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

Chapter 102 Shen Zhiyi's Year-End Bonus

The Duke of Shun was much older than the Minister of War, and the latter still had the strength to beat his son, while the Duke did not.

He looked at the Minister of War, panting and leaning on his cane.

"Father-in-law, when is the wedding banquet in a few days?"

"Naturally, everything remains the same."

The daughter of the Duke of Shun: "Father, I do not wish to."

The Minister of War's son: "Father, why is there only one!"

Everyone present was stunned.

[Hahahaha, wow, you're really clever, you actually want to marry them all.]

The Minister of War glanced awkwardly at the Duke of Shun, then slapped his son on the head.

"Which law in Da Ye allows you to marry a man?"

The Minister of War's son remained silent.

Finally, she couldn't help but retort: ​​"There's no law that forbids it."

[Haha, what a genius! He's incredibly clever.]

Ding Yuan stepped forward and said, "Keep dreaming. I like A Ning now, and A Ning has always liked me."

The Duke of Shunguo felt a headache coming on.

"I don't care about the messy feelings between you young people. Anyway, the marriage will still go on in a few days."

The daughter of the Duke of Shun was displeased: "I will not marry."

"Not marrying? What book did you read that tells you not to marry? If you don't marry, do you really expect me to support you for the rest of your life? All your older sisters got married, so why can't you?"

The series of questions left the daughter of the Duke of Shun speechless, and in the end, she could only sulk alone.

A few days later, the marriage between the Duke of Shun and the Minister of War proceeded as planned.

Shen Zhiyi, who was attending the morning court session, looked up at the surveillance camera, which showed the wedding ceremony of the two families from yesterday.

Good heavens! Don't let the Duke of Shun's fierce appearance fool you; he's really putting on quite a show.

Hey, Ding Yuan, what's this all about? There's more to this story?

The old emperor turned slightly to the side. If he had known that so many exciting things had happened on the day Shen Zhiyi rested, he would have gone over to join in the fun long ago.

[Haha, the two people you've loved in your life got married, and then you realized you actually love both of them too. Why don't you all just get together as a trio?]

The Minister of War almost spat out his own saliva.

Surrounded by teasing glances from his colleagues, he felt he had really lost face.

[That guy, oh right, Fang Zhang, he's really something, he actually managed to get us back.]

The entire court was silent, everyone eager to hear news of how the gathering of powerful families from hundreds of years ago would be handled.

However, Fang Zhang was just a scholar. Even if he was running around for love, he couldn't outrun the Dragon Scale Guards and the Ministry of Justice. Now that the governor of Jizhou had been investigated and punished, his daughter, who was supposed to be married off, hadn't even entered the family yet when she was kicked out by the magistrate of some county in Bozhou, who was afraid of getting himself into trouble.

So when Fang Zhang rushed back, he found his beloved about to commit suicide.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats: had the suicide attempt succeeded?

When everyone looked up again and saw Shen Zhiyi's listless expression, they realized that she had really committed suicide.

That's good, since we're going to die anyway, the sooner we die, the sooner we can be reborn.

It's better than being beheaded and not even having a complete corpse.

The old emperor felt little emotion upon hearing this.

In this lifetime, not many people can stay with one person for the rest of their lives.

"With the Spring Festival approaching, everyone should relax and unwind."

So, is there a year-end bonus?

"Alright, let's adjourn the court."

Year-end bonus?

The old emperor said he didn't understand what a year-end bonus was.

However, if it's Shen Zhiyi, giving her a year-end bonus wouldn't be out of the question.

"Your Majesty, you said this is a gift for me?"

"What? You don't like it?"

I love it so much! It's just like a handgun!

Hand-held gun?

The old emperor explained, "This is a musket. The Ministry of War seems to have nothing better to do than spend all day researching these random and strange things, and they have actually made some progress."

[Holy crap, I never thought the Great Ye would actually start using gunpowder in firearms. After that, cannons just came along.]

"This thing is easy to operate but very powerful. You can take it for self-defense."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

[Oh, long live the old emperor!]

Zhang Sheren and Chen Decai, who were standing to the side, looked on with envy.

Keep in mind that this thing was only recently created, and only three were made in the entire Daye: one with the old emperor, one with the Ministry of War, and one with Shen Zhiyi.

I'm so envious, so incredibly envious.

After returning home, Shen Zhiyi asked Aunt Cheng to make her a belt so that she could attach the musket to her waist.

"By the way, Shen Lang, a letter arrived today."

"letter?"

Shen Zhiyi's alarm bells rang loudly. She considered herself all alone; who would write to her?

When Aunt Cheng took out the letters, there were actually two of them.

Shen Zhiyi opened the letter with extreme trepidation.

—Little sister, I really miss you. This is the first year without you, it feels so lonely and cold. And Mom and Dad still love you, but they're more afraid of dying.

Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but twitch her lips as she pulled out a second letter.

Aunt Cheng suddenly said, "Oh, right, this second letter also came with a package. Don't worry, Shen Lang, I haven't even looked at it yet."

"Of course I trust Aunt Cheng."

Shen Zhiyi unfolded the second letter.

—You brat, take this and find a secluded place to open it.

[What is this? I need to find a secluded place to open it.]

Shen Zhiyi admitted that her curiosity had been completely aroused.

She returned to her small room with the package, unfolded it, and was shocked by what she saw inside. Then she quickly slammed the package shut.

The letter scattered on the table continues as follows:

—That thing, a man's symbol. Even if you don't have an Adam's apple, if you have that thing, who dares to say you're not a man? Don't be shy, wear it when you should, it's a life-saving thing, you brat!

Shen Zhiyi wanted to cry but had no tears.

Who sends something like this to their own daughter?

Aunt Cheng, who was preparing a late-night snack for Shen Zhiyi, became curious.

What is it?

After reading the two letters, Shen Zhiyi suddenly fell silent.

[System. System.]

Two bold characters appeared before Shen Zhiyi's eyes.

--what?

[Do you think the original owner of this body is really dead? If she really is dead, that would be such a pity. Her parents and her brother genuinely cared for and loved her; they didn't just abandon her and run away.]

The system emitted a buzzing sound of erratic current, and finally, that mechanical voice echoed in Shen Zhiyi's mind.

[Host, it's always just you.]

Shen Zhiyi felt a chill run down her spine and stood up from her chair.

"What do you mean?"

[Host, it's always just you.]

"System, what exactly do you mean? What do you mean by 'it's always just me'?"

[Host, it's always just you.]

"You stupid system! I'm going to file a complaint against you!"

[Sorry, host, a new vulnerability has been detected and needs to be patched again.]

Please ensure your personal safety, host.

[Once the host dies in this world, they will truly die completely.]