My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

At this time, Lu Zhanyao's face was pale and he tried hard to control his emotions so as not to tremble like a sieve.

Wen Qiqi looked at the emperor and the empress dowager and continued, "The empress dowager is right. Lord Yu does not have real power, but because he has served the empress dowager in the palace for many years, he has made extensive connections in the court and the country."

"Lu Zhanyao is now in charge of the imperial examinations. Since Lord Yu became friends with Lu Zhanyao, he has taken advantage of Lu Zhanyao's position to accept bribes from him, and then secretly colluded with Lu Zhanyao to make a fuss in the imperial examinations! In the past three years of the imperial examinations, no one with real knowledge has passed!"

The emperor frowned and looked at Lu Zhanyao coldly: "Lu Zhanyao, I will give you one chance, answer me! Is what Wen Qiqi said true?"

Lu Zhanyao gritted his teeth and denied it flatly.

"I have never used my position to accept bribes from anyone."

"You didn't, but what about Lord Yu? In the past three years, the top scorers in the imperial examinations each had to give Lord Yu 20,000 taels of silver! The runner-up and third place winners had to give 15,000 taels and 10,000 taels respectively. In other words, over the past three years, Lord Yu has received more than 100,000 taels of bribes!"

Wen Qiqi said righteously.

Lu Zhanyao pretended to be shocked: "How can you slander me like this? Your Majesty, Wen Qiqi is talking nonsense in order to get a divorce! She...she can't slander me like this!"

"It's fine for me, after all, I'm her husband! I know what she hates me for. But Lord Yu is already that old, and has worked hard for the Queen Mother in the palace for many years. How can he bear such slander and defamation?"

The Queen Mother nodded and her expression turned grim.

"Qiqi, do you have any evidence?"

"Qiqi has no evidence."

Wen Qiqi looked at the empress dowager, who sighed and said, "Is this your speculation? Qiqi, I know Lord Yu, he is not that kind of person!"

The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager and said frankly that Qiqi should be asked to explain in more detail.

The Queen Mother said: "Qiqi said it all, there is no evidence..."

"Qiqi has no evidence, but has witnesses!"

Wen Qiqi said immediately.

Lu Zhanyao crawled forward and knelt upright: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, now that things have come to this, I must speak up for myself and Master Yu! Wen Qiqi can't produce any evidence, but she says she has a witness... This witness can be bribed at will. Even if she lets the witness come forward, I will not accept it!"

Wen Qiqi smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, Qiqi's witness was definitely not bought, and even if Qiqi gave a huge sum of money, she couldn't buy such a witness, because this witness is none other than Lord Yu's adopted daughter - Yu Zhenzhu, the fifth room of the Lu family!"

Lu Zhanyao was startled: "Wen Qiqi, what nonsense are you talking about..."

"Yu Zhenzhu is already waiting outside the city today. The emperor only needs to say a word and he will see her."

The emperor summoned Yu Zhenzhu without saying a word.

Lu Zhanyao originally thought that when he returned from the palace today, he would get the news of Yu Zhenzhu's sudden death. Lord Yu had already made preparations. As soon as noon passed today, the rumor that Yu Zhenzhu was killed by the main wife would be spread all over the city...

But in less than half an hour, Yu Zhenzhu appeared in front of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

"Yu Zhenzhu, do you know about the collusion between Lord Yu and Lu Zhanyao?"

Yu Zhenzhu nodded solemnly: "Yes, I do know about the collusion between my adoptive father and Lu Zhanyao. I was married into the Lu Mansion because the Yifu wanted to verify whether Lu Zhanyao was loyal to him... They originally agreed that all the bribes received in the first three years would belong to Lord Yu, and three points would be given to Lu Zhanyao every year in the future."

"Three points? Lu Zhanyao, you have blinded your mind for such a small benefit! You are a scholar, but you have wasted my trust in you!"

"I really didn't! Yu Zhenzhu, why did you and Wen Qiqi frame me together?"

Lu Zhanyao knew that if he confessed what happened today, he would be completely finished.

"You must be holding a grudge against the people in the mansion for talking about your background, and you want to harm the Lu family!"

Yu Zhenzhu looked at Lu Zhanyao with hatred in her eyes.

This man is going to take her life today!

If it weren't for the madam's help, letting Die Jiu pretend to be himself and lying on the bed to fool everyone in the Lu residence, he would have no way of getting away.

"Lord Lu, please stop making excuses. Even if I wanted to harm you, would I ignore Lord Yu? Your Majesty, Queen Mother. I can testify to Lord Yu and Lu Zhanyao's double act of accepting bribes, and I am willing to guarantee it with my life."

After Yu Zhenzhu finished speaking, she looked at Wen Qiqi and said, "In the Lu Mansion, only Madam treats me as a human being. My life is like a straw in the eyes of others. So, today, Madam is getting divorced, and I will stand up and tell the truth."

The emperor nodded: "Go on!"

"All the bribes received by Lord Yu are deposited in Shengyun Bank, the largest bank in Yanjiao! If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can go to Shengyun Bank to find out the truth. Moreover, all those who bribed Lord Yu are now serving in the court. As long as we torture them strictly, we are not afraid of not being able to find out the truth."

Yu Zhenzhu's words were very spicy and were extremely hot-tempered. She knocked Lu Zhanyao to the ground with just one word.

Wen Qiqi nodded as if she knew her. Yu Zhenzhu took a deep breath. She was a girl from a brothel, but today she could meet the Emperor and the Empress. It really was not a life lived in vain.

"Yu Zhenzhu, if what you said today is true, you are sacrificing your own family for the sake of justice."

The emperor's words made Yu Zhenzhu's eyes red. "No, Zhenzhu has no relatives. Although Lord Yu calls me his daughter on the surface, in fact, he has already agreed with Lu Zhanyao that when Madam divorces today, he will let Aunt Mei poison me to death! And then put the blame on Madam."

Lu Zhanyao was breathing rapidly. All the secrets he had said to Aunt Mei were actually known to Yu Zhenzhu.

No wonder she stood on Wen Qiqi's side and ignored Lord Yu.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager!"

Wen Qiqi was almost certain to win today's game.

She spoke again: "Regarding the collusion between Lord Yu and Lu Zhanyao, the emperor only needs to follow what Miss Zhenzhu said and continue to investigate. Qiqi is now going to tell you the third reason for the divorce."

"Say!"

The Queen Mother was very disappointed with Lord Yu.

He has been by my side for many years, and I have always thought that he is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Baoxian Palace has never treated Lord Yu unfairly, but he actually did something that made me embarrassed!

Wen Qiqi looked at Lu Zhanyao lying on the ground and smiled meaningfully: "The third thing is that Lu Zhanyao lacked loyalty to the emperor and the empress dowager! Qiqi is a descendant of the Wen family and a daughter of a general. She cannot live under the same roof with such a person."

"Your Majesty! My loyalty is evident!"

Lu Zhanyao knelt down and couldn't get up.