On the other hand, the Imperial Medical Academy received two consecutive rewards, much to the envy of the other officials.
For the next period of time, everyone worked even harder, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, hoping that His Majesty would also reward them and allow them to spend the New Year in glory.
Murong Yue returned to her Taihe Palace and enjoyed a delicious meal.
The weather suddenly cleared up!
Murong Yue immediately put down her chopsticks and pulled Ah Hao to bask in the sun.
Little Corpse didn't like the sun before, but now she's a perfect human!
Humans definitely love sunshine!
Ah Hao directed the servants to move the small couch to a spot where it could bask in plenty of sunlight.
She had originally intended to place some charcoal braziers around the area, but this suggestion was decisively rejected by Murong Yue.
Murong Yue longed to experience the purest and most authentic sunbathing.
She leaned against the couch, gently squinting her eyes, letting the light filter through the gaps between her eyelashes and fall on her face, creating dappled patterns of light and shadow, quietly enjoying this beautiful moment.
The sunlight fell upon her like a golden veil, as if draping her in a magnificent robe.
As time went on, she could clearly feel her skin gradually warming up; that warm and comfortable feeling was truly wonderful.
During my time as a zombie, I didn't have such a clear sense of temperature.
His current experience brought him joy.
At this moment, Murong Yue was like a blooming flower, radiating a captivating glow in the sunlight.
Ah Hao even brought the little hedgehog out to sunbathe together.
Murong Yue liked the soft little guy, so she picked him up and wrapped him in her cloak.
Ah Hao peeled peanuts for Murong Yue.
She discovered that among all the snacks, His Majesty had a particular fondness for raw peanuts.
Murong Yue had a very pleasant afternoon.
The warm winter sun shines like scattered gold on the snow, making the capital city look like it's covered in silver.
Ordinary people should hurry and take advantage of the sunshine to transport the snow that has not yet melted to the fields.
Every spring, the Ministry of Works and local government offices would arrange for people to give lectures on various farming techniques, such as how to prevent pests, how to fertilize crops, and how to harvest in autumn.
One of them is the explanation of a timely snowfall for a bumper harvest.
When winter snow is placed in the fields, it serves two purposes: firstly, it freezes and kills the larvae in the fields, and secondly, it melts slowly and irrigates the land.
If you sow seeds in spring, the crops will grow well.
Wealthy families were keen on collecting snow water, gently placing the pure snow into jars, sealing them, and burying them deep under trees.
When distinguished guests arrive, they carefully dig out a jar, boil water, and brew tea.
What is this called? Oh, it is "boiling snow to make tea".
Such a leisurely and elegant pursuit is truly a noble act, and it is said to have been the original creation of the Empress Dowager.
Meanwhile, in the capital, merchants were like busy little bees, scrambling to clear the snow from their doorsteps in preparation for the Ministry of Works' open day.
You should know that every time the Ministry of Works held an open day, it was packed with people. Not only did people from the capital flock there, but merchants from other places would also come to visit.
These people need to spend money on everything, from eating and drinking to traveling and staying at hotels.
For the merchants, wouldn't that be a lot of easy money?
The powerful and wealthy were busy with three important matters: preparing for the New Year, preparing to visit the Ministry of Works' open day, and preparing to bump into the second prince and third princess of Yue.
Xiao Yuanche and Xiao Yuanshuang are so good-looking.
Two days ago, Xiao Yuanche rode his horse through the streets, and the people he saw were beyond words; all that could be said was that they were astonished by their beauty.
Then, a message came from an unknown source, saying that the Yue Kingdom had come to propose a marriage alliance.
However, there were no women or men of marriageable age in the royal family, so they had to choose from the royal family.
Gradually, rumors began to spread that the two of them had no one in mind at all.
However, this was a marriage alliance between two countries, and it wouldn't work if no one was chosen. So, they could only choose from among ordinary nobles.
Now, people in the capital with some money or power are starting to get creative.
Her Majesty the current Queen is a woman and there are currently no plans to hold a selection of consorts.
The retired emperor and the empress dowager were deeply in love and had not chosen any concubines for many years.
With no hope of entering the palace, the second prince of Yue is now the most sought-after man. His status in Yue is irrelevant.
Importantly, this is the best opportunity to achieve upward social mobility, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will be the only opportunity in the next decade.
On the surface, the capital city appears calm and peaceful, but underneath, turbulent events are brewing.
As evening fell, Murong Yue patted her round belly and thought of Li Xuanji again.
"I'll go see him."
Ah Hao quickly stopped him, "Your Majesty, the Grand Preceptor is staying at the Grand Preceptor's residence tonight. It is not safe for you to leave the palace tonight, Your Majesty."
"Should I have someone summon the Imperial Preceptor?"
Summon the Imperial Advisor, and you can take your time to look at it.
The Imperial Advisor only has a cold; it's still more convenient than having His Majesty leave the palace.
"OK."
Imperial Preceptor's Residence...
Murong Yue has unlocked another new place name.
Suddenly remembering something, she tentatively asked Ah Hao, "Is there a map here?"
Ah Hao tilted his head, looking a little puzzled.
Murong Yue used the only human language she knew to try her best to express herself, "Map, for use on the ground."
"Your Majesty, may I have the Kunyu Map? I'll bring it to you for a look."
Ah Hao thought that His Majesty wanted a map, and the Kunyu Map was also a map, so perhaps it could be of help.
"OK."
Murong Yue didn't know about the Kunyu Map, so she just looked at it; it wouldn't matter if it was useless.
Ah Hao stood there and said, "Shang Kun Yu Tu."
"yes!"
Four palace servants lined up and entered, startling Murong Yue.
What are we going to do now?
All I need is a map; I don't expect someone to draw it on the spot.
The palace servants split into two teams, standing on one wall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, two people per team, and pulled on the bright yellow rope on the wall.
The rope was wrapped with ribbons, which Murong Yue had always thought were decorations, but she never expected it could be pulled.
As the rope was pulled, the entire wall slid open to both sides like two sliding doors.
Three maps are revealed, arranged from left to right in small, medium, and large sizes.
ah!
Murong Yue was stunned. In her mind, a map was only about the size of two palms.
Why did you put up a whole wall of it?
She got up and came to the Kunyu Map.
The map on the left is relatively small, square, and neatly arranged, with streets laid out in an orderly fashion, like a meticulously woven spider web, complete and intact.
The map in the middle is like an irregularly shaped jigsaw puzzle, while the map on the far right resembles a grand scroll painting with many blank areas and some places with only a few words written on them.
In terms of detail, the leftmost map is the most detailed, with dense text like countless stars.
Unfortunately, Murong Yue didn't recognize any of these characters.
Ah Hao stood aside, showing no intention of introducing anything. Murong Yue also didn't want to reveal that she couldn't read, so she didn't ask any questions and just watched quietly.
However, she did figure out something about it.
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