The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Chapter 458 Unjustly Accused

Seeing Gu Jianchu handing over the teacup, Zhu Xia hurried forward to take it and put it on the table, and helped to change it to a new one with hot water.

Gu Jianchu held the hot water bottle in both hands, his fingers stroking the dragonfly embroidered on it. In the silence, Shuangjiang walked in, meeting everyone's gaze. Without waiting for Gu Jianchu to ask, Shuangjiang directly replied, "Your Majesty, the little maidservant in the Shangshu Mansion could not withstand the punishment and confessed everything."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jianchu did not rush to respond, but instead glanced calmly in the direction of Madam Wen.

When Madam Wen heard this, she took a step back like a kite with a broken string. Her face was pale and bloodless, and her body was trembling slightly with panic.

Kong Lin, who was standing next to Madam Wen, only thought that he could convict Mu Yao if the little girl confessed, and did not pay any attention to Madam Wen's reaction. Kong Lin's eyes were burning, as if he would not be satisfied until Mu Yao admitted to harming Madam Wen.

Seeing Kong Lin like this, Gu Jianchu couldn't help but shook his head in disappointment.

Even if there is no love between husband and wife, there is still some affection between them.

But what about Kong Lin?

There is nothing, and he wishes to nail Mu Yao to death.

This is more than just a matter of getting tired of each other.

Such a lover is fatal.

If they were not in the capital, if Mu Yao's mother's family was not the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion, would Kong Lin really let Mu Yao move around in order to make room for Madam Wen?

No one dares to say such an if, it can only be an if.

After all, it's not surprising that such a cold-blooded man would do such a thing.

Everyone in the room had their own ulterior motives, and Gu Jianchu was too lazy to expose them.

Especially Kong Lin and Old Lady Kong, their desires are written on their faces. Kong Lin is indeed the grandson taught by Old Lady Kong. When the kindness fades, their ugly faces are exactly the same.

Mrs. Kong has a weak character and has no say in the mansion. On the contrary, Old Lady Kong has a strong character. Because of the generation gap, she dotes on her grandson and even raises him by her side. No matter what Kong Lin wants, Old Lady Kong will try her best to satisfy him, which makes Kong Lin develop a lawless character again, especially when it comes to violence.

At that time, Shang Shu wanted to take his son to live with him and teach him, but his mother retorted with filial piety, so he had to give up.

Gu Jianchu lazily withdrew his gaze, leaning lazily on the back of the chair behind him, and even his tone of voice was full of fatigue. "Since you have confessed, bring the person in."

Upon hearing this, Shuangjiang came back and ordered someone to bring in the two little maids.

The two little maids were almost dragged in by the people from the Imperial City Bureau.

Their hair was disheveled, their faces were stained with blood, and their clothes were covered with marks from being whipped. One could even see the blood and flesh torn by the whips under the torn clothes. The whips used by the Imperial City Bureau were all specially modified whips. The whips looked ordinary, but when they hit the body, they were like saw teeth, instantly tearing the clothes and flesh apart.

In addition, there are few good patches of skin on his hands, which probably shows that he was tortured alone.

The two little maids had dull eyes and couldn't even kneel down. They were thrown in front of the queen like rags by the people from the Imperial City Bureau.

Seeing this, the Shangshu's wife couldn't help but scream. Seeing everyone's eyes looking at her, she quickly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and explained awkwardly, "This is the first time I've seen someone being tortured. I'm a little scared."

It's natural to be afraid when seeing this scene for the first time.

Not to mention the Shangshu's wife, even the Pingxibo wife, the Crown Prince's wife, and Mu Yao who were sitting opposite her couldn't help but feel like vomiting.

I had only heard before that the people from the Imperial City Bureau were ruthless, but this was the first time I saw it, and the shock I felt was incomparable to what I had heard before.

Kong Lin was so frightened that he shrank back. As for Old Lady Kong, after taking a look, she immediately turned her eyes away. The Queen was really too cruel.

Rather than wanting to vomit, Mu Yao kept looking outside, wanting to see how Qing He was doing. However, after looking for a long time, she couldn't find Qing He and became more and more worried. It was not until her sister-in-law suddenly grabbed her hand that Mu Yao turned around slightly. The Crown Prince's wife patted Mu Yao's hand and gently comforted her, "Don't worry too much. There were only those two screams at the time. I think Qing He hasn't been tortured yet."

Mu Yao just nodded in agreement, not feeling much comforted.

They will still be tortured.

Mu Yao looked outside from time to time, and felt relieved when she didn't hear any screams.

Compared to them, Gu Jianchu was accustomed to such scenes, after all, he had seen a lot of blood.

Xie Qingzhi next to him was just like Gu Jianchu. He didn't feel nauseous or too harsh. He just picked up the teacup beside him and started drinking.

At this moment, Gu Jianchu's unhurried voice rang out in the hall, "I'm asking you again, did you see with your own eyes the eldest daughter of the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion pushing Concubine Wen down the stairs?"

The two little girls looked at each other and shook their heads almost in unison, "No."

Kong Lin could no longer stand. He strode up to the two maids and kicked them on the shoulders and necks. "How could there be no evidence? You clearly said before that you saw Mu Yao push Madam Wen down and harmed the child in Madam Wen's belly. Now you are saying something like this to contradict your confession. Were you tortured into confessing, or were you bribed by some people to deliberately whitewash someone else's crimes?"

Kong Lin's face turned ugly, and he glared at the two maids fiercely, as if he was going to attack them.

Just as he was about to raise his foot again, Gu Jianchu glanced at Wen Zhu, who immediately understood what he meant and stepped forward, grabbed Kong Lin's collar and threw him aside.

Kong Lin was thrown directly to the ground. Before Kong Lin could get up, two other guards came forward and pressed down Kong Lin's arms.

Seeing her grandson being bullied like this, Mrs. Kong could no longer sit still. She quickly stood up and protected her grandson. Her withered hands kept slapping the hands of the two guards. "What are you doing? Let my grandson go! He is the son of the Shangshu. How can I let you treat him like this?"

Without waiting for the Queen to speak, Zhuxi calmly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Old Madam Kong. "Old Madam, you'd better sit back down and stop making a fool of yourself here. Your grandson just hit someone in front of the Queen. The Queen is still pregnant. Who will be held responsible if he scares the fetus? If your grandson doesn't control his temper, he might even hurt the Queen. If you continue to make trouble, I'm afraid your grandson will be sent to the Dali Temple or the Ministry of Justice."

Mrs. Kong, who originally wanted to argue, sat back down instantly after hearing what Zhuxi said, but her concerned eyes kept glancing in the direction of her grandson from time to time. She wanted to say something harsh, but because the other party was the queen, she held it back.