The emperor's initial curiosity turned to shock, and then he stood up abruptly.
The civil and military officials below were very curious about what the prime minister had presented that could cause the emperor to lose his composure like this.
"Good, good, good, haha, as expected, the Heavenly Blessing of the Great Dynasty."
"Xiao Dezi, show this letter to all the civil and military officials below."
After everyone finished reading the letter, they went from initial confusion to shock, and eventually to complete numbness.
Is this little princess really just a baby? She's probably some kind of ancient monster!
No one dared to speak out, for he was a lucky star personally appointed by the emperor.
Several ministers had already chosen sides in their hearts. No matter how powerful these founding ministers were, could they compare to our great dynasty's lucky star?
Even if they beat his daughter and son-in-law, or even if they beat him himself, they wouldn't think the young princess had any problem.
The emperor's heart is just like that of his ministers. Even if the little princess beats up a minister, or even if he beats himself up, he will grit his teeth and swallow it.
Lord Xu finished reading the letter in his hand. In the end, it was his daughter who was willful; otherwise, she wouldn't have offended the little princess.
Such a capable person shouldn't be so petty.
Lord Xu's anger has completely dissipated. He had originally intended to have the emperor take away the little princess's golden snake whip.
I can trip up the little princess when the time comes, at least to avenge my daughter. I can't let my daughter be beaten for nothing.
Looking back now, ha, it turns out I failed to raise my daughter well.
In the current situation, let alone hitting his daughter, even if he hit himself, the old emperor would probably just applaud and not make things difficult for the little princess.
"Your Majesty, the little princess is truly a lucky star for our great dynasty. May Heaven bless Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
Lord Liu knelt down first and said this, and then all the civil and military officials knelt down in unison, saying, "May Heaven bless our Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
"My dear minister, please rise quickly."
After the ministers had all read the letter, Xiao Dezi took it back to the emperor.
"Truly a lucky star for the great dynasty! This papermaking technique is so simple yet so efficient. In the future, all the people of the great dynasty will be able to read and afford to read!"
"The method of refining salt will be entrusted to the Prime Minister for supervision, as will the papermaking technique."
The prime minister below suddenly looked up and realized his behavior was inappropriate, so he immediately bowed his head and thanked the emperor.
He didn't know what the letter was about until the Emperor handed it to him just now, and after reading it, he realized that the young princess was truly a talented person.
Fortunately, the princess came at that time, and I readily agreed. If I had missed this opportunity, I would have regretted it to the core.
The ministers below watched helplessly as such a lucrative post fell into the hands of the prime minister.
Ha, isn't it just about pleasing a baby? They can do that too.
"If there is nothing else to discuss, the court session is adjourned."
After performing the kneeling ceremony, everyone hurriedly left.
Palace Gate
Lord Li patted his chest, relieved that he hadn't spoken too soon, otherwise he might have offended the princess.
"Lord Xu should teach your daughter more. Now that she's married, she just needs to manage the household affairs."
The one who spoke was from the Prime Minister's faction, and Lord Xu turned pale with anger upon hearing this.
When will even a minor civil official jump on my head and stomp on me?
"If Lord Qian's hearing is failing, then we should discard him."
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. At your age, you're just spouting nonsense." After saying this, Lord Xu flicked his sleeve and quickly left.
Lord Qian merely chuckled from behind without offering any rebuttal.
After returning to his residence, the Prime Minister hurriedly changed his clothes and went to the Princess's residence. He briefly explained the ins and outs of the court before leaving in a hurry.
"Princess, it's just as you imagined. This Lord Xu is a veteran of the founding of the dynasty, yet he is so petty."
"The more people are like this, the less they suffer losses. It's just a pity that salt production and papermaking techniques couldn't be developed openly and honestly. Alas."
Xia Xia, however, gleaned another meaning from this: the young princess was saying that it couldn't be done openly, meaning it had to be done in private.
But that makes sense. Even if the emperor knew, he would probably have to turn a blind eye, since all of this was originally done by the little princess.
Su Muyao's thoughts were exactly the same as Xia's.
We can easily come up with any excuse to get by, whether it's an experiment or an improvement.
The servants inside the princess's mansion were whispering among themselves.
"Xiao Tao, do you know? Today is Princess's birthday."
"Of course I know. I heard they're making a cake in the kitchen. I just went to get something and sneaked a peek. The flowers on those three whole layers looked just like the real thing."
Another girl in a purple maid's uniform looked regretful. "Sigh, I was cleaning in the courtyard and didn't have a chance to go to the kitchen. I really want to see what it's like."
"Sister Rou, the cooks will definitely take it to the main hall later. When you sweep the floor here, you'll definitely see it."
"Then I'll finish my work quickly, you go ahead and get busy."
Everyone worked extra hard today, eager to finish their work as soon as possible and go check out the front yard.
When it was time for lunch, Su Muyao and her entourage slowly walked over carrying a three-tiered cake.
"Mom, happy birthday."
As he spoke, he led a group of servants to begin singing "Happy Birthday to You~ Happy Birthday to You..."
Blowing out candles
After blowing out the candles, Tao Xiu playfully pinched her little daughter's nose and said, "My daughter is so capable. Look how lifelike these flowers are."
"Mother has more than just these. Look, this is a gift I gave you."
As he spoke, he placed a wooden box on the table.
Tao Xiu picked it up with curiosity and opened it to take a look. Inside the box was a uniquely shaped wooden lump.
There were some delicate floral cutouts around the wooden block. I held the wooden block in my hand and looked at it over and over several times, but I still didn't know what it was.
Aside from being more refined, I haven't noticed any other differences yet.
Qin Meijuan, who was standing to the side, watched for a while and then lost interest as well.
I thought it was some novel little gadget, but it turned out to be just a lump of wood.
Just as they were about to leave, Su Muyao pointed at the wooden lump and said, "Press this." As she spoke, she pressed her little hand on the small lump, revealing what was originally an inconspicuous piece of wood.
Suddenly, it slowly opened from the middle, and then two small dolls slowly rose from inside.
Then a sound came out.
If you put this on a table, you can see a man and a woman on it, two little figures holding hands and spinning around.
Everyone around exclaimed that it was amazing.
The sounds emanating from inside were especially beautiful on this quiet winter day.
People around were marveling at the music emanating from this amazing thing.
"Wow, you're such a precious baby! What's your name? Anything else?"
Su Laosan's bright eyes stared at the small wooden box in his wife's hand.
"Dad, isn't this a nice music box? We do have one, but what do you want to do with it?"
Su Muyao knew her father's character very well.
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