He was the head of the civil servants, a veteran of three dynasties, and was highly regarded by Emperor Jingxuan. The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple could not say that he had to follow his lead, but at least he could not offend him.

"Prime Minister Guo." The Minister of Dali Temple greeted him respectfully at the door.

Prime Minister Guo said with great authority: "I heard that your Dali Temple has arrested my grandson? Is this true?"

"Ah, it is true." The Dali Temple Minister admitted.

"I wonder what crime my grandson has committed?"

"He smashed the statue of Emperor Taizu, which is the first thing. He committed murder, which is the second thing. Third, he resisted arrest and attacked the officials."

Prime Minister Guo flicked his sleeves and said coldly, "I know my grandson well. He would never do the things you describe."

The Dali Temple Minister said: "The Third Prince is interrogating Guo Huan in there. If Prime Minister Guo has any questions, he can go ask the Third Prince."

I can't suppress you, but the Third Prince can at least suppress you, right?

This ability to pass the buck is really great.

Accompanied by the Grand Secretary of the Dali Temple, Prime Minister Guo went to the torture chamber to interrogate Guo Huan.

"Huh? Fell asleep again?" The Dali Temple Minister looked at Guo Huan, who was sitting on the chair with his head drooping and snoring, and was somewhat puzzled.

When he just went out, he was still conscious.

"Third Prince." Prime Minister Guo bowed to Xiao Chonghua neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Prime Minister Guo." Xiao Chonghua nodded slightly. Seeing Prime Minister Guo frowning and looking at Guo Huan, he said calmly, "Just fell asleep."

Prime Minister Guo bowed slightly and said, "I have heard from Lord Liao about the several crimes committed by my grandson. I have many doubts in my mind and would like to ask the Third Prince for advice."

Xiao Chonghua said, "Prime Minister Guo, please feel free to speak."

Prime Minister Guo glanced at everyone and said, "You keep saying that my grandson smashed the statue and injured people with a knife. Do you have any evidence?"

The Dali Temple official replied, "The destruction of the statue was witnessed by the Dali Temple officials themselves. As for the murder, although we did not see him commit the murder, according to the victim's statement, he was the one who stabbed the victim in the chest with a dagger."

Prime Minister Guo snorted coldly: "In that case, it is only the victim's one-sided statement."

Xiao Chonghua said, "Prime Minister Guo, the victim is Wei Ting."

Prime Minister Guo said with full energy: "I know!"

Before coming, the servant told him all the information he had found out.

An ordinary prince might not be able to suppress a veteran like Prime Minister Guo.

Xiao Chonghua did not give in at all: "So, Prime Minister Guo should understand that Wei Ting will not slander your grandson."

Prime Minister Guo said coldly: "He won't slander my grandson, so will my grandson harm him? Is the Third Prince biased in his judgment?"

Xiao Chonghua said calmly: "Both sides have their own opinions, and the Dali Temple is currently investigating."

The accompanying servant reported at the door: "Master, Doctor Zhu is here!"

Prime Minister Guo said, "My grandson is in a coma. Is it not too much for me to ask the imperial physician to treat him?"

Xiao Chonghua said, "Please do as you wish."

Doctor Zhu came in carrying a small medicine box. He took Guo Huan's pulse and looked a little strange.

"May I ask if Mr. Guo is more excited than usual?"

"That's right!" The Dali Temple Minister had a deep understanding, "Irritable, irritable, fierce..."

Halfway through his speech, he felt the death gaze from Prime Minister Guo, and he choked, "I am indeed more excited than usual."

Doctor Zhu said, "It seems so."

"What is it?" asked the Dali Temple Minister.

"He was drugged." Doctor Zhu asked, "Can we find out what he ate or drank today?"

The Dali Temple official said: "This...ah, a carriage!"

The carriage that served as the first crime scene was seized by the Dali Temple. All the items inside were physical evidence, and none of them were moved.

The Dali Temple Minister remembered that there were two unfinished cups of tea on the table in the carriage.

He immediately ordered someone to take Doctor Zhu to the carriage that was detained in the yard.

Doctor Zhu smelled the tea carefully and tasted it with his fingertips: "The taste is very light and mixed in the tea. Most people can't taste it, but it should be correct."

Doctor Zhu said, "Datura! Ma Fei San and Meng Han Yao are made from Datura flowers. They can make people lose consciousness. However, few people know that if a small amount of Datura seeds are mixed into Datura flowers, it will have the opposite effect, making people excited, impulsive, and even hallucinating."

The Dali Temple Minister suddenly realized: "No wonder Mr. Guo's temperament has changed so much..."

Prime Minister Guo said, "Doctor Zhu, in your opinion, is it possible that Huan'er took this drug and killed someone with a knife under hallucination?"

Doctor Zhu said: "It's entirely possible."

Prime Minister Guo looked at the Supreme Court Justice and said, "Lord Liao, if this is true, Huan'er is also a victim, and the person who drugged Huan'er is the culprit in this case!"

Since Guo Huan committed the crime under the effect of drugs, he naturally also smashed the statue and attacked the officials under the effect of drugs.

All charges were overturned.

The Dali Temple Minister recalled: "Didn't Wei Ting drink it too?"

There are two cups, one is Guo Huan's and the other is Wei Ting's.

An officer asked, "Could it be that Wei Ting drugged Guo Huan?"

Another officer asked, "Did Wei Ting drug Guo Huan so that he would kill him?"

This is totally unconscionable.

Prime Minister Guo did not participate in the discussion: "Investigating the case is the business of your Dali Temple. I am not in a position to interfere. But my grandson is innocent. Can you at least let him go?"

The matter was of great importance, so the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple sent someone to the clinic to obtain a testimony from Wei Ting.

Guo Huan did suddenly become abnormal, as if he was possessed by an evil spirit.

This matches the symptoms of being poisoned by Datura.

Guo Huan was acquitted, but Wei Ting was targeted by the Dali Temple.

The carriage belonged to Wei Ting, the tea belonged to Wei Ting, and he was suspected of poisoning Guo Huan.

However, the Dali Temple carefully investigated Wei Ting and people related to Wei Ting, and did not find anyone who had bought Mandragora.

Are you kidding? Su Xiaoxiao got the mandrake from the base's pharmacy. It would be strange if she could find it.

Speaking of which, she has been getting more and more adept at working in the base pharmacy recently.

It seems that treating more people can really earn you more opportunities to enter the pharmacy.

The Guo Huan whose pulse Doctor Zhu took was the real Guo Huan, but the one who was taken into the carriage was Su Li.

When Xiao Chonghua saw Su Mo bringing another "Guo Huan" into the Dali Temple through the back door, he got goosebumps.

It was at this moment that he truly understood Wei Ting's intention.

It turned out that from the very beginning, Wei Ting had never thought of using the Dali Temple to imprison Guo Huan.

He simply treated the Dali Temple as a post station and replaced Guo Huan there.

The reason why he left a loophole was to allow Prime Minister Guo to successfully rescue the fake Guo Huan.

"Why did he do this?" Jing Yi asked.

"Three purposes," Xiao Chonghua said, "collect evidence of Guo Huan's crimes, investigate the relationship between the Guo family and the White Lotus, and infiltrate the White Lotus."

Xiao Chonghua was once an enemy of Wei Ting, but the difference was that Xiao Chonghua never underestimated his enemies.

Is it difficult to admit that others are excellent? This is where Guo Huan failed.

"Will Wei Ting kill Guo Heng?" Jing Yi asked.

"Guo Heng is still useful." Xiao Chonghua said.

Jing Yi asked suspiciously, "Strange, why is Wei Ting so keen to help you investigate the White Lotus Sect?"

Xiao Chonghua stared and said, "He is not helping me, but himself. If I am right, there is something strange about the death of the Wei family man in battle four years ago. It may be related to the White Lotus Sect."

Jing Yi seemed to have an epiphany: "So, Wei Ting wants to use us to find out the murderer behind the scenes?"

Xiao Chonghua said solemnly: "The White Lotus Sect is a major threat to the imperial court. We have the same opponent. He is for revenge, and I am for the country."

(End of this chapter)