One of these two men was good at pushing all the work onto his subordinates, and the other was about to retire but also did almost nothing. In the entire court, apart from Wu Simian, the reclusive Vice Minister of Revenue who loved to ask for leave, these two were the most idle.
The two of them were both free today, so after court they came to the Changxing Marquis's residence and followed the messenger all the way here, just in time to find that the Minister of Justice was unwilling to go to the Leigong Temple.
Hehe! How can you not eat when there's juicy gossip? And it's only truly enjoyable when the person in question is present, haha!
The Minister of Justice was thus forced to come to the Leigong Temple. When they arrived, the temple was already almost full of people. The temple keeper came to greet them and allowed them to offer incense first, since the temple was built by him and such privileges could be granted.
However, to show her sincerity, the Minister's wife did not enjoy this privilege and instead waited in line at the back.
While waiting in line, the Minister's wife and Wenxue chatted casually. Chuanwen, standing nearby, wondered, "The Minister of Justice's surname is Bai, and Wenxue's mother's surname is Liang, so why does Wenxue call the Minister of Justice 'uncle'?"
Hmm? Uncle?
The two ministers, Hu and Gong, were hearing for the first time that Wen Xue, the guard assigned to Chuanwen by the emperor, was actually the niece of the Minister of Justice. However, judging from Chuanwen's words, it seemed that they were not related by blood.
The Minister of Justice met the gazes of the other two ministers, his eyes darting away slightly. But after a moment's thought, he calmed down. What? Can't I even recognize a god-sister?
[Oh, so the Minister of Justice couldn't win over Wenxue's mother, so he adopted her as his god-sister. Wenxue should definitely call the Minister of Justice "Uncle"!]
Cough cough cough!
The Minister of Justice's old face turned bright red from the spit. Wen Xue, who was chatting happily with the Minister's wife, was also taken aback. Was there really such a thing? She remembered that her uncle said he recognized her mother as his god-sister because he admired her parents' loyalty, righteousness, and chivalry!
The two ministers of household affairs and public works looked at the minister of justice, with an expression that said, "Old Bai, you're quite the player."
The ridicule from his colleagues was nothing compared to the fact that the Minister of Justice's cough caused his wife to turn around, which sent a chill down his spine.
"What's wrong with you?"
The Minister's wife turned back to look at her husband with a hint of disdain, feeling that he had been acting strangely ever since he met Chuanwen and Xiaoxue.
"N-nothing..."
The Minister of Justice hurriedly replied, secretly relieved that his wife did not have an official title and could not hear Chuanwen's thoughts.
He couldn't help but sigh. He used to always think about making meritorious contributions to earn his wife an imperial title, but now he was extremely grateful that he had never made any great contributions before, otherwise he would definitely have been tormented by Chuanwen this time!
【Ha ha ha ha! 】
The Minister of Justice was secretly wiping away sweat when he unexpectedly heard Chuanwen burst into laughter.
[Turns out the young Minister of Justice was quite the naive and innocent guy! Running under a big tree to take shelter from the rain – who else would get struck by lightning if not you, hahaha!]
The Minister of Justice's dark history +1, the two Ministers of Household Affairs' outdoor living experience +1, don't take shelter under trees during thunderstorms, or you'll get struck by lightning hahaha!
However, they suppressed their laughter and looked at their colleague, the Minister of Justice. They thought he was a bit silly and had fair skin, but the word "sweet" was really unnecessary! Facing an old man over fifty with gray hair, they really couldn't imagine how sweet he was in his youth!
The story goes that the young Minister of Justice was engrossed in gossip, [and then he was saved by Liang Meng, who happens to be Wen Xue's mother! From then on, the young Minister of Justice went from having a crush to being deeply in love, and even after she got married, he still couldn't give up and built this Thunder God Temple! Firstly, to commemorate his lost love, and secondly, to pray that Liang Meng would dump Wen Yu soon! Hahaha!]
"Xiaoxue, what's wrong? You look so pale."
Of the group, only the Minister's wife was unable to hear Chuanwen's thoughts and was completely oblivious to the situation. Seeing that Wenxue was a little stiff and her face was paler than before, she asked with concern.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable because there are too many people here? Why don't you find a cooler place to wait for me?"
It's August now, and although it's only just past breakfast time, the sun is already getting intense.
"Aunt, Aunt, I'm alright..."
Wenxue is conflicted. On one hand, she wants to hear about her parents' generation, but on the other hand, she is afraid of hearing something even more shocking! Her uncle, who treated her like a daughter, has suddenly become her father's rival in love. And it turns out that her uncle didn't build the Thunder God Temple because he was worried about the country and its people due to floods, as he said. Instead, it was... instead!
Wen Xue's worldview collapsed at this moment, but she still pretended to be calm.
The Minister of Justice behind him held back his words this time, mainly because he had already anticipated that Chuanwen would expose him and was somewhat prepared. However, his face was already so dark it could be wrung out. He seized the opportunity to say to Wenxue and Chuanwen, "It's sunny and crowded here. You two delicate young ladies should go find a cool place first. Don't get hurt in the crowd here!"
He wanted to send Chuanwen away, and although the Minister's wife agreed, the two Ministers of Revenue and Works were reluctant to let Chuanwen leave. They hadn't had enough of the gossip yet! Haha!
"I think it's fine here. There aren't many people ahead of us. We can chat and relieve our boredom while we wait together. Isn't that great?"
The Minister of Works smiled and said, but what he really wanted to say was, which one of Chuanwen and Wenxue looks weak? Not to mention Wenxue, a rare master in the martial arts world, just look at Chuanwen. When she goes crazy, she can demolish this Thunder God Temple. You call that weak?
However, fearing that Chuanwen would curse him in his heart if he said it out loud, since Chuanwen had a whole repertoire of swear words, he didn't want to experience it, so he held back and used a more tactful way of saying it.
The Minister of Justice chuckled. "Enjoying yourselves? You've certainly amused yourselves, but I'm the one who's hurt!"
The look in someone's eyes when they want to kill them is impossible to hide, but no matter how sharp the Minister of Justice's glare was, the old man, the Minister of Works, just smiled and laughed it off. "Go ahead and kill me, I just want to hear the gossip!" The old man even mischievously mimicked Chuanwen and inwardly snorted with delight!
The minister of justice was so enraged by the smug expression on his face that he almost punched someone. However, the minister of revenue also tried to persuade him, saying, "There are even more people behind us, and it won't be easy to squeeze through. Let's just wait here patiently."
Chuan Wen looked back and saw that there were indeed more people at the back than at the front. He wondered what was going on today and why everyone was worshipping the Thunder God.
So many people have enemies, and yet they all flock to worship the Thunder God today!
Chuanwen looked at the people behind him, deep in thought. However, those who could hear Chuanwen's thoughts were puzzled. So what does worshipping the Thunder God have to do with having enemies?
Recalling the story of the Minister of Justice being struck by lightning in the heart message, the group looked embarrassed. The idea that people come to worship the Thunder God because they have enemies is probably just a way of asking the Thunder God to strike their enemies with lightning.
Looking at Chuanwen, although this girl's innocent and beautiful big eyes were very deceptive, she was really capable of doing something as unreliable as praying to the Thunder God to kill her enemy!
After a moment of realization, Chuanwen noticed that everyone except the Minister's wife was looking at her, so she turned around and asked, "Why are you all looking at me?"
The Minister's wife was also puzzled. "Yes, why are you all looking at Chuanwen's adorable writings?"
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