"Lucky bag! Lucky bag!"
Yaoguangyue called out "lucky bag" twice in a baby voice, stretched out her little hands, and tried to grab the things in the imperial concubine's hands.
Seeing how much she liked it, the imperial concubine gave the lucky bag to Yao Guangyue.
"Your Majesty, this blessing bag is much better than those blessing ribbons. If the whole room were filled with blessing ribbons, how would I sleep at night? It's terrifying just looking at it. The Empress has never given birth, so she doesn't understand how timid this child is."
Of course, the emperor knew that the imperial concubine was being sarcastic, but he didn't say much. He smiled and asked them to send the prayer ribbon to the Buddhist temple.
But the queen on the other side was furious when she heard the news.
"The blessing ribbon I sent is not even as good as the blessing bag sent by a mere minister! Damn it, Your Majesty, is this a slap in my face?"
The queen's temper is getting worse and worse. Ever since she found out that she had made such a big fool of herself because of Qin Xuezhen some time ago, the queen has never gone out often since then.
But everyone in the palace knew that the queen had been acting like that old witch recently, beating and scolding the palace maids at every turn, making the people who served her miserable.
In order to ensure safety, more and more palace maids and eunuchs have recently come to the imperial concubine's palace to kowtow.
Because the little princess loved the blessing bag and would cry non-stop if she didn't see it for a day, Emperor Huangdi treated the Minister of Rites with special favor during this period.
Even on this day, the welcoming ceremony for the Wanchao Conference was handed over to this Minister of Rites.
Just this one action scared the people of the Bai family enough.
"Why did His Majesty suddenly bypass me and directly hand over the welcoming gift to that Pei Yuan? What is going on? Is it really because of the Mu family's affairs that he is angry at the Bai family?"
Lord Bai was so anxious that he was about to throw the tiles off the roof of his house. He wanted to go find Prime Minister Wen, but the prime minister avoided him and summoned Pei Yuan instead.
"Master Pei, please try this. This is the newly-delivered Rain Dragon Well tea, which His Majesty specially gifted to me."
Pei Yuan felt really uncomfortable sitting here. He knew very well what it meant that His Majesty had bypassed the Bai family and favored him alone.
With the favor of His Majesty, I will definitely become the focus of everyone, so Prime Minister Wen invited me here today, probably not just for a simple drink of tea.
So he tasted it carefully. The tea was indeed good, but he didn't dare to drink it because it was a tribute.
And as far as he knew, the emperor seemed to have never rewarded the prime minister with Longjing tea before the rain.
"It's really good tea, but it's a pity that my background in Xiaguan is so humble that I can't really appreciate its flavor!"
"I'm afraid Master Pei isn't unable to taste it, but rather doesn't dare to taste it?"
Pei Yuan was sweating profusely. Prime Minister Wen had told him he had tribute. What did he mean by that? Was he trying to give him a handle or was he testing him?
"It is true that this humble official comes from a humble background!"
Pei Yuan was a smart man and had been pretending to be deaf and dumb, which made Prime Minister Wen a little unhappy.
"Lord Pei knows about this tea, but he just didn't want to tell me. That's fine. You'll get to know its flavor after tasting it more often. Bring some back to try more later."
After that, Pei Yuan took a deep breath and actually came out with a bag of tea.
But before he could relax, he was suddenly summoned by the palace again, this time by the imperial concubine.
Pei Yuan felt a headache. Being an official was too painful, but he didn't care about much else. He hurried back to the palace and took the bag of tea with him.
But he didn't expect that when he arrived, the emperor was also in the concubine's palace, and the two of them were playing with the little princess.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live forever. I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. May your Majesty live forever."
"Pei Aiqing, please excuse me and take a seat!"
After Pei Yuan sat down, he didn't dare to breathe. It was not easy for him to get to where he is today, so how come he suddenly became a sandwich?
"Lord Pei, there's no need to be nervous. I summoned you here today because the little princess particularly likes the blessing bag you sent her, so I wanted you to come and meet her."
Pei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. She had been making such a fuss for so long just to show off her daughter to him. What was there to show off? He already had a precious daughter!
"So, being favored by the princess is a blessing for this blessing bag. It is worth my earnest request."
After seeing Pei Yuan, Yao Guangyue was extremely happy. This man was obviously a loyal and capable general.
[Look at the system. If this image were placed in the world of immortal cultivation, it would definitely be a patriarch with an immortal temperament. If it were placed in the court, it would be called a first-class scholar with a noble character!]
[Alright, host, look at what you're saying. What nonsense are you talking about? However, you used the lucky bag to get the emperor's attention. You're quite capable. I hope the emperor will make him the Minister of Rites next. Please protect him and don't let Prime Minister Wen ruin him.]
[Don't worry, if anything happens to him, I'll immediately activate my Moe Wave attack and send a message to Father in his dreams!]
It seems that this is the only way. At this time, Pei Yuan still doesn't know how much the little princess expects of him.
He just took a few secret glances and saw that the little princess seemed to really like the lucky bag and kept playing with it in her hands.
"The princess and I are aware of Lord Pei's painstaking efforts. I'm sure Lord Pei also knows a thing or two about the recent affairs of the Bai family. Bai Aiqing's actions are becoming increasingly disorganized. I hope Lü Bu won't be thrown into chaos because of this. The Wanchao Conference is approaching, and the Ministry of Rites must pay attention to maintaining the dignity of our country. We must not be lacking in etiquette and give others a handle!"
Pei Yuan has been in office for more than a day or two. The emperor's words are very clear. He intends to let him replace Lord Bai.
If it was just a hint before, it is now a certainty.
"I understand!"
When the emperor saw the look of sudden enlightenment on his face, he knew that he had understood, and he was very happy. He thought that since his ministers were smart, it would be easy for him to be the emperor.
So after a lecture, he asked about the preparations for the Wanchao Conference and let Pei Yuan go back.
But before leaving, Pei Yuan secretly took out the tea. The emperor knew what he wanted to do, so he let him take the tea back without saying anything.
Pei Yuan finally felt relieved. Not long after, Lord Bai was reprimanded by the emperor and demoted to the Minister of Rites for a small mistake. Pei Yuan was promoted smoothly.
"My Lady, why did you take a fancy to this lucky bag that day?"
Xiyan was a little confused. The Empress had clearly intentionally mentioned the Minister of Rites that day, so she asked subconsciously.
Then the imperial concubine took out a note, and Xiyan recognized it at a glance.
"Is this the letter sent by the Second Young Master?"
“That’s right!”
"Your Majesty, please be careful. The gifts that the young master sent to the palace were mixed with letters. If this is a serious matter, it would be a collusion between the former court and the harem!"
"I already know, you don't need to remind me!"
However, when the imperial concubine said this, she did not notice that a little palace maid had sneaked away outside the house.
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