Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

After finishing her words, Shen Zheng bent her knees and prepared to kneel down with Hua Duo and Mu Qing.

The fifth Na's confusion became even worse.

He also wanted to kneel, but there was no way unless someone came and pushed him to the ground.

"Oh, Master Shen, Master Shen!" Eunuch Hong hurried forward, lifted Shen Zheng up, and whispered, "Your Majesty... Oh no, the master is leaving the palace incognito. You don't have to kneel. Just treat him as your Majesty... Master, a wealthy and noble master."

What a great phrase: “Master, in disguise, leaves the palace.”

Shen Zheng really couldn't figure out how these three words were put together, but she nodded in agreement: "I understand."

"I have nothing to do today, so I thought I'd go out with my wife to take a look." The emperor took the empress in his hand and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to go out on the day the Huihe River was put into use, but it rained heavily, so you brought people to open the sluice gates in advance."

"Yes." Shen Zheng lowered his head and walked beside the emperor and empress, whispering, "The water whistle sounded, and I had no choice but to open the gate to divert the water."

As soon as the words fell, Tianzi suddenly stopped and looked at her: "What did you say?"

Shen Zheng was stunned for a moment, then repeated, "The water whistle sounded, and I had no choice but to open the gates to divert the water."

"A rotten tree cannot be carved." The emperor showed disdain, pointing at himself and then at her: "I am Master Bi, and you are Lord Shen. You should address yourself as 'this official' to me."

no......

A hint of bitterness appeared at the corner of Shen Zheng's mouth.

That's not how cosplay works...

If she called herself "this official" to the emperor and someone in the know heard it, she would be punished with the serious crime of confiscating her property and exterminating her family.

"Can't you say it?" the emperor asked her.

The bitterness on Shen Zheng's face grew even more intense. The Queen couldn't stand it any longer and tugged at the Emperor's sleeve. Only then did the Emperor let her go: "Then you can call yourself 'I'."

She quietly loosened her grip on her sleeves, "Thank you, Master Bi."

The emperor hummed, then suddenly dropped his joking tone. He looked around and said in a low voice, "There are more of these people than I imagined. I've been staying at home for so long that my ears and eyes have become blurry. I always thought... that the Great Zhou was prosperous under my rule."

The wind carried the sound of coughing from afar, making his voice even hoarse.

The Queen secretly held his hand and comforted him, "Natural disasters have occurred frequently in recent years. This is not what Master wished. Now that the Great Zhou is on the rise, Master, there is no need to blame yourself too much."

Shen Zheng also said, "Madam, you are right. Everything in this world has two sides. Master Bi, don't take all the blame on yourself. Even in prosperous times, there will always be moss in the gutters and dead grass in the corners. Wei... I believe that giving food to those in need, giving a livelihood to those with skills, giving a step forward to those who want to move forward, and supporting them to gradually become better, is fulfilling one's responsibility."

These words reached the emperor's ears clearly. After a moment of silence, he asked her, "What about those places where the wind doesn't reach?"

The territory of the Great Zhou is so vast that he can take care of the suburbs of the capital, but what about other territories?

Listening to his stubborn questions, Shen Zheng suddenly understood that the emperor was also a human being, and when he encountered a problem that he couldn't figure out, he would also get stuck in a dead end.

She said, "If the wind blows slowly and steadily, it will eventually reach you."

If it doesn’t blow in one year, then blow for ten years. If it doesn’t blow in ten years, then blow for a hundred, two hundred, or three hundred years. It will eventually blow away the pain in those corners.

The wind blew again, and this time it was no longer accompanied by coughs, but by the laughter of children.

Xiao Yu ran over with a few little kids, giggling and calling out to Shen Zheng, "Beautiful lady!"

After running two steps forward, she suddenly stopped and stared at the queen blankly: "My great beauty..."

The little kids behind her didn't have time to stop and bumped into each other's butts one after another.

The giggles were replaced by cries. The little carrot heads covered their noses and blamed Xiao Yu: "Why did you stop so suddenly?"

Xiao Yu still stared at the queen blankly: "There is a great beauty..."

What a lustful ghost.

Shen Zheng suppressed her laughter and picked up the little radish heads one by one. The queen also came over and asked Xiao Yu with a smile: "What's your name?"

Xiao Yu was still in a daze: "I'm calling you beautiful lady..."

The Queen laughed and continued her words in an extremely gentle voice: "You are still so young, and you know what a great beauty is?"

Xiao Yu nodded vigorously: "The beautiful Yinyin taught me this. Auntie and the beautiful Yinyin are both beauties, and you are an even greater beauty!"

Shen Zheng held her forehead helplessly.

Thank you so much for comparing her with Cui Jinyin and the Queen.

But to be honest, the queen really deserves the title of "great beauty".

She is beautiful with a calmness, a kindness, and a beauty that brings peace and prosperity to the country and the people. She is like the emerald green seedlings in spring and the granaries full of grains in autumn.

After Xiao Yu's intervention, the emperor's depression was greatly relieved.

After Shen Zheng wiped Xiao Yu's face clean, she let them continue to play, but Xiao Yu refused to go and insisted on following the "beauty".

The "big beauty" was also easy to talk to. Upon hearing this, he took her hand and said, "Let's go, let's go play."

Xiao Yu's face turned red with excitement. She pulled her hand out of the queen's hand with all her strength, rubbed it back and forth on her clothes several times, and then put it back in.

"Clean." She grinned.

The Queen smiled and squeezed her little hand, then turned to Diwu Nazheng and said, "The children are growing and have big appetites. If the food they receive is not enough, please have Nanny Qiong come... home to find me."

Seeing the distress in her eyes, Diwu Nazheng didn't dare to respond. "Madam, there is enough food in the garrison. I will definitely ensure everyone has food."

Look, a kind-hearted person came to send rice and flour today.

He has plenty of ways to raise funds.

The group slowly walked towards the depths of the central area.

The queen was teasing Xiao Yu and didn't pay attention to the emperor, so the emperor kept his eyes on Shen Zheng and said a lot to her.

The most unavoidable topic is that Shen Zheng is about to return to Tongan County to serve as her county magistrate.

"Do you still want to go back now?"

This should be... the last time the emperor confirms her feelings.

"Yes." Shen Zheng answered quickly.

"Forget it." Looking at the people coming and going, the emperor smiled: "No matter how many times I ask you, you always give the same answer. I'd better not bore myself any more."

This was just like an ordinary conversation between friends, but Shen Zheng didn't know how to respond.

The two of them fell silent for a moment. After turning a corner, the emperor took the initiative to ask about Xu Zhubu: "The Zhubu in your county...Xu Yunyan?"

Although she didn't understand why, Shen Zheng still answered, "Yes, his last name is Xu, and his name is Yunyan."

"It's a good name. I heard you say before that he has decent abilities but not much fame, is that right?" the emperor asked again.

Shen Zheng listened to him quietly, and suddenly realized - why did he remember Xu Yunyan's name?