"Wait!" The first person to speak was Zhao Qi.
He rarely looked so stern at that time, perhaps because of what Mu Xin had said to him earlier in the room. He said solemnly, "Master Xu, are you going to make a random judgment?"
"Do you have any evidence to prove that Pei Shaoheng was the murderer?"
Xu Hui nodded slightly. "Master Zhao, I'm not trying to make a final decision. It's just that Pei Shaoheng is the most suspicious now. To prevent any mistakes, I have to put him in jail and await trial."
Pei Shaoheng was just a commoner. If Zhao Qi hadn't protected him, it would not be an exaggeration to beat him to death right now.
Xu Hui didn't even look at Pei Shaoheng. In his eyes, this man was like an ant.
"Lord Xu, don't you know that His Majesty recently intends to summon Pei Shaosheng? His poem "Shengmin Fu" is the hope of our dynasty. If anything goes wrong, can you bear the consequences?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Hui's eyes did show a flash of hesitation.
But now, Pei Shaoheng's name has only reached your majesty's ears. There are so many talented people in the world. Does your majesty have to recommend a commoner?
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Master Zhao, this is the law. Anyone who is suspected must be taken to the prefectural governor for trial."
"I know what Mr. Zhao is worried about. How about taking this man to the Dali Temple without me having to do it?"
Zhao Qi's face became even more gloomy.
What was the Dali Temple? Only those with extremely heinous crimes were imprisoned there. If Pei Shaoheng went in once, he would never have the chance to become an official again in his life.
Mu Xin is a princess, so there is no need for her to protect Pei Shaoheng just to save face for Zhao Qi. Besides, she has no dealings with Pei Shaoheng, so if she takes action, it will only arouse people's speculation.
As for Gu Qing...
She didn't seem to want to care about this matter, and Pei Shaoheng didn't even look at her from beginning to end.
"It's getting late, Princess, we should go back." Gu Qing spoke, but made Zhao Qi a little disappointed.
He turned around and looked at Gu Qing with a little surprise, not quite understanding what she meant.
Didn’t the Chen couple save Pei Shaoheng and have some dealings with him?
Brother Pei is such an upright person, anyone can tell from a simple conversation with him. Could it be that Gu Qing could just watch Xu Hui arrest people at will?
His thoughts were simple and sincere, but no one present was as upright and impartial as he was.
"This young master is Zhao..." Before Zhao Qi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Pei Shaoheng: "Brother Zhao!"
"Lord Xu is also fair in his work. I will go with him. Thank you, Brother Zhao, for helping me out."
Zhao Qi frowned and pressed his shoulders: "Shao Heng!"
"It's okay." Pei Shaoheng shook his head, signaling him to rest assured, and then looked at Xu Hui with a look of anger and unwillingness.
He passed by Gu Qing's eye nerves, paused slightly, and seemed to want to say something, but did not say it.
At the same time, Chen Zhizhou strode into Furong Tower with his hands behind his back. Mu Xin deliberately teased Gu Qing, "Why is he here? Is he worried because he knows you're here?"
Gu Qing was helpless. When she looked up again, Chen Zhizhou had already walked up to her and comforted her softly, "I heard that something happened at Furong Tower. Is Madam all right?"
"I'm fine." Gu Qing said softly, sighing helplessly, "It's noisy in the building, and someone's dead now. Husband, let's go back."
"Okay." Chen Zhizhou put his arm around Gu Qing, looked at Pei Shaoheng with a cold gaze, and then his gaze fell on Xu Hui.
Because Chen Zhizhou broke Xu Peng's arm in public on the street a few days ago, the Xu family had submitted many memorials to report him behind his back.
Xu Hui's expression was also unhappy, but Chen Zhizhou was so powerful now that he did not dare to cause trouble in public. He bowed and said, "Master Chen."
Chen Zhizhou responded indifferently, took Gu Qing in his arms and left Furong Tower directly without saying anything else.
Mu Xin also lost interest. As for who Xu Peng was, she didn't even know him. If he was dead, then he was dead. She waved her hand and said, "This princess is leaving too."
"Farewell, Princess." Everyone saluted, and Pei Shaoheng was taken away.
After a long while, Zhao Qi finally emerged from Hibiscus Tower and stared at the carriage escorting Pei Shaoheng. "Send a message to Jingzhao Yin. If Xu Hui uses private punishment against Brother Pei, report it immediately."
"Yes!" The servant walked very quickly and soon followed the Jingzhao Yin's men.
After Xu Peng's body was carried out, Furonglou was closed. Since someone had died, the owner did not dare to continue operating the restaurant under such circumstances.
Zhao Qi frowned and sighed, "Madam Chen, how could you stand by and watch someone die without helping?"
Thinking of this, he felt depressed.
Two days ago, he heard Brother Pei say that Gu Qing had a kind heart. The Chen couple not only rescued him, but also asked Mr. Huang to treat his wounds for free.
How did it turn out like this today?
In his heart, Gu Qing and Chen Zhizhou are also people who uphold justice.
Another place, inside the Chen family carriage.
Chen Zhizhou had a sullen face and said nothing.
Gu Qing didn't know what was wrong with him, and asked curiously, "Did you encounter any troubles today?"
"Yeah." Chen Zhizhou glanced at Gu Qing, his expression a little paler than usual, but he still handed her the prepared snacks.
Gu Qing was confused and didn't know what he meant. He said bluntly, "Just say what you want to say. There's no need to be so rude to me."
"Besides, if you ask me to guess, I definitely won't be able to guess it."
Chen Zhizhou remained silent as he slowly unwrapped the oil-paper wrapping the snack for her: "Don't starve. I know you haven't had time for dinner yet."
Gu Qing felt angry for no reason. For so many days, she and Chen Zhizhou had been living in harmony and there had not been any quarrels.
Now that he suddenly behaved like this, although I felt guilty about him, the awkward and aggrieved emotions still overflowed uncontrollably.
"If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to eat this snack." Gu Qing pushed it back. Chen Zhizhou was silent for a moment, but he started eating.
Gu Qing became more and more angry, his eyes reddened, "What are you doing?" He snatched the snack back, "It was clearly given to me, but you started eating it yourself."
When Chen Zhizhou saw her take a big bite, he thought she looked quite cute when she was angry.
Gu Qing has never been like this since they got married.
But today, it was clearly him who was angry about her being so close to Pei Shaoheng. He knew very well that they were so close to each other in Furong Tower.
But now seeing her like this, his anger suddenly disappeared and he couldn't bear to say anything unpleasant.
“Is it delicious?”
Gu Qing responded. He had not been able to take care of himself because of the matter at Furong Tower just now, and now his stomach was growling.
"If it's delicious, please eat more, madam. I'll talk to you after you finish eating."
After hearing this, Gu Qing felt much better. After eating two bites, Chen Zhizhou wiped her hands gently and carefully.
"What do you want to say?" Gu Qing spoke slowly, without any of the uncomfortable emotion he had just felt.
Chen Zhizhou raised his eyes and met her curious gaze: "I feel unhappy that you are so close to Pei Shaoheng in Furong Tower."
"You..." It turned out to be because of this.
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