Chapter 209: Chapter 95 Autumn Moon_4
The only person on the ground lay like a dead dog, dressed in prison garb and shackled, his head tilted towards the small window high on the dungeon wall, his pupils dilated, reflecting the dim shadows of the moon.
The moonlight flowed from those withered eyes, washing a bit of death away as it passed through the inns and taverns of Shengjing.
In Renhe Restaurant, the night was bustling with activity.
The restaurant was filled to capacity, buzzing with voices; Du Changqing called for everyone to take their seats at the table, sighing as he looked at the feast laid out before them.
The banquet of the fifteenth of August, only to be eaten in September. Fortunately, although there was no moon to admire, the dishes were still present, so it wasn’t a complete waste.
In the next room over, diners were discussing the recent examination fraud case, talking about the legendary scholar who ca back from the dead, ntioning the strange rumors circulating about the Grand Preceptor’s Mansion in the capital lately, and finally, they got to that Judicial Commissioner who once was held in high esteem and now clanged his way into prison.
"That Fan Zhenglian was once so successful in Shengjing, rising to beco a Judicial Commissioner in the Trial Court within just a few years. I really thought he would climb even higher on the official ladder, but who could have known—"
"So-called fortune and rank can change in the blink of an eye, and shifts of power are truly nurous!"
"Exactly, you think the officialdom is just climbing up a ladder? If one isn’t careful and doesn’t hold on tight, they could fall to their death without even realizing it!"
Those simring discussions passed over the tables and into Lu Tong’s ears. She listened in without any outward reaction, her expression slightly reserved.
She had people spread rumors near Qi Chuan’s ho, saying that the court was planning a retrospective investigation into the examination fraud case. Fearing exposure, Qi Chuan would surely seek to secure his own safety. And the best, most secure way to ensure that was to make it so Fan Zhenglian could no longer speak.
She wanted to use Qi Chuan’s hand to kill, yet she hadn’t expected that he was thinking the sa thing, nor had she expected that Qi Chuan would go on to spread rumors about the Grand Preceptor’s Mansion.
It was truly brilliant.
No matter what the Grand Preceptor’s Mansion thought of the situation, the Qi Family, whose reputation had been "damaged
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