Dong, who was in the laundry room with a stick and slapping his clothes, never thought that he would see his son when he turned his head.

Over the years, she has grown accustomed to the feeling of being forgotten by the world.

This feeling made her feel safe, and gradually reduced the pressure on her heart.

She seldom thinks about the past, because memories are bound to carry remorse and embarrassment, and she feels that she is very lucky to have survived, and she does not dare to ask for more.

She also knew that she was a disgrace to her son, so she did not dare to expect him to come to see her.

It's like there's no one in anyone's life, and it's actually good to live.

But just when she thought she would spend her life in this laundry room, her son suddenly appeared.

For a moment she almost didn't recognize him, the elegant son of the past had now grown into a manly man. He should be married, right?

During all these years in the laundry room, she deliberately did not ask for any information about him, and no one dared to approach her, so she knew nothing about him.

And what surprised Chu Ziyao was that his mother did not look very old. Although she looked thinner than when she was a concubine, her complexion was even better than back then. She was dressed in half-worn linen clothes, and wore a simple bun with no ornamentation on it, but she looked more beautiful than when she was a concubine.

Chu Ziyao had mixed feelings.

Being able to maintain such a good spirit in such an environment shows that her mentality has adjusted.

He took two steps forward and knelt down towards her: "Mother! ”

What the? Is he still willing to admit himself? Dong stared at him in disbelief. Almost unsteady on his feet.

The impact of that joy was so great that even her mind suddenly roared.

Worried that she would suddenly fall, Chu Ziyao hurriedly reached out to support her.

She stood a little stiff. Don't know what to say.

After being stunned for a long time, she smiled and said, "Thank you, Third Prince!" With that, he gently brushed his hand away and continued to pick up the laundry stick and pat the laundry.

"Mother, the child is here to pick you up, and the emperor has restored your identity." Chu Ziyao hurriedly said.

Dong froze in mid-air with the stick, and then, tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.

She didn't know what it meant to restore her identity in this state. She felt that she was no longer afraid to fit into anyone's life.

"Villain...... The villain thinks it's better to be here, and doesn't want to bother you anymore. She didn't dare to look back at him, and said with her head down.

Where did that confident mother go?

Really. This turn of events changed her.

She has become a person who has been washed away from the lead.

She won't be thorny anymore, and she won't hurt anyone else.

Chu Ziyao felt happy inexplicably and was happy for her.

"Mother, please rest assured, you are very welcome to go back. Your child's wife and daughter will also be welcome. ”

Dong hurriedly wiped away his tears. Look back at him.

"Go back with the child, the child wants to give you a peaceful and happy old age." Chu Ziyao reached out and grabbed her hand.

She looked at his mature face and nodded solemnly.

………………

In the Zichen Palace, Emperor Guangen was in a daze in front of the two parts.

Empress Jiayi walked in softly from outside.

Seeing Emperor Guangen in a daze, Empress Jiayi knew that he should have encountered some headache. She stood softly behind him and rubbed his shoulders for help.

Emperor Guangen reached out to take her hand and kissed her lightly on the back of her hand.

"Does the emperor have anything on his mind?" Shen Xizhen asked him softly.

"Two ministers reported to me that there was a phenomenon of buying officials in the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War, and the Privy Council. Many virtuous people were buried, and some useless people were in important positions. How unreasonable! The more Emperor Guangen spoke, the more angry he became, and he slapped his palm on the table.

Shen Xizhen picked up the two copies and looked at them carefully.

Then she said to Emperor Guangen: "Your Majesty, it seems that we have to do some reforms. ”

Emperor Guangen immediately looked at her and said, "Empress, please speak." ”

"Since this situation will occur in several important ministries, it proves that we have a loophole in the system of evaluating officials, and we must make up for it immediately."

"Well, it seems that the official evaluation system must be reorganized immediately." Emperor Guangen nodded.

"Your Majesty, we can start from the two aspects of political performance and system, and both aspects must be strictly combined. All the selection and transfer of officials above the seventh grade must be confirmed by you, so as to avoid their collusion in private. Second, the assessment content can be added, so that officials who really have the ability can stand out, and those who do not have the real ability will naturally not be selected. Therefore, the third problem arises - each link of the assessment must be rigorous and fair, so we can set the specific evaluation standards of each department, and the officials you select will be the judges. Shen Xizhen said as she wrote down her thoughts with a pen.

Soon she was beaming with a page.

Emperor Guangen took her piece of paper and looked at it carefully, and then said with great relief: "Wonderful, the queen's plan is so carefully considered. ”

"If you want to put an end to this, you have to think about it." Shen Xizhen said modestly.

Emperor Guangen pulled her into his arms, hugged her tightly with his arms and said, "Only when I have an empress like you can I have the confidence to be the greatest emperor in the history of the Xi Kingdom." ”

Shen Xizhen snuggled tightly on his chest and said very seriously: "The emperor has created a miracle in the history of the Xi Kingdom - unifying the Central Plains. ”

"Yes, it's really inseparable from the queen's credit. That's why I believe that as long as the queen and I join forces, we will be invincible. Emperor Guangen kissed her sideburns again and said.

"Having said that, several countries on the verge of the Central Plains are now afraid of us to death, as if we will attack them." Emperor Guangen said again.

Shen Xizhen hurriedly looked up at Emperor Guangen and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, contentment is always happy, since we have unified the Central Plains, we don't need to amplify our appetite anymore, as long as we can govern the Central Plains well, so that the people here will prosper for generations, it will already be a great success." ”

"Yes, I think so too, so I plan to send envoys to neighboring countries in the near future to discuss mutually beneficial policies with them." Emperor Guangen looked at her red lips and couldn't help but lean over to kiss her again.

When he let her go, she was able to catch her breath, and she blushed and said, "It's time to strengthen communication." ”

"But I can't let you go anymore, and I can't do without you for a day now."

"The concubine knows, and the concubine can't do without you." Shen Xizhen replied with a smile.

The next morning, Emperor Guangen announced the implementation plan to strengthen the evaluation system of officials.

Most of the ministers were in favor of it, and only a few were against it, so Emperor Guangen asked them one by one the reasons for their opposition, and all of them were choked by Emperor Guangen's reasoning, so the new system was implemented smoothly. (To be continued......)