My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

"Master Ye, this is the cake my chef just made. Take it and try it."

As soon as Ye Shengxin got out of the carriage, the old tutor stuffed a bag of pastries into his hand.

When you hold it in your hand, you can still feel the warmth of the cake just out of the oven.

Ye Shengxin was a little uncomfortable with the sudden gift from the old tutor.

She looked at the oil paper bag in her hand for a long time, then took out the remaining piece of cake from her sleeve and handed it to the old tutor.

"I won't accept your gift for nothing. This is my favorite sweet potato cake. Would you like to try it?"

Ye Shengxin's eyes were eager and he really wanted to return the gift.

As he said this, he was afraid that the old master would refuse, so he handed the cake to him and recommended it earnestly:

"I risked my life to buy these cakes from the bakery owned by General Meng. They taste pretty good. If you like them, they will be an extra treat for you."

The old master looked at the pancake in his hand hesitantly.

He still remembered what happened to Xu Zhong after he ate a sweet potato cake before the morning court session.

He is an old man, and he is so old.

I had finally managed to extricate myself from the matter of the secret book, and I really didn't want to fall into Ye Shengxin's bad words again because of the sweet potato cakes.

but--

Seeing Ye Xingxin's attitude of "if you don't eat it, I won't eat it either", the old master asked with shaking beard:

"Master Ye, can you bring the book I gave you earlier today?"

Ye Xingxin nodded, "I have it with me. I usually don't want to look at it, so I'm waiting to use it to relieve my boredom when I go to court."

[Slacking off while working is the greatest happiness for workers! 】

Fishing?

Although I don't know what the connection is between slacking off and slacking off, it's fine as long as she takes him with her.

The old lady took a bite of the sweet potato cake and said, "That's good."

Ye Shengxin deliberately lagged behind others because he was curious about the pastries that the old tutor brought.

Every fifty steps I take, I eat a piece of osmanthus cake, and every hundred steps I eat a piece of mung bean cake.

Her mouth was full of small crumbs.

Just as he was enjoying the delicious pastries, Ye Shengxin noticed that some palace maids were whispering nearby.

He slowed down and listened a few times. The more he listened, the wider Ye Shengxin's eyes widened.

[Wow Σ(っ °Д °;)っ, the Queen Mother actually has such a hobby? 】

After being surprised, she looked around and saw no one, but there were two ministers rushing over from behind.

He coughed twice as a reminder.

The two gossipy little palace maids were frightened and quickly left with their brooms.

When Ye Shengxin stepped into the court, Emperor Jingming just came in. She quietly moved to her seat and saw that the people above did not notice her.

Patted his chest.

He sighed again: [System, I didn't realize that the Queen Mother also has a hobby of setting off firecrackers and blowing up donkeys, tsk tsk...]

[Don’t mention it, this hobby is quite niche. ]

Emperor Jingming: ...

Ministers:...

Prime Minister Shangguan twitched his mouth and exchanged glances with Xu Zhong: Is it the Queen Mother's turn to be troubled by Ye Shengxin today?

But are you sure setting off firecrackers and blowing up donkeys is just a hobby?

"Ahhhh-uh-"

At this time, a loud donkey bray was heard.

Listening to the sound, it’s not hard to tell how devastated the two donkeys were after the explosion!

I am still full of energy now!

Emperor Jingming held his forehead with his hand, thinking of himself and the concubines who had been kept awake all night by the noise.

Some headache.

He looked at the prince with a look of disappointment.

This unfortunate child, why does he have to like donkeys when there are so many things he likes? He makes everyone suffer.

The prince looked at Emperor Jingming innocently.

Father, why are you looking at me?

It's the donkey's bray now, not me.

The prince spread his hands and said, “Those two donkeys don’t want to eat sleeping powder now, what can I do?”

The message that Emperor Jingming received was: his son just liked those two donkeys, what could he do about it.

Helplessly spreading hands: ╮（╯＿╰）╭

Emperor Jingming: ...

My son's hobby is quite niche.

The father and son communicated the wrong information and both of them sighed deeply.

Xu Zhong and Prime Minister Shangguan exchanged glances: I didn’t expect that the Queen Mother would be so cruel when it came to revenge on the donkey.

Not only would it bring shame upon himself, but he would also drag down the former dynasty and the harem to make them uneasy.

Oh, the donkey’s bray is so unpleasant, why doesn’t it stop?

The system also sighed: [Those two donkeys are suffering. Just listen to their voices, they feel so wronged. ]

Ye Xingxin nodded: [Yes, yes, I didn't expect that they would have to suffer such a hardship after entering the palace, the richest place in the world.]

[Incredible! ]

the crowd;…

Everyone replaced the donkey in Ye Shengxin's words with the empress dowager and found that this sentence was actually very suitable.

Everyone: (⊙?⊙)

[Hey, why didn't Lord Zhang Liang come today? Did he ask for leave? ]

Ye Shengxin quickly changed the subject, which upset everyone's mood.

Emperor Jingming looked at Eunuch Lin who was standing beside him, and Eunuch Lin shook his head.

Lord Zhang did not send any servants to ask for leave.

Emperor Jingming frowned. What's going on with Zhang Liang?

Could something have happened?

Emperor Jingming was a little worried.

[System, I saw that he was in good health the day before yesterday. It is not a health problem that he did not come today.]

[Could it be that he was simply late? ]

System: [Host, you will know if you wait a little longer. ]

Ye Shengxin stopped talking and turned his head to look outside the palace gate.

Emperor Jingming was relieved that Zhang Liang was fine.

Everyone started discussing state affairs again.

Half a minute later, Ye Shengxin's brain was sore from turning his head from time to time, and Zhang Liang arrived late with a bitter face.

As soon as he entered the hall, he confessed his crime on the spot.

It was the first time in his life that he was late for court. He was so ashamed!

Emperor Jingming waved his hand and deducted ten days' salary from Zhang Liang.

That just passed.

[System, you must remind me next time. My salary is so low. If I am late three times this month, my work will be in vain.]

System: [Host, rest assured, the alarm has already been set for you. ]

Emperor Jingming thought that since Ye Shengxin went to court, he no longer had to call Eunuch Lin every day.

Every time I have to wake up early to listen to the alarm clock, I can’t smile.

Emperor Jingming sighed deeply amid the sound of donkeys braying.

Oh, another bad thing.

(☆′益`)c.

[System, hasn't His Majesty punished Mr. Zhang? Why is his face still so ugly? ]

[It's like someone dug up my ancestral grave.]

Zhang Liang took a deep breath instantly, and couldn't help but look towards Ye Shengxin's seat.

Could it be that he looked unhappy because his salary was deducted or he lost face?

Why bring this up with his ancestral grave?

Everyone looked at Zhang Liang with sympathy, and Prime Minister Shangguan signaled him with his eyes:

Why don’t you go and take a look at your ancestral grave after court?

Taifu: Prime Minister, you are worrying too much. Why would anyone dig up Lord Zhang’s ancestral grave?

The location of Lord Zhang’s ancestral tomb is right next to the imperial tomb of the previous dynasty, where the late emperor and His Majesty have people guarding it every day.

The ancestral tomb of Lord Zhang's family has benefited from Your Majesty's influence, and no one has the courage to do so.

Zhang Liang nodded, feeling relieved by the truth.

Yes, his ancestral tomb is safe.

Emperor Jingming thought so too.

Zhang Liang was born into a poor family, and his ancestral tomb had at most a few stone tablets that he erected after he became rich.

There was nothing in the tomb except bones.

Even tomb robbers would say it is bad luck when seeing this.

Who will dig?

Everyone convinced themselves and continued to discuss state affairs.