Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 926 The Queen's Provocation

Early the next morning.

When Feng Hao woke up from his coma, Gu Chan was already sitting in front of the prison door eating breakfast.

Because of their special status, the meals prepared by the jailers for them were much more delicious than those for other prisoners in the prison.

Gu Chan ate with gusto. She turned around and looked at Feng Hao and said, "You're awake! Come over and have breakfast!"

"You actually took advantage of me not paying attention last night and attacked me. You really went too far." Feng Hao said angrily.

As he said this, he reached out and touched his neck which was still aching, and he was even more furious.

Gu Chan said with a stifled smile, "Who told you to deliberately anger me? It's good that I didn't beat you up."

"You..." Feng Hao was about to retort when Leng Yixuan suddenly walked towards him from the front.

He immediately stood up and walked behind the prison door, respectfully saluted Leng Yixuan and said, "Feng Hao pays respect to Prince Yi."

"No need to be so polite." Leng Yixiuan waved his hand and said.

Gu Chan was too lazy to greet him. She just ate her meal and pretended not to see him.

Leng Yixuan chuckled, squatted in front of the prison door, stared at Gu Chan and said, "How dare you! I am here, and not only do you not greet me, but you also pretend not to see me?"

"Tsk! If I can't go out today, you two siblings might not be able to explain to the gold-eating beast. So, you are the one who needs my help, do I have to please you?" Gu Chan said disdainfully.

"Good, you have a temper. I really like your character." Leng Yixiuan praised.

After saying that, he waved his hand to call a jailer, ordered him to open the cell door, and then politely invited Gu Chan out of the prison.

Leng Yixuan looked at Feng Hao who was still in the prison and said, "Top Scholar, I'm sorry to have you stay here any longer. My sister and I have secretly sent spies to investigate. I believe that the case will have a conclusion soon. When your innocence is proven, you will be released without charge."

"What about Brother Xu? What are you going to do with him?" Feng Hao asked with concern.

"Take him to the other side of the mountain to see the gold-eating beast." Leng Yixiuan said lightly.

Then he took Gu Chan away without saying anything more to Feng Hao.

After Feng Hao realized that Gu Chan's life was not in danger, he sat down and ate breakfast with peace of mind.

Outside the prison.

When Gu Chan followed Leng Yixuan out, there was already a black carriage parked at the gate.

Situ Kong led ten strong physical warriors, each riding a horse to guard the two sides of the carriage. When he saw Gu Chan coming out, he laughed and said, "Little brother, you are so unlucky! You finally passed the exam and got the third place, but you were accused of cheating. It seems that you have made many enemies in your daily life!"

"Yes, Brother Situ, I am really wronged. I can't clear myself of this even if I jump into the Yellow River!" Gu Chan said bitterly.

"Hehe..." Situ Kong laughed, not knowing how to comfort Gu Chan.

Leng Yixuan urged, "Come on, stop talking and get on the carriage. It will take at least a day to get to Bi'an Mountain. Don't waste time."

"Is Bi'an Mountain so far away?" Gu Chan said in surprise.

She had always thought that the Higan Mountain outside Kyoto was quite close to Kyoto City, but judging from the current situation, she was indeed overthinking.

Leng Yixuan rolled his eyes at Gu Chan, not wanting to explain to her, and pushed her into the carriage, and then he got into the carriage and drove away himself. In the carriage, Leng Yixiu was lazily lying on the soft chair, showing her charming queen figure.

Gu Chan was sitting nearby and felt uncomfortable watching this.

Leng Yixiu stared at her quietly without saying a word, wondering what she was thinking.

After a long while, Gu Chan couldn't help herself and said with embarrassment, "Your Majesty, I feel a little embarrassed that you keep staring at me like this! If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."

"Looking closely, although you look like a woman, you are handsome in your own way. It seems not an exaggeration to say that you are a little handsome man." Leng Yixue said with a smile.

Gu Chan was so scared that she quickly put her arms over her chest and said, "Your Majesty, I am a married man, please don't mess around! I think Feng Hao and Wu Zhengyuan are the real handsome men, you should go after them!"

"Hmph! There is no man I cannot get that I want. If you can be favored by me, it is a blessing you have earned in eight lifetimes, and yet you are still not happy." Leng Yixiu deliberately teased Gu Chan.

"No, no, no. Thank you for your majesty's appreciating me, but I'm still young and not suitable for you." Gu Chan said with a wry smile.

"Hehe..." Leng Yixiu finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter.

She just now realized that it was quite fun to tease young people like Gu Chan.

Gu Chan quickly moved her body a little further away from Leng Yixiu. She was afraid that the Queen might suddenly have a whim and really pounce on her and rape her. Then she would be in big trouble.

She couldn't possibly knock the Queen unconscious in the carriage! So she was a little worried at the moment.

Luckily, Leng Yixue just wanted to tease her and didn't have any impulsive thoughts. After laughing for a while, she stopped laughing and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's talk business!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gu Chansong said.

"We sent spies to investigate yesterday, but it turned out that the people on the side of the Duke of Zhenguo were very defensive, and our people couldn't find any useful evidence. I would like to ask, do you have any suggestions for me?" Leng Yixiu said tentatively.

Gu Chan's eyes moved rapidly, and the words that Prince Leng had said to her yesterday kept echoing in her mind.

The open and secret struggles between the Queen and the Duke of Zhenguo are an extremely dangerous mess. Whoever gets involved will definitely not have a good result, so now she should pretend that she doesn't know.

But the problem is, this matter concerns how long she and Feng Hao will be imprisoned. If the Queen can find evidence earlier and bring Gao Lin to justice, then she and Feng Hao can be released from the Sky Prison earlier and don't have to suffer that punishment anymore.

"Damn it! I'm so confused! Should I tell her?"

Conflicted, Gu Chan couldn't help but mutter to herself in her heart.

Leng Yixiu urged, "Are you speechless? I am asking you a question!"

"Your Majesty, I think if you really can't find any useful evidence, you might as well start with the body of Academician Lin. After all, who killed him and how did he die? As long as we can find out who killed him, won't we have some clues?" Gu Chan said shrewdly.

She did not mention the point that Prince Leng mentioned yesterday, but pointed in another direction.

Compared to the breakthrough mentioned by Prince Leng, her breakthrough would definitely require a longer detour to find useful clues.

Leng Yixue frowned and said, "The imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital who I sent to perform an autopsy yesterday came back to report that Academician Lin died from the poison of Hedinghong. Do you mean to use this as a breakthrough point for investigation?"

"That's right." Gu Chan said affirmatively.

Leng Yixiu's eyes moved and he suddenly fell silent. It was obvious that he was thinking about something but just couldn't say it directly.