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

"It's too much to bully an honest person like this." Gu Jianchu's tone was angry, but there was no trace of anger on his face. On the contrary, his expression was calm, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Mr. Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his head again, and his body shook even more violently like a sieve.

Everyone says that the emperor is scary, but now it seems that the scariest person is the queen.

The emperor always killed people cruelly, but the queen killed with a soft knife, wearing down people's hearts little by little and making them break down their defenses bit by bit.

It was like pushing someone off a cliff, but the queen did not kick the person down directly. Instead, she moved the person little by little, making the person look at the cliff right in front of them, and making the person fall into despair and collapse little by little. Knowing that death was right in front of them, they were powerless to struggle.

No wonder there is no place for other concubines in the harem. On the contrary, these two people are particularly loving. Their personalities are too suitable. Both like to take people's lives. In addition, their methods of killing are very complementary. One goes directly to the vital point, and the other slowly grinds it down.

Lord Zhang remained silent, not knowing how to answer Gu Jianchu's question.

Lin Ling looked at Gu Jianchu with a determined gaze, and as if mustering great courage, she said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have another important matter to report."

"Tell me about it." Although Gu Jianchu looked lazy, there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes when he looked at Lin Ling, which made people let down all their guard.

"Your Majesty, I am not the only one who has suffered the same fate as you." Lin Ling glanced at Lord Zhang with hatred.

Lord Zhang's eyebrows twitched twice, and the bad premonition became stronger.

Gu Jianchu glanced at Mrs. Zhang beside him, and saw that Mrs. Zhang had a look of surprise on her face, her fingers tightly clenched the handkerchief in her hand, as if she couldn't believe what Lin Ling said.

Poor woman, don't disbelieve it, this is all true.

"Why do you say that?" Gu Jianchu asked cooperatively.

"I overheard what the servant next to Lord Zhang said. The servant boasted to the guards that Lord Zhang had hidden women in other places. They were all sisters given by those who bought and sold officials, or skinny horses from Yangzhou bought from Jiangnan. The servant also said that those skinny horses from Yangzhou were very beautiful. I just heard what the servant said, and I don't have any evidence." Lin Ling added after she finished speaking.

As soon as Lin Ling finished speaking, two voices were heard at the same time. On one side was the sound of the Left Prime Minister slamming the table, and on the other side was the sound of Mrs. Zhang accidentally knocking over the teacup at hand.

Mrs. Zhang's face turned pale in an instant, without a trace of blood on her face, and her eyes full of suspicion stared at Mr. Zhang.

The Left Prime Minister even rushed forward and kicked Lord Zhang on the shoulder. The Minister of Personnel had already said that Lin Ling's brother was able to work in the Censorate with the recommendation of Lord Zhang. If there was no benefit, why would he recommend someone else to the Censorate casually?

What the Queen said was not wrong. There was no hatred or resentment between them, and no one would wrongly accuse him.

The Left Prime Minister was also an official in the court. He knew that his son-in-law was very tactful in his dealings with others. Although he was not on good terms with everyone, he would never offend anyone, let alone let others use such tactics to plot against him.

The Left Prime Minister had already had his suspicions about his son-in-law, but he hadn't expressed them until he heard Lin Ling's next words. He couldn't help but say, "I saw that you were very talented and learned, so I used my connections to promote you. This is how you repay me, using your position to win over women and help them get official positions. When did I ever teach you this way of being an official?"

As the Left Prime Minister spoke, he slapped Lord Zhang in the face again.

Gu Jianchu's mouth twitched when he saw this.

But Lin Ling found it particularly enjoyable to watch.

The Left Prime Minister wasn't just angry, he was probably more disappointed. He treated his son-in-law as more than just a son-in-law; he was both a mentor and a friend. After all, it was the Left Prime Minister who had promoted Lord Zhang and taught him the ways of being an official. He'd taught him how to serve the emperor and the people, but he'd never imagined his son-in-law would be so crooked. Not only had he failed to learn what he'd taught him, he'd even started to cause harm.

The Left Prime Minister is indeed a good person. His first thought was not to vent his anger on his daughter, but to seek justice for the people, the king, and his own disappointing student.

The Left Prime Minister was so angry that he slapped Lord Zhang twice.

Mr. Zhang was beaten so hard that his face turned to the side. He remained silent and dared not say a word.

When Zuo Xiang was tired of beating him, he finally stopped, and said with disappointment in his vicissitudes of life, "I don't have a student like you. You really disappoint me."

Xie Ci'an waved his hand, and someone came forward to help Zuo Xiang to the side.

Just as Zuo Xiang was being helped away, Madam Zhang trembled and stepped forward. Her face was uncomfortably pale, and she didn't have the strength to slap Master Zhang twice like her father had. Her voice trembled slightly, "Let me ask you, is what that girl said true? Did you really keep concubines behind my back? And not just one, but many?"

"I know I'm weak and can't help you bear children. I originally suggested that you take a concubine, but you simply refused. If you like, you can tell me. I absolutely won't disagree with you taking a concubine. Because I'm too weak, I can't disagree with having another person to serve you, but why did you do this?"

Mrs. Zhang was supported by a maid and covered her chest.

Mrs. Zhang still couldn't believe that her husband would do such a thing.

Mr. Zhang retorted, "I didn't do that. I have never done anything like that. Why don't you just want to believe me?"

"Whether there is or not, I'm afraid it's not up to Lord Zhang to decide. Cheng Song will call the servants around Lord Zhang and send them directly to the Imperial City for severe torture." Xie Ci'an's cold voice interrupted Lord Zhang's last fantasy.

Gu Jianchu waved his hand, and Qiutou stepped forward to help Madam Zhang back to her original seat. "Since Madam is not feeling well, please stop running around. This matter will eventually have a conclusion. If he didn't do something, he won't be wronged."

Gu Jianchu's cold voice comforted Mrs. Zhang.

Lord Zhang was crying, and he just nodded instinctively when he heard Gu Jianchu's words.

Gu Jianchu waved his hand. Zhu Xia stepped forward and helped Lin Ling to her feet. She pulled Lin Ling to a shady spot nearby and sat down. She patted Lin Ling's hand comfortingly and said, "Don't worry. If Lord Zhang really did something unbearable to you, the Emperor and the Empress will definitely stand up for you and will never let you suffer any injustice."

"Thank you, young lady." Lin Ling nodded and thanked Zhu Xia.

"No need to be so polite." Zhu Xia said, and his eyes swept across the red marks on Lin Ling's wrist, and his eyes instantly turned cold.