"Oh, Shen Lang, I am really sorry for bothering you."
Shen Zhiyi took a deep breath.
"I wonder what you are doing, Minister of Industry?"
[There's something wrong with me. I have to be called by my colleagues after work. Woohoo, I don't want to see this old face. ]
The Minister of Works paused at the tip of his tongue.
Sad.
[But fortunately it wasn't the old emperor. If it was the old emperor, he wouldn't be able to eat the midnight snack later.]
Minister of Works: I don’t know why, but he suddenly felt better.
"Chen Lang, over in the East Market..."
"You're going to treat me to a meal, too?"
Shen Zhiyi was the first to interrupt.
[This is weird. Ever since I left Chengmenlang's place, people have been inviting me to dinner from time to time? Are they all so rich?]
The Minister of Works' face changed slightly and he felt angry.
He knew that since so many people knew that Prime Minister Wang might retire soon, many people would definitely be coveting the position of Prime Minister of Daye.
No, no, he has a close relationship with Prime Minister Wang, so what can other people do for him?
"Ahem, Chen Lang, there's a new Boxia restaurant opened in the East City. I'm tempted, but I'm embarrassed to let..."
The Minister of Works was still desperately looking for a tourist, but when he looked up casually, the person in front of him had disappeared.
"Eh? Shen?"
"Here? Minister of Industry, hurry up, where is he?"
[Oh, I don't know why so many people invited me to dinner today, but I'll just eat the free food. I'll bring some midnight snacks for my parents and my stepbrother when I get back.]
The corners of the Minister of Works' mouth twitched fiercely.
He was really worrying too much. He didn't need to rack his brains to think of any reasons.
After arriving at Boxiagong Shop, the Minister of Industry was eager to take Shen Zhiyi to the private room, but...
"Shen Lang?"
"Oh, I didn't expect Shen Lang to come here so late at night."
"Oh, you are here too, Minister of Industry."
[Oh my god, how come all the ministers of the six ministries, except for the stingy guy from the Ministry of Personnel, come here to eat hot pot? In that case, the hot pot in this restaurant must be delicious! ]
Shen Zhiyi licked the corner of his mouth quietly, he was hungry.
"My Lords, what a coincidence."
"What a coincidence, what a coincidence, it's fate that we have come together, why don't we all get together?"
Shen Zhiyi nodded happily: "Of course, of course."
[Great, with so many high-ranking officials here, I won't have to pay for it, right?]
The Shangshu who was present said: It is impossible for you to pay for it.
The Minister of Industry looked at the other ministers angrily and sneered in a low voice: "Haha, what a coincidence, you are not sleeping, and you come here so late at night? Can you digest it at your age?"
"If you can digest it, why can't we digest it?"
The Minister of Works looked at the Minister of War again, not understanding.
"What are you doing here?"
The Minister of War smiled and said, "Just for fun."
The Minister of War knew that the position of Prime Minister had nothing to do with him, but that didn't stop him from having fun.
After sitting down, the old guys didn't even dare to order wine and only served tea.
He would also cue Prime Minister Wang from time to time.
"Ahem, it seems that Mr. Chen is very familiar with Mr. Wang?" The Minister of Works could not help but ask first.
Shen Zhiyi rolled his eyes and replied respectfully: "It must be a misunderstanding outside. This subordinate and Mr. Wang are not familiar with each other."
[What a joke, how could I possibly know such a high-ranking official? If I did, I would definitely ask him to find a way for me to stop being a chamberlain.]
[However, Prime Minister Wang is indeed a good person, but he has many weird relatives. ]
[For example, the son of Prime Minister Wang's third brother was fostered in his house. These brothers raised the child for ten years, and many things were lost in the palace during these ten years. Prime Minister Wang's wife suspected the nephew, but she had no evidence.]
Shen Zhiyi suddenly started to hold back laughter.
The ministers present pricked up their ears instantly.
【Hahahaha, I'm so happy to hear that. Prime Minister Wang's wife searched for the nephew overtly and covertly, but found nothing. Of course you can't find him either. He's hiding in that place, how can you search for him?】
Very good, the curiosity of several ministers of the six ministries has been aroused.
[Whenever the son of Prime Minister Wang's third brother took things out of Prime Minister Wang's house, he would hide them in the chrysanthemums. He was really good at stuffing things. He once stuffed more than a hundred pearls in a chrysanthemum.]
Everyone's eyes widened.
What?
Did they hear it right?
How many pills were stuffed in?
Is this still a human being?
[Then the Prime Minister Wang’s nephew took the smelly pearl to a gambling house and a brothel. Tsk tsk tsk, who knows who got it in the end. It was a pearl that smelled of shit.]
The ministers thought about it carefully.
Good, they have no interest in pearls, their hands are clean!
[There is more than one weird nephew, the son of Prime Minister Wang is also mentioned. 】
Everyone: There's more! Shen Zhiyi, tell us about it!
[Prime Minister Wang's eldest brother and his family have all moved into Prime Minister Wang's residence. How shameless! They have been separated for so many years but still have the nerve to come over.]
[He said that his house in his hometown was washed away by heavy rain, and he had nowhere else to go, so he came to seek refuge with Prime Minister Wang.]
[What a liar! The house in my hometown was not destroyed by the flood. It was clearly you who pushed it in the middle of the night. And you blamed it on the rain. And just like that, you have been staying in Prime Minister Wang's mansion for five years!]
[Living in someone else's house, eating someone else's food, the son of Prime Minister Wang's eldest brother even had other thoughts about Prime Minister Wang's daughter.]
The ministers were stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.
This, this beast!
[Prime Minister Wang's elder brother and his wife also knew about this matter and supported their son, thinking that their son and the prime minister's daughter were a perfect match.]
Shen Zhiyi took a deep breath in anger.
The Shangshu present said: This Prime Minister Wang's family is worthless! So, why does Prime Minister Wang keep these people under his nose?
According to their understanding of Prime Minister Wang, a person who can stand at the pinnacle of power is naturally not a kind-hearted person.
They couldn't figure it out.
[It is impossible for Prime Minister Wang not to know about so many weird relatives, right? ]
Shen Zhiyi scratched his head in confusion, and was so engrossed in flipping through the surveillance footage that he didn't notice that the other people at the table hadn't picked up their chopsticks and were just standing there in a daze.
[Hey, I found it. ]
[I was wondering, how could Prime Minister Wang not know how rubbish his relatives are? But he was worried that these weird relatives of his would abuse their power in his hometown by relying on his reputation, so he secretly guided his weird relatives to live in his home, so that he felt safer when they were under his nose.]
After hearing this, the ministers present couldn't help but feel guilty.
Who doesn’t have a few relatives in their hometown? Everyone knows what their relatives have done in their hometown.
[Hiss, the old ones are still the wisest. Prime Minister Wang knows that if the old emperor thinks of this, he will definitely settle accounts. Hahaha, what a talent. Which local official successfully presented this memorial to the old emperor? ]
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