With his hands behind his back, he ate a melon, and the country's fortune soared.

Chapter 57: The Palace's Flower

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the capital city became even colder.

What was colder than the weather in the capital was Xu Dingcheng's heart. During the half month of recuperation, all the property he had spent most of his life accumulating and the dowry he had taken from Lin Can were taken away.

Moreover, the staff he had maintained for many years were either dead or disabled, and now there is no one around him who can be used.

The man who was once full of ambition now had dull eyes and lost his energy, even looking a bit dead.

Lin Can was so anxious that she was angry all day long. She sent many cards to the palace, wanting to see the queen and the little princess of Hengyang.

However, the palace did not give her any response.

In early March, when Xu Dingcheng was almost dying of illness, the palace finally sent an imperial physician to Xu's mansion.

The Empress and Emperor Mingde also gave many rewards. Lin Can and Old Madam Xu were extremely happy, but Xu Dingcheng became even more desperate.

He knew that he had nothing left except a thousand taels of silver in his mansion, a small shop, and his broken body.

Since he would not bring any threat to the Queen and the little Princess Hengyang, there was no need for him to continue to be sick.

Xu Dingcheng smiled bitterly. Even for the sake of the little Princess Hengyang, the Queen would definitely keep him safe and let him hold out for a few more years.

Thinking of Dahua, a glimmer of light burst out from his dead eyes. He still had a biological daughter who was being raised by the queen. He, Xu Dingcheng, still had a chance. He definitely still had a chance...

The Queen no longer cared about the chaos in the Xu Mansion. She was busy paving the way for Guo Mingyi and Zhao Linger to go to Liangjiang.

In early March, Guo Mingyi and Zhao Linger bid farewell to the emperor and empress, and went to Tongzhou together to head towards their new career.

The Queen was beaming with joy as she took Jiang Baozhu's hand and took stock of the capital's assets, which had increased several times in profits under the management of Guo Mingyi and his wife. She was so happy that she was grinning from ear to ear.

Jiang Baozhu was frightened. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Guo Mingyi and Zhao Linger are really amazing. They really have a talent for business. They have only been in business for less than three months, and this is equivalent to our income for most of half a year."

"Well," the Queen smiled, "Go find Mingzhu and Zhenzhu. I'll allow you five days off. Your sister-in-law will be married soon and the family will be busy. You three sisters should take advantage of the off to get to know your sister-in-law."

Jiang Baozhu quickly stood up and saluted, "Thank you, Queen."

"Okay," the queen looked at the sky, "after you settle your accounts, you can go home."

"Yes."

Jiang Baozhu continued to fiddle with the abacus while the queen returned to the main hall. Luqiao immediately came to greet her, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Concubine Luo are all here."

The Queen nodded, "Where's the money?"

"The little princess and the little princess are playing with Erdan in the back garden. Should we call them back?"

"Let them come back," the queen looked at the sky, "it's almost afternoon, it should be cooler."

"Yes."

The Queen walked slowly into the main hall. Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Lady Luo immediately stood up and saluted. The Queen smiled and said, "Please sit down. There's no need to be so polite."

As she spoke, she sat down at the head of the table, drank a sip of tea, and then spoke, "Now there are only three of you concubines in the palace. I want to ask about your future plans."

Concubine Shu and Concubine De looked at each other and then looked at the Queen in panic.

Lady Luo kept her eyes lowered, making it impossible to tell her emotions.

[Wow, they are having fun, why are you bringing them back? This is so annoying.]

Xiao Qianqian, who was held in Dahua's arms, kept babbling and kicking his short legs to express his protest.

Dahua looked relaxed, letting Qianqian kick and struggle as she held her hands firmly, "Mother."

Dahua cried out with a red face, and she still feels a little embarrassed.

The queen patted the seat beside her and said, "Come here." Dahua put the money on the couch and sat down herself.

"You guys," the queen immediately took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Dahua's forehead, "even though it's March now, it's still cold in the morning and at night. You've been sweating while playing," she wiped Dahua's forehead and then Qianqian's forehead, "what if you catch a cold?"

[Ahhhhh,] Xiao Qianqian screamed in her heart, [I've been holed up in the palace for the entire winter. How long has it been since I last had a melon? And you won't let me go out to play. What a sin.]

Queen...

Gently scratched Qianqian's nose.

[Little Princess,] The system was a little excited. He really hadn't eaten melons for a long time. He hadn't recovered at all in these days. He was almost worried to death. [There are melons today.]

[Ah? What melon? ]

Xiao Qianqian was also a little excited. This was a long-lost feeling...

Even the Queen, Dahua and Luqiao were full of anticipation.

[Little princess, that concubine Shu is incredible. ]

Xiao Qianqian looked at Concubine Shu and saw that the woman was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a fair face and rosy cheeks, a beautiful woman with a natural charm.

[Hey, here comes another beautiful sister, what's going on with her? ]

[She,] the system was very proud, [she originally came to the palace to be selected for her elder sister. After her first time sleeping with your father, she deliberately complained about his incompetence. When your father heard it, he was so angry that he disliked her.]

[Ah?] Xiao Qianqian raised his little head, [My father is not good enough?]

Queen...

She almost reached out to cover her daughter's ears. No, what is the system saying? Don't let Qianqian go astray.

Then, he touched his nose guiltily.

The system continued to reveal, [No, Concubine Shu did it on purpose. She actually doesn't like your father very much. Serving him in bed once is already her limit.]

[Ahem,] The system was calm and composed, [Little princess, do you know? In fact, Concubine Shu is lesbian. Not only is she lesbian, she also has a good lesbian friend in her own palace.]

Queen...

Curved?

Good chicken friend?

What does it mean? She turned her head to look at Dahua and immediately coughed dryly, "Ahem, Dahua played too much and her clothes are all wet. Go change."

Big flower...

She didn’t, she didn’t want to change her clothes, she also wanted to eat melon.

Seeing Dahua being taken away by the little palace maid to change clothes, the queen patted her chest. One penny was enough for her, and Dahua must not learn bad things.

【Really? 】

Xiao Qianqian opened her eyes wide and looked at the obedient Concubine Shu, [Who is her best friend? Are they doing lesbian things in the palace? Hmm,] she said in a strange tone, [She is so outstanding.]

The system was happy, [Did you see the tall and strong palace maid behind her? That's her good friend, the two of them are so sweet. ]

[That palace maid,] Xiao Qianqian admired her, [she looks quite handsome. If she had short hair, she would be able to turn the whole world gay.]

Queen...

She began to understand a little. It seemed that the Concubine Shu liked her senior palace maid. Emperor Mingde was actually quite miserable. Not only was he cuckolded by his own brother.

And a palace maid...

The queen shook her head and said that one should not sympathize with men, as sympathizing with men would make one unhappy.

He repeated it silently three times in his mind before he looked at Concubine Shu and the senior palace maid behind her for a few times.

Just as he was about to ask, he heard the system say, "But this Concubine Shu is also a talent. She and her chief maid Yuzhe are very good at making clothes. The clothes they make are very beautiful."

[It's a pity that these two people made so many beautiful clothes, but they can only admire them in their own palace. However, this concubine has no ambitions, and there is no place for her outside the palace. Her goal is to live a leisurely life in the palace with Yuzhe. ]

The queen's eyes suddenly lit up. She was still immersed in the joy of making money. She looked at Concubine Shu with fiery eyes.

Hehehe, I can't let you guys be salty fish...