klisemfg Chapter 154 Minister of Justice, Something's Wrong
Chapter 154 Minister of Justice, Something's Wrong
To others, Shen Zhiyi was staring straight at the Director of the Imperial Observatory with a somewhat unappealing look.
This person was far more anxious than others.
What a terrible idea!
It's worth noting that Shen Zhiyi rarely hides her feelings like this anymore.
[System, can you please stop posting this? Is the bug fixed?]
system:……
—You've lost me. Goodbye.
The mechanical voice was clearly laced with anger, and the system went silent the next second.
Shen Zhiyi looked at the scene that was still playing on a loop above the supervisor's head and regretted it.
[System, I was wrong, come back quickly, let's gossip.]
—Under repair, please refrain from casual conversation.
Shen Zhiyi chuckled for a moment.
She wondered if it was just her imagination, but the system seemed more human-like.
Could fixing bugs also lead to an upgrade?
Shen Zhiyi couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it and continued watching the Imperial Observatory Director's antics.
[Like attracts like! Nobody dared to object to such a terrible idea?]
[You can't even have your own son, so you're the one to do it?]
Everyone's breath hitched, and their heads buzzed.
Is it what they think?
[The grandson is actually the son, unbelievable!]
"Oh my god."
The prince grabbed a handful of pastries in shock and stuffed them into his mouth, barely managing to suppress his astonishment.
The old emperor never expected that the family of the supervisor would be so absurd.
"Is it really necessary to work so hard for such a minor supervisory position?"
Upon hearing the old emperor's words, the supervisor appeared dazed.
As for what?
He didn't know either.
His father had said since he was born that once he entered this line of work, there was no turning back.
Now that I've joined, I must hold onto this position of supervisor firmly, and no one can take it away from me.
Although he disliked celestial phenomena, the words his father had taught him since childhood were deeply ingrained in his soul.
He then engraved these words into the soul of his son.
It seems like his family would do anything to get this position.
He has no talent.
However, his father and son were the most talented in astronomy among all the officials in the Imperial Observatory.
What does this mean? It means that this position should belong to his family.
Having lived for so many years, how could the old emperor not see through the eunuch's intentions?
He stepped down from the dragon throne, walked to the side of the Director of the Imperial Observatory, and said in a deep voice, "As far as the eye can see, all under heaven belongs to me."
The head of the Imperial Observatory broke out in a cold sweat.
He knew that the emperor was angry.
The Imperial Observatory was responsible for observing celestial phenomena and serving the emperor. The position of Director of the Imperial Observatory was one that the emperor could grant you or deny you.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
The head of the Imperial Observatory kowtowed frantically, so forcefully that even Chen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, was greatly impressed.
He can't compare.
What's going on?
Shen Zhiyi snapped out of her gossip and saw the guard frantically kowtowing. Just as she was about to replay the surveillance footage, Zhang Sheren immediately stepped forward and fabricated a backstory.
Shen Zhiyi doesn't like gossip that she knows about, so Zhang Sheren decided to strike first, so that the other party definitely wouldn't watch that so-called replay.
"I see. The Dragon Scale Guards are indeed well-informed."
The Dragon Scale Guard in the shadows: What else can we do but take the blame?
Shen Zhiyi shrank her neck and swallowed hard.
[The Dragonscale Guards shouldn't be so heartless as to keep an eye on me every day, right?]
Dragon Scale Guard: Sorry, they keep watch during the day, and Aunt Cheng keeps watch at night.
Uh, it's not about watching, it's about protecting.
Just as Shen Zhiyi's thoughts were racing, the Director of the Imperial Observatory was about to be replaced at an extremely fast pace.
The old emperor asked the Minister of Rites to think of a new person to serve as the supervisor.
The Minister of Rites stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister does indeed have a candidate to recommend, but it may require the Minister of Justice to intervene."
Before the old emperor could speak, the Minister of Justice quickly declared, "I refuse!"
The old emperor wasn't angry; instead, he looked at the Minister of Justice with a smile.
The Minister of Justice silently patted his own mouth.
Look at his mouth, why is he doing this so quickly if there's nothing wrong?
Oh no, I'm going to be without a pair of pants again.
[The Minister of Justice's actions are strange; why is he reacting so strongly?]
As everyone expected, Shen Zhiyi went to check the surveillance system.
While everyone was looking at the Minister of Justice, they were also secretly glancing at Shen Zhiyi.
The person the Minister of Rites mentioned was the wife of the younger brother of the wife of a minor official in the Ministry of Rites.
"Wow, this is such a complicated relationship, what is it all about?"
The Crown Prince frantically tried to sort out the complicated relationship in his mind, and finally concluded that it was the sister-in-law of the Minister of Rites.
But the younger brother of the wife of the Minister of Rites was also a Minister of Justice.
So why doesn't Shen Zhiyi just be direct?
She was the wife of a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice, and the person the Minister of Rites wanted to recommend to the old emperor.
But why ask the Minister of Justice?
The crowd raised subtle smiles as they sized up the Minister of Justice.
The Minister of Justice was so embarrassed he wished he could disappear into a hole and that he could just take the blame himself.
The wife of the Minister of Rites' wife is the mistress of the Minister of Justice's brother.
[Tsk, can't you men, young and old, come up with something new? It's always the same old story of being cuckolded or having mistresses.]
[Keeping a mistress is one thing, but for the Minister of Justice to also have a mistress—someone else's wife, no less—tsk tsk tsk, is this some kind of unspoken rule in officialdom???]
Shen Zhiyi felt that her suspicions were very reasonable and began to investigate further.
Many people inside the hall began to tremble.
Wow, wow, my colleagues, are you all like this?
Shen Zhiyi was incredulous and, after her initial shock, began to express her gratitude.
[Thanks to the old emperor, I work almost 24 hours a day and have no time to be taken to social events.]
[Thank you, Zhang Sheren, for repeatedly stopping me from attending social events during my rest time.]
I never imagined that social interactions in officialdom were like this; it's truly utterly corrupt.
The old emperor was taken aback by Shen Zhiyi's exaggeration. What else did the officials do while drinking that would elicit such a strong reaction from Shen Zhiyi?
You know, Shen Zhiyi usually criticizes him a lot and particularly dislikes going to work, so why is she thanking him for letting her go to work today?
[Incredible! The Minister of Justice's mistress—it was at the dinner table that the official in charge of the Ministry of Justice offered his wife up.]
[What a beast! One dares to give, and the other dares to take.]
The Minister of Justice hesitated for a moment, seemingly wanting to argue, but in the end he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.
The Crown Prince had somehow walked up to the Minister of Justice and said in a low voice, "I know all about the dirty tricks you use at the dinner table, but isn't this a bit of an exaggeration?"
It's important to understand that in officialdom, some lower-ranking officials would send women to higher-ranking officials, but usually it was only once, for one night.
It's rare for someone like the Minister of Justice to take another man's wife as a mistress.