The ministers all shook their heads. The censor was dragged away and beheaded, and the prime minister was almost dismissed from office. How could they dare to say anything!

"Since you all have nothing to say, then I have something to say."

Song Chengyin lowered his eyes and looked at the ring in his hand, and said calmly: "You only know that I exiled the concubine who spread the rumors to the imperial mausoleum, and confined the restless concubines to the harem, but you don't know why I did this."

"Today I will tell you that no matter how they quarreled or made a fuss in the past, I could turn a blind eye and not interfere in the affairs of the harem."

"But they should never, ever reach out their hands to my Ah Li! Ah Li is my Achilles' heel. Touching her is challenging my bottom line!"

"When I had a splitting headache from handling official business, it was Ah Li who braved the rain to collect morning dew and make tea for me to soothe my mind. When I was haunted by nightmares and couldn't sleep every night, it was Ah Li who risked disobeying the emperor's order and stepped into the Yangxin Palace to stay by my side."

"She was the one who dispelled the darkness around me and pulled me back to shore from the abyss. I ask you, who among you can do this? Who dares to let go and do it?"

The ministers were stumped.

His Majesty once issued an edict that no one was allowed to step into the Hall of Mental Cultivation at night. This imperial edict was like a knife on their necks, making them dare not act rashly.

If they were standing guard outside the palace when His Majesty fell into a nightmare, and heard the sound of His Majesty being tortured by the nightmare, would they dare to disobey the imperial decree and go to His Majesty to guard His Majesty? The answer is no.

They dare not.

Whatever the reason, they dared not disobey His Majesty's order.

But the virtuous concubine dared to stay by His Majesty's side at the risk of being beheaded and pulled His Majesty back from the nightmare. Just in this respect, none of them could compare to the virtuous concubine.

Song Chengyin stopped turning the ring, looked up and took in everyone's expressions.

"Ali is a god to me, and even more so a salvation. I regard her as a treasure, and I would not bear to see her suffer any injustice. What qualifications do you have to target Ali who slandered me?"

Song Chengyin's question made the ministers bow their heads in silence. The ministers who did not know the truth and slandered Jiang Li just because of the surface could not help but feel annoyed and blame themselves.

"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have slandered Her Majesty the Concubine without knowing the truth. If I have the chance one day, I will apologize to Her Majesty in person!"

Who didn’t have a sweetheart when they were young?

The Empress Xianfei is the white moonlight in His Majesty's heart, so it is understandable that His Majesty favors her. They really deserve to die for wanting to force His Majesty to execute his own white moonlight!

The friendship between the Queen and His Majesty is truly moving! The ministers were so ruthless that they even PUA themselves, blaming themselves for their actions just now.

Song Chengyin was quite satisfied with the reactions of the crowd. If any minister had touched his bottom line in the past, he would have killed him without hesitation. But now it was different, as he had someone he cared about.

For the sake of the person he cares about, he can talk to his ministers calmly, resolve their misunderstandings about her, and make them respect her from the bottom of their hearts.

Now it seems that his goal has been achieved.

In order to warn his subjects, Song Chengyin emphasized again: "I hope you can remember that the virtuous concubine is my bottom line. If anyone dares to hurt or slander her, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"I will definitely keep this in mind!"

Just one morning court session caused a dramatic change in Jiang Li's reputation, but Jiang Li herself was completely unaware of the matter.

At this moment, she was sitting in front of the jade table in Jinhua Palace, carefully wiping the jade pendant left to her by her mother.

In order to prevent Eunuch Fu from taking the jade pendant, the jade pendant was hidden in the shoe and covered with dust for a long time. Although Xiao Dengzi had wiped the jade pendant clean that day, Jiang Li still decided to take it out and wipe it herself.

She will also cherish the things that her original self cares about.

Jiang Li blew on the jade pendant, held it in front of her eyes and wiped it carefully, not missing any tiny pattern.

Just when she wiped the front and back of the jade pendant clean and was about to take care of the texture on the side, she suddenly found a line of very inconspicuous small words on the side texture!

Say Happy New Year to my babies in advance. I love you guys. 　　(End of this chapter)