Chapter 445: A look full of stealth

At this moment, Ji Qing had roughly understood the whole story.

This person clearly wanted to impersonate him!

Before Jiang Zhiyu could speak, Ji Qing stared at Wu Li with his dark eyes: "I want to make officials freeze and forget about greed... I want to stay away from you, and let your reputation fly and grow prosperous."

He spoke very quickly, but his words were very clear and his voice was very cold.

In a flash, he had memorized all the first questions.

Wu Li knelt on the ground, his face was ashen, his hands were shaking slightly, and it was obvious that he was extremely scared.

There was no need to recite anymore, it was clear which one was true and which one was false.

The palace fell into a strange silence. Xiao Yanli immediately spoke: "How dare you, thief! I admire your courage and want to seek justice for you, but you have such a heart to harm others!"

"Father, this thief is so bold that he dares to pretend to be a student. I beg you to drag this man out and execute him slowly to warn everyone!"

The emperor's face was slightly gloomy and he didn't say anything.

"Sixth Prince, why are you so anxious? This matter has not been investigated clearly yet."

"I actually have a doubt. I hope Sixth Prince can help me solve it." Jiang

Zhiyu said lightly.

"Jiang Yushi, you are joking. How can I solve your doubts?"

An uncertain premonition rose in his heart, and Xiao Yanli's tone of voice also had a bit of a gun and a stick.

"Of course I can. I want to ask, if someone wants to impersonate someone, he should naturally replace someone on the list. For example, why did this Wu Li choose Ji Qing who is not on the list?"

"Could it be that this person knew from the beginning that it was Ji Qing who should be on the list instead of Wu Li?"

There is a list of people on the list in the original book, and the only one that doesn't match is Wu Li.

When he heard his own name, Wu Li raised his head subconsciously and looked at Jiang Zhiyu.

The ranking will be announced after the palace examination. With so many names, why did she only pick his own?

Is it a coincidence? Or did she know from the beginning? Did she

know that something like this would happen today?

Did she watch the show the whole time, waiting to see them step into the fire pit step by step?

How terrible!

The girl's face looked like a demon in Wu Li's eyes. Wu Li's breathing stagnated. Jiang Zhiyu tilted his head slightly in confusion. In Wu Li's view, it seemed as if he had opened his bloody mouth.

There was a flash of fear in his eyes, and his sharp voice almost broke.

Everyone was startled by him.

Xiao Yanli also frowned, but it was undeniable that Wu Li's scream attracted a lot of firepower for him.

But Jiang Zhiyu ignored it and just looked at Xiao Yanli, as if urging him.

"Jiang Yushi, to be honest, I also have this doubt. When this person stopped my carriage, he introduced himself as Ji Qing. I also want to know why he pretended to be this person, and what is this person's true identity."

Xiao Yanli emphasized the word "real" especially.

Although Wu Li was terrified, he still had some rationality left, which allowed him to maintain basic judgment.

In this situation, it was no use to cover up. Wu Li trembled and said, "My real name is Wu Li. I pretended to be him because... because I offended him and I was afraid that he would be on the list and implicate my family."

This lie was very poor.

Everyone present was smart and could see that when Ji Qing came to the palace just now, the two of them clearly did not know each other.

Ji Qing also said, "Nonsense, I have never seen you, how can you say that you have offended me?"

Wu Li closed his mouth.

He was already extremely panicked in his heart. He did not dare to look in the direction of Xiao Yanli, nor did he answer. He just looked around secretly, as if looking for something.

[This furtive look looks very familiar.]

Not only Jiang Zhiyu, but also the emperor feels it is quite familiar.

It is like——

[Bumping one's head against a pillar to commit suicide!]

They both blurt out the words in their minds at the same time.

Jiang Zhiyu gives He Yanting a look, and then sees that He Yanting has already stood beside Wu Li, with one hand gently pressing him.

[Such tacit understanding? Can you understand with just one look?]

Wu Li's breathing is rapid, as if he will faint in the next second.

Xiao Yanli lets out a light click of his tongue in disdain.

If he was prodded any further, this man would probably faint. Jiang Zhiyu was too lazy to wait, so he changed the subject and said, "Let's not talk about why he pretended to be Ji Qing. As you all have seen just now, this man is clearly an uneducated idiot. How could he be on the list?"

"You should ask Jiang Yushi himself. From the beginning to the end, they were all appointed by you."

said the Minister of Rites.

Jiang Zhiyu raised his eyes slightly: "Are they all my people? That's not necessarily the case."

"An Hong, this article is within your scope of responsibility, right?"

The person who called An Hong hurriedly stepped forward from the crowd: "Yes, I am responsible."

"But I really don't know why it is like this. I was very careful when copying the names..." An Hong's eyes shrank, as if he thought of something, and he continued: "Could it be, could it be that when I changed the candles, that person did it?"

When An Hong went to get the candles, many people saw it with their own eyes, and after hearing what he said, they all nodded.

"Changing the candles..." Jiang Zhiyu nodded slowly: "It's a good reason."

An Hong's face froze.

"You just knew about it, but didn't do it, so even if the truth is revealed, it can't be traced to you, right? That's what the person behind you told you, right?"

Jiang Zhiyu looked at Xiao Yanli with a squint, not a hint, but almost a clear indication.

Xiao Yanli gritted his teeth secretly.

An Hong forced a smile and said, "What does Jiang Yushi mean by that? There is no evidence..."

His voice stopped abruptly, because Jiang Zhiyu took out something very familiar from his arms.

His package.

Inside was the silver he had saved and the banknotes he had received, the pass, and the badge.

Those silver ounces and banknotes are enough for him to live a life of ease and comfort anywhere except Shengjing.

An Hong's face was pale, and the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably.

The Empress Dowager's maternal family was slaughtered in just a few days, and he was the only one left.

Some of the Empress Dowager's former guests did not escape either.

No matter how stupid An Hong was, he knew that this was not something that ordinary people could do, and the only one who could do it quietly was the current emperor.

He made it clear that he wanted to kill everyone who was related to the Empress Dowager!

He usually kept a low profile and lived in the Hanlin Academy for a long time. The emperor didn't kill him, it was nothing more than forgetting this option.

But he could forget it for a while, could he forget it for a lifetime? !

Staying in Shengjing is like having a knife hanging over your head that can kill you at any time!

Of course you have to escape!

But An Hong also has a very clear understanding of his own strength. He can never escape alone.

So he waited and waited, and finally got such an opportunity.

It is just as Jiang Zhiyu said, even if everything is exposed, the emperor can only punish him for dereliction of duty in front of others. Why did he end up like this!