On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Lin Zhen didn't give Gu Beichen any chance to speak.

Because he knew that as long as Gu Beichen said it, the empress would definitely believe him.

By then, the Lin family's situation will become even more difficult.

Lin Zhen saluted Murong Yan and said, "Your Majesty, last winter, the northern barbarians led 80,000 cavalrymen to invade our borders. They captured three cities in just two weeks, causing countless casualties among our soldiers and civilians, and widespread grief. The Regent personally led the troops and fought the enemy for six months, finally achieving the peace we have today."

"But after the war, the Ministry of Revenue withheld compensation for the fallen soldiers, leaving them bleeding on the front lines and weeping on the home front. My grandfather couldn't bear it, so he sold 800 acres of fertile land and pawned all the family's delicacies. He distributed the proceeds to the families of the fallen soldiers, helping to ease their emotional trauma."

"These things are clearly recorded in my Lin family's accounts. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to check."

"That's pure nonsense!" Gu Beichen couldn't stand Lin Zhen's distortion of right and wrong, so he stood up and said, "It's clear that your Lin family embezzled the soldiers' wages to pay them compensation!"

Lin Zhen looked at him with disdain: "So you admit that the Ministry of Revenue withheld compensation for soldiers?"

"I..."

Gu Beichen was speechless after hearing this question.

Gu Yunting was also stunned. He never expected that the questions raised by Lin Zhen would be so sharp!

It was his own idea to withhold the pension, with the aim of suppressing Lin Zhenxian's prestige in the army.

Moreover, Lin Zhenxian really fell into the trap and in desperation he even embezzled military pay to pay the pensions.

This is a killer move!

Even if Lin Zhenxian plugged the hole afterwards, it would be useless because corruption is corruption.

But with just a few words, Lin Zhen directed the spearhead directly to the Ministry of Revenue!

That is the lifeblood of the Gu family!

As expected, Murong Yan looked at Gu Zhongman with her sharp eyes: "My dear Gu, is this true?"

Gu Zhongman was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged! I have never withheld compensation from soldiers!"

Gu Beichen pointed at Lin Zhen and said, "Lin Zhen, don't change the subject! We're talking about your Lin family's embezzlement of military funds!"

"Embezzlement of military pay? Ha." Lin Zhen sneered: "There are six guards in the capital, with an army of 200,000. Just pick out any soldier and ask him if his pay has ever been delayed for a single day."

Lin Zhen looked at Gu Beichen, his eyes filled with unspeakable amusement. "As for your Gu family, I heard that the Zuixian Tower in the city is where your Gu family hides their treasure. What? Do you need me to send the palace soldiers to investigate?"

"what..."

How did he know! ?

Gu Yunting and Gu Beichen were both dumbfounded!

Zuixianlou is just an ordinary restaurant on the surface, but it is actually the Gu family's property.

The Gu family buried all the treasures they had embezzled and accepted bribes over the years in the cellar in the backyard of the restaurant.

It was these countless treasures that made Gu Beichen in the original book what he is today.

Let him conquer the world, have a harem full of concubines, and become a romantic figure of his generation.

Lin Zhen originally wanted to send someone to secretly empty the cellar so that he could make a fortune, but now Murong Yan got the benefit for nothing.

But there is no way around it. The empress now favors the Gu family. If we continue to force our way through, it will not do any good to the palace.

It would be better to use a surprise tactic to destroy the relationship between the Gu family and the empress.

This trick is called: sowing discord and diverting trouble to others!

Murong Yan's eyes turned cold. She didn't expect that the Gu family had such a trick. She looked at Gu Yunting with a scrutinizing look.

The latter was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and the sweat on his forehead fell to the ground like rain.

"Those are my ancestral property..."

Lin Zhen just wanted to watch the fun and continued to add fuel to the fire.

"Your Gu family's ancestor was just a butcher, your father was just a minor official in the Dali Temple, and you were promoted from the Imperial Clan Court by the late emperor. Where did you get your ancestral inheritance?" Lin Zhen deliberately raised his voice so that everyone could hear clearly. "Could it be that you embezzled it?"

"Lin Zhen, stop slandering me!"

"Slander?" Lin Zhen ignored Gu Beichen's words and said to Murong Yan, "Your Majesty, I implore you to immediately send someone to Zuixian Tower to investigate. I guarantee that the treasure there is worth no less than three hundred thousand taels!"

The eyes of the Gu family father and son almost popped out!

How did he know that?!

It's understandable if you only know that Zuixianlou is a treasure trove, but to be able to accurately say that it's 300,000 taels of silver is definitely a scam!

There is a mole in the house!

Gu Yunting’s mind is now full of thoughts of leaving quickly and going home to eliminate the traitor!

Otherwise, you will never have a peaceful day in the future.

Murong Yan's face was already a little flushed.

That's angry.

For an emperor, nothing is more intolerable than betrayal.

"Gu Qing, do you need me to send someone to check?"

She didn't even use the word "love", which showed that the empress was already furious.

"No, no, no, Your Majesty. I have saved this money to prepare for your birthday. If you need it... I will immediately hand it over to the Ministry of the Imperial Household."

Click.

Lin Zhen seemed to hear the heartbreaking voices of the Gu family father and son.

It feels great to embezzle 300,000 taels, but it really hurts to give it away!

Murong Yan closed her eyes in disappointment, her patience completely worn out.

"Just take care of yourself."

Originally, her purpose of showing up today was just to congratulate the Regent's Palace.

No matter what, three generations of the Lin family have been grateful to the royal family, so this face must be given.

But she didn't expect that Gu Beichen actually committed adultery with Lin Zhen's wife!

If it weren't for the fact that he had some talent and had given her advice many times, Murong Yan would never have helped the Gu family out of trouble today.

However, under Lin Zhen's deliberate inducement, the Lin family was not only found not guilty, but also exposed the shocking secret that the Gu family had embezzled 300,000 taels.

They are all corrupt officials and treacherous ministers!

Murong Yan's beautiful face, which was originally in the prime of her life, revealed a hint of loneliness.

"Today's matter ends here. No one is allowed to mention it again." She stood up and said, "I am tired. The affairs of the Lin and Gu families will be handled by the two of you."

"Your Majesty, let's go!"

Murong Yan left.

Gu Yunting looked at his son, then looked fiercely at Lin Zhen who was trying to suppress his laughter, and finally his gaze fell on Lin Zhenxian.

"Your Majesty, I will come back within three days."

Gu Beichen stared at Liu Shuyao, whose face was filled with tears. In the end, he said nothing and followed his father away.

The Gu family's loyal officials also left the palace one after another. Only then did Lin Zhenxian finally smile. He patted Lin Zhen on the shoulder and said, "Whether you want to be punished with a hundred lashes of scarlet blood or be thrown into a pig cage, it's up to you."

Knowing that he was talking about Liu Shuyao, Lin Zhen nodded.

Lin Zhenxian laughed heartily and went out.

In his opinion, his grandson finally made some progress.

You have quick thinking and speak very carefully, you have inherited my true skills!

In time, inheriting the throne will be a piece of cake.

"Come on, go on, go out and continue drinking!"

"Your Majesty is such a huge drinker!"

"Congratulations, Your Highness! The Crown Prince has surely grown a lot after this incident!"

"The palace has a successor!"

The last person to stay here was Liu Hanyang.

He looked at his daughter sadly, walked up to Lin Zhen, and knelt down.

"My son..."

"Dad! You can't kneel him!"

Liu Hanyang pushed his daughter aside and said, "Get lost! I, Liu Hanyang, don't have a daughter like you! From today on, we sever our father-daughter relationship!"

"Dad... wuwuwu..."