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

"I'm going to beat you to death today, you little bastard." Master Wu raised his hand and was about to hit the child, but before he could touch the child, Zhou reacted quickly and stepped forward to protect the child.

Xie Ci'an glanced at Wen Zhu, and after Zhou protected the child, Wen Zhu stepped forward and kicked Master Wu in the abdomen. Wen Zhu was a martial artist, and his strength was so great that Master Wu was thrown several meters away and landed on the flower bed in the Queen's yard, almost breaking the climbing rose that had been transplanted this year.

Mr. Wu fell to the ground and felt pain all over his body. It seemed that there was no good place on his body.

"How dare you be so presumptuous in front of the Emperor and the Empress? You're really courting death." Wen Zhu immediately ordered someone to bring the Second Young Master Wu over. Even though there were no guards escorting him, the Second Young Master Wu was kicked so hard that he had no power to fight back. He knelt on the ground convulsing.

Upon seeing this, Minister Wu quickly pleaded, "Your Majesty and Empress, please spare my son this time. He was too excited, which is why he attacked Zhou."

Gu Jianchu tapped his fingers on the table, his cold eyes falling on Minister Wu. "Should I let the murderer go this time? After all, he just killed in excitement, and it was an unintentional mistake, wasn't it?"

Minister Wu was speechless for a moment after being confronted by Gu Jianchu.

"Second Master Wu has assaulted people and even has murderous tendencies. Take him to the Dali Temple and give him twenty lashes of the cane. Let him be kept under strict supervision and released after a year." Gu Jianchu waved his hand and asked the imperial guards to come in and take the man away.

After all, the remaining matters only require the presence of Zhou and Minister Wu, and there is no need for this annoying person to be here. As for the case that has been uncovered, she will send someone to inform the Second Master Wu.

That's not right. I'm afraid that the crime of forcing his daughter-in-law is enough to put Minister Wu in jail for a while, and then the father and son can be reunited.

Minister Wu watched his son being taken away without daring to plead for mercy.

Half an hour later, the servant boy beside Minister Wu and the maid who served Zhou were brought over by Shuangjiang.

It was not the first time for the two men to enter the palace, but it was the first time for them to see the emperor and empress. They knelt on the ground cautiously, with their heads down and not daring to look into the emperor and empress's eyes.

Gu Jianchu asked gently, "Since you served Zhou and Minister Wu, you should know some secrets. At that time, Minister Wu was with his daughter-in-law Zhou. Was it Minister Wu who forced Zhou to be with him, or was it Zhou who took the initiative to seduce him?"

The steward beside Wu Shangshu couldn't help but look up at him. Without waiting for their eyes to make contact, Gu Jianchu said bluntly, "If you don't want to go to the Imperial City Bureau, I advise you to tell the truth and not try to cover it up. Otherwise, I can use some tricks to interrogate you to get the truth."

Everyone knows the methods and punishments of the Imperial City Bureau. If you are sent to the Imperial City Bureau, you will basically be skinned alive, and some people may even lose their lives.

The housekeeper had originally wanted to cover up for his master, but after hearing what the Empress said, he dared not hide it anymore and spilled the beans, "Queen, it was our master who forced Zhou. Not only Zhou, but also our eldest daughter-in-law, Lin, whom he had a crush on. He even secretly sent someone to send a letter to Lin's room, but Lin ignored it. After all, the master was a good man and treated his daughter-in-law well. There was no need for Lin to betray the master and commit to him."

"The master was afraid that the matter would get out of hand, so he didn't dare send a note to Lin's courtyard. Later, the second master got married. The master saw that his wife, Zhou, was beautiful. In addition, the second master was not doing his job properly. He only knew how to visit brothels all day and never came home. He also often went to gamble with his friends. The master took this opportunity to send a note to Zhou's courtyard. Zhou ignored it at first, and the master was a little angry. He felt that Zhou was just pretending. Her husband was often away from home, and she pretended to be so pure."

"The master was unwilling to give up, so he took advantage of the fact that the second master was away at the brothel and sneaked into Zhou's room in the middle of the night. He half-heartedly made her sleep with him, and then he would often come to Zhou's room. At first, Zhou was very resistant and even struggled, but later she took the initiative."

"Later, they had a little boy. Because he was his own son, the master doted on him especially much, which made the eldest wife feel a little jealous."

"Your Majesty, what I said this time is true. There is absolutely no falsehood."

After hearing what the butler said, Minister Wu collapsed to the ground with a pale face. He knew that even if he wanted to refute, it was impossible.

Kneeling beside the housekeeper was the maid who usually served Zhou. Seeing this, the maid didn't dare to hide anything and confessed like spilling beans, "Your Majesty, please be clear. My daughter was indeed forced by the master. At that time, my daughter had just married into the Wu family, and the master was always running around to the brothel. Even when he wasn't there, he was gambling. He left our daughter alone at home all day. My daughter tried to persuade him several times, but the master didn't listen at all. He even gradually became tired of my persuasion. My daughter was afraid that the master would get angry, so she didn't dare to say anything anymore."

"Without the son-in-law to protect her at home, the girl's eldest sister-in-law and mother-in-law bullied her everywhere and withheld things from our yard. Our girl was so angry that she argued, but they found an excuse to ridicule her. Our girl lived a very aggrieved life in the Wu family. Later, when Minister Wu saw that the son-in-law was not at home all day, he became malicious and sent a note to our girl, hinting in both explicit and implicit ways that if our girl obeyed him, he would protect her."

"Although our girl is not a legitimate daughter of a noble family, she was also spoiled by the master and the mistress and grew up. She learned the rules since she was a child. How could she do such a thing with her father-in-law? So our girl ignored the note sent by the Shangshu master. But after seeing the note, our girl felt melancholy and wanted to talk to her husband and let him think of a solution. Who knew that our girl was beaten by the son-in-law before she could finish speaking. He said that the master would never do such a thing. Even if the master could do it, it must be her seduction.

Our girl was heartbroken at the time and never dared to mention this matter again. She originally thought that if we ignored the Shangshu master, we would be fine.

Who would have thought that one night, the Shangshu Master would sneak into our girl's house with the housekeeper while the son-in-law was away. Our girl tried to struggle, but the Shangshu Master covered her mouth and tied her up. I was also knocked unconscious by the housekeeper and taken away. When I woke up, it was too late.

"The Shangshu Master also threatened our girl not to tell anyone."