My Majesty's Female Official Is a Workaholic

Emperor Jing Xuan recently discovered something: his female official was a workaholic. When he wanted to discreetly assess everyone but couldn't find an opportunity, Pei Shangyi arranged a palace banquet outright. When he wanted to play the pleasure-seeking, incompetent ruler to lower everyone's guard, Pei Shangyi promptly gave him a new "hobby." When he wanted to put someone in their place, Pei Shangyi found the evidence first, then had them arrested and sentenced with proper justification. Excellent. Very useful. Pei Shangyi had a slender waist, fair skin, and sweet dimples. She had a bit of a taste for power, and wanted all the food, drink, luxuries, and entertainment she could get, along with information on court factions and the empresses' and concubines' connections. The one thing she didn't want was him, the emperor. She didn't want him... There was actually a woman in the palace who didn't want him? She'd toyed with his feelings and cast the Son of Heaven aside like a worn-out shoe, and now she was plotting to run away. How could he allow that? So heartless... I will not allow it. Emperor Jing Xuan had no idea that Pei Xiyue had an Emperor Assistance System. But her mission target wasn't him. It was his successor, whose whereabouts were unknown. She had to clear the way for her target, remove obstacles, create a safe environment, and wait for the flowers to bloom, hoping only that her lord would arrive... Then she realized that having Emperor Jing Xuan take the lead would make everything much more natural and logical. Managing your boss and networking upward: the ultimate workplace dilemmas. Fortunately, this emperor seemed bent on being an incompetent ruler... That was easy enough. Even an incompetent ruler had to work hard to make it into the history books. Why sleep? Get up and have some fun! You should know your way around music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as gambling, wine, flowers, antiques, and artwork. You should know how to listen to and choose the six arts of music. Other emperors have three palaces and seventy-two consorts, so you can't fall behind! What? You can't perform, and that's why you haven't done anything? Where are the tonics? What are you standing around for? The Imperial Kitchen needs to step up! Deer blood and sheep kidneys, three meals a day, plus a midnight snack! Pei Xiyue soon discovered the fun of it. It didn't matter whether I worked hard or not. My useless boss absolutely had to work hard, work to new heights, work with fresh ideas, and preferably get the eunuch faction and corrupt officials working hard alongside him. If they all work themselves to death, wouldn't that make the perfect opening for our new emperor? Keep it up, Emperor Jing Xuan! You can do it! Theme: If you dare to tackle difficult problems, life won't have any problems you can't solve.