Remembering that she was attending court in place of her husband, she spent her points lavishly last night to buy a bottle of recovery pills. Considering that Crown Prince Yan Beichen was her fiancé, she decided to wake him up early so she could attend court.
Does that mean she won't have to attend court in her husband's place?
Shen Mingzhu's idea was wonderful!
As for reality, it's definitely going to be harsh!
She just doesn't know that right now.
"Minister Su, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
"Lord Lin, are you well?"
"Oh my, Minister Shen has arrived too!"
"Haha, Minister Su, I'm here, brother. How was everything at the manor yesterday?"
Su Qingshan cursed Shen Changyuan to death in his heart, but on the surface he still smiled.
"No, everyone knows the situation in my residence, everything is fine."
"That's good, that's good."
Thinking of his daughter's inner monologue that he had heard yesterday, Shen Changyuan couldn't bear to criticize Minister Su any further.
The group of ministers exchanged pleasantries.
The main focus was on Shen Changyuan's experience on the back mountain of Huguo Temple.
As for the giant snake, the guards of their Marquis's mansion carried it into the city in a grand manner, and the people saw it. That night, they made snake soup for the guards!
When it was almost time, the ministers entered the palace, and Shen Mingzhu was called down from the carriage.
"Mingzhu, be careful today, okay?"
"Understood, Father!"
Soon, Shen Mingzhu found another place to stand.
I'm so sleepy!
[So sleepy, so sleepy! Guagua, give me a juicy piece of gossip to wake me up!]
[Host, enjoy your melon! I'm still waiting for you to pay off your loan!]
[Okay, okay! I know! Hurry up and spill the beans!]
Loan?
What model is that?
The entire court was quite curious; could it be a new type of currency?
However, Shen Mingzhu is about to drop a bombshell, and everyone is waiting for it!
[Host, a dike built by Vice Minister Xiao Zhengjie has collapsed. Now, people downstream in Jiangnan are displaced, and local officials are covering it up for their own political achievements! Alas... how pitiful! When refugees were almost reaching the capital, they were almost all killed!]
Sigh... just how many more people will this scourge harm?
[Yes, if the emperor and his ministers select incompetent officials, the common people will suffer! Look, some are even covering it up; the dam is collapsing, what are we going to do? We can't just leave it like this, can we?]
Alas... the entire court remained silent!
No one dared to look up at Emperor Jingyuan's face!
They came to court happily today, but the first thing they were asked was such a heavy topic.
[Guagua, should I mention it to my father and ask him to find a way to inform Emperor Jingyuan about this? But wouldn't that offend the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Personnel?]
[Host, surely not? Your dad was doing a good deed!]
Let's hope so! Hopefully, those two who spoke to the Minister are magnanimous people.
Minister of Personnel: My heart is like a surging river, never-ending.
Minister of Works: I am on good terms with Minister Shen, and I will not hold this matter against him. On the contrary, I should thank Minister Shen!
Imperial Censor Wang said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
"Go ahead."
"Your Majesty, the dikes in Jiangnan have breached. The magistrate of Huainan County in Jiangnan concealed the breach for his own selfish gain, and now the people are displaced. We beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
"Okay!"
The ministers:...
This sixth prince:...!
It got robbed!
[Guagua, I remember this Imperial Censor Wang was my father's classmate. He's very upright and incorruptible, and he actually knew about the events in Jiangnan beforehand. He's truly remarkable! He's a good candidate for remonstrating to the death!]
Imperial Censor Wang: I don't want to die trying to remonstrate!
[By the way, Guagua, do you know anything juicy about this Imperial Censor Wang?]
[Hehe~ Host, this Imperial Censor Wang is quite interesting, do you really want to hear about him?]
Of course i would love to hear, Uncle Wang and Dad have a good relationship. I'd like to hear some interesting stories about him!
The entire court: It's worth a listen!
Imperial Censor Wang: No!
I don't want to hear it!
Immediately following was Shen Mingzhu's inner thoughts.
[Host, this Imperial Censor Wang was still wetting the bed when he was seven years old! At that time, he was already in school. After having lunch at the school, he would go to the school dormitory for a nap, and his family would pick him up in the evening.]
As a result, Imperial Censor Wang wet the bed during his afternoon nap. To avoid being discovered, he secretly swapped his bedding with the one next to him, leaving his own bedding clean.
The classmate thought he had wet the bed and cried loudly, insisting that he would never wet the bed!
Hahaha... ]
Imperial Censor Wang: Good heavens! That happened so many years ago.
Old news and rotten details!
Censor Wang's face turned red, and he looked around at his colleagues who were covering their mouths and snickering, feeling quite helpless.
His image is completely ruined!
[Hahaha...]
A burst of laughter rang out, and Wang Yushi, who had been so proud and arrogant just moments before because of his lawsuit against the magistrate of Jiangnan County, immediately lowered his head, and his spine seemed to bend.
[Host, do you know who that little boy who was framed is?]
Who is it?
[That's Prince An, Yan Lingfeng! He didn't like the palace and wanted to go out and play. He finally managed to persuade his brother, Emperor Jingyuan and the Empress Dowager, who were just bored. But after only a few days, he came back and never went to that school again, and never left the palace again!
When asked, he wouldn't answer, nor would he allow anyone to investigate! He even threatened that anyone who dared to leave the palace would die!
Well...
Prince An, Yan Lingfeng, looked at Imperial Censor Wang with a desire to tear two holes in him.
He said, "How could I wet the bed!"
I see!
Imperial Censor Wang is truly excellent!
How could he treat him like that!
Does he know how much that pee affected him!
Even now, he still occasionally thinks about that embarrassing afternoon in the middle of the night.
All the children were staring at him, and he felt utterly ashamed.
Ahhh!
He was going to beat up Imperial Censor Wang.
Seeing Prince An's expression, Imperial Censor Wang whispered, "Your Highness, assaulting an imperial censor is a crime punishable by impeachment by the entire Censorate, and it will be recorded in the annals of history for posterity!"
Prince An: Aaaaaaah!!!
He must find a chance to teach Imperial Censor Wang a lesson!
Prince An: Brother, deal with him!
Emperor Jingyuan also thought of his younger brother back then, who refused to go to the Imperial Study and insisted on leaving the palace, making a huge fuss about dying!
He was quite surprised when he stopped going to school outside the palace!
He won't tell him even when he asked!
He thought he had changed his personality!
Looking back now, I realize he lost face and self-respect!
It's funny to think about it now; I never expected my brother to have done something so embarrassing.
Emperor Jingyuan gave Prince An a reassuring look, then looked at the ministers and continued the court session.
[Hahaha... Imperial Censor Wang is so mischievous! He even drew turtles when he was in school! The teacher was so angry that he gave him a good beating on the hand!]
[I never expected that the seemingly rigid Imperial Censor Wang would have such a lively side.]
[Yes, host! Young Imperial Censor Wang was quite lively, completely different from how he is now!]
Yes, no one expected that the usually rigid and dull Imperial Censor Wang was actually so lively and mischievous.
[Guagua, how did Imperial Censor Wang end up like this?]