"Your Majesty has treated me and the Zhao family with great kindness, and I will never forget it." When Zhao spoke again, her voice was trembling a little. After all, she had been Zhong Zhiheng's bedmate for so many years. She knew Zhong Zhiheng's temper very well. The more silent and kind Zhong Zhiheng was, the more afraid she became. For example, at this time, she was so scared that... Her legs could not stand steadily. She slowly knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Zhong Zhiheng. Then she spoke word by word with fear and trepidation. "Not only am I grateful to Your Majesty, but the Zhao family, Prince Rong and I also have the same feeling. We are all grateful for Your Majesty's kindness. Please understand, Your Majesty."
"Oh? Is that really the case?" Zhong Zhiheng raised his eyebrows sarcastically. He sat down on the couch. He looked down at Zhao, who dared not even breathe, and sneered. "Then tell me how they are grateful? Did they spread rumors in private that Prince Hui was a homosexual? Or did they treat the Ministry of Personnel as their own money bag?"
"Your Majesty!" Zhao was horrified. She looked up at Zhong Zhiheng. Her eyes were wide open, full of fear and terror. She crawled forward regardless of her embarrassment. She clutched the hem of the dragon robe with her white hands, shook her head and pleaded in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, please understand! The Zhao family can be what it is today because of your cultivation and promotion. The Zhao family is grateful and loyal to you. How could they do such a dirty thing? Please understand! Do not listen to the slander of the villain!"
"You keep telling me not to listen to the slander of villains. Then, Xin'er, I want to ask you, who can be considered a villain? What is slander?" Zhong Zhiheng curled his lips in a sarcastic tone. He looked at the woman's terrified and panicked face, and felt indescribable disgust in his heart. Even though he was once obsessed with this face, his voice became even colder when he spoke again, "Xinn'er, tell me, is Zhao Changrong a villain? How did he climb up to the position of right prime minister step by step by step on the corpses of others? I don't believe you. I don't believe you don't know."
“Your Highness…” Zhao’s face turned even paler. She lowered her head and didn’t dare to look at Zhong Zhiheng’s face. Her lips trembled violently. When she opened her mouth again, the sound of her upper gums hitting her lower gums was so harsh. “You…I don’t understand what you are saying…”
"Don't understand? Then I'll tell you something you can understand," Zhong Zhiheng said slowly. He leaned forward and pinched Zhao's delicate chin, forcing her to look up at him. "At the New Year's Eve dinner, how could Mingwei be so rude in front of the emperor after just one glass of wine? What kind of person is he? He has been very cautious since he was a child. In front of me, let alone being rude, he doesn't even dare to raise his head. How could he dare to dance with a sword in front of me that day? Tell me, what good stuff was put in that glass of wine?"
"Your Majesty, I am innocent, I am wronged..." Zhao's whole body was shaking violently. It was extremely difficult for her to say these words. Her chest was heaving violently, like a dehydrated fish, struggling and breathing in pain.
"Unjust? Xin'er, you've served me for quite a while. Since you say it's unfair, I can't pretend I didn't hear you. After all, we are husband and wife, and I should give you an explanation." Zhong Zhiheng's mouth corners were still slightly raised, with a bit of sarcasm and disdain. "It just so happens that I have someone put away the wine glass that Mingwei used on New Year's Eve that year. Otherwise, I will have someone find it out and show it to you? I will test it in front of you to see if it is the half-day ecstasy you spent a lot of money to get from Miaojiang?"
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