"What are you? Nonsense!" Jin Zhiyan interrupted Li Wenshan's words, "What does it have to do with you? And we treat you as a brother, how can you be so aloof? If you're unhappy about something, you should speak up directly. We don't have the principle of being bullied and swallowing our anger. Look at what you are now! You're slapping both Prince Wang's and my face!"

  "No... I really..." Li Wenshan was anxious to explain, but Gu Liu squeezed forward from behind, "What are you talking about? What's going on? Was Li Wu bullied? Who bullied you? You just arrived at the academy today, didn't you? You haven't even entered the academy yet, who bullied you?"

  "Hey!" The King of Qin irritably poked Gu Liu's shoulder with his fan, "The bell has rung, hurry up and go. If you're late, Master will again give a long lecture to scold."

  Apart from Lu Yi, everyone else rushed into the school in a hurry.

  After a day of classes, before and after dinner, Jin Zhiyan sent someone to find Gu Shan Chang to substitute for Li Wenshan's class, and didn't care how much Li Wenshan yelled about the heavy workload. No matter what, he had to work hard now. He mounted his horse and rushed straight to Mingtao Mountain Villa.

  In the warm pavilion by the lake in the back garden of Mingtao Mountain Villa, Jin Cuyan pushed Li Wenshan into a chair and asked directly: "Who was that Guo Sheng this morning?"

  Li Wenshan was reluctant to come, but he had to study hard because he was afraid of Jin Zuyan and Qin Wang asking him about what Guo Sheng said. Now that he couldn't avoid it anymore, he gritted his teeth and nodded with a bitter expression.

  "What's wrong with you, Guo Sheng? You're always causing trouble!" Gu Liu squeezed over and said, having already asked Lu Yi on the road and knowing what had happened.

  "Xiao Gu, don't make trouble." Qin Wang poked Gu Liu with his folded fan, "Go sit over there and drink tea."

  "I'm asking you, such a big thing, why didn't you first give Prince Wang a heads up?" Jin Zhenyan's face was cold as he snapped his fan and poked Li Wenshan on the nose.

  "Me..." Li Wenshan's upper body was forced to lean back by the folding fan, he didn't know anything, how could he call out? He also didn't know what to say now!

  "Li Wu, be honest with me, about the matter of Guo Sheng forcing Yao Qian to death at the Constitutional Court, did you know about it beforehand or afterwards?" Qin Wang asked slowly and calmly, staring at Li Wenshan's speechless face.

  "I..." Jin Zheyi's folding fan retreated backwards, Li Wenshan straightened his head, looking at Qin Wang, stiffening his mouth, still unable to speak.

  He said, let's just say that the prince asked him a question and he had to answer. He couldn't think of what to say, so he said let's just say it was known afterwards... But then wouldn't this matter have to be borne by Guo Sheng? The king and the prince were quite polite to him, but not necessarily to Guo Sheng. Can't say it was known afterwards...

  "Speaking of which, didn't you know beforehand? Why didn't you greet the king? Now that it's happened, are you afraid the king will blame Guo Sheng? Is this what's making it difficult for you?" Jin Zhenyan asked, bending his waist and looking at Li Wenshan, who was stiffening his mouth but couldn't say a word. He poked Li Wenshan's shoulder with his fan and asked.

  Li Wenshan sighed and stomped his feet several times, but still couldn't say a word.

  "Alright, I'll get straight to the point. Firstly, Lin Ming Sheng framing your father is something I won't let slide, but I haven't had a chance to deal with it yet. You're getting anxious too early, fortunately, that Guo Sheng hasn't messed things up too badly. Originally, I didn't plan on letting Yao Qian live either. Five lives were lost, at least Zhao Zheng Shi was innocent, there needs to be an explanation."

  The King of Qin shifted in his seat, sat up straight and looked at Li Wenshan with a serious expression.

  "Secondly, Yao Qian's death is an atonement for the five lives lost. Lin Ming Sheng, this constable, can no longer continue in his position. Firstly, he is not worthy of his post, and secondly, he dared to lay hands on your father's head, which I cannot tolerate. This is my apology to you."

  Thirdly, regardless of whether you knew it beforehand or not, I won't tell you what happened to Guo Sheng, even though I'm very angry. Alright, now it's your turn, did you know about it beforehand or afterwards?

  "It was... just... I only knew this morning." Li Wenshan could only tell the truth.

  "You actually... you really are!" Jin Zuo Yan slapped the fan on Li Wenshan's head, causing him to cry out in pain.

  "What? You just found out this morning? Did Guo Sheng tell you? He told you and now you know? Which one of you is the master and which one is the servant?" Gu Liu jumped up, excitedly shouting. Finally, in this small circle, there was someone dumber than him.

  "Look!" The King of Qin looked at Lu Yi, "I told you."

  Lu Yi looked at Li Wenshan and asked: "Guo Sheng went to Jiangning Prefecture, was it also told to you after the fact?"

  Li Wenshan opened his mouth but couldn't say a word, his shoulders slumped and he hung his head.

  Xiao Gu had a sentence that hit the nail on the head: "You and that Guo Sheng, who is the host and who is the guest!" Jin Zhen spoke with an expression of utter disbelief.

  "Mr. Guo is not following me, he is my father's steward, originally..." Li Wenshan was a bit anxious, and before he could finish his sentence, Gu Liu let out a hiss, "Li Wu, you really can talk nonsense, your dad is stupid...stupid to that extent..."

  "Your dad is stupid like that! My dad... he's just a bit book-smart, he passed the imperial examination at 20, how can he be stupid?" Li Wenshan retorted.

  "Hey! How can you be like this? You said your father is stupid, and it's not just once or twice. Last time, you were crying to Wang Ye, saying how stupid your father was, and now you're saying I'm the one who said it? Can you say it but I can't?" Gu Liu almost jumped up in anger.

  "That's my dad, I'm just saying... I was being modest! What are you talking about? Who talks about someone else's dad like that? And you call yourself knowledgeable of etiquette, what kind of etiquette is this?" Li Wenshan wasn't polite to Gu Liu at all, and he didn't fear him either.

  "Good grief... You're beyond reason..."

  Jin Zhiyan sat down next to the King of Qin, and they both fanned themselves with their fans, watching Gu Liu and Li Wenshan arguing. The King of Qin sighed first, followed by Jin Zhiyan, then the King of Qin sighed again, and Jin Zhiyan sighed once more. They alternated sighing in unison.

  ………………

  Mr. Qin didn't know the beginning and end of the adultery case, but he knew everything about the female corpse case in Xikou Town. Now that Yao Qian, Lin Xiansheng's most trusted aide, was dead, Mr. Qin connected the few things he knew together and thought deeply, only to feel a chill run down his spine.

  He sat in the house until nearly noon, thinking and thinking, then went out and had someone prepare his horse. He was going to make a trip to Jiangning Prefecture.

  Jiangning Mansion, Li Cao's heart was preoccupied as he ate dinner, leaning on the couch, distractedly listening to Madame Yan talk about the New Year's gifts prepared for Xiaosanfang and which families would be invited over after the festival.

  Mrs. Yan said, glancing at Li Chuo who was obviously preoccupied with his thoughts and hesitating whether to ask him something, when a young maid reported from outside that Mr. Qin had arrived from Hangzhou and requested an audience with the master.

  Complete works txt download, full text free, e-book, remember 77 reading books