Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 937: This is it

"Haven't you heard the saying: Like a duck floating on water, it appears to be leisurely but is actually working hard. That's what I am doing now." Gu Chan said with a wry smile.

Feng Hao laughed out loud when he heard this and enjoyed it very much.

Gu Chan said cunningly, "Well, when you are free some other day, please help me make an appointment with Wu Zhengyuan."

"Ah? What for?" Feng Hao asked puzzledly.

"Didn't the old prince ask us to go to his house together? Is he testing us?" Gu Chan said unhappily.

Feng Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Can't you just solve the exam question leak case first?"

"I can't wait that long. My buddy is still lying in bed and can only live for half a year. It will take me half a month to get back. I don't have time to stay here." Gu Chan said frankly.

"No way! You want to run away?" Feng Hao said in a daze.

Isn't it true that Gu Chan just wants to get the red spider lily and then run away?
Gu Chan pretended to be stupid and said, "You think too much. I have already passed the imperial examination and got the third place. It is not that easy for me to run away! Besides, His Majesty is also watching me. I can't just run away if I want to."

"Brother Xu, at this critical moment, you must not do anything stupid!" Feng Hao reminded.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Gu Chan said with a strange smile.

After saying that, she quickly finished her meal, then slipped away to the guest room upstairs and fell into a deep sleep.

As for the matter of the exam questions being leaked, she had forgotten about it long ago. This was Leng Yixiu's job and she was too lazy to care about it. Now she just needed to find a way to get Guo Yu out of the prison and make sure she was safe.

The next morning.

Feng Hao invited Wu Zhengyuan to the inn as Gu Chan requested.

When the three of them met, they all looked at each other in confusion.

Wu Zhengyuan frowned and said, "Brother Feng, Brother Xu, why did you invite me here instead of investigating the exam question leak? What do you mean by this?"

"This case cannot be solved in a short time, so let the Queen handle it slowly. Now you come with us to Prince Leng's Mansion." Gu Chan said.

"Ah? Aren't you afraid that the mastermind behind this will really pin this case on you?" Wu Zhengyuan said dumbfounded.

Gu Chan said calmly, "If the Queen really thought we were cheating, she would have killed us long ago, and would never have released us from the prison. Brother Wu, please stop talking so much. The Queen knows what's going on. She's smarter than any of us and knows what to do about this matter."

"This……"

"Okay, let's go! Let's go find Prince Leng and get the red spider lily." Gu Chan interrupted.

Wu Zhengyuan didn't want to go at all, but Gu Chan and Feng Hao carried him out of the inn on his left and right. Then the three of them took a carriage to Prince Leng's Mansion.

Soon the three of them arrived outside Prince Leng's mansion.

When the guard at the gate saw them coming, he hurried in to report.

After a while, the guard came out again and said respectfully, "Please come in, three of you."

"Where is the old prince?" Gu Chan asked.

"The old man is already waiting for you in the pavilion in the back garden," the guard explained.

Gu Chan nodded quietly.

The three of them followed the guards and walked towards the back garden of Prince Leng's mansion.

When they arrived at the back garden, they discovered that Prince Leng was indeed already sitting at the stone table in the pavilion, drinking wine and waiting.

The three of them hurried into the pavilion and bowed to him. Prince Leng waved his hand and said, "Alright, no need to be polite, take your seats!"

"Thank you, old prince." The three said in unison.

After saying that, the three of them walked to the stone table and sat down.

Prince Leng ordered a maidservant beside him, "Go to the treasury and bring me the treasure I have treasured for many years."

"Yes, Your Highness." The little maid responded respectfully and immediately stood up and left.

Gu Chan asked curiously, "Old Prince, what treasure is this? Could it be the red spider lily?"

"Get out! You little brat, you're already thinking about my red spider lily as soon as you get here. Can't you just pretend and not be so impatient?" Prince Leng scolded angrily.

"Hehe..." Gu Chan laughed awkwardly.

Feng Hao came to her rescue and said, "Old Prince, please forgive Brother Xu. After all, his friend's life is hanging by a thread and he urgently needs this magical herb to save his life, so he is a little anxious."

"It's none of my business. He's not my friend." Prince Leng said with a wry smile.

Gu Chan was speechless. She really had no way to deal with this old guy. No matter how smart she was, she seemed to have no way to hide in front of him, which made her very afraid.

While the three were talking, the little maid who had gone out to get the treasure had already returned with a tray in her hands.

She placed the tray on the stone table, and then Gu Chan and the other two realized that the tray was covered with a red cloth. As for what treasure was hidden under the red cloth, they had no idea.

Prince Leng pointed at the treasure under the red cloth and said, "This treasure was given to me by a master I met when I was young. He said that if one day I could find someone who could unlock it, then this person must be the savior of Wei. He told me to capture this person and make him an official in the court."

"Old Prince, what is the name of this master?" Feng Hao asked.

"I don't know. I only met him once. After he gave me this treasure, he went traveling around the world. Until today, decades have passed, and there is no news from him, and I have never seen him again." Prince Leng explained.

After saying that, he reached out and lifted the red cloth covering the tray, revealing the treasure.

"What kind of treasure is this? It's so strange."

"Yeah! It's my first time seeing it too."

When Feng Hao and Wu Zhengyuan saw the baby for the first time, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"puff……"

But unlike them, when Gu Chan saw this treasure for the first time, she couldn't help herself and opened her mouth and spat out the tea she had just drunk.

"Ha ha……"

Then she wiped her mouth with her hand and burst into laughter.

Prince Leng said unhappily, "You little brat, you are so presumptuous. It's ok for you to be presumptuous in front of the Queen, but you better be restrained in front of me."

"No, Prince Leng, I'm not being presumptuous. I just think that the master was just teasing a child back then! He even called this thing a treasure?" Gu Chan said, pointing at the treasure on the tray.

As soon as she said this, Feng Hao and Wu Zhengyuan's faces turned pale with fright.

Although Prince Leng is an old fellow who is usually lazy and has a bad temper, he is a prince of a country after all. He is so old and has rich experience, and he is also a mature and experienced person.

If he dares to say that something is a treasure, who dares to say it is not a treasure?
Gu Chan was so outspoken in front of him. If they angered him, the consequences would be disastrous. How could they not be afraid?

As expected, Prince Leng was angry.

He glared at Gu Chan fiercely with his eyes and his face was extremely stiff. If looks could kill, Gu Chan would have died more than a hundred times by now.