Chapter 530 What is the crime?

"What gives you the right to say that to us? What do you, a little girl, know?" After hearing Yue Fuli's words, the ministers immediately frowned and were extremely annoyed.

Although what she said was true, they also did things, right?

Otherwise, who would handle the affairs of state?

"You're not me, so how do you know I don't understand? Yes, there are things I don't understand. For example, this Lord Wen, you have a virtuous wife at home, and it's said that you and your wife love each other very much. But who would have known that you have several mistresses outside, and each one is younger than the last. The youngest one must be younger than your daughter, right? How could you have the heart to take advantage of such a young girl?"

Lord Wen is the old man who opposed it at the beginning. He is fifty years old this year and his youngest daughter is fifteen years old. He just mentioned her.

This man had always had a good reputation, especially for his deep love for his wife. It was said that even his wife personally offered him a concubine, but he refused. As a result, he only had one wife at home, and his colleagues often teased him about him being henpecked.

But this man, who was known for his affectionate personality, had more than one mistress. Two or three of them had children, the oldest of whom was one year older than his youngest daughter and was said to have married a scholar.

"You're talking nonsense." Lord Wen was shocked after hearing Yue Fuli's words. No one in the entire capital knew about his mistress, let alone his wife.

Moreover, the money he used to support his mistress was from his wife's dowry. If his wife knew about this, she would be so heartbroken.

Relying on the fact that no one knew about this matter, Lord Wen was prepared to deny it to the death.

Yue Fuli seemed to see through his plan and said, "Master Wen, you know whether I am talking nonsense or not. Why don't you tell everyone about this concubine yourself?"

Before Lord Wen could speak, a minister who usually had a good relationship with him jumped out and pointed at Yue Fuli's nose and said, "Yue Fuli, you slandered the ministers in the court. What is your crime?"

After hearing this, Yue Fuli sneered and looked at Lord Wen and asked, "Lord Wen, tell him in person whether I have slandered you?"

Lord Wen was just about to say that Yue Fuli was talking nonsense and deliberately ruining his reputation.

But when he spoke, not only the ministers in the court but even he himself was shocked.

"So what if I have a mistress? Is it any of your business?"

"Lord Wen?" After hearing this, all the ministers looked at Wen Zhong in surprise, as if they couldn't believe it.

If everyone had just been skeptical and didn't believe Yue Fuli's claim that Wen Zhong had a mistress, then now, after hearing Wen Zhong's confession, their perspectives were instantly shattered.

How could this be possible? That was Master Wen. How could a man who didn't even want to take a concubine have a mistress?

Lord Wen knew he had said the wrong thing and glared at Yue Fuli, trying to make amends. But what he said next was: "I have concubines in several places. What can you do to me?"

The emperor looked at Wen Zhong in astonishment, wondering if there was something wrong with his brain. Wasn't he just confessing his crime? How foolish!

He is not like this usually. What is going on?

As for Wen Zhong himself, his face turned pale and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into and never see another talented person again in his life.

Strictly speaking, having a mistress wasn't a big deal. But who could blame him for setting it up so well?