"Oh my, Your Majesty, you're finally back! I thought you were held up by something."
As soon as Bilian saw Guan Zhiyue, she quickly hugged Chang Le and went to greet her.
Guan Zhiyue felt much more relaxed after her major worry was resolved. She then reached out and took Chang Le's hand, asking, "What happened?"
Bilian handed the sleeping Chang Le, whom she was holding in her arms, to Guan Zhiyue and said, "Princess, she has been looking for you everywhere since she woke up. I had no choice but to hold you and wait for you at the gate."
Guan Zhiyue nodded knowingly and said, "Okay, I'm back. Thank you for your hard work."
Bilian quickly waved her hand and said, "Your Highness, what are you saying? This is what I should do."
The two continued walking towards the interior of the Cold Palace. Guan Zhiyue seemed to have thought of something and said to Bilian, who was following behind her, "Go and call Liu Debao here."
"yes."
Guan Zhiyue carried Chang Le into the backyard and placed the little one in the cradle. The baby was a few months old and could now roll over on his own and had started to babble.
Although it can't call out to people or speak fluently yet, and it hasn't grown any teeth, it's not very fun to watch.
Now, she mainly drinks the spiritual spring water from the space or the wet nurse's milk. However, Guan Zhiyue mostly gives Chang Le spiritual spring water, and feeds her less milk, just enough to meet her body's needs.
Guan Zhiyue was bending over when she placed Chang Le in the cradle. She was just about to stand up when little Chang Le woke up.
"Waaaaah~~~"
"Oh dear, my little darling, what's wrong? What happened? Why are you crying again!"
"Don't cry, don't cry, your mother is here, your mother is here."
Guan Zhiyue bent down again and picked up the child, gently patting her back, and reached out to touch the diaper to see if she had peed.
It turned out they were all dry, so why were they crying?
"My little darling, Mommy is here. Don't cry, don't cry, Mommy will hug you."
Chang Le was crying her eyes out, her face was flushed, and she was drooling.
Soon, snot bubbles started blowing out of her nose, which disgusted Guan Zhiyue. However, she didn't seem bothered and quickly picked up a handkerchief to gently and patiently wipe it away.
Guan Zhiyue, who was not pregnant, actually read a lot of books about infants and babies for the sake of Chang Le. Not only did she read them herself, but she also dragged Li Qiji to read them. She claimed that she would take care of the child herself after she had it, and that the emperor would also take care of it. If the emperor did not take care of the child, she would not have children.
Oh my god, who could stand that? Especially a doting husband? Of course not! He's studying incredibly hard!
"Bilian, did you feed Changle this morning? Why is the baby crying so much?" Guan Zhiyue asked quickly as Bilian walked in from outside.
Bilian respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the princess has been crying all morning and hasn't been fed. I will take her to find her wet nurse right away."
Guan Zhiyue handed Chang Le to Bi Lian without hesitation, because she had many important things to confirm. She was about to go to war, and it was against a foreign country. Her country's naval forces were newly established and had never fought at sea before. She was worried that there might be problems with her country's naval forces.
"Liu Debao, come here, I have something to ask you."
Liu Debao flicked his whisk, quickly knelt down, and hurriedly greeted the Empress, saying, "This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!"
"Alright, hurry up and stop dawdling. I'm asking you, how much grain do we have left in our warehouse?"
Liu Debao said, "I don't know what kind Your Majesty is asking about."
Guan Zhiyue: "..." Could it be that I brought out a lot of varieties?
"Um, what kinds of food do you have in your warehouse? Something that's plentiful and easy to store," Guan Zhiyue added.
Liu Debao instantly rattled off a list of ingredients, like someone holding a recipe book: "Rice, wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, red beans, mung beans, black beans, pumpkin, winter melon, loofah, eggplant..."
Guan Zhiyue blinked hard as she listened, realizing that she had unknowingly planted so many high-yield crops.
"I'm referring to the warehouse. Are there any harvested crops, or even stock from last year or the year before?" Guan Zhiyue asked again.
Liu Debao nodded and quickly said, "Your Majesty, everything I just mentioned is indeed available. May I ask why you are asking about these things?"
How many kilograms are they?
Liu Debao thought for a moment and considered it carefully before speaking: "Your Majesty, the smallest ones weigh about three hundred catties."
"Phew, so much? Good! Go and tell people to sort all these things out, pack them all into sacks, and wait for my instructions. Also, make sure they are handled gently during the packing process, as I have another purpose for these things." Guan Zhiyue thought that if these things were sent to the front lines, they would be helpful to the soldiers. She waited for the next batch of military rations to be delivered.
"Yes, this servant will take care of it right away." After Liu Debao left, Guan Zhiyue went into the room, locked all the doors, and then ran into her spatial dimension to ask Xiao Tuantuan for high-quality firearms.
However, back in the Imperial Study, Li Qiji was still discussing with several ministers how to fight this battle, who to send as the vanguard, and who to send as the commander-in-chief.
Guan Hongsheng suggested that Li An be the commander-in-chief, after all, he was a prince, and although he was in a leisurely position, his status was still there. However, Li Qiji was unwilling. His own royal uncle was going to rebel, and if he were made the commander-in-chief, he might take the seal of command and turn against him, which would be a loss for him.
“Nephew, I know what you’re thinking. I’ll let you be the vanguard, and General Guan will be the commander.”
"Furthermore, I have heard that Chief Minister Su Xu is very skilled in military strategy and has high martial prowess. Why don't you come with us to the border and sea this time and make these Japanese thieves flee in disarray?" Li An looked at Su Xu, who was wearing a red official robe, with a provocative tone, as if waiting for his nod.
Sitting behind the jade table, Li Qiji listened to his uncle's words and couldn't help but twitch his lips. Was he trying to poach his civil officials?
Or is it that the Imperial Uncle has other plans, wanting to poach one of my most capable ministers to his own camp?
Su Xu was speechless. He wanted to roll his eyes at the sky, but he didn't know if it would work. Why should a civil official like him, who was also the chief minister, go to the battlefield to kill enemies?
"Seventh Prince, you flatter me. I am but a civil official. I am certainly not as knowledgeable as Lord Guan in military strategy and battlefield matters. It would be better if Seventh Prince consulted Lord Guan more!" Su Xu politely declined.
He's suffering inside. Every time he sees the Empress and the Emperor being all lovey-dovey, his heart is filled with turmoil and pain. Why don't he have any chance at all?
It's a pity that we finally managed to go to fight the Turks together last time, but the Turkic king ruined it again. Nothing seems to go right!
Baby is suffering inside, but baby won't say a word!!!
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