dognovel Chapter 136 Things that are too expensive are not acceptable, but slightly expensive items are worth
Chapter 136 Things that are too expensive are not acceptable, but slightly expensive items are worth
The Vice Minister of War certainly never imagined that after so long in his official career, he would be outmaneuvered by a mere eighth-rank official.
The old emperor was also very curious about what the Assistant Minister of War would do.
He listened attentively.
The Assistant Minister of War was furious. Surprisingly, he wasn't threatened by the Minister of War's chief clerk. Instead, he told the official to just talk to his wife, then left with a cold laugh.
[Leaving behind a completely bewildered official from the Ministry of War, and his tearful wife.]
Shen Zhiyi touched her chin.
Some were curious about how the person in charge of the Ministry of War would handle things.
So Shen Zhiyi watched the Ministry of War official's video on the monitor for a whole day, until it got dark outside.
[Hilarious! The Ministry of War official, who had been holding back all day, grew increasingly angry and decided to complain to the wife of the Ministry of War's assistant minister, even dragging his own wife into it.]
[Damn, you may be shameless, but your wife certainly has some shame. This Ministry of War official is truly a shameless scoundrel.]
Shen Zhiyi stared angrily at the face of the Ministry of War official on the monitor.
The old emperor, Zhang Sheren, and Chen Decai, who were standing nearby, all yawned at the same time.
It must be said that Shen Zhiyi has a lot of energy.
They actually stared at the Ministry of War official for an entire day, without looking at anyone else, only at the Ministry of War official.
After watching it, they still didn't forget to criticize the person from the inside out, making them seem like nothing at all.
The old emperor felt very pleased to hear this.
He was the one who always got scolded like this before, and this was the first time he'd heard Shen Zhiyi scold someone like this, which gave him a unique feeling.
Hey, we're here!
[The Ministry of War official and his wife arrived at the residence of the Ministry of War assistant minister. The gatekeeper, seeing them, immediately led them inside without a word, saying that the lady of the house had been waiting for them for a long time.]
Shen Zhiyi was dumbfounded.
What did I miss?
Seeing that there was finally progress, the old emperor put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Shen Zhiyi beside him.
What could have been missed?
You spent the whole day focusing on that little guy in charge of the two families' affairs.
【So this is ah. 】
Shen Zhiyi hurriedly flipped through the surveillance footage to the daytime.
[The Ministry of War official immediately told his wife the whole story upon returning home. What a strange way of thinking! Anyone else would have kept it a secret and then subtly threatened the junior official to prevent him from finding out about his wife. But he just told her everything.]
[The wife of a junior official in the Ministry of War marrying him was considered a step down, and given that her first child was a son, her position was extremely secure.]
After hearing everything the Assistant Minister of War had to say, the other party wasn't angry at all—no, he was angry, specifically at the Minister of War.
Shen Zhiyi felt like her CPU was about to burn out.
The way this couple interacts is completely different from how her parents treat each other.
This shows that it was truly just a matter of living together out of convenience; the Ministry of War official didn't love his wife, but he respected her greatly.
The wife of the Assistant Minister of War didn't love him at all; she married him only to repay a debt of gratitude.
Yes, that's right. Before she was married, the wife of the Vice Minister of War fell into the water and almost drowned. She was saved by the Vice Minister, and that's how they got married.
The other three people present: Wow, there's even a story about a hero saving a damsel in distress.
The old emperor beckoned to Zhang Sheren, who leaned in to listen.
“Use this as a backdrop, write a storybook, and then put it in Ziqi Study.”
The old emperor did not forget his precious study.
Zhang Sheren grinned and offered a slight rebuttal.
"Your Majesty, I am a writer of unofficial histories."
"Isn't this wild? Not only wild, it's really wild."
Zhang Sheren had no choice but to nod in agreement.
He mainly focused on unofficial histories, while the daughter of the Minister of Rites mainly wrote those kinds of stories and fire-avoidance diagrams. As for stories without much color, Ziqi Study basically collected them from all over the place without a fixed selection.
Zhang Sheren sighed slightly, "Writing vernacular stories and writing unofficial histories are probably about the same thing."
The couple had no affection for each other and maintained a polite distance. The official in charge of the Ministry of War, fearing his wife might misunderstand, and still wanting to live with her, took the initiative to bring up the matter.
Then, the wife of the Vice Minister of War said that she would handle this matter. So, how should it be handled?
Shen Zhiyi shifted her gaze and looked back at the current real-time situation.
The group has now been led to a room by the wife of the Ministry of War official.
The hall fell silent.
The three of them felt a little uncomfortable.
Shen Zhiyi, what did you see? Why don't you tell me?
The three of them turned their heads discreetly and saw Shen Zhiyi's fascinated gaze.
After a while.
【Holy crap.】
[The wife of the Assistant Minister of War actually told the wife of the Minister of War's Chief Clerk, who was also the Assistant Minister's unrequited love, to leave the Chief Clerk and simply be with the Assistant Minister himself.]
The magnanimity of the Ministry of War official was feigned, but you, my wife, the wife of the Ministry of War assistant minister, are truly magnanimous.
Shen Zhiyi sighed for a long time.
The official in charge of the Ministry of War felt humiliated and even threatened to tell the old emperor about it.
[The wife of the Vice Minister of War, as expected of someone who has seen many important matters, directly sent the other party there.]
[Tsk tsk tsk, it's so hard for an eighth-rank official to see the emperor normally. Even when attending the grand court session, he can't see the old emperor. After all, officials of this rank stand outside the hall; how could they possibly see him? Judging from this, when will the old emperor demote me?]
The old emperor gave a cold laugh.
Shen Zhiyi is so sensitive to both cold and heat that she wouldn't be able to stand outside for even a day.
Having exhausted all other options, the Ministry of War official left with his wife.
Shen Zhiyi then closed the surveillance camera, feeling somewhat bored.
He did not notice the unusual expression on the wife of the Assistant Minister of War.
*
Before we knew it, it was time to clock out for the night. The old emperor let us out early today.
Shen Zhiyi asked Aunt Cheng to take her directly to the inn she had visited the previous night.
Upon seeing Shen Zhiyi, her older brother pounced on her.
"That guy is crazy. I can't get rid of him no matter what I do, and he won't let me leave."
Shen Zhiyi patted her cheap older brother on the back as a perfunctory consolation.
"You must be Shen Lang?"
"That one, the Imperial Diarist."
A voice, tinged with suppressed surprise, rang in their ears.
Shen Zhiyi turned her stiff head, revealing an enlarged face, with a faint smell of alcohol on her body.
"you?"
"Yes, yes, it's me. I'm the person you kindly saved last night. I'm so grateful to you. I have no way to repay you, so please accept this."
As he spoke, the other person forcibly stuffed a huge gemstone into Shen Zhiyi's hand.
"This is all I have left. My family hasn't sent the money yet. I'll buy you a bigger one once they do."
"No no no."
Shen Zhiyi felt the cool gemstone in her hand was extremely hot; it looked incredibly expensive.
Things that are too expensive are not acceptable, but things that are moderately expensive are worth considering.