Wang Dequan took the paper from Shangshu Wu and handed it to Nan Yan.

When Nan Yan saw the contents above, she found that they were all understandable to her, so she explained them to Minister Wu one by one.

For a moment, the only sounds in the entire imperial study were the two people asking and answering each other.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to know so much. I really admire you."

In the end, Wu Shangshu's eyes sparkled, and he looked at Nan Yan with admiration. If his status was not inappropriate, he would have wanted to become her disciple right away.

Shang Yue took a look, frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashed across his eyes, he put one hand on his nose, coughed lightly, and said in a light tone:

"Minister Wu, if you have finished your questions, go back and design the blueprints. Time waits for no one."

Minister Wu came back to his senses and noticed the unhappy expression on his emperor's face. He immediately realized how much he had offended the queen.

He bowed quickly and said, "I have finished my questions. Your Majesty, please take your leave."

In the following days, Wu Shangshu went to the palace several times to discuss the dam with Nan Yan. Half a month later, he successfully drew the blueprint.

The news that Nan Yan helped Shangshu Wu to develop the dam blueprint spread quickly and reached the ears of all the court officials. They all did not expect that a weak woman like the queen had such talent, and they all admired her very much.

She is worthy of being the queen of this country.

Finally, this news reached the ears of the people, and Nan Yan's reputation in the hearts of the people rose more than a little.

The Queen Mother also heard about this. When she came to Changle Palace to see the children, she praised Nan Yan endlessly.

……

On the first day of July, the sky finally cleared up after a month of rain.

The sunlight poured into the palace through the window, and the golden light illuminated the entire palace. Nan Yan woke up quietly to the sound of birds singing in the early morning.

She lifted the brocade quilt and got out of bed. Before washing up, she ordered, "Yinling, have someone open all the windows."

It's time to get some fresh air in the temple.

As soon as the window was opened, fresh air instantly floated into the hall.

It has been raining for a month and Nan Yan is not in a good mood.

Seeing such good weather, my mood instantly became much better.

After breakfast, she wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief with her slender fingers and said, "Ginkgo, ask Nanny Yang and Nanny Fang to bring the prince and the little princess over, and we'll go for a walk in the Imperial Garden."

"Yes, ma'am."

The two little guys have learned to roll over now, and if they are not careful, they will roll over and lie on their stomachs. In order to prevent them from accidentally covering their mouths and noses, someone has to watch them all the time.

Nanny Yang and Nanny Fang carried little Lezhi and little Leyu into the main hall.

When they saw Nan Yan, the two little guys stretched out their arms at the same time, whining and asking Nan Yan to hold them.

Nan Yan first kissed the two little ones on the cheek, then took little Lezhi from Nanny Fang's arms.

After holding him for a while, he took little Leyu from Nanny Yang's arms.

Finally, she put him back into Nanny Yang's arms.

These two little guys are really jealous. If she holds one of them for too long, the other one will be unhappy and start whining and making a fuss.

There was no other way. If Shang Yue was not around, she would let the maids and palace servants hold the children to avoid jealousy.

Seeing that the two little guys still wanted her to hold them, Nan Yan gently tapped their little noses and said with a smile: "You two just stay in Nanny's arms. Mother can't hold you two at once."

She straightened up, "Let's go! Let's go to the Imperial Garden."

At this time, the sky was clear, the earth exuded the fragrance of soil, and everything outside was washed clean by the rain.

After sitting in the imperial garden for a while, Nan Yan saw Shang Yue coming towards her. He was wearing a dark-colored casual suit that outlined his slender figure and thin waist.

The expressionless man's expression suddenly softened when he saw them.

"Why are you free so early today?"

During this period, he would handle government affairs in the imperial study after breakfast every day, and would not go to Changle Palace to have lunch with her until noon.

Shang Yue sat down next to Nan Yan, held the child's hand and said, "I guessed that you would definitely bring the child out for some fresh air, so I came here to accompany you."

Now that post-disaster work is progressing steadily, the Minister of Works has brought his men to Lin'an to build a new dam. He is not as busy as he was in the past few days.

After Shang Yue arrived, the two children were in his and Nan Yan's arms.

As soon as they were in their parents' arms, the two little guys were so happy that their bald gums were exposed.

The weather has been clearing up for several days.

Of the three counties in Lin'an that were affected by the disaster, more than 400,000 people lived, but only a few hundred thousand survived. Most of the dead were adults, and two-thirds of the survivors were children.

Children who still have elders alive in their families can follow them.

However, even if the court sent them rice and silver, they would not be able to protect the children whose adults and relatives had passed away, and they might even attract the covetousness of others.

Whenever a disaster occurs, these children are the most difficult to accommodate.

Some were adopted, some were sold into slavery, and some were given silver and rice to return to their original places, with no idea of ​​their future lives.

Nan Yan felt uncomfortable when she heard Ruan Sui'an report this matter to Shang Yue.

As a mother of two children, she knew that most of the children who survived did so because their parents and relatives risked their lives to save them.

But in this world, it is difficult for children to grow up smoothly after losing their parents.

Some people are scarier than ghosts.

Because of this, she had a poor appetite for the whole day.

During dinner in the evening, Shang Yue found that she had no appetite and was in a low mood.

He frowned slightly, put down his chopsticks, walked to her side and hugged her in his arms, and asked with concern: "Yan'er, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh!" Nan Yan leaned on the man's waist and sighed deeply.

"When I went to the Imperial Study to look for you today, I overheard my cousin reporting to you the whereabouts of the surviving children. I felt a little uncomfortable for a moment."

Shang Yue's lips curled up when he heard this. As the ruler of the Shang Dynasty, he hoped that all his people would be happy and peaceful.

But this ambition is too big, and there are too many things that are beyond his reach.

Including these children, this is the best arrangement.

The hall was extremely quiet for a moment.

Nan Yan didn't hear the man speak. She looked up and saw that his eyes were deep, revealing a hint of powerlessness.

She knew how much this man loved his people. She suddenly realized that she had put pressure on him invisibly, so she changed her focus and said, "Ayue, the food is getting cold. Let's eat!"

The man came back to his senses and returned to his usual indifference, saying, "Okay."

Perhaps because of Nan Yan’s words, the two of them were particularly silent today.

After washing up, Nan Yan rested her head on the man's arm, and the man's chin rested on her head. They both fell into deep thought and did not fall asleep until very late.

Ruan Sui'an handled the rescue work after the flood very well. After returning, he was promoted to the rank of Dushi of the Sixth Grade of the Metropolitan Inspection Office.

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