"Oh, is it so?"

The minister, Zuo Hanchou, had a lower official position than Wang Zheng, and the other party did not hesitate to throw dirty water on him. He also looked warm and angry:

"Master Wang, please don't talk nonsense. Ling Quan came to the capital just the day before yesterday and has been keeping his peace in Qinghe County. I didn't even know that his personal ethics were compromised. How could Master Wang's subordinates know about it?"

Wang Zheng looked serious and looked behind him:

"Maude, please tell the princess what happened."

Supervisory censor Chen Maode quickly stood up and walked over:

"Princess, I have a granddaughter named Tang Jingxun, who lives in Linhefang all year round. Yesterday morning, before it was dark, the concubine of Quanzi at home saw Young Master Zuo of Zuo Lingquan coming out of Jingxun's house.

He closed the door for me. A man and a woman spent the night together..."

"Master Chen!"

Before Chen Maode finished speaking, Zuo Lingquan on the stage said coldly:

"Tang Jingxun is the granddaughter of your late brother. Isn't it appropriate to insult her innocence with rumors like this?"

When Chen Maode heard this, not only did he not feel guilty, he even laughed:

"Young master knows very well about Jingxun's family affairs. Let me ask you, did you come out of Jingxun's house yesterday morning?"

Jiang Yi frowned slightly. She was beaten in Linhefang the night before yesterday. Zuo Lingquan also said that he was drinking nearby...

Jiang Yi looked at Zuo Lingquan, wanting to see how he would answer.

Zuo Lingquan looked calm:

"The day before yesterday, there was a ferocious beast in Linhefang. I assisted the arresting department in killing it. At night, I was worried that the ferocious beast would attack again, so I sat at Tangjia Restaurant in Linhefang all night until I left in the early hours of yesterday morning."

Wang Zheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, said seriously: "That means you did spend one night with Chen Yushi's granddaughter?"

Zuo Lingquan nodded: "Yes, the door and window were not closed, and he was sitting in front of the window. People along the street can testify."

Wang Zheng shook his head: "You have just been selected as the consort. For the sake of your future, you will naturally find excuses to explain. If there is no other relationship, how can a woman who has never met him stay with a man for a night?"

"That's the fact. I can be inappropriate as my consort, but I won't let rumors ruin my innocence with that girl."

Wang Zheng snorted softly: "The eldest princess has appointed you as her consort, how can you not accept it if you agree with it? You said this just to show yourself that you are not greedy for power and to excuse yourself. Do you have any real evidence?

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Real evidence?

Where does this come from?

Zuo Lingquan frowned and had nothing to say. There was no point in trying to incriminate someone. It would be useless to say anything.

Jiang Yi didn't know the specific situation, but she knew that Zuo Lingquan didn't want to be the consort, so there was no need to make excuses to prove his innocence.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yi's face darkened:

"That's enough! The person I choose knows his character. If you say he doesn't, then he doesn't."

Wang Zheng bowed to dissuade him:

"Your Highness, recruiting a consort is a lifelong matter. As courtiers, we should do our best for the princess. Now that he has admitted to staying at the girl's house, how can he..."

Jiang Yi's eyes were slightly cold: "I told you to trust him, and he said that he is innocent. Furthermore, what if he stays at the woman's house? I am recruiting a consort, and it is not like a saint selecting a concubine and asking the beautiful girl to be perfect.

Body. What's so strange about a man having a confidante? Wang Zheng, tell me yourself, how many wives and concubines do you have?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire audience fell into silence. Even the young masters from the aristocratic families who were running for election lowered their heads. Only Zuo Lingquan had a calm look in his eyes.

Wang Zheng's face stiffened slightly. He didn't expect the princess to say such a thing. He rolled his eyes and said again:

"According to the rules, a prince-in-law cannot take a concubine. It is even more contemptible to abandon a useless wife..."

Jiang Yi frowned:

"I have the final say on whether my concubine can take concubines. Do I still need you to give me the rules? How about you, Wang Zheng, make the decision for me and choose another one for me here?"

"Wei Chen dare not."

Wang Zheng quickly lowered his head with an awkward expression: "It's just that the choice of this son is really inappropriate..."

Seeing that these courtiers were holding on to them, Jiang Yi had no choice but to pat the fence to stop talking, and then looked at Zuo Lingquan:

"Zuo Lingquan, I have granted you a special permission today. If Miss Tang is your confidante, you can let her become your concubine today. The civil and military officials of the entire court can testify that I will treat each other as sisters in the future and will not treat her unfairly. You

Are you willing?"

When the civil and military officials in the court heard this, they were in an uproar.

Even the Jiang family members felt it was inappropriate. This was too cheap for that boy. How could there be such a comfortable prince-in-law, and let the two princesses serve the same husband?

But what they didn't expect even more was Zuo Lingquan's reaction.

Zuo Lingquan didn't expect Jiang Yi to say this, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Jiang Yi believed his words and let him prove himself. He was innocent, so he naturally said seriously:

"I met that girl Tang by chance. We have nothing to do with each other, so I can't agree to this matter."

Once this statement is made, there is no need to explain anything else.

Yes is, no is no.

Even though I have a lot of money in front of me and a beautiful woman on my bed, I will not change my words.

All the civil and military officials in the court nodded when they heard this. There was no more doubt or conjecture in their eyes, only approval.

Jiang Yi almost found a sister for herself, but she was actually quite nervous, fearing that she would agree so shamelessly. Seeing Zuo Lingquan's answer, Jiang Yi was completely relieved, and the look in her eyes at Zuo Lingquan was filled with confusion.

Feeling a little softer, she looked at Wang Zheng coldly:

"Wang Shangshu, do you still have any unknown dirty water that you want to pour on the left consort?"

Having said this, what else could Wang Zheng say? He bowed quickly, and then raised his hand to Zuo Lingquan:

"Master Zuo, I heard this from hearsay and misunderstood. Please forgive me, Master Zuo."

"It doesn't matter. Mr. Wang also thinks about the princess. Just explain the matter clearly."

Zuo Lingquan didn't have the slightest fondness for Wang Zheng and others, but as his third uncle was an official in the court, he still had to be given the steps he deserved. After he finished speaking, he said goodbye, turned around and walked off the ring, preparing to return to Zuo Hanchou's house.

around.

But Jiang Yi, who had just finished scolding the minister, saw Zuo Lingquan trying to run away and said again:

"Stop, where are you going?"

Zuo Lingquan paused and looked back at Jiang Yi, slightly confused.

I'm going home. Where am I going? Do I have to stand here all the time?

Jiang Yi raised her hand and said: "Come here, I have something to tell you."

The tone is very domineering.

Zuo Lingquan sighed secretly, feeling that the word "freedom" was getting farther and farther away.

As the saying goes, 'If the king wants his minister to die, he will have to die.' The eldest princess is equivalent to the empress of the Great Dan Dynasty. He can't just turn around and leave without paying attention. At the moment, he can only turn around and go to the high building to wait for the eldest princess to come down...

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Chapter completed!