When His Majesty finally had time to spend with his daughter, it was another snowy day.
In this weather, it's not unusual for it to snow in the first month of the lunar calendar. Snow is falling outside.
Due to disasters in various places, Yan Nangui had already ordered the palace to reduce some expenses.
Since she gave the order, the reductions were made to the proper areas. It wasn't about cutting back on the number of dishes or clothes made in different places.
Instead, they directly released more than three hundred palace staff and maids.
The useless palace will be temporarily closed for one or two years.
The number of dishes remains the same, but the portion sizes have decreased.
Because everyone can't actually eat that much; they only eat a few bites at a time.
Another thing is that some rare ingredients are not usually served.
Of course, if the masters in each place want to eat it themselves, they can pay for it.
She took the lead in reducing her use of beaded jewelry, especially those that were too expensive.
However, essential items like charcoal are not reduced, as it is too cold. Meanwhile, the annual tributes from various regions have been reduced.
How can we see the reduction? We convert the reduction into silver and put it directly into the Ministry of Internal Affairs' account, and then send the money directly to the Ministry of Revenue.
It was used as military pay.
This saves the palace a lot of money each year.
In particular, since they are all doing this, the various government offices will naturally have to follow suit and reduce their spending.
As a result, the number of wealthy families in the countryside also decreased.
Although most of the time it's just about saving face, donating a little money for that purpose is still useful.
Yan Nangui has directly transferred the output of the past two years from the estates under his own name to the Ministry of Revenue.
It was a fairly large estate after all, and it did produce some produce.
She herself said nothing, but the Ministry of Revenue dared not go against its conscience and accept the money without saying a word.
So everyone in the city knows that the Empress has transferred all the profits from her estate before her marriage to the Ministry of Revenue.
Although Yan Nangui doesn't usually express how good she is or how suitable she is to be empress, her actions are truly astonishing.
She also has a very strong presence, so many women like her.
Just like Consort Mei Hui.
So when she did this, many women in the capital followed suit.
Even if the family complains, it's useless. What noble lady doesn't bring a farm or shop with her when she gets married? The in-laws have no say in this matter.
Since last year, a wave of learning from the Empress has swept through the capital.
And you know what? These noble ladies and ladies from prominent families really donated a lot of food. If they gathered together, it would be enough to send to the front lines once.
Shu Chengfeng was talking to the Seventh Princess about Bailu Prefecture.
The Seventh Princess is no longer afraid of being outside. When she talks about what happens outside, it's both exciting and interesting.
Shu Chengfeng looked at her and thought with satisfaction that his little girl had grown up.
The seventh princess is twelve years old.
He's gotten taller, but he's also gotten a bit darker from the sun.
However, since her skin is naturally fair, it's likely that her complexion will return to its original fair state soon.
She's growing up to be more and more beautiful, but looking at her now, she still resembles her father more.
She learned a lot by being out in the world, and at least she no longer needed her mother to instruct her servants, which made her more confident.
She looks like a truly dazzling young girl.
The thought that this girl would get married in a few years already made Shu Chengfeng unhappy.
But it's not something I can easily bring up.
But no matter what, it's always gratifying to see your child grow up.
The youngest child in the palace is the Eighth Princess; no younger children have been born in recent years.
But in His Majesty's heart, the Seventh Princess is still that child who needs to be cared for.
He reached out and patted his daughter's head: "You've grown up. Your father can't do this anymore."
"Why not? No matter how old you are, you'll always be Father Emperor's little darling." The Seventh Princess snuggled up to her, "Father Emperor, Father Emperor, Father Emperor, I love you the most."
"If your mother hears this, she'll get jealous again," Shu Chengfeng said with a laugh.
"No, I like both of you. Besides, Mother says you're easily jealous." The Seventh Princess chuckled.
Shu Chengfeng pinched her cheek silently.
The father and daughter chatted idly for the rest of the morning.
At noon, a large table was set out. The whole family ate happily, which served as a celebration for the somewhat rushed New Year.
After lunch, His Majesty must return; he is too busy.
"Returning south..."
"You've really gone too far!" Yan Nangui interrupted him. "Do you think I'm that bored?"
"Come on, you're a good person. I'm really worried to death today. Please help me." Shu Chengfeng took her hand.
The seventh princess chuckled.
Yan Nangui sighed, having no choice but to go with him.
Once you go there, you'll want to go back.
Because of the war and the weather, there are so many memorials to submit everywhere.
Shu Chengfeng also wanted to meet with the ministers to discuss matters at the front.
There were simply too many memorials to read.
Even so, the cabinet had already filtered out many things.
Yan Nangui looked at the pile of documents covering the table and sighed, "No wonder Fourth Master worked himself to death."
Shu Chengfeng didn't understand clearly, nor did he ask, but he had already summoned his ministers.
In recent years, the officials have often witnessed this situation: when His Majesty meets with his ministers, the Empress is reviewing memorials behind a multi-treasure pavilion.
In the Dayan Dynasty, there was no rule against women interfering in politics. The ministers might have had their own thoughts, but there was nothing they could say.
Shu Chengfeng was so busy that he was exhausted when he finally remembered to tell the Empress to stop.
Yan Nangui hummed in agreement: "There are still a few books left. Go wash up first."
It's so late, there's no way you can go back now.
Shu Chengfeng walked over and pressed down on her pen: "Are you really that stupid? I forgot, didn't you know to stop? You must be exhausted."
"Do you think I don't know when to stop? I saw you still had a whole bunch left. I'll stop after I finish these few." Yan Nangui sighed.
She realized that she was a workaholic at heart.
I was already exhausted, but I thought there wasn't much left, so I'd just finish it and be done.
As a result, by now my eyes are hurting.
After the two of them divided the work and reviewed and approved the remaining books, they were finally able to rest.
"Why don't you check it? What if I've made a mistake?" Yan Nangui said.
"It's alright, even if it's written incorrectly, the Cabinet will send it back." The Cabinet will still review it.
Yan Nangui nodded and smiled.
It wasn't mentioned that there were also memorials from Bailu Prefecture included.
It was sent by Yan Nan.
There's nothing wrong with it. If it were really military business, it would be categorized under "emergency."
However, this was the first time she had ever approved a memorial sent from Yannan.
Not long after, the letter was sent back to Yan Nanji. Having read many of Yan Nanji's letters over the years, he immediately recognized it as his sister's handwriting.
He paused for a moment.
He had heard that the Empress was waiting to approve memorials, but he had never seen her do it before.
This reply is just as good as the previous one, concise and polite.
He took the memorial to show to Madam Yang, who found it even more unbelievable.
After all, Yang was the kind of woman who was extremely traditional and only knew how to put her husband first in her life.
The biggest struggle was when she first got married and considered divorcing her husband.
Later, as Yan Nanji became more sensible, she also became gentle and understanding.
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