C17 Feng Xuan was in a miserable state.

"What do you mean by listening to me? I'm not a dictator, why should I let others listen to me?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you're the most open-minded empress dowager in history." Yulan massaged Chu Linglang's shoulders.

"Hmm, I didn't treat you well in vain. This way, this way, this way, this way. That's where the pain is. I'm really tired today." Chu Linglang sighed with emotion.

"But the empress dowager is also very happy! When she saw the empress dowager finish dealing with Mrs. Du, that happy expression came from the inside. And when she heard others playing the zither, that serious look."

"You're right. You don't know how much she has put me in such a big hat. I'm really angry, and it's all thanks to the Emperor appearing to help me out."

"Mother, you're praising me again. Why don't you praise me in front of me?" Feng Xuan said lazily.

"You! You eavesdropped on our conversation again. Men, stick the Emperor's name on the door of the bedroom."

At this time, Chunhe brought over tea and snacks and replied, "Empress Dowager, please spare me! Even if I borrow your courage, I wouldn't dare to stick it!"

Chu Linglang rolled her eyes at Chunhe, "I really doted on you so much that I didn't even dare to stick a note."

Chunhe stuck out her tongue and thought to herself, "Even if you are backing me up, you still have to see who the other party is! The Emperor has been rejected outside the door, so only you dare to think about it."

"Mother, you've just praised me and forgot that I helped you out just now?" Feng Xuan teased.

"Yes, thank you for helping me out just now." Chu Linglang muttered softly, "It seems like when you help me, I can't think of a way. After all, I am the empress dowager of Xiliang Country."

"Mother is right. I have learned a lot from you just now."

"Of course. Who do you think I am? Oh right, why did you change your mind just now?"

"Why did I change my mind? It was Mother who made the decision for me. I have never agreed to it."

"Alright, then I will count it as me helping you."

The atmosphere in the Ritual Hall was extremely awkward. Chu Linglang drank her tea and ate her snacks while Feng Xuan ordered someone to bring the memorial over and started to read it. This was the first time Chu Linglang had seen Feng Xuan handling official affairs. A trace of dignity appeared on her face. Chu Linglang started to imagine Feng Xuan's appearance when he went to the court. She had never seen him in a dragon robe. Every time she saw him, he looked like a noble young master.

Chu Linglang stared straight at him with her chin in her hands.

"What are you looking at?" Chu Linglang thought to herself, 'That's too much! Even his voice is so pleasant to listen to.'

"I'm looking at your memorial!" Chu Linglang's reply was straightforward this time.

Feng Xuan put down the pen in his hand and stood up. He stretched his waist and walked over. He picked up a snack and put it into his mouth.

"Did you not eat anything? Look at your eating habits." Chu Linglang said impatiently.

"Why don't you blame your mother for eating too well? I saw that you didn't have any intention of leaving me to eat, so I went back."

"Ah! When is it?" Chu Linglang asked in surprise. Because she didn't eat much in the afternoon, her mouth had been idle since she came back. She had completely forgotten about the matter of the dinner, and Chunhe and Yulan were also forced to go to rest.

"Look at the time, you should know it's not early!" Feng Xuan teased.

"Let's go back after dinner! Today, I'll show you a trick to repay you for helping me out today."

Feng Xuan continued to return to his seat and began to批 the memorial.

Chu Linglang came to the small kitchen. There was a small kitchen in her palace that was used by the servants to make supplements and snacks. There weren't many dishes, but luckily, there was flour, so she could make noodles. She also used lotus slices to make a small dish.

"Come on! Sir, please." Chu Linglang held the noodles and teased.

Feng Xuan glanced at it. Although it was vegetarian noodles and a plate of cold stir-fried lotus slices, it was very appetizing and fragrant.

"You made it?"

"Sir, it was made by me. I believe you don't know this, but in this area of twenty miles, my cooking skills are top-notch. Even the current emperor has praised me for my noodles and wrote the word 'First in the World' on my face."

"Oh? So amazing? Then I really have a feast today!" Feng Xuan cooperated with Chu Linglang and acted flippantly.

"Customer, hurry up and eat. Try my noodles first."

"Boss, you should eat with me too! You should share such delicious noodles with me."

"Okay, customer, then I won't be polite. I promise that you will want another bowl after eating one bowl." Chu Linglang said as she pointed her index finger at the bowl.

"That, you're right. I want another bowl." Feng Xuan finished the bowl in a few bites.

Chu Linglang quickly brought him a bowl. She thought that the emperor was really supportive. There were all kinds of delicacies in the palace. He actually liked this plain noodles. When she was begging, she had a broken pot. Sometimes, when she was lucky, someone would give her some silver or copper coins, so she would buy some noodles and make them herself. When the weather was cold, she would feel that she was the happiest when she had a bowl of noodles.

"Hurry up and eat. There is more in the pot." Chu Linglang said with concern.

"Your suggestion today is really good." Feng Xuan ate as he spoke.

"Hmm? What suggestion?" Chu Linglang put down her chopsticks and looked at Feng Xuan in surprise.

"It's to establish a court for women to redress their grievances. Indeed, the treatment of the status of women in the family nowadays is not just a little bit different." Feng Xuan said unhurriedly.

Chu Linglang's heart warmed. She thought that he actually understood what she was thinking. It was completely beyond her expectations.

"Don't look at me so surprised. I agree with you. You are also very brave."

"Yo! Who is shocked? This is your first time praising me, right? Just like Mrs. Du today …" Chu Linglang puffed her cheeks in anger.

"Mother, you handled it well today. I will investigate this matter tomorrow to see if you have done as you were told." Feng Xuan said seriously.

At this time, the eunuch hurried over to pass the message. After he finished speaking, Feng Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he got up to leave.

"Mother, your son has something to deal with, so I'll be leaving first." Feng Xuan bowed and left.

Chu Linglang held her chin and thought about how Feng Xuan had just agreed to what I did. Was he going to support me? However, what Second Mrs. Du said was right. A woman should not participate in the affairs of the state, even if she was the empress dowager. The matters that concerned the common people belonged to the state.

At this time, Chunhe and Yulan hurried over.

"When did you become so anxious?" Chu Linglang asked impatiently.

"Empress Dowager, this servant has been sleeping for too long and delayed the dinner. This servant is guilty." What fragrance was this? Chunhe looked up and saw the noodles.

"Empress Dowager, did you make this yourself?" Chunhe asked.

"That's right! What is it?"

"Um, is there any more empress dowager? I and Yulan are hungry too."

Chu Linglang rolled her eyes at her. "You really have the nerve. I gave you two days off to rest, yet I still have to care about your meals. I left you two in the small kitchen."

Yulan left to get the dinner.

Chunhe hurriedly pinched Chu Linglang's shoulders. "Your empress dowager is the best. She is beautiful and kindhearted. How can there be such a perfect woman?"

Chu Linglang patted Chunhe's small hand, signaling her not to press it.

"Just now, the Emperor was here, so I didn't ask. How many people were selected today? Have you recorded it?"

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, there are 36 people who were selected today. All of them have been recorded. Yulan also ordered people to check their backgrounds."

"Then what about the gold, silver, and jewelry that you bribed today?"

Chunhe tilted her head and said in surprise, "Empress Dowager, you have wronged me. How can you call it bribing? You saw the scene at that time. We were forcefully controlled."

"Good, good, good. I was wrong. Have you checked the gold, silver, and jewelry?"

"Empress Dowager, we haven't checked them yet, but there must be a lot of money."

"Alright, you pick a few from Yulan and treat it as your dowry. The rest of it can be investigated clearly. Take these and set up an orphanage in the future."

Chu Linglang was a quick and decisive woman. Seeing that Feng Xuan was especially busy these few days, she boldly investigated the layout of the palace. She wanted to bring Yulan and Chunhe out of the palace to experience the outside world.

"Eh, Chunhe, do you think we can reach the outside of the palace just by flipping over this wall?" Chu Linglang asked curiously.

Chunhe rubbed her chin and thought for a while, "I think so! I asked a few people to tell me that if we flip over this wall, we will be outside the palace.

"But even if the three of us stack together, we still can't get out. How do we get out?"

"Empress Dowager, I found a place to go." Yulan ran over with a head full of sweat.

Chu Linglang and Chunhe looked at each other, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take me there."

The three of them ran all the way to the place Yulan was talking about.

"Isn't this just a dog hole? Don't tell me you want us to go through the dog hole?" Chu Linglang said snappily.

At this moment, a man dressed in a guard uniform flew down from the wall and threw a waist tag and three sets of guards uniforms before leaving.

Chu Linglang quickly ran after him, and the guard walked very quickly.

"Brother, why are you walking so fast? I can't catch up to you anymore. Your legs are too long!"

Chu Linglang quickly ran a few steps and grabbed his clothes.

"Am I deaf? Can't you hear me talking to you?" The guard turned around.

Chu Linglang was stunned for a moment. I am so pretty. I wonder how many good-looking men there are in the palace. This person is taller than Chu Linglang by more than a head. His cold face made people fall in love with him.

The guard respectfully said, "Miss, men and women are different. It's not appropriate to pull and pull like this."

Chu Linglang understood that she was holding him tightly, so she immediately let go of him and straightened her clothes.

"Hmm, who are you? Why did you give us the token and clothes? What are your goals?" Chu Linglang pointed at him as if she wanted to tell him not to play any tricks. I can see your intentions.

"I was only entrusted by someone."

"Entrusted by someone? Who?" Before Chu Linglang could finish her question, the guard had already run away with his Lightness Skill.

"Your Highness, you ran too fast." Yulan and Chunhe ran over while panting.

"Of course, you didn't even look at me…" Chu Linglang did not continue her sentence, nor did she look at the time when she met the bully and ran away.