Early court session.
Feng Zhaoxuan stood in the official ranks, posture straight and steady.
Last night’s “Deep Sleep Pill” worked like a charm—she slept like a dead pig.
Now she felt refreshed and energized, as if she could sing for ten hours straight.
【Ahhh, so comfortable!】
【As expected, sleep is the primary productive force of humanity!】
The system’s voice suddenly exploded, carrying eight parts excitement and two parts teasing.
【Host! The gossip from last night has updated!】
Feng Zhaoxuan’s eyes lit up instantly.
【Tell me, tell me! Did Jia Feng discover his “white moonlight” cheated on him?!】
【Nope! It’s about those two soft-rice men from yesterday—Qingyi and Hongyi!】
【They’ve sworn lifelong devotion in prison!】
Feng Zhaoxuan almost laughed out loud.
【Pfft—already?!】
【They were only locked up last night and already like this today?!】
【Yep! Last night when the jailer delivered food, he casually mentioned that their crime would likely result in exile three thousand li away—almost certain death.】
【The moment they heard it, they hugged each other and cried!】
【And as they cried… they ended up crying into each other’s arms!】
【Then… they confessed their feelings and vowed to face life and death together, never abandoning each other!】
【The one in Qingyi even said: ‘Meeting you in this life is heaven’s mercy upon me!’】
【The one in Hongyi replied: ‘Even if we are exiled to the ends of the earth, as long as you are with me, it is paradise!’】
The corner of Feng Zhaoxuan’s mouth twitched repeatedly.
【What the… who taught them these lines?】
【Well… I guess it’s kind of… romantic?】
The civil and military officials exchanged glances, all of them confused.
Qingyi? Hongyi?
Who are they?
What gossip have they missed again?!
【System, they’re not young anymore. It’ll be hard for them to keep living off soft rice.】
【It’s not bad for them to stick together from now on.】
【Better than being miserable alone.】
The system agreed.
【True! At least they share similar tastes, and even find each other pleasing to the eye.】
【Tsk tsk, truly love found in adversity!】
【And—】
The system suddenly shifted tone, becoming even more mischievous.
【The woman from the next cell, Madam Liu, heard everything they said the entire time!】
【It was so sweet it gave her goosebumps!】
【She curled up in the straw, covering her ears, but it was useless—their voices were too penetrating!】
Feng Zhaoxuan imagined the scene and nearly laughed out loud.
【Hahaha! That’s what she gets!】
【She was unfaithful before, now she has to listen to two lovers being all lovey-dovey right in front of her. Karma, indeed!】
The system continued spilling more tea:
【Oh right! Jia Feng wrote a letter of divorce last night and officially cast her aside.】
【Madam Liu is now a discarded wife and will be exiled together with Qingyi and Hongyi.】
A hint of mockery flashed in Feng Zhaoxuan’s eyes.
【Jia Feng probably just wants to be with his white moonlight openly as soon as possible.】
【I just hope that so-called white moonlight, who already cheated on him, stays careful and never gets exposed.】
【Otherwise, with Jia Feng’s vengeful personality, she’ll definitely suffer badly.】
【And then we’ll have another grand drama.】
The officials pricked up their ears at the words “cheated on.”
Who? Who got cheated on?
Who is Jia Feng?
Who is the white moonlight?
The Minister of Works scratched his head in frustration, almost wanting to rush forward and shake Feng Zhaoxuan to make her explain clearly.
【Last night, Madam Liu lay in the straw, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, thinking a lot.】
Feng Zhaoxuan leaned forward slightly without realizing it.
【What did she think about? Don’t tell me it was her and Qingyi and Hongyi… cough cough?】
【No! Even more explosive!】
【Once, she and Qingyi went to a small wooden cabin in the mountains outside the city for some excitement.】
【But they found it already occupied!】
【They heard… cough… suspicious noises inside, so they secretly poked a small hole and peeked in…】
Feng Zhaoxuan held her breath.
The civil and military officials also held their breath.
Everyone strained their ears, afraid to miss a single word.
【And then? What did they see?】
【They saw two men and one woman…】
【The scene was extremely explosive… extremely intense!】
【Madam Liu had never seen anything like it before—her eyes nearly popped out!】
【Qingyi was also stimulated and couldn’t hold back… he dragged Madam Liu outside the wooden cabin and…】
Feng Zhaoxuan’s mouth twitched hard.
Her expression screamed: Oh my god.
【Damn… they really played it wild!】
【They dared to do that?!】
【What if they got discovered?!】
【Then they’d just have to accept their fate.】
Prince Xiao Juechen’s expression subtly changed.
Two men and one woman?
Small wooden cabin?
Outside the city mountain?
Familiar images suddenly surfaced in his mind.
One was Minister of Justice Zhou Zheng—gentle, upright, and righteous.
The other was General Zhao Wuji—honest, loyal, and straightforward.
Those two… always looked so proper…
Who would’ve thought they played so wildly in private?!
Xiao Juechen couldn’t help glancing at them.
His gaze carried curiosity, surprise, and a hint of… gossip.
At that moment—
Zhou Zheng and Zhao Wuji were both completely flushed red.
Red ears, red neck—red all over!
Zhou Zheng clenched his teeth, body stiff as stone, furious inside.
That wasn’t them at all!!
Wronged! Completely wronged!
If it had really been them, that so-called “System” would’ve already started blabbering!
Hmph!
They had never done anything outside—only inside their rooms…
His thoughts suddenly spiraled out of control, automatically forming inappropriate images…
In an endless grass field…
Wait, wait, wait!
What was he thinking?!
Zhou Zheng shook his head violently, trying to clear his mind.
But the more he shook it off, the clearer the images became!
His face grew even redder, almost dripping blood.
Zhao Wuji kept his head down, wishing he could dig a hole and disappear forever.
He felt every gaze around him like sharp blades stabbing into him.
Too humiliating!
He was a great general who had killed countless enemies on the battlefield—
Now he was being mistaken for someone like that…
He didn’t even dare to think further.
The other officials exchanged meaningful looks.
The Minister of Works stroked his beard, clicking his tongue.
An expression of “so that’s how it is” appeared on his face.
The Vice Minister of Rites looked intrigued, even slightly envious.
A military officer smirked: Didn’t expect that at all!
Zhou Zheng and Zhao Wuji felt like crying but had no tears.
Great. This misunderstanding was never getting cleared up.
They were stuck with this label for good.
Feng Zhaoxuan, however, remained completely oblivious to the subtle chaos in court.
She was fully immersed in the system’s gossip.
The system continued enthusiastically:
【Madam Liu thought all night and concluded she would be exiled with Qingyi and Hongyi.】
【The exile journey is extremely dangerous. A weak woman traveling with two children won’t have it easy.】
【So she made a bold decision!】
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