Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

After Bai Feng left, Xiao Lengyue went to the martial arts training ground and fought with Long Er. After returning to wash up, he checked the memorials submitted today.

After dealing with the memorials, she went to the Ministry of Works. When she came back, she copied down the ancient papermaking method she found on the computer and handed it to the Ministry of Works.

She hadn't asked about it in the past two days, and since there wasn't much to do today, she thought about going to take a look and handing them the copying instructions.

Xiao Lengyue asked them to use the bamboo papermaking method. She had checked the map and found that the thing that the Yuan Dynasty had the most was bamboo.

Moreover, bamboo has a strong reproduction capacity, so it is better to use bamboo to make paper.

Paddy field grass can also be used to make paper, but Xiao Lengyue had never seen it before, so she directly chose bamboo.

However, although bamboo papermaking is good, it is a bit slow. From cutting to selecting the materials, it does not take time, but it takes a month to prepare the materials.

After that, quicklime is used to ferment the material, and this process takes three months.

After that, the paper needs to be washed, boiled, pounded, bleached, mixed, fried, dried and straightened. The whole process will take at least five months to complete.

However, Xiao Lengyue was not in a hurry. After all, it was not that easy to produce something.

There was a vacant lot in the backyard of the Ministry of Works. After Xiao Lengyue handed the production method to the Minister of Works, he had people dig several large pits there.

Those big pits were all filled with cement, and after the cement dried, they started to pour water into them.

When Xiao Lengyue came over, he happened to see the Minister of Works leading people to pour water into the big pit.

When the Minister of Industry saw Xiao Lengyue coming, he quickly put down the bucket and was about to salute Xiao Lengyue when he heard her say, "Get up."

The Minister of Works was born into a farming family. When he got the method of papermaking, he was extremely excited.

As long as the prices of books and rice paper are lowered, there will be many more people who can read.

After he came back from court, he saw that there were few people pouring water, so he joined their team.

Xiao Lengyue looked at the entire backyard, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "You are very fast, very good."

The Minister of Works laughed when he heard this, "Your Majesty, I dare not delay, so I divided the people of the Ministry of Works into several groups."

Xiao Lengyue nodded, looked at the bamboos piled aside, and said, "Chop the bamboos into sections, scrape off the green skin on the outside, and then carry them to an empty room, open the doors and windows, and dry them in the shade."

When the Minister of Works heard this, he said, "Your Majesty, a batch of bamboos have been placed in the room. These bamboos are prepared for the young craftsmen to hang green skins on when they are on night shift."

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, he turned to look at the Minister of Works and said, "If you are short of manpower, go find Deputy General Leng and get some help.

If they work during the day, let them rest at night."

When the Minister of Industry heard this, he bowed and said, "I accept your order."

After Xiao Lengyue finished speaking, she followed the Minister of Industry around for a while. After seeing that there was no problem, she said, "You go ahead and do your work. If there is anything wrong, come to me anytime."

"Wei Chen accepts the order."

After Xiao Lengyue asked him to do his work, she went to the carving workshop, asked the carving master to carve a batch of commonly used characters, and then went back.

The next day, when Xiao Lengyue went to court, she dealt with all the matters reported by the officials. Seeing that they were silent, she said, "If there is nothing else, let's adjourn the court."

After saying this, she was about to stand up when she saw the Minister of Rites stand up.

Xiao Lengyue looked at the Minister of Rites, "My dear, what is the matter?"

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Rites took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, the selection time is about to begin. Do we still need to select from the people?"

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, she was dumbfounded. She looked at the Minister of Rites and said speechlessly, "Minister, I have just reached the age of marriage."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Rites bowed and said, "Your Majesty has reached the age of marriage, and you can choose a Prince Feng for the purpose of succession.

What's more, it is your majesty's business to get pregnant and have a child. Your majesty doesn't have to give birth to a child like other women."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Lengyue was dumbfounded. She looked at the Minister of Rites in shock, her mind full of thoughts that she didn't have to get pregnant and have a child.

The Minister of Rites looked up and happened to see Xiao Lengyue's expression. Suddenly, he remembered that His Majesty had been sent to the imperial farm since he was a child.

Before this, the late emperor had never sent a nanny to teach Your Majesty these things.

So, he bowed, and just as he was about to say something, he heard Xiao Lengyue say, "Well, my dear, I am still young, and there is no rush for Lord Feng's affairs.

Since all officials are safe, let's adjourn the court."

After she finished speaking, she withdrew from the court without waiting for the officials to speak.

All the way back to the Yangxin Palace, she still couldn't believe that what she had just heard was true.

She quickly shook her head and returned to the Yangxin Palace to deal with the memorials when she heard the maid outside the door say, "Your Majesty, old Grand Tutor Murong wants to see you."

Xiao Lengyue was stunned for a moment, then said, "Come in."

When Xiao Lengyue saw Old Master Murong coming in, she said helplessly, "Master, are you here to persuade me?"

Old Master Murong shook his head in amusement, "I dare not advise Your Majesty."

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly and asked uncertainly: "Really?"

Old Tutor Murong nodded, indicating that he really would not persuade her, and at most he would just watch the show from the side. Of course, he definitely couldn't say this.

He coughed lightly and said, "I came to see Your Majesty because I want to tell you that there are royal secrets in the forbidden area. If Your Majesty is free, you can go and take a look in the forbidden area."

Hearing this, Xiao Lengyue looked at Old Master Murong, "So, Master, in the royal family, is it really the men who give birth to children?"

When Old Master Murong heard this, he laughed, "It's not someone from the royal family, it's the king.

If the king is a man, then it is natural that the queen will give birth to the child.

But if the monarch is a woman, then it is the Queen who gives birth to a son."

Xiao Lengyue's head was buzzing at this moment, and she felt like her brain couldn't work anymore.

When Old Tutor Murong saw her like this, a smile flashed in his eyes. After bowing to Xiao Lengyue, he left.

After Xiao Lengyue calmed down a little, he immediately went to the forbidden area.

Long Er followed Xiao Lengyue, but when they reached the outskirts of the forbidden area, he could no longer get in.

When Xiao Lengyue saw that Long Er couldn't come in, she said calmly: "Then you wait for me here, I will go in by myself."

"Yes."

Except for the emperor, no one else can enter the forbidden area within the palace, so Long Er guarded the entrance with peace of mind.

Xiao Lengyue slowly walked towards the center of the back mountain.

At this time, the big-headed snake said, "Master, there is a formation in the back mountain."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lengyue said, "It should be the National Defense Formation."

This, she knew from the original owner's memory that the Yuan Dynasty had a national defense formation.

But she knew nothing about her pregnancy, otherwise she wouldn't have been so shocked when she heard about it.