Lady Wan Guan

Yu Qing was sitting in the most inconspicuous corner of a teahouse, drinking wine instead of tea.

The bamboo hat was pressed very low, covering half of his face, so no one could see the worry in his eyes.

He didn't want to come, but if he didn't come, he was afraid things would get worse.

A scholar walked into the teahouse, stopped and looked around, saw a pair of empty bowls and chopsticks on Yu Qing's table, and walked towards Yu Qing.

Sit down at the table next to Yu Qing.

"Things have changed. They want to see Mr. Gu."

Jiang Pengcheng was so worried that he couldn't sleep well all night. His words and deceptions were all right for these nerds, but Mr. Gu was famous for being a god in solving cases, and he was afraid that he would not be able to hide it.

Yu Qing said: "Just bite him to death. If you still want a future, just watch your mouth."

After saying that, Yu Qing took out a broken piece of silver and put it on the table, took the sword and stood up to leave.

Jiang Pengcheng's hand held the tea cup so tightly that his joints turned white.

He understood that if he could hold on, he might still have a future, but if he couldn't hold on, then he would be an abandoned child.

He didn't even know who the other party was, and he didn't know who to identify if he was to identify him? There was no way out for him.

In a study room opposite the teahouse, Gu Zhouting was holding a book with a focused look on his face, while Zhou Li was waiting on the side.

Mo Yu came over: "Sir, Yu Qing is gone, do you want to arrest him?"

"No, wait for Jiang Pengcheng to come out, find a place with fewer people, arrest him, and send him to Dali Temple."

After Jiang Pengcheng left the teahouse, he went to a brush and ink shop and bought a brush. His excuse was that the pen was broken.

Full of worries, he walked back numbly.

Suddenly someone called him from behind.

"Jiang Pengcheng."

Jiang Pengcheng was stunned. No one in the capital had ever called him by his first name like this.

He slowly turned around and saw a man wearing a guard uniform and a sword walking towards him.

"Jiang Pengcheng, Mr. Gu invites you."

Jiang Pengcheng's horrified pupils suddenly shrank, and the pen in his hand fell to the ground.

A voice sounded from the bottom of my heart... It's over.

Jiang Pengcheng was taken to the interrogation room of Dali Temple.

Seeing the torture instruments all over the wall and the smell of blood filling the air, Jiang Pengcheng couldn't help but feel his two sides tremble, and his mind went blank.

Gu Zhouting walked into the interrogation room, looked at Jiang Pengcheng who was shaking all over, and sat down opposite him.

"Jiang Pengcheng, I'll give you a chance and recruit him honestly."

Jiang Pengcheng knew that the matter had been exposed, but there was still a trace of luck in his heart. He trembled and said: "Sir... Sir, what do you want Jiang to do?"

Gu Zhouting just looked at him quietly, releasing invisible pressure.

"Jiang Pengcheng, you left a mark at the intersection of Kangji Street and Xingle Street at four o'clock yesterday. Today at four o'clock, you went to the intersection again to check. Then just now you went to Qingxin Tea House to meet someone. Your whereabouts have been traced for a long time. It's under our control and we still haven't told you honestly." Zheng Guan said.

Jiang Pengcheng felt like he was struck by lightning. Sure enough, he was being targeted, but he had never seen Master Gu. Why would Master Gu target him?

Or is it that Master Gu has targeted all four of them?

Yes, that must be the case.

There is a war between heaven and man in Jiang Pengcheng's heart. Should he talk about it or not?

The man’s warning still rings in my ears, what should I do?

After all, he is a person who only knows how to study and has never seen any big battles. At this time, he is completely at a loss. "Jiang Pengcheng, you have to know that the results are different if you take the initiative and if you speak passively, I have been studying hard for you for many years, so I will give you a chance. Since your best friend doesn't know how to cherish it..."

"Tell me, I'll tell you." Jiang Pengcheng was about to cry.

"Someone came to me and told me that Chu Feifan bought the test questions and asked someone to write an article, saying that he was not a candidate. No one believed him when he exposed it. He asked me to find a few more people to expose this matter and bring justice to the world's scholars."

"I was also angry that something as serious and important as the Talent Recruitment Ceremony was actually being operated behind the scenes and selling test questions, so... I teamed up with Yan Hui and others to expose it."

"That's it? That person didn't grant you any benefits?"

"No, absolutely not. I am asking for justice for all the scholars in the world, nothing else."

Gu Zhouting sneered. If he hadn't been familiar with Qin Siyue's character, perhaps he would have really believed Jiang Pengcheng's generous words.

"What's that man's name?"

"I don't know. I asked, but he didn't tell me."

"What does it look like?"

"No... I don't know. He is wearing a hat and his appearance cannot be seen clearly."

Gu Zhouting sneered: "His name is Yu Qing, he is from the East Palace."

Jiang Pengcheng's expression changed drastically. That person turned out to be from the East Palace?

"To be precise, it's Jiang Pengcheng, the guard beside the Crown Princess of the East Palace. I gave you the opportunity, but you didn't grasp it."

"Sir... Your Majesty, this is what happened. I have confessed truthfully. Really, I swear, every word I said is true."

Gu Zhouting looked at him with disdain: "Then how do you explain the two hundred taels of money in your room? I heard that your family is poor, and even the expenses for going to Beijing to take the exam were raised by the village for you, and the money for your stay in the hotel was paid for by Yan Hui. I paid for it, but I hid two hundred taels of pennies, and it was the pennies issued by the Beijing Convenience Office, how do you explain it?"

Jiang Pengcheng's face was ashen and he couldn't hide anything.

I can only explain everything.

Finally, Jiang Pengcheng asked: "Sir, can you tell me why you doubt me?"

Gu Zhou paused and muttered: "Unfortunately, you met the head of Qingping County. She is the best at observing people's emotions and reasoning about the case. She chatted with you for a few words and then locked you in, and you lived up to her high expectations."

Lord of Qingping County? Jiang Pengcheng finally realized: "Is that Jiang Shi..."

Gu Zhouting ignored him and said, "Let him be detained and then taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

At this time, Jiang Wanning was in the side courtyard where Yan Hui and others lived.

"Brother Jiang, are we really being used by Brother Jiang?" Liu Wenbin still couldn't believe it.

Although the official found two hundred taels of pennies from Jiang Pengcheng's room.

Maybe it's either that he doesn't believe it, or that he just doesn't want to accept it. Among them, Jiang Pengcheng studies the hardest and is the most honest person.

did not expect……

Jiang Wanning knew that it was difficult for them to accept this fact, and said with relief: "He did take advantage of you. The whole thing was a trap. The examiners of Jinke did not want to engage in malpractice for personal gain. It was someone who maliciously framed it for their own personal enmity." . In this matter, Mr. Yao is the one who suffers, and you are not wrong. On the contrary, your integrity and bravery demonstrate the character of the literati and give people hope for the future court. If you can go to high school, and can be in the future If you always maintain this integrity and bravery throughout your official career and never forget your original intention of studying, it will be a blessing to the court and a blessing to the people."

Yan Hui bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Brother Jiang, Yan Hui swears here that if he can be named on the gold list and enter an official career one day, he will uphold his original intention and take the welfare of the people as his own responsibility."

"So are we." Liu Wenbin and Du Qianyuan echoed.

Jiang Wanning smiled: "Just adhering to the original intention is not enough, you also need to have a lot of perspective. Officialdom is very complicated."

Everyone was ashamed. Brother Jiang meant that they should not be deceived again.