Chapter 243: The Cold Wind Howls, Snow Falls Heavily, His Silhouette is Incomparably Desolate (2 / 2)
[And he even fell directly onto the bed downstairs, nearly crushing someone! Let me check—did he compensate them? If not, I’m filing an impeachment!]
A nearby official whispered, “Deputy Minister, did you compensate them? If not…”
Deputy Minister Zhang Xuan awkwardly shifted his buttocks, his wrinkled face twitching like pine tree bark. “Of course, I wouldn’t leave without making amends!”
[Oh, oh! So he did compensate them.]
Hearing his thoughts confirmed, Zhang Xuan let out a relieved sigh and, with a hint of superiority, huffed, “I hold the position of Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review—if I injure someone, how could I just walk away without taking responsibility?”
[That makes sense. Otherwise, if someone reported this to the authorities, the entire imperial court would know that the Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was so vigorous with his concubine that he wrecked both the bed and the floor, fell naked onto someone else’s bed, nearly breaking their body, and then refused to compensate them. That would be beyond humiliating.]
[Compensating was the only logical move.]
…Well, now the entire imperial court already knew.
Zhang Xuan pinched his thigh so hard he nearly passed out, but the sharp pain jolted him back to clarity.