In the Bieyuan at this moment, there are torrents hidden under the quiet surface.

Gu Zhao's courtyard was not far from the prince's residence, and it happened to be transformed into the headquarters tonight. From time to time, a group of Xiaohe and Yulin troops would escort people over and lock them one by one into temporary cells.

The person Gu Zhao now wants to focus on interrogating is, of course, Shu Danran, who just assassinated the prince.

The husband-in-law of Emperor Shouzheng's beloved daughter, Princess Zhangzhu, the prince's brother-in-law, the former number one scholar, and now the minister of general affairs, no matter which identity he held, it was enough to guarantee Shu Danran's future life would be full of glory.

Why such a person suddenly did something that would destroy his own future and implicate the nine tribes is really a puzzling question.

"Future? Nine clans?" When Shu Danran heard this question, he smiled like a madman, his facial features were twisted together, and his voice was full of desolation, "Master Gu, your Control He Division is so powerful that you can actually

Don’t you know what Qin Zhangzhu did?”

"Or is it just because their surname is Qin that they can do whatever they want, and you are just helping the tigers and don't care at all about the royal family leading beasts to eat people, as long as you keep your own black hat?"

Gu Zhao sat opposite him and looked at him with eyes as calm as water: "Shu Zhuangyuan, you are also a scholar. Maybe some tragedy happened to you to make you so angry and fierce. But by now, you should also know that your

The plan has failed."

"It's understandable to vent your emotions, but yelling like crazy is just in vain."

"Don't you want to calm down and let me know what Princess Zhangzhu did to you?"

Shu Danran stared hard at Gu Zhao with bloodshot eyes, and let out a series of weird laughs with no meaning.

Gu Zhao didn't speak, just sat there and waited, the meaning in her eyes was obvious.

After a long time, Shu Danran opened his dry lips slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Is there any tea?"

Xiaohe took one look at Gu Zhao's expression, quickly left, and soon brought two cups of hot tea.

Shu Danran's wrists were tied behind his back. He could only close his eyes and smell the water vapor floating above the tea cup. A smile appeared on his delicate and elegant face, which seemed to be sarcastic: "Gong tea, before the Ming Dynasty, the emperor liked to drink it, so he

All the children drank together, as if this made them become real filial sons and grandsons."

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Gu Zhao, "You..."

Shu Danran smiled after just uttering one word. The smile was real and comfortable, and he looked really happy.

He looked around. There were only Gu Zhao and Xiao He beside her in the room. Everyone else had already left. Gu Zhao must have felt that what he said next might not be suitable for too many people to know.

The Xiao He next to Gu Zhao was also very strange. Even in the room at night, he was still wearing a wide-brimmed hat, covering most of his face, only revealing half of his chin with particularly beautiful lines.

Shu Danran laughed to himself for a while, not caring that he was tied like a rice dumpling, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that the eagle and dog red man of the Control He Division was not so loyal."

"When you heard my disrespectful words towards the emperor and the royal family, you didn't feel angry at all. You didn't even bother to rebuke me? What did the Qin family do to you to make even a hawk like you feel alienated?"

Gu Zhao's calm eyes flashed with confusion. She sat down slowly, her tone full of impatience, "Shu Danran, is it necessary to waste your time and tongue on such a meaningless provocation? We are all smart people, why do we do such stupid things?

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"I don't like your face. Come here and help Mr. Shu cool down."

Several little cranes rushed in and without saying a word, they picked up Shu Danran and pushed her head down into the bucket in the corner.

The little cranes stood by and pulled Shu Danran's head out of the water after a while, but only gave him a few breaths before they immediately pushed his head back into the water.

After repeating this process countless times, Shu Danran was soaked all over and couldn't breathe. Finally, she couldn't help but compromise, "Don't, don't do it, I'm going to die..."

Without hearing Gu Zhao's permission, the little cranes remained unmoved and continued to repeat the previous actions.

Until Shu Danran shouted "Spare my life" and "Mr. Gu, please, let me go! I will say anything!"

Only then did Gu Zhao curl up his lips, lazily raised his hand, and the little cranes lifted Shu Danran to his seat before retreating one by one.

Shu Danran coughed heartbreakingly, and panic flashed in his eyes.

He was ready to die, but he could not die like just now, only endless pain and torture, but he did not expect it.

There is great terror between life and death, and the preparations he thought he had made before were so naive and fragile at this time.

When he looked at Gu Zhao again, his expression had changed dramatically.

Before, his attitude was to look down at Gu Zhao, a poor girl from the south of the Yangtze River. By luck, she rose up in the wind and took control of power. She knew what benevolence and righteousness were, what was right and wrong? She was just a lackey rushing to grab the bones of her master.

Even if he falls into Gu Zhao's hands and his life and death are controlled by others, Shu Danran's spirit is victorious.

But when he opened his mouth and begged Gu Zhao to stop torturing him, Shu Danran knew that he had become a complete loser.

No longer having the confidence to control the rhythm of the conversation just now, Shu Danran lowered his head, looked at the cold cup of tea in front of him, and said softly, "Actually, I think Mr. Gu, you should have a deep understanding of the overbearing and arrogant nature of the Qin family.

right."

"After all, what you experienced on Yuanxi in Yuxian Tower is the most conclusive evidence."

Gu Zhao was not surprised that Shu Danran knew about this.

If there hadn't been today's assassination, Shu Danran's identity would be enough to know many inside stories that others don't know.

"Qin Youjin is still the most unloved prince, and he has the courage to set a trap for you, wanting to stain your innocence and rob you by force."

"Then think about it, ten years ago, when Qin Zhangzhu, as the emperor's favorite daughter, set her sights on a new top scholar, what she could do."

There is nothing too novel about Shu Danran's experience. As he said, it is a story about an emperor's beloved daughter who fell in love with the top scholar in a new subject and then took it away by force.

Shu Danran was already married and had a son at that time. His wife was his childhood sweetheart, and his counterpart Xiaojia Biyu was beautiful and virtuous. His son was just three years old, well-behaved and cute.
Chapter completed!