The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

After Li Qingyi came to his senses, he listened carefully for a while and found that the queen was really talking to her confidant about what crops to rotate after the summer harvest in Nanyuan, and blinked her eyes.

When the queen had finished speaking, Li Qingyi found an opportunity to ask, "Mother, what are these things planted in Nanyuan? Is it also your responsibility to manage them?"

This was a bit beyond her understanding. She thought the queen only needed to manage all the affairs in the harem... Well, this is not something that can be described as "only". In fact, there are thousands of people in the harem, and managing them is very complicated and not simple at all.

But, she thought that these palace affairs were already very cumbersome, so did she have to take care of the affairs of Nanyuan as well?

The queen smiled, reached out and touched Li Qingyi's head, and then spoke gently: "That's not the case. There are special people in charge of the affairs in Nanyuan. What your mother just arranged was arranged by your father after discussing it with your mother in advance."

So, to be honest, it was not the Queen who was in charge of the affairs of Nanyuan, but the Emperor who was in charge of the other gardens, but through the Queen's hands.

As for why they did this...it was actually a surprise prepared by the emperor and the empress for Li Qingyi, but the empress would not tell Li Qingyi at this time.

Of course, if Li Qingyi accidentally heard it from the system, the Queen would have no choice.

Li Qingyi muttered, "My mother already has enough to take care of. Not to mention the many things going on in the harem, the ladies outside the palace sometimes need my mother to make judgments. If my father has any arrangements, why can't he just give the order directly? Why does he need my mother to come?"

Hearing her daughter's grievances, the queen thought she was adorable. She lowered her head and rubbed her forehead affectionately, then she defended the emperor: "Your father is not causing trouble for the queen mother. It's a good thing that the queen mother cares more."

This shows that her position as queen is stable and she has real power, and correspondingly it also shows the emperor's trust in the prince, which is a necessary move.

Otherwise, just as Li Qingyi said, since the emperor has noticed these small matters, he can just give an order and his subordinates will naturally do their work seriously.

"But mother has worked so hard." Li Qingyi said.

The queen smiled, knowing that Li Qingyi was worried about her, but she really didn't think these things were that hard: "It's okay, they are just some small things, and you don't need to worry too much, mother."

This is the truth.

Perhaps for Li Qingyi, dealing with these things was troublesome and time-consuming, and she felt tired just listening to them.

But for the queen, most of the time these things did not require much effort and could be easily solved.

The time and effort she put into these matters was not even half of what she spent on Li Li and Li Qingyi.

Perhaps it would have been more troublesome in the early years. After all, when the emperor first ascended the throne, the previous dynasty was not so honest, and the concubines in the harem were ready to make moves because of the sudden change in their status. It really took the queen a lot of effort to suppress those people inside and outside the palace at that time.

But now, after so many years, except for those who thought they were smart, the rest of the concubines either saw through the emperor or saw through themselves, and have long since become obedient. Each of them lives with their own children, waiting for the day when the new emperor will ascend the throne so that they can have the opportunity to leave the palace with their children.

The emperor is indeed a sentimental man, but he is also a cold person.

Perhaps it was because he valued feelings that most of his emotions as a man were invested in the queen, and most of his fatherly love was placed on the queen's children. His feelings for other women and children became correspondingly much weaker.

This is actually not difficult to see clearly.

The Queen also noticed that Li Qingyi actually had no interest in these palace affairs. If he hadn't come to accompany her, he wouldn't have sat here for so long.

She said, "Things have almost been dealt with. Yi'er, do you want to accompany mother to stroll around the Imperial Garden?"

Li Qingyi nodded naturally: "Okay."

They originally thought it was just a walk, but unexpectedly, the mother and daughter met an unexpected person in the imperial garden - Concubine Liu.

After the sudden death of the fifth prince, the former Concubine Shu, now Concubine Liu, quickly fell into obscurity and had no vitality in the harem.

If Li Qingyi had not occasionally heard Concubine Liu's name when the Queen was handling palace affairs, she would have almost forgotten that there was such a person in the palace.

When Li Qingyi saw Concubine Liu, she didn't even recognize her at first sight. It was the system that reminded her: [Hey, Concubine Liu actually came to the Imperial Garden? ]

The Queen and Li Qingyi paused in surprise.

The queen tilted her head slightly, and her confidant stepped back a few steps without making a sound. She waved and called a young palace maid from the Imperial Garden. After asking a few questions, she returned to the queen's side and explained in a low voice, "Concubine Liu came to the Imperial Garden an hour ago. She has been sitting by the lake for more than half an hour, staring at the lake. There has been no other movement."

Hearing this, the curve of the Queen's lips dropped a little, but when she turned to look at Li Qingyi, she was still as graceful and gentle as ever: "It is indeed a bit hot today, mother, you are not considerate enough. Yi'er is still young, and if she gets hot, she will be uncomfortable."

The implication was that Li Qingyi should go back to the palace to rest first.

Li Qingyi paused when she heard this, and after hesitating for only a second, she nodded obediently: "Then mother, my aunt and I will go back first."

Don't say anything. She will do whatever her mother says. She doesn't need to worry about anyone, and she doesn't need to worry about anything going wrong with her mother in this palace.

Being an emperor or empress is nothing but a rookie in palace fighting.

The queen smiled gently, touched Li Qingyi's little face gently, and let Fang Xin hold Li Qingyi and leave.

Although she knew that even though Li Qingyi was not there, she could still find out what was happening here through the system beside her if she wanted to, but the queen still made such arrangements.

The Queen didn't care about other things, and she was also sure that Concubine Liu could not do any effective harm to her.

But with Li Qingyi here, it's hard for the queen not to worry. After all, the child is too young. Even though there are rumors that Li Qingyi is a fairy who has descended to earth and has magical powers, but...

But Li Qingyi is Li Qingyi, her youngest daughter, the one she holds in her heart, and she cannot withstand any accidents.

In fact, if the Queen had not tried several times and was sure that she could not touch the magical system, she would rather drive the system away from Li Qingyi and find a new host.

The queen could never be completely at ease with things that were not in her own hands.

If there is no other way...

After Li Qingyi left, the Queen brought a few palace maids and approached Concubine Liu.

Concubine Liu kept staring at the lake, but she seemed to be completely unaware of the movement behind her, until the queen approached. The palace maids around her turned around and saw the group of people approaching quietly. They were frightened and saluted loudly.

The queen clearly saw that Concubine Liu's figure froze.