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Amongst them, the Minister of Revenue, Ji Luoyu, was the most energetic. He advocated that the Emperor was not young anymore, and that after he was done with his work, he should still elect and recruit girls to enrich the harem, thus opening up branches and dispersing leaves for Great Zhou.

Ji Luo Yu was thinking wholeheartedly about his daughter. Her youngest daughter, Ji Lingyun, had stayed in her room ever since the incident that provoked her, and had been depressed all day, so she didn't see anyone else. Year after year passed. The daughter of the Zhu Family next door, Shi Shi, was already married. At the beginning of this year, even a child was born, but her daughter was delayed because of this.

In any case, his daughter was initially held up by the Seventh Prince, so it would be better to just stuff her inside his imperial harem.

However, things were not as he wished. No matter how the officials tried to persuade him, as long as he brought up the topic of talent shows or cripples, the emperor would flick his robe, say "I'm tired", get up, and leave.

Even the paper money that he passed over, if it had anything to do with this, had returned without moving an inch.

Ji Luo Yu didn't give up. He was a man, so he understood men the best. It would be the Mid-Autumn Festival in the near future. Ji Luoyu thought to himself that this Mid-Autumn Festival was a great opportunity for his daughter to show her face. As long as the Emperor's eyes lit up, everything would be fine.

That night, he invited the Vice Minister of Rites, who had managed the Mid-Autumn Festival's banquet, to dinner at the mansion. He knew that the Vice Minister loved wine, and he also took out the wine that he had kept hidden in the cellar for twelve years.

The moment the bottle was opened, the aroma of the wine filled the entire residence. The smell was intoxicating.

In the drunken atmosphere, the Minister of Rites agreed to give the daughter of the Ji Clan a spot to perform a song and dance.

Ji Lingyun had never liked singing and dancing, so let alone knowing it, she was usually too lazy to even glance at it. However, the moment she heard her father say that this was an opportunity to show her face in front of the Emperor, she immediately dragged the dancing lady in the house and started learning without delay.

In just a short month, she had broken three pairs of shoes. It was not easy for him to practice the willow leaf dance under the moon. Ji Lingyun relied on her martial arts that was not bad and her courage that was large, she had changed the dance and created two large wooden pillars that could move, making them into shelves that looked like willow trees. She used green soft ribbons to wrap around the shelves, and under the moonlight, she would tie the soft ribbons to her waist, flying in the air and dancing in the air, just like the moon fairy among the willow leaves, who would definitely make the emperor's heart palpitate with eagerness.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was only a family banquet, with the exception of the Empress and the two princes, there were no outsiders.

The banquet was also a surprise the emperor wanted to give to the empress.

Gao Lang thought that Jin Xiaolou had been busy with school matters for the past few months, and it was the right time to take a rest during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the evening of Mid-Autumn's day, Jin Xiaolou laid on her desk in her hall. She had already racked her brains for several months to write out the rough outline of all the subjects she had learnt.

In this era, there was almost no science. Children who had money and authority could either learn martial arts or literature, or both. Those who did not have money and power could only learn from the basics and earn a living.

A little scientific stuff has to do with feudal superstition.

Jin Xiaolou wanted to change the current situation. Hence, she separated the physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics into the literature classes as a compulsory course.

However, with just her knowledge alone, it was a huge effort for her to explain the basics of these subjects.

In these few months, Jin Xiaolou exhausted herself thinking, she woke up as early as possible and slept at night. But even so, she could only write out what she could think of, and there seemed to be no pattern to it.

Jin Xiaolou knew that even if she were to arrange all this knowledge into books and give them to anyone else in this era, they would probably just be treated as heavenly books.

Jin Xiaolou had no choice but to make her own teaching plan. She would first find some people who were interested in science and teach them before spreading it out.

Jin Xiaolou believed that as long as she had spread the seed of science, this kind of child would definitely be able to ignite a raging fire in her Great Zhou.

She wanted more than economic prosperity.

She didn't want to be stuck between the flowers, birds, and bugs of the harem. She looked further into the distance, through thousands of years of time, across the Mountains and Seas, and even across the stars above her head. Her unfulfilled dreams of modern times would continue here.

"Mother, father is looking for you!"

Nian Er's soft voice came from outside the hall. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Lin'er teaching him: "You can't remember why, you should be called Empress Mother."

Nian Er pouted as he ran towards Jin Xiaolou's feet, "Mother, Nian Er wants to call you mother!

Nian Er said as he waved his small hands and threw himself into Jin Xiaolou's embrace.

Jin Xiaolou carried the child and placed him on his lap. Nian Er's eyes turned and coincidentally saw the writing on Jin Xiaolou's table.

From the moment the two children could read, Jin Xiaolou had taught them a lot of modern knowledge. The simple formulas written on the table was naturally nothing for Lin'er, but Nian Er did not understand it at all.

"You're still too young, so it's not suitable for you to learn these things. When you're a little older, big brother will teach you." Lin'er looked at the formula and said.

"How old is a bit bigger?" Nian Er muttered.

"About seven." Lin'er blinked his eyes and calculated in his heart. He had learned it at the age of five, but he was a genius so Nian Er would be silly just from looking at it. He would have to be at least seven years old, "Empress Mother said that at that time, they all started studying only at the age of seven."

"Seven years old?" "Brother is only six years old, when Nian Er is seven years old, Nian Er will be the big brother. When that time comes, it will be Nian Er's turn to teach Lin'er!"

Jin Xiaolou laughed. She didn't know who this little fool looked like.

Lin'er acted as if he hated Nian Er for not being able to meet his expectations. He helplessly shook his head and said to Jin Xiaolou: "Empress Mother, back then when Nian Er was born, he was far away from his body. Could it be that he carried the wrong child in the chaos of battle?"

Lin'er had a worried expression, "With our family's genes, we shouldn't have such an IQ."

Jin Xiaolou could not help but smile, and was about to laugh, when she saw Gao Lang walking in.

He wore a bright yellow dragon robe that was as dazzling as the sun above the colorful clouds. It brought along a dazzling light as he approached.

"I asked you to come call me mother, why did you call me that for so long? "Hmm?" Gao Lang said in a gentle voice, "The banquet is about to begin, do you guys want to miss out on the most exciting high altitude juggling?"

"Nian Er doesn't want to." Nian Er replied and quickly jumped down from Jin Xiaolou's leg. Afraid that she would be unable to see it if she was a little bit too late, Nian Er quickly ran out.

Lin'er shook his head and sighed, he was once again suspicious of where Nian Er had brought this child from. Today's banquet was for the four of them to watch, and with all four of them present, who would dare start the show first? Seeing that Nian Er ran far away, she could only follow him.

After the two children had left, Gao Lang then bent down, grabbed Jin Xiaolou's lips and gave them a deep kiss.

He swiftly loosened the ribbon on his robe, "My wife, that group of people are always urging me to open up more branches and scatter leaves for the Great Zhou, I think what they said is reasonable. In such a huge palace, only the four of us live here, it always seems empty.

Jin Xiaolou quickly came out of Gao Lang's embrace, extended her hand and pushed him away: "Not right now, I'm extremely busy with the matters of the academy, don't give me any trouble!"

"Then... It's fine if you don't have a little kid. " Gao Lang climbed up again, and with that, he directly pushed Jin Xiaolou onto the table, "I followed the method you said, and made that thing. It was thin and tough, so I'm sure that not a single kid would be able to release it …"

Jin Xiaolou lowered her head. Seeing that her collar was already half-open, she hurriedly reached out to pull open the window.

Instead of pulling the window open, he pulled the jade-like banana leaf towards him. His face was completely red as he hastily covered his face with long and wide leaves.

The banana leaf fluttered in the wind. The banana leaf, which was already ripe, fell to the ground with a thump.

When the emperor carried the empress to the dinner banquet, as if there was no one else present, the Lin'er had already ordered the program to begin.

When Jin Xiaolou sat down, the platform that was erected was a shelf that looked like a willow tree, and a lady that was floating like an immortal floated above the willow tree. Under the light of the moon, she danced amidst the zither music.

Jin Xiaolou felt that the person looked very familiar, and was looking into her eyes, just as she was lost in thought, Gao Lang turned her head to the side and whispered to her, "The brilliant acrobatics that I prepared for you were all exchanged for those two brats, if I knew that it had already passed, I might as well come back later. When the children have enjoyed themselves, I can let the acrobatic team act for you once more by themselves …"

On the stage, Ji Lingyun, who had been jumping with all her might, continuously shot points of soft light at the emperor. However, the emperor did not even glance at her once.

His Majesty's gaze was fixated on the person at his side the entire time.

Ji Lingyun had always been stubborn since she was young and never gave up easily. But now, looking at the way the emperor was getting along with the empress, she knew that her father's arrangement this time was completely wrong. She had never had a chance and would never have a chance either.

The love was so strong that he could not hide it, and it poured out of his eyes.

After the last dance, the zither music abruptly stopped. The moment it left the stage, a loud and crisp sound exploded in the ears of everyone present.

Jin Xiaolou was shocked, in the next moment a pair of warm hands covered her ears.

Lin'er held Nian Er's hand, and the two children ran towards the direction of the fireworks. Jin Xiaolou smiled lightly, raised her chin, and amidst the rumbling sounds, she spoke to Gao Lang: "I love you."

Gao Lang, who was always cold in front of outsiders and had a stern expression, was smiling like a child for the first time in front of the palace maid, the eunuch, and the female dancers who were still leaving the stage.