Chapter 36: The Game is a Crush
The prince consort didn't want to answer, he turned to look at the eldest princess.
This time, the princess did not respond to him immediately, but asked curiously: "Mo Lang, is this a question that cannot be answered?"
She didn't understand and just asked him where he went last night. Even though the question was indeed quite impolite and rude, she shouldn't be so angry, right?
The prince consort took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and shook his head, "No, this is of course a question that can be answered, but Princess Chen's questioning made me feel like I was the prisoner she was interrogating."
There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, as if he had been insulted and felt aggrieved that the eldest princess didn't trust him.
When he looked up at Wen Ling again, he said calmly, "I just returned home in the early hours of last night, so I stayed on duty in the department. Salt tax is an important matter, and I have endless official duties every month."
Wen Ling raised an eyebrow and asked, "Really? Are you sure you were on duty in the palace until the early morning and went home directly without going anywhere else in between?"
"Of course!" the prince consort answered loudly. He looked even angrier, full of anger at being questioned.
Wen Ling smiled. Her voice was light but full of certainty: "You are lying."
"I'm not lying, Princess Chen, you're going too far!" The prince consort raised his voice even louder.
Wen Ling was not afraid at all: "I didn't go too far, it was you who didn't tell the truth. You said you were on duty in the palace, but is there anyone in your department who can testify for you?"
This time the prince consort was relieved. He sneered, "Of course there is someone who can testify for me. Now I can call the officials who were on duty with me in the palace last night to testify for me."
"It's just that Princess Chen, you have done great harm to my reputation by questioning me in public without any evidence.
If the person I called really proves that I didn't lie, what will you do, Princess Chen? ”
Wen Ling continued without even pausing, "Then I will just run around the capital like a dog barking three times, shouting that I was wrong and slandered the Prince Consort."
The prince consort immediately raised his voice: "Okay! You said so!"
Wen Ling nodded: "I said that, but what if it is proven that you lied, or vice versa?"
"Sure!" the prince consort agreed immediately.
Coincidentally, the official who was on duty with him last night lived near the princess's mansion.
He immediately sent someone to shout, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the official came running over, sweating profusely, and was brought over by the guards sent by the prince consort.
Seeing this, Madam Hou became worried. She whispered to Wen Ling, "They are all from the same department. They all work under the Prince Consort.
I'm afraid that even if the prince consort lied, they would have already informed each other in advance, which would be very disadvantageous to you! ”
Wen Ling smiled slightly: "It's okay, it's useless to pass more energy."
The official who was on duty with the prince consort yesterday was named Chen. After being brought in, he did not walk into the hall.
The hall was full of women, and it was inconvenient for a man like him to come in.
Official Chen saluted respectfully outside, with a look of doubt and confusion on his face.
He looked as if he had been called here suddenly for some unknown reason.
The prince consort asked directly, "Mr. Chen, please tell us what we did last night and when we left the palace."
This question was asked very skillfully. He did not ask whether we should leave together in the early morning, but instead asked an open-ended question.
It seems that he wants to use this to prove his openness from the side.
Chen Gongfu was just about to say what they had agreed on all along.
Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his forehead, as if a small needle had penetrated into it.
What he said afterwards was completely out of control.
"Last night, as soon as it got dark and it was time to get off work, the Prince Consort left the government office.
Before he left, he told me to check the salt tax due next month tonight.
I'm really f*cking convinced. There are so many salt tax reports, and Lao Deng threw them to me alone.
It was like this every time. He would throw the work to me and leave early to relax, leaving me alone to work like a slave in the government office.
Before he left, he would always remind me that if anyone asked, I must say that he was on duty at the government office.
I did all the hard work, and he got all the benefits. It's great to have a princess as my wife.
Now he wants me to come and help him to cover up his lies. If I wasn’t afraid of being bullied in the officialdom and losing the official hat that I had worn with great difficulty, I wouldn’t do it…”
After Chen Gongfu finished saying all this in one breath, he immediately covered his mouth with his hands in fear after realizing what he had said.
He didn't want to say this at all, and he wanted to stop, but he couldn't!
Every time he wanted to say something else to make up for what he said before, he couldn't help but blurt out more other things in his heart...
Chen Gongfu felt that it was over, he was finished.
He's been hot all his life!
Everyone noticed that when Chen Gongfu was speaking just now, Wen Ling had been making hand gestures with his hands under his sleeves.
Wen Ling: Hehehe, how could Yan Ling not know the truth?
It’s a crushing game!
Sure enough, as soon as Chen Gongfu finished speaking, the whole room fell silent.
No one expected him to say these words.
Even if she didn't want to help the prince consort to cover up his lie, the most she could do was to say that she didn't know. How could she even say words cursing the prince consort in her heart!
The prince consort was so angry that his eyes turned black. He was anxious and angry. He cursed: "Chen Feng! Are you crazy?! What medicine did you take today? What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Chen Gongfu wanted to say, yes, yes, yes, he was just talking nonsense.
The result was: "Everything I said is true, otherwise I will be reincarnated as a dog for eight lifetimes!"
Then Chen Gongfu pinched his upper and lower lips tightly with both hands, shook his head and refused to say another word.
This sudden change made things even more dramatic.
Everyone was thinking, oh my god, what shocking news can we get today?
At this time, Wen Ling's voice sounded slowly: "My Lord, please stop making things difficult for Master Chen. If this still doesn't prove that you are lying, then call the guards at the palace gate and ask them, and you will know, right?"
The prince consort, who had been so arrogant just now, suddenly lost his voice as if his throat was pinched.
The guards on duty in the palace are not from the same system as him, so it will take time to manage them.
Wen Ling asked calmly, "So, may I ask why the Prince Consort was not on duty at the yamen yesterday, but lied to the Princess and said he was on duty at the yamen, but where was he actually during this time?"
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