Gu Hanzhang's expression was indifferent and he didn't even move his eyes. He looked at Wen Chengzhi expressionlessly and never glanced at Lu Xiuyuan.
Lu Xiuyuan understood why Gu Hanzhang acted like this, he was trying to avoid suspicion.
At this moment, Lu Xiuyuan's mood was complicated.
In fact, when he first entered the Gongyuan Academy, he was wondering whether Gu Hanzhang would give him small shoes, deliberately miss the opportunity for him to be a young man, and try every means to make it impossible for him to take the exam.
But he didn't expect that when someone plotted against him, it was Gu Hanzhang who stepped forward to help.
Gu Hanzhang's words made everyone understand that Wen Chengzhi was lying, and Shen Xiao was obviously with him. Their target was the examinee in Room 127.
Some people know the family backgrounds of Shen Xiao and Wen Chengzhi, so they dare not say anything.
But there are also Gu Hanzhang, a boy from a poor family who is willing to uphold justice for others. Of course they will be willing to speak up. This is a good opportunity to express themselves.
"Reporting to the Crown Prince, the three candidates were originally next to each other, but after the second exam, the candidates in Room 126 and 128 went to trouble the candidate in Room 127. Although I don’t know the specific reason, the student can guarantee that it was the two of them who started it.”
Another person also spoke up, "Yes, students can testify that the middle candidate came out and argued with the two for a few words, but did not push the person. Instead, the one who fell just now wanted to hit the person. The examinee in Room 27 just brushed it away with his hands without using any force at all."
The number of people around him who spoke one after another gradually increased, and soon the truth of the matter was restored.
It's very simple. Shen Xiao and Wen Chengzhi inexplicably slandered Lu Xiuyuan and took action. In the final analysis, the three of them know the reason best.
Lu Xiuyuan was unable to say that the two of them wanted to cheat during the scientific examination. The main reason was that there was no evidence, and it would be in vain to say so.
In this case, we can only find an excuse to say that these two people are jealous of Lu Xiuyuan.
In fact, they couldn't see what Lu Xiuyuan's answer was, and they didn't know where the words of jealousy came from. Anyone with a discerning eye would know it was an excuse as soon as they heard it.
Now that the matter has been verified clearly, Shen Xiao and Wen Chengzhi were expelled for breaking the rules of the examination.
As for Lu Xiuyuan, he was the victim, so he was not punished in any way.
Everything returned to calm, Gu Hanzhang still didn't look at Lu Xiuyuan, and went back with the officials from the Ministry of Rites and several examiners.
Lu Xiuyuan sat in front of the desk in the room, watching Gu Hanzhang leave, feeling quite uncomfortable in his heart.
Gu Hanzhang was beyond his expectation. He judged the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
In fact, Gu Hanzhang is a very outstanding man, he just doesn't like to talk much, and he is a gentleman.
Lu Xiuyuan sighed, truly convinced of Gu Hanzhang.
In the next three days, Lu Xiuyuan took the exam very seriously and focused completely on the exam. He also had some confidence in himself and believed that he would achieve good results.
With the end of the examination, Gu Hanzhang was finally able to return home. He had not seen Chao Li for several days and he missed it very much.
All the candidates had left in the afternoon, but the examiner had to wait for a while to collect and bind the test papers and hand them over to the Etiquette Department for marking tomorrow.
Gu Hanzhang was the last person to grade the papers, so he had nothing to do in the first two days and wanted to go back home.
However, he couldn't go out casually after returning home. He had to finish the examination and get the rankings of the candidates before he could relieve himself of what he was doing.
Just when Gu Hanzhang walked out of the gate of Gongyuan, there was a figure hidden behind the stone lion not far away.
After pondering for a moment, Gu Hanzhang immediately walked towards this person.
"I have met the crown prince." Gu Hanzhang bowed and saluted.
After leaving Gongyuan, Lu Xiuyuan did not call himself a student. Perhaps privately, he did not want to be a generation lower than Gu Hanzhang. He probably still wanted to be Chaoli's elder brother.
Gu Hanzhang nodded, "Waiting for me here specifically?"
"Yes, this time I would like to thank the prince for upholding justice for me three days ago, otherwise my scientific examination would have come to an end this time. I also want to apologize to the prince, because I have a villain's heart. At first, I thought that the prince would not help.
, it’s good if you don’t harm me. Now think about it carefully, the prince has never regarded me as his opponent. I am incomparable to the prince. There is no comparison at all. In the heart of the prince, he only regards me from the beginning to the end.
As a brother, the only person she likes is the prince." Lu Xiuyuan smiled bitterly.
"You don't have to say thank you. Even if it weren't you, I would do the same if it were someone else." Gu Hanzhang replied.
Gu Hanzhang did not answer the question about Chaoli in his answer. He did not want to talk about Chaoli in front of Lu Xiuyuan. Chaoli is his wife. Even now, Lu Xiuyuan still has her in his heart, but he is slowly letting go of her.
Feelings have always been selfish, so Gu Hanzhang avoided talking about Chao Li.
Lu Xiuyuan understood Gu Hanzhang's thoughts and stopped talking.
"In any case, I would like to thank the prince for his help. Lu Xiuyuan will bear in mind the prince's kindness to me. Then I will take the first step to avoid causing trouble to the prince and take my leave."
"Um."
Gu Hanzhang watched Lu Xiuyuan go, and he also thought about Lu Xiuyuan's death in his previous life.
Lu Xiuyuan is not dead in this life, and Chaoli doesn't need to worry about him.
Not long after, Gu Hanzhang got on the carriage. Qin Feng had been waiting aside for a long time. After Gu Hanzhang got into the carriage, he immediately set off back to his hometown.
At this time, Chaoli in the mansion also knew that Gu Hanzhang would be back today. It was impossible to say that he didn't miss him at all, so Chaoli had already ordered Qingyi to prepare food and drinks.
Not long after, Gu Hanzhang arrived at Tingyu Pavilion.
"The Crown Prince is back." Chaoli said with a smile.
Gu Hanzhang was originally exhausted. He had not rested well in Gongyuan these past few days, and the requirements were too strict. He missed having Chaoli around him.
But the moment he saw it, all the fatigue on his body seemed to disappear.
When Chaoli told him with a smile that he was back, Gu Hanzhang felt extremely warm in his heart.
Before Chaoli could continue to speak, Gu Hanzhang had already arrived in front of her and held her in his arms.
The hug this time was different from the gentle hugs in the past. Chaoli could feel that Gu Hanzhang used a little strength, as if he was expressing his longing for her in this way.
Chaoli smiled slightly, and raised his hands that were hanging by his side, hugging Gu Hanzhang's waist.
Feeling Chao Li's cooperation, Gu Hanzhang's heart felt hot and he breathed heavily.
"Madam, do you miss me too?"
When Gu Hanzhang asked this question, he did not expect to get a reply from Chaoli. After all, Chaoli was more interested in protecting himself now.
Unexpectedly, Chaoli replied softly.
"Well, I miss the prince too."
The fluttering words exploded in Gu Hanzhang's mind. He was like a frizzy teenager, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.