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

Chapter 158 Shen Zhiyi: I really need a little horse

"what!"

"what? What!"

The next morning, the court was filled with the wails of the civil officials.

"Your Majesty, please reconsider. We are all civil officials; what would we do by participating in the spring hunt?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, the country cannot be shut down for even a day. We still have many things to deal with."

The old emperor sneered, "It's alright, it'll only be one day, and it'll just be on the outskirts of Dajing. If anything happens, just send someone over."

When the court officials saw that the old emperor was determined to have them all participate in the spring hunt, they had no choice but to abandon their numerous excuses.

The military officer didn't mind at all; on the contrary, he was quite pleased.

You know, he was usually suppressed by those civil officials in the imperial court, but now he finally has a chance to hold his head high.

The civil officials were dejected; many of them, since becoming officials, had been living hand to mouth...

[So full of fat and bloated.]

The civil official looked at Shen Zhiyi with a furtive expression.

This fellow must have said something to the old emperor, causing them to have to participate in some ridiculous spring hunt!

and also!

Is this how you use the phrase "full of fat and bloated intestines"?!

Zhang Sheren sensed the murderous intent and silently distanced himself from Shen Zhiyi.

*

On the 25th, the Gengchen day, the Emperor held a spring hunt outside the capital, with all the officials gathered. The Emperor was furious—no, he was overjoyed.

Shen Zhiyi scratched his head and silently drew a horizontal line on the character for "anger".

Compared to Zhang Sheren's daily records, hers were often riddled with misspellings, and the historians didn't even want to glance at them.

The old emperor sat on the dragon throne that had been moved in and pointed at Shen Zhiyi, who was writing something.

"Shen Zhiyi, you don't need to write anything today. Just have some fun with the Crown Prince."

Most importantly, practice your courage.

Shen Zhiyi's legs began to tremble as she looked at the horse the Crown Prince had brought over.

"This this……"

[Do you have a pony I can ride?]

Shen Zhiyi was on the verge of tears. When she turned her head, she found that besides her, there was someone else whose legs were also trembling.

[Hahaha, I didn't expect that Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites couldn't ride either. That balances things out now.]

The Minister of Rites looked at Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites in surprise, then looked down.

Ugh, it's really shivering.

"You can't even ride a horse?!"

"I'm afraid of heights."

The prince put his hands on his hips and ordered his men to replace the horses with two smaller ones.

As a result, Shen Zhiyi and Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites looked at each other, and the next second, they hugged each other and cried.

"It really won't work, it really won't work."

The prince said helplessly, "No, these two horses are so short, are you still afraid of heights?"

"Hahahaha, two weak little chicks, they can't even ride a horse!"

The General of the Cavalry rode over on a very tall horse, making no attempt to hide the mockery on his face.

Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites blushed.

“Who said it wouldn’t happen?”

As he spoke, Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites, his legs trembling, mounted his horse, leaving Shen Zhiyi alone shivering in the spring breeze.

【Seriously? You fell for such a lame attempt at reverse psychology?!】

The General of the Cavalry stroked his beard and looked down at Shen Zhiyi.

"Young Master Shen, would you like me to teach you how to ride a horse?"

[Damn, why doesn't this general use reverse psychology on me? If he did, I'd definitely refuse. Okay, now he wants to teach me, and this high-ranking general is so sincere. I'm truly trembling with fear.]

The General of the Cavalry shook his head in satisfaction.

He doesn't even realize how many years it's been since he taught anyone such a basic thing as riding a horse.

He wouldn't have said that if it weren't for Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi must be extremely grateful and moved; she'll definitely agree to his proposal in the next second.

"Thank you for your kindness, General, but I think I'll pass."

As she spoke, Shen Zhiyi was about to slip away.

Someone grabbed my collar.

Shen Zhiyi was so heavy that the General of the Cavalry carried her like she was a chick.

[Waaah, please stop staring at me! The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is being pestered by someone right now. That person, the Duke of Zhenguo, also has a crush on the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review!]

The General of the Cavalry's pupils contracted slightly.

The Duke of Zhenguo actually likes chubby people?!

Importantly, the Duke of Zhenguo was handsome when he was young, and he was still a handsome old man when he got old.

The General of the Cavalry was on high alert. He abandoned Shen Zhiyi and went to find the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was indeed chatting with the Duke of Zhenguo about something.

The General of the Cavalry's eyes were bloodshot, his anger rising, and his possessiveness was unstoppable.

He took a deep breath and roared like a shrew.

"Fatty—"

The sound nearly shattered the lid of the old emperor's teacup.

[Hahahaha, woc, hahahahahaha.]

Shen Zhiyi squatted down and frantically pounded the ground.

General, what are you saying? Hahaha.

Fatty, you're mine, and I'm your only man.

[Fatty, is this person threatening you, trying to force you to do things you don't want to do?]

Fatty, if you dare to abandon me, I'll die right in front of you!

All the officials in the court shook the goosebumps that had risen on their arms.

The general is being really cheesy.

[Haha, is this what love in old age is like? A domineering general forcing love?]

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review looked bewildered, then became enraged.

"What are you doing? Get down here. I'm having a serious talk with the Duke of Zhenguo."

The General of the Cavalry looked at the Duke of Zhenguo with the same eyes one would use to look at an enemy.

"Fatty, this old man is just looking for an excuse to get close to you. He likes you, so you should stay away from him."

Duke Zhenguo: ? ? ?

He said irritably, "I used to have a crush on the Minister of Justice, but that's all in the past. I'm straight now, thank you."

"Who would believe that?"

"Believe it or not, I've come to see the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review with serious business, so don't cause trouble."

[This is indeed important news. Last night, the Duke of Zhenguo's household suddenly discovered a faceless corpse in a dry well.]

The entire court was shocked.

Even the civil and military officials who were preparing for warm-up exercises remained still, stroking the horses while listening intently.

This terrified the Duke of Zhenguo, who went to the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review that very night to inquire about any new developments.

[They've lost all face, so we don't even know who died. There's been no progress on the Dali Temple Minister's side.]

If DNA matching technology were available, the deceased's identity would have been confirmed long ago.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review's eyes lit up.

The DNA comparison technology that Shen Zhiyi mentioned sounds really advanced. I wonder if we can get one!

Unfortunately, given the current technological level of Daye, they don't have this thing.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review did not like to hear these words.

It's all about human effort. If Shen Lang can talk about this, then it means that this thing is achievable.

Since it's achievable, we should delve into this area, and progress will come sooner or later.

You know, he had a real headache trying to figure out who the deceased was last night.

Holy crap, the deceased was actually...