Comprehensive film and television: Make trouble before lying down

After Shen Meizhuang returned to Bitong Academy, she first took out her manuscript from the study. Inside was a recipe for cement and some ideas on river management written based on her memory.

For example, building and using dams, river management, river diversion, reservoir flood control, expanding river discharge, diverting and intercepting stored flood water, as well as strengthening monitoring, emergency rescue, etc.

After a brief review, she would pass the letter to her father, who would then personally review the domestic rivers, implement the measures she had written, and then present them to the emperor.

In this way, her father will definitely become an important official in the court and will be favored by the emperor. As long as her father's position in the court is stable, the empress dowager will have to think twice if she wants to take action against her.

The Queen Mother can have the final say in the harem, but when it comes to the younger generation of the family, if she doesn’t want them to stand out, she shouldn’t use too many methods.

What's more, this is also a major event that benefits the country and the people, and she has more on her hands.

She also sorted out some improvements to fertile fields, prevention and control of pests, and increasing seed yields.

Since we're in this world, we have to do something, little by little.

The emperor was very suspicious, otherwise, she would probably have proposed the improvement of firearms and entering the industrial age ahead of time.

After sorting out all the letters, I called Xiaoshanzi over. People should always be used in the right place to make the best use of their strengths.

She planned to place Xiao Shanzi in the Imperial Household Department as the deputy chief steward under Huang Guiquan, to keep an eye on the Empress Dowager.

He was Zhen Huan's man before, so he had a natural advantage in terms of status.

After arranging all this, she can rest assured and take care of herself during the confinement period.

I went to the next room first and looked at Xiaoliu. This little guy had long and thin eyebrows, and his eyes would definitely be quite big in the future. His lips were chubby, just like her. His little lips were as chubby as his fists, and he was sleeping soundly.

Shen Meizhuang lay down beside the cradle and couldn't take her eyes off it.

It was only after Caixing and Caiyue urged him repeatedly that he returned to his bedroom and rested peacefully.

On the second day, Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Shanzi staged a play to expel people from Bitong Academy. Before leaving, Xiao Shanzi said goodbye to Zhen Huan with a sad face.

Zhen Huan was happy that the Queen Mother appreciated her, and she ignored Xiao Shanzi and asked him to leave without even trying to keep him.

Since yesterday, the empress dowager called her to the palace, told her the emperor's preferences, and dressed her up again.

Although the clothes and jewelry sent to her were not her favorites, the empress dowager said that these were the emperor's preferences.

For the emperor's preferences, she was willing to make changes.

The Queen Mother also specifically instructed her to follow the nanny every day to learn some behaviors and ways of speaking. Although Zhen Huan felt puzzled, she did not dare to raise any objections. After all, the Queen Mother was doing this for her own good, and she appreciated this favor.

During the two months that Shen Meizhuang was in confinement, she first received a gift from Xiao Yunzi.

It is said that the ice-making business outside the palace is very good. In the capital, although some wealthy families have ice cellars for storage, not everyone can use them.

When Xiao Yunzi launched the ice-making business, not only were the prices cheap, but there was also plenty of ice, so many families lined up to place orders.

Xiao Yunzi's staff has continued to expand, from three or five people at the beginning to more than a hundred people now in just four months.

And these people are just laborers who deliver the prepared ice to every household. Just think about how low the cost is.

Shen Meizhuang was very surprised when she looked at the thick stack of banknotes and an account book in her hand. She had never expected that just making ice could make her so profitable.

Xiaoshanzi was able to quickly place people in the Imperial Household Department thanks to Huang Guiquan's secret support.

The Queen Mother has been deploying personnel in the palace during this period, but it is just deployment. On the surface, the people from various parties are very quiet.

The calm before the storm.

And Nian Shilan was indeed as the two had analyzed that day, and the Queen Mother recommended Zhen Huan whenever she had the chance.

Every time, she went to see the emperor in a different look, and the emperor enjoyed it very much. Every time under the dim candlelight, he felt that Chun Yuan had transformed into Zhen Huan and came to his side again.

The two of them did what they used to do with Chunyuan, holding her in their arms, listening to music, composing poems, and chatting. They lived a very comfortable life.

Therefore, she naturally ignored Nian Shilan. Every time she went to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, Zhen Huan would start to provoke her with her actions, words and eyes.

Although Nian Shilan was angry, she could do nothing about it.

In the side hall of Bitong Academy, there was a large bucket of warm water, and the room was filled with mist. Maids were holding trays and towels to serve Shen Meizhuang.

Shen Meizhuang took a comfortable bath in it. All her pores seemed to be stretched, making her not want to get up for a long time.

Caiyue: "Your Majesty, it's time to get up. Don't miss the time for the enthronement ceremony." She was becoming more and more helpless about her majesty's willfulness.

Then he asked the maid to help Shen Meizhuang dress up.

The newly delivered auspicious dress fit her perfectly. She was afraid that the empress dowager would do something bad in this regard, so she asked Xiaoshanzi to keep a secret eye on it. Fortunately, several times when someone tried to destroy it, they were stopped in time.

After the enthronement ceremony, the last step was to pay a visit to the Queen Mother and listen to her teachings.

Shen Meizhuang walked into the Empress Dowager's palace with a steady, dignified and majestic figure.

"Your servant pays homage to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be blessed." Shen Meizhuang squatted respectfully in front of the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother sat at the head of the table, with a gentle demeanor and a smile on her face. She said some auspicious words and then asked her to stand up.

Shen Meizhuang had just sat down when she was about to stand up as soon as the empress dowager spoke to her.

The Queen Mother said: "Today is the day of your enthronement. I have a gift for you."

After saying that, Zhuxi took out a brocade box, opened it and found a hairpin inside. The empress dowager picked it up and played with it in her hand.

"This red gold Harmony and Wishful Thinking hairpin was given to me by the late emperor. I cherish it very much. Now I am giving it to you to add a bit of joy to your life. Please don't let it down."

Shen Meizhuang looked up at the hairpin in the empress dowager's hand, knelt in front of the empress dowager, and lowered her head slightly.

The Queen Mother placed the hairpin on her head, nodded, then put it back into the box and handed it to her.

Shen Meizhuang took it respectfully, but she was feeling contempt in her heart. After a lot of twists and turns, the hairpin was in her hands again.

Isn't this the hairpin that the Fourteenth Master wore when he was pregnant? She wants the Emperor to remember the Fourteenth Master, to miss the hardships the Empress Dowager went through, and at the same time, to dislike her.

Shen Meizhuang sneered in her heart, the Queen Mother is really a smiling fox.

Then, the Queen Mother continued: "At the beginning, the Emperor gave you the power to assist in managing the six palaces, but since you are still in confinement, I will act as your agent.

Now, I officially hand her over to you. Take good care of the harem. I have high hopes for you."

Shen Meizhuang thanked him respectfully.

Then the Queen Mother looked at Concubine Hua, then turned back to Shen Meizhuang and said with a smile: "However, the Emperor has some concerns. Concubine Ning has never managed anything before, and he is afraid that you will make mistakes, so he asked Concubine Hua to assist you.

After all, she has experience, and you still need to learn more from her in this regard..."

The Queen Mother really knows how to belittle people by asking the Concubine for advice!