"Don't worry, host. Since this is the main quest, it definitely won't affect the main storyline. You've done a good job. You've ignited the flame in this silly boy's heart. The main quest's completion rate for preventing Xia Jingfeng's death has increased by 10%, currently at 0%. The side quest's completion rate for helping Qi Yu become a qualified emperor is currently 10%. Keep up the good work!"
Xia Yixin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little guilty.
The two played a few more games of chess. Qi Yu was definitely more talented than Xia Yixin in this game, and she had never beaten him from the beginning, which dealt a blow to Xia Yixin's confidence.
However, after playing a few rounds, she gave up in a fit of pique, believing that nothing is impossible if you are willing to give up.
Qi Yu couldn't help but chuckle, but didn't expose her.
"Let's continue drawing the map," Xia Yixin suggested.
Qi Yu readily agreed.
Qi Yu was initially surprised by the novel concept of a "world map," as it wasn't unheard of before, but no one had ever meticulously marked and grouped all the mountains, rivers, towns, and other features of the four kingdoms together.
Xia Yixin did this to prepare for a future retreat to Beiwu, and it was also a way of helping Qi Yu, a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Based on the original owner's memories and the original map of the palace, she marked it using modern methods. Qi Yu was responsible for drawing, revising, and consulting classic texts to refine it. In fact, aside from providing ideas, Qi Yu did 90% of the work.
For several months in a row, the two of them had only completed one-tenth of the drawing.
Before I knew it, the night had deepened.
Xia Yixin waved as usual, preparing to see Qi Yu off. Qi Yu's ears turned red, and he coughed lightly, "It's a full moon today."
Every full moon, the emperor had to sleep in the empress's palace, so after half a month, the two of them would be sharing a room again.
Xia Yixin was taken aback for a moment, but she remained calm and unhurried. After dismissing the palace maids and eunuchs, she took out a brand new set of bedding from the cupboard and stuffed it into Qi Yu's arms.
“I slept on your bed in Longgan Palace before, so you’ll have to make do with it tonight.”
After she finished speaking, without paying attention to his thoughts, she took off her coat, yawned, and climbed into bed, reminding him, "Don't forget to blow out the light."
Qi Yu held the bedding and stood there stunned for a moment before blowing out the lamp. He lay down on the tatami, somewhat confused about what was wrong with him.
He turned to the side, propped his head up, and looked at the little bulge on the bed. He inexplicably recalled her little actions during dinner. He noticed that she seemed to have a special fondness for food. It wasn't that she ate a lot, but rather that she would unconsciously smile whenever she ate something delicious.
Although he still had that chubby face and plump body, his shallow dimples and the sparkle in his almond-shaped eyes were like the warm sun melting glaciers, making him unconsciously happy...
No, it must be an illusion.
Qi Yu rolled over, crossed his arms, and tried to convince himself that this must be an illusion. She was clearly an ugly woman who was so fat she didn't even have a waist. Once he gained real power, he would never let the father and daughter go. He wouldn't leave a future threat for himself.
The next few months.
Qi Yu absorbed knowledge rapidly. In terms of literature, it wasn't long before Xia Yixin could no longer beat him on the sand table. Fortunately, the head of the family of Empress Dowager Xiaode was capable of handling things like imperial arts. He was recalled to the capital and reinstated as Grand Minister of Works. He was Qi Yu's uncle. Lin Shu had been demoted because of his unwavering loyalty and his death to remonstrate with the late emperor.
Although the second generation of the Lin family has declined, Lin Sikong was excited to discover that his nephew was extremely talented. So he naturally took on the responsibility of teaching him the art of rulership. After all, the Lin family was a family that had produced three dukes for four generations, and Lin Shu himself was a top scholar in the imperial examination.
Qi Yu himself had made achievements in music, chess, calligraphy and painting under the tutelage of the Empress Dowager, especially his beautiful and sharp regular script, which was as beautiful as a calligraphy model.
Xia Yixin's scribbles in her handwriting haven't changed at all. Qi Yu looked at them silently for a long time. Xia Yixin, on the other hand, was too lazy to practice her handwriting and had become a lazy bum.
As for martial arts, Xia Yixin was not in a position to teach him, since the original owner of this body didn't have any proper martial arts skills.
She then lied and gave him some martial arts manuals from her storage ring, claiming they were part of her dowry.
Unexpectedly, he learned martial arts very quickly on his own. Unfortunately, in order to avoid his father discovering that he was practicing martial arts too early, Xia Yixin sent away the Northern Martial Guards.
Although Xia Yixin couldn't fight him, after watching his progress over the past few days, she felt that his talent was simply too incredible!
This made Xia Yixin seriously doubt whether such a super bug-like existence would really be cannon fodder in three years.
The system naturally won't answer.
Around the same time, Xia Yixin also began to brainwash her father, Xia Jingfeng.
The gist is that we are currently not in a legitimate position, and even if you control the government, you will make enemies everywhere. Why not return the government to the emperor first? After all, the military power is in our hands, and after she gives birth to a child, wouldn't the descendants of the Xia family be rightfully emperors?
Xia Jingfeng was moved, but the most crucial thing was her last sentence.
Xia Jingfeng's heart melted at the thought of his precious great-grandson, Xia Yixin, who was a smaller version of him. With a wave of his hand, he readily allowed Qi Yu to handle the memorials himself.
As a result, the main and side quests increased at an alarming rate, making Qi Yu, who was already very busy, even busier.
They were so busy that it was difficult for the two of them to sit at the same table to eat. However, Xia Yixin was worried that the teenager would be exhausted, so she would personally prepare some medicinal meals and send them over every few days.
During this time, she also gained real power as empress and obtained the empress's seal. Unfortunately, she was the only one in the harem now, so there was no palace intrigue to watch. However, she could manage the emperor's private treasury. She sighed, realizing that since ancient times, men's money had been held by their wives.
Although the late emperor was incompetent, he collected a great deal of valuable items, especially some precious medicinal herbs, which Xia Yixin stored in her storage ring and later gradually processed into elixirs.
Some of it was also made into medicinal cuisine, divided into four portions. One portion was given to Qi Yu, and one portion each to Empress Dowager Xiaode and Xia Jingfeng. She kept some for herself. Although it wasn't made every day, these "extra meals of love" not only resulted in more rewards, but more importantly, improved the relationship.
Although Xia Jingfeng felt a little regretful that she was wasting her talent because she was "clearly a medical genius, but only liked to tinker with food," he still indulged her.
Gradually, the number of people monitoring the palace outside of Fengqi Palace decreased, and even the surveillance from the Empress Dowager's side was withdrawn.
Xia Jingfeng turned a blind eye to Qi Yu's secret development of his own power, while Xia Yixin kept it a secret as much as possible. Although she felt a little sorry for her father, Qi Yu trusted them because he had tasted the benefits.
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