[Chief Minister Su still had his eye on the Minister of War's first wife!]
The Minister of War: "..."
Old Su, were you even fucking human?!
Using public office for private gain?!
[The Minister of War was always messing around with other men's wives, only to have someone else constantly eyeing his own. What goes around comes around!]
Chief Minister Su: See? Even Official Jian said this was your just deserts!
Official Jian was on my side this time!
Minister Pei of the Ministry of War: "..."
[Wait, the Gambling Ban could get his whole household wiped out. If the Minister of War croaked, his first wife would croak with him. How the hell were they supposed to have a twilight romance then?!]
The pillars of the court: Exactly, exactly!
[Oh, oh, oh! Minister Su already had a plan. He intended to persuade the Minister of War's first wife to fake her death, then give her a new identity. That way, no one would know he'd gotten together with a colleague's first wife... He really had thought of everything!]
Chief Minister Su: "..."
Now everyone knew!!
[As expected of the Chief Minister! He even used the Thirty-Six Stratagems to steal another man's wife!]
[Minister Pei, that old scoundrel Su was raiding your home! Surely you weren't going to be such a coward?!]
The other pillars of the court: Exactly, exactly! You had to fight back! A man who didn't fight back wasn't a man!
The Minister of War stepped forward with his hands clasped. "Your Majesty, Minister Su flatters me."
He looked at Minister Su, practically grinding his teeth. "Thank you for your high opinion of me, Minister Su. Although the Ministry of Personnel has much to attend to, you are a discerning judge of talent without equal in our