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"Yin Bai was silenced, which means that he still has unspoken secrets." Gu Yue lowered his eyes and spoke slowly: "Coincidentally, just after our people accidentally found out that Yin Shun had a Hu servant, Yin Bai was killed."

"Yin Bai must have seen that servant." Lin Fu said.

"Yes. Therefore, what the killer wants to conceal is most likely the matter of this Hu servant. Combined with the various suspicious points about Mu Dayou, I suggest that His Royal Highness keep a close watch on Mu Dayou."

Qin Zhaoyue said: "So, my people really found that Mu Dayou quietly left the house late at night and contacted Mu You's secret army nearby. After returning to the capital, Dun Xinbo used a clever strategy to make Mu You reveal his true identity."

Lin Fu said, "Mr. Gu is really meticulous. I think Your Majesty should make the best use of him and appoint Mr. Gu to investigate the case in the Dali Temple. With such a rare person, how can there be any more suspicious cases in Northern Qin?"

Gu Yue said: "Master Lin Fu is praising me. I am just a little clever."

The emperor laughed and said, "In my opinion, modesty and respect are the greatest qualities of Lord Gu. It is rare for him to be able to solve this strange case and remain calm."

Gu Yue saw the queen on the side glance at the emperor, and immediately felt something was wrong.

As expected, the Queen said, "I heard that when Lord Dunxin was young, his family went through a huge change, so he adopted his brother's and his wife's son, delaying his marriage. Today's family dinner is a good opportunity. Why don't I worry about it for you? I think it won't be a disgrace to me given my status."

The emperor turned around and asked as if he was talking about a family matter, "Does the queen have a candidate in mind?"

"Remember the eldest daughter of Prince Ping, Zhaoqing, is now over 20 years old and has not yet been engaged. Why not give her the title of princess?" The queen said, "Dunxin Earl has made great contributions. I think the status of a princess should be worthy of an earl."

Prince Ping was sitting on the side. When he heard the emperor and the queen discussing his daughter's marriage, his expression did not change at all. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty and the queen's arrangement is naturally the best."

His daughter Qin Zhaoqing was also at the table.

The emperor had expected that his elder brother would not say anything to refute him. He said, "I also think..."

Gu Yue stood up suddenly.

Gu Xu stood up earlier than him, but neither of them was faster than the other.

A woman walked out from the women's seat and knelt down in the middle of the hall.

Qin Zhaoqing bowed and said, "Your Majesty! I do not wish to marry Lord Dunxin!"

King Ping was now calm and composed. He immediately stood up and said, "Evil girl, what are you talking about?!"

Gu Yue was touched, but also a little worried.

Just looking at Prince Ping's cowardly appearance, one can tell that she is not very favored at home, and it is not a wise move for her to confront the emperor directly.

The emperor frowned slightly.

The queen smiled gently. She was willing to be friendly to everyone except those who would threaten her future position. "Zhao Qing, why is that? Duke Dunxin is a man of great talent. He will surely achieve great things in the future."

"Lord Dunxin is not the one I like, so I don't want to marry him." Qin Zhaoqing said, "I dare to ask Your Majesty not to grant me the marriage!"

The emperor felt a little embarrassed.

It was time for Gu Yue to express his opinion. He left his seat and walked to the center of the hall, kneeling down according to etiquette: "The Queen is the mother of the country. She is in charge of my household affairs. Naturally, I am grateful."

He didn't look at Qin Zhaoqing beside him: "The daughter of His Royal Highness Prince Ping is very noble, but I am just a commoner who suddenly became rich. I have no family background or power, and I am ugly and disabled. Marrying the daughter of the prince to me is really a disgrace to His Royal Highness Prince Ping."

He just wanted to speak clearly and thoroughly, to dissect the emperor's thoughts and put them out in the open.

The queen didn't know what to say. In her heart, she actually felt that Gu Yue was right.

“If you damage the reputation of His Royal Highness Prince Ping in order to reward me and disregard Miss Zhaoqing’s feelings, I think the marriage will turn into an enmity.” Gu Yue said.

The emperor glanced at Prince Ping.

King Ping immediately tried to smooth things over, saying, "Dun Xinbo's words were too harsh. How could they have hurt my reputation? You are a meritorious official of Northern Qin. I would be more than happy to have a relationship with you."

Gu Yue was a little annoyed by his spineless look, and said directly: "Your Highness Prince Ping is really praising me. I am nearly thirty years old, and I have such a big scar on my face, and my legs are disabled for life. If I were to get married, I don't know if the betrothal gift would be enough, and there is such a big son in the family. Do you think this family is good?"

King Ping hesitated and could not say anything.

All the court officials knew that he was trying to curry favor with the emperor, but since Duke Dunxin had lifted his fig leaf like this, he didn't know what to do.

"Besides, Miss Zhaoqing is unwilling." Gu Yue said.

He turned to the emperor on the platform and said, "Your Majesty, I do not want to marry now, and I do not want to marry someone I have only met once in my life. Even so, Your Majesty, do you still insist on granting the marriage?"

The emperor looked at him and laughed angrily.

Old Master Su frowned and stroked his beard: "This... Lord Dunxin, being upright is a good thing, but being too upright is easy to break. I hope you understand."

Gu Yue said: "Thank you for your advice, Master Su, but I don't want the royal family to be damaged."

"Well, what a loss." The emperor said coldly, "I just said that you were modest and respectful, but I think you were wrong. You even said that the royal family's reputation depended on you. I haven't even issued an edict to grant you the marriage, but you've already spoken so rebelliously. I'm afraid you don't even take me, the emperor, seriously!"

When he said the first word "good", the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn. No one dared to sit still at the banquet, and they all left their seats and knelt down.

Several relatives and ministers who were nearby said in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Gu Yue remained motionless.

He thought that, looking at what he had experienced over the years, he could conclude that this was not a crazy world, and the emperor was certainly not a willful and incompetent ruler, otherwise he would not have had an average relationship with Qin Zhaoyue but still been able to join forces to target him.

Such a person would never do something like forcing someone to get married in a rage. That would be a real psychopath.

Which emperor's way of getting angry is to ask people to get married? He is not a matchmaker!

Gu Yue felt the power of a dragon, but was not too afraid.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am just a country boy who doesn't know the rules and is entering the palace for the first time in my life to see the emperor. I am not as good as the Crown Prince praises me to be, and naturally I am not worthy of any noble lady from the capital. Please calm down, Your Majesty."

He said it firmly.

You damn emperor, if you have the guts, sentence me to death in public!

The emperor looked at him.

It was he and the crown prince who dug Gu Dashi out from behind the scenes and gave him the title of meritorious official. Just now, he praised Gu Dashi highly again, paving the way for the subsequent marriage.

Of course, his original intention was not to marry Qin Zhaoqing to him. Qin Zhaoqing was the useless daughter of King Ping. What was the point of marrying her? He was just waiting for Gu Dashi to refuse, and then use this as a pretext to pick the girl who was really going to be given to him.

Gu Dashi refused once, so it would be difficult for him to refuse a second time.