Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 923 The pure will become clear, and the turbid will become turbid.

Half an hour later.

Just as all the civil and military officials in the court were waiting in the Jinluan Hall, becoming somewhat impatient.

The two eunuchs who went to capture Guo Yu came back, but what was strange was that they did not capture Guo Yu, but instead brought Zhao Jian from the Patrol Office.

After entering the hall, Zhao Jian first knelt down and kowtowed to Leng Yixiu, then he stood up. He was so scared that he raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Leng Yixue frowned and said, "Let them catch Guo Yu, what are you doing here?"

"Your Majesty, I...I don't know whether I should say this or not." Zhao Jian said in a trembling voice.

As a small patrol officer, he couldn't afford to offend anyone standing in the Jinluan Palace, so he was extremely afraid at the moment, fearing that he would say something wrong and bring about a fatal disaster!

Leng Yixue said sternly, "This is the Jinluan Palace. If there is anything that should be said, tell me the truth."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Jian responded with a pale face.

Then he turned around and looked at Guo Pinchuan and Xu Zhenlin standing next to him, then looked at Wu Huaiyun, then wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, just half an hour ago, Miss Guo went to the patrol office to turn herself in. She...she said that she did find someone in the Imperial Academy to buy the test questions. She originally wanted to buy the test questions for Feng Hao, Xu Xian, and Fang Tianyi, but the three of them burned them without even reading them."

"Are you true or false?" Leng Yixiu asked.

"It's absolutely true, Your Majesty. Miss Guo also said that this is a capital crime and she is willing to bear it all. I only beg Your Majesty to spare Feng Dahao and Xu Xian. This matter has nothing to do with them, and with their talents, they don't need to know the test questions in advance." Zhao Jian said with a pale face.

After saying this, his legs went limp and he collapsed in the hall out of fright.

Just because of leaking the imperial examination questions, this is a capital crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the family! Guo Pinchuan is not only a third-rank official in the court, but also the president of the entire Kyoto Chamber of Commerce. He is absolutely an indispensable talent in the court.

Xu Zhenlin is also a big shot in the Imperial Academy. Once this matter is confirmed, these two people will be in great trouble if they don't die. Moreover, once the leak of the questions is exposed, too many people will be involved. He can't help but feel scared.

Leng Yixue was furious. She glared at Guo Pinchuan and Xu Zhenlin fiercely and shouted, "What do you say now?"

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die." Guo Pinchuan knelt down first and admitted his mistake with his head down.

Xu Zhenlin was like a deflated ball. His legs went limp and he knelt down without saying a word.

Although the two of them were unaware of it, it was all related to them after all, and they cannot escape blame.

Wu Huaiyun stood aside, watching with a sinister grin, feeling extremely proud.

All the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads at this time, and no one dared to say another word.

At this most dangerous moment, Gu Chan suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. In my opinion, this matter is far from as simple as it seems."

"What? Do you want to stand up and exonerate your lover now?" Leng Yixiu said angrily.

"Your Majesty, Miss Guo and I have nothing wrong with each other. We are not lovers. And most importantly, I have been married for a long time and have a wife and two concubines at home, so there is no such thing as exonerating myself from having a love affair." Gu Chan said calmly. "What? You are already married and have three wives at home?" Leng Yixue said in surprise.

She really didn't expect that Gu Chan, who was so young, not even sixteen years old, was already married and had three wives at home.

Gu Chan smiled faintly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, there is no need for me to joke about such things."

"Then what exactly do you want to say?" Leng Yixiu asked.

If it wasn't for the fact that Gu Chan fought the gold-eating beast that night and she had witnessed Gu Chan's powerful abilities, she would have probably ordered people to capture Gu Chan and put him in jail by now. Why would she still be talking so much nonsense with Gu Chan?

Gu Chan glanced at the smug Wu Huaiyun and sneered, "I saw Young Master Gao flirting with Miss Guo in the teahouse before. I couldn't stand it and beat him up, so he has been holding a grudge and looking for an opportunity to take revenge. In addition, Master Wu has a close relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo, so I guess this is most likely a trap set by Young Master Gao and Master Wu together."

"Mr. Xu, stop slandering me here. It was clearly Guo Yu who secretly bought the test questions and leaked them to you. Now you are blaming me?" Wu Huaiyun became angry and cursed.

"Sir Wu, the innocent are innocent and the turbid are turbid. If you are really innocent, why are you so nervous? Isn't your reaction a little abnormal?" Gu Chan used his own method to fight back.

This is how Wu Huaiyun challenged Guo Pinchuan and Xu Zhenlin just now.

Look, Gu Chan used the same method on him, which immediately made him angry.

Gu Chan added, "In my opinion, if we want to solve this case of leaking the test questions, the focus should not be on Miss Guo who secretly bought the test questions, but on the person from the Imperial Academy who secretly sold the test questions."

"Your Majesty, this man is smooth-talking, confusing right and wrong, and biting back. He is definitely not a good person. I request Your Majesty to throw him into the Sky Prison and thoroughly investigate the matter of Miss Guo and him leaking the test questions." Wu Huaiyun said angrily.

Feng Hao, who had been silent until now, finally stood up and said, "Your Majesty, now that Miss Guo has surrendered herself, the man who sold her the exam questions may not be able to hide anymore. I suggest that Your Majesty send someone to arrest him! Otherwise, it will be too late, and I'm afraid his life will be in danger."

"Zhao Jian, take two palace guards with you and rush to the Imperial Academy to arrest that person, quickly." Leng Yixiu ordered immediately.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Jian quickly stood up from the ground and responded.

Then he quickly ran out of the Jinluan Hall and rushed to the Imperial Academy with two guards.

However, after an incense stick of time, when they came back, they could only carry back a corpse.

Leng Yixiu was originally furious, but when she saw two palace guards carrying the body of the academician who had secretly sold the exam questions in the Imperial Academy into the hall, her anger subsided instantly, and was replaced by a deep doubt.

Xu Zhenlin knelt on the ground, looking at the corpse in surprise and said, "Isn't this Academician Lin Yilin? He usually works diligently in the Imperial Academy, and he doesn't seem like someone who would do such a wicked thing as stealing and selling exam questions to make money!"

"Your Majesty, judging from the reactions of Lord Guo and Lord Xu, they were both probably unaware of this matter, so they cannot be blamed for this." Gu Chan took over the conversation.

Leng Yixiu nodded silently and didn't say much.

She never thought of severely punishing Guo Pinchuan and Xu Zhenlin, because these two were rare loyal ministers in the court and would never do such a stupid thing as killing nine generations of their clan.