Having finished here, she had to hurry over to Su Meixian’s place to check things out. Hehe, her strong intuition told her that Su Meixian definitely wasn’t looking for her scumbag father!
Huffing and puffing, she climbed onto the roof again… plopping down first to catch her breath, sweating all over. This whole night had really worn her out, running back and forth—it was exhausting! She took a few sips of Spiritual Spring Water to recover.
Lifting the tiles above Su Meixian’s bedroom roof, oh my… she almost thought she was seeing things…
Wasn’t the man in bed with Su Meixian the Prime Minister's Residence’s Steward Du?
Wow! She had accidentally stumbled upon some incredible secret… With so many people in the Prime Minister's Residence, why was it Steward Du of all people? That meant the two had been secretly carrying on together for a long time…
Who knew how long her scumbag father had been wearing that green hat without knowing?
She pulled out a Recording Device with long-range audio capture from her space and recorded the moans and groans of the two.
“Xian’er~ you’re so beautiful…”
“Zhonglang, you’re still as amazing as ever…”
Yun Li: “…”
Tsk tsk… truly unsightly and unbearable to listen to. She guessed right, didn’t she? The two were calling each other so affectionately—it definitely wasn’t a recent thing.
After sitting on Su Meixian’s roof for a while, with the recording almost done, she went to the front courtyard and gave her scumbag father a dose of Sleep-inducing Drug—her improved, special version. It would guarantee he slept like a log through the night but still woke up on time for court in the morning, hehe~ Though whether he’d still have the face to attend court was another matter…
She then went to Yun Ran’s Fangfei Ge roof, took out the Recording Device, and repeated the same process. Young people, after all, were full of vigor—the sound of the bed shaking was much louder than at Su Meixian’s place… and the indecent words exchanged between them were enough to pollute one’s ears…
With the recording nearly complete, she prepared to retreat. The sooner she finished, the sooner she could sleep. By now, she was both tired and sleepy again.
Yawning, she climbed down from the wall and made her way back to her own courtyard. First, she changed into comfortable sleepwear, then slipped into her space. Walking to the window, she took out a Drone and a Megaphone, turned on the megaphone’s recording function, and transferred the audio from the Recording Device into the Megaphone.
Listening to it again, it really polluted her ears…
After finishing the recording, she used a Voice Modulator to record a message into the megaphone: “Everyone, come quick and see the show! The Prime Minister's Residence’s wife and daughter are cheating! Don’t miss it if you’re passing by! There’s drama every year, but today’s is the most exciting!…”
…followed immediately by the conversations of those two pairs, set to loop continuously.
She exited the space, stood by the window, and controlled the Drone to fly outside the Prime Minister's Residence, then started the playback.
This was the latest military-grade Drone—no internet needed, with Bluetooth connectivity effective up to ten kilometers.
At this range, basically the entire capital city could hear it. Moreover, the control screen displayed real-time video transmission.
As the Drone flew over the capital’s streets, when the megaphone finished its first round of announcements, she could see through the screen that people were gradually coming out onto the streets. She then continued to control the Drone to fly to the second street, the third street…
More and more people gathered on the streets. From ancient times to the present, everyone loves watching a spectacle. Even in the middle of the night, they wouldn’t sleep—some even came out with bedhead just to watch…
Almost done. She maneuvered the drone back and had it circle the Prime Minister's Residence three times, with the loudspeaker playing on a loop… The servants in the residence had gradually been awakened, and those on night watch or patrol lit candles and lanterns, instantly illuminating the entire estate. Servants and guards alike were all whispering and discussing the commotion.
Yun Li, in her courtyard, could already hear the rustling sounds around her. Some bold onlookers in the capital were even preparing to climb the walls of the Prime Minister's Residence for a closer look.
"Did you hear something?"
"Just now, someone shouted loudly, saying that our mistress and young lady are… are having affairs…"
"Yes! I heard it too!"
"Huh? Aren't you the errand-runner from the mistress's courtyard? What's going on?"
"I don't know either. Earlier, the mistress dismissed all of us, saying we didn’t need to serve in the courtyard…"
"Could it be… Should we go take a look?"
Just as some bold guards were about to investigate, they noticed that the outer walls of the Prime Minister's Residence were now crawling with curious onlookers.
A guard pointed his longsword at the people climbing the walls: "How dare you! This is the Prime Minister's Residence. Who allowed you to climb the walls? Get down now!"
A man clinging to the wall laughed loudly: "Hey, brother, didn’t your Prime Minister's Residence invite us to watch the show? Besides, such a once-in-a-century spectacle is best enjoyed together, right? The Prime Minister truly lives up to being the head of all officials! His broad-mindedness and magnanimity are truly a model for us all!"
As his words fell, the onlookers on the wall burst into uproarious laughter.
The guards and maids in the courtyard exchanged bewildered glances, unsure how to handle the crowd swarming the walls.
…
"Knock, knock, knock, knock. Miss, did you hear something?"
Yun Li opened the door to find Ying Tao standing there, draped in her clothes.
"I heard it. Looks like you did too?"
Ying Tao nodded: "It was so loud, it was impossible not to hear. Miss, should we go take a look? Are the mistress and young lady really having affairs?"
Seeing Ying Tao’s gossipy expression, Yun Li smiled: "I won’t go. You go check it out, and tell me about it tomorrow… I’m very sleepy and want to rest."
"Alright then, Miss. I’ll go take a look and come right back."
"Mhm."
After Ying Tao left, Yun Li closed the door, got into bed, and burrowed under the covers to sleep! With earplugs in, no one could disturb her.
…
"Where’s Steward Du? Have any of you seen Steward Du? He’s not in his room."
The maids shook their heads.
The head guard asked anxiously. He had intended to report the crowd climbing the walls to Steward Du, but after searching the residence, he couldn’t find him anywhere. Well, if he couldn’t find Steward Du, he’d have to inform the master instead. Usually, ordinary guards weren’t allowed into the Prime Minister’s courtyard, but today was a special circumstance. He hoped the master wouldn’t punish him…
He arrived at the front courtyard where the Prime Minister resided but was stopped by a shadow guard. He explained what was happening in the Prime Minister's Residence, but the shadow guard refused to let him in or relay the message to the Prime Minister, stating that their only duty was to protect the Prime Minister’s safety and they had nothing to do with other matters…
Meanwhile, the guards and maids stationed outside Pengxian Pavilion and Fangfei Ge had long noticed the unusual commotion inside. The sounds that had lasted all night had left everyone flushed with embarrassment, but as mere servants, they dared not speak up about their masters’ affairs.
Outside the Prime Minister's Residence, some of the commoners who had climbed the outer walls were chatting in small groups with great interest, while others had fallen asleep leaning against the courtyard walls, and some had already gone home, unable to bear the wait any longer.
At the fourth watch of the night, Prime Minister Yun rose to prepare for the morning court session. The guard finally managed to see him and reported the matter.
Prime Minister Yun stepped out into the courtyard and saw the crowd gathered on the outer walls. His face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
He hurriedly led a group of people toward Pengxian Pavilion.