Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 890 Going through the motions

Of course Situ Kong could also feel that the two officers were hitting him with a board with clever force, but he was smart enough not to say much.

After being beaten with fifty sticks, he said in a cold voice, "Master Zhao, have you figured out the case now?"

"Of course, of course, head coach, you have suffered." Zhao Jian said.

"What about my little brother?" Situ Kong stared at Gu Chan and said.

Zhao Jian waved his hand and said, "Mr. Xu is innocent and will be released immediately."

"That's good. Now you know what to do next, right?" Situ Kong asked.

"Don't worry, Head Coach. I will report the case truthfully to the Queen and explain clearly to her the compensation and the punishment you have received." Zhao Jian said hurriedly.

Situ Kong nodded with satisfaction, reached into his sleeve, took out a stack of banknotes and slapped them on the table, then turned around and left with Gu Chan.

Guo Pinchuan also stood up with a smile and left with his daughter.

"Goodbye, Chief Coach. Goodbye, Lord Guo." Zhao Jian quickly stood up to see him off, not daring to be negligent.

The crowd watching at the entrance of the court also dispersed while talking and laughing.

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After everyone had left, Zhao Jian slumped down on the chair behind him, opened his mouth and let out a long breath.

The master stood aside and said, "Sir, it's a good thing you were smart just now, otherwise we would have offended these two great gods and our lives would be difficult in the future."

"That's true, but I still have to report to the Queen! She will definitely not be satisfied with the outcome." Zhao Jian said bitterly.

The lawyer said shrewdly, "Sir! Don't you think about it? If the Queen is really angry, she will probably send people to kill Gu Pan'er and her brother and sister. Why would she send the case to us and let you judge it? To put it bluntly, she just wants you to go through the motions and keep this place."

"Hiss...that makes sense! Why didn't I think of this? It seems that the Queen must be very unhappy with her confidante Yue Ruyan!" Zhao Jian exclaimed with his eyes wide open.

Fortunately, his master was smart enough to remind him, otherwise he would really think that he had not done the matter well and would be punished by the Queen!
The master said, "Think about it, sir. The Queen sent Yue Ruyan to the Imperial Guards as the deputy instructor, which means she believed that she could handle the affairs of the Imperial Guards. However, she turned out to be arrogant and behaved very badly, which led to the chief instructor Situ and the deputy generals being very hostile to her. In a sense, this is because Yue Ruyan is incompetent and has failed the Queen's trust in her!"

"Yes! Yes, yes, then I have nothing to be afraid of. Anyway, I have given the head coach fifty lashes, and the compensation money is here. We can boldly go and report to the Queen." Zhao Jian said with a big laugh.

At this moment, the heart that had been hanging in his chest finally calmed down completely.

The lawyer didn't waste any time and immediately helped him leave the court. Then the two of them hid in the study in the backyard and began to write the case into a memorial, which they then sent to the palace.

And the fact is just as the master thought.

At noon that day, after the Queen received the case report, she did not show much emotion. She simply approved the trial result and settled the matter hastily.

After Yue Ruyan received the compensation of one thousand and two taels of silver, the empress immediately sent people to throw her out of the palace. Not only was she removed from her official position in the palace, making her lose all her privileges, but all the property under her name was also confiscated.

In the end, Yue Ruyan had no choice but to leave the palace in despair, with her injuries all over her body and the 1,000 taels of silver that Situ Kong paid for her medicine.

On the other side, in Zuixian Tower in the east of Kyoto, Gu Chan was sitting in a side room with Situ Kong and Guo Pinchuan, father and daughter, eating and drinking to celebrate.

Feng Hao and Fang Tianyi were also pulled over by Gu Chan and took their seats.

After drinking for thirty minutes, Gu Chan put down the bowl and chopsticks and said, "Brother Situ, is the injury on your back okay?"

"Don't worry, it's just a formality. Those two officers used some clever force to hit me, it's not serious at all." Situ Kong said with a laugh.

"That's good!" Gu Chan said with relief.

Guo Pinchuan smiled faintly and said, "From now on, you can all rest assured. The reason why the Queen asked the patrol office to try this case is just to go through the motions. A woman like Yue Ruyan messed up what the Queen asked her to do. In the end, she will be the one who will be severely punished, not any of you."

"President Guo seems to know the Queen quite well!" Gu Chan said jokingly.

"That's right. Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. After working in the court for so many years, if you can't figure out the emperor's intentions, you will suffer a lot!" Guo Pinchuan said with a wry smile.

Gu Chan nodded without comment.

Situ Kong didn't want to dwell on this matter, so he said, "By the way, Brother Xu, now that this matter has been settled, you can let Sister Pan'er come back. There's no need to hide outside Kyoto anymore."

"It doesn't matter. It's a good opportunity to let her help me with some work for a few days, so that she won't cause trouble for me whenever she's free." Gu Chan said in a serious tone.

"Okay then! You should study hard these days and try to get a good score in the spring exam." Situ Kong said.

After saying that, he raised his glass and toasted Gu Chan.

Gu Chan naturally did not dare to be negligent. She clinked glasses with him and drank the wine in the glass.

After finishing the glass of wine, Situ Kong said, "Master Guo, Brother Xu, I won't stay with you any longer. Although the injury on my back is not too serious, I still need to go back and apply medicine, otherwise the injury will get worse, which will not be good."

"Okay, Brother Situ, you go ahead! When I'm free after the spring exam, I'll go to the Kyoto camp with Brother Feng and Miss Fang to have a drink with you." Gu Chan said, clasping his fists.

Situ Kong agreed readily, then he stood up and said goodbye to Gu Chan and others, left the restaurant in a good mood, and rushed back to the Kyoto camp to apply medicine.

After he left, Guo Pinchuan laughed and said, "This Situ Kong! He is still so straightforward and doesn't beat around the bush at all."

"Isn't this good? It's not tiring to get along with him and you don't have to think so much!" Gu Chan said with a smile.

"That's true, but I still suggest that you stay away from him and don't make friends with him anymore, otherwise there will be endless troubles." Guo Pinchuan's smile faded away, and he suddenly said in a serious tone.

Gu Chan and the other two stopped what they were doing and looked up at him, wondering what the deeper meaning of his words was.

Guo Yu reminded him, "Dad! Why do you have to bring up the court affairs here? Look how scared they are."

"This is a fact. We have to remind them." Guo Pinchuan said solemnly.

If it were someone else, he would not say these words, but Gu Chan and the other two sitting in front of him were people he valued, so he naturally would not hide anything.