If she rushed in and caught Zhan Yan and Cheng Lingzhi red-handed, given her temper, there would definitely be a quarrel.

By then, her notoriety as the jealous wife of the Marquis of Zhan Yi's mansion would spread throughout the capital.

Who would have thought that she would release the Ganoderma lucidum so easily.

What a pity for such a good show!

However, a few people were unwilling to leave. They wanted to go to the teahouse to see what was happening.

They just wanted to know whether Miss Cheng and Zhan Yihou were really together. If it was true, then they would have a reason to laugh at Lin Yiwan in the future.

Several people rushed in and asked which box Zhan Yan and Cheng Lingzhi were in.

Zhan Yan was still unaware of the chaos outside. He looked coldly at Cheng Lingzhi, who had come uninvited. "What's going on?"

She quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Your servant Cheng Lingzhi greets Marquis Zhan Yi!"

Zhan Yan ignored her and poured tea by himself.

This time, he was invited by the then Minister of Works, Chu Sanxi, to come to the teahouse to meet him. Unexpectedly, he did not see him, but instead was followed by a troublesome tail.

This made him very annoyed and irritated!

It only took him a moment to figure it out. Chu Sanxi's wife, Xiao Chen, was the queen's cousin, so it made sense for him to do things for her.

When he was lost in thought, Cheng Lingzhi suddenly knelt before him, begging in a trembling voice, "My Lord, please give Lingzhi a chance to live!"

Zhan Yan raised his eyebrows impatiently: "I didn't ask for your life, why are you asking me for a way out?"

Cheng Lingzhi said with a pale face, "The reason Lingzhi begged the Marquis was because she had no other choice. Lingzhi angered the Queen over a trivial matter in the palace. She warned Lingzhi that if she couldn't become your concubine, she would marry her to a dung collector!"

She originally had a very pretty face, and now she was deliberately making herself look pitiful, just like a crumbling magnolia flower, broken and charming.

Moreover, her voice is very unique. When she cries so softly, it is heartbreaking to listen to her.

I just wanted to pull her up and hold her in my arms to comfort her.

Unfortunately, the man sitting opposite her was not an ordinary man, but the living King of Hell, Zhan Yan.

In his life, he only cared about Lin Yiwan's joys and sorrows.

Whenever someone cries in his ear, he just feels annoyed and disgusted!

He interrupted in a cold and annoyed voice: "Come here, drag this unknown woman out immediately and throw her to Chu Sanxi's mansion. Let him give this marquis an explanation!"

Yingyi rushed in first and grabbed Cheng Lingzhi's arm directly.

Cheng Lingzhi was still a little confused. Wasn't her crying beautiful enough?

By the time she reacted, she was already being dragged out.

However, she was unwilling to be thrown out like this.

In a moment of desperation, she pinched Ying Yi mercilessly. Taking advantage of the moment when he subconsciously retracted his hand in pain, she quickly opened her clothes and tried to yell, "Help! Zhan Yihou is robbing me in broad daylight!"

However, she didn't scream out because Yingyi stuffed the hilt of the sword into her throat.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

She whimpered in pain and sorrow.

Zhan Yan looked as if he saw through her, and the coldness in his eyes made her even more frightened.

He said coldly, "If anyone outside asks why we arrested her, just say she intended to do something bad to me!"

Cheng Lingzhi was so frightened that she broke out in cold sweats. If she was branded with such a stigma, her life would be ruined.

Not to mention that she can no longer marry a powerful person, I'm afraid even people from small families will look down on her.

She wanted to struggle and beg, but in the end, she was no match for Yingyi's strength.

When she was dragged out of the teahouse, she saw a large crowd of people watching the excitement.

She shrank her head, feeling extremely ashamed.

Those noble ladies who had originally thought highly of her obviously did not expect her to be in such a miserable state.

They subconsciously asked, "What's going on? What did Miss Cheng do wrong that you actually blocked her mouth with the hilt of your sword and dragged her along? Where are you taking her?"

Ying Yi replied calmly, "Everyone in the capital knows that our Lord and his wife have a deep affection for each other, yet she actually intended to do something bad to our Lord. I wonder what means she used to bribe the Minister of Works, Master Chu, to commit such a shameful act!"

The noble ladies all had complicated expressions on their faces. They all felt that this Marquis Zhan Yi was really not someone to be trifled with. If they disliked him, they could just reject him directly.

How could he be dragged away in public and humiliated like that?

Ying Yi didn't care what others said behind his back. He just followed the order and sent Cheng Lingzhi to the Chu family, and also made some sarcastic remarks about Minister Chu.

Minister Chu was inconsolable and his eyes rolled back as he fainted from anger.

Zhan Yan felt that he deserved it, but he still didn't feel relieved.

He hated people plotting against him the most. Since Chu Sanxi had chosen to help the queen, he had to bear the consequences.

He was silent for a moment, then called out Shadow Soul again: "Throw a collection of poetry from the previous dynasty into the Chu family, and I will bring the Imperial Guards to raid his house!"

Shadow Soul quickly responded: "Yes!"

The so-called poetry collection of the previous dynasty was written by the remnants of the previous dynasty. It cursed Emperor Sheng An throughout his poems for his wolfish ambitions and said that he was not qualified to be the emperor of the Sheng Dynasty.

The reason why Zhan Yan was able to find it was because he was the one who wiped out the remnants of the previous dynasty, so these poetry collections were naturally sealed by him.

Since the queen dared to arrange this matter, he would have to involve the emperor as well.

Anyway, we can't let him feel sad alone!

Yinghun quickly threw the collection of poems into the backyard of the Chu Mansion, and Zhan Yan then slowly went into the palace to complain to Emperor Sheng An.

He arrived at the Imperial Study and, ignoring the presence of other court officials, reported directly, "Your Majesty, I have received intelligence that Minister of Works Chu Sanxi has hidden a collection of poems from the previous dynasty in his home!"

Emperor Sheng An's pupils contracted violently. The two words "previous dynasty" were the thing he couldn't stand hearing the most in his life.

As for the poetry collection of the previous dynasty, it made him even more furious.

Every time he woke up in the middle of the night, his mind would be filled with images of the students of the previous dynasty sitting in front of the palace gate and reciting poetry aloud.

They were not afraid of death. Even if the machetes fell on them, they would use their last bit of strength to continue reciting.

He was so furious that he could only order their throats to be cut so that they could no longer make any sound.

Now, important officials in the court actually dare to privately keep poetry collections from the previous dynasty. They are simply courting death.

He immediately said, "Zhan Yan, lead the Imperial Guards to search the Chu Mansion. If they can't find it, fine. But if they do, immediately raid the Chu family home. As for those people, take them all to the Ministry of Justice prison to await punishment!"

"Yes!" Zhan Yan received the order loudly and left.

He called Li Youde and led the imperial guards to the Chu Mansion.

At this time, the queen was still unaware of these changes. She was waiting for Cheng Lingzhi to bring back news. Now that so much time has passed, has she already captured Zhan Yan?

Just when she was feeling upset, a young eunuch ran in with sweat on his face.

He spoke anxiously, "Empress, someone from the Chu family is here. Mrs. Chen's daughter, Miss Chu Wu, is crying and wants to see you. She said something urgent has happened!"

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