Chuanwen glanced at the three incense sticks that Old Wu's wife had planted in the ground, standing as tall as an emperor beside them, and almost couldn't hold back anymore. [Hahahaha!]
The emperor's face was so black it looked like it could be wrung out of water, and Wu Simian's legs went weak and he knelt down on the spot. Despite the freezing weather, his head was covered in sweat.
Shi Shen, who had hired someone to beat up Wu Simian, and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who had hired someone to smear manure on Wu Simian's front door, were huddled in the crowd, chuckling to themselves. Oh dear! Someone's about to be in trouble, why are they so happy!
[Ah, that's Shi Shen's wife running over there shouting "My husband is rising higher and higher!"! You're already the head of the gatekeepers, how can you possibly rise higher? Are you going to kill the emperor and become emperor yourself?]
[Wow, the one who got into a fight over a good spot to burn incense was the mother of Hei Lao Du, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel! Young man, you'd better give up your spot quickly, or the old lady might lie down and try to extort money from you, and you'll be in big trouble!]
[Ha, the Minister of Justice's son is in there too, hahaha, his New Year's wish is for his father to stop objecting to him wearing women's clothing! I'm rooting for you, young man!]
Hey, Imperial Censor....
Um, and...
Chuanwen was happily scrolling through the crowd, trying to figure out who was in it, when he noticed something was wrong. Looking around, he was startled. [Why are they all kneeling? I just saw Shi Shen and Hei Laodu smirking, why are they all crying now?]
At this moment, not only Shi Shen and Hei Laodu had long faces, but all the officials who had been called down by the emperor also had long faces. "Your Majesty, spare our lives!"
Just as he was sweating bullets with anxiety, Chuanwen looked in a direction in surprise, [Pfft—! Mom, why did you run off there too!]
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