The reason why you shamelessly begged the princess to come over and even resorted to moral kidnapping to force the princess to release Qi Che, the unfaithful man, is it possible that the unfaithful man has some important leverage over the Gu family? That forced you to do so?

Or is Qi Che's life so important that you would rather sacrifice the reputation of the Gu family to save him?"

After these words were spoken, the expressions of the three members of the Gu family all changed!

Gu Yanran felt guilty, Gu Tingyuan was panicked, and Li was shocked and surprised.

The speaker didn't mean it, but Gu Yanran's face turned pale in an instant, and her hands under her sleeves almost pinched to bleed, and she could barely stay awake.

She suddenly threw herself at Chu Qingluan's feet and begged, "Your Highness, please understand! My father is an honest official, how could he have any evidence against him? It's just that I am wishful thinking and still thinking about that unfaithful man..."

Chu Qingluan lowered her eyes and looked at Gu Yanran who was kneeling on the ground, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

"Miss Gu is so deeply in love, and I have become the villain who broke up the couple."

"Okay, I agree."

She suddenly chuckled and agreed to Gu Yanran's request, which surprised everyone present.

Before everyone could speak, he added, "Although the death penalty can be avoided, the punishment for living cannot be escaped. Qi Che is greedy for fame and fortune, and has betrayed his trust. According to the law, he should be stripped of his title of top scholar and dismissed from all official positions. From today on, he will be demoted to a ninth-rank clerk and will never be promoted again."

Gu Yanran's body stiffened, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.

If Qi Che is stripped of his honors, he will have no future at all. What is the point of the Gu family going to so much trouble to save him?

But at the moment, she didn't dare to refute, and could only bow her head to thank him: "Your Highness, thank you for your forgiveness."

Chu Qingluan raised the corners of her lips slightly, but there was no smile in her eyes.

The reason why she let the tiger go back to the mountains was not because she was really "coerced" or morally blackmailed by the Gu family.

But it is to lure out bigger prey!

After Qi Che is released from prison, he will definitely take some action, and she just needs to wait and see!