dognovel Chapter 113 Exile to Ningguta
Chapter 113 Exile to Ningguta
The reason that herb gatherer seemed to go deep into the mountains to gather herbs was because of his only father—no, he only had one father to begin with, how could he possibly have two?
At this point, Shen Zhiyi inexplicably chuckled several times to amuse herself before continuing her inner monologue.
Oh, I really miss that older brother of mine. I don't know why, but being with him feels like being with my own brother, and I can't help but tell him all the gossip I know.
Everyone: Well, let's not.
[Take these two Vice Ministers of the Court of Judicial Review, for example. It's truly amazing that two people who are not related by blood have such similar voices.]
This is a point that everyone largely agrees with. It has long been known that there are two vice ministers of the Dali Temple with very similar voices, but their appearances are completely different.
But Shen Zhiyi, aren't you going off-topic again?
What's the deal with that herb-gathering father you mentioned earlier?
Shen Zhiyi automatically turned it back.
A little girl who loves eating melons—she can forget everything else, but how could she forget melons?
The herbalist took the blind Princess Heluo to the village, but as soon as they arrived, someone came to say that his father had suddenly fallen ill and had been taken to the county doctor for treatment.
[If Vice Minister He had taken Princess Heluo with him to the county, perhaps the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review wouldn't have intercepted them halfway.]
The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was stunned; distant memories flooded back to that time.
He looked at the person next to him in disbelief.
"So she mistook me for you."
Because Princess Heluo had gone blind, Minister He placed her with an acquaintance who had previously delivered vegetables to the Prince of Yiyang's residence and had seen Princess Heluo by chance. Initially, the two intended to swindle some money from Princess Heluo, but their plans changed when their nephew arrived that evening.
[Their long-unseen nephew spoke in a voice very similar to that of Minister He. The moment he entered and spoke, the blind Princess Heluo mistook him for Minister He who had gone out.]
[The acquaintances, upon seeing this, harbored some wicked intentions, suggesting that their nephew simply acknowledge the relationship.]
Shen Zhiyi suddenly took a deep breath.
He Sicheng, who rushed to the county to see his father, was ultimately unable to save him. After his only relative passed away, he took his father's body back to the village to prepare for the burial. Unexpectedly, on his way back, he saw the blind Princess Heluo chatting and laughing with the Dali Temple official.
[A cruel twist of fate led to this bloody misunderstanding: He Sicheng mistakenly believed that the blind Princess Heluo had fallen in love with the Dali Temple official, and thus he never appeared again.]
[Damn it, if you had even slightly fought back then, would so many tragedies have occurred over the years?!]
[You know, I remember watching a TV show where the female lead initially liked someone else, but the male lead relentlessly pursued her, fighting and vying for her, and eventually actually won her over. Why can't He Sicheng learn from that fighting and vying spirit?]
[It's your misplaced sense of yielding that's made this girl so unlucky to have caught the virus.]
He Sicheng slowly closed his eyes, his heart aching whenever he thought of those days.
Just as Shen Zhiyi said, he was too insecure and cowardly back then, which led to Princess Heluo being harmed by villains.
【Oh, wait a minute.】
Shen Zhiyi silently patted her mouth.
[The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review didn't do anything wrong, so how can I criticize him like this? The focus is on that scoundrel, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.]
[Morally corrupt, a complete scoundrel, and his whole family is no good.]
[They asked you to be their stand-in, and you just went for it like that? You really think you're something special, with a powerful backer like Prince Yiyang, but after all this time in office, you're still the same. What are you if not trash?]
That's it.
Everyone present agreed with this statement.
If it were anyone else with a powerful patron like Prince Yiyang, the prince would surely have helped their son-in-law in his career so that his daughter could have a good life after marriage. But this Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was so mediocre that he was utterly hopeless.
The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was thoroughly berated by Shen Zhiyi.
[Damn it, before I was so poor I'd just go to the street and pay a penny for a woman. Now that I'm rich, I go to fancy places like Leyoufang. I can never control my appetite. Ugh!]
[It's one thing if you can't control yourself, but why do you have to cause trouble for others!]
First he lied to that young girl, and now he's dragged her into this mess. Oh, I'm so angry!
Not to mention Shen Zhiyi's anger, everyone present was also angry, but upon reflection, they realized that they themselves seemed to have some kind of relationship with Chun'er.
They didn't dare release even one or two ps.
But He Sicheng of the Dali Temple dared to do that. He had only followed the Dali Temple official before, but he hadn't actually done anything.
He was furious, and Shen Zhiyi's passionate outburst only exacerbated the situation.
He felt that if he didn't use his hands or his mouth, he wouldn't be a real man.
So...
Unable to contain himself, He Sicheng of the Dali Temple punched one of the Dali Temple official's fleshy hands.
"what--"
The men present silently crossed their legs and gasped.
Even Chen Decai, who didn't have any, gasped in surprise.
"I've put up with you for too long, you're not even a man."
[Roar, another punch!]
[Thank you, Emperor! Thank you, General of the Imperial Guard! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to witness this magnificent spectacle!]
[Let's fight! Let's fight!]
[Left hook, right hook. 】
With Shen Zhiyi's encouragement, He Sicheng of the Dali Temple became even more motivated. In addition, the old emperor did not stop him, and so someone was beaten to a pulp.
Shen Zhiyi glanced at it secretly, then immediately looked away.
[That was a satisfying execution; they've cut off his lineage.]
The assembled officials swallowed hard, keeping a safe distance from He Sicheng, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
And quickly replay in your mind whether you have offended this person.
"Cough cough cough."
The old emperor hadn't expected that Minister He would be so ruthless, but even if such a worthless person were to die without descendants, it would still be a contribution to Daye.
"By imperial decree, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is found to have committed moral failings. Effective immediately, he is hereby demoted to a commoner and exiled to Ningguta, never to return."
The Grand Secretary of the Court of Judicial Review was devastated.
You should know that he was most afraid of the cold. It was already difficult enough in Dajing, and now he was exiled to Ningguta.
[Ningguta is nothing; just exile them to Siberia, where the lowest temperature can reach minus seventy degrees Celsius. In that case, they might as well be exiled to the Arctic and turned into ice sculptures.]
The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review suddenly went black.
How vicious! What a vicious woman!
As soon as the old emperor finished speaking, someone came to take away the Dali Temple official.
The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review did not forget to plead for himself.
[What a scoundrel! He even has the nerve to plead for himself.]
Oh, right, I almost forgot who else might have contracted a sexually transmitted disease. I'll have to report them to their wives and concubines.
Whether they believe it or not is their business.
At this moment, those who had some connection with Chun'er panicked.