The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Wen Zhu and the others had no choice but to follow Lin Ling's trail all the way to the palace. Fortunately, they ran into Lin Ling outside the palace, otherwise, they didn't know how this matter would end.

Xie Ci'an looked in the direction of the Chief Censor with cold eyes.

After feeling the emperor's gaze, the Chief Censor felt so guilty that he almost fell off his chair.

I’m afraid all this must have been planned and arranged by the emperor in advance, otherwise how could everything happen just right.

Before the Chief Censor could figure it out, Gu Jianchu said gently, "Lin Ling, I want to ask you, do you know the identity and official position of that man?"

Lin Ling glanced at Xie Qingzhi, clearly trusting him. Seeing Xie Qingzhi nod, Lin Ling said truthfully, "I don't know the identity of that gentleman, but I overheard the guards mention that he's the son-in-law of the current Left Prime Minister. His surname is Zhang, and the guards all call him Master Zhang. He's young and handsome, with a teardrop mole on his face. He likes to wear indigo clothes. When I was serving him while he rested, I secretly rummaged through his underwear and found a memorial in his clothes. As for the contents of the memorial, I'm not very literate, so I don't understand."

The left minister, who was originally enjoying himself, spat out a mouthful of hot tea when he heard his name. He looked at his son-in-law, who was sweating profusely, with cold eyes, "What's going on?"

Without waiting for Lord Zhang to answer his father-in-law, Xie Ci'an, who was sitting on the dragon throne, tapped the table with his fingers, his eyes swept over coldly, "I remember that the son-in-law of the Left Prime Minister is the Chief Censor."

Xie Ci'an deliberately raised his voice so that everyone present could hear it.

Lord Zhang stood up with weak legs, almost trotted to Xie Ci'an, and knelt down with a plop, "It is you, my humble servant."

"My dear, you should have heard it just now. The little girl downstairs said that you kidnapped her as a concubine and imprisoned her in a house. What explanation do you have for this?" Xie Ci'an stroked the teacup at hand with his fingers. Although he didn't look at Lord Zhang, the aura he exuded was enough to make people tremble with fear.

Lord Zhang trembled and said, "Nonsense! I don't even know that girl. Someone must be trying to use her to frame me. I beg Your Majesty to investigate and give me justice."

"Master Zhang, please don't try to argue. Think it over carefully before you speak." Gu Jianchu looked at Lin Ling again and asked, "Miss Lin, is this the person who imprisoned you and forced you to be his concubine?"

Lin Ling slowly raised her head and looked at Master Zhang, who was kneeling beside Xie Ci'an. Her eyes were filled with hatred, and she nodded continuously. "It was him. It was him who imprisoned me in a courtyard and took me as a concubine. Even if he turned to ash, I would recognize him. I beg the Emperor and the Empress to help me."

As Lin Ling spoke, she shed tears of grievance.

Xie Ci'an smashed a teacup into Zhang Da Ren's face, causing the tea to flow down his forehead and onto his body, leaving a noticeable red mark on his forehead. "They've already pointed the finger at you, what else do you have to say?"

Zuo Xiang's face looked extremely ugly, his fingers tightly gripping the handle beside him. He used to be proud of his son-in-law and showed off wherever he went, but now he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

"I have nothing to say." After answering the emperor's question, Lord Zhang turned to look at Lin Ling beside him, "Since you have accused me, do you have any evidence to prove that I did all these things?"

Lin Ling had long expected that Mr. Zhang would be so shameless, "I have evidence."

"One day, Lord Zhang came to me drunk. I secretly took the jade pendant from Lord Zhang. Lord Zhang looked for it for several days afterwards, saying that it was a gift from his wife. I was afraid that Lord Zhang would find out that I took the jade pendant, so I secretly buried it in the ground. I was also afraid that Lord Zhang would not admit my identity, so I took out the jade pendant before escaping, just to keep it as evidence. In addition, my brother Lin Qi and my mother can both be witnesses. It was they who gave me to Lord Zhang in exchange for an official position from him." Lin Ling held a jade pendant in her palm.

Mr. Zhang immediately felt guilty, his eyes kept turning, his palms were full of sweat, and he rubbed them on his clothes several times before he could barely wipe the sweat off.

Gu Jianchu waved his hand, and Qiutou immediately stepped forward to take the jade pendant from Lin Ling's hand and handed it to Xie Ci'an.

There is a lot of dirt on the gaps of the jade pendant, which seems to have been buried in the soil for some time.

Gu Jianchu didn't really want to hear Mr. Zhang's explanation, "Go and invite Madam Zhang over."

Mrs. Zhang was feeling a little unwell today, so she did not come to the hunting ground to watch, but stayed in the yard to rest.

Qiutou personally brought people to invite Mrs. Zhang over.

Mrs. Zhang had a rosy face but a thin figure, as if she could be blown down by a gust of wind.

Madam Zhang glanced at her husband, who was kneeling on the ground in a state of disarray, and the woman beside him. She looked bewilderedly at Gu Jianchu, who was sitting on the high throne in a dragon robe, and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I greet you."

"Get up." Gu Jianchu handed the jade pendant to Mrs. Zhang.

"Mrs. Zhang, please take a good look at this jade pendant. Is it the one you gave to Lord Zhang?" After handing over the jade pendant, Gu Jianchu couldn't help but take the handkerchief brought by the maid and wiped it carefully with his fingers.

Madam Zhang took one look and gave a direct answer, "Your Majesty, this jade pendant is the one I gave to my husband. It was a pair. I gave one to you on your birthday, and I have another one that fits perfectly."

As Mrs. Zhang spoke, she took off the jade pendant from her waist, put it together again and handed it to Gu Jianchu.

Lord Zhang saw that his honest wife was ashamed, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

Although Mrs. Zhang was curious about why the Queen suddenly asked these questions, she did not dare to interrupt and could only stand aside silently.

Gu Jianchu took the jade pendant and took a look. The patterns on the two jade pendants were staggered, but when put together, they overlapped completely, indicating that the jade pendants were indeed a pair. "Master Zhang, do you have anything else to explain?"

Mrs. Zhang looked at her husband suspiciously, not understanding what the Queen meant by this question.

Lord Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a guilty conscience, "Empress, I lost this jade pendant half a month ago. I searched for it for a long time. Those servants can testify for me. Maybe this little girl deliberately stole my jade pendant, or picked it up, and then came to frame me. I really don't know anything."

[It's true that the only thing left of the cooked duck is its hard mouth. These people who do all kinds of evil things are not tough at all, except for their mouths.]