Chapter 216
"That's right, during the New Year, because I occupied the body of the Yu family's daughter, I could barely offer incense to them once. If I go again next year, the ancestral hall will probably explode!
During this New Year, I can only pretend to be sick and not go."
The Yu family father and sons, whose hearts had been hanging in their throats, immediately felt relieved. However, letting their granddaughter pretend to be sick was absolutely out of the question; there was no need for a child to do such a thing.
Emperor Mingxi and his ministers, on the other hand, felt a chill in their hearts. This served as a wake-up call for them: from now on, whenever it involved the Junior Preceptor, they had to listen to her opinion. It could save their lives!
The two officials immediately said, "Yes, we have noted it down. Everything will be kept simple." They would just make the autumn harvest sacrifice grander.
"My lords," the Emperor's gaze swept across the hall, "the excavation will be handled by experienced farmers selected by the Court of Agricultural Affairs, and they will start at the 'auspicious hour' the day after tomorrow.
I and all of you ministers will be there in person to show our dedication to agriculture. Thus, are there any objections?"
Emperor Mingxi's eyes looked sharply at Xu Qian. The question was directed at all the ministers, but the Emperor only stared at Xu Qian alone.
Xu Qian was so frightened by the Emperor's piercing glare that he froze in place. He then bowed deeply along with the others. This time, his voice carried a hint of trembling, "Your Majesty is wise! I... have no objections!"
The ministers chanted in unison, "Your Majesty is wise, we have no objections!"
As the crowd walked out of the outer hall, they heard the voice of the Divine Artifact Lord saying, [How could mortals withstand Master's incense offerings? Even the Heavenly Dao of this world cannot.
Even the Heavenly Dao doesn't dare to question Master, yet this guy surnamed Xu deliberately targeted Master. Little Zhu cannot swallow this anger.
Afraid of scaring people, Master didn't let me release lightning outside. Now that we are still in the imperial palace, these lords are experienced and knowledgeable, and with the previous experience, they definitely won't be scared by me.]
"But the Emperor will definitely suspect that I am secretly hoarding lightning-summoning talismans. What if he makes things difficult for me?"
Emperor Mingxi, who hadn't gone far, stumbled and was quickly supported by the Crown Prince. Without even looking, he knew that his imperial father had been hit hard by the huge blame thrown by the Little Immortal Lord.
Emperor Mingxi: I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense! (Triple Denial JPG)
[That's really possible! How about I strike him with the lightning talisman and let it explode when he gets home? It can also help clear the filthy air of the Xu family.]
On her way out of the palace, Yue Fuguang occasionally greeted the colleagues passing by. Today, perhaps because a few lords had 'sung her praises', even the officials who had never spoken to her before would smile and nod in greeting when they saw her.
On the surface, Yue Fuguang nodded in return with the reserved manner of a little adult, but in her heart, she had already started chatting with the system.
"Oh? What filthy things are going on in the Xu family? Quick, tell me about it."
[Master, this Old Bastard Xu perfectly matches the words beast in human clothing, shameless, devoid of honor, and brazen.]
Yue Fuguang nodded and commented, "Little Zhu, you haven't been going to school with me for nothing these days. You know so many four-character idioms now."
The system wagged its non-existent tail. It originally wanted to show off a bit, but thinking of its task, it immediately gathered its thoughts and replied, [Of course, as a divine artifact, Little Zhu is only slightly inferior to Master.
However, Master, Little Zhu didn't wrong this old bastard. Don't be fooled by his appearance as an upright gentleman; in private, he is extremely shameless and despicable.
He's sleeping with his daughter-in-law!]
Hearing the words "sleeping with his daughter-in-law", the people scattered around who seemed to be passing by but were actually following her to enjoy the gossip all felt a chill of disgust in their hearts.
They were extremely contemptuous of Xu Qian.
In their positions, what kind of beautiful women couldn't they have? Was there a need to reach into their son's bedroom?
Some people shook their heads. After today's events, the Xu family's reputation was completely ruined!
"Sleeping with his daughter-in-law? The Great Yan version of Jia Zhen?"
[Yes, yes, that's him! But the object of his affair is not his son's legal wife, but a concubine. This dog even told that concubine that since concubines can be bought and sold, his actions don't count as incest.]
"Little Zhu, remember to drop a huge lightning bolt on him and directly cripple him. I don't want to see him again tomorrow, it burns my eyes!"
[Master, you can rest assured when Little Zhu handles things. I will definitely make him spend the rest of his life in pain on a bed. And Zhang Tingji, I sprinkled itching powder on him; he won't have a good time for this entire month. As for Huang Shouping...]
Before the system could finish speaking, a crackling sound of farting came from behind. Yue Fuguang turned around to look.
She saw Huang Shouping standing dozens of meters away, first looking at a loss, then his face turning bright red as he covered his face with the wide sleeves of his official robe and hurriedly fled to a less crowded place.
Before he could get far, someone couldn't help but burst into laughter. In the distance, Huang Shouping's footsteps became even more flustered amidst the laughter of his colleagues, and he almost tripped himself several times.
With a smile playing on her lips, Yue Fuguang asked, "Little Zhu, did you do this?"
[Yes, I did it, Master. Is Little Zhu awesome or what?] The voice was filled with joy, using a rising tone that begged for praise and compliments.
Yue Fuguang naturally wouldn't let the system down. A barrage of over-the-top praises almost made the system's code scramble, showing how profound her skills were—she usually just hid them well!
The people following behind: We've learned something new! We've learned something new! Next time, we'll try this on His Majesty to see the effect!
"How long will his condition last?"
[I used a small dose, so it will only last for today. As long as he doesn't eat or drink too much, he will be fine tomorrow. Hmph, he only dared to slander Master because he was too full.
And that Zhang Tingji, if he eats less, the itching might stop in half a month. If he eats and drinks his fill, he won't escape a full month of suffering.
Master doesn't blame me for taking matters into my own hands, right?]
Yue Fuguang said indifferently, "I know you were just eager to protect your master. These are trivial matters. They are mere ants, a small punishment as a major warning is perfectly fine."
The crowd silently lit a candle in their hearts for those few people—they deserved it!
The reason the Little Immortal Lord hadn't taken action against them before was purely because she saw them as ants and couldn't be bothered to deal with them.
Now, there were those who were not afraid of death, bullying the little ancestor for her young age and dancing right in front of her face, not knowing that a mere crook of her finger could end their entire lives!
If they died, their Majesty wouldn't even help bury them.
Many people secretly rejoiced. Not killing them directly was truly the Little Immortal Lord's mercy! They would have to add two more sticks of incense when they went home to pray.
"Little Zhu, elaborate on this gossip about Xu Qian sleeping with his daughter-in-law."
Yue Fuguang got into the carriage returning to the estate. Hearing his younger cousin start gossiping again, Yu Huaixian's ears perked up.
At the same time, he didn't forget to vigilantly scan the surroundings. Shen Chunying and the others did the same, as they all knew that when this ancestor started gossiping, she didn't care about the life or death of others.
She had offended quite a few people. What if someone couldn't think straight and stubbornly wanted to attack her?
This glance was quite revealing; there was actually a carriage following them at a leisurely pace. Having escorted the Junior Preceptor to and from court all these days, they had become familiar with the surrounding people and carriages.
At a glance, this carriage clearly belonged to Lord Wei of the Dali Court.
Looking again at the one in their family, they understood!
Shen Chunying thought of last night when she went to discuss with Yu Huaixian whether they should tell the Junior Preceptor about hearing her inner voice.
She still remembered how Yu Huaixian's look towards her suddenly changed at that moment. The look in his eyes went from looking at an ordinary colleague to looking at one of his own people.