Candlelight flickered in the guest room, and an intimate atmosphere hung in the air.
As Wu-shi wiped Shi Wu'ai's wet clothes, she practically sprawled over him.
Just as their wiping reached the crucial moment, snap-the picture vanished.
The Gossip Watchers: ??!!
They'd both taken their pants off! How could it just disappear?!
The Minister of Works, a veteran gossip badger, explained to the newcomers: Little Treasure wasn't eighteen yet, so the Heavenly Dao wouldn't let her watch!
Jian Ruonan deftly closed the video, raised her head with a stream of curses, and looked at Wu-shi. "On the Dragon Boat Festival twenty-one years ago, Shi Wu'ai got drunk and stayed at the Shi Residence. Shi Hong, also drunk, slept in the study in the outer courtyard. You used delivering sobering soup as an excuse to spend a passionate night with Shi Wu'ai!"
In a few brief sentences, Jian Ruonan recounted what had happened that day, then delivered her closing statement. "Shi Jiang is Shi Wu'ai's son!"
[Wu-shi might be a lousy person, but she had good taste. Shi Wu'ai was seriously hot when he was young. Slurp, slurp~~]
[You really can't blame Shi Wu'ai for this. Wu-shi made every move. Men need to protect themselves when they're away from home, too!]
Shi Hong: "..."
Shi Wu'ai: "..."
The Minister of Works: Oh my, my subordinates really knew how to have fun!
Unable to see the Light Screen, Wu-shi continued arguing. "Fifth Miss, talk proves nothing! Why should everything be true just because you say so?! Show me evidence!"
The gossip badgers: Gossip Queen, bring out the evidence!
Jian Ruonan gave a scornful smile. My pronouncements are ironclad. Whatever I say really is there!
[Heh, they said I couldn't watch, but they never said I couldn't feast on the gossip!]
*[I suppose