As soon as these words were spoken, the court was in an uproar, and several old ministers were so shocked that their tablets fell to the ground!
Facing the shock and astonishment of the crowd, Chu Qingluan seemed unusually calm: "Three years ago, I was assassinated while handling a case in Jiangnan City under the order of the emperor. I was injured and lost my memory, and married Qi Che by accident. Until a month ago, Qi Che won the first place in the imperial examination and brought Gu back to the mansion in a dignified manner, intending to demote my wife to a concubine.
When I married Qi Che, I had already sworn that I would never share a husband with anyone else, so I took the initiative to propose a divorce. What's funny is that Qi Che still wants to enjoy the happiness of having two wives. My lords, tell me, is such a treacherous person worthy of the title of "No. 1 Scholar"? "
After that, she handed the document to the eunuch to present to the King of Chu, and continued: "I am bringing up the old matter today to tell those who want to make a fuss about it - I act in an upright manner. Even though I have an old friendship with General Pei, I will never bend the law for personal gain when investigating the assassination of Xie Xiangyi."
At this time, Duke Dingguo stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the daughter of the Gu family first seized the princess's property, and then her father slandered General Pei. Now, it is also involved in the assassination case. All of these need to be thoroughly investigated!"
"I second the motion!" Someone echoed Duke Dingguo's words: "Prime Minister Gu is obstructing the princess's investigation today. Is it because he is guilty?"
Sitting on the dragon throne, the Emperor of Chu had a face so gloomy that it looked as if ink could drip out of it.
"Gu Tingyuan, what else do you have to say?"
Gu Tingyuan looked ashen, and he knelt on the ground with a thump. "Your Majesty, please understand. It is indeed my fault for not educating my daughter properly and offending the princess, but I really didn't know it before. I beg Your Majesty to give me a chance. I will definitely discipline my daughter, make up for the mistakes I made before, and let her come to the princess in person to apologize."
Emperor Chu turned around and looked at Chu Qingluan.
In fact, when it comes down to it, this matter was only Gu Yanran's fault, and Gu Tingyuan was at most charged with poor discipline.
But Gu Tingyuan has already publicly expressed his willingness to make amends, so if Chu Qingluan continues to hold on to it, it would seem that she has no vision.
However, Chu Qingluan's purpose was not to do anything to Gu Tingyuan. The reason why she exposed her scar in the court was to prevent anyone from making a fuss about it in the future, which would make her very passive.
Chu Qingluan nodded slightly, "Father, I am not going to hold Prime Minister Gu responsible, but Miss Gu seized the shops, sold inferior goods as good ones, and detained the people. She must be explained. In addition..."
She glanced at Gu Tingyuan, "The case of Xie Xiangyi's assassination must be thoroughly investigated!"
Gu Tingyuan was shocked, then he bowed respectfully and changed his words: "Princess, what you said makes sense, I have no objection."
No one noticed that when Gu Tingyuan lowered his head, a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes.
The King of Chu nodded in satisfaction. "In that case, Gu Tingyuan will be fined one year's salary for not disciplining his child. As for his daughter, she must publicly apologize to the people who were wronged and compensate for the losses. As for the case of Xie Xiangqi's assassination, it will be handed over to Zhaoyang to supervise it. The real culprit behind the scenes must be found!"
"Your son obeys your command." Chu Qingluan bowed and responded. He just happened to catch a glimpse of Gu Tingyuan's secretly relieved look from the corner of his eye, and sneered in his heart.
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After the court session ended, Pei Yuan waited on the way out of the palace. When he saw Chu Qingluan leaving the palace, he avoided everyone and went to meet her. He looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Chu Qingluan waved away the palace servants behind her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Pei Yuan looked at her deeply and said, "Your Highness, why do you have to expose your scars? Those past events..."
Chu Qingluan understood instantly, and then said calmly: "General Pei, the more you cover up some scars, the more they will become a handle for others."
She raised her eyes and looked into Pei Yuan's eyes: "It is better to take the initiative to uncover it and let it become the strongest armor."
Pei Yuan's Adam's apple rolled, and unspeakable emotions surged in his deep eyes.
"Your Highness is right." His voice was low and hoarse, and his palms clenched into fists. "I am useless. If I had completed the task earlier and followed you to Jiangnan, maybe..." Nothing would have happened, and he would not have met Qi Che, and there would not have been all these things that happened later.
Chu Qingluan smiled faintly and comforted him: "General Pei, why do you have to blame yourself? If it weren't for the trip to Jiangnan, how could I have seen through the hearts of so many people in this world, and I wouldn't have understood how precious it is to have the assistance of a loyal and courageous person like General Pei."
"As for you, you are now the commander-in-chief of an army of 100,000. You should look forward to everything."
Pei Yuan's eyes darkened and his breathing became disordered.
His eyes fell on Chu Qingluan's hair that was messed up by the wind, and he felt a dull pain in his heart.
If possible, he would rather not be a great general and just stay by her side, like before, just a small guard in the princess's mansion.
"Your Highness..." His voice was slightly hoarse.
"This morning, I thanked him..." He changed the subject halfway through his sentence and asked, "How is his injury?"
Chu Qingluan frowned slightly, and subconsciously felt a headache when she thought of Xie Yunqi.
"He's just a madman with a deep obsession. No need to mention him."
These words were like a blunt knife, grinding repeatedly on Pei Yuan's heart.
He really wanted to say 'I can be crazy too', but in the end he just lowered his head silently, looking at the two people's shadows elongated by the sunlight, so close, but never able to intersect.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will investigate the matter of the northern border weapons as soon as possible." He changed the subject abruptly, "I will never embarrass Your Highness."
Chu Qingluan nodded slightly: "I heard from Zhixia that the assassin is a deadly warrior?"
"That's right." Pei Yuan looked suspicious: "Although there is no direct evidence on the assassin, I have found several suspicious points."
“Although the arrows used by the assassin were made in the North, the adhesive on the arrow feathers was fish glue that is abundant in the southeast.
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