Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 603 Safely Arriving in the Capital, I Don’t Want Him to Die (3)

"My wife, you’ve worked hard." Dugu Chen truly felt powerless at this time. Regarding the flood, ever since the ancestors established the nation, whenever such a disaster occurred, the Ministry of Works would discuss and agree on using sandbags to stem the waters or otherwise remain silent. This issue had plagued them for centuries, yet there had been no significant progress. If my wife could indeed solve this problem, she would become the greatest hero in history, and an even greater blessing for the people."

"If you keep talking like that, I might just ignore you. Besides, I’m not doing this all for you, so don’t you forget—I am the largest landlady in the whole Xueyan Country." Feng Xuxu felt embarrassed by his words. Even if she truly wanted to help the people, she would never admit it at this moment; she didn’t want him to feel a shred of gratitude towards her and, at the same time, guilt—this wasn’t what Feng Xuxu wanted to see.

Dugu Chen looked at his wife and laughed. His smile was so gentle, yet he understood why she said that, "My grand landlady, from now on, your husband will be relying on you to provide."

"Okay, I’ll be responsible for earning the money, and you’ll be responsible for being pretty as a flower."

"Uh, hehe...hehe, alright, I’ll keep myself looking good for when you come home."

"Enough with the witty banter, don’t forget."

"I won’t, I’ll have someone send it over to you shortly."

"Alright, I should go now; you must be busy." She glanced at the several large piles of memorials on the desk. Without a second thought, she knew these were from the past few months; being an Emperor was truly tiring—not to mention having no free time, and being as busy as, well...whatever it is."

"Okay, I’ll come home to have dinner with you tonight." Dugu Chen also felt helpless; since he couldn’t accompany his wife at noon, he had to make sure to return early in the evening.

Feng Xuxu smiled, "Alright, I’m off, don’t miss me too much." She winked playfully at him and turned to leave.

Leaving someone behind to grin foolishly in place.

"Empress, may you be at peace."

As soon as she stepped out of the Imperial Study, she heard someone giving her a respectful greeting; turning around, she saw the Prime Minister standing outside the Imperial Study, bowing with clasped fists.

"Prime Minister, please rise; there is no need for such formalities." Feng Xuxu extended a hand to assist him.

"Thank you, Empress." Xiao Yiran stood up, his back still slightly bent, not daring to straighten it completely.

Having worked with him for several months, Feng Xuxu had come to understand him quite well. She thought of her serene younger cousin, who should be of age to marry now, but she didn’t know if there was a suitable match. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Prime Minister, if I remember correctly, your daughter Jiazhen should already be seventeen this year, right?"

Xiao Yiran’s heart tightened, but he composed himself and replied, "Your Highness, my daughter is indeed seventeen." He covertly lifted his eyelids to glance at the Empress before quickly lowering them again, his mind racing with thoughts—was the Empress thinking of arranging a match for his daughter, or was it something else...?

"Is there anyone courting her yet?"

"Your Highness, not yet."

"Well, it seems the Prime Minister is deeply concerned for his daughter. When you have the time, have your wife bring my cousin to the palace for a visit. I haven’t seen my cousin for a long time and miss her very much." Seeing him sweat nervously, Feng Xuxu chose not to continue on the subject.

Xiao Yiran looked up surprised, lifted his robe to give thanks, and was about to bow when Feng Xuxu gently stopped him, "There’s no need, Prime Minister. The Emperor is inside; please go ahead to see him."

Xiao Yiran watched the Empress leave, then straightened up. He had taken quite a fright just moments before, thinking the Empress wanted to arrange a marriage for his dear Zhenzhen, only to be left guessing with her parting remark. Unsure whether the Empress’s interest was a good or bad thing, he sighed, adjusted his clothing, and entered to see the Emperor.