Chapter 326: Sowing Dissension
Shen Xuanzhi knew some of the things that Lianyue had said, such as the time when Gu Xiangsi kidnapped Lin Pianran and the incident at Puhua Temple. Shen Xuanzhi knew everything about it and knew the whole story very well.
As for the fact that Gu Xiangsi poisoned Lin Pianran at the birthday banquet, although he didn't know about it, he was not worried.
Lin Pianran has the "Hundred Poison Pills". Anyone who poisons her will be like throwing a stone into the sea, without making any splash.
Thinking of poisoning her is simply a foolish dream.
As for the poison that Gu Xiangsi was infected with, he could also be sure that it had nothing to do with Lin Pianran.
But this case still needs to be resolved, and he and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi must give a reasonable explanation to the Emperor and the Gu family.
Finally, Shen Xuanzhi came up with a way to justify himself.
He smiled and said to King Qi, "This case has been tried until now, and it's very clear. It must be that when Gu Xiangsi poisoned Lin Pianran, he took the wrong cup and accidentally drank the poisoned wine, which is why he died of poisoning. It can be considered karma!"
When King Qi heard what Shen Xuanzhi said, he knew in his heart that he wanted to close the case with this reason.
So he also followed suit and said, "That's true. Now we have both witnesses and evidence. It's all Miss Gu's own fault. No one else is to blame."
After the two reached an agreement, they immediately wrote a memorial and submitted it to Emperor Wu of Qin.
After reading the memorial, Emperor Wu of Qin was speechless.
He didn't expect that a family of civil officials who regarded themselves as the prince's teacher would actually raise such a cruel and ruthless daughter. It was really a betrayal of the emperor's grace.
So he ordered the chief eunuch to smash the memorial from the Dali Temple directly on the forehead of Grand Tutor Gu and reprimanded him severely.
It was not until this time that Grand Tutor Gu realized that all the troubles in the Gu family were caused by Gu Xiangsi.
He was so angry that he felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and his blood rushed to his head, and he fainted.
In the end, the Gu family only ordered a thin coffin to bury Gu Xiangsi hastily, without even a proper funeral.
That night, another horrific incident occurred.
Everyone in the second branch of the Gu family, including the master and servants, was killed overnight. Not a single living thing was left in the yard. Even the mynah bird that Gu Xiangsi's father, Gu Linhai, hung under the eaves to entertain himself was chopped into two pieces, with its head and body separated.
Especially Gu Xiangsi's parents, their death was extremely miserable. They were drained of all their blood and died in agony. However, their voices had been poisoned and made mute beforehand, so they could not call for help or make any sound.
The next day, when they were discovered by the servants of the mansion, all the people in the second house were already dead. The scene was so tragic that the words "blood flowed like a river and no corpse was left intact" could be used to describe it.
When Grand Tutor Gu heard about this, he fainted on the spot and fell completely ill in bed, never to get up again...
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Early the next morning, Huanxue recounted the story of the second branch of the Gu family in vivid detail.
From her cheerful expression, Lin Pianran could tell that this girl was gloating a little, and her happiness was almost written all over her face.
After hearing this, Lin Pianran thought for a moment and knew who did it.
She commented, "He who loves wants his love to live, and who hates his love to die. He is quite cruel and ruthless..."
Huanxue looked puzzled, "Miss, do you know who the murderer is?"
It turns out that you are a young lady, you are so smart!
"Our Prince Qi, who appears to be so humble and courteous, and so elegant."
"Why would His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi so cruelly murder the second branch of the Gu family? It doesn't make sense."
Seeing that the girl was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, Lin Pianran had no choice but to patiently explain it to her.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qi must have known many of the evil things Gu Xiangsi did when she was alive, and he also knew that he was deceived and played by her. But Gu Xiangsi is dead, and he has no way to vent his anger. That's why he took his anger out on the second branch of the Gu family and killed them to vent his anger."
After listening to this, Huanxue finally understood the reason.
It was actually done by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. This is too cruel!
The two are still engaged!
It's so ironic.
Even revenge doesn't take overnight.
Lin Pianran pulled Huanxue to her side and whispered, "Go to the streets now and spread the news about what happened in the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and also spread the news that the murderer might be the Prince of Qi."
"Let's see if Grand Tutor Gu dares to bite off a piece of flesh from His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."
"Given Grand Tutor Gu's timid nature, he probably wouldn't dare to do that. He would just hide in his shell and play dead."
"The next thing to see is whether Emperor Wu of Qin will punish the King of Qi after public opinion ferments. If the King of Qi can successfully dodge these two arrows, then it can be considered that he is very capable and lucky."
Huanxue clapped her hands in approval, "Miss, it's true that while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is unaware of the situation behind! This move will definitely drive a wedge between the Grand Tutor's Mansion and the Prince of Qi. It will be impossible for them to coexist peacefully in the future."
"As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Grand Tutor Gu is incompetent, he can definitely trip up the King of Qi in secret."
Lin Pianran continued, "Perhaps, Grand Tutor Gu himself has an idea of this. He must have guessed that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi hated the Grand Tutor's Mansion, but he could never have imagined that the Prince of Qi would dare to go on a killing spree and directly wipe out the second branch of the Gu family!"
Huanxue nodded. "That's true. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is usually very diplomatic and cautious, so he definitely wouldn't do that. I'm afraid he was so angry with Gu Xiangsi this time that he lost his mind and killed the second wife of the Gu family."
"Yeah, that's good too. It will allow more people to see the true face of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, so they won't be fooled by his disguises in the future."
The two were chatting enthusiastically when Tianzhu walked in and said, "Miss, the lady invites you to have breakfast in her courtyard."
Lin Pianran had already washed up and went straight to Hua Xuewei's yard.
When she arrived, Han Yunxi and Han Chaolin were also there, and seemed to have been waiting for a while.
After Lin Pianran sat down, Han Chaolin came over and asked, "Sister, what should we do about the wheelchair?"
Lin Pianran almost forgot about this matter, fortunately it was brought up now.
Otherwise, it will be troublesome to remember it after you go out.
Lin Pianran said as she ate, "After breakfast, brother, go get it from my yard!"
"The higher the price, the better. Then all the money will be yours."
Upon hearing this, Han Chaolin felt refreshed and felt like he could straighten his back.
From now on, no one can say that he is a penniless young man. Yesterday, my sister gave him more than 100,000 taels of silver notes. If this wheelchair can be sold for more than 200,000 taels, the total amount will be almost 400,000 taels of silver.
Even if an army of 200,000 were to confront his father, so what? Just beat his mother to death.
We will definitely take the initiative and beat those barbarians until they cry for their parents.
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