Set in a matriarchal world
Flirtatious Empress on top vs. abstinent Chancellor on the bottom
"Your Majesty! The abnormal flooding in the south has washed away the farmland. The people have scarcely harvested a thing and are suffering terribly. If we do nothing, I fear certain people will incite them to rise up! I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to punish corrupt officials and open the granaries to distribute grain!"
"Oh." Her Majesty crossed one leg over the other.
"Your Majesty! The Prince of Zhenbei has been secretly associating with important court officials and keeping countless retainers. He also commands the Zhenbei Army and behaves with utter arrogance. His ambitions are plain for all to see! We must guard against him! I ask Your Majesty to agree to curb the power of the vassal princes!"
"Oh." Her Majesty peeled a grape.
"Your Majesty! The northern barbarians have repeatedly invaded our borders, while the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army have done nothing! The people along the frontier are suffering terribly. Please issue an order to counterattack. I am willing to be the sword in Your Majesty's hand!"
Her Majesty yawned, then pulled the endlessly chattering man into her arms. "All right, all right, Lord Chancellor, let's have a grape!"
The Chancellor's face instantly turned bright red.
It's mainly a sweet, lovey-dovey story about making everyone jealous. Everything else is just there to make the lovebirds even more unbearable.
