What to do if you have too many golden fingers? Walk sideways!

Zhou Qingyu said earnestly:

"My child, I know you have the ability and a heart that loves the people, but you must remember that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. You need to be careful and patient."

Gu Xi nodded heavily, his eyes firm.

Since you have accepted this responsibility, then work hard!

Live up to everyone’s expectations and live up to this beautiful country.

Since Gu Xi was planning to make use of Zhou Qing, he had no intention of hiding it from him.

Just as Zhou Qing's family packed their luggage and prepared to travel by carriage, Gu Xi said with a smile:

"Mr. Zhou, the carriage is too slow and can't make it to my coronation ceremony. I have a magical device that can fly through the clouds and mist. It only takes one or two hours to reach Kyoto. I'm sorry to inconvenience you."

Zhou Qing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, how did it take only half a day to reach Minzhou Prefecture? The messenger of God really has some magical powers.

"But you want us to fall asleep?" Zhou Qing thought of the last time he was knocked unconscious.

Gu Xi said:

"That's not necessary. Just tell the servants not to go out and talk nonsense."

The main thing is, her family doesn't know about this yet, but outsiders know a lot about it. The closer they are to her, the less I know how to start the conversation.

I was afraid of scaring them and also afraid that they would doubt me, but if I didn't tell them, and one day my family would find out from somewhere else, wouldn't the gap between us be even deeper?

It’s better to find a time to confront your family.

Zhou Qing became even more excited. It was great that he didn't faint. He could see the magic weapon.

Nodding repeatedly to assure:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. My servants are loyal and trustworthy and will keep their mouths shut."

Gu Xi put Zhou Qing's family's luggage into the space villa and brought them in as well.

Looking at the surprised eyes of the Zhou family, Gu Xi said:

"Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, please take a rest here. Please help yourself to these foods and drinks. We will be in the capital soon."

After Gu Xi finished speaking, he left the space and flew straight to the capital.

Only Zhou Qing's family was left in the villa marveling at the sight.

Rushing to Zhou's house, Gu Xi tore off the seal on the door and walked in.

Within a few months, the Zhou Mansion had been overgrown with weeds, but the vegetable garden that Old Zhou had tended had produced a lot of fruits.

Gu Xi walked to the main hall, then entered the space and brought everyone out.

Zhou Qing was extremely excited.

It turns out that fairyland really exists.

It turns out that magic really does exist.

The people of the world are lucky to have a divine messenger as their king!

Zhou Qing immediately followed Gu Xi into the palace.

Chu Zhao had already made arrangements for the palace servants. A small number of them left with severance pay, and more than 2,000 people remained in the palace.

As tourist attraction staff, more than 2,000 people are still a bit too many, so Gu Xi plans to select half of them to study nursing and care workers.

These eunuchs are most suitable to be male caregivers.

Afterwards, Gu Xi appointed Zhou Qing as the chief minister of the cabinet and his father as the second chief minister, to which his father had no objection.

He was a military general and should have been stationed at the frontier, not in the cabinet, but his daughter needed his help, so he had to go anyway.

Fortunately, with Mr. Zhou Qing at the helm, nothing major will go wrong.

Gu Xi also wanted to let Old Marquis Chu or Chu Shiting join the cabinet, but was rejected by Old Marquis Chu.

Firstly, they are a family of military generals and are not suitable for handling internal affairs. Secondly, Chu Zhao might really want to be the emperor's husband, so their Chu family would be foreign relatives and should not have too much power.

Although Gu Xi was not on guard against them, he also respected their opinions.

As for the cabinet staff, we can add them slowly when we see good ones.

Gu Xi was prepared to completely delegate power to the cabinet. Unless she encountered something that could not be solved, she did not want to read those memorials.

Yes, one more rule should be set. In future memorials, just state the matter at hand, be brief and to the point, and don’t write a lot of fancy-looking but practically useless stuff.

The ministers were already shocked by the policies implemented by Gu Xi, and no one objected, so the implementation went smoothly.

Chu Mansion.

Old Marquis Chu looked at Chu Zhao with a complicated expression.

"Zhao'er, have you made up your mind? Do you really want to enter the palace?"

The Chu family is a family of military generals and their thinking is relatively open-minded. If it were those stubborn and conservative ministers, they might not allow their children and grandchildren to marry into the royal family, even if it is an imperial family.

Chu Zhao looked determined:

"Grandfather, Ah Xi and I had already made an engagement in Dingxi County."

Lord Chu sighed:

"Alas, our Chu family has been a single-line family for three generations, and you are the only one. If you enter the palace, you will be marrying into the family, which means you will cut off the Chu family's incense."

Chu Zhao scratched his head and said:

"Mom and Dad are still young, so just have a few more children."

Chu Shiting glared:

"You rebellious son! What are you talking about? Fortunately your mother is not here, or else she would have pulled your ears off!"

Chu Zhao argued confidently:

"I'm telling the truth. You and mom are only in their thirties. I know a place where many people get married in their thirties. There's no war in the northwest right now. You and mom have nothing to do anyway, so why don't you give me some brothers and sisters?"

Chu Shiting was furious and looked around for something to pick up. Finally, he found only a teacup and an antique vase on the table. Antiques must not be smashed, so he grabbed the teacup and threw it at Chu Zhao, cursing:

"You bastard, how dare you talk nonsense!"

Chu Zhaoyang caught the teacup thrown at his head and grinned:

"Thanks for the tea, Dad!"

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

Chu Shiting was about to come over and take action, but Chu Zhao quickly stepped back and said:

"Dad, the day after tomorrow is the coronation ceremony, which is also my enthronement ceremony. You can't let me go with injuries all over my body, right? What if Ah Xi feels bad and gets angry with the Chu family, and our children are not allowed to have the surname Chu in the future?"

Chu Shiting was about to bring his fist down when he suddenly heard Old Marquis Chu shout:

"Wait!"

"Zhao'er, what did you just say? Will your and His Majesty's child have the surname Chu?"

Old Marquis Chu's voice was excited, and Chu Shiting stopped and looked at Chu Zhao in confusion.

Chu Zhao nodded and said:

"Yes, Ah Xi and I have discussed it. We want to have two children, one with the surname Gu and the other with the surname Chu."

Chu Shiting's anger turned to joy, and then to worry.

"Well, if you have a boy and a girl, how do you divide them? What if you have three or four?"

Chu Zhao was speechless, rolled his eyes and said:

"I know you favor boys over girls, so I'll let you pick first, okay?"

In fact, A Xi didn't care about the surname. She had said before that the child could just have the surname Chu. However, Chu Zhao insisted to Gu Xi that it was not possible, as the royal bloodline must have a legacy and the surname should be Gu.

Finally, the two reached an agreement to have two children so that both families would be satisfied.

"Really?" Old Marquis Chu and Chu Shiting asked excitedly at the same time.

Chu Zhao nodded heavily:

“Realer than real gold!”

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, with smiles on their faces, but they said in a disdainful tone:

"You kid, you deserve a beating for not telling me earlier!"

"Alas, it's a pity that Dingxi County is too far away, and your mother won't be able to attend the ceremony in time. You are her only child, and she has been looking forward to your wedding for a long time." Chu Shiting said regretfully.