dognovel Chapter 76 Duke Su, you will always be inferior to others!
Chapter 76 Duke Su, you will always be inferior to others!
The old emperor: "You've found out? Who?"
The Minister of Justice uttered a name.
The old emperor was surprised for a moment.
"I remember now, that old man seems to have a son who is also taking the imperial examination this year. Oh, where is Shen Zhiyi?"
Chen Decai leaned closer and said, "Your Majesty, you forgot that you told Shen Lang to rest well in his room today."
"Of course I told her to get some rest, but that brat wasn't even home, and I didn't ask you about it."
Chen Decai, who had been slapped away by the old emperor, huddled in the corner, looking aggrieved.
The Dragon Scale Guards, who were secretly watching the old emperor, emerged and whispered something in the old emperor's ear.
The old emperor immediately lost control of his facial expressions.
"No, what is she doing there!"
……
The scene shifts to the Duke of Su's mansion.
"Hey hey hey."
Standing in the tree, Aunt Cheng watched as Shen Zhiyi nimbly climbed the wall like a monkey and landed lightly.
Then he crept straight toward the Duke of Su's kitchen.
Because of the surveillance system, Shen Zhiyi can access detailed maps of any location if she wants, making it perfectly easy for her to find even a small kitchen.
There's still some time before the Duke of Su's mansion prepares lunch, and since breakfast has just been finished, the kitchen staff are taking a break at this time, making it a good opportunity.
Shen Zhiyi kept a close watch on the kitchen of the Duke of Su's mansion.
Great, nobody's here!
She entered the kitchen without any problems and carefully closed the door.
The Duke of Su drank medicinal soup every day. The soup needed to be prepared in advance, so there was a stove with a small fire burning to simmer it.
Shen Zhiyi opened the lid and whispered, "Your eldest uncle's second grandfather, the dead Duke of Su, actually gave me laxatives! I had to run to the toilet for two whole days, and now I feel like I'm covered in the smell of shit!!!"
"I bought this laxative especially for you!"
The enhanced version can keep you dry for seven days, no problem at all!
After administering the laxative, Shen Zhiyi even went to the courtyard of the Duke of Su.
This terrified Aunt Cheng, who was secretly watching.
But Shen Zhiyi had already seen it all; at this hour, the Duke of Su would only stay in his study and not come out.
Anyway, the Duke of Su wouldn't go to the places she went to now, and they're far from the study, so he wouldn't find her.
Aunt Cheng, who was hiding in the shadows, quickly discovered that Shen Zhiyi had gone to the outhouse.
The Duke of Su's outhouse was used only by him. Since the Duke of Su did not come to use the toilet, there were hardly any people around.
Shen Zhiyi took a deep breath, then held it, and rushed into the outhouse.
She took the dagger she had prepared beforehand and sawed the footboard in half, so that whenever the Duke of Su came to use the toilet, he would definitely fall directly into the latrine.
"Jiejiejiejie."
Shen Zhiyi revealed a villainous smile, satisfied, and returned the way she came, everything seemingly done without anyone noticing.
As soon as she climbed over the wall, Shen Zhiyi noticed a considerable commotion coming from outside the Duke of Su's mansion.
[Hey, what's the old emperor doing here?]
The old emperor, who had just stepped off the carriage, stumbled almost imperceptibly.
Why did he come?
Who else could it be for!
[Oh, the Minister of Justice is here too?]
Shen Zhiyi, who was originally planning to moisturize, has decided against it.
She climbed back onto the wall.
[Could the Ministry of Justice have really found them all in one night? That's amazing! There were a whole hundred of them!]
When the Minister of Justice mentioned those one hundred people, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
Finding those 100 people who had touched the food boxes in one night is nothing short of a miracle!
But once it was confirmed that the person was from the Duke of Su's mansion, the Minister of Justice couldn't sit still for a moment.
Is that old man sick?
The guy's practically burrowing into the ground, and he still comes to cause this commotion.
The old emperor's sudden arrival caused a flurry of activity throughout the Duke of Su's mansion.
The Duke of Su, who was originally in his study, immediately came out to greet him.
"Your Majesty was unaware of His Majesty's sudden arrival. I hope Your Majesty will forgive any shortcomings in our etiquette."
"It's alright, I didn't come here to reminisce with you."
[Let's reminisce a bit, quick, give this old guy fifty lashes!]
Duke Su's body stiffened instantly.
The old emperor smiled enigmatically: "It seems you know the purpose of my visit."
"Your Majesty, I only took a little medicine to relieve my stomach and intestines, it's nothing serious."
【How can it not be a big deal?!】
I've been running to the toilet for two whole days!
Shen Zhiyi's frantic voice was so piercing that it gave everyone a headache.
"Duke Su, you make that sound so easy."
Duke Su chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, I just noticed that Shen Lang eats a lot every day and has some indigestion, so I wanted to help her."
[Pah! You old bastard!]
You clearly don't want me to go to the imperial examination tomorrow.
Duke Su hurriedly waved his hand: "Absolutely not!"
[Hilarious! His own son is hopeless, so he came up with this whole scheme.]
Duke Su didn't like hearing this. How could his son be so disappointing? No matter what, he was still a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations.
[Hmph, that old guy and that other one, the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, don't get along. They were classmates and took the imperial examinations in the same year, but this old fellow always ranked one place lower than him.]
[Not only was he ranked one place lower, but his partner got married a day earlier and even had a child a day earlier. Their sons, and his son's son always had to take one less exam than the partner's son.]
Over time, this matter undoubtedly became a thorn in the side of the Duke of Su, and the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince became an insurmountable mountain in his heart.
The Duke of Su's face turned green with anger.
"fart!"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
With the old emperor's reminder, the Duke of Su shut his mouth and began to sulk.
Shen Zhiyi was oblivious and continued to recklessly step on the landmines set by the Duke of Su.
[Tsk tsk tsk, look at the son of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor. He ranked second in the imperial examination three years ago and now works under the Crown Prince. He even went to Jiangnan for disaster relief. Now he's back with another merit.]
The Duke of Su felt a sharp pang of unease.
[And look at the son of the Duke of Su, still a mere scholar who failed the provincial examination three years ago, and failed again this year, performing even worse than he did in the metropolitan examination three years ago.]
Duke Su felt his blood pressure rising!
[The Duke of Su's son is truly pitiful. His son enjoys studying arithmetic, but the Duke of Su considers this a sign of ignorance and incompetence, insisting that his son fulfill the regrets of his own life.]
[Trash, failure, me.]
[He's incompetent himself, yet he forces his son to do the same. Ugh, so useless!]
After venting her anger, Shen Zhiyi felt refreshed and invigorated, sitting on the wall with a sense of high spirits.
Duke Su picked up his cane and circled the hall, but couldn't find Shen Zhiyi. Finally, he rolled his eyes in anger and sat down on the ground.
The servant immediately shouted, "Quickly, go to the kitchen and bring the medicine!"
Shen Zhiyi: !!!
I feel so bad about this.