Your Majesty, she doesn't want to flip the brand

Compared with reviewing memorials, it was much easier for Zhou Xingzhi to listen to the lectures of those bachelors from the Imperial Academy.Several bachelors will explain the historical records, and then analyze the tasks and major events in it. Zhou Xingzhi only needs to sit in a chair to listen, answer a few questions from time to time, and express his opinions.

The bachelor's teaching time is one hour, and after the bachelor is sent away, it's time for dinner.

"Wei Zhong, you go..." Zhou Xingzhi remembered what Qin Ran had told him, quickly picked up the information of several concubines in his mind, and picked out one person, "Go to Concubine Yang's palace , just say that I will go over in a while and have dinner with her."

"According to the order, the slave will go right away." Wei Zhong replied quickly, and then went out to spread the word.

From Zhou Xingzhi's point of view, Concubine Yang can be classified as her own family. The reason is very simple, because Concubine Yang Yang Bai'an is really her own family, and her own family has a certain blood relationship with her.Yang Bai'an is a clansman of Zhou Xingzhi's mother and concubine. According to the relationship, he is a cousin within three clothes and five clothes. He is only three months younger than Zhou Xingzhi.

From the big wedding to the present, Zhou Xingzhi only stayed in the Queen's Palace twice, and used his busy government affairs as an excuse for the rest of the time to sleep in his own Hall of Mental Cultivation.Today is the second time to meet Yang Bai'an formally.

"My concubine sees Your Majesty." When he heard that Zhou Xingzhi was coming, Yang Bai'an was quite happy.After all, apart from the queen, he was the first person to dine with His Majesty, which was a great honor for him.

"Cousin, please, you and I are a family, so you don't need to be so restrained." Both of them are related by blood, Zhou Xingzhi felt that it would be okay to treat Yang Bai'an a little better.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yang Bai'an sat on Zhou Xingzhi's left seat with some reservations, "I don't know what Your Majesty likes, so I don't have time to prepare any dishes. This is a snack made by my own hands."

"It's okay, I was late in notifying you." Zhou Xingzhi said, picked up a small piece, tasted it, "my cousin's craftsmanship is good, and the pastry tastes very good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment." Yang Bai'an showed a slight smile on his face.

Zhou Xingzhi recalled how he and his cousin got along in the past, and tried to put a dish in Yang Bai'an's bowl, "Cousin, you look a little thin, eat more."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yang Bai'an picked up the meat in the bowl carefully, taking only a small bite each time.

Zhou Xingzhi observed Yang Bai'an's behavior from the corner of his eye, and he hesitated whether to continue helping Yang Bai'an with food.If you eat meat in small bites, do you like it or hate it?

"How is my cousin living in the palace? Is there anything you're not used to?" Zhou Xingzhi asked, if the food made the other party restrain, then it's better to chat.

"Back to Your Majesty, the palace is very good..." Yang Bai'an put down his chopsticks, hesitated for a while before speaking, "It's just a little boring, I can only read poems, books, enjoy flowers and so on."

Zhou Xingzhi thought for a while, "It's really just boring, what does my cousin like more?"

"If possible, I hope His Majesty will allow me to buy some things." Yang Bai'an tentatively made a request.

"Cousin means you want to leave the palace?" Zhou Xingzhi asked.

Yang Bai'an shook his head, and said eagerly, even changing his title, "As a concubine, you are not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will. I just want the maid to go outside and buy some other books."

"Cousin, you can just tell your subordinates to do this kind of trivial matter." Zhou Xingzhi laughed, the concubine in the harem has to abide by more rules than he imagined, "Cousin, you don't have to be so restrained in front of me, we are a family .”

"Then, Your Majesty, can I make another request?" After realizing that Zhou Xingzhi really had no intention of objecting, Yang Bai'an became more courageous.

"Of course." Zhou Xingzhi responded in one gulp.

"Even if I want to read the files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?" Yang Bai'an gave up the temptation, and went straight to the point, saying what he wanted most.

"The dossier from the Ministry of Punishment?" Zhou Xingzhi raised his brows and said in a happy tone, "Cousin, are you interested in the dossier?"

"To be honest, Your Majesty, I encountered an incident before entering the palace, which has always confused me." Yang Bai'an continued, "My father once encountered a case of murdering his wife. It was obvious that the murderer was his husband, and he himself admitted the crime. Why? According to the law of our court, the husband can only be sentenced to three years of imprisonment. But on the other hand, if the wife kills her husband, she will be sentenced to beheaded in autumn."

"It is common sense to say that murder is justified, and it is obviously a crime of murder. Why are there so many differences in the results of punishment in different regions?" Yang Bai'an asked, his tone changed from cautious at the beginning to resentful .

After Yang Bai'an finished speaking, she realized that she was talking to the king of a country. Strictly speaking, her tone of voice just now was considered offensive to Zhou Xingzhi.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, my concubine and I were too excited just now." Yang Bai'an immediately apologized.

"Cousin, you are so right!" Zhou Xingzhi's eyes lit up, and he looked at Yang Bai'an as if he was treating a treasure, "I think what you said, cousin, is very reasonable, but the law of my Zhou Dynasty is Zi Tai. According to the emperor's order, if my cousin wants to study in depth, she needs to study some files carefully. Correspondingly, the treasury of the Ministry of Justice will always be open to my cousin."

Take a look, as expected of my own family, how well-aware this is, how suitable to be my tool, no, it's my cousin!

"I will make a decree for my cousin later. The files in the warehouse of the Ministry of Criminal Justice can be taken directly by my cousin whenever and wherever she wants to see." Zhou Xingzhi said, calming down his excitement a little, "Of course, Cousin, remember to put it back after reading it, but don’t lose the file.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely take good care of the file!" Yang Bai'an's eyes lit up. His Majesty is so understanding, he must be a good person, and he must be a good emperor!

The unexpected smoothness made Yang Bai'an immersed in the joy of being able to read the files. She didn't even notice when Zhou Xingzhi left. All she could think about was to borrow the files tomorrow.

The accidental discovery of a good seedling raised Zhou Xingzhi's mood, and even when she arrived at the Queen's Palace, the smile on her lips did not let go.

"Your Majesty, did something happy happen?" Ye Ningxuan felt a little astringent in her heart.As a queen, she still has a certain understanding of the emperor's whereabouts.

Because Zhou Xingzhi said during the morning meal that he would come over in the evening, Ye Ningxuan was ready to have dinner with her.As a result, she waited and waited here, only to hear the news that her majesty was going to eat in Concubine Yang's palace, and she felt a little disappointed in her heart.

"Yes, I had dinner with Concubine Yang today, and Concubine Yang's performance made me very satisfied!" Since Yang Bai'an was interested in the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, and was dissatisfied with the unequal status of men and women.As long as she guides her a little bit, she might be able to develop a talent who is proficient in legal cases. When the time comes, throw him to the criminal department, and she won't have to worry about any difficult and miscellaneous cases that will appear in the memorial!

Wonderful, I am really too witty!

"Well, it seems that His Majesty likes Concubine Yang very much." After hearing Zhou Xingzhi's praise of Yang Bai'an, Ye Ningxuan felt a little uncomfortable.

Since ancient times, the emperor has been so ruthless. He clearly said that he was very important to him this morning, but turned his face in less than a day, saying that other concubines are good...

"I'm very pleased with some of Concubine Yang's opinions..." Zhou Xingzhi suddenly came to his senses after speaking halfway through.If Yang Bai'an is interested in the law because his father is the magistrate, then as Prime Minister Ye's daughter, Ye Ningxuan is also more interested in political affairs.

"Why is Your Majesty looking at me like this? Is there something wrong with my face?" Zhou Xingzhi's gaze was too straightforward, which made Ye Ningxuan a little uneasy.I just complained about His Majesty in my heart, His Majesty shouldn't be able to see it, right?

"Queen, I encountered a confusion when reviewing the memorial today. I don't know if the queen can help me out." Zhou Xingzhi said with a serious face, and took the initiative to hold Ye Ningxuan's hand.

"It's not about resolving worries. If Your Majesty has any confusion, I can discuss it with Your Majesty." Ye Ningxuan was infected by the seriousness on Zhou Xingzhi's face, and subconsciously sat up straight.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs issued a report today, saying that the tax money collected last year was much less than last year's expenditure, and then asked me if I want to increase the tax amount." Zhou Xingzhi quickly chose a suitable one. The question, "What does the queen think?"

Ye Ningxuan's attention was quickly drawn away by Zhou Xingzhi's question. After thinking about it for a while, Ye Ningxuan said, "The amount of taxation has never changed when the late Emperor was in power. Your Majesty has just taken charge of the government. It is best not to Move it. Especially the increase in the amount of taxation, which affects the people of the entire Zhou Dynasty.”

"The empress is right, what does the empress think I can do about the bank gap in the household department?" Zhou Xingzhi asked humbly.

This question was asked by Ye Ningxuan, she took a lot longer to think, and it took half an hour to give the answer, "I think there are two ways to solve it, one is to increase the income of the household department through other means, The other is to reduce some unnecessary expenses, and if the two aspects are carried out together, it may have some effect."

"How to do this specifically, Your Majesty can ask the people from the household department to write some memorials and send them up." Ye Ningxuan said,

"The queen is right. When I go to court tomorrow, I will arrange the tasks for the people in the household department." Zhou Xingzhi nodded.

She found that Ye Ningxuan was actually very talented to be a leader, and she could assign corresponding tasks according to her responsibilities without anyone's guidance.If this is in the future world, it must be a very capable entrepreneur or local leader!

Worthy of being my queen!Wonderful!