【As for why he stopped weaving later…】
【First, your father’s official rank rose, his experience broadened, and naturally his courage grew.】
【Second, he became buried in official duties and simply didn’t have the leisure to fuss over those things anymore.】
【Most importantly, after you and your brother were born, he finally settled down completely.】
The system paused. 【With you two little troublemakers around, even if your father has a nightmare at midnight, his first reaction is to rush to your rooms to check on you. He doesn’t even have the time to be afraid himself.】
A warmth spread through Feng Zexuan’s heart.
So her father’s change… was half because of her and her brother.
That young man who once suffered from nightmares and slept on roof beams… because he now had something to care about, had instead become brave.
【My father… is actually quite gentle.】
Feng Zexuan secretly glanced at her father standing in the front row of the court.
The system chuckled. 【But host, your father’s “dead-set persistence” hasn’t changed at all.】
【Back then he could spend three years studying bamboo weaving just to kill mice.】
【Now he can dig through three years of old records just to impeach corrupt officials.】
【That same seriousness—unchanged.】
Feng Zexuan agreed in her heart.
【My father really is ruthless.】
【But that’s fine. Better to be ruthless toward corrupt officials than let the people suffer.】
On the court, the ministers glanced meaningfully at Feng Huai’an.
No wonder Lord Feng’s impeachments were so terrifyingly detailed.
Every single case, every tiny detail—even forgotten scraps of old incidents—he could dig them all out.
The Minister of Rites wiped a cold sweat, silently grateful he had behaved himself all these years.
The Minister of Personnel stroked his beard thoughtfully—this kind of persistence… if used to train young officials…
The Prime Minister Lin sighed inwardly: Back then I told him not to waste time weaving bamboo and focus on his career.
Now it seems… that obsessive focus would have been powerful no matter where it was used.
Feng Huai’an stood in the ranks and lifted his head slightly.
Even though his youthful embarrassments had been completely exposed, compared to Fang Zhiqin’s public humiliation…
His past really didn’t seem like much.
And in his daughter’s thoughts, although full of teasing, he could still feel understanding and care.
That was enough.
Fang Zhiqin: Why does today’s court session feel especially long?
【System, does my father have any more dark history?】
Feng Zexuan was still unsatisfied.
【Just spill it all at once!】
【Hehe, are you sure, host?】
The system’s voice carried a teasing tone.
【Your father and mother’s private bedroom matters…】
【Stop, stop, stop!!!】
Feng Zexuan’s face instantly turned red. She hurriedly stopped it in her mind.
【Can you have some boundaries?!】
【That’s my parents! My biological parents!】
【If I even listen to that gossip, am I still human?!】
Feng Huai’an secretly let out a long breath.
His daughter… at least still had boundaries.
Feng Zexuan quickly changed the topic.
【Switch! Talk about someone else! Other people’s gossip is way more delicious.】
Everyone: We thank you so much.
【Alright!】
The system complied immediately.
【Actually, all the ministers in court… look dignified on the surface, but privately they all have little quirks.】
【For example, the Minister of Revenue, Lord Chu Heng—since his wife passed away, he’s remained unmarried. He even set up a separate courtyard in his residence, a “golden house…”】
Feng Zexuan immediately reacted: 【A golden house hiding a beauty?!】
All officials turned their heads sharply toward Chu Heng.
Chu Heng stiffened.
Wait… what?
Before he could react—
【He’s hiding a golden silk monkey.】 the system added.
Silence fell over the court.
【…What?】
Feng Zexuan froze.
【A golden silk monkey! That’s the one he rescued three years ago in Lingnan while serving there. It’s intelligent and keeps him company every day.】
Chu Heng’s old face turned bright red.
Your “system” can’t just say things halfway!!
I’m a widower—what’s wrong with raising a spiritual animal?!
Feng Zexuan burst into laughter in her mind.
【Hahahaha! I’m dying!】
【I thought Lord Chu was hiding some beauty!】
【Turns out it’s a monkey?!】
【This twist deserves full marks!】
Chu Tiankuo, who knew the truth, tried hard not to laugh.
He remembered that golden silk monkey clearly—it woke Chu Heng up every morning and even helped organize his documents.
The dignified Minister of Revenue… secretly raising a monkey in a “golden house”…
If this got out…
But the next moment, he couldn’t laugh anymore.
【Next, General Chu. Strong physique, full of youthful vigor, and his ideal type is a curvy beauty.】
【So his friends catered to his taste and gifted him a whole bunch of…】
An image instantly formed in Feng Zexuan’s mind.
Those so-called “friends” probably filled his residence with beauties.
【Stop, stop, I get it.】
【So he’s not the pure-hearted warrior I thought he was?!】
The ministers’ expressions turned subtle.
Chu Tiankuo’s face turned green.
I—what the hell…
Those “friends” only gave him some… spring illustration books!
He never even opened them!
They’re still locked in a box gathering dust!
His love for his late wife was heaven and earth to witness!
Chu Heng, standing nearby, finally felt balanced.
Hmph. So you can be embarrassed too.
The system, unaware of the misunderstanding, continued.
【Also the Minister of Rites—don’t be fooled by his serious face, he collects women’s undergarments…】
【Stop, stop!】
【And that Minister from the Ministry of Works—his biggest hobby is sneaking into male companions’…】
【Enough!!】
Feng Zexuan felt her scalp go numb.
Everyone in court, who usually looked so righteous and proper…
Turns out behind closed doors…
They were all walking scandals.
But thinking carefully… no one is perfect. Everyone has quirks.
As long as it’s not illegal or harming the people, she didn’t really care.
It was just entertainment anyway.
Some ministers went pale, clearly exposed.
Others looked wronged, nearly fainting on the spot.
Only Fang Zhiqin gradually relaxed.
Listening to these fragmented revelations, he suddenly felt a strange sense of peace.
So it wasn’t just him.
Everyone had secrets.
We’re all just ordinary people.
Half a catty against eight taels—no one gets to laugh at anyone else.
In fact, Fang Zhiqin even felt that his own “public running incident” didn’t seem so embarrassing anymore.
At least he was forced into it—not doing it willingly!
Just as Feng Zexuan was about to tell the system to stop, the system itself sensed the boundary.
【Host, let’s not dig deeper into these small matters.】
【Let’s look at something more serious.】
The system scanned the hall again.
Suddenly, a red warning box popped up in Feng Zexuan’s vision.
【Alert! Alert!】
【Host, a dangerous individual has been detected in the court!】
【And their hatred… is directed at your father!】
Feng Zexuan’s gaze sharpened instantly.
The laughter vanished in an instant, replaced by cold focus.
【Dangerous individual? Who?!】
【Where is he?!】
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