After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 6 is another story about an unlucky emperor.
Minister Fang pulled Fang Lingchu in front of the historian, Lord Chang, and said, "Lord Chang, I will trouble you to take care of my daughter from now on." Minister Fang's attitude was very good, and although Minister Fang's official rank was higher than his, he was willing to speak to him like this for his daughter, which was very rare.

"Lord Fang, there's no need for such formalities. Your daughter seems to suit my taste quite well. We'll be working together in the future, and we're all colleagues, so it's not a matter of whether I'll take care of her or not." Lord Chang was an old man, stroking his beard with a smile.

Fang Lingchu bowed politely and asked, "Greetings, Lord Chang."

He mentally complained to the system: "System, my boss looks really old."

The system said: "I'm so young, why would I need a little assistant like you?"

Fang Lingchu nodded and said, "So it's all this guy's fault that I was dragged to court?"

Fang Lingchu's words were full of danger.

As Lord Chang listened to her heartfelt words, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Minister Fang felt ashamed upon hearing this and could only cough awkwardly.

When Lord Chen heard Fang Lingchu's thoughts, he was somewhat startled. Just as he was about to speak, the official next to him quickly covered his mouth and said, "His Majesty has arrived. Hurry up and go to court."

Then the doors of the Hall of Supreme Harmony opened.

Everyone entered the court in an orderly manner. Fang Lingchu stood with Lord Chang. Although she was of low rank, she was positioned at the front due to her special position.

"Go up!"

Three shouts of "Long live the Emperor!"

The emperor said, "If you have something to say, speak up; otherwise, the court is adjourned."

Soon everyone started discussing important national affairs, and they even got into an argument over one particular issue.

Fang Lingchu quietly yawned, watching Lord Chang write furiously and quickly, wondering if she should ask him if he needed any help, but was refused.

With nothing to do, Fang Lingchu felt drowsy. To keep herself awake, she asked, "System, I'm so bored. Is there any gossip I can hear?"

Upon hearing its host's question, the system cheerfully replied: "Yes, and it's a super juicy piece of gossip about your unfortunate emperor."

Ministers!!!
This young Master Fang is courting death, actually speaking ill of the tyrant like that.

Emperor Chongde: ...

Why do so many people want to gossip about me? But the emperor still listened attentively, unaware of what gossip he might have to share.

At this moment, Minister Fang was completely dumbfounded. Why did she have to gossip about His Majesty again? He felt like his family was one step closer to the underworld.

People can barely stand.

Fang Lingchu didn't notice the changes in the others; she became a little excited when she heard it was about the emperor.

The system's cheerful voice rang out: [Your emperor is truly pitiful. Such a vast country, yet he's dirt poor. Don't be fooled by his outwardly glamorous appearance; aside from his outer clothes, even his underwear is patched and mended for three years straight.]

Fang Lingchu glanced at the emperor furtively, somewhat shocked, and then exclaimed, "Hahahaha, I never imagined the emperor, who looks so imposing, would be so poor. No wonder he always bestows calligraphy and plaques as gifts; I thought he was into art. Hahahaha, this is hilarious!"

Fang Lingchu's laughter was so captivating that everyone felt it was coming from all directions.

The word "poverty" struck everyone's heads, and at the same time, it struck the emperor's heart.

The emperor's ears began to burn.

As Minister Fang listened to his daughter's laughter, he began to think about where his family should be buried, at least not leaving them to rot in the wilderness.

Emperor Chongde's old face was so familiar that he could only pretend to discuss state affairs to divert attention.

How did that system know about his clothes, even his underwear?

She stole another glance at Fang Lingchu, who was standing quietly on the surface. Why wasn't she ashamed at all that a girl knew about men's underwear?

The officials and princes below looked at the emperor, never expecting that he was living such a miserable life.

Even their underwear was torn, which evoked some pity, since they had always believed the emperor's previous claims of poverty.

It turned out to be true; their emperor was indeed very poor.

Emperor Chongde got goosebumps when he saw everyone looking at him with such pity.

Minister Fang knows best why he is poor. If it weren't for the lack of money in the national treasury, and since Vice Minister Fang is very good at accounting, would he need to spend his own money?

The country has no other source of income, and he has to clean up the mess left by his own father. How can he not be poor? What's so funny about that?

The system continued: "However, you can't blame him entirely; after all, he had a troublesome father. But at least he was an exceptionally good emperor, diligent in his duties and caring for his people, far better than many emperors I've seen."

Fang Lingchu silently echoed in her heart: 【From the fact that he was able to overrule the objections of everyone and allow a woman like me to attend court, you can see that he is a good emperor with his own ideas. His level of thinking is beyond the reach of ordinary people, hehehe, and he even discovered my incredible intelligence.】 Everyone: This person is praising His Majesty but ended up praising herself in the process.

Emperor Chongde was speechless. But hearing the system's evaluation of him, he felt quite elated.

Although it was only right that he did these things, it was still very nice to have someone sing his praises.

The system and Fang Lingchu started talking about this topic, and the two of them got more and more into it. The others listened very attentively, and the noise of the discussion gradually subsided.

Everyone listened to gossip while discussing national affairs, multitasking.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Anjin has forcibly abducted women, raped people in the street, and killed many innocent people. This matter has seriously affected the people's livelihood. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners. The Crown Prince of Anjin has really gone too far, Your Majesty."

Fang Lingchu's attention was immediately drawn to the two adults' voices.

The two of them listened quietly.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Anjin is arrogant and domineering because of his father's merits. He does whatever he wants in the capital and has harmed countless ordinary people. Please take a look at the various laws he has violated."

A memorial was presented, and Emperor Chongde's face grew increasingly dark as he read through the various issues raised.

"asshole."

The emperor roared, and everyone knelt down. Fang Lingchu was a little stunned, and Lord Chang quickly pulled her back.

Fang Lingchu's knee made intimate contact with the ground, causing her to grimace in pain and become extremely angry.

Couldn't he have given her a little reminder? Her kneecaps are about to shatter!!!

The solemn atmosphere of the imperial court was shattered by Fang Lingchu's shout.

"My dear ministers, please rise. The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is here."

"The minister is here."

Is this true?

Wu Renjie, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was sweating profusely. His Majesty knew a little about these things, but he always turned a blind eye. Now that His Majesty was asking him...

[System, why do I have a feeling that His Majesty is asking a question he already knows the answer to?]

Lord Wu: He was the court's mouthpiece; Lord Fang really saved his life.

He was just asking a question he already knew the answer to. After all, Prince An died for him, so even if he knew, he wouldn't really do anything about it.

Didn't you say our Emperor is a wise ruler?

Yes, but His Majesty feels that the matter of the Crown Prince of Anjin is a family affair.

[They've already harmed the common people, and now they're talking about family matters? Is the emperor out of his mind?]

Emperor: I have no problems, no...

Minister Fang: I feel like my family is going to die again.

"Your Majesty, Prince Anjin is the only surviving son of Prince An. We must not let the border generals and soldiers lose heart."

A burly man stepped forward.

At this moment, a man with delicate features said, "Does that mean the people of the world should lose heart towards His Majesty?"

"Prince An died for the sake of all the people in the city. Can't he even tolerate leaving behind a single heir?"

[System, what are they arguing about?]

One wanted Prince Anjin's heir to die, the other did not.

What heinous things has the Prince of An done? Is this gossip safe to hear?

【Can. 】

[Didn't they say you can't unlock it if you can't see anyone?]

[Hehehe, there are people related to him here, you can unlock them.]

(End of this chapter)