Chapter 5
The records of the conversations that took place in the Hanlin Academy were quickly sent to the Imperial Study.
The emperor thought he had some hot new melon to eat, so he put down the memorial that was giving him a headache.
He originally wanted to eat some melon to relax, but he saw the little girl and the system doing something dirty, and they stopped halfway through.
emperor:"……"
How is this different from the feeling of being in the middle of a pleasant affair with his beloved concubine when a fire suddenly breaks out outside and he has to run away in a panic with his pants up?
Too much! Too much!
No, he can't bear such a frustrating thing alone!
The emperor handed the record to his personal eunuch: "Chen Jiu, pass it on."
The first people to receive the records were the Taifu, Taishi, Zongrenling and other first-rank officials of the Dasheng Dynasty.
These people thought that the document sent by the emperor's confidant Chen Jiu must be very important. They opened it with solemn faces and said, "..."
Doing porn in broad daylight!
I didn't expect you to be such an emperor!
I angrily condemned it in my heart, but looked down honestly and found that it was gone.
Yes, the porn was gone halfway through.
The reason is: Chu Huan is a minor and cannot bear to listen to pornographic content, so she just doesn't listen. The half they can see was recorded by the adult Jinyiwei after hearing it.
First-rank officials: "..."
Let's ask the Jinyiwei to stop being obscene, right? They recorded everything they heard word for word, how dedicated!
Let the Jinyiwei do something dirty? They were halfway through listening to it, and were just itching to imagine how the last emperor of the previous dynasty would do things in the wine pool and meat forest with thirty beauties. Their interest was at its peak, but suddenly the next part stopped.
Those half-baked people who were neither good nor bad felt too aggrieved. For the first time, they understood the emperor's intention without much guesswork: I am not feeling well, why should you feel well too?
The emperor is as stingy and malicious as ever, which has caused them a lot of trouble.
The first-rank officials sighed secretly, and then passed the pornographic documents to the second-rank officials in a serious manner.
They don't feel good, so why should others feel good?
From the first-rank officials: "..."
As soon as he saw the pornographic document, he knew the sinister intentions of these people, and then passed it to the second-rank officials with a serious face.
Second-rank officials: "..."
The file was passed from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and the number of victims gradually increased.
In the end, no one survived :)
This also includes Chu Ping.
Also, because he was Chu Huan's biological father, he was "cared for" by his colleagues in the Ministry of Justice in turn. He was forced to read the same document several times, and his memory of the key parts was extremely deep.
Chu Ping: "..."
As he closed the document and handed it to his colleagues who had not yet been harmed, he was still thinking: How did the emperor's stinginess and evil intentions suddenly spread so widely?
Not long after, the emperor, who was working in the Imperial Study, learned from the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard that no one in the court, including those on leave at home, had survived. He was so happy that he completely gave up the burden of being an emperor.
"Hahahaha—letting Chu Huan attend court in my place is truly the wisest decision I've ever made!"
Personal eunuch Chen Jiu: "..."
Jinyiwei Commander: "..."
Your Majesty, won't you stop struggling? This isn't something to be proud of.
The emperor said displeasedly, "Those old-fashioned people are always telling me what they can't do, especially those imperial censors who rely on their age and the fact that they are the team left to me by the late emperor, and who always threaten me by banging their heads against the pillars."
"In order to prevent others from getting hold of evidence against them, they simply dragged the entire court into the water, forcing everyone to go along with the corruption and tacitly keep their mouths shut. But they never considered who would ultimately hold the evidence? Do they dare to say that I told them to spread it? Ha."
Personal eunuch Chen Jiu: "..."
Jinyiwei Commander: "..."
I really don't dare.
How dare a minister slander the monarch?
Besides, the emperor only shared the conversation between Chu Huan and the system with his ministers.
If the distance was more than fifty meters, they could not hear the conversations between the two people. The conversations were all eavesdropped on by the hidden Jinyiwei spies, recorded and passed on to the Imperial Study, which was then passed on after the Emperor read it.
They have to read even the daily chat content, for fear of accidentally missing any useful information, and today is no exception.
It’s either the emperor or the one who is insidious, the two of them sighed silently.
Whenever the emperor was in a good mood, he would want to reward people. This had been his habit for many years.
Before he opened his mouth, he thought of his dwindling private treasury, the private treasury that was not as good as that of the Minister of Revenue, the private treasury that all the civil and military officials in the court knew was that he was already very poor... The emperor's smile faded and he said, forget it, just save the money.
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Today, Chu Huan still relies on unofficial history to get through the difficult days on duty.
After returning home, he enjoyed the service of the beautiful maids, drank a bowl of bird's nest, and then got up to look through the account book. While checking the accounts, he told himself: It will be almost done, I just need to get through these few days.
Only by constantly painting a rosy picture for herself can she endure the boring daily reconciliation work.
In the main courtyard not far away.
It was rare that Chu Ping did not go to the study after leaving the court. Instead, he came to Wen's place. Wen served her husband gently and attentively.
She was born with a very beautiful face. Even though her son Chu Qin was already 20 years old, she still looked like a girl in her early 20s. When she went out with Chu Huan, people believed her when she said they were sisters.
Whenever Chu Ping saw Wen, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious about her appearance. He always felt that it was a bit of a waste to pair such a beautiful and good lady with someone as ordinary in appearance and talent as him.
Ahem, not really.
He worked hard to be promoted to Langzhong of the Ministry of Justice, which is already a fifth-rank official!
Chu Ping warned himself in his heart, and after taking off his official uniform, hat and boots and changing into casual clothes, he waved his hand.
This is to have a private conversation with my wife.
The nanny and maid in the room tactfully withdrew, closing the door as they left.
Chu Ping took Wen's hand and sat down beside the bed. The bed was a very private object, and the couple often made love on the bed. The things they said while sitting on the bed were not so serious. Wen saw that Chu Ping looked normal, so she listened quietly.
Chu Ping recounted the conversation between Chu Huan and the system in the court today. Wen Shi raised her eyebrows slightly and continued to listen without any expression.
After saying this, Chu Ping asked, "Why didn't Wanwan tell me?"
Wen's given name is Wan. Her parents and friends call her Wan'er, but Chu Ping calls her Wanwan.
Wen Shi gave a perfectly gentle smile: "Wan Wan doesn't understand government affairs, but she knows that being an official is not easy. I can't help you with government affairs, but I can only help you avoid the trouble of trivial matters in the inner court. Since I can handle it, why should I bother you?"
Men are in charge of external affairs and women are in charge of internal affairs. This has been the case since ancient times. The mansions of other officials are no exception. It is rare for a mistress to bother her husband with the inner courtyard.
The couple improved their efficiency by dividing the work and cooperating with each other, but they also became more estranged.
In the past, Chu Ping saw everyone doing this and never thought there was anything wrong with it.
But today, in the court, when he heard Chu Huan say in such a cold tone that she was slandered by her second brother and bullied by her grandmother when she was young, and then compared it with the way Chu Qin and Wen Shi protected their children, his heart felt as if it was blocked by yellow mud.
"Did you know that the jade rabbit was given to Huan'er by Qi Ge'er?"
Wen: "I know."
Chu Ping: "Have you explained this to your mother?"
Wen smiled without saying anything. Seeing that Chu Ping was very persistent in answering, she could only answer honestly, and her smile became even wider.
"People are biased. Mother doesn't like me, who comes from a merchant family, nor does she like my children, Qin Ge'er and Huan'er. The truth is not important, as long as this matter can be resolved."
Fortunately, Old Madam Chu and the aunt shared the same understanding as her, which is why the matter was never brought to Chu Ping's attention, maintaining peace for so many years.
Chu Ping repeated to himself, "It doesn't matter what the truth is," and his heart became even more upset.
"This kind of thing has happened more than once."
When she heard the affirmative tone of the words, Wen knew that she didn't need to answer. Chu Ping also knew it very well, so she really didn't answer.
Chu Ping remembered Chu Huan's words, "Things that can be solved with money are not a bad thing." These words came from Wen's mouth, which shows that Chu Huan has inherited the true teachings of her mother.
The only difference is that Wen doesn't care about money, and Chu Huan doesn't really care either, she's just a little stingy and holds grudges.
Chu Ping couldn't imagine how much his wife had suffered when he didn't know, so he hugged Wen Shi and said, "Wan Wan has been wronged."
The gentle smile on Wen's face, like a mask, slowly faded.
Before marrying into the Chu family, her mother had told her: "You are the daughter of a merchant family, and merchant daughters are different from daughters of scholars. The Chu family married you for money. The Chu family's wife is narrow-minded and nepotistic. You will definitely suffer some grievances if you marry into the family." Fortunately, Chu Ping is a man of clear thinking. "Hold him and live a good life for your family. Money cannot be brought into this world and cannot be taken away from this world. Don't worry too much about things that can be solved with money."
After marrying into the Chu family, Wen always kept her mother's teachings in mind. Even when she was infertile half a year after marriage, the old lady wanted to find a concubine for Chu Ping and asked her to make the family life more lively. She didn't say anything and did as her mother told her.
At that time, Chu Ping hugged her and said, "Wanwan has been wronged." He said it again today.
Wen Shi didn't look up: "Now that my husband knows, do you want to settle the score later?"
"What's the score?" Chu Ping was surprised. "Giving more is a sign of kindness, and taking it back is normal. You only gave them the monthly allowances due to their concubines, illegitimate sons and daughters. No one can blame you for this."
This is why Wen was willing to marry Chu Ping and was willing to give him more money to maintain peace in the inner court: compared to some men who had concubines before marriage, or even slept with other women and favored concubines over their wives, Chu Ping was more normal.
"What about Huan'er and her mother..."
When this was mentioned, Chu Ping suddenly got a headache.
In the past, the whole family tried their best to keep everything smooth in front of him. He was once curious about why his mother went to the villa and the temple so frequently, but he thought that his mother was a devout Buddhist. Who knew that the real reason might be that she didn't want to see Chu Huan?
Although Dasheng didn't rule the country based on filial piety, and the mother's partiality and trustworthiness were part of the fault, what granddaughter would say to her grandmother, "You're dreaming?" This matter must have spread to all the officials and their wives. What would happen to Chu Huan's future marriage?
Chu Ping's head hurt. Chu Ping hugged Wen Shi and fell on the bed, "Let's just leave it like this."
He had never been in charge of the inner courtyard before, so naturally he would not interfere in the future. It would be fine for the family to maintain the status quo.
In other words: tank.
Wen was slightly startled, and a genuine smile appeared in her eyes.
That night, after talking, the two of them, who had become closer, stayed up a little late and naturally got up late.
Chu Huan waited in the carriage for a long time but her father didn't show up. Seeing that she would be late if she didn't leave, she had no choice but to let the carriage take her there first.
Chu Ping, who got up late, rushed over but still failed to catch up. Fortunately, the servant had prepared a second carriage.
He arrived late and walked together with the carriages of other officials, which made his progress even slower. Before he could exchange a few words with his colleagues, it was time to go to court, so he had to hurried to his seat.
Chu Huan didn't care. They were all humble workers. Who hasn't been late for work sometimes?
[Tong, is there any melon? ]
The emperor and his officials immediately became energetic. The early morning with the chilly autumn wind was the perfect time to eat freshly baked hot melon!
System: [Yes, yes, I forgot to unsubscribe from the Ministry of Revenue Minister's melon yesterday.]
Minister of Revenue:? ! !
Why me again? System, don't just take advantage of one sheep! You need to learn how to treat everyone equally!
System: [Yesterday, many officials presented gifts to the Minister of Revenue after leaving court. His wife was thrilled, thinking he had finally changed his snarky temper and gotten along well with his colleagues. She was so relieved she cried. Who knew that opening one gift box would reveal underwear? Opening all the gift boxes would reveal underwear again.]
His wife's expression went from excitement to confusion to doubt about her life. Finally, she grabbed the Minister of Revenue who was leaving the court and asked tremblingly: "When did officials stop giving calligraphy and paintings as gifts and start giving underwear instead?" Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!
Chu Huan: [Hahahaha!]
The emperor held on to the throne tightly, laughing wildly in his heart: Hahahaha!
Minister of Revenue: “…”
Officials whose reputations were damaged: "..."
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