zhan felt that Jiang Danhe's appearance was unsightly, so he saved Xiaoguo and asked her to find Zhixia.

Xiao Guo was very grateful to him and smiled at him with gratitude. Then, ignoring Jiang Shanhe's expectant look, she left quickly.

Xiaoguo assured that he couldn't run 500 meters as fast as he does now when he was in school.

Outside, Eunuch Su randomly assigned a young eunuch to take her to Kunning Palace.

Along the way, Xiaoguo enjoyed the beautiful scenery comfortably. It was true that seeing is believing. The scene that he had only seen in books now appeared in front of him. Could this be the legendary Yu Garden?

Rockeries, pond water, lotus flowers and leaves, goldfish, and colorful flower buds.

Xiaoguo took a deep breath, and various aromas filled her mind and lingered.

The young eunuch introduced the palaces they passed by to Xiaoguo along the way. The harem was very big, but it seemed a little empty. After all, the beauties in the harem had been killed, escaped, or exiled long ago. The current emperor was not obsessed with harem love, so now there was only the empress in the harem.

When they arrived at the main gate of Kunning Palace, the young eunuch invited Xiaoguo in first before entering himself.

"This is the main hall of Kunning Palace. The Crown Prince lives here. The Eternal Longevity Hall in the back is where our current Empress lives."

Xiaoguo looked in the direction behind him and found it strange that the queen actually lived in the back hall.

"Be careful with the steps."

"Oh ok, thank you."

Xiaoguo was not paying attention to his feet and only reacted after hearing the reminder, thus avoiding injury.

"I am terrified..."

Who knew that a single word of thanks would cause such a big reaction in him? Xiao Guo opened his mouth but said nothing.

The eunuch watched Xiaoguo enter the room and then left.

"mother!"

Zhuangzhuang is reading to Xiaoyi in the main hall at this moment, and Zhixia is also beside him.

Zhuangzhuang has sharp eyes and saw Xiaoguo at a glance.

When Zhixia saw Xiaoguo, she smiled and praised him, "Xiaoguo, your Zhuangzhuang is really amazing. He knows so many words at such a young age. He must be a genius."

Zhuangzhuang put down the book in his hand, ran to Xiaoguo, and listened shyly to Zhixia's praise.

Xiaoguo was very happy. Who wouldn't like their child being praised?

"No, no, he's not a genius, he just likes to study."

As per custom, Xiaoguo had to be polite, but she also felt that Zhuangzhuang was a good student and she would be able to remember him after just one look.

"That's right, Zhuangzhuang is a genius. He memorized the poem as soon as he saw it. I wish I could be as good as him. I wouldn't be afraid of being scolded by the teacher, and I wouldn't have to copy books every time."

Xiao Yi looked at Zhuangzhuang with admiration and his tone was full of undisguised praise.

Zhuangzhuang shyly shook his head, "Not really, my mother said that interest is the best teacher."

Zhixia and Xiaoyi looked at Xiaoguo curiously at the same time, and asked in unison, "What is the best teacher for interest?"

“That is, once a person has a strong interest in something, he or she will take the initiative to seek knowledge, explore, and practice, and will experience pleasant emotions and experiences in the process.”

Xiaoguo was deeply impressed by Einstein's words. This sentence has also been Xiaoguo's motto since she was a child, so she told Zhuangzhuang the same thing.

Zhuangzhuang also perfectly interprets this sentence. In the beginning, it was because of Zhuangzhuang's interest in literacy that he now has a thirst for knowledge in every book, and it is his interest that urges him to move forward.