After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 251: Losing a few pounds is considered a form of weight loss.

[This former Minister of Personnel was the first Minister of Personnel in the Great Ye Dynasty. He was in office during the reign of the late emperor, and his downfall was also due to the old emperor.]

[Strange, why didn't the Empress Dowager plead with the old emperor for her male favorite?]

The old emperor sat back down in his seat.

If his mother had pleaded with him, he would have known long ago that the two of them were having an affair.

Since there was no plea for leniency, it means that his mother must have already grown tired of the former Minister of Personnel.

That's true. After such a scandal, how could anyone still like someone?

It was originally all about physical attraction, not emotional connection.

Zhang Sheren was anxious; he had no idea what had happened.

[So the two had already broken up. This former Minister of Personnel was demoted to a local post by the old emperor due to his moral failings.]

Zhang Sheren couldn't understand. There were plenty of officials with questionable morals, so what had this former Minister of Personnel done to anger the old emperor to the point of demoting him?

[This former Minister of Personnel is really...]

Shen Zhiyi began to praise the old emperor.

The old emperor was truly a man of great principle and upright values; such a morally corrupt person should indeed be condemned far away.

Zhang Sheren was anxious. What exactly happened back then?

He glanced silently at Chen Decai beside him.

I couldn't help but signal to the other person with my eyes.

Chen Decai closed his eyes.

I didn't see who was blinking.

That old man has an improper relationship with the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager couldn't help but pick up her cane.

That little girl speaks so rudely.

It's consensual, nothing improper or inappropriate.

Even after returning home, he still thought about his daughter-in-law.

Zhang Sheren: ? ? ?

No wonder that old man loves having so many children. The more children he has, the more daughters-in-law he can bring into the family, which will better satisfy his filthy desires.

[Some of them came secretly, and because they were so attractive to him, he couldn't resist turning his daughters-in-law into his concubines. Later, his political enemies found out about this and went directly to the old emperor to report it.]

Zhang Sheren silently digested this gossip and quickly came to his senses.

Given the old emperor's character, it was impossible for him to directly demote a Minister of Personnel to a local post based solely on this point.

There must be something else!

[That old bastard is really audacious. The old emperor initially only intended to give him a warning, but this guy couldn't help but extend his evil clutches to the princess.]

[Does this guy think that because he can even handle the Empress Dowager, he can disregard his own princess daughter-in-law?]

Now look what happened! The princess complained to the old emperor, who felt his dignity had been insulted by the former Minister of Personnel, so he directly demoted him.

[Tsk tsk tsk, serves him right. But at least he died of old age, not by the old emperor's decree. You know, the former Minister of Personnel died, and the one before that also died. I wonder if the current Minister of Personnel will also die, hahaha.]

Shen Zhiyi was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't notice the newly appointed Minister of Personnel had just arrived.

And just then, I overheard Shen Zhiyi's thoughts.

Zhang Sheren looked at Shen Zhiyi with pity.

Take care of yourself, sister.

[Ahem, when did this guy get here?]

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel chuckled and looked at the old emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, what brings you here?"

"The governor of Luozhou needs to be replaced. Do you know if there is a suitable candidate?"

Now I understand why the old emperor insisted on bringing that stingy fellow along on this trip. He clearly foresaw that he would need to replace all the officials he visited in each new place. He truly had foresight.

The old emperor smiled helplessly.

This wasn't about having foresight; it was simply that he understood too well that once people have power, it's hard for them to control themselves from having crooked thoughts.

But the number of changes was still beyond his expectations.

"Your Majesty, I recommend the Prefect of Fuzhou to serve as the Prefect of Luozhou."

[Prefect of Fuzhou, let me see, let me see.]

Since Shen Zhiyi had nothing better to do, she decided to go and see if there was anything new or interesting to do.

Wow, this person loves furry things! They have so many cats and dogs at home.

They even made quite a few cat and dog plush pillows.

The old emperor didn't care about this and waited for Shen Zhiyi to say if there was anything else, but the other party talked about cats and dogs for a long time.

The voice even cracked.

What bad intentions could someone who loves cats and dogs possibly have?

The newly appointed Minister of Personnel never expected that Shen Zhiyi's mind was full of cats and dogs. Later, he couldn't help but tell the old emperor about the achievements of the Prefect of Fuzhou over the years.

Upon hearing this, the old emperor agreed to the proposal.

Luozhou is close to Dajing, while Fuzhou is quite far from Dajing.

"Okay, that's it."

【Alright, alright, alright!!!】

Shen Zhiyi's voice suddenly became extremely excited.

Everyone subconsciously glanced at Shen Zhiyi and noticed that she was looking intently towards the inner room.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Oh, I almost forgot about Marquis Pingyang.

The Marquis of Pingyang, who had been given anesthetic, fell asleep, so everyone forgot about his existence.

Thanks to Shen Zhiyi's reminder.

[Sigh, if I didn't want to get a sty, I'd really like to see how someone castrates themselves.]

"Oh, my dear grandson."

The Empress Dowager wiped away her already dried tears and hurriedly ran into the inner room.

The Marquis of Pingyang, still half-asleep, first called out to the Empress Dowager with longing, "Grandmother."

Then I felt like I was much lighter.

Haha, losing a few pounds counts as dieting.

The Marquis of Pingyang regained consciousness.

He pushed the Empress Dowager away and lowered his head to look at a certain part of his body.

[As expected of someone with Chen Decai's technical guidance, and as expected of the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, their technique is superb. They cut so cleanly! These two could easily apply for jobs at a transgender hospital in Thailand.]

What followed was incomprehensible to the others.

But Chen Decai and the head of the Imperial Medical Academy understood one thing.

Shen Zhiyi praised them!

"Aaaaaaah, Grandmother, what's going on? What's going on?!"

The moment the Marquis of Pingyang's shrill voice fell to the ground, it was immediately followed by another man's "Ahhhhhh!"

The once quiet courtyard suddenly became bustling with activity.

I can't take it anymore, I feel like I'm about to burst.

"puff."

Marquis Pingyang embraced the Empress Dowager tightly, his eyes brimming with tears.

"Grandmother, why is this lowly commoner in my bed?"

This is going too far! This man is a law-abiding citizen, and you two were just intimate. To wake up and then deny everything is not the behavior of a gentleman.

Marquis Pingyang was filled with rage.

"who!"

"Who's there... um."

The Empress Dowager covered the mouth of the Marquis of Pingyang.

Although she felt sorry for her beloved grandson, her son's instructions were more important.