"Fanzhi, is this true?"
At this moment, Gu Fanzhi felt like he was being roasted on a fire.
He originally wanted to quit the investigation into the poisonous cream before things got out of control. When his father asked him the reason, he could just mention the rumors circulating outside.
In this way, the emperor's anger will be minimized.
After all, he honestly confessed that he and Gu Pianran knew each other because of Tang Jingyu. Some people suspected that he would help the Gu family and deliberately spread rumors outside, so he asked to withdraw in order to prove his innocence.
This matter is reasonable and logical, and will make the emperor guess the intentions of the person behind it. When the matter is thoroughly investigated, how can Lei escape?
If this is done well, it can not only turn the tables on those good brothers, but also help Pianran get rid of the Lei family.
A move of retreating to advance not only allows you to escape unscathed, but also kills two birds with one stone.
However, he didn't expect them to come so quickly.
Now that they've exposed it, the effectiveness of this move will be greatly reduced. Even so, Gu Fanzhi still has to use it. Because so far, this move is the most effective, it can make the emperor reduce his attention to Pianran and shift the focus to the poison cream.
"Father, I came here today precisely for this matter. I was planning to resign from my position as the person in charge of investigating the poisonous cream." Gu Fanzhi spoke.
"Is it because of the rumors outside?" Emperor Wenxuan asked, and his tone could not tell whether he was happy or angry.
"That's right. My relationship with Miss Gu is not what the outside world has rumored. I appreciate the kindness of my fifth and sixth brothers, but this matter is not what they think. Miss Gu and I met because of Prince Jin. Prince Jin likes Miss Gu, and everyone in Chang'an City knows it. I am a friend of Prince Jin, so naturally I have met Miss Gu a few times." Gu Fanzhi said slowly.
"I should have declined to take on this investigation into the poison cream, but I thought my relationship with Miss Gu was ordinary and there was no need to be suspicious or avoid it. But today, rumors are circulating that Miss Gu and I are in love, so I'm here to resign and prove my innocence. I hope your Majesty will grant me this."
Gu Fanzhi's words were so sincere and heartfelt that it was hard to fault him.
How could the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince let him let it go with just a few words?
"Fourth brother, no way, did I really misunderstand?" The Sixth Prince said in a surprised tone, "I thought you and Miss Gu went on a lake cruise together, and even went on a solo autumn hike with her up Xiangshan Mountain. I even secretly gave her many precious gifts. Even when you were kidnapped in Yanzhou last time, it wasn't because you saw bandits hijacking the Gu family's goods and offered a hand that you were captured by the criminals."
As the Sixth Prince recounted everything in detail, Gu Fanzhi's face became more and more ugly, and he could hardly contain his expression.
How did they know these things?
Only he and Pianran knew these things. Why did they know them?
There must be a spy around.
Gu Fanzhi didn't even think about it and just thought that there was a problem around him. He never thought that there was a problem with Gu Pianran.
This information is extremely confidential. If Bei Yutang had not followed Gu Pianran as a soul in his previous life, how could he know it so clearly.
Emperor Wenxuan was no fool, he was very shrewd. Just by looking at the Sixth Prince's confident expression and Gu Fanzhi's face, he knew what was going on.
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