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

Chapter 94 A Mother with a Love Obsession
Fang Lingchu listened to the system's words and said earnestly, "Guagua, I've been finding what you're saying a bit hard to understand lately. Can you be a little more normal?"

Upon hearing Fang Lingchu's words, the system couldn't help but retort: ​​"How could that be? I have the aura of a true expert!"

A crow flew past Fang Lingchu.

Alright, tell me about the gossip surrounding the Minister of War.

Upon hearing that Fang Lingchu wanted to gossip, the system also forgot about its earlier unhappiness.

[You've arrived, host.]

There aren't actually many juicy details about Fu Xu. The most interesting juicy detail is about his mother, but you can't see her or unlock the information. You can only see a little bit through him.

Fu Xu has a half-brother, sharing the same mother but a different father. Although the Fu family only has one son per generation, their mother is incredibly fertile!

Fang Lingchu felt something was off as she listened and said, "Wait, what do you mean by 'the Fu family has only one son,' but his mother can give birth. Doesn't the Fu family only have Fu Xu?"

Others: They don't understand either.

However, some people are clever enough to figure out the situation after a little thought.

Both the Crown Prince and Gu Wangyan had other ideas.

The system stated: "Fu Xu's father died when Fu Xu was five years old. His grandparents were afraid his mother wouldn't be able to raise him well, so they took Fu Xu in to raise him. Since he had no husband and no children, Fu Xu's mother had nothing else to do but have children for fun."

After hearing this, Fang Lingchu was stunned. What did she mean by "having children for fun" and "too bored"? With whom? Did she mean to keep a man in the manor?

Thinking of this, Fang Lingchu said: [Did Fu Xu's mother have an affair?]

The system nodded and said, "[Yes! And it wasn't just one affair, it was several.]"

Fang Lingchu suddenly didn't know what to say.

[My husband is dead, and my son isn't around. It seems like it's not so bad to keep some men for fun out of boredom!]

What were the people who heard Fang Lingchu's inner thoughts?

There's nothing wrong with that. As a woman, if her husband dies and she doesn't stay home to take care of her in-laws and raise her children, but instead goes out and has an affair, then what is there to say?

A fickle woman, promiscuous, truly a harlot, unable to bear the loneliness after her husband's death.

If Fang Lingchu knew what some people were thinking, she would definitely say: You people with wives and children are still going out looking for other people every day. Her husband is dead, and her children have been taken in by their grandparents to be raised. Why can't she do something she likes?

The system also agreed with Fang Lingchu's words: "[It's nothing! It's just that she's very adept at playing games and has a strong constitution, so she left Fu Xu with many younger siblings.]"

After hearing what the system said, Fang Lingchu didn't know what to say.

What does "many younger brothers and sisters" mean? Does she not use contraception?

The system said: "We did it, but as you know, those things are useless; you can still get pregnant. Besides, those men also want a child of their own, and that's how it is."

Fang Lingchu asked curiously, "Those children have no names or status, so they can't be registered in the household registration system, right?"

The system said: "[Yes, you can send them out, or those men can take them away.]"

But when those children grow up and realize they have a mother who is an official and a brother who is also a high-ranking official, while they themselves are nothing, won't they feel resentful?

The system affirmed: "[Of course it is! That's why Fu Xu was caught stealing materials from the Ministry of War to manufacture weapons—a crime punishable by the extermination of his entire family!]"

Fang Lingchu twitched her lips, unsure of what to say.

I can understand the loneliness of a woman without a husband, but I can't understand why she would have a child. By the way, how many half-siblings does Fu Xu have?

This is a question that everyone who can hear Fang Lingchu's true feelings wants to know.

Unfortunately, the system doesn't know either. [I don't know either! Without seeing the person in question, I can't get that much detail about the gossip.]

I was somewhat disappointed to hear that the system couldn't provide such detailed information.

Was Fu Xu's death caused by his younger siblings?

The system stated: "Some of his younger siblings are unaware of these matters and are living well with their father. Only one or two know his true identity, and they feel that Fu Xu stole what was rightfully theirs, so they seek revenge."

Fang Lingchu was utterly shocked when she heard what the system said.

[What did they take from them? The Fu family mansion belongs to Fu Xu's father, and this official position was earned through Fu Xu's hard work. What business is it of theirs?]

The system nonchalantly replied, "I don't know! That's the reason I saw."

Fang Lingchu continued, "According to the original plot, Fu Xu and his entire family died because of this. What good would that do them?"

The system stated: "According to the plot, a major disturbance should occur at the border at this time. Because military officers cannot obtain good weapons, China suffers heavy losses in this war, even to the point of sending a princess for a political marriage."

Fang Lingchu was so surprised her jaw almost dropped. All because of a selfish motive, the country was plunged into turmoil, and the princess was forced into a marriage alliance.

[The princess went to marry a foreign ruler; what a disastrous defeat!]

The system continued: "[They definitely suffered a crushing defeat. All the cities of Yangzhou and Liangzhou were captured, and less than one-tenth of the eastern expeditionary force survived.]"

Upon hearing the system's words, the emperor above nearly choked and collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, the eunuch Gao was focused on the emperor, otherwise the emperor would have fallen.

The emperor stopped Gao Gonggong from saying anything.

Fang Lingchu was so engrossed in her surprise that she didn't notice that no one else was speaking; the hall, which housed dozens of people, was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

[Is it really that serious? Aren't there any other weapons?]

The system said: [Host, think about this. The first batch of weapons the Emperor just sent were all shoddy constructions, unable to withstand the enemy's attack. The weapons broke after only a few clashes. What do you think about hand-to-hand combat between people and weapons?]

Upon hearing the system's words, the emperor wished he could skin Fu Xu's mother alive.

If you want to play, then play. Why bring them into the world? And why let them cause trouble everywhere?

Fang Lingchu suddenly thought of a question.

No, how did Fu Xu's brother get in touch with the Ministry of War?

This was also a question the Crown Prince wanted to know, since not just anyone could enter the Ministry of War.

The system said: "This brings us to Fu Xu's super confident mother."

This happened about three years ago. Fu Xu and his wife went out for a trip and met a man who looked about 80% like his mother. At first, they thought he was a child of his mother's family.

At the same time, the man also noticed that Fu Xu looked somewhat like him, since both of them resembled their mother.

The man became increasingly suspicious, so he asked his father and learned the whole story. He then went to find Fu Xu and said that he was Fu Xu's half-brother and hoped that Fu Xu could give him a chance.

That person is quite capable and has some skills, but he doesn't have many good interpersonal relationships.

Knowing that I have this connection, I'm definitely going to make use of it.

Fu Xu didn't believe him and went to investigate on his own, discovering all of his mother's secrets, which left him dumbfounded.

At the same time, the man threatened Fu Xu, saying that if he didn't agree to introduce him, he would expose what his mother had done.

(End of this chapter)