After returning to the palace that day, although Liang Chongyue did not have to attend court every day, there were new government affairs to deal with every day. Fortunately, Minglang was a trustworthy child. While Liang Chongyue was dealing with government affairs, she would sit by his side and do her own things obediently.

Liang Chongyue put some simple things aside when he saw them. After they were piled up, he asked Ping'an to put them on Minglang's desk.

Let Minglang start learning to handle government affairs, grow up sooner, and help her share the burden.

The weather got colder every day before the New Year. Ever since Liang Chongyue came back from the battlefield, his hands and feet became increasingly cold in winter and were difficult to keep warm.

Now that it's cold, she doesn't want to go out even more.

Unless necessary, she would not even step out of the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When Liang Chongyue went to court for the last time before the New Year, he brought Minglang with him.

She followed her scumbag father to court when she was ten years old. She will come of age next year, so she will follow him to experience it first.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the ministers were still feeling cold, but fortunately, the hall was warm, and warm breakfast and ginger tea were provided in the side hall. Ministers who arrived early and felt hungry could have a bite to warm themselves up before Liang Chongyue arrived.

"Your Majesty has arrived, Prince Bao has arrived."

The sound of Little Li singing a ceremony was heard outside the palace, and the ministers quickly returned to their respective seats. They were a little surprised that Prince Bao was attending the court for the first time, but that was all they were surprised about.

Your Majesty has only one daughter, Prince Bao, who is studious and ambitious. If nothing unexpected happens, the future of Daxia will belong to Prince Bao.

"Your Majesty and Prince Bao, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty, and may your Highness live a thousand years and a thousand years."

Liang Chongyue walked in from the side door, holding Minglang's hand, and pointed to where his grandfather was standing. He whispered in Minglang's ear, "Stand there. This will be your seat when you go to court from now on."

Minglang responded and went forward, but Duke Dingguo had already stepped back to make room.

"My dear ministers, please stand up. The end of the year is approaching. Today is the last morning court before the New Year. Thank you all for your hard work this year."

Liang Chongyue sat down. It was warm in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and her hands and feet soon warmed up.

All the ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty, you have worked hard."

"Okay, just tell me if you have anything to do."

Liang Chongyue extended his annual leave to the 20th a few years ago. Every time during the last morning court session, these civil and military officials always had some unfinished business that they wanted to ask more questions about.

Liang Chongyue also understood that they just wanted to make the matter clear to her so that she could answer them if they were asked about it after the New Year.

"Your Majesty, the weather is cold this year. I'm afraid the Imperial Examination Hall will be very cold after the New Year. I would like to request an extra set of warm clothing."

Zhou Xuan walked into the hall and petitioned His Majesty.

"I have approved this little matter. When we return today, we will calculate the total amount of silver and report it to the Ministry of Revenue. We will prepare everything for me before the candidates come to Beijing after the New Year."

Now there are more women taking the imperial examinations, and their ability to keep warm is not as good as that of men. If they catch a cold during the exam, there is no medicine in the examination hall, so they have to bear it themselves.

When taking exams during the day, I sat in that small square cubicle. If I was afraid of the cold, I could only lower the curtain to block the wind. The curtain could only block my face at most, but not much else.

The most talked about topics at the morning court today were the one-year results of the new policy proposed by Liang Chongyue two years ago, and the spring examination after the new year.

Time passed as the ministers talked. Liang Chongyue sat on the dragon throne and listened quietly to the arguments below. Occasionally, he glanced at Minglang, but when he saw that she was listening attentively, he looked away.

"Well, it's getting late. I know everything you have discussed. Let's call it a day and dismiss the court."

Liang Chongyue stood up, and the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony knelt on the ground:

"Farewell to Your Majesty."

Liang Chongyue left, taking Minglang with her and leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

As soon as he walked out of the door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a cold air hit him in the face, so cold that Liang Chongyue's mouth, which had just opened, closed again.

It was so cold that even talking was like eating wind. Before Liang Chongyue even entered the Yangxin Palace, his hands and feet felt cold.

It was not until they entered the Yangxin Palace and took off their cloak that Yunling brought them milk tea. Liang Chongyue drank it for a while before he felt warm again.

"Your Majesty, breakfast is ready."

Liang Chongyue got up and went to the dining room with Minglang. After dinner, she drank tea while reviewing what had happened in the morning court with Minglang.

"How are you feeling today?"

Minglang sat obediently beside her mother. Knowing that she would go to court with her mother, she expected that her mother would test her.

During the morning court session, she listened and took notes in her mind, waiting for her mother to ask questions.

"This is the first time I've seen my mother sitting in the imperial court. She's even more majestic than she was at the state banquet."

The Hall of Supreme Harmony has hosted several state banquets, but more often family banquets. Because it is close to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, it is convenient for Liang Chongyue to go there, so as long as there are not too many people, these banquets are generally held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"What did you remember from what they said today?"

Minglang recounted everything he had heard and felt. Liang Chongyue listened with admiration in his eyes.

"So do you think this should be done?"

Liang Chongyue was talking about Zhou Xuan asking for a batch of cold-resistant items for the candidates in the court.

"Lady Zhou is a woman, and naturally women are more thoughtful. This winter is indeed very cold, and it is understandable that Lady Zhou is worried that the candidates for the imperial examination will catch a cold.

Those adults who felt it was unnecessary kept talking about the rules that had been passed down since ancient times. Rules are static, but people are dynamic. Most of the talents in the imperial court come from candidates who have passed the imperial examinations. Now that the national treasury is full, it doesn't cost much to buy some winter clothes, so what's the difficulty in buying them?

Minglang remembered the memorial he had seen yesterday, which requested the Empress Dowager's approval and the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds for the renovation of the palace.

If money can be allocated for the repair of the temple, then what's wrong with spending the money on people?

Seeing that Minglang's thinking was superficial, Liang Chongyue was silent for a while and began to slowly explain the twists and turns to her.

"These are just small amounts of money. What those people really care about is the results of this year's Spring Imperial Examination. The court doesn't need so many people. Over the years, more and more women have passed the exam. You don't leave the palace often, so you haven't heard those men spouting ill words towards women in restaurants and teahouses."

Over the past ten years, the number of high school students has increased, and the gap created by Liang Chongyue has long been filled.

Those useless men blamed the women for taking the positions that originally belonged to them, and wished the weather could be colder so that the women would freeze to death in the Imperial Examination Hall.

After half an hour of morning court today, Liang Chongyue spent another half an hour giving explanations after returning.

This was Minglang's first time attending court. The living environment was so comfortable that she lost the suspicious nature inherited from her royal ancestors.

No problem, she taught him little by little. Minglang was still young and had plenty of time to grow.

Before the Queen Mother spoke, Liang Minglang felt that she had thought it through clearly enough, but as soon as the Queen Mother opened her mouth, she realized how shallow her thoughts were.

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