klisemfg Chapter 196 Calculating Offspring
Chapter 196 Calculating Offspring
After the two met the old emperor, he asked them whether they wanted love or their careers.
It seems the old emperor is determined not to allow office romances.
Shen Zhiyi's eyes gradually glazed over as she stared blankly at the top of the two people's heads.
Goodness, you two actually both firmly chose... yourselves.
Her gaze slowly moved downwards, looking at the two people in front of her.
An Qi and An Jiu silently looked away.
An awkward silence hung between the two.
[As expected, novels are novels, and reality is reality. In novels, one might fall in love at first sight and be devoted to the other person forever. These two developed feelings for each other over time and had an ambiguous relationship for so long, yet they were still able to firmly choose their careers. That's truly remarkable.]
Anqi: Nonsense, the Dragon Scale Guard isn't easy to get into. How could I possibly give it up for love after finally getting in?
An Jiu: Nonsense, An Qi will definitely not leave the Dragon Scale Guard. If I leave, where will I go to see her every day?
The old emperor had a different perspective than Shen Zhiyi, and he immediately saw through their thoughts.
So they simply left him with Shen Zhiyi as a bodyguard or something.
But I forgot that Shen Zhiyi's system can now directly identify a person's identity.
[These are people the old emperor handed over to me; if I don't accept them, it would be disobeying an imperial decree.]
Shen Zhiyi closed her eyes, turned to the side, and waved to the inside: "Come in, come in."
And so, An Qi and An Jiu entered smoothly, but their identities were exposed accordingly.
The two delivered the news to the old emperor that very night.
The old emperor, who was supposed to be resting, couldn't sleep.
He tossed and turned in bed, keeping the Empress awake.
He simply kicked the old emperor off the bed.
"young married woman."
The old emperor rubbed his backside, looking aggrieved.
The Empress rolled her eyes: "If you're not going to sleep, get out of here. I want to sleep."
These words excited the old emperor so much that he jumped onto the bed and embraced the empress.
"This tastes just right. I thought you'd lost your temper from chanting those scriptures all these years."
"Honey, let me tell you, Shen Zhiyi knows that I'm the one who sent that person there. What should we do?"
The Empress said in a low voice, "It's not a big deal. You are the Emperor. She knows it was you who sent it. She certainly wouldn't dare to refuse. At most, she'll just think you're crazy."
The Empress was absolutely right.
The old emperor secretly went to where Shen Zhiyi was setting up her stall, only to find that she hadn't made any sales and was busy cursing him.
"Hey, this girl, I meant well, and she doesn't appreciate it at all."
Chen Decai said with a smile, "Shen Lang is just being childish."
Shen Zhiyi hadn't been cursing the old emperor for long when people arrived.
It was a man; after he sat down, he looked around.
Shen Zhiyi knew this person.
[Isn't this the son of the Minister of War? What are you doing here? What are you looking at?]
Shen Zhiyi turned on the surveillance camera and realized what was going on.
Oh, so he was watching his wife and his wife.
These words confused the old emperor.
"What does this mean?"
Chen Decai truly lived up to his reputation as the old emperor's lackey; he could say anything.
"Your Majesty, it turns out that the young ladies and gentlemen of the Duke of Shun and the Minister of War had gone missing. In the end, it was Shen Lang who helped find them. However, it's just that..."
Chen Decai told the old emperor about the love, hate, and grudges between the three.
The old emperor was so shocked after hearing this that he plucked out a beard hair from his head, and finally commented, "Truly, it's utter chaos."
"What does this young master want?"
"The heir."
Shen Zhiyi smiled confidently.
He already has a wife, so having children is only a matter of time.
She said with certainty, "Of course I'm destined to have a child."
The Minister of War's son was overjoyed upon hearing the news and generously gave Shen Zhiyi a certain amount of silver.
After a while.
Another man arrived.
He was the adopted son of the Duke of Shun.
Shen Zhiyi's eyebrows twitched, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Who is this young master?"
"The heir."
Shen Zhiyi: ...
[System, hurry, hurry, save my life!]
The system thoughtfully displayed the argument between the three people who had been standing not far away.
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The Minister of War's son said, "The fortune teller said that the child in this belly is mine."
The adopted son of the Duke of Shun: "Impossible, according to the timeline, it should be mine."
"mine!"
"mine!"
The two went back and forth many times, each believing the child in her womb was their own, and neither was willing to admit it. So, the adopted son of the Duke of Shun came to Shen Zhiyi's place.
Shen Zhiyi was stunned.
What the heck is this?
The old emperor burst out laughing when he saw this.
"When I get back to the palace, I must summon the Minister of War and the Duke of Shun."
[System, oh no, what do I do?]
[Host, even the system doesn't know. How about we check the surveillance footage and try to deduce it based on the time?]
With the system, Shen Zhiyi quickly saw what had happened that day, and after seeing it, she felt it was better not to have seen it at all.
[The upper half belongs to the adopted son of the Duke of Shun, and the lower half to the son of the Minister of War. Who knows whose child is in that belly?]
Shen Zhiyi was bewildered; she hadn't expected her first order of the day to be so dramatic.
She began brainstorming, and finally could only bite the bullet and say, "It seems you are destined to be unmarried."
The adopted son of the Duke of Shunguo sat up straight instantly, his previously lazy posture gone.
The fortune teller in front of me is not a fraud, but a master.
He really intends never to get married in his life.
"Master, you're right. Am I expecting a child soon?"
"Ahem, judging from your appearance, although you are not destined for marriage, you do have children."
The adopted son of the Duke of Shun was pleased to hear this and gave Shen Zhiyi two taels of silver.
Shen Zhiyi felt guilty taking the money this time.
She secretly checked the surveillance footage and found that the two of them had indeed started arguing again.
She quickly packed up her things to prepare for the business; she couldn't set up the stall anymore.
Once those two calm down, they'll soon realize she's fooling them.
The old emperor couldn't help but chuckle as he watched Shen Zhiyi slip away.
"Let's go back to the palace. While you're at it, summon the Duke of Shun and the Minister of War to Yanying Hall."
"The slave obeys the order."
After receiving the imperial decree to meet the emperor, the Duke of Shunguo's family hurriedly tidied their clothes and excitedly entered the palace.
He met with the Minister of War outside the Yanying Hall.
The two exchanged a glance, said nothing, and turned to face the main entrance.
Soon.
The Minister of War couldn't hold back any longer: "I didn't expect the Duke of Shun to be here too!"
"Since His Majesty summons me, I must come immediately."
The Minister of War shook his head: "I was also summoned by His Majesty."
The two fell silent instantly, wondering why the old emperor had summoned them both.
The only connection between them is that they are in-laws.
But this has nothing to do with the old emperor; it must be for something else.
But there's always a sense of unease in my heart.