Tangshao felt unable to communicate with Bai Tuantuan, so it simply disappeared into the space and wouldn't come out.

"Buzzing," came the sound from the iron pot, and the ladle squeaked. [I'm not going to stoop to her level; she's just a little kid. I'll wait until she regains her memories.]

Meanwhile, Bai Tuantuan followed her family into the Imperial Study. Listening to the authoritative voices coming from above, she lowered her head and mechanically followed her family's actions.

Eunuch Cai whispered a few words in the Emperor's ear, and the Emperor found the chubby little figure in the crowd and laughed: "Baituan, raise your head and let me see you."

Upon hearing her name called, Bai Tuantuan's heart skipped a beat. She looked around in a panic, but dared not raise her head.

Bai Han stroked his beard and gave Chen Luo a look, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

Bai Ze and the others then quietly explained to Chen Xiaoran, "The Emperor is teasing Tuantuan. Presumably, Eunuch Cai has told Tuantuan about Tuantuan's fear of the Emperor."

"Are you really alright?" Chen Xiaoran frowned slightly. "Tuantuan has never met the Emperor before, I'm afraid..."

"Bai Tuantuan?" The Emperor simply stepped down and stood beside Bai Tuantuan, smiling as he said, "I don't eat people. Come, look up and let me see what the county princess I've bestowed upon you looks like."

Bai Tuantuan took a deep breath, nervously looked up, and gazed expectantly at the Emperor with her almond-shaped eyes: "Look at her, isn't she as beautiful as a flower, as lovely as a fairy..."

"puff!"

Grandpa Cai, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He immediately apologized.

The Bai family members also laughed.

The Chen family breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng stood beside Bai Tuantuan, watching the Emperor warily. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Emperor was not angry because of Bai Tuantuan's words.

"Hahaha!" The Emperor laughed loudly, "Yes, yes, the county princess I bestowed upon her is indeed as beautiful as a flower, as lovely as a celestial being!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Tuantuan laughed, her eyes crinkling, and patted her chest: "So the Emperor isn't scary after all, and he's quite handsome. Good-looking people really do hang out with other good-looking people..."

Her soft, sweet voice belied her amusing words, which pleased the Emperor even more: "You little rascal... not bad, you're absolutely right! Good-looking people only play with other good-looking people!"

"Is it because Eunuch Cai is handsome that Your Majesty's personal eunuch is so handsome?" Bai Tuantuan asked in a low voice, and secretly glanced at Eunuch Cai. "I thought Eunuch Cai was handsome at first glance."

"Hahaha!" The Emperor looked at Eunuch Cai, "Old Cai, look, this girl is praising you!"

"Thank you, Princess, thank you, Your Majesty." Eunuch Cai hurriedly bowed. "This servant thanks the Princess for her praise."

Bai Tuantuan quickly took two steps back and waved her hand at Eunuch Cai: "Eunuch, please don't bow to me! You are an elder... My maternal grandmother said that elders should not bow to juniors. If God sees this, He will blame me for being unfilial and will punish me."

Grandpa Cai was stunned.

The emperor was also taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "This girl, very good, very good..."

Eunuch Cai smiled as well, his eyes filled with affection as he looked at Bai Tuantuan: "Your Highness is too kind to this humble servant."

Bai Tuantuan glanced cautiously at everyone and whispered, "Did Tuantuan say something wrong?"

"No." Rong Manli rubbed Bai Tuantuan's little head. "Tuantuan did the right thing."

"Thank you, Second Aunt." Bai Tuantuan looked up and gave Rong Manli a bright smile.

"This must be the Bai family's eldest daughter who has been living away from home." The Emperor looked at Chen Zhixiu and sighed softly, "You have suffered too."

Chen Zhixiu curtsied and said softly, "Your Majesty, I have not suffered. My adoptive parents love me like their own daughter, and my brothers and sisters-in-law treat me like a precious gem."

"Oh?" The Emperor smiled, looked at the Chen family, and his gaze fell on Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng.

I couldn't resist testing their knowledge, but I was astonished by their insight.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for supporting Xiu'er and Tuantuan." Chen Xiaoran stepped forward and said slowly, "I am also grateful for Your Majesty's help to the Chen family."

The Emperor waved his hand: "No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank the Bai family. Those two lads, Bai Yuanzhi and Bai Hanri, tried to trade with me for something that interested me, so I had no choice but to agree."

Chen Luo cupped his hands in thanks: "Regardless, I still have to thank His Majesty."

“Indeed, if His Majesty hadn’t agreed, no matter how much Yuanzhi and Hanri offered, it would have been useless,” Feng Yue said with a smile. “So we have also prepared some gifts, and we hope His Majesty will accept them.”

The Emperor smiled: "You've prepared gifts?"

He then shook his head: "Never mind, I lack nothing..."

“Your Majesty, this is what you need.” Bai Han interrupted the Emperor.

The Emperor was taken aback. Based on his tacit understanding with Bai Han, he immediately realized that the Chen family's preparations were probably not what he had expected.

Chen Xiaoran stepped forward again and said, "This humble subject has some knowledge of medicine. There is a house here for recuperating. I hope Your Majesty will accept it. At the same time, I would like to present this red hibiscus jade pendant to Your Majesty. You may ask the people of Divine Physician Valley for assistance."

Chen Yijun cupped his hands and slowly said, "This humble subject knows nothing but how to earn a little silver. I am willing to give Your Majesty 30% of the income from my tea shop. At the same time, I will give Your Majesty this orange hibiscus jade pendant. Your Majesty can enjoy a 50% discount on purchases from any shop whose signboard has a hibiscus flower on it."

Chen Wenxiu then handed the yellow hibiscus jade pendant in his hand to Eunuch Cai: "With this jade pendant, His Majesty can access all intelligence below the Heavenly Rank in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion."

Nan Nian stepped forward and slowly said, "The green hibiscus flower represents the Jade Pavilion. It once made a deal with the Emperor, giving him one-tenth of the Jade Pavilion's income. Now, it is giving the Emperor fifty percent of the Jade Pavilion's income."

Rong Manli then took out a piece of blue hibiscus flower and handed it to Eunuch Cai: "Fengyue Pavilion can accept three missions from the Emperor for free."

The emperor was completely stunned, staring at the rows of jade pendants, the health retreat houses, the contracts...

And considering what these people are saying, it all seems so unreal.

The Emperor opened his mouth, finally finding his voice: "I've heard that these organizations aren't the Hibiscus Jade Pendant, and besides, the Jade Pavilion Jade Pendant I know of is crimson... How come you..."

“Your Majesty,” Chen Yijun said with a smile, “Initially, the Jade Pavilion was indeed marked with a red jade pendant, while the place where we are is marked with a different symbol. However, Tuantuan likes hibiscus flowers, so we thought that to make it easier to identify, we should simply suggest changing it all, and the colors should be in the order of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.”

Bai Tuantuan was also shocked: "My uncles are amazing!"

Then he looked at Bai Ze and the other three: "For a moment, it's hard to tell who's the strongest..."

"Old Cai, put all of these away!" the Emperor said immediately after regaining his composure.

These aren't things that just anyone can get!

Never had the idea that the Chen family had such a background, the Emperor couldn't help but ask, "How did you get into these places? Did you have any special connections?"

Rong Manli raised an eyebrow: "Does the Emperor also want to go in?"

The Emperor coughed twice and slowly said, "Of course I can't go in, but my son..."

“Too weak.” Rong Manyi frowned. “Your Majesty, why don’t you have another child? I can raise him from a young age.”

emperor:……

The Bai family looked up at the sky.

The rest of the Chen family looked down at the ground.

Bai Tuantuan blinked her eyes: "What if we have another one that's not as good as the first one?"

Chen Zhixiu quickly covered Bai Tuantuan's mouth. "My dear daughter! How could you say such things!"