The first one that Bieye dealt with was of course Ningzhou, which he was most familiar with.

Ningzhou was originally occupied by people from Lingguo, but it was snatched back by troops sent by other fields not long ago.

Fortunately, Lingguo didn't seem to expect that Bieye would use thunderous means to regain the lost territory just after he ascended the throne, so there was no defense.

The process of recapturing Ningzhou went smoothly.

The Yu State has a vast territory and rich resources, with a total of fifty-six states. Seven states were taken away by the Ling State before, but now one has been taken back. There should be six states under the control of the Ling State people.

Bieye's feelings towards the people of Lingguo were somewhat complicated, and he was not eager to regain other lost lands.

In fact, now that the national treasury is empty and military supplies are insufficient, it is not the time for frequent wars.

Gu Rao also wanted to do something for the people of Yu State, so he stayed at Dasinong every day and studied issues related to increasing grain production with other officials engaged in agriculture.

Therefore, Bieye gave her an official position as a farmer.

This is a completely new profession for her, and she knows almost nothing about it. However, she has the space to cheat, and the seeds she cultivates can indeed increase production a lot.

Bieye trusted her 100%, and the seeds she cultivated were distributed by him to local farmers for local farmers to plant new seeds.

In addition to cultivating seeds to increase production, Gu Rao also drew a lot of sketches based on his memory and related books in the space, and asked people from the Department of Industry and Agriculture to make these agricultural tools.

Waterwheels, curved shaft plows, sickles... came out one after another.

In three years, the people of Yu State had enough food and clothing, and the treasury of Yu State was also full.

The soldiers on the border have sufficient food, and their combat effectiveness has increased sharply. Foreign enemies dare not invade, and some small neighboring countries have come to seek peace.

The most common way to seek peace is to send the princess to the State of Yu for marriage.

After Gu Rao learned the purpose of these envoys' visit, he was so angry that he couldn't eat anymore.

As early as three years ago, in the third month after Bieye ascended the throne as emperor, she was canonized as queen.

However, she prefers to be her agricultural officer than the queen.

In the past three years, not only the officials of the court, but also the people who served around her wanted to persuade her to be generous, because being a queen requires magnanimity.

They all advised her to choose a concubine for Bieye.

Some people think that she has become a queen but has been doing nothing for three years, which is unethical. If Bieye hadn't protected her, she would have been kicked off the position of queen by those people.

But even with Bieye's protection, she also knew that Bieye had always had his own opinion, would not be soft-hearted, listen to other people's suggestions, take concubines seriously, let alone marry those princesses sent by Linguo, but there were so many people who wanted to The fact that he was being shoved around still pissed her off.

Her temper has been getting worse lately.

Maybe it's because it's too hot.

The envoy came to sue for peace. As an emperor, Bieye had to deal with many things. Sometimes he didn't even bother to eat. In order not to worry Gu Rao, he ate separately from her during this period.

Knowing that Gu Rao had not eaten at noon, he put aside what he was doing for the time being.

Arrive at the Queen's palace.

After Gu Rao saw the visitor, he was not surprised at all, as if he had expected his arrival.

Bieye asked, "Why don't you eat?"

Gu Rao said, "I have no appetite."

Bieye ordered the palace servants to serve food.

"Even if you have no appetite, you have to eat a little, otherwise your stomach won't be able to bear it."

Gu Rao glared at him.

"You can skip meals, but I can't?"

"You can't have such double standards as a human being."

Bieye said with a smile, "Aren't I here to eat with you?"

The weather has been hot recently, so Beyeye specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare a feast of marinated seafood.

He peeled a raw pickled shrimp for Gu Rao.

"The raw pickled shrimp will relieve your tiredness. Try how it tastes."

Gu Rao frowned when he saw the peeled shrimp meat.

The weather has been hot recently, so the Imperial Kitchen always cooks some seafood.

But it was always cooked before, so how could it be cooked raw and pickled today?

Bieye explained, "Didn't you like to eat raw pickled food before? I specially taught the imperial kitchen to make this. You taste it. If it tastes good, eat more in the next few days."

In fact, Gu Rao still had no appetite, but when he heard that Bieye personally taught the imperial kitchen how to cook it, he was deeply moved that he took out some time for himself in his busy schedule. Not wanting to ignore his kindness, he picked up the shrimp meat and prepared to taste it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as it was brought to his mouth, he almost spit it out.

Bieye was startled by her reaction and reached out to pat her back.

"what happened?"

Gu Rao retched for a while and looked at the shrimp in the bowl with disgust.

"Are these shrimps not fresh? Why do they smell fishy?"

Bieye, "..."

"Everything sent to the palace, especially to the emperor's table, is the freshest. How could it not be fresh?"

"Did you smell it wrong?"

He picked up the shrimp meat in his wife's bowl and put it into his mouth to taste it.

Gu Rao asked, "Is it fishy?"

Bieye shook his head.

“Very fresh and tasty.”

Before Gu Rao could speak, he had already asked the palace officials to remove the seafood banquet.

"Since you don't want to eat seafood, just eat something else."

Then he ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare a new table of dishes.

Gu Rao said, "You can eat it if I don't want to. It would be a waste to withdraw it before you even touch it."

Bieye said, "You vomit when you smell the smell, and I won't eat it either."

Gu Rao felt much better.

Perhaps because Bieye was with him, seeing his appetite, she also gained an appetite and ate a lot of this meal.

My stomach is a little full.

Bieye rubbed her belly and teased, "You have had a bad appetite recently, but the fat on your belly has not decreased. You are fatter than before."

Gu Rao's expression froze.

"I just overeat temporarily, so I didn't gain weight. After digestion, my belly will disappear!"

Bieye smiled and said, "It's good to be fatter. It's very comfortable to hold."

Gu Rao, "..."

"I'm not fat!"

Bieye coughed lightly.

"Okay, not fat."

Gu Rao, "..."

Why do I always feel like he is perfunctory with me?

Could it be that he is really fat?

But she hasn’t eaten much at every meal lately!

but……

Thinking that I eat less dinner, but eat more pastries, I have no appetite, but I always get hungry quickly, so although I eat less at each meal, I eat much more often.

Sometimes I even have to get up in the middle of the night to eat.

Fortunately, she has a small kitchen. Knowing that she is prone to hunger at night, there are always some delicious meals prepared in the kitchen for her to have a few bites when she wakes up at night.

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In the evening, Gu Rao was woken up by hunger again in the middle of the night.

However, this time she remembered that Bieye made fun of her for being fat during the day, so she managed not to get up to eat.

She was so hungry that she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Bieye was awakened by her, and subconsciously pinched the soft flesh of her waist with one hand.

"Are you hungry?"

He knew that she had the habit of getting up in the middle of the night to eat.

Gu Rao shook his head stubbornly.

"No."

Bieye didn't doubt it either.

"Then go to bed early. The envoy will be here tomorrow."

Gu Rao closed his eyes and tried to force himself to sleep.

He was right, the envoy was coming tomorrow, and as the queen, she would definitely host the banquet.

If I don’t sleep well now, I won’t have the energy to deal with so many people tomorrow.

However, after closing my eyes for a while, I still couldn't sleep.

Very hungry……

Listening to the steady breathing in my ears, I suddenly felt a sense of grievance in my heart.

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