The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

"The concubine has seen the emperor." Queen Li bent her body to give a blessing, she was dressed in a purple palace dress, swaying and graceful.

"Pearl, you're back." Shang Zheng, the Great Qin Emperor who was sitting in front of the dragon case and reviewing the folds, threw away the red pen in his hand, got up and pulled Empress Li's slender hand and said happily.

Fu Dagui, the chief manager of the palm seal of the inner chamberlain who stood beside him, sighed, he knew why the emperor was so happy, and even knew why Queen Li was favored, and the reason why she was favored by the three thousand beauties of the harem and ascended to the queen's phoenix seat.

The reason for all this stems from the emperor's laziness, to be precise, the root of the emperor's character.

Fu Dagui has served the emperor for more than 30 years, and no one in the world can understand the emperor's personality and hobbies better than him.

The emperor is not a king of sage, but he is not a faint king, he is quite an ordinary king with no ambition and mediocre ability.

Although Queen Li's appearance is captivating, it is not so beautiful that it is unique in the world, and the reason why she can spoil the harem is because of her character and natural ability.

The emperor is sometimes very lazy, looking at the mountains of twists and turns, his brain hurts, and he tries to fool a few favorite concubines to help him review the folds, but the only one who can help him do things well and satisfy him is Queen Li.

Although Empress Li helped the emperor to review the folds, which greatly alleviated the emperor's brain pain, and even some important state affairs, the emperor also listened to Empress Li's opinions, but these alone were not enough for the emperor to canonize the queen and favor the harem.

Although Empress Li was favored and helped the emperor to review and approve the folds, she did not interfere in politics, let alone seek any power interests for her mother's family, which was the most satisfactory to the emperor.

Several other favorite concubines also had the strength to compete with Queen Li, but they all unknowingly violated the red line in the emperor's heart, and in the end they either fell out of favor or were beaten into the cold palace.

Empress Li has only been in the province for three days, and the emperor's brain hurts again, so that there is a large backlog of twists and turns on the dragon case, Queen Li is back, and with her help to review the folds, can the emperor be unhappy?

"Your Majesty, the concubine brought back a good thing for you." Empress Li said softly.

Xiaoyu, the personal maid, was standing aside with a brocade box, and when she heard this, she immediately held it with both hands, and Queen Li reached out to open the lid of the box, revealing the contents inside.

"Pearl, what is this?" Emperor Qin Shangzheng looked at the small particles of daytime color crystals in the brocade box and asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, this is sugar, white crystal sugar, fragrant and sweet." Empress Li explained softly.

Fu Dagui's lips moved on the side, and finally turned into a helpless sigh.

According to the regulations, any food must be tested, that is, let the little eunuch try it first, and confirm that it is non-toxic before it can be presented to the emperor to eat, but the emperor acted too fast and he didn't have time to stop it, which was his dereliction of duty.

But then again, he believes that as long as Empress Li's brain does not enter the water, she will definitely not kill the emperor, on the contrary, she will desperately protect the emperor, because without the emperor, she is nothing as a queen, and she may be killed by the new emperor who has ascended the throne.

The crown prince Shang Ming plotted to die in reflexivity, and the third prince Shang Yin and the fourth prince Shang Wuke were all staring at the position of the prince.

"Well, sweet and fragrant, who made it?" Emperor Qin Shangzheng asked curiously.

White sugar is very good, he likes it, and he has decided to make an order to pay tribute to the royal family as a tribute, but he is just a little entangled in the amount of tribute.

"Your Majesty, it's Jing Xiu, the cousin of the concubine, and he ......thanked the emperor for his kindness," Empress Li explained softly, and also pulled Emperor Qin's arm and shook it gently, with a bit of cute coquettish taste.

She did not fool the Qin Emperor's business politics, the Li family and the Jing family did have an in-law relationship, she and Jing Xiu were cousins, but the Jing family supported the prince to rebel against him, and was beheaded by the whole family, and the Xinyue Jing family, which was once in power, collapsed in an instant.

Jing Xiu is the third sister-in-law of the Jing family, after the death of his father Jing Wen, he was bullied by several other houses and forced to split up, so that the Jing family did not recognize it, and the world did not associate Jing Xiu with the famous Crescent Jing family.

But the bigwigs of the court are vying for power, and their hearts are not ordinary black, they are adhering to the principle of cutting the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows.

"Your Majesty, Jing Xiu has made a contribution to offering sugar, at least give a reward for a military position or something, right?"

Asking someone to do something is generally polite and euphemistic, but Empress Li did the opposite, and Hongguoguo's request did not seem to consider Emperor Qin's feelings at all.

"Then what official position does Zhu'er think should be given to him?" Emperor Qin Shangzheng hugged her soft and boneless waist and asked with a smile.

This matter has to be put on other concubines, let alone entering the cold palace, and may directly reward a cup of poisonous wine that seals the throat with blood, or a white silk hanging beam, but in the case of Queen Li, he is happy, and even has a sense of relief.

Concubine Li was favored to the queen, but she never sought any benefits for her mother's family, which made her mother's family complain, making him a little embarrassed as a son-in-law, and thinking about how much benefit to give to the Li family.

Now that Queen Li has finally put it forward, and she has brought it up openly in front of him, without the slightest hint of subtlety, this straightforward and simple way of communication saves trouble and brains, and he likes it.

Of course, his inquiry also has the meaning of testing, he wants to see how big Empress Li's ambitions are?

"In Yu Linwei or the black-clothed guard to arrange a military position for him, well, it should be okay to make a cloud cavalry captain again, right?" Queen Li said, her tone and demeanor seemed plain, natural and casual, and even a little like coping with things.

Especially the latter sentence, it seems to be asking Emperor Qin's business politics, and it seems to be talking to himself, or it may be added after feeling a little embarrassed.

"......" Qin Huang Shangzheng, who was drinking tea with a cup, was almost choked by the tea, no matter how mediocre he was, his IQ was still online, and the commercial value of sugar, he knew it in his heart, so Jing Xiu's offering of sugar was a great achievement.

Moreover, although the cousins and sisters are not very close, they are also relatives, Zhu'er, you, the dignified queen of the Great Qin Kingdom, have given your cousin who has made great contributions a long military position, and the cloud knight is a false lord, isn't it shabby?

Well, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

"Just the captain of the Black Guard." Emperor Qin's business and politics were determined in one word, and his official position was raised to one level, and his title remained unchanged, and he was still a cloud cavalry captain.

Yu Lin Wei and the Black Guard are both pro-soldiers of the Son of Heaven, but their functions are different, and Yu Lin Wei is responsible for guarding the palace and protecting the safety of him and the royal family.

The black-clothed guard is a special spy agency dedicated to the interior, and it is his eagle dog, just like the brocade guard of the Ming Empire, but the power is not as great as the brocade guard.

Emperor Qin Shangzheng understood what Empress Li meant, and letting Jing Xiu join the Son of Heaven's army was a kind of protection for him.

The once prominent Jing clan was wiped out overnight, Jing Xiu is the only remaining single seedling of the Jing clan, if it is not well protected, it will be killed by Jing's former enemies.

"The concubine thanked the emperor on behalf of my brother."

The two chatted for a while, and King Qin Shangzheng hinted several times, but Queen Li didn't react, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Zhu'er still has something?" ”