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

Chapter 108 Shen Zhiyi: Is my identity about to be exposed?

"One chicken leg."

Two chicken drumsticks.

Three chicken drumsticks.

Shen Zhiyi smacked her lips and rolled over: "Delicious, woof."

"what--"

A scream pulled Shen Zhiyi from her sleep. She opened her eyes abruptly and realized that she seemed to have a piece of salty cured meat in her mouth.

"tui."

The head of the Imperial Medical Academy instantly broke down.

"Shen Lang, it's one thing to bite me like a chicken leg, but why spit on me too!"

"No, sorry."

Shen Zhiyi gave an awkward smile.

So, how did I faint, and in front of so many people? Good heavens, does this body have a terminal illness?!

The head of the Imperial Medical Academy packed his things while reporting to the old emperor.

"Your Majesty, Shen Lang is out of danger, but we really can't figure out why he suddenly fainted."

"I'll come over every month to check her pulse."

"I accept the decree."

[Holy crap, the old emperor is here too.]

Shen Zhiyi quickly prepared to get out of bed and kowtow to the old emperor.

The old emperor waved his hand dismissively.

"Alright, alright, you've been unconscious for seven whole days, and you still have the energy to kowtow to me?"

"Seven, seven days?"

No wonder I feel so hungry.

"Come on, child, have some porridge to fill your stomach first."

[Oh my god, the Empress is here too!]

[Wow, there are so many ministers outside the door!]

The officials waiting outside for the news said: "Nonsense, if you die, the whole country will mourn for you."

Shen Zhiyi was flattered and accepted the bowl of porridge from the Empress. Because she was very hungry, she did not dare to eat too much at once.

While drinking her porridge, she kept looking around, as if she were in a palace.

Incidentally, she also turned the surveillance footage to the moment she fainted.

[Strange, is there a bug in the system?]

Why can't I see anything during the seven days I was unconscious? This system is garbage! I'm complaining!

--invalid!

Two bold, black characters hung in mid-air, representing the system's accusation against Shen Zhiyi's tendency to file complaints at the drop of a hat.

[Hmph! Hmm?]

[Damn it, King Le, what did you do while I was unconscious?!]

The old emperor stroked his beard, and seeing that Shen Zhiyi's thoughts were still so active, he could tell that the girl was probably almost fully recovered.

But that brat, King Yue, isn't he already under house arrest? What trouble can he possibly cause?

[Is this guy crazy? He actually found the original owner's parents and twin brother, and not only that, he brought them to Dajing!]

Shen Zhiyi felt like the sky had fallen when she woke up.

The old emperor and empress exchanged a glance, preparing to have the Dragon Scale Guards stop the family outside.

[Oh no, that idiot King of Music is coming.]

The old emperor's eyes widened.

Who?

Who released the King of Music?!

"Father, father!"

"Your Highness, you really cannot go in."

"Get out of my way, you dog slave! Don't you know who I am? Father, your son requests an audience."

"See you? See you my foot! I'd better leave now, or I won't have time!"

Of course it's too late!

Because of nervousness, Shen Zhiyi started biting her nails, which was unusual for her.

Nonsense, this is something that could cost you your head.

[Oh no, it looks like this is really game over.]

At this moment, the eunuchs could not stop Prince Yue, so the civil and military officials simply took matters into their own hands.

"Your Highness, please wait."

The Right Chancellor was pushed forward again. After all, he was the one who impeached Prince Yue last time, so it was reasonable for him to stop Prince Yue again this time.

"I have important business to discuss with my father, the Emperor. Please, Prime Minister, move aside."

"It's another matter if His Highness Prince Le wants to see His Majesty. If I remember correctly, His Highness Prince Le was placed under house arrest by His Majesty. Who let you out?"

"none of your business!"

[No one actually let him out. There was a hidden dog hole in his quarters, and he crawled out through it. The eunuchs who usually guarded him were just standing by the door, and since it was mealtime, they were eating there. So, they had no idea that Prince Yue had escaped.]

The old emperor's face was grim, and Shen Zhiyi cursed at the two negligent eunuchs.

Seeing that the Right Chancellor was difficult to deal with, Prince Le simply raised his voice and said, "Father, Shen Zhiyi is a woman. I have evidence. I have brought her family here. She has a twin brother who looks almost exactly like her. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

The Right Chancellor's eyebrows twitched violently; he should have slapped the Prince of Yue's mouth until it was swollen.

The old emperor inside sighed slightly. If he didn't let Prince Le in, he would really think they had something to hide.

The old emperor, accompanied by the empress, Chen Decai, and Zhang Sheren, went to the main hall.

Shen Zhiyi, who was left behind, pointed to herself.

[Should I, as the party involved, not go?]

"Shen Lang, this servant will help you change your clothes."

Shen Zhiyi: !!!

"No, not anymore."

After changing into her official robes, Shen Zhiyi found the hall already filled with people.

Others have a joint trial by the three judicial departments, but I'm having a trial by the entire court.

Upon seeing Shen Zhiyi, the Prince of Yue excitedly pointed at her.

"It's a woman!"

"Father, I have investigated and found out everything."

The King of Music's eyes were filled with fervor.

“This Shen Zhiyi has been impersonating her brother since childhood to attend private school and participate in the imperial examinations. This is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. However, if she is willing to marry me, she can still save her life.”

Upon hearing this, some people in the room laughed.

It truly is a case of revealing the true nature of things at the end of the story.

King Le also guessed that Shen Zhiyi was important to the old emperor. He knew that he could not really do anything to Shen Zhiyi, but he wanted to use her as a threat to tie himself to Shen Zhiyi completely, so he felt that the throne was within his grasp.

The old emperor gave a half-smile.

"Your Highness, you say that Shen Lang is a woman, do you have any evidence?"

"Of course, her son brought her whole family with him, you can tell at a glance."

Everyone present immediately held their breath. If Shen Lang's family members were cowards, they would have a hard time covering up the situation.

The Minister of Works suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that instead of discussing whether Shen Lang deceived the emperor, we should first discuss the matter of Prince Le's disobedience!"

Immediately, a minister echoed this sentiment.

“That’s right, that’s right. Prince Le should have been under house arrest according to the decree, but he ran up to everyone. This is clearly disobeying the decree. As the saying goes, we should deal with things one by one. We propose that we punish Prince Le for disobeying the decree first.”

As soon as the words were spoken, the court officials in the hall knelt down, their voices resounding and powerful.

"Your Majesty, please severely punish Prince Le for disobeying the imperial decree!"

King Yue felt a pang of panic. What did these people mean?

The old emperor pursed his lips tightly: "Guards, give Prince Le a hundred lashes."

[Roar! A hundred of them, make sure they don't kill anyone.]

Those who carried out the beatings were experienced people. Of course, they wouldn't kill the Prince of Music, but they would at least beat him half to death to prevent him from causing trouble like this again.

But then, a bolder person came forward to plead for the King of Music.