Chapter 384: Shattered to pieces, that's exciting
Gongsun Yushu then remembered that he didn't even know her name.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself."
"My surname is Zhu and my name is Lan. I am an official of the Hanlin Academy."
"Official?" Gongsun Yushu was stunned, but it was obvious that he didn't care about the affairs of scholars, and had never paid attention to Zhu Lan's name.
Gongsun Yushu suddenly became nervous. Could it be that His Majesty knew about the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion... and sent someone to investigate?
But that's not right. If the imperial court had issued an edict, someone in the court should have reported it to Yunzhou.
How come there hasn't been any news until now?
"Young Master, don't be nervous. I'm here for personal matters and don't need to report anything to the court."
Zhu Lan smiled, his voice carrying a hint of temptation.
"That's why I dared to make such a promise just now. If you satisfy my curiosity, the things I found out before will not be reported to the court."
Gongsun Yushu wanted to struggle one last time and said:
“Although you guessed it… a little bit of the truth.
But do you have evidence?
Do you know where the evidence is?"
“Isn’t it just about capturing a few maids from that time and finding out the truth from them?” Zhu Lan said calmly.
"Although those old ladies cannot speak, they must have their own way of exchanging information. Otherwise, they would not have been able to come together to plot such a big thing."
"Hahahaha...hahahaha!" Gongsun Yushu suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears were about to come out.
"You're right, but what can you do about it?
After so many years, those old ladies are all dead! Hahahahahaha..."
"But you must have left evidence." Zhu Lan said.
The smile on Gongsun Yushu's face became even more rampant.
"Yes, I have evidence. Do you know who was the one who proposed to poison these old maids and then release them from the palace to take care of the prince?"
"It's Concubine Liang! She's the Third Prince's biological mother! Hahahaha..."
"You said those people, how can they not hate them?"
"Finally, the Third Prince fell into their hands. How could they not seek revenge? So they planned a scheme together, threw the Third Prince into the mountains, and replaced him with a baby from a nearby farm."
"They thought that the replacement of the prince was done perfectly, but they didn't expect that one of the guards who escorted the third prince survived!"
What Gongsun Yushu was talking about was, of course, the guard who attempted suicide but did not die and was saved by Earl Ning An.
Zhu Lan understood that it must be the guard who discovered that the "Third Prince" who was found was not the baby he had escorted in the first place, so he discovered the problem and told Earl Ning An about it.
"Where is the guard now?" Zhu Lan asked.
Gongsun Yushu leaned back and raised the corner of his mouth, "He's dead. As I said just now, everyone who knew about this is dead."
Zhu Lan nodded, "But you left evidence, perhaps a confession?"
"Maybe, who knows?" Gongsun Yushu shrugged and looked at Zhu Lan with some pride.
"I can tell you clearly that as long as you get the evidence in my hands, it will be enough for you to bring down the Third Prince."
"But—why should I give it to you?"
"Even if I told you everything just now, what will happen if you return to the capital?"
"Publicize this? Hahaha, I can totally say that I just made it up."
"You have no evidence. If we fail to overthrow the Third Prince in one fell swoop and give him a chance to catch his breath, I will kill you first."
The smug look on Gongsun Yushu's face became more and more intense. It seemed that this game was still under his control.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Lan nodded in agreement, "You are right. I really need the evidence in your hand right now."
She paced back and forth in the room with her hands behind her back, as if she was thinking hard.
Gongsun Yushu was in a better mood.
He has no other hobbies except watching people get humiliated - especially smart people.
"I can see that you guys are quite capable and even have connections with Princess Ning Yue. I missed this step."
"You must be wondering now, can you sneak into our Ning'an Marquis's Mansion and steal the evidence... or let Princess Ning Yue lead people to look for it openly?"
"Hahaha, if you really want to find it, I will personally take you to the Bo's Mansion and you can look for it wherever you want."
"If you can find it, I lose."
Gongsun Yushu's tone had completely turned into boasting by the end, and his eyes were staring at Zhu Lan's expression with excitement.
The more anxious his opponent is, the happier he is!
Zhu Lan suddenly stopped and asked:
"From what you said, the evidence is not in the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion at all?"
Gongsun Yushu raised his eyebrows, smiled without saying anything, and deliberately kept the other party in suspense to make him anxious.
Zhu Lan touched his chin, tilted his head, and asked seriously:
"Where would that be?"
"Outside the Earl's house, or—on you?"
When she said the second half of the sentence, she keenly caught a flash in Gongsun Yushu's eyes.
"Oh, it's on you!" Zhu Lan seemed to suddenly realize something.
Gongsun Yushu's mouth stiffened slightly, but he immediately hid his emotions and coughed twice.
It doesn’t matter. What’s the harm in letting her guess that the evidence is with me?
There was no way she could guess where it was hidden on her body!
This feeling... is like watching a person wandering at the bottom of an abyss. It's really boring and there's nothing to see.
It would be better to let her climb up, or even help her climb up, and then watch her try her best to climb to the edge of the cliff——
Then he kicked himself down.
Being torn to pieces is wonderful.
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