Then everyone turned their attention to the slave lying on the ground.
At this moment, Marquis Xuanping looked at the servant on the ground with hatred in his eyes and shouted angrily, "Why don't you speak quickly!"
Although he hated the person who ruined his son's life, he hated this traitor even more.
The reason why the Marquis of Xuanping dared to let this servant speak directly was because this servant had already been threatened by him when he was in the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, and he was not afraid of any other ideas from him. After all, he was a family son! The lives of the whole family were just a matter of his thoughts.
"My name is Wang Wu, and I serve Young Master Xie. Yesterday afternoon, it was one of her maids who bribed me with five hundred taels of silver to tell the mansion where the two legitimate young masters lived.
This servant was truly possessed by a demon for a moment. Please, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Wang Wu kowtowed vigorously on the ground after he finished speaking. Now he placed all his hopes on the emperor. He hoped that the emperor did not know the inside story and would take pity on him and protect him.
Even if you are a slave, who would want to die as long as you can live?
After hearing what Wang Wu said, Zhou Qiongyue became even calmer. "Oh? Someone close to me? What does he look like? What's his name? You can't just frame me for no reason, right?
And this is said in front of the Emperor. If you tell a lie, it is a serious crime of deceiving the Emperor, and all nine generations of your family will be executed."
Zhou Qiongyue said this without any fluctuation in her tone. It might be hard for others to prove it, but it was very easy to prove it for the servants around her.
Regardless of the other ministers' reactions, the emperor shook his head inwardly. He didn't know about the others, but he still remembered the few people who served Zhou Qiongyue.
The main reason was that Chen'er and Yu'er often mentioned in front of him, "Gu Yu's cooking is delicious, Gu Lan is a good manager, Gu Mei knows kung fu, and Gu Ju is funny."
After hearing so much, I can remember some of them. When I see them, I can't help but pay a little attention to them out of curiosity. I just watch the fun.
Wang Wu, who was lying on the ground due to lynching, shook uncontrollably when he heard Princess Fu'an say that his entire clan would be executed.
The people present were all experienced and naturally knew what this meant. They all looked at the Marquis of Xuanping meaningfully.
Xuan Pinghou was furious! When he gave the order in the palace, didn't he say it was someone close to Fu An? Why did he change it to Zhou Qiongyue when he got to the Wenwu Palace?
Although Zhou Qiongyue's current status is high, in the eyes of these people who have been in the court for a long time, she is just a little girl. She does not have the various political skills and means of a princess.
Moreover, Zhou Qiongyue had only been married for a short time. If she were a dumber person, she probably wouldn't even be able to manage the palace's affairs! How could she have the power to do all this?
If even such a little girl could destroy the two legitimate sons of Marquis Xuanping, then Marquis Xuanping would be the biggest joke!
Wang Wu had no idea of the various considerations of the Marquis of Xuanping! When he arrived at the palace, it was his first time seeing the emperor, and it was such a scene. He was panicked and scared. Especially with so many adults staring at him, he didn't see Prince Fu'an in his panic, so he had to randomly point to the Princess Fu'an who was present.
Anyway, husband and wife are one, and Wang Wu feels that there is no difference between identifying Prince Fu'an and identifying Princess Fu'an.
When Wang Wu heard Princess Fu'an's questioning words, he subconsciously thought of Princess Fu'an's several senior maids. After all, they had only heard people gossiping about those few people, and as a servant, he didn't know the people below them.
So Wang Wu hesitated for a moment, then replied directly: "Your Majesty and all the gentlemen, it was Miss Gulan, the girl next to Princess Fu'an, who bribed me yesterday afternoon. She gave me five hundred taels of silver. I had a detailed discussion with her outside the corner gate."
Before Zhou Qiongyue could even open her mouth, the Emperor shouted, "How dare you! Do you know what the punishment will be for slandering a princess?"
If it were any other maid, the emperor would definitely not know her whereabouts, but as for Gulan, the secret guards would submit reports to her every day, so how could he not know her?
He wasn't trying to spy on Zhou Qiongyue; it was just that during this special period, he was worried that some noble ministers might use their reputation for doing good deeds to gather troops outside Yuan'an City. Therefore, he had secret guards monitor all the important ministers and nobles in Yuan'an, reporting their actions daily.
So the emperor was sure that Gulan did not return to Yuan'an yesterday.
When the emperor got angry, everyone knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Wang Wu, who was lying on the ground, was shaking even more violently. However, he had already said what he wanted to say, so he could only bite the head of Princess Fu'an's maid Gu Lan and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really didn't lie. I was bribed by Princess Fu'an or Gu Lan."
The emperor looked at the unrepentant Wang Wu and immediately lost interest in watching this farce. "This slave is full of lies. Drag him away and beat him to death! I don't want to see him again. Let his family accompany him too! So that he won't worry."
As soon as the emperor finished his words, someone came in and dragged Wang Wu out. At this time, Wang Wu really realized what he was going to face, and kept shouting: "My Lord, my Lord, please save me, you promised me..."
No one heard what Wang Wu said next. He must have been gagged by the person being dragged.
Even if Xuan Pinghou was stupid, he knew the whereabouts of Gu Lan. The emperor knew. He immediately knelt down and cried while moving to the center of the hall.
"Your Majesty, I didn't know this servant had the guts to lie. It was also my fault that I couldn't accept this blow for a while, which gave this person the opportunity to take advantage of me.
But I do not believe that Prince Fu'an is innocent. Your Majesty knows me. I have worked diligently over the years and have no grudges against anyone. The only thing I have a grudge against is the foolish thing that the Second Prince's concubine did the other day..."
Seeing the old man Xuanping Hou acting so sullenly, Zhou Wencan couldn't help but speak up for his daughter. "What Xuanping Hou said is interesting. If anyone is harmed by someone from Xuanping Hou's mansion in the future, it would be best if the whole family commits suicide. Otherwise, if any misfortune or trouble happens to their family, the victim will be suspected."
After all, they did something wrong and everyone should forgive them, but they are so shameless."
As soon as Zhou Wencan said this, there was an uproar at the scene.
Marquis Xuanping fainted from anger at Zhou Wencan's words. After Zhou Wencan said this, how would everyone view their Marquis Xuanping Mansion in the future?
He turned around and stared at Zhou Wencan fiercely, "Prince Zhou, please stop bullying me."
Maybe others were afraid of the Marquis of Xuanping, but Zhou Wencan was not. "Thank you, Marquis, is it you who bullied others, or us? I believe the emperor and everyone else know the answer. There is no such thing as looking for the murderer or the victim. Isn't this just bullying a kind person?"
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