The brainless younger brother: "..."
The old man: "..."
Though it was a little heartless to say so, their colleague's fragile, delicate appearance really did stir a bit of pity in them. Realizing this, both men felt the urge to gouge out their own eyes. As their Lord would put it, their eyeballs had become unclean; they needed to pluck them out and rinse them with water. They really didn't know whether to blame their poor eyesight or their colleague's peerless acting.
After a shudder of revulsion, the old man's smile bunched up the deep creases on his face even more. His eyes brimmed with the glee of someone watching a good show. Hah, watching the villain's comeuppance was even more satisfying than taking revenge on him. "Yuan Liang truly is peerless beneath heaven. We used to praise a man by saying, 'He can do anything and everything except get pregnant himself.' But Yuan Liang's a woman, and even has her monthly flow..."
What did that mean?
It meant Qi Yuanliang could even get pregnant.
The revelation nearly made his jaw drop!
The brainless younger brother still had some fellow-feeling for their colleague and didn't kick him while he was down at a moment like this. But from his hesitant expression, Qi Shan could tell how badly the man had been shaken. The girl angrily pounded the bed, cursing Shen Tang eight times in her heart and the old man's ancestors eighteen times over, then gritted her teeth. "Heh heh heh. You'd better watch out. If you ever offend me, I'll turn you into a woman and help boost Kang Country's population."
The court had always been urging people to have children.
What good was all that talk? Shouldn't they lead by example?
The officials could set an example and