The little concubine with many children and good fortune wins the harem by doing nothing

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For a moment, Su Qianqian thought of many possibilities, but no matter which one it was, the queen was poisoned, and it could only be done by one of those concubines.

However, she doesn't need to worry about these things. After all, the queen's mother's family is not easy to deal with.

Since she didn't have to pay her respects, Su Qianqian was happy to have some free time.

It was just right that she could continue to study the farm tools in the book and help the emperor solve the drought problem in the southwest.

Zi Yan and Xiao Shunzi watched as their queen calmly sat back at the desk by the window after listening to what had happened. So they stopped worrying and went about doing what they were supposed to do.

Su Qianqian looked at the book in her hand. Although different fields are like different worlds, as a former academic master, she could still understand the design drawings.

Thinking back to the morning, the improved waterwheel drawing that Chu Junze showed her was very different from the design drawing she saw now.

Considering the current agricultural level of Dazhao Kingdom, the waterwheel improved by Chu Junze is indeed very good.

But compared with the waterwheel in her hand, it is still a little inferior.

Thinking of this, Su Qianqian decided to draw the waterwheel design in her hand for him!

But she was not very good at painting with a brush, so she locked the door first and then slipped into the space.

After finding the paper and pen she wanted, she slipped out of the space again and reopened the door.

After everything was ready, she bent over the desk and began to sketch carefully.

During this time, Zi Yan came in to add ice cubes and served tea, but Su Qianqian was so focused that she didn't notice it.

It was two hours later that she finally finished drawing the design.

The waterwheel design she drew not only includes a complete picture of the finished product, but also pictures of each part separated from the others, as well as labeled explanations and instructions.

Looking at the design draft in her hand, Su Qianqian blew the ink dry with satisfaction.

After thinking about it, she decided that pencils and pens were better. As for the brushes, they were too soft and she really couldn't use them well.

As for why the original owner could not write or paint with a brush, it was because of her aunt's harsh treatment, which resulted in her only being able to recognize a few words.

As for writing, there were not many opportunities. Her aunt explained, "Pen, ink, paper and inkstone all cost money. Girls just need to learn how to take care of their husbands and children. As for knowing the characters, that's enough."

It is really ironic to think that the daughter of a prime minister's family is not allowed to learn the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but the concubine's daughter born to an aunt is allowed to learn all of them.

Not only that, even riding and archery were taught by special teachers for concubines' daughters.

Before she was fifteen, she had never even left the prime minister's residence, let alone learned riding and archery.

As a legitimate daughter, she was trapped in the prime minister's residence, where even having enough to eat was a luxury, let alone anything else.

Putting down the design draft, Su Qianqian simply tidied up the desk, then put the paintbrush she had just used back into the space, and then she felt at ease to taste the snacks that Zi Yan brought her.

In the previous dynasty, Chu Junze was listening to the censor arguing with "Empress Dowager Shu's party".

Speaking of the power of Empress Dowager Shu's mother's family, the Luo family, it is now a considerable force in the court.

Fortunately, the officials of the Luo family now occupy some idle positions in the court.

Chu Junze looked at the ministers below with a half-smile. They were arguing so hard that their faces turned red and their necks became thick, but none of them touched his heart.

Fortunately, the Minister of Agriculture Zuo Qingshan and the Minister of Works Qinzhou brought him some good news.

"Your Majesty, after discussing with Lord Qin, I feel that the first thing we can do to deal with the drought in the southwest is to promote water wheels on a large scale, and the second is to dig wells."

This was an idea that Zuo Qingshan had specifically discussed with Qinzhou. After all, it was a drought and there was no time to lose. Right now they had to speed up the process and come up with a final solution.

The manufacture of the waterwheel alone is enough to keep their Ministry of Works busy for a while, and the task of digging wells will require a large amount of silver support.

Hearing his words, Chu Junze said: "What you said coincides with what I thought.

In this case, I will let you two personally supervise this matter. As for the silver issue, once Li Mingkui, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has collected it, it can be sent over."

"If there is nothing else, let's adjourn the court. Minister Li, Minister Zuo, and Minister Qin, please stay!"

"Yes, long live our emperor, long live the emperor!" All the ministers sang in unison and saluted.

After they all left, only the three ministers he had named were left in the entire Qinzheng Hall.

Without waiting for them to ask questions, Chu Junze took out the improved version of the waterwheel design he had designed.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Xi, who was very observant, immediately stepped forward to take it, and then passed it to the Minister of Agriculture Zuo Qingshan.

After a long while, Zuo Qingshan handed the drawing to Qinzhou, the Minister of Works.

Qinzhou looked at every detail carefully, and the more he looked, the more he felt that such an improvement was feasible and a very effective change.

"This design of mine is just a preliminary draft. You two can discuss it after you go back to see if there are any areas that can be modified and optimized.

Li Aiqing, regarding the raising of silver, we will do as you said last time, the sooner the better."

"Yes, we will do our best to complete His Majesty's will as soon as possible!"

Finally, after the court was dismissed, Eunuch De came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress's maid Qingzhu came to report that the Empress was poisoned and is still in a coma."

After hearing his words, Chu Junze frowned and said, "Go to Fengyi Palace!"

At this time, in Fengyi Palace, Ning Wan'er had already woken up, and the imperial physician Li Fu was taking her pulse.

The maid Ruyi had been staying by her side. Seeing Li Yuanzheng's brows getting more and more furrowed, her heart began to beat fast.

Since Sister Qingzhu went to invite the Emperor, and he hasn't come yet, she had to go by herself.

Only after Li Fu withdrew his hand from diagnosing her pulse did she nervously ask, "Imperial Physician, what kind of poison has our queen been poisoned by?"

The sound of "The Emperor has arrived!" interrupted what he was about to say, so he simply waited here until the Emperor arrived and then spoke again.

"Your servant pays respect to His Majesty. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

After Chu Junze strode into Fengyi Palace, he said, "No need to be polite, everyone stand up!"

Ning Wan'er lay there with a pale face, wanting to salute, but he interrupted her and said, "No need to salute, just take care of yourself.

Doctor Li, please tell me what happened to the Queen?