Meng You pursed his lips, his face full of shame and anger, as if he had been greatly wronged.
The words of the Sixth Princess were too unpleasant. Before, he thought that the Sixth Princess looked lively and cute, much better than his wife at home. After all, his wife had to work in the fields. Unexpectedly, the Sixth Princess showed him only superficial appearances.
"Sixth Princess, the common people know that they are not worthy of you, but you don't have to humiliate the common people like this."
"Hurt you?" The Sixth Princess laughed mockingly, "Not only did you plan to scare me, but you also followed me to Baiyun Temple today. Have I wronged you?"
Meng You's eyes widened in disbelief.
How could the Sixth Princess be so able to confuse right and wrong?
[Pfft, haha, you’re dumbfounded. You’re not the only one who confuses right and wrong. 】
Hearing Yu Yiluo's voice, the Sixth Princess was greatly encouraged and pretended to be aggrieved.
"Mr. Meng is really very ill. He keeps saying that I am happy with you. This is simply ruining my reputation."
"Your Majesty is aware that the common people did not set up the Sixth Princess, let alone follow her. The Sixth Princess went to the restaurant to have dinner in order to thank the common people."
Meng You was a little panicked. He finally understood why the Sixth Princess wouldn't let him ride in the carriage.
At that time, the sixth princess said that the carriage could not fit in the carriage and asked him to follow him. He didn't think much about it. Now it seems that the sixth princess had already planned to deal with him at that time.
But he couldn't figure out what he failed to do to make the Sixth Princess doubt him.
"Fifth sister was also there when we went to the restaurant for dinner. It was Mr. Meng who was the host."
The Sixth Princess did not deny it, "But it's a coincidence that the Japanese Palace and the Fifth Sister went to the Yao Mansion's flower viewing banquet, and they met Mr. Meng when they went out. This capital is really small."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Meng You with subtle eyes.
The capital is so big, and if you bump into her when you go out, she must know the movements of the Sixth Princess. It's really scary to think about it.
"The common people just met by chance, not what you think."
Meng You wanted to explain, but under the pressure of the emperor and the scrutiny of everyone, he could not come up with a better explanation.
"You said that was a coincidence, but what about this?"
The Sixth Princess took out Meng You's water bag, "Mr. Meng, you won't say that I stole it from you because I admire you, right?"
[You told people what they were thinking and asked them to say what they said. 】
Meng You glanced at the water bag in the sixth princess's hand and felt a little panicked.
"Why don't you say anything?" The sixth princess shook the water bag in her hand, "Mr. Meng was found following me, and he enthusiastically gave me water from the water bag. I don't know what he was thinking."
"You're talking nonsense," Meng You said, becoming a little agitated, "The common people are not following you, and this is not the water bag of the common people."
If he really admitted that this was his water bag and that it contained medicine, he would really be unable to defend himself.
"It's useless to argue. Anyway, so many people in Baiyun Temple saw you following me inside, and even threatened me to drink the water."
The Sixth Princess was not worried about Meng You's quibbles at all. Meng You was indeed following her carriage along the way.
"Your Majesty," Cai Ze took a step forward, "This water bag indeed belongs to Brother Meng."
Both he and Yang Jin had seen Meng You use it.
But he never imagined that Meng You would dare to do this to the Sixth Princess.
Fortunately, he has nothing to do with this person.
Seeing that Cai Ze had spoken, Yang Jin also said that Meng You had used this water bag.
"Meng You, what else do you have to say?"
The emperor said solemnly: "I appointed you as the number one scholar. Is this how you repay me?"
"Your Majesty, the common people have been wronged."
Meng You subconsciously wanted to kowtow, but being tied up prevented him from kowtowing. He could only hang his head slightly.
"The water bag is indeed mine, but the common people just thought the weather was too hot and kindly gave the Sixth Princess a drink of water. They didn't want to suffer this misunderstanding."
The sixth princess threw the water bag to one of the guards standing aside, "Feed him this water."
The guard was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the emperor didn't say anything, he took the water bag and stepped forward to do so.
[Meng You must be shouting in his heart not to come over. 】
[What was originally thought to be a two-person show turned into a one-man show, but that’s okay. 】
Meng You watched the guards approaching him, his eyes full of resistance, but now he was like a fish on the chopping board, unable to run away even if he wanted to, and could only be slaughtered.
The guard was not polite to Meng You at all, he directly grabbed his chin and drank the water.
Everyone was curious if there was something in the water and stared at Meng You.
Meng You was not soft at all when he administered the medicine. After drinking it for a while, he felt the changes in his body.
"Your Majesty, the common people have really been wronged." He suppressed the strangeness in his body and warned himself that he must not show it, otherwise he would be telling everyone that there was something in the water.
It's a pity that Meng You underestimated the power of this medicine. At first, he had the sense to endure it, but later he lost all sense and became unbearable.
The ministers are all experienced, and you can tell what was added to the water by looking at his expression.
"Beast," the emperor cursed angrily, and had Meng You splashed awake.
Meng You was so hot that he was splashed with water several times before he regained his senses.
At this time, a guard came in from outside Jinluan Palace.
"Your Majesty, Meng You's wife has arrived."
Meng You froze when he heard this. Shouldn't his wife be in Yueqing? Why did you come to the capital?
Before he could react, a woman wearing linen clothes came through the door. She had sallow skin and a thin figure. She looked very embarrassed when she entered the Jinluan Hall.
"Common women see the emperor, long live the emperor. Long live the emperor." Zhou Fang knelt down on the ground uneasily, having too much pain in her heart that she wanted to tell Meng You.
The emperor looked at her, "Do you know the person tied next to you?"
Before Zhou Fang could speak, Meng You took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, this person is Cao Min's cousin."
He had previously stated that he had no family, and he could not admit that she was his wife under any circumstances, otherwise it would be deceiving the king.
Zhou Fang originally lowered her head, but looked at Meng You in disbelief after hearing this.
How can your husband lie to the emperor?
She is not outstanding in appearance, but her husband never disliked her when he was in Yueqing. Not long after coming to the capital, he wanted to break up with her. Is it really like what I heard on the road, that her husband wanted to abandon her after he got the top score in the exam? Is this a bad wife?
[As for my cousin, she keeps telling lies and her wife is confused. 】
"Back to the emperor, the commoner woman is Meng You's wife, not his cousin."
In front of the emperor, Zhou Fang did not dare to lie. She understood what the emperor represented and was not something she could deceive at will.
"You," Meng You's face turned red with anger.
He secretly scolded his wife for not knowing how to adapt. Wasn't this driving him to death?
"You're so good, Meng You, but you still deceive me."
How could Meng You afford this crime? He quickly turned his head to defend himself.
"Your Majesty, she is really my cousin."
[Well, she is just your sister, the kind of sister you call sister during the day and sleep with you at night. 】
