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On his left was Xia Ha Xue and Lin Shiyu, and on his right were Wei Han Shuang and Mu Qiu.

As for Xia Haoxue, she kept on being attentive, either serving him or pouring him wine. Ever since the banquet had started, her face had always been as dark as ever.

"Your majesty, chenqie will pour you another cup."

Seeing that his glass was empty, Xia Ha Xue picked up the wine and filled it up for him.

At this moment, the empress dowager's eyes fell on Bai Zhan Ke. "Your majesty, more than a month has passed since the selection. This Dowager has heard that you haven't favoured anyone. It is not that I am being long-winded. In order for the heir to continue and for the royal family to flourish, you have to take time out of your schedule and walk around the imperial harem. "

Bai Zhan Ke set down the chopsticks in his hands and raised his eyes to look at the empress dowager. "Imperial Mother is right, but our government has been busy lately. As the ruler of a nation, we should put national affairs above everything else."

"That is true, but it is also a big thing for a concubine of the harem to give birth to a son. "If you are really busy with government affairs, you can ask Yu'er to help. He has nothing to do all day and is currently worrying about it. If you ask him to share the burden, I can feel more at ease."

Bai Zhan Ke understood the meaning behind Her Majesty's words.

The meaning behind his words was nothing more than asking him to hand over the power to Bai Lingyu. Bai Zhan Ke shot a glance at Shangguan Yi as he was lost in thought.

Shangguan Yi understood, and turned to the empress dowager with a smile. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, your subject feels that if the emperor were to entrust the administration to your highness, then you'd make the ministers think that the emperor is an unscrupulous ruler." This is not appropriate. "

Shangguan Yi's words made the empress dowager uncomfortable.

"Imperial Mother, what General Shangguan said makes sense. However, if it is something of no importance and Imperial Brother is leaving it to my younger brother, the ministers will naturally keep their mouths shut. "Since ancient times, there has always been a king and an official. As an official, one should take responsibility. What do you think, General Shangguan?"

Seeing that the empress dowager was displeased, Bai Ling Yu continued.

His words also made Shangguan Yi unable to refute him.

Each of them had their own thoughts as the banquet continued …

On the other side, the laundry room.

When Nan Ge came again to tell Hua Mujie that she didn't need to go to the imperial garden, her face was a little disappointed.

After Nan Ge left, Hua Mu Jin decided to go to the Treasure Vault to find out more about the matter. Thus, she changed into night clothes.

This time, before she left, she made some preparations.

Since she didn't know when she would be able to return, she drugged all of the palace maids, including Pearl.

When she felt her way out of the Treasure Vault, she discovered that there weren't as many guards as before. In order to pass this opportunity, Hibiscus vulgaris decided to take a risk.

Taking off the black cloth bag on her waist, Hua Mujiao released the snake that she had caught from an unknown place, using it to lure the guards away.

"Who is it?"

Hearing the snake's movement, the two guards tensed up and headed towards the source of the sound.

Hua Mujiao also took advantage of this opportunity and bypassed the guards to climb up to the top floor of the Treasure Vault. She then uncovered a tile on the top floor and went in.

As she looked at the countless treasures, Hua Mu was dazzled.

"Wow, there are so many treasures. If I sell them, I'll definitely make a killing."

However, she still knew where her priority was to enter the Treasure Vault.

The Treasure Vault had a total of five floors. Hua Mujiao began to search from the highest floor until the second floor. Only then did she see a few neatly arranged guzheng, which in an instant, went from fatigue to joy.

As she walked towards the zither step by step, a red light suddenly flashed from the box by her side.

Hua Mu Jin seemed to have been bewitched as she slowly approached the box.

With his hands, he opened the box. However, what lay in the box was a jade pendant made of blood coral. The light emitted from the jade pendant caused the flower, tree, and hibiscus to lose their souls.

Lightly taking out the jade pendant, at this moment, Hua Mu Jin accidentally touched the box with her body. The box instantly landed, letting out a crisp sound.

The light of the jade pendant also dimmed, and because of this sound, Hua Mujiao also returned to her soul.

He looked around and heard the sounds of the guards outside, and immediately, Hua Mu Jin felt something was wrong.