The whole family travels with me

It took a lot of effort for Huang Ye to calm down. He looked up at Aunt Zao Ya and asked in a trembling voice, "How are you doing at Wanxia Palace?"

Aunt Zao Ya had a gentle expression and a respectful tone, "Back to the queen, I have a wonderful life in Wanxia Palace, and the concubine has always been very kind to the servants."

Huang Ye finally felt some comfort in his heart and asked hesitantly: "Did you tell the concubine that Princess Ling Yue looks like Princess Duanrong?"

Aunt Zaoya didn't know why, and replied anxiously: "It's a slave. Back then, Princess Ling Yue was not favored and was looked down upon in the palace. In addition, she was weak, so I happened to see her. She felt pity for her, so she told the concubine If you mention it, this slave deserves to die."

Huang Ye took a deep breath and chuckled: "Don't be nervous. I'm just asking about some things, not to hold anyone accountable."

Aunt Zao Ya still looked cautious.

Huang Ye didn't force it. Seeing Aunt Zaoya, many things had answers, including why Ji Ming knew about the peephole in Fengxiao Palace.

Before leaving the Wanxia Hall, she walked up to Aunt Zaoya, opened her mouth, and said hesitantly: "The warmth of early spring has returned, and the buds have not fully bloomed. I first met you today. On this day, spring comes early, and the grass The buds are all sprouting. Take care!”

Aunt Zaoya was stunned, with tears streaming down her face. When she came to her senses and chased her out of the Wanxia Palace, she saw only the back of the Empress with her head lowered and whispering, "Princess, you are back, aren't you?"

Concubine Rong walked up to her, followed her gaze, and sighed: "The Queen is luckier than the Ai family, don't you think so?"

Aunt Zaoya slowly turned her head, her vision was hazy, she cried and laughed, "The concubine is right! From now on, the concubine will definitely be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of her life!"

Concubine Rong was happy, "Look at you! You are still like a child at this age! Are you so happy to see the King and Queen? But you want the Ai family to send you to serve in Fengyi Palace?"

Aunt Zaoya was stunned for a moment and shook her head, "I have been with the Imperial Concubine for so long, and I have long been a member of the Wanxia Palace. I will rely on the Imperial Concubine for the rest of my life, as long as I don't dislike you."

If the queen still wanted her to go back, she would have spoken just now, but the queen didn't mention it and just told her to take care. Obviously she didn't intend to recognize her, but it didn't matter, as long as she knew!
Concubine Rong was happy, "You have been staying with the Aijia for decades, and I really can't bear to let you leave the Aijia!"

Ji Ming was in a good mood after seeing Huang Ye go to Wanxia Palace. Recalling what she said to Aunt Zao Ya, she always felt that she had guessed something, but he quickly denied it.

After the new king ascended the throne, the Yan Kingdom could be said to be in dire straits. Due to the prestige of Pingnan Palace, the family did not dare to mention whether Huang Ye, the queen, was in line with the ancestral system.

Since Huang Ye's identity cannot be questioned and Ji Ming has a son, there is no reason to stuff women into the harem. It coincides with the end of the year, which is a good time to talk about marriage.

Queen Huang Ye received news of marriages from various families as soon as she took office. She was also happy to watch the excitement. However, it had not been two days since she saw the excitement. When she went to Chengxi Palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, she happened to bump into Concubine Jade and Princess Jade who had just been canonized. The seventh prince of King Yu.

He was immediately pulled by the Queen Mother to solve Prince Yu's lifelong affairs.

Concubine Jade looked at her eagerly, "Queen, you also know the situation of Prince Yu. It's all my fault. I didn't give him a good body. He is destined to be an idler in this life, and so will our mother-in-law." I admit it, but his marriage has not been settled yet, and I feel really worried!"

Especially since she has been seeing the little prince recently when she came to Chengxi Palace to pay her respects, Concubine Jade's desire to hold her grandson has become even stronger.

King Yu's face turned red, and he looked at Huang Ye with guilt in his eyes. He couldn't say anything in front of the Queen Mother and Concubine Jade.Huang Ye smiled understandingly and said, "Concubine Jade has already spoken. I will take this matter to heart and discuss it with the king later. I wonder what Concubine Jade wants from the future Princess Yu?"

"Request?" Concubine Jade shook her head without thinking, "I just hope that Prince Yu will marry a gentle and virtuous woman, and her family background does not need to be very prominent."

In this situation, they dare not even think about marrying a woman from a wealthy family.

Huang Ye nodded, indicating that he understood.

After returning from Chengxi Palace, she immediately asked Amber to collect information about the unmarried women of the aristocratic family, and she was very excited to read the first-hand information.

Ji Ming came over from the morning court and smiled when she saw this scene, "Has the queen found anything interesting again?"

When Huang Ye saw him, he immediately put on his shoes and got off the ground. He hurriedly pulled him to sit down, "Look, this is the unmarried woman from aristocratic family I asked Hu Hu to find. Take a look to see if there is any suitable for Prince Yu."

"Are you planning to marry Lao Qi?" Ji Ming raised an eyebrow.

Huang Ye hurriedly told what happened at Chengxi Palace today, "If I don't accept the job, my mother will have to step in. My mother will leave this matter to me in front of Concubine Jade and Prince Yu, so I won't be able to do my best to handle it!"

"It makes sense!" Ji Ming took a sip of tea and said thoughtfully: "When I was in Chen State, I heard a Taoist priest talk about the Orsay Empire. Have you heard of it?"

"Osay Empire? Overseas country?" Huang Ye blinked in confusion.

Ji Ming shook his head, "No, the wandering Taoist said that he was once curious about what was at the end of Shiwanda Mountain, so he continued north from Longchang Mansion in the northernmost part of Chen State, entered Shiwandashan, and walked all the way north. After going through thousands of difficulties and obstacles, narrowly escaped death, and finally made it out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

He said that on the other side of Shiwanda Mountain was a place called the Ossai Empire, which was more prosperous than the Chen Kingdom. There were no cumbersome etiquette and rules, and the people lived freely. He also said that that country implemented a system of selecting officials through imperial examinations, and the common people participated through reading. After taking the imperial examination, you also have the opportunity to become an official and change your family name.

I once heard this matter as a joke. Thinking of the current situation in the Yan Kingdom, I realized how powerful the king of the Osay Empire was. Through the imperial examination system, at least he would not be constrained by aristocratic families. Do you think it would be possible if I implemented the imperial examination system in the Yan Kingdom? ? "

Huang Ye's heart was in turmoil, but her face was calm. If you look carefully, her eyes were not focused at all.

"Are you stupid? I also think my idea is quite naive!" Ji Ming laughed at himself, with a hint of sadness in his voice.

Huang Ye grabbed his wrist and stared at him seriously, "No! This idea is not naive at all! If it is really implemented, it will be beneficial to Yan State, but you are also aware of the potential problems.

First of all, this move will hurt the interests of all aristocratic families, everyone!If the aristocratic families unite, it will be easy to force you to abdicate. What is more serious is that the aristocratic families unite to rebel, and the Yan royal family changes their surnames.

Secondly, the current situation in Yan State is that the people at the bottom have no chance to come into contact with any knowledge related to politics. They only know how to herd cattle and sheep, how to eat, clothe, marry and have children, and carry on the family line. These are the major events in their lives. There are very few people pursuing it. Even if you implement the imperial examination system, what talents can you recruit?Herding cattle and sheep or farming, cutting firewood and fishing? "