"What a trick of moral blackmail! Your wife and daughter have caused the princess to misunderstand, and now she's angry. You should think of a way to explain it, right?"

If you want to use moral blackmail, don’t even think about it.

They came out to alienate me and Zhijun, and made her misunderstand me. How could I forgive them so easily?

"What? Princess Xiangyun heard it and misunderstood it. She's over there, I'll go over and explain."

The ministers were shocked when they heard this, as their daughters wanted to kill them.

The marriage between Huo Jinqian and Princess Xiangyun had been approved by the Emperor and the royal family, and it couldn't be changed at will. Their precious daughter actually dared to snatch the princess's husband. Wasn't this a slap in the Emperor's face?

Not only those ministers thought of this, but those ministers also thought of it, and they were anxious and afraid.

It's because they spoiled them too much, making them lawless and even daring to covet the princess's husband.

Being so ignorant, something bad will happen sooner or later.

After this incident, they should be taught a lesson and reflect on their mistakes at home.

"She's at the Hongfu Restaurant. Go quickly if you want to."

Of course Huo Jinqian agreed to let them explain so that Zhijun would not misunderstand him.

After finishing her meal, Gao Zhijun was about to take everyone back to the Princess Mansion. As soon as she went downstairs, she heard people discussing what had happened in front of her.

"I never thought those ministers would bully the number one scholar by relying on their high status. They insisted that he marry their daughters. They are so arrogant and mean."

"That's right. It's always been like this. Every number one scholar has been snatched away by these ministers. If they disagree, they use their official positions to pressure others. They are really worthless."

"What's the big deal? There was a top scholar who already had a wife at home, and they wanted to steal her away. He disagreed, so they threatened him with his wife. Finally, he had no choice but to agree, went home, divorced his wife, and married the minister's daughter. I heard that his wife couldn't stand the gossip in the countryside, so she jumped into the river and committed suicide. Even her body was never found."

"What a sin! I originally wanted to support my child's education and bring honor to our family. High school was supposed to be a happy thing, but I didn't expect it would end with my wife and children being torn apart."

"Don't say any more. Be careful of your words. If the minister's people hear you, they will cause trouble for you."

An old lady reminded the people in a timely manner not to underestimate themselves, and that those big people were not something that small people like them could gossip about.

Everyone was speechless and left one after another, fearing that they would run into the family of the minister they were talking about and bring trouble upon themselves.

Gao Zhijun and the others heard it clearly, but they didn't know which minister they were talking about.

"Third sister-in-law, Third Brother is in trouble. Why don't we go over and help him?"

When Huo Jinchuan heard that his third brother was in trouble, he felt anxious and worried that his third brother would get hurt.

"Zhijun, let's go over and take a look. By the way, give Jinqian a chance to explain."

Zhang Chan was also worried that her grandson was in danger.

Although he was the top scholar, those were his immediate superiors and he dared not disobey them.

Everyone in the Huo family was worried about Huo Jinqian. They didn't dare to force Gao Zhijun and could only worry about it themselves.

"You don't have to worry. Huo Jinqian is the top scholar in the imperial examination, so he is an official appointed by the court. He was personally appointed as the top scholar by the emperor. Ordinary ministers would not dare to offend him."

Liu Ningchu explained to the Huo family that she actually didn't want her daughter to go there. She was afraid that her daughter would feel uncomfortable seeing those women fighting for Huo Jinqian.

In fact, Liu Ningchu was overthinking it. Although Gao Zhijun was a little unhappy, she was not yet to the point of being sad.

"My dear, I just heard what the people said. Those rich and powerful ministers used their power to coerce and bribe people into taking away the top scholar. If they wanted to take Jinqian away by force, he would be powerless to resist."

Hong Qiujue brought up the examples she had just heard to make Gao Zhijun anxious, and also to suggest that if Huo Jinqian agreed to marry those ladies, he was forced into it. She also hoped Gao Zhijun would go over and give Huo Jinqian a chance to explain. This was killing two birds with one stone.

Liu Ningchu and Gao Zhijun could tell that Gao Zhijun didn't care. She could focus on her career even without love.

"Let's go and take a look. If any minister dares to commit such acts of robbery, coercion, and bribery, I will definitely report it to my father."

Gao Zhijun also wanted to see if there really was such a minister. If so, she didn't mind making him regret it.

So Gao Zhijun led them forward.

As soon as she arrived, she saw the ministers preparing to look for her.

"Your humble servant pays homage to Her Royal Highness, Princess. May you live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years."

When the ministers saw Gao Zhijun, they immediately saluted her.

Their wives also followed suit and bowed. Only the young ladies who looked down on Gao Zhijun did not want to bow and were forced to do so by their mothers.

"No need to be so polite. I just heard from the people that some ministers are giving the top scholar a hard time, so I came to take a look."

Gao Zhijun also noticed that the young ladies were reluctant to bow, but she didn't get angry. After all, she didn't like others bowing to her. This was the rule here, and she should abide by it.

"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! How dare I do such a thing? The number one scholar was personally conferred by the Emperor, how dare I make things difficult for him? And the number one scholar is also the princess's fiancé, so I dare not make things difficult for him even more."

The ministers explained immediately.

It is not a big deal to offend Huo Zhuangyuan, as he has no backing. But it is scary to offend the princess, as her backer is the current emperor.

"That's best! If they're in love, I'll help them. If you try to use your power to force me, I'm not someone you can easily persuade. After all, I'm deeply loved by the Emperor, and not just anyone can offend me. And not just anyone can covet my fiancé."

Gao Zhijun made her attitude clear. She acted first and reported later, and then used her power to bully others.

She felt that it was really satisfying to bully others by taking advantage of the power of others. This was a case of tit for tat, giving someone a tooth in their own way.

Don't you want to bully Huo Jinqian by taking advantage of your power? Let me show you how it feels to be bullied.