Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Bah Bah!

What are you thinking about? It's too sentimental!

"What is it?" Qin Zhaoyue asked.

Wen Qing's cold eyes were fixed on Gu Yue. Gu Yue's expression did not change. He was calm and bowed to the prince: "Your Highness, have you ever heard of pepper?"

Wen Qing was slightly startled.

Pepper is rare, but only for ordinary people. Qin Zhaoyue is a member of the royal family, so he is naturally not unfamiliar with this precious spice.

"I've heard something about this." Qin Zhaoyue said, "You mean, Sarhan planted pepper in his garden?"

"That's right... pepper is exactly why I came to Yu Ning Mansion this time. It's rare, otherwise I wouldn't have run so far. Ordinary peppercorns are available everywhere. Lord Han doesn't want to do business with me, so I... was in a hurry, so I wanted to check out the garden. It would be good if I could get some seeds and dig a pepper tree." Gu Yue looked sincere.

Gu Yue looked at the prince, hoping that he understood his hint.

Although I decided to disclose this information immediately, but...

Gu Yue is not a fool! He certainly won't say blatantly, "Oh my God, Prince, this Sarhan is secretly growing banned plants in the mountains, check him out!"

That's the same as jumping in Wen Qing's face and shouting, "Come and hit me, hit me! I know everything you're planning!"

Anyway, he is just an ordinary person, so it is natural that he doesn't know the poisonous weeds.

Jingcun smiled and said, "On the way here, I saw many bamboo forests in the nearby mountains. The bamboos were growing vigorously, so I thought there would be some near the garden as well."

Lord He did not say anything. He still had some basic reaction ability and knew that the further the topic was brought to the pepper garden, the worse it would be.

Qin Zhaoyue kept staring at the expressions of the people below him. He saw Lord He's nervousness and panic, but Tang Wuling didn't react much. Wen Qing's eyes seemed to fluctuate slightly when Gu Dashi mentioned the garden, and he seemed a little nervous.

Looking at Gu Yue again, he had a look of panic on his face, but he had blinked more often since he started talking about the plantation.

"Sir He, you are the prefect. Is there such a garden near Taiqing Temple?" Qin Zhaoyue asked Sir He, who had the most flaws.

Of course, Lord He denied it: "How could it be? I have been in Yu Ning Prefecture for many years and have never heard of such a place..."

At this time, he should push it away if possible, otherwise if there is something treasonous, he can explain it. Dereliction of duty is better than treason.

Unfortunately, Qin Zhaoyue was even more certain that there was something fishy going on in the garden. He suddenly sneered, and with the majesty of a prince, he slammed the table and said, "You are so brave. You sneaked into Lord Han's garden and tried to steal pepper seedlings, but Lord Han found out. So you simply got rid of this Hu merchant who refused to do business with you, and then moved the body to his own house."

Qin Zhaoyue continued, "You were worried that the matter would be exposed, so you fled the city early in the morning, fearing that Lord Han's confidants would think of you as a person who relied on the power of others to bully others. Am I right?"

exactly!

Gu Yue praised him in his heart, but on the surface he was horrified. It would be more realistic if he just fell to his knees, but Gu Yue didn't want to: "Your Highness! I am innocent! I just climbed over the wall and landed in the yard when I was discovered by the guards. I fled in panic and fled to Taiqing Temple, where I hid for a night."

Gu Yue's face was full of grievance: "If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can call the guard in the garden to question us! The Taoist priests in Taiqing Temple also saw us and can serve as witnesses... woo woo..."

He raised his arm to wipe his eyes, hunched over, and cried twice: "I just spoke a few words to help the people, but I ended up encountering such a disaster. Not only did I lose my business, I was also wrongly accused of killing someone. Woo woo... My life is so miserable - ah - woo woo woo -"

He shouted, "I didn't even see what the pepper tree looked like, and the guard shot me with an arrow. I almost died in the garden! They were just a few broken trees, but they treated them so preciously, without taking human lives seriously. Woo woo woo..."

Gu Yue referred to pepper as a tree, which indirectly proved that he had not seen what was in the pepper garden.

Wen Qing did not resort to violence right away because he was certainly not sure whether they had discovered the secret of Jiao Garden. Otherwise, he would have killed them directly at that time without resorting to this incident.

That means they haven't discovered that the account books have been stolen.

By defending himself in this way, he not only exposed Jiao Yuan to the world, but also threw a smoke screen to Wen Qing, making it impossible for him to tell what he knew.

Qin Zhaoyue, Qin Zhaoyue, I have done so much, you have to make me satisfied.

"Whether it is or not, we will know it at a glance." Qin Zhaoyue said coldly, "Jingcun, take your men to the vicinity of Taiqing Temple immediately and search for the whereabouts of the garden."

He smiled and said, "It rained this morning, so I think the footprints are still clear and won't be too difficult to find."

Gu Yue then shouted: "Your Highness, I am truly wronged!"

"Whether it's unjust or not, we'll know after Jingcun's report. Come, take these four to jail and keep them under strict guard." Qin Zhaoyue said coldly.

Good, good, I'll be protected. Gu Yue felt very calm, but his face still showed anger and grievance. When the police came to arrest him, he still shouted: "Your Highness! Your Highness! I am innocent! Your Highness is so wise and intelligent, how could he be deceived by a villain? I don't accept it! Ah——"

Gu Yue acted very enthusiastically. When he was caught by the bailiffs, he kicked his legs and struggled, screaming with his face red and neck thick.

Wen Qing was completely confused.

Qin Zhaoyue turned a deaf ear to him and turned to Wen Tang and the others: "You two should sit quietly in the county government office for a while and wait for the result."

Wen Qing immediately understood that he wanted to put them under house arrest to prevent any backup plan.

"As the chief inspector of the Hidden Dragon Guard, how can I sit idly by and watch such a strange case?" Tang Wuling said, "Your Highness, I also want to go and see the excitement."

Qin Zhaoyue didn't hide anything at all. He was the crown prince, so there was no need to play dumb. "I don't believe you two. You should just stay here honestly."

Qin Zhaoyue left. His confidants surrounded Wen Tang and said, "My lords, please."

……

Gu Yue was dragged away, shouting all the way, and the yamen runners were annoyed by him.

Originally, they wanted to separate the four of them, but Gu Yue held Gu Xu tightly and refused to let go. This man was so strong that it was hard to ignore him. The guards had no choice but to compromise and throw all four of them into one cell.

Gu Yue didn't rest even when he was locked up. He grabbed the railings and shouted that he was innocent.

Cool! This cosplay is cool!

Gu Yue grabbed the railing, immersed in tears behind the iron bars.

Wu Feng thought about all the sad things in his life and finally managed to hold back from laughing out loud.

"Did you have fun?"

Gu Xu said faintly.

Gu Yue stretched his head and looked around. The prison was quiet and there seemed to be no one there.

He then stopped performing, turned around, and sat down on a bunch of dry straw.

It wasn’t very clean, but he couldn’t care less now. Gu Yue was almost dying of exhaustion.

Gu Xu had already taken off his hat and looked at him with a complicated expression: "Did you arrange everything for today?"