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But that night, a bizarre fire destroyed everything.
All the evidence on paper was turned into ashes.
Even a few witnesses who were detained in the Heavenly Prison were silently poisoned!
Only one of them had a big life, ate less, and the poison developed more slowly, and he managed to survive until he was discovered.
That is, this person, before his death, confided the "truth" to Gu Chengqian, who was dealing with the matter at the time...
"It was me, Gu Juefei, who slandered Xue Kuang, and was afraid of being found out, so I killed and silenced..."
Gu Juefei took a sip of tea leisurely, savoring the fragrance that melted on the tip of his tongue, and there was a casual taste in his voice.
"You said that I have such great ability, that I can quietly penetrate the prison and poison the prisoners. Why don't I have the money to prepare a poison that can see blood and seal my throat?"
Eat less, die slowly!
This is the funniest joke Gu Juefei has heard in twenty-nine years.
He told the wise man from the second in the world, the first is reserved for humility and humility.
If he wanted to kill people, he would do it a thousand times more concealed.
How could someone be held accountable?
There is also a "poison to death", leaving behind some unwilling "dying truth"!
So when he thinks about it to this day, he still feels embarrassed and funny.
Funny, because the opponent used such a trick to insult his resourcefulness against him.
Aggrieved, because although this method is simple, it is straightforward and direct, destroying the evidence, and causing trouble for him, causing them to disintegrate from the inside.
"The ministers who trust him, those who secretly burn evidence, and those who can infiltrate the prison to poison. He, Xue Kuang, can lead troops to fight at the border, and he can also have such a deep foundation in the capital..."
Gu Juefei was playing with the tea cup, and there was already a little more serenity in his shallow tone.
"In this battle six years ago, it was me who lost to him."
"..."
Princess Yongning was speechless.
She stared at Gu Juefei for a long time, as if she wanted to see whether he was telling the truth or a lie.
But in the end, only to find that there was a faint tiredness in his eyes.
yes.
How can you not be tired?
Xue Kuang was the great general of Daxia until his death.
Gu Juefei couldn't take off any layer of glory from him, and even had to let him be buried under the yellow sand of the battle flag, and return the body wrapped in horse leather.
Who will lose and who will win is hard to say.
Princess Yongning's heart was also a bit complicated. She sighed with a smile: "If you lose, you will lose the relationship between father and son; if he loses, he will return to the west with nowhere to be buried."
Returning to the West with nowhere to bury?
Gu Juefei listened, and smiled inexplicably: "He Xue Kuang has an unparalleled plan, and the world has underestimated him..."
This was said without beginning or end, and Princess Yongning couldn't understand it.
She and Gu Juefei really knew each other very well.
He was also here with her, and he showed a bit of a lazy and uninhibited true temperament, and occasionally said some very neurotic words.
So, she doesn't ask at this moment.
The blue book at hand had only turned a page, and Princess Yongning sighed, not very satisfied, and turned another page.
Gu Juefei saw this thing when he came, but he didn't turn it over.
At this moment, seeing the eldest Princess Yongning turn over, frowning while looking at it, he smiled: "Which corrupt official has brought up good things with filial piety?"
Princess Yongning raised her head and laughed angrily.
She just pushed the book to Gu Juefei: "If it is such an important book, can this palace be placed here? I'm afraid that it will become a handle in your hands when you turn around."
Of course Gu Juefei was just joking.
He took the book and looked at it, only to realize that it was actually a roster: a portrait was left on each page, with the name, place of origin, origin and temperament beside it.
"They are all over twenty-five years old, either they are not married, or they are waiting to be renewed..."
Most of them are from the capital, and Gu Juefei knows a thing or two about every name on it.
So this time, the expression on his face is a little bit like a smile, not a smile.
When Princess Yongning saw it, she couldn't help frowning: "What's wrong?"
Gu Juefei glanced at her, turned a few pages, and was too lazy to turn it again, only said: "This book, I'm afraid the matchmaker said it was used by the matchmaker? All of them are jade trees, and their characters are so good that they can go to heaven."
This guy is too sharp.
Princess Yongning couldn't help laughing: "You are used to being amazing, and there are not many people in the world that can catch your eye. But the people on the roster in this palace are not bad. My niece chooses her husband. , can you pick the same lady as you?"
"... niece?"
At that moment, Gu Juefei's eyelids jumped.
He almost suspected that he had heard it wrong: there are many nieces of Princess Yongning, but there are really not many who need to "pick a husband"...
"You also know that Xue Kuang and her had a bad relationship at the beginning."
Princess Yongning sighed, because she was familiar with Gu Juefei, so she didn't need to betray her.
"Now that Xue Kuang is gone, I can't bear to see her still arguing in that manor, like a living dead. Right now, I want to choose one or two for her. You've just searched a lot, what do you think?"
How about it?
Gu Juefei put his fingertips on the page, as if he was on the snow-white square towel again.
A subtle feeling, like ripples, gradually emerged.
He lowered his eyebrows, and no one could see under his deep eyes, whether it was the warm wind or the cold sword light...
The corners of his lips curled into a silent smile.
Gu Juefei slowly loosened his fingers, trying his best to let that subtle feeling get away from him, and then slowly said: "How... I don't think these people are very good."
"..."
Princess Yongning felt that she was choked.
Gu Juefei didn't seem to see it, and only read the page in front of him: "The fourth son of the Meng family who co-organizes the bachelor's degree, Meng Jin, Bingchenke Scholars, widowed, generous, and dignified..."
After reading this, the voice stopped.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the eldest princess Yongning, and said lightly: "This person is a scholar in my same department. I saw him at the Qionglin banquet, and he has a pockmarked face."
These days, the pockmarked face can be said to be dignified.
Princess Yongning's hands trembled when she heard this.
Gu Juefei turned another page.
"Zhou Deyuan, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, poor family, thirty-two years old, unmarried..."
"That's true, the outer room can't be counted as a wife."
"I don't remember much. Of the two he wrapped in Huaihua Hutong, which one came out of the hook?"
Princess Yongning took a deep breath and slowly put down the tea cup.
Gu Juefei turned to the third page and laughed when he saw the name on it.
"This is not bad, Wei Wei, the second son of the Wei family."
"On twenty-seven this year, my wife died."
"His family has a glorious family, but he himself is a piece of shit, a piece of trash, and a piece of mud. Old Wei has helped him immortally for more than ten years, but he didn't stick to the wall."
"Although a person is a little inferior, if anyone has a bit of skill to marry in, they can kill him."
"In this way, prosperity and wealth are nothing to worry about."
Princess Yongning was so angry that she was speechless.
Gu Juefei swiped his fingertips, and when he saw the page flipping over in front of him, he casually let go and let the roster close.
He turned his head to look at Princess Yongning with a leisurely tone.