usatvline Chapter 461 It Was Not Mu Yao's Order
Chapter 461 It Was Not Mu Yao's Order
"You saw it, Queen, right? I just said a few words, and she slapped me in anger. What I said must be true. It was this jealous woman who did all these things, and then she pushed the blame onto Wenwen. Wenwen is completely innocent. The child was killed by this jealous woman, and now she is being wrongly accused by this jealous woman and forced to leave the house. No one else can protect Wenwen except me."
"Your Majesty, please order someone to investigate these two maids. They must have accepted money from the jealous woman and then framed themselves first, then used their confession to frame Wenwen. This way, it will completely match her maid's confession, and everyone in the world will think that he is innocent and pitiful, and it is us, the Shangshu Mansion, who have done something wrong to her."
Hearing his son's words, Minister Kong held his forehead helplessly and looked at Gu Jianchu with a flickering look in his eyes.
Not to mention Mu Yao, anyone who heard Kong Lin's words would be angry.
Although Mu Yao has a good temper, she still has some blood in her veins, not to mention that Kong Lin has been stepping on and rubbing Mu Yao's face.
In comparison, Mu Yao is considered to have a good temper as she hits people now. If it were her, she would have wanted to do it a long time ago.
Gu Jianchu adjusted his sitting position and said quietly, "Miss Mu, is it possible that she hit you not because she was angry but because what you said was too infuriating? What husband would speak to his wife like that? Not trusting his wife and defending her is one thing, but even speaking ill of her is wrong. This is truly not the law of our Great Jin."
Minister Kong nodded repeatedly, "The Queen is right."
"Your Majesty is wise. If she hadn't done those things, how could I have wrongly accused her?" Kong Lin defended himself.
Mu Yao, who was always good-tempered, could no longer hold back and completely exploded. She pointed at Kong Lin's chest and said word by word, "You said I did these things. Do you have any evidence?"
"Kong Lin, I am the legitimate daughter of the Pingxi Marquis's mansion and your principal wife. If I didn't like Concubine Wen, I would never have let her in and would not have given her the opportunity to provoke me. Since I let her in, I would not have done such a dirty thing. I am open and honest and behave uprightly. As for why her child miscarried, you should ask her herself, not question me. I still say that I have never done such a thing. Even if you send me to the Imperial City Division, I will never admit to something I didn't do."
"Also, Kong Lin, you were the first to do something wrong to me. I have never done anything wrong to you. When you went to the Pingxi Marquis's mansion to ask for marriage, you told me that you would only love me for the rest of your life and would never allow another woman to come between us. Ask yourself, have you ever lived up to your words?"
"We've only been married for a few years, and not only have you had another woman outside, you've even gotten her pregnant with your child. I've never said anything, and I've even generously let her in. And in the end, all I get in return is your suspicion and your accusation."
"Kong Lin, I really misjudged you. You said you regretted it. Kong Lin, let me tell you, the thing I regret most in my life is marrying you."
"If I could live my life over again, I would rather never have met you. You are the most irresponsible man I have ever met. Ever since Madam Wen's accident, you have never investigated anything. You just listened to what others said and never even believed what I said."
Mu Yao dropped a word, lowered her eyes and stood behind her parents again. This time, her scarlet eyes were strong and she didn't shed a single tear.
Kong Lin wanted to say something else, but Gu Jianchu slammed the table, and Kong Lin was instantly silent. "Alright, this palace will definitely investigate who is right and who is wrong, and will definitely not wrongly accuse anyone. If Madam Wen is wronged, this palace will definitely compensate Madam Wen."
Gu Jianchu turned his stern gaze towards the two maids again and asked in a cold voice, "Since you two knew the truth, why didn't you tell me when I first asked you? Why did you have to wait until you were tortured before confessing? Did someone instruct you to do this?"
Gu Jianchu asked clever questions and did not clearly indicate who instructed whom, but the two maids' statements were inconsistent and contradictory, so there must have been someone who instructed them.
The two maids almost looked at Madam Wen in unison, "Your Majesty, it was Madam Wen who ordered this servant to do so."
"Nonsense, did Mu Yao instruct you to say that?" As soon as the two maids finished speaking, Kong Lin's angry voice rang out.
Gu Jianchu's cold eyes swept across Kong Lin, and there was the majesty of a superior in his eyes, as well as a hint of danger.
Kong Lin might not understand this look, but Kong Shangshu, who had been immersed in the court for many years, understood that the Queen was going to be angry. This rebellious son, why was he interfering in the Queen's trial?
After all, this was his son, raised from childhood. Before Gu Jianchu could lose her temper, Minister Kong plodded to his knees and pleaded guilty, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. My son doesn't know the rules and has been disrespectful to you. It would be better to just drag him away and give him a slap in the face. This will teach him a lesson so he doesn't keep contradicting you."
"He just made a few remarks and I ordered someone to slap him in the face. Isn't it my fault? I should go out and say it tomorrow. I tried the case and I couldn't even let him cry out that he was innocent." Gu Jianchu's tone was already tainted with a hint of anger, but he didn't punish Kong Lin in the end.
"Didn't it Mu Yao's order?" Gu Jianchu tapped the table with his white fingers.
"Of course it wasn't Madam Mu's order. This servant entered the mansion with Madam Wen. I wasn't familiar with Madam Mu, and we'd never spoken to each other. After Madam Mu agreed to let Madam Wen enter the mansion, the Master felt that Madam Wen had no one to take care of her. He originally wanted Madam Mu to assign a few maids to serve Madam Wen, but Madam Wen said she was afraid the maids Madam Mu assigned would harm her. After all, those maids had been serving Madam Wen all year round. The Master thought what Madam Mu said was right, so he bought two servants from outside to serve Madam Wen."
"Madam Wen gave each of the servants 100 taels of silver and asked them to keep her secret and identify Madam Mu on the spot. At that time, the servants were blinded by the money and agreed to Madam Wen's arrangement and helped her do this evil thing."
"It's impossible for us to tell the truth. Later, we found that we couldn't get off this pirate ship. Madam Wen was afraid that we would let the cat out of the bag, so she ordered people to control our families. If we don't listen to her and reveal the truth, our families will be in danger. For the safety of our families, how can we dare to tell the truth?"
"If it weren't for the Queen's severe punishment today, we would never have dared to reveal it even if we were beaten to death. We, the slaves who aided the tyrant and committed such a wicked act, deserve death. We beg the Queen to have mercy on us and save our families. We will be grateful and repay the Queen even if we have to work like slaves in the next life."