Chapter 144 The chapter I mentioned is fake
Chapter 144 The chapter I mentioned is fake
Everyone was about to leave, but after hearing Chu Ci's words, they retracted their legs.
They turned their attention to Chu Ci, and the emperor asked, "Is there anything else?"
Chu Ci bowed slightly to the Emperor and Empress, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I have another unjust case to report."
Chu Ci finished speaking and turned to look at Chu Zhen, "Brother, did you feel anything was wrong when you were taking the test just now?"
Chu Zhen was confused at first when he was asked this question. He thought about the exam just now and the whole process seemed wrong, but what was wrong?
Chu Zhen's face was solemn. He thought for a long time. When he saw the brush on the table that had not been put away, his eyes suddenly lit up. "It's the brush. No, it's the ink to be exact. The brush is stained with ink. When I use it, it feels a bit sticky. When I paint, my whole body feels uncomfortable and I can't find the best state at all."
Chu Zhen himself was also very surprised when he said it, "Yes, it's just that the brush feels rough when I'm painting. It's like this the whole time."
Chu Ci looked at Rong Xue, who was still curled up, and snorted disdainfully. She turned to look at the dean who was sitting below the emperor, "Dean, could you please find all the paintings and brushes and inkstones that my brother just left behind? I want to take a look."
The dean stroked his beard and nodded continuously, "Alright! Since you have spoken, I will of course fully cooperate."
The dean looked at the little servant beside him and said, "Go, the things from just now haven't been put away yet. Help Master Chu find them. I want to see who dares to use such dirty tricks in my academy."
The servant accompanied Chu Zhen to find the scroll, inkstone and brush, and placed them together on a separate table.
Chu Ci went forward to check, first took out the flower roll, and observed it carefully. The lines on it were not smooth.
He looks totally uncomfortable.
Chu Ci passed the message to the dean, then picked up the brush and inkstone and checked them one by one. Soon, the problem was revealed to everyone.
The emperor also went down to check it out personally. He glanced at everyone under the crown prince and looked very unhappy. Most people did not dare to tamper with this exam because it was strictly supervised.
The dean was also very angry, his face was ashen, and he was thinking of cleaning up the academy again.
Chu Ci walked up to the emperor and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty, Empress, I know my brother's painting skills. I can't say he's that good, but he has a chance. That's why I let him try. Now that this happened in the examination room, please give us an explanation, Dean."
The dean glanced at everyone with a grim expression, and his voice dropped to a low tone as he asked, "Who did it?"
No one spoke.
"Dean, since no one is talking, let me speak."
"Smell it carefully. I think there's something added to the ink that makes it astringent."
Chu Ci looked around and saw that no one admitted it.
She continued, "This stuff has a special property. When it comes into contact with water, it turns blue. Now go get some basins of water and have them all come over and wet their hands. Whoever's hands are blue is the murderer behind this."
Everyone heard Chu Ci's words clearly. They talked to each other, and then the sound of crickets chirping could be heard.
Chu Ci glanced at them, and the little servants brought a few basins of water. The little servants and the students rushed over. They all wanted to prove as quickly as possible that they had done nothing. After all, the emperor, the queen, and the dean were watching here.
This is related to their future prospects.
When Chu Ci saw this scene, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Let it be messy, the more messy the better.
She looked at Rong Xue who was still lying on the ground. She struggled to move to the side where there were more people. What was happening behind her was blocked by the people coming and going, and no one could see it.
Cang Mo was standing next to her and saw the corners of her mouth slightly raised. He thought to himself that his little fox might be up to some tricks again. It seemed that he didn't need to do anything. He should just watch the show from the side and let him take responsibility for the consequences.
Soon, everyone wet their hands and stood in line. They looked at each other's hands to see if they had changed color. They also wanted to know who would attack a piece of trash who had never been taught by a master.
They whispered to each other, guessing who the murderer was.
Some people even took action for this candidate.
Chu Ci walked towards them and checked them one by one, including students, little servants, and even teachers. But coincidentally, none of them were found.
Cang Mo looked at Chu Ci in confusion, "What? Didn't find it? Otherwise, I'll ask someone to check it out thoroughly."
Chu Ci smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, I have it in hand."
Cang Mo stood behind her and gently scratched her nose. "Just do your best. If you can't find out, I'll cover it for you."
Chu Ci smiled sweetly. Hidden by her wide sleeves, she stretched out her tender little hand and pressed Cang Mo's palm, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Cang Mo nodded in understanding and silently retreated behind Chu Ci.
The emperor, sitting on the main seat, looked at Chu Ci and said, "Chaoyang! Why haven't you found this?" Chu Ci was too timid to respond and silently walked to Rong Xue's side and said, "Your Majesty, isn't there one thing you haven't checked yet?"
When Rong Xue saw that Chu Ci was talking about her, she quickly raised her hands and spoke in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, the Princess of Chaoyang County is slandering me."
"Look at my hands, there is not a bit of blue on them." Rong Xue said as she showed her hands to the emperor and the dean.
The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, there is no blue color." The emperor looked at Chu Ci in confusion.
Chu Ci suddenly grabbed Qiao Xue's hands and raised them up, "Your Majesty, there's something I didn't finish saying just now. The blue-turning property of rainwater is fake. In other words, hands won't turn blue whether they're wet or not. But among so many people, only Miss Rong's hands are dry."
Chu Ci said this and directly shook off Rong Xue's hands. Rong Xue collapsed to the ground like mud. "Miss Rong, can you explain it?"
Looking at Rong Xue who had fallen, Chu Ci stepped directly on her wrist and said, "Miss Rong, can you explain what the powder in your finger is?"
Rong Xue no longer even had the desire to ask for help again. She just stared at Chu Ci, the murderous intent in her eyes was shocking.
Princess Jingle moved her legs closer to the Queen, as if she was afraid of being seen.
The Emperor looked at Princess Jingle with disappointment and said, "I'll leave the aftermath of this matter to Prince Rui." He took the Queen's hand and left. "Okay, let's go."
As soon as the emperor and the empress left, no one else dared to move.
Prince Rui looked at Princess Jingle and ordered, "Go, beat to death all the maids, old women, and eunuchs around Princess Jingle and throw them into the mass grave. The young lady of the Duke of Rong's mansion will be beaten with fifty sticks, and her life or death will be decided by fate."
After saying that, Cang Mo also took Chu Ci's hand and left.
The dean looked at the students and announced loudly, "Princess Jingle, Rong Ziyu, and Rong Xue are disqualified from studying at the academy."
From that day on, the Rongguo Mansion completely lost its voice, and the entire mansion began to decline rapidly.
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