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

That was what his good queen did.

"As long as you want to get to know each other, there will always be a way to get to know each other," Xie Ci'an retorted coldly.

"As for why they were killed, you only need to ask Liang Guiyi to find out."

As soon as Xie Ci'an finished speaking, Censor Liang knelt before him and said, "Your Majesty, I have raised Liang Guiyi since she was a child. I know her character well. She would never do such a thing. If the Imperial City Bureau were to investigate her, they would surely be terrified."

Nothing can happen to Liang Guiyi. If anything happens to her, the Liang family will be completely finished.

[I know he loves your granddaughter, but he's never even glanced at Liang Qiong, who's also his bloodline. He's almost lost his heart to her.]

Cheng Song stood in front of the emperor and warned him with a light cough, "Master Censor, please don't lose your composure. You've been an official for so many years, you should know the emperor's temper. The emperor hates those in the harem who harbor evil intentions the most. The emperor ordered the questioning, not the arrest. Why are you so flustered? It's as if you have really done such a thing."

Cheng Song's words immediately made Censor Liang fall to the ground speechless.

"I will now send a carrier pigeon to deliver a letter to the people in the capital, asking them to question Liang Guiyi as soon as possible." Wen Zhu always paid attention to the emperor's expression.

After seeing the emperor nod, he immediately sent a pigeon back to the capital to ask for a confession.

"Punish the assassin to ensure the truth of his words, so that Censor Liang will be convinced." Xie Ci'an rolled up his sleeves, his movements showing a nonchalant attitude.

They were all old men who followed Xie Ci'an, so they were naturally experienced in their actions. But after a while, the dull sound of sticks hitting flesh could be heard from outside, accompanied by the wailing of men.

Amidst the constant wailing, everyone in the room had different expressions.

Censor Liang kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Xie Ci'an looked towards the screen from time to time.

The other two people kneeling on the ground were quite frightened. Their plan was not perfect. If the truth could not be found out in the end, the outside punishment would fall on them.

Gu Jianchu, who would normally be yawning profusely at this time of the year, was still full of energy because of eating the melon. He never stopped eating the snacks in his hand and even didn't feel the pain of his wound that much.

Two sticks of incense later, Cheng Song and Xiao Fuzi came back almost at the same time.

Cheng Song stepped forward and said, "The Emperor broke a stick outside and is nearly dead, yet he still insists that he was ordered by Liang Guiyi and that he received 1,000 taels of silver from Liang Guiyi to eliminate this Young Master Liang."

Hearing this, Liang Qiong breathed a sigh of relief.

Censor Liang wanted to explain himself, but Xie Ci'an interrupted him.

Xie Ci'an waved his hand, and Xiao Fuzi stepped forward. "The Emperor asked me to investigate the origins of this jade pendant. I was originally planning to send someone to the capital to investigate, but then I changed my mind. Lord Liang brought two servants with him, one of whom is an elderly man from the Liang Mansion."

"According to clues provided by the elders of the Liang Mansion, this jade pendant was a gift from Censor Liang to Madam Liang. Shortly after their wedding, a farce occurred, and Madam Liang's jade pendant was lost. After searching for it several times, it was unsuccessful. Censor Liang gave Madam Liang a new one, and Madam Liang gave up on the matter."

Xie Ci'an took the jade pendant, looked at it, and then threw it at Censor Liang's chest. "You don't even remember the jade pendant that Censor Liang gave to your wife. It seems that you really have a bad memory. You're not even as good as a servant."

"Many jade pendants look similar. Maybe the servant made a mistake. It's strange that he can still remember what the jade pendant looks like after so many years. It seems like someone deliberately guided him to say that." Censor Liang redirected the problem back to Liang Qiong.

[Liang Yushi is quite eloquent, but it seems a shame to leave him in the Imperial City Division. He's almost getting hammered to death, yet he's still so stubborn. He's tougher than a diamond.]

Usually in the court, Censor Liang was the loudest-mouthed one.

The jade pendant was not caught by Censor Liang and fell to the ground along with his clothes.

Xiaoju boldly stepped forward to take a look, then took it in her hand and fumbled with it for a few times, "Your Majesty, this jade pendant is recognized by me. It is indeed Madam Liang's jade pendant. The master bought it for Madam Liang to cheer her up. Madam Liang has been wearing it all the time."

“When Madam Liang recruited those assassins into the mansion, I secretly saw Madam Liang hand the jade pendant to one of them, saying it was a deposit.

Because at that time, the lady had spent almost all of her dowry in order to suppress the affair with that woman, and she was really out of money, so she gave the jade pendant to someone else.

"Nonsense." Censor Liang yelled with his face flushed.

"What else is there for Censor Liang to explain for everything? You abandoned your wife and children, and even allowed your later wife to kill your original wife. This is what you did." Xie Ci'an swept the teacup on the table, and the teacup flew out and hit Censor Liang on the head.

Censor Liang knelt on the ground and trembled.

The tea leaves dripped down his hair onto his face, but he didn't dare to move.

Even Liang Qiong and Xiaoju next to them were startled.

The emperor and the empress are in a good relationship now, so naturally they can't stand a man who abandons his wife and children. What's more, the emperor can't tolerate any sand in his eyes.

Xie Ci'an coughed lightly, and Cheng Song immediately stepped forward and said, "Master Liang, Miss Xiaoju, the crimes you have accused Censor Liang of will be handled by the Emperor himself. Please move to the back hall and wait."

Liang Qiong helped Xiaoju stand up and followed Cheng Song out of Lanyuan.

Wen Zhu handed a bunch of letters to Xie Ci'an.

Xie Ci'an angrily threw the letter at Censor Liang's face, the sharp edges of the envelope scratching his face. "I didn't even know that my Chief Censor was secretly communicating with Prince Li and was even plotting a rebellion with him."

[The Emperor has even figured this out. I've underestimated his abilities.]

When he was monitoring Prince Li, he discovered the big fish, Censor Liang. Under the order of Xie Ci'an, Wen Zhu sneaked into the Liang family to investigate evidence and found these correspondences.

The fact that Liang Qiong was able to strike the drum to report crimes was not because of his profound martial arts skills, but because after learning that the queen had given her a push, he sent people from the Imperial City Bureau to find Liang Qiong and secretly protect her safety.

When Liang Guiyi sent assassins to kill Liang Qiong, the people he arranged also protected Liang Qiong. Finally, someone jumped out and guided him to beat the drum to report the incident.

Even if he was beaten to death for crimes such as abandoning his wife and children, he would only be demoted. He could even push Madam Liang out to take the blame, and Liang Guiyi's side would be easy to deal with. As long as he didn't die, Liang Guiyi would be released sooner or later even if she was imprisoned in the cold palace.

But it’s different if it’s related to Prince Li.

Prince Li's rebellion failed and he is now wanted and captured. Now anyone who has anything to do with Prince Li is guilty of treason.

Censor Liang's expression grew increasingly grim. "It's because my wife's ancestors were related to Prince Li's maternal family that I became close to Prince Li. As for the conspiracy, I would never dare to get involved."