The young man walked briskly into the hall.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he smelled the sweet fragrance of dates.

A woman wearing a bright red robe was sitting at the table giving orders. There was a small clay pot on the stove next to her. The sweet fragrance of the dates came from the pot.

Bai Su didn’t like to be served, so there was only Bai Su and the maid in front of her in the entire courtyard. Even Yi Man was sent to an inconspicuous corner to quietly serve her.

“First, open the restaurant. Make sure to emphasize ‘elegance’ and set the standard to be the highest in Shengjing from the beginning. The restaurant’s decoration not only makes people see the grandeur but also hides a mystery, giving knowledgeable individuals a chance to show their expertise.”

“Everything, including the production of wine and the selection of ingredients for dishes, must have a gimmick. If there is no gimmick, make up a gimmick. In short, it must be believable and unique. Additionally, let the chef and the doctor of your medical hall discuss a few delicious and generally healthy meals as the restaurant’s specialties. After that, find Senior Huang to show you. It’s also a kind of attraction.”

“Have you written down all of this?”

The girl who had been writing with a book nodded repeatedly, “Yes … Ah, this servant … No, answering Your Highness, this servant has written it down.”

The graceful and noble woman was amused and smiled, “It’s okay, there are no outsiders here. You don’t have to be so reserved.”

The girl’s face fell, “I … this servant should practice being reserved first. Otherwise, I can’t even be reserved anymore when there are people here.”

After saying that, she looked at the words on the page again and her eyes widened. But, the Empress is really amazing! Although Jin’er doesn’t understand it, it sounds impressive! Palace Master and Aunt will be very happy when they see it!

“I’m only responsible for coming up with ideas. The specific implementation will be up to Miss Feng Yao and your Palace Master.”

“Yes, Aunt is also very amazing! Palace Master has a lot of ideas. The implementation will be great!”

–

They were so engrossed in their conversation that Bai Su didn’t even notice her Omega had returned.

Duan Changchuan silently sat beside her and put his hands together. Taking advantage of other people’s blind spots, he quietly picked at his fingers. He didn’t even realize his movements were like a lying kitten.

“This servant, Nangong Jin’er, greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty.” The girl holding the book had a sweet and pleasant voice and respectfully curtsied to him.

She had an egg-shaped face with some baby fat on her cheeks. Unlike the girls who had been sent to the palace to learn the rules of the palace since they were children, Nangong Jin’er had a temperament that was incompatible with the palace.

She was very free and lively.

“Please rise.” The young man responded calmly.

The young girl immediately stood up and told Bai Su a few more things before hurriedly leaving with the book.

When Chang Le dismissed everyone in the courtyard, a warm hand covered the back of his hand.

The woman’s voice, full of smiles, sounded, “Why do you look so down, hmm? Who made Our Majesty angry again? Did the morning court not go well today?”

The young man pursed his lips and whispered, “No.”

“Oh, if nothing went wrong in the morning court session, then it was my fault again?”

As she spoke, she pulled him up straight into her arms, “How did I provoke our little baby again, hmm?”

The two of them stood together. The young man’s eyelashes drooped, and his beautiful black eyes quietly looked at her …

After a while, he wrapped his arms around her neck and whispered, “Are you … Are you saying that other than male Omega, it can also be a … a lady?”

Bai Su was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing.

She tapped the tip of his nose, “Duan Xiaochuan, are you jealous?”

The young man’s body stiffened reflexively, and he hurriedly averted his gaze, “How … Is that possible?”

“Oh, theoretically speaking, my orientation does include girls. Not only girls, Alpha are at the top of the pyramid. Male O, female O, male B, female B, and even female A and male A. As long as I’m willing.”

Duan Changchuan, “…”

He directly pushed Bai Su away and walked out.

Unfortunately, Alpha didn’t give him a chance to leave. Just as he took half a step out, he was wrapped around his waist and pulled … to sit on her lap.

“I’m kidding.”

He heard the woman say.

Her voice rang in his ears, and he could even feel the trembling of her chest.

“I already said, it’s only theoretically speaking. But my sexual orientation is the sweet and soft male Omega. There’s only one such person in the whole of Datong, or even the whole world.”

[There are so many potential lovers to choose from, but there’s only one.]

[The person in front of me is the one I like.]

Duan Changchuan wanted to turn around and look at her face to face … but his arms were restrained, and he was hugged.

Then, that person’s warm breath lingered and landed on the back of his ears.

“Don’t move.” Alpha said, “Let me kiss the gland.”

Her voice was gentle and pleasant.

He wanted to say, “But I’m not sweet and soft …”

But when the warm lips landed on the back of his neck, his involuntarily softened into that person’s arms.

–

In broad daylight, Bai Su didn’t cause too much trouble. She only kissed the child’s gland and let him go.

At this moment, the young man was sitting while sipping the red dates, wolfberry, and white fungus soup. His ears were red.

She just watched quietly.

The child’s glands were recovering well. They should be maturing soon. His body had also undergone many changes. The lines on his face had become softer, and he had become more beautiful.

When he was facing her, he became even sweeter and more dependent.

He was soft and adorable.

She brushed the hair on the young man’s temples and started chatting about daily life, “Two days ago, I heard Feng Yao and Yun Xie mention by chance that the Bai Mu Palace has thousands of disciples. It sounds very powerful, but in fact, it’s hard to make ends meet.”

The young man nodded, “Yes, they have opened medical halls in various counties, but don’t earn much money. The disciples in the medical hall are kind-hearted, they regularly provide free medical services. They will even help them for free when meet the poor. Not only do they fail to make a profit, but often lose money.”

Not only that.

Bai Su also learned that this Bai Mu Palace not only had a medical center but also cultivated many disciples with high martial arts skills, which incurred significant expenses, which made it even more difficult to make ends meet. In short, the financial side of things was a complete mess.

What was even more absurd was such a large organization like the Bai Mu Palace actually relied on farming and the support of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to survive.

“Two days ago, I taught them some bookkeeping methods and let them sort out the accounts first. But it definitely won’t work if they continue like this, so I want to cooperate with them. We’ll provide the money, and they’ll provide manpower. We’ll do a small business that can make money. I asked Nangong Jin’er to come over for the convenience of communication in the future.”

“Ah … Oh, okay.”

“When we make money, after deducting the money for the workers in the shop, we’ll split the rest with the Bureau. We’ll take 70%, and they’ll take 30%.”

Speaking of money, the young man turned his head in surprise, “I … Do we also have the share?”

“Of course, as the emperor of this country, how can you not have your own little treasury? It’s fine now, but when there are natural disasters or wars in the future, we will have to fork out money. The more you contribute, you can confidently demand other ministers to follow suit.”

When the time came, a portion of the money and food sent to the disaster relief would be from these officials, and they would naturally supervise the money’s whereabouts. Moreover, the various ministers would also check and balance each other out.

Duan Changchuan immediately understood the deeper meaning of this. He had to admit that Bai Su’s move was really wonderful.

When the disaster came, if he donated the money from the palace, it would lack persuasiveness. But if he earned the money himself, it would be a different story! If word got out, “His Majesty took out xx taels of private silver”, not only would it force the ministers and merchants to donate, but it would also earn him a good reputation among the people.

These days, the matter of Huainan has always been a thorn in Duan Changchuan’s heart. The thorn had already pierced deep, causing pain, so it was meaningless to dwell on it. But because of this thorn, Bai Su wanted to smooth out all the thorns on his road in the future.

When you’re indifferent to your own wounds, someone else would feel the pain, apply medicine, and bandage it for you.

Thinking of this … the young man’s eyes became hot again.

“Bai Su … Thank you,” the young man said softly.

He thanked her for keeping her promise and always standing by his side.

He also thanked her for fighting side by side with him and fighting back when he was at his lowest point.

The woman smiled and touched his cheek, shaking her head. She lightly said the phrase “Between husband and wife, we don’t say thank you”.

The young man blinked and turned his head, following her movements, his beautiful eyes looking at her seriously.

With a smile on his lips, he said, “Today, I also have good news to share with you.”

“What is it? Is it about the court?” Bai Su asked.

Then she heard the child chatter, “Today, I silenced Imperial Uncle completely, and I’m very happy. Before, I always felt that Imperial Uncle was pressuring me with everything since the court was filled with his people. He was like a mountain … He and Prime Minister Bai, two mountains pressing down on me from both sides, making it hard for me to breathe.”

Bai Su smiled and raised her eyebrows, “Now you feel that he is actually a paper tiger?”

“Yes, that’s right. Today, I even feel that he is a bit stupid as he is getting older and his eyesight is failing, his brain isn’t as sharp as before anymore. However, regarding Huainan’s line, I have also touched his lifeline. Previously, I sent out many hidden guards and ordered them to keep an eye on all the officials on this line. According to the hidden guards, the night before Minister Jiang set off, these officials were already in a mess. It’s no wonder that Imperial Uncle didn’t receive any news.”

After all, his subordinates couldn’t even take care of themselves, where would they find the time to pass on this kind of ‘unimportant’ news?

Bai Su gave a low “en” sound and ordered Chang Le to bring over a brush and paper.

In a few strokes, she sketched out a tadpole-like thing on the paper.

She pointed and said, “In our world, there is something called ‘Prince Rupert’s Drop’, which is what I drew. Prince Rupert’s Drop is considered a very hard object, no ordinary force can break it. However, all of Prince Rupert’s Drop have a fatal tail.”

As she said this, she drew a circle on the tail.

“This little tail, as long as you gently pull it, the entire Prince Rupert’s Drop will shatter. Sounds unbelievable, right? But many seemingly unsolvable problems in the world have a simpler solution.”

The young man curiously stretched his hand to touch the small line the woman drew.

He turned his head and looked at her with his eyes that were always serious when dealing with political affairs.

“I’ve found Imperial Uncle’s tail.”

Bai Su nodded approvingly, “Mm, you found Prince Rupert’s Drop’s tail. Next, you just need to break it, and this mountain-like Prince Regent will naturally fall.”

“That’s right, there’s one more thing. I only heard from Imperial Physician Sun today that Imperial Uncle’s eldest son, the one we saw at the Flower Appreciation Gathering that day had an engagement with Bai Jinzhi.” As the young man spoke, he put his palm next to her ear and said in a low voice, “Imperial Physician Sun said that he can’t raise it up!”

Although his voice was low enough when he spoke, it still couldn’t hide his happiness.

Bai Su turned her head and saw her little friend. She couldn’t help but smile.

Then, he made a small gesture with his thumb and forefinger and whispered, “I feel that I also found Minister Bai’s little tail.”

He was like a little fox that was holding back his excitement.

[Pfft.]

However, she didn’t know why, even if she knew her partner was not someone to be trifled with, Bai Su’s mind still had a bizarre idea …

[You’re not going to crush him to death, you’re going to ‘cute’ him to death.]