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

Three days later.

When Zhang Yao's fever subsided, he immediately told Li Yu about the problems with the dikes in various places in Lingchuan.

Li Yu comforted him, "You should take care of yourself for now. His Majesty is aware of this matter and has sent the Imperial Guards and officials from the Ministry of Works to inspect it."

"However, what are your plans for the future, Master Zhang? Are you planning to return to Lingchuan?"

"No," Zhang Yao shook his head. "I have no relatives in Lingchuan. This journey is really exhausting."

Li Yu frowned and sighed, "In that case, Master Zhang will stay in the mansion. The fourth son of my family is quite interested in water conservancy. If Master Zhang doesn't mind, you can teach my son while he recovers from his injury."

Zhang Yao smiled bitterly, "What else does this humble official have to worry about? It is my honor to have the help of Lord Li."

Li Yu waved his hand hastily, "The one who found Lord Zhang was actually the Queen's people. I dare not take credit for this matter."

"Empress," Zhang Yao muttered a few times and smiled at Li Yu, "I will remember this favor."

Zhang Yao stayed in the Li Mansion. Mrs. Li and Li Yu discussed it and asked for a long vacation for Li Hu.

From then on, Li Hu received education at home and no longer had to go to school.

The Queen also found out some clues. She was reading the news brought by the secret guard and saw a hint of goose yellow in her peripheral vision.

Looking up, she saw Emperor Mingde walking towards her in a goose yellow brocade robe, on which were embroidered many chrysanthemum patterns with gold thread, which sparkled as he moved.

He didn't wear a belt around his waist, and his clothes hung loosely on his body. There was a unique kind of elegance in his every move.

Her black hair was casually tied up with a jade-colored headband, and her forehead was decorated with tiny rubies.

Today, his face was a little pale, and he looked kind of sickly beautiful.

It was the first time that the Queen saw Emperor Mingde like this. She felt as if her heart was hit hard by a huge hammer and her heartbeat began to become uncontrollable.

Emperor Mingde suppressed the upward curve of his lips and looked at his queen, whose ears were slightly red.

Looking at her, who was nonchalantly lowering her eyes and pretending not to care, Emperor Mingde felt indescribably proud.

He sat casually in front of the Queen, looking at the secret letter in the Queen's hand, ignoring the Queen's red cheeks, and asked very seriously, "What about Xiang Qi and Zhu Jingyu, is there any news?"

Queen...

What a bastard, pretending to be so seductive, but actually talking about serious matters with her.

simply……

She took a deep breath, silently calmed her heartbeat, put down the secret report and drank a cup of tea before speaking, "The owner of the Donghai Pavilion had close ties with the Chu State. The secret guards caught a few spies and committed suicide by taking poison before they could interrogate them."

"As for this Zhu Jingyu," the queen sighed, "on the surface, he is just a merchant and has no connection with the State of Chu. The secret guards are already interrogating Zhu's family, and there is no news for the time being."

Emperor Mingde frowned, "Chu State, Shui Qiheng."

He sneered, "Chu Feng and Ma Dequan have recaptured the three cities. The Chu State will not let this humiliation go. The city wall must be built as soon as possible."

The queen nodded, "The people and soldiers on the border are now working hard to build the city wall. By the way," she turned her head to look at Emperor Mingde, and when she met his affectionate eyes, her heart suddenly jumped again, "Ahem."

The queen coughed a few times and calmed herself down. "Zhang Junmo has made a new catapult. I have sent the finished product and the blueprints to various borders."

"Okay," Emperor Mingde smiled brightly, "Qianyue," he reached out and held the empress's slightly calloused hand, "It's rare that the children are not in the palace,"

"Your Majesty," a palace servant came to report, "Guo Mingyi and his wife Zhao Linger request to see you."

"Please come in," the queen immediately pulled her hand away, "these two are finally here."

Emperor Mingde...

With an unhappy look on his face, he stood up and hid behind the screen.

Queen...

I rolled my eyes at his back, thinking that this man didn't care. Why was he hiding?

If you have the guts, don't hide.

The queen met Guo Mingyi and Zhao Linger, both of whom had made great contributions to the Great Xia trade route.

However, when the queen saw Zhao Linger's huge belly, her heart skipped a beat. She immediately exempted the two from the formalities and said, "Don't be so polite. Sit down quickly."

She looked at Zhao Linger's belly worriedly, "You..."

"Empress," Guo Mingyi is now the number one imperial merchant in Daxia. He is ruthless and resolute in public, but at this moment, he is full of worry and sadness. "Empress, Ling'er, Ling'er is pregnant with her third child."

"what?"

The queen stood up in shock, holding her chest, "No wonder, no wonder you wanted to take her back to the capital despite the long journey."

The third child! From her childhood to this age, she has never heard of any women who survived after being pregnant with three children.

"Someone," she ordered immediately, "go and get Imperial Physician Feng."

After thinking for a while, she ordered, "Go and clean up the delivery room." She looked at Zhao Linger, "Don't leave the palace, just stay here and wait for the birth."

"Thank you, Queen."

Guo Mingyi was in tears. God knows how much suffering he has been going through these days.

Emperor Mingde, who was hiding behind the screen, also frowned. It was the third child...

Soon, Imperial Physician Feng arrived. After taking Zhao Linger's pulse, his face was heavy. "Your Majesty," Imperial Physician Feng considered for a while.

In the end, I decided to trust the Queen.

"Empress," Imperial Physician Feng knelt solemnly, "If we want Madam Zhao and the three fetuses to survive, we can only, only try a caesarean section."

"what?"

The Queen stood up, and Emperor Mingde, who was behind the screen, managed to hold back and did not go out to reprimand Imperial Physician Feng.

Guo Mingyi didn't care about anything else and grabbed Zhao Linger's hand, looking at Imperial Physician Feng tremblingly.

Imperial Physician Feng hurriedly explained, "Empress, the ancient books in my family have long recorded Caesarean sections. During these days, Qingqing collected a lot of ancient books on her way to Xiliang, and there are also records of Caesarean sections in them."

After Feng Yuyi finished speaking, he saw that the queen was not angry, and continued, "According to Madam Zhao's condition, the fetus is now eight months old..."

He didn't say anything else, but everyone present understood.

The queen slowly sat back in her chair. After a while, she let out a breath and looked at Zhao Linger with a firm gaze, "I will do everything I can to ensure the safety of you and your child."

She rubbed her forehead and thought for a long while, "Come here, send a letter to Lady Luo and tell her about Madam Zhao's situation."

"Doctor Feng," the queen said gently, "I would like to trouble you to sort out all the records related to cesarean section and fertilization."

"Yes."

Imperial Physician Feng was relieved. The Queen asked Zhao Linger to go down and rest first, and then thought for a while, "Someone, send a message to Lu Qiao."

Let Luqiao mention the matter of caesarean section in front of Qianqian. Who knows, maybe Tongzi will be able to come up with a solution?

Emperor Mingde stood behind the screen and watched the empress go from panic to calm, and then give orders in a clear and decisive manner.

Everything is in order, and my heart is confused.

He clenched his fists tightly and sighed deeply in his heart. Alas, he must make a selection in the draft next year, but how should he choose this person?

It is still up to him to decide how to arrange things after the selection.

Emperor Mingde discovered that his heart could no longer accommodate any other woman except Qianyue...