The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Wan Lianxing looked at the couple kneeling in front of him. This was the marriage he arranged for them, and now they were getting a divorce in front of him. He was the one who was most upset. He regretted what he had done back then. Why did he force these two people into a family? This was a sin.

"Si Niang, tell me why you want to divorce your husband." Lu Si Niang was not a person who made unreasonable demands, so she spoke to him in a much calmer tone.

"Ge Dongqing insulted me."

There were no tears on Ge Dongqing's face at this time. He looked at the emperor in horror as he tried to defend himself, "I didn't do that. Why would I humiliate her?"

Wan Lianxing thought about Ge Dongqing's courage. He shouldn't do anything to humiliate Lu Si Niang. If his sworn brother was divorced, it would be shameful for him as the emperor. It seemed that he had to waste some time to understand his sworn brother's family affairs. "Si Niang, divorcing a husband is against etiquette. Dongqing is a founding elder I begged for, and he is also my right-hand man. You said that Dongqing humiliated you. If it is not true, it is slandering a state official!"

Lu Si Niang was neither humble nor arrogant, and was not afraid at all. She said confidently: "Si Niang dare not slander her husband. It is Ge Dongqing who is not upright and has used dirty and filthy means to humiliate me."

Ge Dongqing was full of scheming, and Wan Lianxing was still unaware of his dirty tricks. "Fourth Lady, please explain clearly."

Lu Si Niang looked up and asked Wan Lianxing, "Your Majesty, may I ask if high-ranking officials of state are allowed to sleep with prostitutes, thieves and prostitutes, or visit brothels and have affairs with prostitutes?"

The ministers who were buzzing around like flies behind Wan Lianxing fell silent instantly, their heads lowered to their chests. From this one action, Wan Lianxing knew that these ministers were probably frequent visitors to the brothel. He said sternly, "No!"

"If a court official visits a brothel and has sex with prostitutes, what crime should he be punished for?" Lu Siniang's cool voice was like a sharp sword, piercing the crowd and making everyone terrified.

Wan Lianxing said: "According to the laws I follow, the lighter punishment is to lose half a year's salary, the less serious punishment is to be beaten with a stick, and the more serious punishment is to be stripped of one's official position and sent back home to farm."

The ministers present began to check their positions nervously, wondering whether they should be given a salary or beating with a stick. But they absolutely did not want to be dismissed from their official positions and sent home to farm!

Lu Si Niang asked again, "If your ministers collude with prostitutes to insult and slander your wife, what crime will they be punished for?"

"As a spanking."

"If your ministers were to collude with prostitutes and the emperor, what would be the crime in asking for an imperial decree to divorce his wife?"

"Is there anything else I can do here?" Wan Lianxing's voice changed.

Lu Siniang took out a handkerchief from her waist and presented it with both hands, "Here is a poem as proof, please take a look, Your Majesty."

Looking at the handkerchief with red writing on it, Ge Dongqing immediately stood up and rushed towards Lu Siniang. He had lost this handkerchief some time ago and didn't know where it was lost. Fu Liu was even angry with him for this. It turned out that this woman had taken it away. It was really hard for him to find it!

He snatched the handkerchief with a roar, and cursed Lu Si Niang with a cold brow: "You shrew, you stole my things and showed them to the emperor. Aren't you afraid of being killed by my scolding? You are deliberately embarrassing me."

Lu Siniang, who was kneeling on the ground, was almost knocked down by Ge Dongqing, and the handkerchief in her hand also fell into Ge Dongqing's hand. She would not become a madman for a dirty handkerchief like Ge Dongqing. All she had to do was to tell Ge Dongqing the truth loudly.

"Ge Dongqing, it's you who made Lu Si Niang look bad. It's you, Ge Dongqing, who made Lu Si Niang lose all face. It's you, Ge Dongqing, who has ruined my reputation. The entire imperial city knows about your affair with Jiao Manlou and Fu Liu. What else do you have to hide? Do you think the love poem on your handkerchief is a secret? Hahahaha, it's ridiculous. Every child in the streets can recite that filthy, lustful poem. You've really upstaged all the scholars and writers."

"You...you did it on purpose."

"It was you, Ge Dongqing, and Fu Liu of Jiao Man Lou, who personally announced your scandal to the world. When you nailed this handkerchief to the gate of the Ge Mansion, my reputation as Lu Si Niang was completely disgraced because of you, Ge Dongqing. Your meanness and filthiness make me, Lu Si Niang, sick."

Ge Dongqing's hand, clutching the handkerchief, began to tremble. He was confused, unable to grasp the situation. His fear and terror of the unknown made him tremble all over. "What are you talking about? Nailing it on the gate? Even children on the street know how to carry it... You didn't steal the handkerchief. How did my handkerchief end up in your hands? How would anyone know if you didn't show it to others?"

"I, Lu Si Niang, have behaved uprightly and have never stolen a single needle or thread from anyone, including you, Ge Dongqing. Have you ever looked at your conscience? You and Fu Liu have written countless vile letters, but have I ever seen even one of them? You can be as filthy as you want, but don't dirty my eyes. Humph! Now you are so filthy that you blame me, Lu Si Niang. I could have tolerated you visiting brothels and visiting prostitutes, but you want to divorce me, Lu Si Niang. You are going too far. I, Lu Si Niang, am frugal and manage the household well, and the Ge family is in good order. "You have a plan, and you work diligently and conscientiously in the weaving workshop. What reason do you have to divorce me? Although we haven't been through thick and thin together, we have been husband and wife under the same roof for five years. You have blackened your heart and lungs for a prostitute in a brothel and even thought of divorcing me. I tell you the truth, I, Lu Si Niang, have tolerated you for a long time. Today, you don't have to divorce me, I, Lu Si Niang, will divorce you! As the saying goes, the husband is the backbone of the wife. If the husband is not upright, he should divorce his wife. So, I, Lu Si Niang, will divorce you today.

"You...you ruined my reputation, and you want to divorce me? Isn't this just a handkerchief? Do you have to make such a fuss here?" Ge Dongqing was in the wrong, and his words were not firm at this moment.

"A handkerchief? If you have the guts, read it out loud for everyone to hear. Let everyone see how eager you are to marry a prostitute, and let everyone see how filthy your relationship with Fu Liu is."

"Lu Siniang, stop talking nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense? Do you still think the poem on the handkerchief is a secret? How many people here don't know about the scandal between you and Fu Liu? How many don't know about the love poem between you and Fu Liu?" Lu Siniang was still kneeling on the ground. She pointed at the ministers behind the emperor with a sharp look and sonorous words: "Ask your fellow soldiers, ask them if they are familiar with the poem on the handkerchief."

The ministers shook their heads in panic. Lu Si Niang was furious. She slowly stood up and walked towards the ministers. She pointed her finger at their noses and threatened them: "You dare to protect Ge Dongqing again under the emperor? Do you know that deceiving the emperor is a capital crime?"

The panicked ministers all knelt on the ground, shouting "I dare not, I am guilty."