My best friend is wearing a double body! Marry the emperor! Help me win the throne

Finally, he bowed in the direction of Xue Youli and said, "Greetings, Miss Xue!"

Xue Youli looked at Xue Wuyang, who was covered in wounds and wearing prison clothes, and felt mixed emotions.

This was the first time she met her second brother.

[Name: Xue Wuyang, 20 years old, second son of Xue Huaiyuan, Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, studying at Wanze Academy.]

Although the ID card only had a short line of words introducing Xue Wuyang, the original owner remembered that Xue Wuyang also doted on his sister very much.

Xue Youli moved her lips and was about to greet him when she heard hurried footsteps outside the palace gate.

"Student Song Jingqian pays homage to His Majesty!"

Xue Youli frowned slightly and looked up at the ID card above the visitor's head.

[Name: Song Jingqian, 24 years old, eldest grandson of Taifu Song, studying at Wanze Academy.]

Song Jingqian is the culprit who caused her second brother to be imprisoned.

He was wearing a royal blue robe made of fine material, and a jade pendant with a warm color hung on the brocade belt around his waist.

The black boots on her feet were of exquisite workmanship and had shiny uppers. It was obvious that she had been carefully dressed up to meet the emperor.

This man's facial features are okay, but his eyes are dull, and the dark circles and bags under his eyes make him lack the vigor and vitality of a young man in his early twenties. Instead, he looks listless, as if his body has been hollowed out by excessive indulgence.

Even if Murong Che did not hear Xue Youli's inner voice, the moment he saw Xue Wuyang and Song Jingqian, he had already made up his mind about the cheating case in the palace examination.

Song Jingqian glanced at Xue Wuyang kneeling on the ground out of the corner of his eye and sneered in his heart.

As a first-rank official, Taifu is considered the highest-ranking official.

His grandfather was not only a highly respected elder of two dynasties, but also Murong Che's mentor.

In Song Jingqian's eyes, the Song family has a noble family background and his grandfather is highly regarded by the emperor. Why should a stinky scholar like Xue Wuyang, who can only write pedantic articles, compete with him for the position of number one scholar?

He stole Xue Wuyang's article because he thought highly of Xue Wuyang. If he had any sense, he would have been grateful to him. Xue Wuyang refused to plead guilty in prison and even dared to appeal for justice in front of the emperor. He was really courting his own death!

Murong Che looked back and forth between the two of them. "Song Jingqian, you're accusing Xue Wuyang of cheating in the palace examination. Besides these three answer sheets, do you have any witnesses?"

Song Jingqian immediately pulled out a letter of guarantee filled with the names of students from the academy. "Your Majesty, all the people who signed this letter of guarantee are students' witnesses. They can prove that the three articles were written by students."

"You bullshit!"

Xue Wuyang stared at Song Jingqian, his handsome eyes wide open, as if there was a raging fire burning in his eyes. However, he did not argue with Song Jingqian. Instead, he turned to Murong Che and said, "Your Majesty, the three articles in Song Jingqian's hand were all written by me. He stole the student's manuscript. Please investigate!"

"You said that I replaced your manuscript. Do you have any evidence?" As soon as the palace examination ended, Song Jingqian hired people to spread the word that the manuscript in which he predicted the examination questions was lost.

Immediately afterwards, someone from Wanze Academy found Song Jingqian's manuscript in Xue Wuze's room in full view of everyone.

He arranged this matter perfectly, and Xue Wuyang had no way to deny it.

Looking at the miserable appearance of Xue Wuyang as a prisoner, Song Jingqian couldn't help but admire his own intelligence in his heart.

It's all Xue Wuyang's fault. He was so arrogant that he thought he was great just because he could write a few articles.

Previously in the academy, Song Jingqian wanted to recruit Xue Wuyang into his own gang, but Xue Wuyang dared to refuse him.

Humph! This is what he deserves!

"I……"

Xue Wuyang entered the academy at the age of five. In the past fifteen years, his interpersonal relationships were simple and he had never seen the wickedness of human nature. He was stumped by the question for a moment.

Yes, he had no evidence. Instead, Song Jingqian had prepared a manuscript in advance to frame him, leaving him with no way to defend himself.

Seeing that he was speechless, Song Jingqian was eager to convict him, "Your Majesty, Xue Wuyang cheated in the palace examination. Please deal with him impartially!"

When he said the last few words, he looked meaningfully at Xue Youli beside Murong Che.

Recently, even the previous dynasty has heard that Murong Che is particularly fond of the new concubine Xue who entered the palace, and even has the tendency to overshadow Concubine Li.

Xue Wuyang is the second brother of Concubine Xue, and Song Jingqian is worried that the emperor will be partial to him.

However, Song Jingqian had already made up his mind. As long as Xue Youli dared to plead with the emperor, he would go back and ask his grandfather to report her, accusing her of meddling in government affairs and interfering with the court's selection of talents for her own selfish reasons. Maybe he could even help his sister defeat a strong rival in the harem.

Xue Youli knew what Song Jingqian was planning just by looking at his eyes.

Her purpose of coming to Zicheng Palace has been achieved.

Murong Che not only summoned her second brother and Song Jingqian today, but also summoned the cabinet ministers to meet him, obviously intending to focus on interrogating the two of them.

It would be foolish of her to continue staying here.

"Your Majesty, please remember to drink the pigeon soup while it's hot. I won't disturb you while you're working."

After Xue Youli finished speaking, he glanced at his second brother and then left the hall carrying the empty lunch box.

After she left, Murong Che did not interrogate Xue Wuyang immediately, but instead waited for someone.

Song Jingqian was anxious and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, is it time to convict Xue Wuyang?"

Murong Che ignored him and turned his gaze to the person kneeling beside him, "Xue Wuyang, do you plead guilty?"

Xue Wuyang straightened his back and replied with each word in a resounding voice, "The student did not cheat! The content on the palace examination answer sheet was written by the student. Song Jingqian stole the three answer sheets that the students had predicted before the palace examination."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the hall was pushed open again. Several university scholars walked to the desk with steady steps and bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you."

Song Jingqian was stunned when he saw the university scholars standing in a row.

I can't figure out why the emperor called these people over.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Murong Che said calmly, "Song Zhiqian accused Xue Wuyang of cheating, while Xue Wuyang insisted that he did not cheat. You both hold different opinions, and it is difficult to tell whose words are true and whose are false."

Song Jingqian: "..." How could it be so difficult to tell? Didn't he hand over all the evidence to the emperor?

He was still confused when he heard Murong Che continue, "So I have decided to ask several Grand Secretaries to give you questions on the spot. You will have one hour to answer. After you answer, the Grand Secretaries will judge based on your answers. Is the fact that you two have identical palace examination papers a result of telepathy, or did someone steal the other's papers?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a hint of panic flashed across Song Kuangqian's eyes.

Although there was evidence from both witnesses and objects, Murong Che did not convict Xue Wuyang. Instead, he gave them new questions and asked them to retake the test.

The poems and essays that Song Jingqian usually showed off were all written for him by people he hired for money. If he took another exam in front of the Grand Secretary, wouldn't his secrets be exposed?

Or, he pretends to have a stomachache and runs away to pee and poop?

"Xue Wuyang, you are injured. There is a doctor outside the palace. Do you need treatment first?"

Although Xue Wuyang was covered in blood, his outstanding demeanor could not be concealed. "Your Majesty, my injury is not serious and will not affect my answer."

He just wanted to clear himself of the suspicion of cheating as soon as possible. Not to mention that he only suffered superficial injuries, even if his hands were disabled, he would still answer the questions by holding the pen in his mouth!

At this moment, Song Jingqian, who wanted to pretend to have a stomachache, learned that there was an imperial physician guarding outside the door, and his heart sank instantly.

Finished!

He can't escape now!