"nature!"
Upon hearing An Ruowan's inquiry, Gu Qishen agreed without thinking.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard An Ruowan chuckle, and his eyes suddenly widened, "In front of the Emperor Father, I wonder what could have made Auntie Emperor so happy?"
Although it was a question, Gu Qishen's words were full of disdain.
Hearing this, An Ruowan cast her eyes on him, "In the evening five days ago, my cousin didn't leave the house at all."
Listening to these sworn words, Gu Qishen only thought that this was An Ruowan's excuse to excuse Song Li. After snorting coldly, he did not take these words to heart.
Unexpectedly, when An Ruowan said this, Song Li, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly raised his head as if he had just come back to his senses.
"That's right, on that evening five days ago, my daughter didn't leave the house at all!"
At this time, Gu Qishen frowned unconsciously, as if he didn't know what kind of trick the two men were playing.
"What on earth are you..."
Before Gu Qishen could finish his words, Song Li suddenly raised his head and said, "Because in the evening five days ago, my daughter was punished to kneel down in the ancestral hall at home. Everyone in the government knew about this. If the Holy One doesn't believe it, he can call everyone in the government office. Come and ask.”
At this time, Gu Qishen's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly. He didn't expect that the words he just said casually would lead to such a thing, so he subconsciously looked at the emperor in front of him.
"That's not the case, Father, she must be talking nonsense, not to mention that everyone in the Zhenguo Palace will definitely take her place..."
"Shut up!"
The emperor did not expect that just a simple sentence would make Gu Qishen lose his temper.
"The people in the Zhenguo Duke's mansion have not been interrogated by me yet. How do you know that they will all speak the same language?"
"Father!"
Gu Qishen saw the dissatisfaction in the emperor's eyes and quickly leaned towards the emperor, not daring to speak casually again.
Seeing that he finally calmed down, the emperor did not hesitate. He raised his hand and asked Eunuch Sun to bring someone to the Zhenguo Duke's mansion.
After Eunuch Sun exited the palace, Gu Qishen's heart started to rise, because what he just said was just casually said by him, and he didn't know what happened that evening five days ago.
On the contrary, An Ruowan and Song Li on the side were not worried at all, which made Gu Qishen unconsciously look away.
Not long after, Eunuch Sun came with a person. Only Gu Qishen looked sideways. When he saw that the person who came was just a boy, he was relieved a little.
"This servant has met His Majesty."
The young man in the mansion had obviously never seen such a big battle. After entering, he immediately knelt on the ground, his body still shaking.
"I ask you, where was Miss Song in your house that evening five days ago?"
Hearing this, the boy carefully recalled what happened five days ago, his eyebrows knitted together.
"Um?"
Seeing him thinking for a long time, the emperor had already lost his patience.
The young man was so frightened that he trembled, but he still managed to hold back and said, "Go back to the Lord, the lady was in the house that day."
"Have you thought about it?"
The emperor spoke again, and the servant didn't even dare to raise his head, but he responded very firmly.
Gu Qishen couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately turned his gaze to his side, "You're talking nonsense. She clearly sneaked out of the house to meet me that day, so how could she be in the house!"
At this time, the young man had the courage to look at the figure beside him and said, "I guarantee with my life that the young lady will stay in the house."
"you!"
Gu Qishen never thought that even the servants of Zhenguo Duke's mansion would dare to disobey him in public. He was about to raise his hand, but was stopped by the emperor.
"So, one of you two must be lying."
Hearing the probing tone in the emperor's words, Gu Qishen spoke first.
"Even if the father gives the son some courage, the son will never dare to deceive the father."
The boy on the side was also frightened by the scene in front of him, "I don't dare to deceive the Holy One."
"Okay, since you said she was in the house that day, why are you so sure?"
In five days, if Gu Qishen casually said it, what Song Li did that night would be particularly important.
The boy looked confused at first, but looking at Gu Qishen who was looking at him eagerly, he gritted his teeth and said the words.
"Back to the Holy Father, that night, the young lady was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall all night. Because the old lady was afraid that some people would not bear it, she sent someone to watch."
As the boy's voice fell, the emperor's face also sank. If this was the case, then he could basically determine what was going on.
"I understand, you can go down first."
The young man breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly leaned down before retreating from the hall.
After hearing the emperor's words, Gu Qishen's face turned pale. He opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know what else he could say in this situation.
"What else can you say!"
Hearing the displeasure in the emperor's words, Gu Qishen could only touch his forehead to the ground, but his eyes were still filled with unwillingness.
"I don't know where I went wrong!"
Seeing that Gu Qishen still failed to realize his mistake, the emperor lost his patience and said, "Do you think I won't do anything to you?"
"Father, it's obvious that she did something wrong first, why should I let my son take the blame?"
The emperor was almost amused by Gu Qishen's words, so he could only snort coldly.
"Okay, since you said this is her fault, I ask you, where is the evidence?"
Gu Qishen gritted his teeth and said, "Why was she, a young lady from the Zhenguo Palace, forced to kneel down that night? They must be in cahoots with each other!"
Song Li raised the corner of her mouth slightly and looked at Gu Qishen intently, "Since the second prince wants to know what is going on, then I will tell the second prince."
After a pause, Song Li looked at the emperor and said, "That night, I went to have a private meeting with Zhao Mingkang. My mother noticed it, and that's why I was punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall."
By the time Song Li finished speaking, Gu Qishen could no longer control his inner anger, "You..."
Before he could finish his words, the emperor shouted angrily, "That's enough!"
"Come on, push the second prince down."
"Father!"
Gu Qishen's eyes were full of disbelief. He couldn't believe that his father was really deceived by those few words. It was a pity that he could not say the next words.
When Gu Qishen's voice disappeared, An Ruowan immediately raised her head and looked at the emperor.
"I wonder, Your Majesty, how should we handle this matter?"
Seeing An Ruowan being so impatient, the emperor also understood that she was scrupulous because of Gu Qishen's identity.
"If this matter is true, I will naturally not make it easy for him."
Naturally, An Ruowan couldn't rest assured with such a harmless remark.
"Then cousin..."
"I have my own considerations."
This time it was An Ruowan's turn when he was interrupted by the emperor before he could finish speaking. An Ruowan also understood that the emperor's patience had just been exhausted.
"My wife-in-law believes that the Holy One will return justice to my cousin."
As he spoke, An Ruowan stood up, bowed to the emperor and retreated.
The remaining people in the room also left, except for Gu Beichen who did not move even a little.
