SBCEJM -Chapter 184 The Emperor Questions His Sanity: Will This Underwear Madness Ever End?

【Where did the real Liu Quan go?】

Feng Zexuan Feng Zexuan pressed further.

【He ran off with the money.】

The system unusually sounded serious.

【Liu Ying and Liu Quan are twin siblings. Six years ago, their parents sold them into the palace together.】

【Liu Quan was castrated and became a eunuch, while Liu Ying became a cleaning palace maid.】

【Half a year ago, Liu Quan stole 500 taels of silver from the Internal Affairs Bureau and escaped the palace out of fear of punishment.】

【Liu Ying, afraid her brother would be caught and executed, simply disguised herself as a man and took his place.】

A pair of twins? A woman disguising herself as a man?

This script…

Feng Zekai Feng Zekai glanced sideways at his sister.

Last year when he fell from his horse and became paralyzed, didn’t Zexuan also risk execution to impersonate him and attend court?

Feng Zexuan blinked.

【She just vanished like that? And no one noticed in the palace?】

【There are hundreds of cleaning maids in the palace. She had almost no presence. Who would notice her?】

The system replied matter-of-factly.

【Besides, she looked very similar to Liu Quan. Put her in loose eunuch robes and among a crowd—who could tell?】

Feng Zexuan clicked her tongue.

【Taking such a huge risk.】

Feng Zekai lowered his gaze, fingers lightly tapping his sleeve.

His sister had also taken a huge risk back then.

But she did it to save him, while Liu Ying did it to save her brother…

【Then how did she pass inspections? Don’t they… check that kind of thing?】

She suddenly imagined something and shuddered.

【As for inspections… the eunuchs in charge of the imperial study all have connections. It’s easy to fool them.】

The system paused.

【And inspections aren’t frequent anyway. Most of the time, people just turn a blind eye.】

Xiao Juechen Xiao Juechen’s expression turned cold.

So the palace was this poorly managed?

This was his failure.

【So what was she stealing money for? Saving up pocket money for her brother?】

【Pretty much. After Liu Quan escaped the palace, he tasted freedom and got greedy.】

The system continued spilling secrets:

【They used to be partners in petty theft even inside the palace. This time, they just resumed their old business.】

【Their plan was to wait until Liu Ying reached 25 and could leave the palace legally, then run away together with the money.】

Feng Zexuan raised a brow.

Not a bad plan.

Just a shame it met someone like her.

Xiao Juechen stared at Liu Ying in the corner.

A palace eunuch… was actually a woman disguised as a man?

And she had been collaborating with an escaped criminal under his nose for half a year?

Where was imperial authority in all this?

He suppressed his anger and decided to keep listening.

【Host, here’s the key point!】

The system lowered its voice.

【Liu Ying sends something out of the palace every month!】

【What?】

【Underwear!】

Feng Zexuan almost lost it.

【…System, are you developing some obsession with underwear lately?】

【First the “treasure underwear” of Monk Tongtian, and now a female eunuch sending underwear?】

【Host, did you forget? The silver notes are hidden inside the underwear lining!】

The system sounded completely justified.

【She even embroiders secret codes on them to tell her brother how much money is hidden! Each flower represents one silver note!】

Feng Zexuan pictured it—

A dim room, a small “eunuch” carefully stitching underwear.

Needle moving rapidly, embroidering tiny flowers.

…Wait, this is starting to feel like that Monk Tongtian again.

【This brother-sister pair… they’ve turned underwear into an art form!】

The Crown Prince leaned forward, throat moving slightly.

This operation… was insanely bold.

Feng Zekai thought of how his sister used to hide money.

Under pillows, inside shoes, even under chamber pots…

Xiao Juechen rubbed his temple.

He seriously suspected the palace had been cursed.

First a monk pulling tools out of underwear, now a eunuch hiding banknotes in underwear.

What was so magical about underwear?

【Where is her brother now?】

Feng Zexuan asked.

【In the capital! Renting a large residence, just waiting every month for underwear deliveries from his sister.】

【And… he’s already planning that once she steals enough, he’ll run away alone.】

【What about her then?】

Feng Zexuan frowned.

【He doesn’t care. He just wants to protect himself first.】

【Scumbag! No, scum brother!】

Feng Zexuan gritted her teeth.

She paused.

【But… stealing is still wrong on her part too.】

Feng Zekai’s eyes flickered.

Back then, wasn’t his sister also risking death by impersonating him?

Same motive—family. Same disguise as the opposite gender.

The difference was only in who they chose to protect.

One chose a caring brother.

The other chose a selfish one.

【Wait… how exactly does she send underwear out?】

Feng Zexuan suddenly realized.

【The palace is heavily guarded. How does a eunuch send things out?】

【On the 15th of every month, the palace sends out procurement staff to buy supplies.】

【She slips the underwear into the procurement eunuch’s basket and sends it out.】

【The procurement eunuch is involved too?】

【Yes. 70-30 split. He takes 30%.】

Feng Zexuan clicked her tongue.

【Damn, organized crime. This could literally be a manual: “The Complete Guide to Palace Theft—From Beginner to Master.”】

【Chapter 1: Choosing the right underwear.】

【Chapter 2: 108 embroidery codes.】

【Chapter 3: How to bribe procurement eunuchs.】

Xiao Juechen’s face darkened completely.

Just how many parasites were hiding in his imperial study?

He looked at Wang Dehai Wang Dehai sharply.

Wang Dehai immediately understood and quietly retreated.

The Crown Prince’s eyes lit up, leaning forward.

The Northern Duke was about to make a move again!

Feng Zexuan was still mentally building Liu siblings’ “criminal empire” and didn’t notice the change in atmosphere.

【System, where exactly is Liu Quan now?】

【East City, Fugui Street, Guixiang Alley, House No. 13!】

【Should we arrest him now?】

【No rush.】

Feng Zexuan’s eyes glinted.

【System… does Liu Quan actually wear the underwear his sister sends?】

【Yes. She makes sure it fits him perfectly.】

【Since she likes sending underwear so much… I’ll prepare a very special pair for her.】

【Something that will give her “brother” a huge surprise when he receives it.】

The Crown Prince’s eyes shone even brighter.

Xiao Juechen also became interested.

He decided to wait and see what this girl would do.

Feng Zexuan glanced at the eunuch quietly grinding ink.

【System, what date is the 15th this month?】

【The day after tomorrow!】

【Perfect. Just in time.】

She rolled up her sleeves.

Everyone in the room instinctively turned toward her.

What kind of chaos was the Northern Duke about to unleash this time?