SBCEJM -Chapter 193 Lord Sun’s Social Death Scene! The Master of Disguises Who Got Played Like a Monkey by His Own Family?

【Host! Minister Sun from the Ministry of Works has a special hobby—he likes disguising himself and deceiving people!】

【And he’s been doing it since he was six years old—over twenty years!】

Feng Zexuan blinked.

That kind of hobby… somehow sounds pretty harmless?

The officials were also confused.

Deceiving people?

How is that even a hobby?

Minister Sun stood in the court ranks, still not fully reacting.

The system continued its narration.

【When Minister Sun was six, his five-year-old cousin came to visit for the first time.】

【The two of them were playing in the courtyard with mud, having a great time.】

【Suddenly, he ran back into the house, changed into a brand-new robe.】

【When he came out again, he put on a serious little face and said solemnly: “I am your younger cousin.”】

【His cousin stared at him blankly, her little brain completely unable to process it.】

【Not satisfied, he even cleared his throat and introduced himself again.】

The corner of Feng Zexuan’s mouth twitched.

【A six-year-old kid… already that chuunibyou?】

A memory suddenly popped into her mind.

【I also did stupid things in high school…】

She couldn’t help muttering inwardly.

【But compared to Minister Sun, my dark history is nothing.】

The system immediately caught the thread.

【Host, what did you do in high school?】

【…Nothing much. Just before the college entrance exam, I climbed deep into the mountains to the source of a waterfall and knelt to worship the mountain god, praying to get into Tsinghua or Peking University…】

【I carried a basket of incense, paper offerings, and supplies, and climbed for six whole hours!】

【When I finally reached the waterfall source, I knocked nine full kowtows and kept chanting: ‘Mountain God, please bless me—let me get 20 extra points in math, don’t let my English essay go off-topic, and let me guess correctly in reading comprehension…’】

【Now that I think about it… it’s such a dark history!】

The system went silent for two seconds.

【Host… I feel like you’re even more chuunibyou.】

【Who goes to a deep mountain to pray before exams?!】

【And your prayer—20 extra points in math? Why not just ask for full marks?】

【I was afraid the mountain god would think I was greedy and stop blessing me! Being practical is important!】

System: 【……Fine, whatever makes you happy.】

The officials’ expressions became even more complicated.

The Marquis of Zhenbei… has memories from a past life?

And what are “Tsinghua” and “Peking University”? Is it that hard to get into?

Prince Xiao Juechen stared at Feng Zexuan’s small head, itching with curiosity.

Past life?

And what are “math” and “English”?

He knew arithmetic… but English?

He desperately wanted to grab her and ask.

But for now—

Better to keep listening to Minister Sun’s gossip.

【Did the cousin believe him?】 Feng Zexuan asked.

【She believed him! Minister Sun was overjoyed and never looked back after that!】

【He even prepared several boxes of costumes and props for different identities!】

【Merchants, scholars, wandering Taoist priests, traveling doctors… everything you can imagine!】

【Every time he successfully deceived someone, he’d sleep smiling at night!】

【He even wrote three thick volumes of “Disguise Notes.”】

【How to change voice, how to change walking posture, how to change speech habits…】

【Page after page full of dense notes!】

The corner of Feng Zexuan’s mouth twitched hard.

【How idle do you have to be…】

Minister Sun’s face turned bright red.

It’s over!

How does even this get exposed?!

He just thought it was fun—experiencing different lives through different identities…

Was that wrong?

Nearby officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War turned their heads in unison.

All staring at him.

A Ministry of Works officer muttered quietly, “I knew it… why does Minister Sun always buy strange things…”

A military vice minister tried not to laugh. “Last time I saw him wandering the street in a Taoist robe, I thought I was hallucinating…”

【System, did anyone ever recognize him?】 Feng Zexuan asked, clearly interested in “failed perfect disguises.”

【Rarely! He only targets people he meets for the first time!】

【But… his family had long figured it out!】

The system tone turned mischievous.

【At first they thought he just liked changing clothes. Later they heard him seriously making up identities…】

【They almost laughed themselves sick.】

【But no one exposed him.】

【The whole family just played along!】

Feng Zexuan froze.

【What?】

【Once his father couldn’t hold it in and asked his mother: ‘Is our son mentally okay? Should we call a doctor?’】

【His mother said: ‘Leave him alone. The child is happy, and he’s not harming anyone.’】

Feng Zexuan burst out laughing.

【Hahahaha!】

【That family is way too relaxed!】

【But… kind of warm.】

【At least they protected his little hobby.】

Minister Sun’s vision went dark.

What?

They already knew?!

His whole family was acting?!

Then all these years…

Was he basically the only one taking it seriously like a fool?!

The Ministry of Works officer finally couldn’t hold it in and laughed out loud.

A Ministry of Rites official even turned away, unable to look at Sun’s embarrassed face.

Prince Xiao Juechen’s lips curled slightly.

This Minister Sun… truly an interesting man.

【He became smarter as he grew up.】 the system continued.

【He only targets children under five and elderly people over eighty now!】

【Kids are easy to fool, and old people’s memory isn’t great. Hard to get exposed!】

Feng Zexuan covered her mouth.

【He’s really obsessed with this, huh!】

【Keep going!】

【Once he visited an eighty-year-old lady.】

【He first came as himself, respectfully greeted her, and chatted for half an hour.】

【The old lady even praised him, saying “you’re becoming more proper.”】

【Then he said he had to return to his office and took his leave.】

Feng Zexuan blinked.

【And then?】

【Then!】

The system raised its voice.

【He got into his carriage, changed into a moon-white robe, put on a fake beard, and deliberately messed up his hair!】

【After disguising himself, he went back and knocked on her door again!】

【This time he claimed to be the old lady’s nephew from out of town!】

Feng Zexuan gasped.

【That’s way too dedicated!】

【Wasn’t he afraid of being exposed immediately?】

【He wasn’t!】

The system answered firmly.

【Because he used a fake name—if exposed, he just ran away!】

【And he thought the old lady was too old to recognize him!】

【The old lady looked at him for a long time.】

【Minister Sun was sweating through his palms!】

【Terrified of being exposed!】

The system paused slightly.

【Then the old lady smiled and said: ‘Oh my! So you’re my nephew! Come in quickly!’】

【She even ordered tea and snacks. Everything exactly the same as before!】

Feng Zexuan sucked in a breath.

【No way… she didn’t recognize him?】

【After he left, he proudly wrote in his diary: ‘A great victory today. The old lady did not see through me at all. My disguise technique has reached perfection!’】

Feng Zexuan: 【I’m guessing…】

【She recognized him the moment she saw him, right?】

【Correct!】 the system laughed.

【Right after he left, the old lady told her son: “Does that kid think I’m blind?”】

【“Change clothes, stick on a fake beard, and think I can’t tell?”】

【Her son asked: “Then why didn’t you expose him?”】

【The old lady said: “He was having so much fun acting, it would’ve been cruel.”】

【“If I exposed him, how embarrassing would that be?”】

【“I’ll just play along.”】

【“Besides… seeing him so happy made me happy too.”】

Feng Zexuan sighed.

【…What a kind old lady.】

Minister Sun’s mind buzzed.

So…

She knew all along too?

And still called him “cute” in her own way?

Then all these years…

His proud “disguise skills”…

His three thick volumes of notes…

His proudly recorded “successful missions”…

All of it…

Was a joke?

His face went completely pale.

His legs gave out and he nearly collapsed sideways.

An officer quickly caught him.

“Minister Sun, are you alright?”

His lips trembled.

He looked utterly hollow inside.

He tried to speak—but no sound came out.

Feng Zexuan rubbed her face, trying to stay composed.

【System, this gossip is actually kind of wholesome!】

【Way healthier than those messy relationship scandals!】

【Any more?】

【Hurry up, keep going!】

【I want to laugh my head off today!】

The system immediately perked up again.

【Of course there is! Plenty!】

【These court officials are full of stories!】

【Let’s keep digging!】