I'm already dressed like a fool, what's wrong with taking the regent into the bridal chamb

Yuan Qing stood straight and looked directly at Feng Yunsu without any fear. He did not look guilty, but rather as if he had been framed by someone and felt a little aggrieved.

"I have never done such a thing. I delivered all the grain and oil I collected from the Wen family's shop to the rightful recipients. I have a clear conscience about this, but I didn't think too much about it at the time and didn't leave any evidence."

When he mentioned the word "evidence", he glanced back at Wen Qingzhi who was kneeling on the ground, "She is not as meticulous as my niece from the Wen family."

"We are military generals, so we don't care about these trivial matters. We are busy training ourselves and strengthening our self-discipline every day, so we don't have time to worry about such trivial matters."

He withdrew his gaze and said to Feng Yunsu, "Your Majesty, the housekeeper is in charge of all the trivial matters of purchasing within the palace. Since my niece from the Wen family has raised this matter, I will take it seriously."

"I have a question. How could a mere steward have so much power? He's just a steward. How could he have taken possession of so many things? And how could he have cleared out so much food and oil in public?"

Faced with Fang Qingbai's questioning in public, Yuan Qing was not at all panicked.

A censor will bite anyone he catches, it's no big deal.

The key point is that he is now confident that he can get rid of this matter and is not afraid of Fang Qingbai at all.

"Master Fang, I'm sorry I can't answer this question. After all, it wasn't something I did, so how could I know about it?"

He chuckled, sighed, and said, "To be honest, the housekeeper is my wife's brother. I respect my wife's family very much. All matters in the house are managed by my wife and her family, so... I really didn't know about this matter."

"but,"

He looked at Wen Qingzhi again and smiled, "Don't worry, niece. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."

"You mean to say that all this was done by your housekeeper and has nothing to do with you?"

Fang Qingbai refused to give in and asked again.

Yuan Qing acted heartbroken, "Master Fang, I truly feel sorry for Brother Wen. Due to my negligence, my niece has suffered such an injustice."

Although he was still kneeling, he turned sideways and looked at Wen Qingzhi, "Niece, I'm so sorry."

The great general of the dynasty spoke to her in such a humble manner, even though he had almost cleared himself of the charges. In the eyes of some people, Wen Qingzhiruo was ungrateful for still insisting on pursuing the matter.

The relationships within the court were complicated, and almost all of them involved conflicts of interest. Once Yuan Qing showed any signs of innocence, or saw that he was confident of victory, they would know what to do.

As soon as someone came forward to defend Yuan Qing.

"Your Majesty, there are reasons for everything. How can you jump to conclusions without investigating? General Yuan is a rising star in our Beiming Nation and has made great contributions to it! I believe that since both parties insist on their own opinions, we should thoroughly investigate this matter."

"If it's really as the Wen family woman said, then we should deal with General Yuan as we see fit. If, as General Yuan said, he truly didn't know about this matter... then we can't let General Yuan suffer in vain, right?"

'Wen Qingzhi' had not been out for a long time and was not very familiar with the people in the outside world, so there was no information about this person in her memory at the moment.

The man was not very old, wearing court robes, and had a rat-like appearance, which was not an appearance that Wen Qingzhi could accept.

His words and deeds showed that he was speaking up for Yuan Shao. Even if it was Yuan Shao who did it, he only said "deal with it however it should be dealt with" and did not mention a single word about the losses caused to the Wen family.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

Immediately, many court officials on both sides stood up and spoke for Yuan Qing.

"General Yuan is a loyal and courageous man. He would never do such a thing!"

"General Yuan has been guarding the Northern Sea for many years, how could this situation happen?"

"With General Yuan here, no other country dares to invade. We absolutely cannot listen to this woman's one-sided words and chill General Yuan's heart!"

Wen Qingzhi could basically guess what the others were saying. It was nothing more than officials protecting each other.

But what the last person said successfully caught her attention.

What does it mean that as long as Yuan Qing is here, other countries dare not invade?

Bei Ming can have the peaceful life today, which is the result of the blood, flesh and lives of several generations of the Wen family! Who the hell is Yuan Qing?

He's just a beggar who rose to power by stepping on the corpses of the Wen family. How dare someone evaluate him like this?

Can you bear it?

I can't bear it!

"Ha ha……"

She sneered softly, successfully attracting everyone's attention. Someone asked, "What are you laughing at? Are you dissatisfied with General Yuan?"

"Just dissatisfied... so what?"

She slowly raised her head, her bright and deep eyes sweeping across everyone present, like a nimble cheetah locking onto its prey.

She stared intently at the man who had just spoken. "In recent years, no enemy has dared to invade the Beiming border. It's not because of the Yuan family's reputation. It's because of the last battle. My parents, my brother, and the Wen family army paid with their blood and lives to win a brief peace."

"In the final battle, all the nations surrounded us. My father Ning and my brother relied on their trusted followers to break through the encirclement several times and dealt a heavy blow to the surrounding powerful nations."

When she said this, her eyes turned red for the first time. She suppressed her emotions, but her voice became more determined.

"Since Yuan Qing took over the Beiming army, he's only fought a few small battles, either barely winning or suffering a crushing defeat."

At this point, she couldn't help laughing. "Even so, you still brag that he's the one guarding the Beiming border? If we really relied on him, Beiming would have been destroyed long ago!"

She said this not only out of personal grudges, but also to give the Supervisory Commission a new reason to fire back.

After losing the battle, you still dare to say that there is not enough food and supplies?

"you!"

Yuan Qing's chest heaved, his hands clenched into fists, his eyes seemed resigned, and he just stared at Wen Qingzhi.

Yuan Shao, however, was not so patient and immediately retorted, "Are you saying that my Yuan family has no achievements at all and that it is all supported by your Wen family?"

"Wen Qingzhi, stop flattering yourself! If your Wen family were useful, how could you be the only one left in such a huge mansion? How could the military power be in my father's hands?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the subtle debate in the hall came to an abrupt end, and everyone's eyes fell on Yuan Shao.

After noticing everyone's gaze, Yuan Shao realized that he had said the wrong thing, and his head, which had been held high, lowered instantly.

Damn it, this damn woman. If it weren’t for her, how could I be so embarrassed today?

"..."

Wen Qingzhi's cold gaze fell on Yuan Shao. Seeing that he was wearing a red court robe and a valuable jade pendant hanging around his waist, she felt disgusted.

"Your Majesty, I am sore from kneeling. Can I stand up?"

She suddenly spoke, and no one understood what she meant.

Feng Yunsu sat on the high seat and nodded, "Get up."

The current situation is not favorable to them, and he wants to see how Wen Qingzhi will solve it.

If this knife is not sharp enough, he doesn't mind breaking it and replacing it with another one.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wen Qingzhi stood up with her hands on the ground, swayed her body twice, and after stabilizing her center of gravity, she walked towards Yuan Shao.

"What is she going to do?"

"That's right... I guess even though the Yuan family broke off the engagement, she still felt unhappy, so she made such a scene."

"..."

No one knew who was whispering, but the court officials all looked at Wen Qingzhi, waiting to see what she would do next.

Wen Qingzhi stopped when she passed by Fang Qingbai, turned around and looked at him, and saluted him, "Thank you, Lord Fang, for speaking your truth."

The Fang and Wen families have no personal relationship, or rather, Fang Qingbai has no personal relationship with anyone in the court.

But at this moment, he felt uncomfortable after receiving this gift from Wen Qingzhi.

"Miss Wen, there is no need to do this. This old man is not speaking for Miss Wen's sake, but for Bei Ming, for the truth."

That's right, it's because he doesn't favor anyone that he sits in the position of head of the Supervisory Council.

Because only such a person would Feng Yunsu be confident in letting him sit in this position.

"I understand that Lord Fang is fighting for the truth, not for anyone else. However, you and the others in the Overwatch Council are the only ones willing to raise objections to this matter."

She forced a wry smile and said, "The Yuan family is so good at twisting right and wrong that they even used the fact that my entire Wen family died fighting for the stability of the Beiming Sea, leaving only me as a survivor, as a weapon to humiliate me."

"Ha ha……"

Her tears flowed uncontrollably. "The Wen family has been loyal to the Beiming for generations, devoting themselves to the country until their death. And what happened? In the eyes of General Yuan, it became the reason why my Wen family can't live!"

"Yuan Shao, you are going too far!"

She turned around suddenly, raised her hand and swung it towards Yuan Shao with great force. There was a loud bang and Yuan Shao's left cheek became red and swollen instantly.