With his hands behind his back, he ate a melon, and the country's fortune soared.

Before Mrs. Shen and others could get close to the Queen and put away the fawning smiles on their faces, they were asked to leave by the female guards of the Duke of Yan's Mansion.

They were confused and embarrassed, and wished they could find a hole to crawl into.

But when she saw her husband with an angry face at the gate of Duke Yan's Mansion, she felt relieved for some reason.

In front of the Duke of Yan's Mansion, there was an endless stream of smiling guests.

The ladies who had just been driven out looked at each other, nodded, turned around and quickly got into their own carriages.

Shen Nanshan watched Mrs. Shen get on the carriage and followed her angrily.

The departure of these families did not attract anyone's attention.

The Duke of Yan's Mansion was still bustling with activity. Emperor Mingde appeared in a low-key manner in a dark blue robe. Xiao Xue heard the message and went to greet him in person.

"Aunt," Emperor Mingde looked at Madam Xiao, who looked much younger with a bright smile, and was filled with emotion, "Congratulations."

As he said this, he took the box from the palace servant beside him and handed it to Xiao Xue with both hands, "It's just a small gift, I hope you will accept it."

Xiao Xue covered her mouth and rolled her eyes at Emperor Mingde, "You are so naughty." She had someone take the gift box and led Emperor Mingde to the men's guest area. She sighed softly.

Emperor Mingde frowned, "Aunt, what's wrong? It's not appropriate to sigh on a happy day."

Then something occurred to him, "Did old man Mo bully you again?"

Xiao Xue blinked at Emperor Mingde, her face full of fake grievances that could no longer be suppressed. She smiled bitterly, "Alas, that old man, he stuffed a woman into my son and his wife's wedding room."

Emperor Mingde clenched his fists and stopped in his tracks. A fierce look flashed across his eyes. He managed to hold back from cursing. He said in a cold voice, "Come here, Duke Yan suddenly fell ill. Send him back to the manor to recuperate."

"Yes."

The palace maids took orders and left. Emperor Mingde felt a little guilty, "Aunt, that old man Mo must not die in these years."

After all, Li Lian planned to take part in the autumn examination in a few months, and Mo Shiyin also wanted to take part in the women's imperial examination next year. It would be difficult for the Duke of Yan's Mansion to hold funeral arrangements for at least ten years.

Xiao Xue couldn't hold back her laughter and fell backwards. Oh, she felt so relieved to have the support of her younger generation.

Do I still need to pretend to be wronged?

You don't have to.

As he was talking, Eunuch Fu came over with anxious steps. He bowed to Emperor Mingde and whispered, "Madam, the girl who was given the stolen drug and thrown into the bridal chamber is Miss Xiao, the second granddaughter of Prince Lian's mansion."

"what?"

Emperor Mingde and Xiao Xue were both shocked. Xiao Xue was really angry this time. She said, "That old man surnamed Mo deserves to die. What does he want? Does he want to make Prince Lian and me an enemy?"

Eunuch Fu immediately helped the old lady to smooth her back, "It's okay, it's okay. I have asked the female doctor in the mansion to help remove the effect of the medicine. The girl is also strong-willed. She pricked herself with a hairpin several times to stay awake. Otherwise, alas."

Fortunately, the little princess came today, and Eunuch Fu’s back is still wet now, otherwise the feud between the Duke of Yan’s Mansion and the Prince Lian’s Mansion would have been created.

At the same time, the queen also received a report from the secret guards. She took the secret letter. The Shen family of Lingchuan, the Yue family of Dengzhou, the Murong family of Yuchuan, the Li family of Shuzhou, the Zhao family of Youyang...

"Oh, they really are all centuries-old families."

Thinking of those ladies whose smiles were somewhat forced just now, the queen shook her head.

Madam Li was somewhat curious. "My Queen," she asked in a low voice, "It's not easy to deal with this century-old family. It's not good to kill them all, right?"

Queen...

She gave Madam Li a bitter smile and replied in the same breath, "Why would I kill them?"

Madam Li raised her eyes to look into the Queen's, and the Queen smiled, "Among the centuries-old aristocratic families, there are fools like Shen Nanshan, who only care about restricting women, but aren't there a lack of sober young talents?"

"They are a century-old family," the queen pointed at the secret letter, "The Murong family and the Zhao family are more than a century old. When the Xiao family was not yet powerful, many people from these two families held important positions in the court at that time."

Madam Li nodded thoughtfully, and the Queen continued patiently, "The heritage and resources of aristocratic families are beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Can the vision, ability, and pattern of talents raised by a century-old family be compared with those of children raised by ordinary families?"

"Yes," Mrs. Li thought of her family, feeling a little lost, "Then, how should we deal with those people?"

The queen smiled meaningfully, "There are many talented and tolerant people in these aristocratic families, and there are always people with a long-term vision. I believe they will know what these century-old aristocratic families really need in today's Daxia."

Oh, if those people who are in charge are not capable, then we have to choose someone else to do it.

She and the emperor are now short of talented people, and they wish they could snatch them from the streets!

At this time, on Xingyuan Street, in front of the Xinghuo Girls' School, a peasant woman was holding a little girl of five or six years old and talking to the old woman who was the gatekeeper.

Shen Nanshan was very angry today. His face was ashen and he was breathing heavily. Mrs. Shen raised her eyes and secretly glanced at Shen Nanshan, but she suppressed her grievances and did not dare to vent.

This old guy is really crazy. Why does he think that people like them can persuade the Queen?

Look, with just one word from the Queen, they don’t even have the chance to appear by her side.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. On the one hand, she felt that her master had become more and more self-willed and self-willed over the years and took himself too seriously.

On the other hand, he also felt that the Queen Mother was not magnanimous and easy-going enough, and did not have the demeanor of a model mother to the country.

Suddenly, a conversation, neither loud nor soft, was heard in the carriage.

"Pan Granny," a woman's voice was full of caution and flattery, "Although the court has just reduced taxes, the autumn harvest has not yet arrived. I don't have enough money. Do you think I have a dozen eggs here to pay for Fu Fu's tuition?"

When Shen Nanshan heard this, he suddenly opened the curtain of the carriage and the first thing he saw was the large gold-plated words "Xinghuo Girls' School".

These few words stung his anger so much that he could no longer suppress it, and his hands began to tremble as he lifted the car curtain.

Looking down, he saw an old woman with white hair standing at the entrance of the school, and opposite her stood a woman in simple clothes with a smile on her face.

The woman was accompanied by a little girl of about five or six years old. The little girl had bright eyes and looked up at the old woman with hope.

Shen Nanshan was so angry that he was dizzy and shouted without thinking, "Stop the car."

The coachman was startled and his hands shook as he quickly stopped the carriage.

Shen Nanshan got off the carriage in two steps, walked quickly to the woman and pointed at her.

The woman looked young, no more than twenty years old.

His dark complexion showed that he had worked hard for many years. The shabby clothes he wore and the calluses on his hands showed that he came from a poor family.

"You, you," Shen Nanshan took a deep breath, and fortunately calmed down a little and his hands stopped shaking, "You ignorant woman, you are just making a fuss."

Without waiting for the woman to say anything to the old woman, he pointed at the little girl beside the woman and said, "It's just a little girl. Why do you send her to school? Isn't this a waste?"

"Girls are stupid, they have long hair and little knowledge, so they are not fit for important tasks."

"You have the money, you can give the men at home more food and cultivate more fields. You have the eggs to pay the girl's tuition, it's better to save the money for the son at home, the son is smart and can take the imperial examination, the son can take on the important tasks of the family, you are a foolish woman."