Chapter 1373 Meeting my sister-in-law again!
Just as Ye Mingsheng was walking towards his daughter Ye Kexin with a smile, the current emperor of Daqian noticed that there was a tall and beautiful figure beside Kexin.

Only then did Ye Mingsheng realize who the aunt was that Ke Xin had been talking about when she was playing on the swing.

Murong Xinyu, who was playing on the swing with Ye Kexin at this time, was also a little surprised when he saw Ye Mingsheng appear. Then the two of them and the palace maids and nannies around them all came to Ye Mingsheng to pay their respects.

"I'll wait to see your Majesty!"

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand to signal that everyone did not need to be polite, then leaned over and gently pinched his daughter's chubby little face and joked:
"Ke Xin, you look a lot stronger than before!"

Although Ke Xin is still young, as a woman she is very sensitive to the topic of weight. Therefore, even though Ye Mingsheng did not directly say fat, but used a more euphemistic word like strong, Ke Xin still immediately defended herself in a baby voice:

"Father, you are talking nonsense! I haven't gained weight!"

Hearing Ke Xin's words, Murong Xinyun and several maids who were serving Ke Xin were also a little worried. However, Ye Mingsheng didn't care much about it. Instead, he picked up little Ke Xin and said with a smile:

"Words are not enough! Then let father try to see if you have gained weight!"

Little Kexin, who was held by Ye Mingsheng, also giggled. After the father and daughter played for a while, Ye Mingsheng put her down and asked casually:
"Ke Xin, where is your mother?"

Ke Xin said without hesitation:
"My mother went to live with my grandmother..."

After hearing this, Ye Mingsheng realized something and immediately asked Murong Xinyun:
"Has your sister gone to the Queen Mother to study Buddhism again?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Murong Xinyun didn't think much and immediately told him everything:

"Your Majesty! Master Jingchen entered the palace this morning, and the Queen Mother called my sister over to study Buddhism together!"

When Ye Mingsheng heard the name Master Jingchen, he felt somewhat familiar with it, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. Seeing this, the guard Zhang Hu beside him immediately came to Ye Mingsheng and whispered a few words.

At Zhang Hu's reminder, Ye Mingsheng remembered that Ye Cui had believed the rumors about Jingren before and had reprimanded An Miaoyi. Fortunately, An Miaoyi brought up Master Jingchen and advised Ye Cui, so that the matter came to an end and did not continue to ferment.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng was a little curious and asked:

"Does your sister have a good relationship with Master Jingchen?"

Murong Xinyun nodded upon hearing this and said:
"My sister had accompanied the Queen Mother to listen to Master Jingchen's lectures several times before. Master Jingchen praised my sister many times for her deep Buddhist roots and her affinity with Buddha. Therefore, whenever Master Jingchen came to the palace to give lectures to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother would bring my sister along to listen!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. The Queen Mother Ye Cui liked to worship Buddha, so in order to please her, when they were still in the Ye Mansion, they would invite some highly respected monks and nuns to talk about Buddhism to Ye Cui.

And because of Ye Mingsheng’s power and status, these eminent monks and nuns would gladly go when invited, so there would be some eminent monks and nuns coming in and out of the palace every now and then...

Ye Mingsheng was not surprised by this, but because when Ye Cui questioned An Miaoyi about the rumors about Jingren, Master Jingchen came to the rescue, so Ye Mingsheng also thought that Master Jingchen was on An Miaoyi's side.

The Internal Guards had reported to Ye Mingsheng before that in order to get these senior monks to speak well of her in front of Ye Cui, An Miaoyi secretly donated some incense money to these monks.

And these people really did their job. They praised An Miaoyi in front of Ye Cui, praising her as a good daughter-in-law and good mother who is rare in heaven and on earth.

Of course, in addition to praising An Miaoyi, they would also, under An Miaoyi's secret instructions, criticize other people in the palace in front of Ye Cui.

So even though Ye Mingsheng had never met this Master Jingchen, based on some of his previous understanding, Ye Mingsheng had a preconceived notion that this Master Jingchen was of the same ilk.

Therefore, after hearing that Master Jingchen and Murong Qingwu had a good relationship, Ye Mingsheng felt a little surprised. After all, he knew his queen and concubine well. Although they seemed to be harmonious on the surface, there were actually undercurrents and confrontations between them.

Therefore, it is already good enough for Master Jingchen, who has joined An Miaoyi, not to pull down Concubine Murong. How can they have a good relationship with her?
But looking at Murong Xinyun's confident look, Ye Mingsheng began to doubt his own judgment!

After all, in his opinion, although Murong Qingwu and Murong Xinyun are sisters, Murong Xinyun gives him the feeling of a rich girl who has never experienced the sufferings of the world and has lived under the protection of her family from beginning to end. She does not have the deep scheming of Murong Qingwu, so Ye Mingsheng is still willing to believe her words...
Ye Cui had previously recommended Buddhism to Ye Mingsheng and had several allegedly high monks give lectures to Ye Mingsheng, trying to make Ye Mingsheng a believer. However, although Ye Mingsheng respected Buddhism, he had little interest in becoming a believer. So after several useless efforts, Ye Cui finally had to give up the idea.

Although Ye Mingsheng had no interest in Buddhism, when he thought about how this person could handle between his queen and concubine so easily, Ye Mingsheng also developed some interest in this Master Jingchen, whom he had never met before.

Just as Ye Mingsheng was thinking about Master Jingchen in his heart, he heard the voice of his daughter Ke Xin.

"Did you make the cold noodles that Father had for lunch?"

Looking at his daughter's innocent face, Ye Mingsheng, whose thoughts were interrupted, smiled and said:
"It was made by those royal chefs!"

"But everyone says it was you, Father, who did it!"

Ye Mingsheng explained with a smile:
"I just told them the cooking method, and then they made the soup, cooked the noodles, and added seasonings and side dishes according to the method!" After saying that, Ye Mingsheng continued to ask:
"What do you think of the cold noodles we had for lunch?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Kexin preached very seriously:
"It's delicious! It's so cool and refreshing after eating it!"

Listening to his daughter's answer, Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded slightly, then glanced at Murong Xinyun beside him and asked casually:

"Xinyun, what do you think?"

Murong Xinyun said without hesitation:
“The cold noodles taste sweet and sour, the noodles are chewy and firm. And unlike traditional noodles which are in hot soup, the soup for this cold noodle is actually cool. It’s also the first time for me to have such special noodles, it feels very novel…”

After saying this, Murong Xinyun couldn't help but ask:

"I wonder where your majesty got the recipe for this cold noodle? I have never heard of this cold noodle before."

Ye Mingsheng also made up a story after hearing this:
"When I led the army to suppress bandits in Liaoyang, I passed by a small village. It was also a summer like this, and the weather was very hot!"

"An old couple in the village treated us to this cold noodle. When I ate it for the first time, I thought it was very novel and tasted very unique. So I spent ten taels of silver to buy the recipe from the old couple!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Murong Xinyun nodded and said a few words to compliment Ye Mingsheng. At this time, Ye Kexin pulled the corner of Ye Mingsheng's clothes and asked seriously:
"Father, I want to eat cold noodles tonight!"

Looking at his daughter who was possessed by the greedy cat, Ye Mingsheng also warned her seriously:

"Ke Xin's cold noodles are delicious, but they are cold in nature. It's good to eat them once in a while. If you eat too much, you will easily get diarrhea!"

"But father, I want to eat it!" Faced with Ye Mingsheng's warning, Ye Kexin was unwilling and grabbed Ye Mingsheng's big hand and acted coquettishly.

Although his daughter looked very cute when she acted like a spoiled child, Ye Mingsheng did not back down and said seriously:
“Ke Xin, if you are obedient, your father will ask the imperial chef to make cold noodles for you in a few days. If you are not obedient, the imperial chefs will not make cold noodles for you anymore…”

Ye Kexin pouted when she heard this. Seeing this, Murong Xinyun comforted her and said:
"Ke Xin! Your father is doing this for your own good. Cold noodles are delicious, but if you eat too much, you'll have diarrhea. Have you forgotten that you had diarrhea last time?"

"Ke Xin, you have to be a good kid, okay?"

Murong Xinyun's words had a much better effect than Ye Mingsheng's. Ke Xin's little mouth was no longer pouting, but she still asked Ye Mingsheng with a persistent look in her mind:
"Father, will you really have someone make me cold noodles in a few days?"

"Of course!"

Although Ye Mingsheng answered very straightforwardly, Xiao Kexin seemed to lack trust in her father. She raised her little thumb to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Father, let's make a pinky promise!"

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng did not know whether to laugh or cry. In his impression, his wives and concubines were not the kind of people who loved to eat, but his children were all better eaters than the other. Sometimes, Ye Mingsheng wondered if his children had inherited his genes for being a foodie.

Looking at Xiao Kexin's serious expression, Ye Mingsheng raised his little thumb and pointed it together with his daughter and said in unison:

"Hang yourself on a hook and you won't be allowed to change for a hundred years!"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng, the heroic emperor who unified the world, actually saying this childish oath with his daughter, Murong Xinyun, who was standing by, didn't say anything, but at this moment she felt a little stunned in her heart. She even couldn't believe that the man in front of her with a doting smile on his face was really the heroic emperor who was known for his ruthlessness as rumored by the people.

Before entering the palace, Murong Xinyun had always thought of Ye Mingsheng as a cunning, ruthless and unscrupulous hero who would do anything to achieve his goals.
But when she really entered the palace and came into contact with the real Ye Mingsheng, Murong Xinyun felt that this legendary hero with eagle eyes and wolfish look was not as bad as she had expected!
On the contrary, he was a good emperor who worked diligently, loved his people, rectified the administration of officials, and led the people to a better life. He was a good husband, son, and father who respected his wives and concubines, was filial to his mother, and doted on his children!
Thinking of this, Murong Xinyun's gaze towards Ye Mingsheng also had some inexplicable subtle changes, and at this moment an attendant officer walked over quickly and reminded Ye Mingsheng:
"Your Majesty! The cabinet meeting will be held in a quarter of an hour!"

Hearing the reminder from the attendant, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Happy times always pass very quickly. Although he still wanted to spend more time with his daughter, as the emperor's military affairs, they still had to come first. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said to Murong Xinyun:
"You two continue playing! I won't bother you anymore!"

"I respectfully send off Your Majesty!"

After a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng returned to his room. After asking the palace maid to wipe off the sweat stains left by exercise, Ye Mingsheng changed into clean clothes and rushed to the cabinet meeting.

When Ye Mingsheng arrived at the venue, Cui Shao, Gu Sansi and other cabinet elders were all present, and the meeting was immediately convened...
At the meeting, everyone fully discussed Daqian's current financial and economic situation, as well as whether it was necessary to continue to regard the issue of layoffs as the top priority of Daqian Dynasty!
Although Ye Mingsheng has made layoffs the top priority of the Daqian Dynasty, he also gave several cabinet ministers a say in the discussion of its necessity, allowing them to speak freely and express their true thoughts.

Some people have implicitly expressed their opposition to layoffs. They believe that layoffs will make the employees feel insecure, causing them to complain and unable to concentrate on serving the people.

Ye Mingsheng had considered this person's idea before, but in the end Ye Mingsheng firmly listed layoffs as the top priority of the current work of the Daqian Dynasty!
Although Ye Mingsheng had basically cleared out the high-level officials of the former Great Zhou Dynasty in the court in recent years, the Daqian Dynasty was after all derived from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and many officials from the previous dynasty were still employed at the grassroots level, especially in prefectures and counties. This situation was particularly prominent in Sichuan, Jiangnan, Guanzhong and other places.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng also wanted to use layoffs to change this situation. The Daqian Dynasty was about to be established for a year, and the first special examination of the Daqian Dynasty was already in the plan. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng now had to clean up the house before inviting guests, and the financial situation of the Daqian Dynasty really could not afford to support these masters!

Therefore, for Ye Mingsheng, the emperor of Daqian, layoffs are something he must do. He must reduce the team of Daqian Dynasty to reduce the financial burden of the court and relieve the pressure on the people.