Just wait, your turn will come sooner or later!

"Your Majesty!"

Another censor raised his neck like a snake, glanced at Ivy Cui with disdain, and stepped forward proudly, his words carrying a hidden meaning: "There is nothing I cannot speak of before others!"

Evan Foster scratched his cheek, not knowing why, but he felt this statement was rather odd and didn't quite fit the previous situation.

How did it suddenly go from Ivy Cui being opportunistic to "there is nothing I cannot speak of before others"?

【I get it now!】

Evan Foster mentally punched his palm, his eyes lighting up with a look of "I understand again."

【Just now, in a corner I didn't notice, The Old Emperor must have hinted to Ivy Cui that he had something on him, so Ivy Cui gave in!】

【And this new censor saw that Ivy Cui was being threatened, so he stood up and signaled to The Old Emperor that he wasn't afraid of being threatened!】

Ivy Cui: "......"

The process was right, just the target was wrong.

The Old Emperor: "......"

What does this have to do with me! You bear your own crimes! Don't go around wronging people! It's always the ministers who take the blame for the emperor, never the other way around.

A string of words flashed through his mind, almost like a barrage of comments.

The newly emerged censor behaved respectfully, but his tone was extremely forceful: "In my opinion, though the Heavenly Consort is noble, after surrendering, she should not rely on her father to bully her husband. As the saying goes, men are yang, women are yin; men are firm, women are gentle; the husband is honored, the wife is humble—such is the custom of the world."

"Have you not seen, in the previous dynasty, Emperor Taizong's beloved daughter, Princess Fangling, kept several male favorites, humiliating her prince consort outside the bedchamber. When the scandal broke, her favorites were either executed or exiled, and the princess herself was placed under house arrest."

"Have you not seen, five hundred years ago in the Chu dynasty, Emperor Zhongzong chose a husband for Princess Danyang. The prince consort was the famous general Yu Che, but the princess disliked warriors and thought her husband dull and stupid. For half a year after marriage, she refused to share a bed with him. When Zhongzong heard of this, he believed her words and actions were unbefitting a wife, damaging royal dignity, and unfit to be a wife, so he ordered their separation and instead married the gentle and virtuous Princess Nanping to Yu Che."

"Even the mediocre emperor of the previous dynasty knew that princesses should observe the virtues of women, be gentle, respectful, frugal, and harmonious. Your Majesty, are you even less than a foolish monarch, meddling in a couple's quarrel and forcing the prince consort to be charged with disrespect?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an unhesitating, astonished—

【Wow!】

The Old Emperor was just about to get up and give this censor a slap, but upon hearing the familiar voice, he paused slightly and leisurely sat back down.

……

After this new censor appeared, Evan Foster poked the hapless one again—War Department Clerk: "Who is this person?"

War Department Clerk wiped his tears: "Mr. Foster, for the sake of me tipping you off, remember to build me a memorial tomb someday."

Evan Foster let out an "Ah?" and was thoroughly confused.

War Department Clerk couldn't wait to come closer and said with a grin: "This old fellow's surname is Wynn, given name Amy. His elder brother is an attendant to the crown prince, and his son even married Your Majesty's eighteenth daughter."

Evan Foster's head and shoulders moved slightly, and he nodded.

"So that's how it is."

With such detail, it's even easier to look up gossip in the system.

【Wow!】

Evan Foster's eyes sparkled, pretending to still pay attention to the court, but in reality, happily munching on the drama.

【No wonder this guy insists that princesses must follow the husband's lead—turns out it's because Princess Vivian never gives him any face.】

Princess Grace, who had just been criticized into a gloomy mood, stared blankly at Evan Foster.

After returning from the prince consort's residence yesterday, through her own reflection and recent observation, she had already realized that the sounds Evan Foster made with his mouth closed were not ventriloquism, but his inner thoughts.

Now, those inner thoughts mentioned her eighteenth sister.

"Xiangyang..." Princess Grace thought of Empress Dawson.

Princess Vivian was the empress's youngest daughter, pampered by both emperor and empress since childhood. Her four full brothers and two full sisters also cherished her like a jewel, so her personality was naturally different—she was the most arrogant.

As soon as Evan Foster mentioned Princess Vivian, the previously unyielding Censor Wynn's face flushed red, as if the air in the court was particularly thin.

He saw all the civil and military officials pricking up their ears, clearly more interested in his family affairs than whether Princess Grace's prince consort should be imprisoned.

So his face turned even redder, probably with his blood pressure shooting up to 180.

The Old Emperor saw his expression and narrowed his eyes with a cold laugh.

Aren't you fond of watching royal family gossip? Why not let others watch your family's business too.

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Evan Foster scrolled through the system, feeling utterly free as he watched the gossip.

【Let me see, let me see. As soon as the princess married in, this Amy Wynn demanded that she behave like an ordinary woman, bathing and changing clothes on the second day after the wedding, performing the ritual of paying respects to her husband's elders, and gaining the approval of the senior members of the family.】

【Then, Princess Vivian turned around and left, wanting to return to the princess's residence, which scared the The Wynn Family so much. Afraid that The Old Emperor would find out, they begged Princess Vivian to get out of the carriage, and the elders instead performed the ritual for her, finally coaxing the princess into barely calming down.】

The officials: Wow!

And then? And then?