The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Accompanied by screams, Chongfeng was pulling a rope in his hand, with an old man tied to the end of the rope. He dragged the man into the yamen. When passing by the beaten Master Wu, Chongfeng deliberately stopped and let the old man take a closer look.

With a casual pull of the rope, the old man was forcibly dragged into the front hall.

"As soon as the emperor's subordinates arrived at Zuiyi Tower, they spotted this old man sneaking around outside. They then saw him sneak into the building when no one was around, heading straight to the secret room inside. They then personally caught him and took out a pile of powder from a hidden compartment. Then, they ordered a search of the old man's home, where they also found the same powder."

"I don't know what this is, so I brought it all back." Chongfeng said and handed the powder to Cheng Song.

Cheng Song handed it directly to the imperial physician Lin in the back hall for examination.

[It's a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Otherwise, Zuiyilou wouldn't have been able to win over so many high-ranking officials in the imperial court so quickly. When this secret drug was used on those officials, they had no idea what secrets they were revealing.]

【After all, this is also a good thing. 】

[As long as this method is studied and applied to the prisoners being interrogated by the Imperial City Division, it can reduce the need for torture while also obtaining the information we want as quickly as possible. Generally speaking, when a person's will is at its weakest, they will definitely not lie.]

Xie Ci’an:…

The Queen's idea is excellent.

Cheng Song watched Doctor Lin put the medicine under his nose and smell it, and asked nervously, "Doctor Lin, what's the condition of this medicine?"

Doctor Lin's vision gradually became blurred and his head felt dizzy. He tried to maintain his willpower and shook his head.

Gu Jianchu, who was eating melons, immediately realized that something was wrong. He picked up the tea on the table and poured it directly on Lin Taiyi's face. Lin Taiyi gradually regained consciousness and quickly put the medicine a little further away. "It can be confirmed that this medicine is the same as the one that Mr. Guo took."

After getting the correct answer, Cheng Song immediately went out to report to the emperor.

Minister Guo didn't expect that he actually misunderstood his son.

I couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

He is even worse than the emperor and empress.

Neither the emperor nor the empress had any preconceived notion that Guo Zirui had committed a crime.

Zhuxi handed a silk handkerchief to Doctor Lin, who took it and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gu Jianchu waved his hand and fell into deep thought.

【Suddenly, an idea came to me.】

Even under torture, Master Wu's mouth would certainly not be pried open so easily. After all, this matter concerns life and death. If people knew that he had murdered his wife, his reputation would be ruined. The Emperor's beating was too harsh, and people would inevitably think that he had been forced to confess.

[This medicine is so effective, why not try it on Master Wu? Maybe it will have a different effect.]

Gu Jianchu waved his hand, and Yunhe stepped forward immediately. Gu Jianchu whispered a few words in Yunhe's ear, and Yunhe immediately took the medicine powder that Doctor Lin had placed aside and went out. Xie Ci'an, who had heard Gu Jianchu's thoughts a long time ago, also agreed with Gu Jianchu's idea a little. He also wanted to see the effect of the medicine.

As soon as Yunhe finished his report, Xie Ci'an waved his hand and agreed.

Yunhe strode up to Master Wu, and the executioner immediately stopped and stepped aside. Yunhe took a little medicine powder and rubbed it directly into Master Wu's nose. A faint fragrance swept over, and then Master Wu's eyes gradually became empty, and his body twisted and rolled off the bench.

Two yamen runners held Master Wu's arms and brought him before Xie Ci'an. Xie Ci'an knocked on the table a few times, and when Master Wu's consciousness was completely controlled by the drug, he asked, "Master Wu, I want to ask you, do you have any thoughts of divorcing your wife?"

Master Wu nodded instinctively, "Yes."

"How do you plan to divorce your wife?" Xie Ci'an continued to ask.

Mrs. Wen, who was standing by, was shocked when she heard what Master Wu said, and her face was filled with disbelief.

Master Wu answered mechanically, "I plan to have Wen and Guo Zirui sleep in the same bed so I can catch them in adultery. That way I can divorce her without spending a penny. The neighbors and the teachers and students at the academy will sympathize with me and won't scold me for abandoning my wife and children after I became rich."

"I drugged Wen and bought a hallucinogenic drug from an old man. I put it into Guo Zirui's body and then led him into my house. After I was sure the affair was successful, I used the excuse of going back to get something to catch him in the act."

Minister Guo's hands creaked as he looked at the bound old man and asked, "Did this man buy medicine from you?"

The old man looked at Master Wu again and again, and finally nodded in confirmation, "I have bought it."

Wen, who had originally trusted her husband extremely, could no longer hold back after hearing her husband tell her his plan in person. She rushed forward and slapped Master Wu in the face.

No one stopped Wen. The old man was even afraid of being implicated, so he kept backing away from Wen.

One slap wasn't enough, so Wen slapped Master Wu several more times until Master Wu's eyes gradually cleared up. He endured the severe pain and pushed Wen away, "You bitch, you're sick."

All the grievances came flooding back. At this point, Wen couldn't hold it in any longer and yelled at Master Wu, "You said you wanted to take the imperial examination, and I helped you support the family, earning money to take care of your parents. If you don't like me climbing up the social ladder and want a divorce, then you can tell me why you planned this trap to frame me."

"A day of marriage brings a hundred days of grace. I didn't expect you to be such a disgusting venomous snake."

Master Wu was completely confused, but the bad premonition had already been growing and spreading in his heart. He just felt that his consciousness was a little fuzzy, and he was afraid that he had said something he shouldn't have said in his confused state.

The lawyer came to Master Wu with the written complaint and held it in front of him. "The evidence is irrefutable that you drugged and murdered your wife, Wen, and committed adultery with Guo Zirui. You have already confessed. Now sign and seal it."

Master Wu looked at the complaint, as if frightened. He struggled to push it away, backing away. "I didn't confess, and I didn't murder Mrs. Wen. You're framing me."

"Master Wu, you are not trying to change your confession. So many people heard it with their own ears, and there is solid evidence that you murdered Wen and Guo Zirui. What else do you have to resist?" The lawyer's face was full of sarcasm.

"Coward, you dare to do it but not to take responsibility." The lawyer took Master Wu's hand, stuffed the brush into Master Wu's hand, and controlled Master Wu to sign the petition.

Master Wu wanted to resist, but two yamen runners immediately came forward and restrained him.

Meanwhile, in the back hall.

Doctor Lin nervously removed the needle from the back of Guo Zirui's neck. Guo Zirui curled up in pain, his head almost buried in his chest. After a while, the piercing pain was slightly relieved.

Gu Jianchu ordered someone to pour Guo Zirui a glass of water.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Guo Zirui took the water with trembling hands and drank it in big gulps.

"Did you remember anything?" Gu Jianchu asked lazily.