klisemfg Chapter 217 Bizarre Methods of Domestic Strife
Chapter 217 Bizarre Methods of Domestic Strife
The old emperor and his entourage already disliked the pleasure boat, and now their feelings had plummeted even further.
Ever since Shen Zhiyi said that, they felt that the smell of blood was everywhere on the pleasure boat.
"You can sit in this chair yourself."
The old emperor turned away; he simply didn't have that kind of taste.
Simply perverted.
The governor of Xuzhou wiped the cold sweat from his face, not daring to look directly at the old emperor and the others.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming rather awkward, a clueless servant came over.
"Prefect, Prefect."
The governor of Xuzhou was startled and slapped the servant across the face.
"Can't you see our distinguished guests are all here? How can you be so noisy and disorderly?"
The servant covered his face and said aggrievedly, "It was the chief steward who told me to tell you that his wedding banquet is scheduled for three days from now."
The old emperor and the others were puzzled.
Who invites others to their wedding banquet only three days in advance?
According to the rules, or even if we don't follow the rules, it should take at least a month.
These three days have been far too rushed.
However, the governor of Xuzhou did not seem to find it strange at all, and even began to invite the old emperor and others.
He was hunched over, his expression extremely obsequious.
"Master, would you like to attend as well? The family that the Chief Secretary married into is the richest in Xuzhou."
[The richest man? His entourage must be enormous.]
Upon hearing this, the governor of Xuzhou pressed on, saying, "When the children of the richest family in Xuzhou get married, they scatter silver in the street, which the locals call 'silver rain.'"
[So straightforward, I love it!]
The crowd, who were initially not very interested in the wedding banquet of a minor official, readily accepted it due to Shen Zhiyi's excitement.
The timeframe was set for three days.
The governor of Xuzhou wanted the old emperor and his entourage to stay at his residence temporarily. After some consideration, the old emperor decided to go.
From Shen Zhiyi's words, it can be inferred that this governor of Xuzhou must have embezzled a considerable amount of money.
But everything must be based on evidence, and even an old emperor would not break the criminal laws he himself had established.
Therefore, he decided to go directly to the stronghold of the governor of Xuzhou.
The governor of Xuzhou gave the best courtyard in his residence directly to the old emperor.
The wife of the governor of Xuzhou seems quite displeased.
Upon hearing this, the governor of Xuzhou glanced at the old emperor.
He made up his mind while he was on the ship.
The high-ranking officials in front of them could all hear the voice, but they didn't know which official it came from.
"Ahem, sir, you can rest assured and stay here without any objections."
Even the most favored concubine of the governor of Xuzhou was dissatisfied.
Wow, they can't even afford a concubine for a whole courtyard?!
[Hilarious! The wife of the governor of Xuzhou and her favored concubine have fought countless times, both openly and secretly, over who should live in this mansion.]
However, although the governor of Xuzhou loved his concubine more, he didn't lose his mind and still gave his principal wife the respect due to her.
Upon hearing this, many court officials scoffed.
The governor of Xuzhou was so ashamed that he prostrated himself in shame.
If he had given his principal wife enough respect, there wouldn't have been a prefect's wife and a concubine fighting over this courtyard.
It's clear this guy is just one step away from favoring his concubine over his wife.
Everyone looked up and examined the so-called courtyard, which was indeed different from the typical northern-style courtyard.
This courtyard was built in the style of southern gardens and is very elegant.
No wonder the two women of the governor of Xuzhou fought over this courtyard.
but……
The old emperor felt that the courtyard was very stingy and not grand at all.
But Shen Zhiyi's eyes, looking around curiously, clearly showed that she really liked it, so it wouldn't hurt to stay for a few more days.
At this moment, the Eighth Princess thought: ...Actually, she liked it very much too.
The governor of Xuzhou felt somewhat embarrassed, but on his face he still smiled like a blooming flower.
If the old emperor is willing to stay, that shows he doesn't mind too much.
[Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!]
The governor of Xuzhou, who was hurriedly ordering tea to be served, froze upon hearing this voice.
For the others, it was quite enjoyable.
He also gave a disdainful look to the somewhat stunned governor of Xuzhou.
What's so surprising? They face this countless times a day, but this governor of Xuzhou reacted so strongly to just two or three times.
The governor's harem was a hundred times more fascinating than the old emperor's.
[This governor of Xuzhou had one principal wife, one favored concubine, and a total of eighty-one other concubines. Because there were so many people in the harem, the mansion was even expanded.]
If it weren't for Shen Zhiyi's presence, everyone present would have applauded the governor of Xuzhou.
That's incredible, they have more women than the old emperor had in his harem.
Other concubines rose to power by having sons, but the concubine of the governor of Xuzhou rose to power by...
Shen Zhiyi's face immediately showed a look of bitterness.
She rose to power by not having children. Not having children is fine, but...
However, these concubines didn't have children because they wouldn't menstruate if they were pregnant.
The governor of Xuzhou has an unusual, almost obsessive, obsession with menstruation, so concubines have to rely on menstruation to rise in rank. Seriously?! Is this even a normal world?!
Shen Zhiyi rubbed her eyes.
This is the first time I've ever seen something so outrageous.
People neither understood nor respected him.
One or two of them distanced themselves from the governor of Xuzhou.
I can't understand how such people can actually exist in real life.
Even the system administrator, who had remained silent for a long time after the system came out, couldn't stand it anymore.
Shen Zhiyi shook her head.
This is what they mean by "a big forest has all kinds of birds."
[While other women's power struggles in their private quarters aim to kill off their rivals' heirs, the governor of Xuzhou is doing the opposite, making his rivals pregnant like crazy, ideally year after year, with no chance to breathe.]
So, how many sons does the current governor of Xuzhou have?
Shen Zhiyi placed the monitor screen directly in front of her and began counting them one by one.
The Minister of Works, who was keen on watching the drama unfold, couldn't wait any longer.
He quietly approached the governor of Xuzhou and whispered, "Hey, how many children do you have?"
The governor of Xuzhou stammered, "Yes, sir, I don't know either."
He has so many children, he doesn't even know them all.
Thinking of this, the governor of Xuzhou trembled as he approached the old emperor.
"Your Majesty, I only swindled money from wealthy merchants; I absolutely did not embezzle the people's hard-earned money."
At this point, the governor of Xuzhou was almost in tears.
Supporting such a large family must require a lot of money.
The meager salary of a prefectural governor is hardly enough to support such a large family.
The old emperor looked at the aggrieved governor of Xuzhou and said irritably, "Whether you've been corrupt or not isn't something you can just say with your mouth."
Such a large mansion.
Such a large flower boat.
So many women.
So many children.
You didn't embezzle?
That would be truly unbelievable!
No one present believed it.