Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

July 5th.

It wasn't exactly a good day.

It was the young emperor's ceremony to take a concubine, but it was also a denunciation meeting for Shen Sangwan.

As the Assistant General of the State, Shen Sangwan held a first-rank official position and was supposed to attend court every day. However, the former Princess was unwilling to get up before 5 a.m. every day to waste time with that group of ministers who loved to gossip and were good at talking nonsense.

So he simply let things take their course. Whenever he was in a good mood, he would suddenly appear in the Xuyang Palace. When the late emperor was in power, he often turned a blind eye and never gave him a warning. Seeing this, the court officials gave up their intention to impeach him.

But now that the person in power has changed to Shen Yuchen, who has no foundation, some people are starting to get restless.

During the morning court session, officials from the Censorate stepped forward to impeach Shen Sangwan.

"Your Majesty, the Princess Consort is disregarding court rules and failing to attend court on time."

"Your Majesty, the Princess has violated moral principles by indulging in women and has been collecting beauties on a large scale."

"Your Majesty, the Princess is acting recklessly and deliberately sowing discord between ministers and their spouses, causing unrest in their households."

Shen Yuchen, sitting on the dragon throne, wore a flat-topped crown. The jade beads on the front and back of the crown swayed unusually due to his disordered breathing.

Looking down at the courtiers below, who only ever reported daily that "the weather has been favorable lately, all the prefectures and counties are diligent in their duties and care for the people, and everything is normal."

Today, I suddenly opened my mouth and finally decided to say something else.

But there wasn't a single word he wanted to hear.

His right hand gripped the dragon head on the armrest tightly, his anger burning as if he wanted to burn the speaking officials and censors to ashes.

"Oh—, I've come at an inopportune time."

Shen Sangwan was extremely sleep-deprived and only returned to the mansion late last night. After taking a bath, it was already late at night (23:00 PM). Just as she lay down on the bed, Xiao Tong's voice suddenly came out again.

She was told she had a new mission: to attend the morning court the next day and to dominate the battlefield.

Later, he learned that he had to get up at 3:00 AM to dress and change into his court clothes, and attend court at 5:00 AM.

If I calculate it carefully, I can only sleep for four hours. I feel like dying.

As expected, Shen Sangwan woke up early with dark circles under her eyes, which startled Shuyi.

It was only after applying a thick layer of powder that Shen Sangwan looked healthy.

[My lady, you are a renowned female general, not a sarcastic, manipulative girl.]

"Hey—! Doesn't the main system love to play around? I think being a 'green tea' (a manipulative woman) would be quite fun. What do you think the main system would do if it completely ruined the original princess's character?"

My lord, don't act impulsively. Impulsiveness is the devil. Let's not do anything we'll regret.

"Then shut up!"

Shen Sangwan now harbors more resentment than college students who attend classes at 8 AM. She still wants to boss her around and do whatever she wants.

"Your humble servants pay their respects to Your Highness the Eldest Princess."

Tsk tsk tsk, they talk a big game against me, but when they see the real deal, they have to obediently kowtow.

But they really are a bunch of chauvinistic men who look down on women to the core.

Shen Sangwan clearly holds an official position, so it's perfectly acceptable for her to kowtow to and address her as Princess.

But in this Xuyang Palace, a place for discussing state affairs, she wasn't addressed as General of the State, but rather as Your Highness, which made Shen Sangwan feel inexplicably nauseous.

"It's windy outside, so I couldn't hear you very clearly. Are Lord Qi and Lord Li impeaching me for disregarding the law and indulging in extravagance and debauchery?"

The group exchanged glances, then looked at Shen Sangwan with trepidation, before glancing down at the two prime ministers at the head of the table.

“Your Majesty, we swear that everything you say is true. We beg Your Majesty to punish Princess Chang according to the law.”

Tsk tsk tsk, these officials who speak out are really... hard to describe.

"Yes! That's definitely true."

The main hall was very quiet, and everyone cast questioning glances at Shen Sangwan.

You admitted it so quickly?

Aren't you going to argue your point at all?

"How does Your Majesty intend to punish him?"

The anger in Shen Yuchen's eyes had long been replaced by worry. "I grant the General of the State permission to explain the aforementioned crimes."

"As you have said, I, as an official of the court, do not attend court in the morning and disregard the law of the country."

As the eldest princess, she accepted beauties sent by various ministers, which violated the established moral order.

As the emperor's elder sister, she sent a beautiful concubine and a demon boy to a minister in order to retaliate, which was too arrogant.

"My lords have not wronged me."

Suddenly, Shen Sangwan's gaze turned cold, her red lips parted slightly, and her voice carried a hint of languor.

"Can--"

"What can you do to me?"

"Does Your Majesty wish to strip me of my title as Princess?"

"Or have you stripped me of my military power?"

"Or perhaps—cut off my head?"

Qi Shu and the others turned pale and knelt on the ground in fright, saying, "Your humble servants dare not."

"Hmm—? Your courage is no match for a mere soldier under my command."

It seems that the soldiers who are sworn to defend the border have protected you too well, which is why you good-for-nothings only know how to stare at my private affairs and make wild gossip.

The drought in Chaozhou, the earthquake in Bingzhou, the locust plague in Wuzhou—are you all blind and deaf to see these things? Hmm—?

With a smile on her face and her eyes crinkling, she was clearly a beautiful woman, yet she instilled a sense of dread in those who saw her.

Shen Sangwan drew the soft sword from her waist and placed it on Qi Shu's shoulder. With just a slight swing, she could make him bleed on the spot.

"Your Highness, spare my life! Your Highness, spare my life!"

The surrounding officials were also caught off guard by Shen Sangwan's unexpected arrival in the palace with weapons, and were momentarily stunned.

"Spare me—? Then tell me, what politics do you discuss and what matters are debated at court every day?"

The expressions on everyone's faces changed instantly; it was quite a sight.

"The offenses I have committed are for Your Majesty's judgment, but you who hold positions without doing your jobs, I will not tolerate you today..."

"Eldest sister—!"

Shen Yuchen shouted loudly, hurriedly stopping Shen Sangwan's actions, "Qi Shu, Li Guo, and Yan Qi of the Censorate are derelict in their duties. They are sentenced to ten years in prison and demoted."

"Your humble servant kowtows to express his gratitude for Your Majesty's great favor. Long live the Emperor!"

The three men felt as if they had been granted a pardon and quickly kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Those who are demoted are always considered unlucky.

Shen Sangwan didn't know why, but just now she seemed to have been overwhelmed by something, and a very loud and aggressive voice lingered in her ears.

If Shen Yuchen hadn't shouted loudly, there would probably have been three more dead souls under her sword.

With a clang, the soft sword was thrown to the ground.

Shen Sangwan glanced disdainfully at the people in the hall, each with their own ulterior motives, and put on a smile again, "I have always been arrogant in the military camp, please forgive me."

Master, your arrogant attitude is just asking for a beating!

"Isn't that enough to dominate the battlefield?"

[As long as you pull off the show well, what's there to worry about...]

Stop! Stop!

"Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess—"

"Although the General of the State has disregarded the law and acted improperly, considering his great contributions to Nanjing, he will be given a minor punishment as a warning, and his salary will be reduced by three months."

"His Majesty!"

Right Chancellor Cen Zhouyuan remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, only to be interrupted by Shen Yuchen, who said, "Let's leave this matter here."

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Sangwan knelt down and kowtowed; it was truly not easy for her.

This seems to be one of the few times she has knelt down in worship.

"The drought in Chaozhou, the earthquake in Bingzhou, and the locust plague in Wuzhou that the General of the State just mentioned, I would like to ask you, my beloved ministers, is it true?"

Cen Zhouyuan and Wen Yunhe exchanged a glance.