The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

Shen Leyan accompanied Emperor Yong'an as he strolled through the Imperial Garden. Emperor Yong'an said with emotion, "Thanks to Yan'er's advice, the harem is now peaceful and I can concentrate on government affairs."

Shen Leyan snuggled in Emperor Yong'an's arms and smiled, "Your Majesty cares about the world, and I am just trying to do my best."

At this time, the sun shines down, reflecting the happy looks of the two.

And in the harem, there were no longer the sounds of vying for favor and complaints as in the past, and the scene was peaceful.

However, there was one person who became an unexpected person for Emperor Yong'an.

He didn't expect that Concubine Lan, who had escaped the net, did not choose to leave the palace, but instead stayed to compete with him for Shen Leyan.

Because the establishment of the girls' school was very successful, she was very satisfied with the results.

She put the things she had been planning for a long time on the agenda.

Lan Fei, who stayed behind, became her helper and was very happy to join her and Shangguan Yueyin's team.

Because Shen Leyan is now getting older, and the imperial physician has advised her to be extremely careful with this pregnancy, otherwise she may easily suffer a miscarriage.

So she has been taking pregnancy-preserving drugs and has had to reduce her outings, spending more time staying in her palace.

Now that Concubine Lan is a palace lady, she takes the initiative to take on the task of running errands.

The three of them planned to set up a "Qiyutang" to provide a shelter for beggars.

Let these poor children no longer have to sleep in the open air.

While solving their problem of food and clothing, we also need to teach them to read and write and impart them survival skills.

With the experience of establishing the girls' school last time, the implementation this time was much faster.

Even without any publicity, the beggars in the city spontaneously went to Qiyutang.

Qiyoutang was founded by Shen Leyan and Shangguan Yueyin with their own money, and Concubine Lan also wanted to invest the private money she had saved over the years.

She wanted to do something meaningful with Shen Leyan, but was strongly opposed by Shen Leyan.

"Sister Lan Fei, please keep this money for now. This is what you have saved up with great difficulty over the years. How can you give it all to us?"

"No! This money is of no use to me. It's better to use it to do something meaningful." Lan Fei's attitude at this moment was also extremely tough.

"I give this to you willingly, just accept it!"

"Besides, I'm a palace lady now, and I'll get a monthly salary!"

"But we..."

"No!"

Shen Leyan wanted to say that the profits she and Shangguan Yueyin made at Tinghua Yanyu were almost enough, but she interrupted her.

Lan Fei looked at her with an expression of "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen" and stuffed her purse directly into Shen Leyan's hands.

In the end, Shen Leyan had no choice but to accept it.

Not only Concubine Lan, but also some women who came out of the palace, upon learning that the Queen had founded Qiyutang, also spontaneously donated silver.

Especially those women who have started their own businesses, they just waved their hands and donated a lot of money.

Originally, Shen Leyan wanted to implement it in a low-key manner, but as more and more people got involved, it caused quite a stir even in the court.

The ministers in the court had mixed opinions on this.

Some ministers believed that the queen's action demonstrated her benevolence and would help enhance the royal prestige; but there were also pedantic ministers who impeached the queen, saying that she had embezzled money privately and was unbecoming.

After hearing about the court dispute, Emperor Yong'an laughed and said, "The Queen has always been kind. This matter was paid for by her and Minister Shen's wife out of their own pockets. There is nothing wrong with it."

Minister Shen is Shen Leyan's brother Shen Lebai. He has now made a name for himself in the court and was appointed as the fourth-rank Minister of Works by Emperor Yong'an.

He then ordered to commend those who donated money and stated that the court would give certain support to Qiyoutang.

Emperor Yong'an said that the Shen and Shangguan families had raised their daughters well, and he rewarded them generously.

Madam Shen and Madam Shangguan were conferred the title of "Lady of Imperial Concubine", but Madam Shen was the biological mother of the Queen, and Shen Hongan also held a higher official position than Shangguan Rui, so her rank was naturally higher.

At this moment, Shen Hongan and Shangguan Rui smiled at each other and began to feel proud of their daughter.

The other ministers could only feel jealous when they saw this.

After returning, they also asked their wives to start donating in order to get closer to the queen and win the emperor's favor.

Not long after, Shen Leyan received a large amount of donated silver, and she was surprised at the crazy behavior of these ladies.

"What's going on? Where did all this money come from?"

Concubine Lan smiled and explained, "They were all donated voluntarily by the wives of the ministers in the court."

Shen Leyan shook her head helplessly and asked someone to carefully record every donation.

The scale of Qiyoutang is expanding, and there are more and more children.

This means that the expenditure will be greater. Since they are the ones who donated voluntarily, Shen Leyan will naturally not refuse.

After all, this is not a small amount of money. It is almost the same as the amount of silver she and Shangguan Yueyin took out. That is their income for the past six months!

She has now witnessed the power of the masses, which shows how wealthy these noble ladies in Zhaojing are.

Shen Leyan used the money to buy more tools and materials, and asked a teacher to teach the children skills such as weaving and painting.

In addition to teaching them to read and write, we also need to cultivate their other interests and specialties and give them a way to make a living.

Now with the support of the court, Qiyutang is developing more smoothly.

As Qiyoutang became better and better, Shen Leyan's reputation became more and more famous among the people.

Now she has more motivation to make money, and with money, she can do more meaningful things.

Every once in a while, she would go to her Qiyutang to inspect the situation accompanied by Emperor Yong'an.

How can you discover your own shortcomings without conducting on-site inspections?

After all, this was her first time doing this, and many things needed to be improved.

For example, the issue of children's food. Food is the most important thing for people. Now is the golden period for children's growth and development. She must ensure that the children have a balanced nutrition.

So she worked with the palace chef to develop a healthy diet.

The chef of Qiyoutang was also specially dispatched by her from the imperial kitchen of the palace.

Originally, she thought it would be fine to have Shangguan Yueyin and Concubine Lan accompany her, but Emperor Yong'an was worried that she might get into an accident, so he insisted on staying with her.

Now her belly is gradually showing and her body is getting heavier.

He felt helpless about her attitude of doing everything by herself, but he could do nothing about it.

However, Shen Leyan finally agreed to him and stopped being willful. Even if she ignored her own body, she could not ignore the child.

So after Qiyutang was almost up and running, she handed over most of the matters to Shangguan Yueyin and Lan Fei.

Only when the two of them couldn't make up their minds would they go to her for consultation.

She spent most of her time in the palace, resting and waiting for the birth of her child.

The imperial physician diagnosed that this baby was a prince. The empress dowager was extremely happy when she heard the news and she wanted to visit Shen Leyan eight hundred times a day.