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

Xie Ci'an glanced at Jiang Fengmian, "Dean Jiang, do you have any explanation for those rumors out there?"

In the past, Jiang Fengmian would have said something like "the innocent are innocent." However, meeting Xie Qingzhi's blazing gaze, his heart raced, and he knelt down in front of Xie Ci'an with a plop. "Your Majesty, regarding those rumors outside, I have nothing to explain, because they are indeed true. Three years ago, I was entrusted by the exiled Lord Yang and Brother Yang in Qinghe County to redeem the Yang family girl and rescue her from the exile group."

"Since Miss Yang is so lonely and helpless, I found her a house near the Spring and Autumn Academy. On weekdays, when I have free time, I will go down the mountain to the house to see if there is anything I can do for her. After all, she is a weak woman and has many inconveniences."

"But I swear to heaven that my relationship with the young lady of the Yang family is absolutely not as the rumors say. I only treat her as my sister. She is now with a teacher from the Spring and Autumn Academy and will be getting married in a few months. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can go to the Spring and Autumn Academy or Qinghe County to investigate."

Xie Ci'an didn't say anything, but glanced at Xiao Fuzi who was waiting beside him.

Xiao Fuzi immediately understood and left the room. When he came back in, he was accompanied by two old men and a young man. One of them was an old servant of Jiang Fengmian, and the other was a cleaner in Chunqiu Academy.

The young man was handsome, wearing a crescent-colored robe and a pair of peach blossom eyes with a hint of frivolity. At first glance, he was a playboy in the love field.

After arriving in front of Xie Ci'an, the three of them knelt down in unison.

"Since you are close to Jiang Fengmian, then you can talk about Jiang Fengmian's private life. If I find out that you are lying, you will probably have to stay in the Imperial City for a while." Xie Ci'an's voice was obviously light, but when it touched people's hearts, they couldn't help trembling.

The three people said almost in unison, "We dare not."

The old servant beside Jiang Fengmian spoke first, "I have served the Jiang family for decades. Suddenly, the Jiang family was demoted. With nowhere to go, I followed Dean Jiang to Qinghe County. As soon as I arrived in Qinghe County, I met the exiled Yang family. In order to save their little girl who was almost bullied by the soldiers, the Yang family knelt on the ground and begged our young master. Our young master is a soft-hearted person. Seeing the little girl's pity, he wanted to save her from her predicament. But the money they asked for was too much. Even if we sold all the valuables on us and the money we brought with us, it was still not enough."

"The young master had just arrived in Qingshui County and was unfamiliar with the place, so he had to rely on his connections to borrow money. He first found Master Zhang, who was a kind-hearted man and directly gave him five thousand taels of silver. He then borrowed from other people and finally gathered the money together."

The young man kneeling beside him immediately nodded in agreement. "At that time, Jiang Fengmian came to me and said he wanted to save the daughter of Lord Jiang's old friend. My father had received Lord Jiang's kindness in the capital, so I gave Jiang Fengmian five thousand taels as much as I could. Later, he still didn't have enough, so I acted as a guarantor and raised the remaining money from my friends. It was me who went with him to rescue the girl from the soldiers."

"I can testify to this. It's the people in the academy who are gossiping. Dean Jiang is upright and treats everyone well. There was a student who almost couldn't afford to continue his studies because his family was too poor. It was Dean Jiang who found a way to raise money for him so that he could continue to stay in Chunqiu Academy."

"Dean Jiang and the little girl from the Lin family are just a brother taking care of his sister. The little girl occasionally sends cakes to us all and has a very good temper. There is absolutely no such thing as a love affair between them as rumored. I can swear this." The old man who was sweeping the floor had a sincere expression.

"It seems that the rumors outside are not true." Xie Ci'an waved his hand and asked Xiao Fuzi to take the witnesses away.

It would be useless for Jiang Fengmian or he to come forward to explain this matter. It might even make those with ulterior motives suspect that the emperor was deliberately biased towards Jiang Fengmian. It would be more convincing to investigate.

"There's no need for you to keep kneeling on the ground for something Dean Jiang hasn't done." Xie Ci'an's lazy voice rang out in the air.

After Jiang Fengmian thanked him, he slowly stood up.

Upon hearing this, Wan Gaofeng's expression changed drastically. He forced a smile and said, "If it's fake, why don't you explain it? Besides, letting these rumors continue will only damage your reputation and that of the Yang family's daughter."

Jiang Fengmian glanced at Wan Gaofeng and said, "Even if we explain, no one will believe us. We can't just look at someone and say that we have no relationship and that I only take care of the Yang family girl because the Yang family entrusted me with the task."

"Even if we explain it like this, no one will believe us. Those who can believe us will naturally believe us even if we don't explain." Jiang Fengmian said, looking at Xie Qingzhi unnaturally. Noticing that Xie Qingzhi was looking at him, Jiang Fengmian immediately shyly withdrew his gaze, and a faint blush appeared on his earlobes.

Xie Qingzhi crossed her arms and looked at Xie Ci'an with pride. "I have said that there is absolutely no problem with Jiang Fengmian. Some people must be trying to use these rumors to discredit Jiang Fengmian. They must be so afraid of a competitor like Jiang Fengmian that they would do such a thing."

Knowing that Du Chao's affair was exposed by these people, Xie Qingzhi also guessed that these people were behind Jiang Fengmian's affair.

A cold gaze swept over the few people.

Wan Gaofeng immediately waved his hands guiltily, "Your Highness, please be clear-headed. Brother Jiang and I came to the capital together. How could I do such a thing as stabbing someone in the back?"

Xie Qingzhi sneered and said, "I didn't say anything about you, why are you so nervous? Or did you do something wrong that makes you so nervous?"

Wan Gaofeng's heartbeat was getting worse and worse. "What the hell are you talking about? How could I do something so shameful?"

Wan Gaofeng isn't a good person either. If he becomes the dean, Yousong Academy is basically finished.

Xie Qingzhi: ...

What's the meaning.

Now Xie Ci'an reacted quickly.

The queen usually says this, and there must be something fishy going on.

Wan Gaofeng was a pure snob. Not only did he act as an accomplice to the evil at Bogu Academy, he also promoted the wealthy students there to direct studies, bullying the poorer ones. He assigned all the dirty work to the poor students. Those who gave money to Bogu Academy or Wan Gaofeng were treated like royalty by Wan Gaofeng, who gave them the best seats in class and even the same accommodations.