Chapter 706: The delicious cabbages in my house are now coveted by several pigs.
Gu Qingchen rode his horse back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Without even handing the reins to the servant, he went straight to his father Gu Junze's study.
With a "bang", she pushed open the study door.
Gu Junze was holding a military book in his hand. He looked up when he heard the voice and saw his daughter's face full of anger and her eyes were red. He just calmly put the book down.
"Dad!" Gu Qingchen rushed to the desk, his hands on the table, and said anxiously: "Qian Zhenyun has been framed by the Third Prince! He is now imprisoned in the Censorate. Please find a way to rescue him!"
Gu Junze's face was calm, "The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid."
He picked up the teacup and blew away the foam gently. "Let him handle this himself."
Gu Qingchen's eyes widened. "Solve it yourself? He's under arrest now, how can we solve it?"
Gu Junchu didn't get angry but laughed instead. He put down the teacup and looked at his daughter, who was shaking with anger, calmly.
"You little girl." There was a hint of amusement in his voice. "A few days ago, you almost turned the table with Daddy because of Lin Jiayou. Today, you come and point your finger at me because of Qian Zhenyun's injustice."
He paused and asked pointedly, "Tell me, Dad, whose side are you on?"
This question was like a bucket of cold water poured over my head.
All of Gu Qingchen's anger and anxiety were instantly stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a word.
Yeah, what is she so anxious about? Which side is she on?
She herself was stunned, her face turned red and white, and finally she felt extremely embarrassed. She said, "You are all unreasonable," and turned around and ran out angrily.
Looking at her daughter's hurriedly fleeing back, the curtain inside the study was lifted, and Chu Ruohan walked out, looking at Gu Junze with a reproachful look.
"Look at you, you just talk in riddles and drive your daughter away in anger."
Gu Junze sighed heavily, his previous composure gone, his face full of helplessness as a father.
"My good cabbage is now coveted by several pigs."
He picked up the teacup and put it down heavily. "One side looks docile, but is actually full of evil intentions. The other side will just silently guard, with a low background and always feeling inferior."
"There's another one. His status is quite noble, but his mind is deeper than the sea. As his father, I feel very unhappy."
Chu Ruohan was amused by his vulgar metaphor. She walked behind him and gently rubbed his shoulders.
"Everything will work out in time. This girl has her own standards, so don't worry too much. But are you really going to do nothing and just sit there and watch?"
Gu Junze leaned back in his chair, a barely perceptible gleam in his eyes.
"Don't worry? I just believe that the prince and Qian Zhenyun are not fools."
He tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "It's not my turn to leave this game yet."
At the same time, inside the East Palace.
Qian Zhenyun was offering advice to Crown Prince Zhao Chen'an.
"I would like to ask Your Highness to use the private treasury of the Eastern Palace."
Zhao Chenan's eyes fixed: "What?"
"To make an exact replica of the 'Ancient Inkstone of the Previous Dynasty'."
"Imitation?" Zhao Chenan was puzzled.
Qian Zhenyun's eyes were as calm as water. "Yes. Not only will it be copied, but I also ask Your Highness to spread the word immediately, saying that you have just acquired this precious inkstone and cannot let it go, admiring it every night."
The Third Prince’s Mansion.
Lin Jiayou was reporting today's events to Zhao Chenyu.
"Your Highness, Gu Qingchen caused a big scene in front of the East Palace today, and he broke off a quarrel with me during his conversation."
After hearing this, Zhao Chenyu was not angry but happy, clapping his hands and laughing.
"Good! Good! The more she makes a fuss, the more guilty Zhao Chen'an and that servant will appear! This is God helping me!"
He turned to his trusted confidant, his eyes filled with cruelty: "Send a message to Lord Zhou of the Censorate, and tell him to come to the court tomorrow and produce irrefutable evidence to convict Qian Zhenyun once and for all!"
The night was as dark as ink, and two dark shadows sneaked into the courtyard where Qian Zhenyun lived in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
They pried open a very hidden piece of floor and carefully hid a heavy wooden box and an ancient inkstone wrapped in brocade inside.
After doing all this, they carefully restored the floor to its original state, and after confirming that there were no traces left, they quickly disappeared into the night.
What they didn't know was that just after they left, another figure quietly appeared in the shadow of a big tree in the yard. He looked down at the floor and then disappeared into the darkness.
The next day, it was still dark.
A team of officials from the Censorate appeared in front of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The leading official was holding official documents and had a solemn look on his face.
"The Censorate is investigating the case by imperial order! We have received a tip-off that the stolen goods received by the criminal Qian Zhenyun are hidden in his residence in the mansion! Please help us, Duke's Mansion!"
The housekeeper of the mansion was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He didn't know whether to stop him or not.
"Master Zhou, this... this is probably against the rules. How can you search the Duke's Mansion without any evidence?"
Lord Zhou sneered and waved the document in front of him. "I am here under orders to investigate this case. We are not searching the Duke's Mansion, but the residence of the criminal Qian Zhenyun! If the Duke's Mansion attempts to intervene, does that mean they are violating the law?"
When this big hat was put on, the butler turned pale with fright.
"Let him search."
A steady voice came from the mansion, and Gu Junze walked out with his hands behind his back.
He was only wearing plain clothes, and his hair was tied up with a simple jade hairpin, but he had an aura of majesty without being angry, which made the noisy officials outside the door subconsciously fall silent.
Gu Junze's eyes swept over Lord Zhou calmly: "Lord Zhou wants to search, and this duke will naturally make it convenient."
"However, Qian Zhenyun is from my Zhenguogong Mansion. If we can't find anything in his courtyard, and it tarnishes the reputation of my mansion, the Censorate must give me an explanation."
Lord Zhou's heart trembled, but he remained firm, "Don't worry, Duke. If I weren't absolutely sure, I wouldn't dare to bother you."
"Then please come in." Gu Junze stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.
Lord Zhou, accompanied by a team of officials, rushed in aggressively and headed straight for the side courtyard where Qian Zhenyun lived.
For a moment, the servants in the mansion were talking about it and were in panic.
Gu Junze, however, turned around and returned to the inner courtyard as if nothing had happened.
Chu Ruohan had already dressed up, wearing a lotus-green palace dress with a kingfisher-decorated hairpin inserted diagonally in her bun. She was sitting in front of the mirror, looking at a pair of pearl earrings on her ears.
"There's such a mess outside, and you still have the mind to go out?" Gu Junze walked in, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
Chu Ruohan glanced at him in the mirror, picked up an eyebrow pencil, and said calmly, "What's so interesting about a clown performing a show? Can their affairs really delay my work?"
She put down her eyebrow pencil, turned around, and looked Gu Junze up and down.
"But you, are you really going to let them rummage through the house like this?"
"The stage is already set up, we have to get them to start beating the gongs and drums."
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