After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 6: Female? Male?



Chapter 6: Female? Male?

"Niao Niao, you should know that there will never be anyone in this world who loves you more than me."

“I understand, I understand everything, Master. As long as you don’t leave, I’ll do whatever you want. Hit me, scold me, it’s all fine.”

"Silly girl, I love you so much, how could I possibly hit or scold you? I cherish you too much."

[Hehe, it really hurts, it hurts so much it could kill you.]

Shen Zhiyi looked at the surveillance camera above everyone's heads and her body suddenly shrank back instinctively.

This is terrifying, absolutely terrifying. If you encounter someone like this in real life, just run away, regardless of whether they're male or female. No, at least a woman isn't sick.

But it's still terrifying.

Old Emperor: What's so scary?

That's terrifying.

Old Emperor: Well then, tell me! What's so scary about it?

That's terrifying.

The old emperor: Shen Zhiyi, I command you to speak quickly!

This female tutor was the same one who tutored the Imperial Concubine when she was still a young woman awaiting marriage.

[Because women confined to their chambers had little entertainment and had rarely seen men, and because the female tutor preferred women, he seduced the young imperial concubine.]

[The old emperor certainly didn't know that before the imperial concubine entered the palace, he had planned to elope with the female tutor.]

Chen Decai and Zhang Sheren kept their eyes tightly shut, hardly daring to look at the old emperor's expression.

The head eunuch who was always by the old emperor's side knew all too well how much he doted on his concubine.

It was perfectly clear that Zhang Sheren was older than Shen Zhiyi.

[The result, of course, was that they did not elope, and it was certainly not because the Imperial Concubine was worried that her father, the Minister of Personnel, might be beheaded, but because of love, and because her female tutor persuaded her to enter the palace.]

[Perhaps the Imperial Concubine still thinks the female tutor is doing this for her own good, thus causing her suffering.]

【Pshaw, that's because the female teacher not only likes women, but also likes other men's wives! And it's more like, uh, I'm too embarrassed to say it out loud.】

[This female tutor actually likes sex hangers! She might die in bed, Your Highness! How terrifying!]

[Silly child, you've been thoroughly fooled.]

Upon hearing this, the old emperor kicked open the door and strode inside.

The two people embracing inside were so frightened that they separated.

Seeing the furious old emperor, the imperial concubine immediately knelt down and cried, "Your Majesty, it is my fault, it has nothing to do with the tutor."

The female teacher remained kneeling without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am committing a great treason, but we are truly in love. Please grant us your blessing."

Oh dear, you're truly in love! So much so that while you're all chattering away, she's suddenly silent.

The old emperor nodded in agreement; it was always pleasant to hear Shen Zhiyi's little mouth talking about others.

As a result, his nod was interpreted by the Imperial Concubine as agreement.

She kowtowed repeatedly to express her gratitude.

"Your Majesty is wise. I knew Your Majesty had a kind heart. Thank you for granting my request."

The old emperor was completely bewildered.

"what are you saying?"

[Hahaha, oh my god, it feels like the old emperor is saying, "What are you barking about, you dog?"]

"When did I grant your wish?"

Imperial Concubine: Then why did you nod just now?

The old emperor sat in his chair, raised his eyelids, and said, "I want to ask you, how exactly did Little Sixteen die?"

The Imperial Concubine was clearly someone who couldn't keep secrets. Upon seeing this, the female tutor declared righteously, "Your Majesty, everyone knows that the Sixteenth Prince died of illness."

"Hmph, so it is a case of dying young from illness. I have recently heard that someone is plotting to harm the Sixteenth Prince."

[Damn, so that's why the old emperor suddenly came over; he found out.]

[I knew it! The Dragon Scale Guards, which the old emperor paid a fortune to maintain, couldn't possibly be useless; they couldn't even find out such a small thing.]

The Dragon Scale Guards, hiding in the shadows, lowered their heads in shame, having barely investigated at all.

The old emperor felt that his money had been wasted, wondering why the Dragon Scale Guards hadn't noticed anything suspicious about it back then.

Shen Zhiyi alone is equivalent to the entire intelligence department of the Dragon Scale Guard, and also to the entire bureaucratic oversight system.

Most importantly, a mere sixth-rank court attendant is cheap.

Upon hearing the old emperor's words, even the most composed female tutor broke out in a cold sweat.

The imperial concubine took one look and felt sorry for him.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Shiliu's death was indeed an accident. It must be that some villains were jealous of my favor with Your Majesty, so they tried to frame me."

Wait a minute, is this imperial concubine planning to keep her son's death a complete secret?

My God, do I need to marvel at this great love? But it was your son who died!

[I'm curious, can such low-level PUA techniques really bewitch you? There must be something I don't know, or I must have missed something.]

Shen Zhiyi remained silent, unable to express her true feelings.

The old emperor sat in his chair in silence.

At the very least, give him evidence that the female tutor murdered the sixteenth prince, Shen Zhiyi!

"Your Majesty..."

"Okay, shut up."

Seeing the impatient old emperor, the imperial concubine wept bitterly.

The old emperor said calmly, "Your Highness, you must think twice before you speak."

The imperial concubine was stunned, thinking of her father, the Minister of Personnel, who had always doted on her.

Ah, I found it! I knew it! So that's what it was all about.

[This female teacher isn't a woman at all!]

Now it was the old emperor's turn to be stunned.

Everyone turned to look at the female teacher at the same time. How could such a big bear not be a woman?

It wasn't a man either.

Shen Zhiyi gasped.

[I never expected to see a real-life hermaphrodite! This trip was definitely worth it.]

No wonder the Imperial Concubine likes this female tutor so much; having her in the harem would be incredibly safe.

[After all, some might suspect that the eunuch wasn't completely castrated, but no one would doubt that someone who clearly looks like a woman could have a large penis!]

But no matter what, you can't eat this kind of thing. They killed your son and you're still protecting him.

[Besides, what's the use of protecting her? Do you really think the female tutor has covered her tracks cleanly? A palace maid saw everything clearly back then, and to save her life, she's now a cleaning maid. I believe the old emperor's Dragon Scale Guards will be here soon with witnesses.]

The Dragon Scale Guards' eyes lit up, and they quickly located the person and brought the cleaning maid with them.

The palace maids who were sweeping and cleaning huddled up in fear.

The old emperor said in a deep voice, "With me here, what are you afraid of?"

[That's right. With the old emperor around, what are you afraid of? That mere hermaphrodite is only better than the old emperor in looks and manners; in every other aspect, he's no match for him.]

The old emperor was so angry he wanted to flip the chair over on the spot.

Is this a compliment or an insult?

With the emperor's backing, the palace maid, trembling, pointed at the female tutor.

“This servant saw with her own eyes that she kept stuffing things into the sixteenth prince’s mouth, and they were the kind of pastries that were easy to choke on. In the end, the sixteenth prince choked to death.”


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