Huh? The Tyrant Cries After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed!-Chapter 107: Far from the Emperor’s Reach

As someone who once mixed with an assassin organization, nearly killed all the treacherous officials in the court, and climbed from a small palace maid to the Old Emperor’s favorite, Su Juan dared to think of anything.

What was she doing?

She was doing the work of a savior. Doesn’t that require boldness and carefulness?

Besides, the mentor she followed back in the day studied ancient political history, so she had a bit of confidence.

Marquis Ping listened to these words from Su Juan, feeling deeply moved. No wonder Duke Ping had such plans and strategies for her, he must have known about her ambition.

When the official business was finally concluded and court was about to be dismissed, Su Juan breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, I can leave. My feet are sore from standing. The Old Emperor really doesn’t know how to be considerate of others."

Old Emperor: "?"

I don’t know how to be considerate!?

If you think you understand, then come do it!

"If it were me, I’d set up a few footrests in the Golden Hall to let people kneel and sit..."

The moment she said this, whether it was the aging ministers or the younger ones, everyone’s eyes lit up, all eagerly looking at the Old Emperor upon the Golden Hall.

This Vice Director finally said something reasonable today.

Standing for an hour or two like this every day is really unbearable!

Only Minister Wu from the Ministry of Rites frowned, such an act is against the norms and violates the ancestral rules!

The Old Emperor pursed his thin lips and let out a light sneer, truly spoiled her, why didn’t anyone else have an opinion, only she had...

Raising his gaze, he met pair after pair of bright and shining eyes filled with hope.

Old Emperor: "..." My vision has been poor lately, can’t see a thing.

Under the watchful eyes full of hope, he rose and withdrew from the court.

Across the government officials and military and civil officials, hearts sank.

Su Juan yawned as she prepared to leave, only to be chased down by Duke Ping.

Duke Ping wore a broad smile, "Young lady, if today’s work isn’t too busy, why not come to the Duke Mansion? I’ve prepared something for you, and I assure you’ll be pleased when you see it."

Su Juan blinked and counted the days, "Oh, judging by the time, Lord should have prepared a courtyard for a young girl by now."

Upon hearing this, everyone around immediately looked at Duke Ping, surprisingly they really took Su Juan as their own daughter.

Duke Ping was shocked: "!!!" This girl even knows about this?

Su Juan squinted and smiled, "Sure, what hour should I come over?"

"I have to pretend to be happy. I can’t let the old man be disappointed, though it doesn’t really suit me... but after all, it’s the old man’s kind intention."

Duke Ping: "?" How is this not suitable?

He blew his mustache and glared. This girl, without even looking, she already said it’s unsuitable?

This courtyard, he especially consulted a number of colleagues who had granddaughters, specifically ordered someone to set it up.

Su Juan thought and recalled the image of the courtyard she had in mind, "A yard full of colorful flowers, as long as it was expensive and pretty, it was planted. The drapes in the house, the clothes in the wardrobe, all pink... and several boxes of rattles and bamboo dragonfly toys."

"If I were seven or eight years younger, it would surely be suitable."

Duke Ping: "?"

At this time, the few ministers walking behind found it increasingly familiar the more they listened, finally realizing that Duke Ping had previously consulted them to arrange the courtyard and boudoir for the Vice Director!

Someone coughed, though what they indeed suggested were things a girl would like, but their granddaughters were only seven or eight, and this Vice Director was almost twenty!

They assumed that Xie Xun had secretly given Duke Ping a granddaughter outside, hence needing to arrange a little girl’s courtyard.

After all, Xie Xun often lingered in the red-light district, so it wasn’t surprising, and they didn’t question much. Who could have guessed, it was all prepared for Su Juan.

This was truly a major misunderstanding.

...

That day, Su Juan arrived at the Duke Mansion by carriage, having heard from Liu Miaoying that Duke Ping had prepared a courtyard for her, followed by curiosity.

Before the two of them even made it to the Duke Mansion’s gate, they bumped into Xie Xun swaying back with a jar of wine single-handedly and a fan in another, followed by Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan helped him carry a jar, but his mouth continuously spoke words about the harm drinking does to the body.

Seeing the two, Xie Xun was overjoyed, "You’re here just in time, I got two jars of the finest osmanthus wine, stay for dinner tonight and have a taste together!"

Su Juan’s eyes lit up, "Why wait until tonight, let’s taste it now."

"Why wait on good things!?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Liu Miaoying’s temples twitched, a few days ago she regretted drinking and even vowed never to touch it again, now she was drinking again, her own mouth really is a deceitful ghost.

She immediately looked at Xie Xun, "Heir Xie, did you forget what His Majesty said on Tianyun Mountain that day?"

Xie Xun waved off, "No worries, we’re drinking in the mansion, how could His Majesty even find out?"

The Old Emperor’s words didn’t really apply to Xie Xun.

Only then did Su Juan remember, "Yeah, the Old Emperor seems to have said that whoever dares drink with me would get twenty strokes."

Looking at the three in front of her, she held back her craving, "Maybe it’s better to not, let the Emperor find out, twenty lashes! I don’t want to get you into trouble."

Liu Miaoying and Liu Xuan agreed with Su Juan’s words, Su Juan’s determination was still considered firm and not easily swayed by others.

However, Xie Xun wasn’t concerned in the slightest, with the sky high and the Emperor far, they were drinking at Duke Mansion, how could the Old Emperor possibly know.

"It’s just twenty lashes, what’s there to implicate? I, Young Master Xie, am young and robust, what’s there to fear?"

"Besides, good wine is meant to be shared, wouldn’t it be dull drinking alone?"

In terms of eating and drinking, Su Juan wasn’t someone whose resolution was firm, especially with Xie Xun tempting her in every possible way.

She couldn’t hold it in at last, licked her lips, "Then let’s have a couple of drinks."

"Sneak a few sips at Duke Mansion, how could the Old Emperor possibly find out!"

"Even if some of the court’s nobility might have a secret informer or two, I’m just a Sixth Rank small official, it’s fine, it’s fine."

Liu Miaoying: "..."

...

Inside Xie Xun’s courtyard, several of them sat around a table, each with a cup of wine in front of them, Su Juan sniffed lightly, casting a glance of recognition at Xie Xun, "It’s really good wine!"

She drank two cups and started to feel tipsy, but Liu Xuan insisted Xie Xun put away the wine.

Su Juan was displeased immediately, "Only two cups!"

Liu Xuan’s tone was calm and as gentle as jade, but his words were straightforward, "If you said two cups, then it is two cups."

Su Juan: "..." "I said two cups, as in a few cups!!! Not really just two cups, man!"

Xie Xun clicked his tongue, "You’re so boring, like a piece of wood."

He looked at Su Juan, "Don’t mind him, we’ll continue drinking, we won’t stop until we’re drunk."

Only then did Liu Xuan look at Xie Xun, his voice still gentle and smooth, "Twenty lashes."

"How could the Emperor even care about his ministers drinking?" Xie Xun waved off, "With the sky high and the Emperor far, what have I, Young Master Xie, ever feared?"

Su Juan gave Xie Xun a thumbs up, "Well said!"

"How could there be any sense in ministers being punished for drinking at home?"

That night, someone from the palace came, pressed Xie Xun into the courtyard, twenty lashes, not one less, he held his buttocks, even the fan which usually never left his hand was no longer needed.

Of his entire body, his face hurt the most.

In the palace, the Old Emperor sneered, humph, with the sky high and the Emperor far?

Would I, the Emperor, be afraid of dealing with a brat like you?