Hearing Gong Yunluo's words, Zong Zheng Xiaoting just raised her eyebrows. Gong Yunluo's reaction was within her expectations, but this kind of anger was far from what she wanted.

With his fingertips, he lightly swiped across the tabletop. Zong Zheng Xiaoting glanced at Gong Yunluo with a sharp look, changing his previous friendly demeanor. "Why, Princess Yunluo, do you really think that just because I'm nice enough to let you off the hook, you can go even further?"

"Zong Zheng Xiaoting!" Gong Yunluo gritted her teeth. She was about to rush over impulsively, but was held tightly to her side by Gong Yun.

Gong Yunluo, who was blocked, glared at Gong Yunfei with hatred, and looked at the concubines present with a sullen face, becoming even more furious. However, when she saw Zong Zheng Xiaoting's gaze, she suddenly felt a chill in her heart, and there was a momentum that was far different from the time when she taught her a lesson. That posture, the natural aura of a king, the look of being high and mighty but not to be blasphemed, stunned her.

"First of all, I have to tell you that, except for me, no one else is qualified to be nominated for the position of the Painted Concubine. Secondly, the owner of the Zhan Palace is the prince, not you. As for the one who can give orders, besides the prince, I have soldiers. How dare you give orders in front of me and the prince?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting sneered and stood up. "Besides, these beautiful girls are not only selected to enter the harem, but also for me to choose concubines. More importantly, what is the princess's intention? Since someone has slandered me wantonly and tried to drive all the suitable candidates out of the Zhan Palace, all these one-sided words are groundless. Princess, are you going to help the tyrant to do evil?"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting approached Gong Yunluo and pushed him back to his seat.

"you……"

"You can't just call me by my name whenever you want. In terms of noble status and favor, how much do you think I can compare to you?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting sneered at Gong Yunluo, "So, no matter what I do next, you just shut up!"

"Zongzheng Xiaoting!"

"Qingqing, please take the princess out." Zong Zheng Xiaoting said mercilessly.

"Brother Xunxiao!" Gong Yunfei hurriedly asked Situ Xunxiao for help.

Situ Xunxiao, who had been silent all the time, finally raised his head. "That's enough. I'm not dead yet. Since everyone has their own opinions, Princess Xiaoting, please go ahead. I'll be fair and just!"

Although there was no clear answer, it gave Gong Yunluo an opportunity to step down.

Gong Yunluo could only stand there quietly, feeling aggrieved. Zongzheng Xiaoting glanced at Situ Xunxiao, then turned his gaze to the group of beautiful ladies kneeling on the ground. "Let's sort out this matter one by one."

"First, tell me about the poisoning!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting instructed, and then turned to Qingqing and ordered, "Please ask Doctor Chen to come here for me."

However, Zong Zheng Xiaoting also clearly saw the relieved expressions on the faces of the so-called poisoned person and the several ladies who accused Yin Yu and the others of poisoning.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting snorted inwardly, thinking that if they really poisoned someone and played the trick of self-torture, they would not be able to find out? He must have felt that he was justified and that even if there were imperial doctors, they could only confirm that the person had been poisoned, and he was so arrogant!

Before Doctor Chen arrived, Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at everyone and said, "Do you remember what the prerequisites are for me to recruit talented female painters?"

"To answer your question, Princess, she must be the daughter of an ordinary citizen from a humble or even poor family." Lin Yin on the side spoke timidly.

"Then I want to ask again, with my status and position, can I look down on the things of ordinary people?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting nodded, "No matter my status and position or the status of the War King, I really can't think of anything you have that I would want or be interested in."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words reminded everyone present that this harsh condition was set from the beginning when the talented woman was selected. Their idea of ​​​​making a complaint was completely wrong. Yes, as a princess of a country, she had seen all kinds of rare treasures. How could she be interested in the so-called treasures of ordinary people? In her eyes, it was just leftovers!

But if a person who has been forced to do something, does not fight for other things at this time, he will definitely go back in disgrace. A certain woman gritted her teeth and said, "It is said that the princess likes jade. Whether it is true or not, we did give it to her. Although the princess did not accept it, the princess's trusted maidservant accepted it, isn't that the same thing?"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting sneered and looked at the person who was speaking. It seemed that in this situation, she wanted to take advantage of Qingqing and Ningshuang. Such a woman really had no morals at all. As the saying goes, gifts are given willingly, just to achieve a certain purpose. Before he could do anything to them, they had already revealed their fox tails impatiently.

"Oh, is that so? Ning Shuang?"

But before Ning Shuang could even open her mouth, the woman interrupted again. "Princess, your question is so unreasonable. How could they possibly admit it?"

"Princess, have you been allowed to speak?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting glanced at her unhappily, frightening her so much that she trembled, and then he withdrew his gaze with satisfaction.

Ningshuang was also smart. At this moment, he had not forgotten what the princess had told him to do in case of an emergency, how to make an apology to the monkey. "To answer the princess, Ningshuang and Qingqing did accept the gifts."

After these words were spoken, it seemed that the young lady who was actively trying to make excuses had contradicted herself.

"Well, what did you receive?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting nodded, looking confident.

"To answer the princess, she said before that she was worried that someone would take advantage of the situation and try to get in. She was afraid that the prince would pick a bad person, and she was also afraid that the one given to the emperor would not be what the emperor and the queen mother needed. Therefore, I had to use the princess's name to secretly spread the news to see what kind of character this selected girl has." Ningshuang said calmly, "I didn't expect that among so many people, only a very few people did not bribe. Originally, Qingqing and I planned that even if some people heard the news and wanted to take shortcuts, they might not be of bad character. It is very likely that the poor girl only has the needs and hardships of the poor. We wanted to test them secretly and determine their character. But we didn't expect that some people would reveal their true colors so early. They are so eager to get rid of the princess before they become concubines or concubines."

Ning Shuang's words made the woman who was trying to struggle collapse to the ground. The other ladies were also secretly worried.

At this moment, Doctor Chen, led by Qingqing, hurried over. After seeing the beautiful girls kneeling on the ground, Doctor Chen also perked up.