After returning to the Yangxin Palace, Liang Chongyue simply washed up and went to bed. When he woke up, Yun Ling had already brought him some strong tea.

"Your Majesty, you rested late last night. Please have some strong tea to refresh yourself when you wake up."

The strong aroma of tea rushed straight into Liang Chongyue's nostrils. Just by smelling it, one could tell how strong it was.

After drinking half a cup of tea with two pieces of cake, Liang Chongyue stood up and prepared to go to court.

In the court, things seemed peaceful and orderly, and the most talked about topics were government affairs related to Guanzhong Canal and agricultural support policies.

Liang Chongyue sat on the dragon throne, supporting himself with one hand, his brows and eyes relaxed.

It seems that the information released some time ago was useful. Everyone in the court is good at reading, but there are also many people who chase after the wind and shadows. She cracks down on corruption and imposes death penalty on all violators, forcing these court officials to be loyal and patriotic.

As for those who couldn't understand it, they all turned against him and submitted after the news spread among the officials.

"You all have a point. These two tasks are difficult to accomplish and may take decades, but if they are accomplished, they will benefit Daxia and its people for generations to come."

Perhaps there will be no more dragon rhyme inheritance for generations after her, and Daxia will eventually fall, but what she has done in these years will be passed down in history books, and the long river of history will roll on without stopping. She only wants the people who live and work on this land to benefit in the end.

Bright sunlight slanted in from the long carved windows of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, illuminating the entire palace with warmth. Liang Chongyue listened to the officials arguing about what to do to best benefit the people and save them money.

My eyes followed the sunlight pouring into the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The morning court session ended, and the warm yellow sunrise seemed like a new beginning for the summer. Everything was moving in a better direction.

"Let's go to Kunning Palace. I'll pick up the Queen and go with her to pay our respects to the Queen Mother."

Outside Kunning Palace, Liang Chongyue had just gotten off the sedan chair when he ran into He Yanting, who had just finished martial arts training and came to pay his respects to the king and queen.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Get up, it just so happens that you are here today. Come with me to pay your respects to the Queen Mother."

"Yes."

He Yanting walked silently behind His Majesty and followed His Majesty into Kunning Palace.

Liang Chongyue smelled a strong soapberry scent on him. Turning around, she noticed that the ends of He Yanting's hair were still wet.

"Even though it's summer, it's still better to dry your hair before going out."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will do as you say."

There are only two concubines in the harem. Although men often appear in the Yangxin Palace, Liang Chongyue always tries his best to treat the two concubines equally. He Yanting is always touched when he hears about His Majesty's concern.

"I, my concubine, see your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."

Liang Chongyue had just walked around the stone wall when he saw Li Yu'an had already packed up and walked out of the hall.

"Get up. I wanted to pick you up on the way to pay my respects to the Queen Mother today, but I happened to run into Yan Ting outside your palace gate. Today, I will take the two of you to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

"I pay my respects to the Queen."

"Hurry up and get up. I think the Queen Mother is already awake. It's time for Minglang to have his first feeding. Let's go there now. The time is just right."

Liang Chongyue smiled as she watched the two brothers living in harmony. What she wanted was a stable harem like this.

Li Yu'an often cared more about Minglang than her, the empress dowager. When Liang Chongyue brought them to the Cining Palace, the small kitchen was just delivering breakfast to the dining room.

When the palace servants saw His Majesty coming, they immediately knelt down and saluted with the food boxes in their hands.

Liang Chongyue walked straight into the main hall, while the two concubines stood outside the door waiting. After all, the queen mother was a woman, and they could not go in directly without her calling them.

"Mother, I, your son, come to see you and pay my respects to you."

"Get up quickly, are you the only one here today?"

Xiang Huayue had just heard Dejun chatting with Li Jin outside the hall, and guessed that they were waiting outside.

"They are both here, waiting outside to pay their respects to the Queen Mother."

Liang Chongyue stepped forward, took the comb from Aunt Chunchan's hand, and combed his mother's hair himself.

"It'll be hot outside soon. Let them wait in the dining room."

Aunt Chunchan accepted the order and left. The only thing Liang Chongyue could do for her mother was to comb her hair. The most she could do was to put her hair up and tie it with a crown. She couldn't do anything more difficult.

"Alright, now that Mother knows Chongyue is filial, let Chunchan do the hair-doing. Go check on Minglang; the child should be nursing now."

Liang Chongyue put the comb in Aunt Chunchan's hand and walked towards the inner hall with Yunling. Minglang had just finished drinking his milk and was rinsing his mouth with water. When he saw her coming, he looked at her and smiled with his eyes that were still a little blurry after waking up.

"Minglang, come here, let the Queen Mother hold you."

After washing her hands, Liang Chongyue walked to the small bed where Minglang was sleeping, waited for Minglang to stand up, and then snuggled into her arms with the warmth of the quilt.

"Hello, Queen Mother."

The voice was still hoarse from just waking up. Liang Chongyue held him in his arms, took the clothes brought by the nanny, and put them on Minglang.

"Hello, Queen Mother. Hello, Minglang. I'll take Minglang to the dining room for dinner later."

Minglang has started eating three meals a day. She only takes a few sips of milk in the morning when she wakes up and then stops.

Minglang was held in the Queen Mother's arms while being dressed, holding a corner of the quilt in his hand. He looked so well-behaved and cute.

After dressing Minglang neatly, Liang Chongyue carried him out. The queen mother was also dressed up at this time, and the three of them went to the dining room together.

"Your son pays his respects to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother live long and happily."

"Okay, okay, please sit down. I've specially asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes. You'll need more in the morning."

Minglang's breakfast is very simple. Children of her age can't eat too much, so she needs to eat something light and healthy with less oil and salt.

Liang Chongyue sat down next to her mother and placed Minglang on a specially made chair. Aunt Chunxiang was already waiting beside her with her breakfast.

"Everyone is here, let's eat."

In front of Liang Chongyue was a dish of steamed fish, which was light yet still had the freshness of the fish.

"My mother's small kitchen is still more to my liking. Eating this fish is like returning to the past."

The taste has not changed in more than ten years. Every time I eat it, I can recall my childhood.

"If Chongyue likes to eat, eat more. The same goes for Queen Jun and Dejun. There's no need to be restrained in front of the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother was a loving woman, so Liang Chongyue had a very filling breakfast. Minglang finished eating early, changed into a clean outer robe, and waited for A Zheng to come and teach her martial arts.

Lanxu Pavilion had just opened not long ago, and Azheng had a lot of things to do every day, so Liang Chongyue told her to have breakfast before coming back so that she could have more rest.

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