After Dong Su received Xie Qingzhi's secret letter, she did not mention this matter to Ling Moxiao, because she also felt it was insignificant. At the same time, she also wanted to see what Chen Xingyao would do this time?

Just like Xie Qingzhi said, you can't handle problems smoothly every time. Sometimes you have to make a choice. This time, you have to choose between pleasing the Empress Dowager or being loyal to the Queen. You have to choose one.

Dong Su was still in confinement after giving birth, so she didn't have to organize Sanbao's full-moon banquet. She only needed to spend one hour every day listening to Chen Luoxue and other female officials report on the banquet arrangements.

The lists of various parties include officials, dignitaries, gentry, wealthy businessmen, and scholars from her new institutions such as Mo Men and Medical College.

She imagined what expressions the old nobles from Chang'an would have when they found out that the Mo Men and doctors, whom they had looked down upon in the past, also showed up at the full moon banquet of the Third Prince.

You will definitely shake your head and sigh that the world is going downhill and rituals and music are collapsing.

Haha, it’s quite funny to think about it. Dong Su is holding little Sanbao and is looking forward to the full moon banquet more and more.

Another thing she had to worry about was her eldest brother's wedding. According to the age for getting married in that era, her eldest brother could be considered a bachelor.

Chen Luoxue was not a shy girl. The two of them should have already agreed that they would hold the wedding immediately after her eldest brother returned to the court and was conferred the title.

Dong Su specially asked the Ministry of Rites to pick out several auspicious days, including May, June and September. She asked Chen Luoxue to choose one by herself. She thought she would choose September, but unexpectedly Chen Luoxue chose May.

It was obvious that Chen Luoxue also wanted to hold the wedding as soon as possible. Although she had already become an independent woman, the family ties with the Chen family could not be cut off so easily. It must be that the Chen family put pressure on her again.

It would be better to get married quickly so that the Chen family can no longer interfere in her life after the wedding.

In addition to household affairs, there is another major state matter waiting for the Queen to take care of, that is, the Emperor has given full authority to the Queen to mint new coins.

The Ministry of Revenue sent some officials to assist, but the Queen had the final say on specific matters such as the minting of new coins and the opening of the national bank.

Ling Moxiao joked that he heard that in ordinary people's homes, men work outside and women take care of the household.

It's the same with our royal family. The money house is managed by the Queen, so he feels more at ease.

Dong Su was speechless. How could it be the same? How much money can a peasant woman manage? This national bank is a big deal. If it is mismanaged, not to mention the financial crisis, the national treasury will be in trouble and the country will be paralyzed.

She felt that Ling Moxiao entrusted her with such an important task because he was afraid that she would have too much free time.

Ling Moxiao said this sincerely, because he found that the officials in the court did not know as much about money houses as Dong Su did. Even he himself did not think that money houses were important before.

It was also during this period of detailed discussions with Dong Su, combined with the memorials submitted by the Ministry of Revenue, that he realized the importance of money shops.

Furthermore, as overseas business became more and more prosperous, it became inevitable to establish state-owned banks.

Therefore, he hoped that Dongsu could make a good start, at least to establish the organizational structure and laws of the state-owned silver shop, and then hand it over to the court for management.

He smiled and said, Dong Su has thought about leaving Mo Men and the medical school to his daughter, but has he never thought about leaving anything for San Bao?

This bank is suitable for Sanbao in the future. This sentence convinced Dongsu that for the sake of her children, she was willing to do it no matter how tedious and complicated it was.

At the same time, she also felt that the court knew too little about banks, and if court officials were allowed to open them, they would be cheated by cunning businessmen.

She proposed to establish an economics discipline, specifically recruit mathematics talents, and start training from the basics. At the same time, a new column for bank specialists was added to the civil service examination, and an olive branch was extended to private money house talents.

Ling Moxiao agreed immediately and marked out a piece of land near Wanshu Pavilion and had the Ministry of Works renovate it first. He then officially started recruiting students and managers in May.

Ling Moxiao insisted on not allowing private banks in the country to be opened. Banks cannot be opened by anyone like ordinary businesses. Only the imperial court can open one.

However, if the authority of overseas banks is liberalized, the Haishang Bank, which was jointly opened by Dong Su and Jiang Hong, already has the most basic "storage", "mailing" and "exchange" services.

Although the surgery fee is high, the sea merchants are still delighted by the procedure because of its convenience, safety and efficiency.

Dong Su jokingly told Ling Moxiao that there was a memorial from the Censorate before, saying that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs.

If you continue to add more work to my work, I, as the queen, will not only be interfering in government affairs, but will also be responsible for more things than the prime minister.

Ling Moxiao laughed nonchalantly and said, "What do you mean by interfering in government affairs? If my wife is willing, you can go to court with me every day."

Dong Su waved his hands hurriedly: "Forget it, I don't want to listen to officials quarreling every day."

Ling Moxiao joked, "There are six ministries in the imperial court. My wife is now in charge of the Mo Sect, the Medical College, the Wanshu Pavilion, the Chamber of Commerce, the Agricultural Science Academy, and the School of Economics, which is exactly six ministries."

Dong Su threw Sanbao into his arms and said, "As long as you don't think about leading the army yourself, I can manage all the twelve tribes!"

These words greatly pleased Ling Moxiao. He naturally placed Sanbao's neck under his arms. His posture of holding a baby was now very standard.

He leaned forward and tried to kiss Dongsu's face: "I knew my wife would be reluctant to let me leave home."

Dong Su protected her face with her hands: "I'm in confinement, my hair is greasy, don't get close to me."

Just then, Dabao and Xiaobao came back from school, and they could hear their cheerful footsteps from afar: "Father, Mother, is my brother awake?"

Dabao's voice was loud and clear. Sanbao seemed to have recognized his brother's voice. He stretched out his little fists in his father's arms and hummed twice.

Xiaobao hurriedly reminded: "Brother, keep your voice down. You woke up your little brother even though he was sleeping."

Dong Su hurriedly smiled and said, "Brother is not asleep yet, come in quickly, the snacks are ready."

As soon as the children come home, no matter whether it is family affairs or political affairs, they will no longer mention anything. The couple will just ask the children about going to kindergarten and talk about their children's education like ordinary couples.

Just as Ling Moxiao had always hoped, the imperial palace was no longer a cold palace, a symbol of imperial power, but his home.

Dong Su must attend the Sanbao full moon banquet.

Ten days before the full moon banquet, the thing she did most was trying on clothes.

Because the Clothing Bureau sent dozens of new palace dresses, and her figure was somewhat out of shape due to giving birth and the confinement period, so the clothes needed to be altered.

She gave herself three months to get back in shape, doing yoga and aerobic exercise.

At the full moon banquet, the whole family wore parent-child outfits again. Ling Moxiao and Dabao wore dark brocade clothes with bright red linings, looking noble and dignified, yet with a hint of solemnity.

When Dabao was still a baby, Mr. Pang always said that Dabao looked like Ling Moxiao. At that time, Dong Su saw his son as just a little monkey, so how could he look like him?

When Dabao and Ling Moxiao stand together now, they are simply smaller versions of each other, copied and pasted from the same mold.

Especially when he frowned, Dabao, who was only three years old, already had the appearance of an emperor. Because he was too afraid of His Majesty, everyone in the palace was terrified when the little prince frowned.

Xiaobao looks more and more like Dongsu, but she inherited Ling Moxiao's high nose bridge. She is more heroic than Dongsu and has the style of the Princess of Daxia.

Xiaobao and Dongsu wore the same gorgeous gowns embroidered with large bright gold peonies, while Xiao Sanbao wore a golden quilt embroidered with auspicious dragons and phoenixes.

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