Chapter 385 Death from the Plague

Liu Qiqi started reading the storybook again.

During the period of leaving the capital, many new story books were released in the capital. Chunbi had prepared the story books in advance, so Liu Qiqi could read them for a long time.

Pick up a storybook at random.

I only read one paragraph and found that it was a storybook written by Pan Yu.

There is clearly a hint of decadence between the lines.

I thought that this person's writing style was that of backyard intrigue, and the negative mentality between the lines now should be what Pan Yu went through.

Chunbi saw the Crown Princess reading the script and came over to explain, "The Crown Princess was written by a scholar named Pan Yu. He was rumored to have topped the list a few days ago."

"Winning the top prize?" Liu Qiqi was a little surprised.

This person's writing style is excellent, but he has a bit of a petty attitude. If placed in an ordinary family, he would be someone else's child. But if placed in the capital, among many nobles, he would appear to be a bit of a petty person.

Maybe in many years, Pan Yu will be able to achieve great things, but that will require years of training to broaden his horizons.

To put it bluntly, how big your heart is, how big your future will be.

"Yeah, but this time it's up in the air." Chunbi sighed.

"If you really have that ability, it won't be a big deal."

"Originally, this year's candidates didn't appeal much to Pan Yu. This time he broke the news. He is really capable and others won't believe him."

Liu Qiqi looked at Chunbi, "Do you still have any ideas?"

"The loudest voices in the capital were Ma Xingyuan and Yin Mingxu. Many people raised the stakes and said that these two were in high school. As a result, Pan Yu came out and now it is revealed that he cheated in the scientific examination. Many people are scolding Pan Yu for not being a thing."

Liu Qiqi didn't like Pan Yu at first, but she started to like his writing style. After reading it for a long time, she felt something was wrong. Now that Pan Yu has been hit, it must have affected the interests of many people, and Pan Yu's end should not be too good.

In this regard, Liu Qiqi just lamented from the bottom of her heart that she did not express her own opinion on some things.

Royal study room.

The emperor was furious because of the leaked questions for this scientific examination, and the first person to be blamed was Li Shangshu.

Li Shangshu knelt on the ground tremblingly.

He was responsible for this incident. It happened under his nose. How could he not be afraid?

The top pick this year is Pan Yu, who has a very good relationship with Guo Xu. He knows that the matter must be related to Guo Xu without even checking.

When the incident broke out and the emperor questioned him, he was the first to bear the blame.

He was like a veteran in the officialdom. Faced with this situation, he did not beg for mercy or admit guilt. He just knelt on the ground tremblingly, showing his fear and anger.

In a tense moment, the prince came from outside.

The prince went out of the palace to pray for rain and build dams for the people. He gained a good reputation along the way and won the support of the people.

The intimidation of the imperial power and the catalyst of the common people brought His Highness the Crown Prince's reputation to its peak.

When Li Shangshu saw the prince, it was as if he saw hope.

The prince stood next to Li Shangshu and took a look. He was over sixty. His hair and beard were all white, and he looked very thin. Now that he had been exposed for cheating in the scientific examination, the way he was kneeling on the ground looked distressing.

It's actually a way to win sympathy.

The prince looked down upon such people.

"Reporting to your Majesty, I have found out about cheating in the scientific examination." After saying that, he raised the evidence with both hands.

Eunuch Lu was inconvenient, so when he saw the prince arriving, he used his inconvenient body to deliver the evidence to the emperor.

After the emperor saw it, he became furious and threw the evidence directly in front of Li Shangshu.

Li Shangshu only glanced at it and was shocked. He quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding. I would never dare to do such a treasonous thing!"

"oh?"

The emperor's single tone frightened Li Shangshu half to death.

If he wasn't worried about fainting at this moment, or if he was admitting it, he would have wanted to lie down directly.

"Your Majesty, Guo Xu is just a servant in the palace, and there is no way he would be involved in such top-secret matters."

Li Shangshu did not want to offend Guo Xu, but did not want Guo Xu to implicate himself.

I was rejoicing in my heart. Fortunately, I didn't recognize this son, otherwise Guo Xu would have brought disaster to the Li family.

The several times he saw Guo Xu came to mind, and he was now sure that everything was done intentionally by Guo Xu.

When he thought about this bastard who was selling things in front of him and harming him behind his back, he wanted to kill him.

The resentment in my heart also added some disgust towards Mr. Guo.

The prince looked at Li Shangshu and said, "Master Shangshu, are you going to say that it is His Highness who is slandering you out of conscience?"

"Your Highness, there must be some misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding, is it true that Guo Xu admitted that he is your son?"

Li Shangshu was so angry that he vomited blood. Damn it, Guo Xu actually publicized this matter to the outside world. Not to mention that he had a mother in Chunlou. Even if he didn't, he would never let such a person with evil intentions enter the Li family's door.

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"No." In order to protect himself, Li Shangshu began to tell lies.

"It's not what?" the prince pressed.

Li Shangshu made a sad look, "My son died of the plague many years ago, leaving only one grandson."

The prince glanced at him specifically.

The sharp gaze seemed to penetrate his soul in an instant and see through all his thoughts.

As if telling him silently——

His Highness has found out all the things you did.

Li Shuangshu felt cold all over, his hands and feet were shaking uncontrollably, and he almost fainted.

The prince withdrew his gaze and looked at the emperor, "Everything I found is true. The relevant personnel have now been brought to the Ministry of Justice."

"Go on and investigate!" The emperor stood up angrily and glared at Li Shangshu, "Li Shangshu, if what you say is true, I will give you a clean slate. If there is even half a lie, you will have your house confiscated!

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After the emperor finished speaking, he was too dissatisfied with Li Shangshu and left angrily.

The prince looked at Li Shangshu with disdain. He dared to be a bastard that he didn't dare to admit. If he wanted to run away, there was no way.

As he turned around to leave, Li Shangshu, who was slumped on the ground, suddenly spoke.

"His Royal Highness, stay!"

The prince stopped and looked back at Li Shangshu.

Li Shangshu got up from the ground with difficulty.

"Your Highness, is this really related to Guo Xu?"

"Whether it is yes or no, Li Shangshu knows best in his heart!" The prince left a specious remark and strode away!
Chapter completed!