As the ruler of a nation, Emperor Lin Mubai rarely lost his composure. Especially in front of the civil and military officials, he rarely showed any inappropriate behavior.
But this time...
He still spat it out.
When this voice entered his ears, even though he was a high and mighty emperor, he still couldn't help but spill the fragrant tea on his dragon robe.
"This fellow is really …" Emperor Lin Mubai shook his head speechlessly as he gazed at the figure standing beside Minister of Revenue Yue Hu.
In fact, Emperor Lin Mubai was not the only one speechless.
All of the officials were speechless. They stood there in a daze, staring at the figure not far away. They could not react at all.
"Affair?!"
"Fifth concubine, second young master?"
"Qingtian Inn in the west of the city, room number two?"
When this sentence echoed in the minds of all of the officials, they could only think of one thing to describe it. What the f * ck!
"How shameless can this guy be?"
"How dare he accuse a rank two official's concubine of having an affair with the second young master in broad daylight? Furthermore, how dare he accuse him so brazenly? "
"Where is his bottom line? Don't you have any sense of shame? "
All of the officials were at a loss for words. They had never thought that someone could be this shameless.
If possible...
They wanted to rush up and beat Fang Zhengzhi to death.
Because this sort of behavior of wantonly disturbing the rules of the Imperial Court and framing important ministers of the Imperial Court for no reason was simply intolerable, and it caused one's hair to stand on end.
However, they could not. This was an experiment.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was also stunned.
He had never expected Fang Zhengzhi to say something like that. Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi had said it in front of all of the officials and citizens.
How could he say something like this?!
More importantly, how dare he accuse Yue Hu? What did he think of the officials in the court?
Silence.
At this moment, the entire entrance of the Imperial Palace became incomparably silent.
All the citizens stood dumbfounded on the spot, staring blankly at the figure standing next to Minister of Revenue Yue Hu. They were completely speechless.
Ping Yang's mouth was agape, her eyes filled with shock. Then, she blushed and lowered her head. However, just as she lowered her head, she muttered, "Shameless!"
"This guy..." Chi Hou shook his head as he looked at Xing Yuanguo. He saw the same strange expression on Xing Yuanguo's face.
If there was one person who remained calm...
That person was Yan Xiu. However, unlike his usual coldness, although Yan Xiu's face was not as shocked and strange as the surrounding people, it was still slightly red.
At that moment...
The Minister of Revenue, Yue Hu, finally woke up.
The reason he woke up was because Fang Zhengzhi had stuffed an antidote into Yue Hu's mouth right after he finished speaking. Yue Hu's eyes opened very quickly after he had explained everything to Fang Zhengzhi.
However, when Yue Hu opened his eyes, he wasn't as confused as when he woke up normally.
At this moment, Minister of Revenue Yue Hu's face was flushed red, and his eyes were bloodshot. His skinny body seemed to be on the verge of collapsing as he stood in the wind.
"Fang Zhengzhi, I, I …" Yue Hu clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. He glared at Fang Zhengzhi, almost as if he wanted to tear him apart.
"What's wrong? Official Yue, are you not feeling well? Or did you hear something while you were unconscious? " Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yue Hu with a relaxed expression. He was not intimidated by Yue Hu's expression at all.
"You... I didn't hear anything!" Yue Hu, the Minister of Revenue, knew what Fang Zhengzhi was up to. He was filled with hatred.
If he could, he would have bitten Fang Zhengzhi into pieces and eaten him. However, he knew that if he did that, Crown Prince Lin Tianrong would be finished.
As for Fang Zhengzhi's words...
He naturally heard it clearly, but he couldn't say anything, because he couldn't hear anything, and he shouldn't have heard anything.
"You really didn't hear anything?" Fang Zhengzhi asked in shock.
"Of course!" The Minister of Revenue, Yue Hu, nodded. His face was gloomy, and the only thing he could do now was to endure it. He endured it with all his might, until his face turned from red to purple, so purple that it looked a little pale.
"Official Yue Hu seems to be quite tolerant." Fang Zhengzhi chuckled.
When the surrounding officials heard this, they all understood that Yue Hu was enduring something that ordinary people could not.
Anyone with eyes could tell that Minister of Revenue Yue Hu's expression was unnatural. This meant that Yue Hu had heard Fang Zhengzhi's words.
But...
Yue Hu suppressed his anger.
As long as Yue Hu refused to admit it...
In that case, Fang Zhengzhi could not do anything to Yue Hu, and he could not do anything to Yue Hu. In the end, this experiment ended with the Crown Prince winning.
Shan Yu frowned. Even though she knew that Fang Zhengzhi's words were shameless, the effect of his words was incomparable to other words.
However, Fang Zhengzhi should not have chosen Yue Hu. As one of the Six Council Officials, Yue Hu's tolerance was unparalleled.
If Minister of Revenue Yue Hu really gritted his teeth and endured.
What would Fang Zhengzhi do?
This was the doubt in Shan Yu's mind. It was also the doubt in everyone's mind.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand!" Yue Hu was a shrewd and ruthless person. Even though his heart was bleeding, he still slowly regained his calm on the surface.
"You really don't understand? Then I can only repeat myself. "Fang Zhengzhi said casually.
"You …" Before Minister of Revenue Yue Hu could finish his sentence, he immediately shut his mouth. At the same time, a chill ran down his spine.
He did not know why Fang Zhengzhi had chosen him as the test subject.
If he had a choice...
He would never have agreed.
However, he did not have a choice. Fang Zhengzhi had chosen him and the Crown Prince had agreed. What else could he do? He could only endure the humiliation.
"Official Yue, if you do not object, can I tell you?" Fang Zhengzhi asked again.
"You... speak!" Yue Hu's lips trembled.
"Actually, before I speak, I have a question for Lord Yue."
"Go ahead!"
"Official Yue, do you want to know if what I just said was true or false?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yue Hu quietly, his lips curling into a smile.
"Fang Zhengzhi!" Yue Hu was stunned. Then, he grit his teeth and said, "I don't understand what you are talking about, and I don't want to waste any more time with you!"
"Is that so?" Fang Zhengzhi nodded. Then, he turned to the crowd and said, "The Qingtian Inn is not far from here. It is only a 15 minutes journey away. Are you guys not interested in taking a look at Room Number Two?"
"Woah!"
At this moment, the entire entrance of the palace seemed to have exploded.
All of the citizens and officials stared at Fang Zhengzhi in disbelief. They could not understand what Fang Zhengzhi meant by that.
Could it be...
What he said just now was true?!
Impossible.
How could such a thing be true? It was completely impossible.
But if it wasn't...
How did Fang Zhengzhi know that Yue Hai's fifth concubine was called Liu Lan? How did he dare to pinpoint the location of the affair with Yue Tian Xiao?
Furthermore, he even dared to ask the crowd to take a look at the Qingtian Inn!
If the final outcome of this incident was a false accusation, Fang Zhengzhi would definitely be in deep trouble for his actions alone.
When this thought appeared in the minds of the civil and military officials and the citizens, everyone looked at the Minister of Revenue, Yue Hai, with a strange expression on their faces.
A concubine was having an affair with the Second Young Master?!
What kind of explosive news was this?
In the capital of the Flame Capital City, where the husband was the leader, where the three obediences and four virtues were the norm, such an action was...
Unimaginable!
Minister of Revenue Yue Hu's face paled instantly. He did not believe Fang Zhengzhi's words. But, what if it was true?
At this moment, Yue Hu's heart was in a mess, as if a mountain had collapsed.
"Impossible, impossible, he is lying to me. That must be it, he must be lying to me. Liu Lan would never do such a thing with Tianxiao, Tianxiao... you can't!" Minister of Revenue Yue Hu kept comforting himself, but his body started to tremble uncontrollably.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's expression changed as well.
He could tell that the Minister of Revenue was behaving strangely. No one would be able to tolerate such a thing.
Yue Hu could tolerate it for so long...
That was something no ordinary person could do.
"You have to tolerate it, he is trying to provoke you. Official Yue, do not fall for it!" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was equally nervous.
However, he could not do anything at a time like this.
Because...
Emperor Lin Mubai's eyes were fixated on him.
He knew very well what Emperor Lin Mubai's gaze meant. Hence, he could only hope that Yue Hu would be able to hold back his anger.
However, at this moment, the onlookers finally moved. The busybodies could no longer hold back their curiosity.
They all rushed towards the Qingtian Inn.
Wen Dabao also reacted at this moment. As a typical playboy in the capital, he had always been curious about what was going on.
Furthermore, it was such a bustling scene.
"Let's go! I know where the second room of the Qingtian Inn is. Hurry up and follow me. We can't let them get away!" Wen Dabao shouted as he ran.
The crowd was excited when they heard Wen Dabao's words.
How could they not be excited at the thought of catching the Minister of Revenue's fifth concubine having an affair with the Second Young Master?
"Return …" Minister of Revenue Yue Hu really wanted to shout out the word 'return', but he swallowed it with great difficulty when the words reached his mouth.
His eyes were fixed on the crowd that was rushing towards the Qingtian Inn. At that moment, he really had the urge to die.
If this kind of thing was really caught.
Furthermore, if he was caught by so many people, how could he live? How could he still have the face to stand in the courts?
A breeze blew past the first floor.
The wind messed up Minister of Revenue Yue Hu's hair, messed up Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's confidence, and even messed up the crowd surrounding the palace gates.
At this moment, the palace gates were in chaos.
What was even more chaotic...
Was the hearts of the people!
Time seemed to slow down at this moment. It was as if the entire world had come to a standstill. All the civil and military officials quietly stood in place, anxiously waiting.
This was an inexplicable anxiety.
In reality, they did not want Fang Zhengzhi to be telling the truth. However, they were anticipating it.
An inexplicable anticipation.
"Yan Xiu, do you think this shameless guy is speaking the truth?" Ping Yang raised his head slightly and looked at the cold Yan Xiu beside him.
"Mm, it's true." Yan Xiu nodded.
"You trust him that much?" Ping Yang didn't quite understand. After all, the possibility of such a thing happening was too low. It was so low that it was unbelievable.
"Yes." Yan Xiu nodded without giving a reason.
When Yue Hu and Lin Tianrong heard this conversation, both of them shuddered in unison.
The Crown Prince looked at Yue Hu. He could see the begging look in Yue Hu's eyes.
Yue Hu was indeed begging. He was begging the Crown Prince to think of a solution. If this really happened, he could not let so many people know...
That was his concubine, that was his son!
King Duan saw the exchange between Yue Hu and Crown Prince Lin Tianrong. Even though he did not believe Fang Zhengzhi's words, he still made a decision.
At a time like this, he quickly made a decision.
He glanced at a figure not far away. Immediately, that figure nodded in understanding and quickly fled into the distance.
Chi Hou's expression was rather calm. However, the way he looked at Fang Zhengzhi was somewhat different from before.
Because he thought of something else.
If...
Fang Zhengzhi was telling the truth.
In that case, how did Fang Zhengzhi know about this? The concubine of the Minister of Revenue had an affair. This was not something an ordinary person could find out about.
Most importantly, he knew about it before he confronted Crown Prince Lin Tianrong and agreed on the experiment. Furthermore, he knew so much about it.
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