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The situation suddenly turned to the other side. Leng Yuanqi was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe. Could he just watch the opportunity he had waited so hard for slip away?

Leng Yuangui looked back at Jun Tingsheng, then gritted her teeth and asked: "Sun Qiang said that there are still a few people in the army who are missing. What is going on? Did you kill them?"

Hearing this, Wen Jing's eyes narrowed slightly and he shook his head resolutely: "No, they are not missing, but I sent them to Jin State to secretly investigate Jin State's reselling of women and children on the border between the two countries."

"Wen Jing!"

Jun Tingsheng scolded him coldly, stopping him from continuing. Seeing this, Wen Jing understood the meaning and immediately shut up without explaining.

Leng Yuanqi had already noticed that something was wrong. He let go of his hand and looked at the two of them separately, and sneered: "Are you singing a double act in front of me?"

"One moment you say that you have betrayed your trust, and the next moment you say that this matter was your fault alone. I see that you are obviously acting. In this case, I really want to enforce the law impartially."

After speaking, he turned around and ordered the officer in charge of the execution, "Continue to torture me until he tells the truth!"

"Yes, sir."

The man picked up the leather whip that had been soaked in salt water on the table and stepped forward to whip it down, but unexpectedly the whip was caught in mid-air.

Jun Tingsheng clenched the whip with one hand and his fist with the other, "How can Leng Yushi be so sure that what he just said is not the truth?"

"The Holy One ordered you to conduct a thorough investigation, but he did not let you give in. What is the truth? I think it is better to bring the person to the Holy One to make it clear. The Holy One will make his own decision at that time."

After saying that, Jun Tingsheng's hand holding the whip suddenly exerted force, and the yamen servant suddenly felt a force pulling him, and he staggered forward a few steps.

Although Leng Yuanqi was unwilling to do so, the current situation could not allow him to continue, otherwise Jun Tingsheng would have every reason to sue him for engaging in malpractice for personal gain.

"Okay, since the prince is so courageous, I will not ask for trouble to stop him, so I will ask the Holy One to make a decision."

So, the two of them stayed in the prison until dawn, and Jun Tingsheng immediately brought the text to pay homage to the saint.

At the same time, Song Baoling had just changed her clothes and was about to go out. Unexpectedly, she was stopped by a group of palace people as soon as she reached the courtyard.

"Prince of Jinling County, the Queen has ordered us to come and take you to Jingren Palace. We also hope that the County Master will come with us as soon as possible."

"Okay, let's go."

Song Baoling left with them calmly, but she realized in her heart that something big had happened. Thinking of what happened when she and Jun Tingsheng parted just now, she couldn't help but feel worried.

Jingren Palace——

"The Queen has been waiting for a long time. Please invite me, Lord."

Song Baoling took a deep breath and then walked into the room. In addition to the Queen, Concubine Leng and Song Baochai were also present.

"Ling'er comes to see the Queen."

The queen stared at her with a pale face, and asked: "Song Baoling, I want to ask you, are you having an affair with Mu Zhong?"

Hearing this, Song Baoling looked puzzled, "Fornication? I don't know where the Queen heard this rumor. The relationship between Commander Mu and I is innocent. There is no such thing as an affair."

"My servant saw with my own eyes this morning that the county master and Commander Mu had a tryst, and they behaved very intimately."

The person who spoke was Cuilan, Concubine Leng's personal maid. Song Baoling remembered that she had indeed seen him this morning. At that time, she pretended that nothing happened and left. Unexpectedly, she planned such a thing secretly.

Concubine Leng snorted softly and said sternly: "Now you are living in the palace by the Holy Emperor's will, but you have a private meeting with a man. If this matter is spread, how can the Holy Spirit save his face?"

"Moreover, Cuilan has no grievances against you, so why would she frame you up? You'd better answer truthfully in front of the Queen, otherwise you will be tortured."

Seeing this, Song Baochai, who had never said a word, hesitated for a moment, and even added jealousy: "Although my sister is young, she is very clever."

"It stands to reason that she is my cousin, and I should intercede for her. But since she has no shame, I will not indulge her too much. I hope the Queen will punish her severely."

Song Baoling saw them joining forces to take action, and already had a countermeasure in mind. She pretended to be aggrieved and kowtowed: "The Queen is aware that my daughter really did not have an affair with Commander Mu."

"The reason why my daughter met Commander Mu today was because she remembered that her father's birthday was coming soon, so she wrote a letter to her father. However, she could not leave the palace at will, so she had to ask Commander Mu to deliver the letter."

Concubine Leng's face suddenly froze, and she immediately objected: "Impossible! We only met for a letter. Do you think I am easy to fool?"

"That's the truth. I'm just telling the truth."

"Nonsense! You are obviously quibbling!"

"Everything the little girl said is true. Concubine Leng is so aggressive. She wants to accuse her of 'fornication' based on just the words of the personal palace maid. Is she seeking revenge for personal gain?"

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding atmosphere instantly became tense. Concubine Leng was so shocked that she was speechless and could only stare at Song Baoling with an angry look on her face.

"Okay, you all have your own theories, and it's hard for me to determine what the facts are at the moment."

Song Baoling rolled his eyes when he heard this, and immediately said: "If you want to know the truth, the Queen can separate my daughter and Commander Mu for questioning. If we tell something different, my daughter is willing to be punished."

The queen stared at Song Baoling for a long time, then called a palace official and told him to go and question Mu Zhong.

After a long time, the palace attendant came back to report, "I asked according to the Queen's instructions. Commander Mu said that the Lord of Jinling County did stop him this morning and asked him to help deliver a letter to Marquis Xuanping."

With that said, the palace servant presented a letter, "This letter was given to Commander Mu by the Lord of Jinling County."

After the queen opened the letter and read the contents, her expression softened a bit, "This matter is indeed as Song Baoling said."

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Leng was the first to react and immediately stepped forward to help Song Baoling: "Get up quickly, I was just too impatient, and that's why I wronged you."

Now that the truth has been revealed, how could Song Baoling give up so easily? He even cried and cried: "Empress, the reputation of your daughter's family has always been particularly important. How can I see my daughter when word of today's incident comes out?"

"What's more, my daughter was entrusted by the Holy One the day before yesterday to receive the guests from the Four Nations banquet. If something goes wrong due to what happened today, how should I explain to the Holy One?"

The queen understood the meaning of her words and scolded her: "Concubine Leng, is this how you teach your servants on weekdays? You just dare to spread the word without any basis. Now that things have become like this, what do you think we should do?

"

When Concubine Leng saw that the queen had posed the problem to her, she looked at Song Baoling with aggrieved face, turned around and slapped Cuilan in the face.

"You made a ridiculous mistake today. Since you have served me for so many years, I will give you thirty canes as punishment. If you do it again in the future, you will be severely punished!"
Chapter completed!