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

When the two found their cousin, she honestly told them the baby was dead. When Cen Xiu brought the baby home, it was already stillborn.

Cen Xiu's mother was so enraged that she fainted and suffered a stroke. Cen Xiu's wife reported the matter to the government. Such a family matter was difficult to handle. Although it was proven that the child had been swapped, the exact cause of the stillbirth was impossible to verify after so many years. Moreover, the other party involved was still in the capital, so the matter dragged on without being dealt with.

[What a sin! This kind of weak man sometimes really does commit sin.]

Xie Qingzhi's face was extremely ugly, and she looked at Cen Xiu with uncontrollable anger. It was the first time she had seen such a scumbag.

Gu Jianchu had just finished eating Cen Xiu's melon when Chongfeng came back.

"The Emperor has found out."

Xie Ci'an slowly took the handkerchief Cheng Song handed over and wiped it, "Who spread the rumor?"

Zhongfeng's eyes swept over the deans. Wan Gaofeng lowered his head guiltily, not daring to look into Zhongfeng's eyes. The others felt guilty because they had done something bad.

"The one who spread the rumors was the servant boy beside Dean Qiunan." As soon as Zhongfeng finished speaking, someone immediately brought a servant boy into the room.

The book boy was helping Liang Mo sort out the books he brought to the Siyi Pavilion when a group of people suddenly rushed in and took him away without saying a word. The book boy was so frightened that he had not yet recovered from his shock. As he was thrown heavily to the ground, the book boy gradually came to his senses and looked at the man sitting in the upper seat wearing a dragon robe in panic.

The man carries an aura of decisiveness and murderousness.

Liang Mo, who had come to his senses, knelt in panic in the center of the hall. "Your Majesty, I have no grudge against Dean Jiang of the Spring and Autumn Academy. I would never spread rumors about him. Before this, I had no idea such a thing existed."

Liang Mo turned to look at the servant who was kneeling beside him, "Who instructed you to slander me like this?"

Xie Ci'an looked at the faces of these people, a cold smile on his lips. He played with two walnuts in his hands, and his dark eyes fell on the servant. "Who instructed you to spread rumors about Dean Jiang? As long as you tell the truth, I will not hold you responsible. If you conceal anything, I think you should know the consequences."

Xie Ci'an exerted a little force, and the walnut in his hand broke instantly. The man took out the walnut kernel and placed it on a plate beside him. With a wave of Xie Ci'an's hand, Cheng Song immediately brought over another plate of unpeeled walnuts on the table. Xie Ci'an glanced at the few people while peeling the walnuts with his bare hands.

When they saw the walnuts in the emperor's hand, they inexplicably thought of themselves, and an inexplicable chill quietly came from behind them.

The book boy kneeling on the ground listened to the sound of walnuts being crushed and kept swallowing his saliva. Thinking of what the emperor had just said, he felt even more flustered. He slowly turned his head and glanced at Liang Mo and Wan Gaofeng.

A bad premonition arose in Wan Gaofeng's heart, and then he heard the little servant say, "It was Liang Mo. Liang Mo gave me some money and asked me to spread the news about Dean Jiang."

Wan Gaofeng felt relieved.

Liang Mo's eyes turned red, and he raised his foot and kicked the little servant. "You traitor, how do I treat you normally? How dare you frame me like this?"

"Your Majesty, this is a false accusation against me. I have absolutely never done such a thing. I beg Your Majesty to investigate and give me justice." Liang Mo kowtowed continuously.

"I remember that, in addition to the rumors spread outside, there was also a letter of accusation delivered to me. Cheng Song, go find that letter and compare it with the handwriting of the other deans. You will then know which dean wrote it."

The moment Xie Ci'an finished speaking, the hearts of several people rose to their throats again, because the three of them had written letters of accusation. If the emperor investigated like this, none of them would be able to escape.

Cheng Song found the letter accusing Jiang Fengmian on the desk. He opened the envelope, took out the letter, and compared it with the calligraphy written by the various deans. When he saw the calligraphy written by Wan Gaofeng, Cheng Song suddenly stopped and handed it to Xie Ci'an, "Your Majesty, the letter is almost identical to the one written by Dean Wan of Bogu Academy."

Xie Ci'an had just cracked the walnut in his hand. "Does Dean Wan have anything to explain?"

Wan Gaofeng's forehead was covered in sweat, and he knelt down in the center of the hall. "Your Majesty, I was confused. I wrote such a letter without asking for the truth, and I also slandered Dean Jiang. I ask Your Majesty to punish me."

Wan Gaofeng's forehead kept banging against the bluestone bricks, and soon, it was all red. "And what else? Do you want to confess yourself, or do you want to go to the Imperial City Division and talk about it later? I've already given you a chance today."

Xie Ci'an's tone was obviously very gentle, but it made people tremble all over.

Wan Gaofeng looked at Xie Ci'an hesitantly. Could it be that the emperor knew everything? Otherwise, why would he ask this?

No wonder rumors say that the emperor is terrible. He is indeed terrible. How did the emperor know about these little tricks they were doing behind the scenes?

Could it be that the Imperial City Bureau can really monitor everything in the world? In this case, nothing we do will be a secret from the emperor.

Even if they had not seen how cruel the Imperial City Bureau's methods were, they had heard about them. Anyone who entered the Imperial City Bureau had to suffer a lot before they could get out.

Wan Gaofeng looked at Xie Ci'an's gloomy expression and said tentatively, "I instructed the servant of the Qiunan Academy to spread rumors about Dean Jiang. I wanted to bring disgrace upon Dean Jiang so that he wouldn't be able to compete with me for the position at Yousong Academy. However, I heard those things from the villagers of Qinghe County when I passed by. They weren't fabricated by me. I know I was wrong. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

[I actually heard about it in Qinghe County. One year, Wan Gaofeng was visiting a friend in Qinghe County, and a friend accidentally mentioned this gossip. Wan Gaofeng just listened to it casually at the time, and only suddenly remembered it when he saw Jiang Fengmian.]

Xie Ci'an had already peeled a basin full of walnuts and casually handed them to Zhu Xi, who was serving beside him, "Send these to the imperial kitchen and ask them to make amber walnuts for the queen. The queen loves to eat amber walnuts the most."

Xie Qingzhi: ...

She was just a mediocre person, but she was fed a mouthful of dog food.

Not to mention Xie Qingzhi, even Cheng Song and Zhu Xia were shocked.

The emperor was still trying a case, and he took the opportunity to help the queen peel a plate of walnuts.

Wan Gaofeng broke out in a cold sweat, his body shaking uncontrollably as if he was going to the execution ground.

Xie Ci'an wiped his hands again and continued coldly, "What else?"