Empress Dowager

The autumn rain was drizzling, and the fine rain seemed to form a net in front of the Fengming Palace, shrouding the entire palace in a haze.

There was silence in the hall, and the bowed officials and ministers all buried their heads deeply, their mouths were tightly pursed, and the smug faces overflowed with the rain outside the hall.

The bright yellow dragon robe of the person sitting on the dragon chair was embroidered with the pattern of the dragon rising from the sea, his long eyebrows were tightly frowned, and his dark jade-like eyes were filled with endless worries. His eyes passed through the eyes of all the officials in the hall. Looking outside the hall, he seemed to think of the people in Huichuan City who were affected by the seemingly merciless heavy rain during the rainy season two years ago.

In the past two years, during the rainy season, people in some prefectures will suffer, especially Huizhou City.Not to mention the flooding of the house, even the crops in the field will not escape, and what's more, they will lose their lives.

Every year at that time, there will be a large number of refugees pouring into the capital, the food and clothing of the people cannot be solved, and the problem of public security is not worth mentioning.For a time, the entire Xin Dynasty involved will fall into chaos.

It has only been a few decades since the founding of the new dynasty, and it cannot withstand such heavy losses in all aspects. After experiencing this every year, Gao Zhenmin, the emperor of the new emperor, wonders whether the new dynasty is able to continue to withstand the next blow.

Plan ahead, early today, the first thing Emperor Xinzong will discuss with his ministers is how to deal with the rainy season in the coming year.

Emperor Xinzong had no children, so the princesses were allowed to wear court clothes and enter the court.

At this time, Gao Lixin who was standing in the front row seemed to think of something as his eyes flashed.

She remembered that in her previous life, Gao Jin had also proposed to build a dam on top of this hall, which indeed helped the people of Huichuan City to avoid floods.For this reason, Gao Jin not only won the approval of the emperor and ministers, but also became popular among the people and gained the limelight.

But this suggestion came to Gao Lixin inadvertently when he was inspired by the book when he was studying it.Afterwards, she casually mentioned it in a private conversation with Gao Jin, but she never thought that the other party would regard it as her own resourcefulness to offer advice and talk freely in the court.

It's just that Gao Lixin in her previous life was not willing to do these things that push the limelight. She doesn't want to cause unnecessary troubles. Giving it to her will end up at leisure, but her mother doesn't want it.

So she didn't care about Gao Jin's behavior, let alone think that it would fuel the other party's ambition.

In her previous life, the worst thing Gao Lixin did was that she failed to do her best to stabilize her position as a concubine, which made it easy for others to deal with her like crushing an ant.

Looking back at that time, the completion of the Huichuan dam not only prevented the invasion of floods, but also promoted the development of agriculture and fishery in Huichuan and surrounding states and cities, increasing the income of the people.

For a time, the Seventh Princess Gao Jin became famous because of this.The people of Li only know that there is a Seventh Princess Gao Jin in the new dynasty who is considerate and considerate to the people, but no one has mentioned her as an empress dowager who is ignorant of the world.

As a result, Gao Jin won the hearts of the whole world and laid a solid foundation for her to seize the throne in the future.

The moment Gao Lixin lowered his head, he pulled a wry smile at the corner of his mouth. It turned out that Gao Jin's ambition had already leaked out at that time, but he was stupid and never cared about it.Now that I think about it carefully, isn't it my own fault?

“启禀父皇，儿臣倒是有一计相献，不知通行否。”

Gao Lixin offered advice in a timely manner, which attracted the attention of the ministers and officials in the court, all of them widened their eyes and pricked up their ears, waiting for a good plan.

Emperor Xin Zong's original dark eyes suddenly lit up, and the two beards growing around his mouth also jumped, as if he was expecting something.

Sure enough, as soon as Gao Lixin's plan to build a dam came out, he immediately attracted admiring gazes as meticulous as autumn rain outside the temple, but it was more of a kind of admiration.

And Emperor Xin Zong on the dragon chair praised her even more.

Out of the corner of Gao Lixin's eye, he glanced at Gao Jin who was at the side, and caught the flash of jealousy in time.

A subtle smile flashed across the corner of Gao Lixin's mouth.

But before the voices of appreciation in the hall disappeared, there were also voices of opposition.

"It's not that the Ministry of Industry has never thought about building dams. However, there are many examples of dams being washed away by floods in history. When the floods do not flow smoothly, they will often burst into trouble, and the damage will be even greater. If it is not completely sure No one dares to act rashly. Therefore, it is not difficult to think of a way to build a dam. The difficulty lies in how to build it. Our new dynasty has not long been established, and all aspects are not yet mature. In terms of manpower, materials and methods, it is not difficult for us. There are no small tests." Minister of the Ministry of Industry Zuoqiu bowed slightly, his face was locked in sorrow, and the wrinkles on his face were tangled together, as if there was an unresolved melancholy.The white beard at the corner of his mouth fluctuated up and down with the opening and closing of his lips, which only slightly concealed the melancholy clouds on his face.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Industry is upright and upright, but he is not ambiguous in the country's righteousness. He has no time to take care of flattery, and it is really rare to raise objections amidst the compliments and flattery of the crowd.

Gao Lixin bowed her head and thought for a while, then explained based on what she knew: "The so-called construction of dams is not to block, but artificial diversion to make the river wide and slow, and then use the method of diversion to make the diverted flood water divert the flood channel." , the rest of the flood will follow the original flood path. In this way, the impact of the flood on the embankment can be appropriately reduced, and the embankment will not burst on the spot."

“除此之外，我们似乎并无可行的法子，纵使此举潜藏着难以料想的意外，我们也唯有破釜沉舟一试了不是？”高黎昕又凝眉补充道。

For a while, the hall fell into deep thought again.If it is not repaired, it will inevitably face the invasion of floods. If it is repaired, the difficulties it will face cannot be underestimated. It is still unknown whether it can completely prevent floods.

On the golden throne, the emperor's sword-like eyebrows flew slantingly into the strands of black hair at the corners of his temples, his eyes were clear, his lips were tightly pursed, and his fingers flicked on the armrest.

"Since there is no better way, we might as well adopt the proposal of the Empress Dowager for the time being. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs will be responsible for all matters related to the construction of the dam from now on, and the Empress Dowager will be in charge of supervising the work."

The emperor's deep eyes fell on Gao Lixin, the reason why it was obvious.

I just want to give my wife more opportunities to exercise.

After leaving the court hall, Gao Lixin rushed to Shaohua Hall in a hurry against the drizzle.

The temple is burning with phoenix marrow incense, and the thin smoke is lingering in the air.

After entering the bedroom, Gao Lixin raised his hand to lift up the glazed bead curtain, which was shining with clear light, and then rolled up half of the curtain's fragrant mist, lingering at the tip of his nose, feeling very comfortable.The corners of Gao Lixin's mouth twitched slightly, and he walked to the beauty's bed, with his back to Ji Rou who was following behind him, his arms stretched slightly, and the court clothes on his back were already wet.

Ji Rou took a step forward, nodded slightly, and served Gao Lixin in an orderly manner in order to remove the court clothes that were stuck on the inner lapel, and then picked up the aqua blue brocade robe that had been folded earlier from the bedside and put it on her shoulders.

"Did Chunlan send you the crown dress?" Gao Lixin was waiting on Ji Rou, staring at the ding-dong curtain beads in the room. In her previous life, she was too gullible in Gao Jin, so she readily accepted what she gave to herself. This pair of maids, Chunlan and Xiahe, seem to be well-behaved and pleasant.

Gao Lixin looked down at her personal maid, Ji Rou. In her previous life, because of herself, she had her eyes gouged out and was thrown into a prison to starve to death.Thinking of this, Gao Lixin felt a twinge of pain in his heart.

Thinking back to her previous life, when she lay in the ice-cold prison and watched Chunlan Xiahe standing behind Gao Jin, her guts were about to turn green, and she hated herself for being too credulous at the beginning, and ended up in such a miserable state. .

Ji Rou squatted down and was straightening the corner of Gao Lixin's robe. Hearing the master's question, she hurriedly raised her head and replied, "Return to Your Highness..."

Ji Rou only opened half a mouth, and there was a knock on the door.

"Enter!"

The door of the room was pushed open from the outside, Gao Lixin peeked his head, and saw Chunlan walking towards them in the gap between the curtains, holding neatly stacked crown gowns in her hands.

Her steps were light and steady, her eyes drooped slightly, she stared at her toes in an orderly manner, and she looked very polite.

Gao Lixin snorted softly, it really took great pains, presumably this maidservant took a lot of care before delivering it.

Ji Rou took the crown robe, brushed it off and raised her head high to face Gao Lixin. The apricot-yellow leader was trimmed with gold satin, and a soaring four-clawed python was embroidered on his chest.

Gao Lixin raised her hand and slowly stroked the four-clawed python on the top of the crown, and she could see that every stitch and thread was ashamed and cautious, a smile spread on her face, "Very good, thank you!"

Chunlan bowed her head and lowered her head, her expression was calm and at ease, she did not break the etiquette in the slightest, and replied: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Has it been in the hands of others?" Gao Lixin raised his eyes and glanced at Chunlan who was lying on the ground, the corner of his mouth curled slightly, and asked.

Once the care of the queen's crown is assigned to someone, it must be taken care of carefully. If there is a mistake in any link, it will be a serious mistake. Chunlan, who is experienced in this point, knows it well.

"Returning to Your Highness, the servants and Xia He have always taken care of it carefully, and have never borrowed the hands of others."

Gao Lixin nodded in satisfaction, then raised his eyes to see the Dongzhu embedded on the top of the crown, but the smile on his face was suddenly stifled, and he opened a pair of angry black eyes and asked, "What is the crown on the top of the crown?" Why is there a missing Dongzhu?"

"Back, back to Your Highness, when the servant took it from Aunt Ji, one was missing."

Chunlan broke out in a cold sweat, shivering and knocked on the ground, she could only tell the truth about the current situation.

Ji Rou took a look at Gao Lixin, got the understanding, looked down at Chunlan and reprimanded: "Oh? So, could it be that I lost it? I clearly remember that when I handed it to you, it was quite a lot. of."

Chunlan felt dizzy when she heard the words, and now she couldn't explain it. Compared with Ji Rou, Her Royal Highness naturally prefers the personal maids around her. Thinking of this, her heart became more and more panicked.

Sure enough, before Chunlan was in shock, Gao Lixin reprimanded her, "Bold slave, you made a mistake, and you still want to blame her? It seems that this palace treats you too kindly." Gao Lixin paused for a moment, looked at Ji Rou and ordered: "Take Xia He down with you, with a staff of twenty, kick him out of the inner court, and relegate him to the Clothes Bureau."

"Yes!"

"Order all the maidservants and eunuchs to watch the staff on the spot, as a warning." Gao Lixin raised his hand again and instructed.

"Your Highness, this slave is wronged! Your Highness..."

Watching Chunlan being dragged out by the eunuch who had been called in, Gao Lixin let out a long breath. She originally wanted to be killed with a stick, but when it was brought to the emperor, she somewhat lost her benevolent image, but punishment is necessary. To clear up those who are in the way of the eyes, secondly, it can be regarded as killing chickens and monkeys, and it can also be regarded as a reminder to those minions.

While walking the staff, hearing Chunlan Xiahe's more miserable cries, the servants who were watching all shrunk their necks, confused and frightened, they never thought of the always gentle and kind princess , will suddenly turn maroon, and I can't help but feel awed.

***

"It's all done?" Gao Lixin watched Ji Rou walk in, lowered his head and stroked the narrow sleeve covered with silver thread, and asked.

"Yes!" Ji Roufu leaned on Fu's body, she looked up at Gao Lixin carefully, suddenly felt a little strange, only felt that the solemnity on His Highness's face revealed a bit of majesty that should not be offended.

Gao Lixin raised her eyes and glanced at Ji Rou who was in a daze. She knew what she was wondering about, but there were some things that she hadn't known yet.So he pretended to be calm and straightened his sleeves, and said, "Go, go and see Zhiruo."

"Mother······"

The little girl sitting quietly on the low stool in the hall looked back in the direction of the nurse's finger in front of her and saw Gao Lixin strolling towards her. Behind him, the beautiful long hair fluttered in the wind like a fairy descending from a hibiscus.

The little girl's big round eyes rolled around, and the corners of her drooping mouth suddenly raised a beautiful arc, up and down.She slid down the ground along the edge of the stool with her crooked body, and ran towards the woman who was talking and laughing on her short legs with a smile.

"Run slowly, don't fall." Gao Lixin smiled, and the coldness on his face was gone after seeing Zhiruo.

The floor was smooth and unmarked, and the girl ran excitedly with her body turned upside down, but the long polar skirt on her body made her much bulkier, her soft little foot suddenly stepped on the corner of the clothes, and her round body moved forward He fell heavily onto the cold floor, making a muffled sound.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... but" The thin lips pursed slightly, and let out a sobbing sound.

Since the little girl entered the palace, she was taken care of by Haosheng. The little girl gained weight quickly, and after a short period of time, the little girl's small body also began to grow flesh.Although it's not fleshy, at least it won't make you panic when you hold it on your body.

So this fall should not be considered painful.

Gao Lixin's handsome eyebrows were slightly raised, looking at that petite and cute girl, he remembered how timid he was when he first brought her into the palace, and now he used to act like a baby to himself, and he actually liked her very much.

Gao Lixin leaned over and rushed to the girl in three steps and two steps, squatted down, opened his arms and hugged the little girl in his arms, and lightly pecked the little girl's bulging cheek with his probe.

"Zhiruo hurts from the fall?"

Ever since the little girl followed Gao Lixin, she was granted the title of Princess Shaohua Gao Zhiruo and lived in Shaohua Palace.

小脑袋轻轻摇了摇，忽又点点头，伸出手摸上红透了的小鼻子，一双黑亮的眸子凝视着高黎昕，想要寻求安慰。

"Good boy, just blow it off..." Gao Lixin watched the little adult in his arms performing seriously, couldn't help laughing out loud, raised his hand to break away the slightly cold little hand and held it in his palm , the probe gently blew a few times.

It didn't really work, but the little girl Zhiruo really benefited a lot, the flesh on her cheeks lifted up, showing a sweet smile.

If she hadn't met Gao Lixin, I'm afraid she would still be wandering on the streets, where there would be no beautiful clothes and gorgeous palaces, let alone a warm embrace for her to cuddle with.

Zhiruo stretched her arms around Gao Lixin's neck, turned her head and kissed her deeply on the cheek, with a trace of saliva dripping from the corner of her mouth when she left.

"En? Hehe..." Gao Lixin felt the moisture on his cheeks, guessed what it was, frowned and smiled, and ignored it.

Zhiruo lowered her head in embarrassment, bit her moist lower lip, and raised her hand to Gao Lixin's face after a while, vigorously wiping off the water stains left by herself.

"Hehe...it's okay." Gao Lixin hugged Zhiruo into his arms again, patted her back, Emei stretched, and his eyes were smiling.

She likes this child very much, holding her is like holding her own child in the previous life, which makes her heart flutter.

If that child came to this world alive, her body would be as soft as Zhiruo, right?She was even imagining how wonderful it would be if her child was reborn with her!

"Mom, will you take Zhiruo to the theater?"

Gao Lixin reached out and pulled Zhiruo off her body, then patted her small head and asked.

Zhiruo rolled her black eyes and nodded obediently.Where did she know what listening to operas was? The family was poor when her parents were still alive, so how could she have the opportunity to listen to these operas?But as long as Gao Lixin is with her, she can go anywhere.

“好······那咱们走。”高黎昕一手抱紧了小芷若，一手撑着地板借力站起身子。

Her body suddenly lifted off the ground, as if she was flying into the air, Xiao Zhiruo looked down at the ground, her mouth opened into a circle.A pair of arms unconsciously hugged Gao Lixin's neck.

Ji Rou followed behind the two of them, looking up at the big and small not far away, as if seeing the golden halo of maternal love hanging above Gao Lixin's head, making the smile on her face brighter and brighter.

How long has it been since Your Majesty the Crown Prince smiled?

Ji Rou asked herself secretly, as if since Her Majesty fell ill that time, after waking up, she was often depressed and clouded.Now, it is only when facing this little princess that she can smile very heartily.

Ji Rou is somewhat grateful for the arrival of the little princess.

The mood is better, and the steps under the feet are much lighter.Ji Rou lifts up the hem of her skirt, avoids the water stains under her feet, and follows up hop by hop.

“朝看飞鸟暮飞回。印床花落帘垂地。”

The melodious and melodious sounds of Liyuan Spring are endless.

The empress liked to listen to operas, so the Holy Majesty built a Liyuanchun in the harem, where troupes would play and sing every month, and the empress would also invite wives and ladies of officials above the third rank to enter the palace to listen to operas together.

As the prime minister's daughters, the sisters of the Chu family were also invited.

Gao Lixin came a bit late, when she carried Xiao Zhiruo into the pear garden spring, the garden was already full of people, but she had a noble status, not only the empress dowager, but also the empress's own daughter, so her seat was natural. was placed in the front row.

除了皇后、嫔妃以及官夫人的位子是特意安排的，其他千金小姐的位子可以随意坐。

Chu Yingxuan was not interested in listening to the opera, so she entered the garden and searched around without seeing Gao Lixin, so she dragged Chu Jianing to sit in the corner of the back row.

Gao Jin has always been in a bad mood. Ever since Chu Yingxuan recovered from drowning, she has not been as close to herself as usual. She even vaguely felt that the other party was deliberately alienating her.Coupled with the unprovoked gift of marriage, a sense of crisis was getting closer and closer, which made her a little breathless, and felt depressed for a while.

Her eyes have been locked on Chu Yingxuan ever since she entered Liyuanchun.There were so many people in the garden, she didn't dare to act rashly, after all, the other party still had the identity of the prince's fiancée.

Seeing that the sisters of the Chu family had found a seat in the corner of the back row, which was exactly what she wanted, she slipped to Chu Yingxuan's side with a smile in her eyes, and pushed Chu Jianing to make a seat for her.

Chu Yingxuan cast a glance at Gao Jin, who was smiling at Yan Yan, her seemingly harmless face was sharper than a sharp weapon, piercing her heart with pain.Her lover and her children died in her hands in the previous life.

Seeing such a person again in this life, Chu Yingxuan wished he could stab her to death immediately.

But she couldn't, their identities were very different, and she was powerless to fight back.

She moved her body to the side, wanting to stay away from the other party. She was afraid that Gao Jin's smell would be on her body, which would make her sick.

Chu Yingxuan hid it well, and Gao Jin naturally failed to notice that Chu Yingxuan's eyes flickered with disgust when he saw her.

Gao Jin turned sideways slightly, looked around to make sure that no one was looking at them, and then she stretched out her hand to grab Rou Yi who was on Chu Yingxuan's lap.

Chu Yingxuan's trembling body froze immediately, and her frowning eyebrows suddenly became extremely sharp. She pulled her hand back, but was clenched even harder by the other party.

高黎昕进了园内，正巧撞见后排靠自己最近的楚莹宣同高瑾之间亲密的小动作。

Gao Lixin snorted coldly in his heart, blinked his eyes as if to clean up the filth in his eyes just now, tightened his embrace, and carried Xiao Zhiruo with a smile as usual, walked to the front row and sat down.

楚莹宣烦闷地挣脱着手上的束缚，抬眸正巧撞上高黎昕抱着一小女孩落座的身影，呼吸一窒，一种不好的预感漫上心头，她好像看到高黎昕落座后，侧头用余光往她们这边探了过来。

Chu Yingxuan didn't care about other things, she tried her best to push away Gao Jin's veined hand, and carefully moved her eyes to Gao Lixin.

Did she see it?

Chu Yingxuan was restless in her heart. If it was true as she guessed, it would undoubtedly make their already crisis relationship worse.

The author has something to say: Sorry, it's late!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone!I racked my brains to post a candy in this chapter, but the plot hasn't arrived yet, so I really can't sweeten it.I'm sorry, everyone, don't dislike me!To make up for it, I added some more words tonight.

(Regarding the title of "mother king", the prince and princess are all officials. In order to consolidate their status, the prince will usually be named "king" first)

Have you eaten mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival?No matter whether you go home for the festival or not, you have to take care of yourself. The weather is getting cold, little angels remember to add more clothes!

I don’t know if you have seen the news that your girlfriend is suffering from leukemia, and her friend works hard to earn money for her, and shaved her head with her.Where can I find such a good girlfriend!It is so touching and admirable.Hope that girl recovers soon!

I wish you all the best, peace and happiness!

（谢谢你对于称谓的指出，现在已经修改为郡主，很不应该错的一点，自己该打。至于其他的问题，我想解释的是，芷若入宫有一段时间了，高黎昕为认养为女所付出的努力我简略未写，只是简单做了交代，因为她毕竟不算做重中之重的重点，所以没在这儿浪费太多的字。此文的背景是女女可成婚，那么生子便显得尤为困难，后代的延续也是难上加难，尤其是在子女鲜少的皇家贵族，说服皇帝封太子之女为郡主不算太难的事吧？即便女太子已然订了婚，但对方也是女人，有个认养的孩子，好像没有关系吧？若对方是男子，那么自是不必担心后代的事情，封不封郡主也就另当别论了。当然，你或许会想到那一颗妙药，但是那也只是世上仅有的一颗啊！不知我的解释你是否满意。最后，还是要谢谢你！晚安！）

(I am going to revise the article again, so I won’t add any more explanations. The content that needs to be supplemented is all in the article. I hope the little angels will be satisfied!)

Suddenly I was a little apprehensive, and I didn't dare to start writing. I don't know where there will be problems.Alas... Lament for yourself for a second, take your time!