Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

The old man and the young man who had said that Yu Ziyin hadn't had time to reclaim the land deeds looked at the farmers on the ground in silence. It was because this was really embarrassing! So, was (Xiao Qi) so stupid just now?

The people who were sent to question the ladies and housekeepers of several families also came back. The middle-aged uncle who came back whispered a few words to the old men. The old men, especially the elders of the clan, looked at the farmers on the ground with even more unfriendly eyes.

The people from the Prince's Mansion also did not forget to bring witnesses. One of the witnesses was the housekeeper of a big family. When the head of the family heard that it was someone from the Prince's Mansion who came to inquire, and roughly learned about what had happened, he asked the housekeeper to come along, as a way to make friends with the Prince.

The butler bowed as soon as he came up, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. My master heard that someone from the Crown Prince's residence was inquiring about buying land, so he asked me to come and explain things to the Crown Prince. It would be inappropriate for someone from the Crown Prince's residence to keep running around."

The head of this family is secretly a royalist, otherwise he would not send the family’s butler to serve as a witness for such a small matter.

"That's thoughtful of you. Just talk to the person on the ground." Shao Lian raised his hand.

"Yes." The butler turned his head to look at the farmer kneeling beside him. "Not long ago, you came to me and asked if I wanted to buy cheap houses and land. I still have the poster you put up to promote your land, saying how good it is, how big it is, and how cheap it is. You drew it yourself, didn't you? Don't deny it. Just let the handwriting master of the Ministry of Justice check it and he'll know for sure if it's your handwriting!"

Yu Ziyin continued, "If you were truly mine, why would you approach this steward and ask to sell your land and house? And you're not the only one approaching. Purchasing land at a low price is illegal. If I don't do this secretly, why would I make it known to everyone in the government? What good would that do me?"

The farmer's face turned pale when he saw the housekeeper. After hearing Yu Ziyin's words, he could no longer say anything to defend himself. He felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. "No, no, I, I...it was Concubine Liu who asked me to do this so as not to appear strange!"

Shao Lian interrupted the farmer, "Qing Dafu! Your words have been contradictory, and the details you've mentioned are all wrong. And yet you still dare to accuse Concubine Liu! Do you really think I'll let you run wild in the Crown Prince's Mansion? Come! Arrest this man! Shang Liang, after you sort this out, take the chief steward, the old man, and the others to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint! Accuse this man of slandering Concubine Liu for abusing her power and forcing her to buy the land at a high price!"

Yu Ziyin stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, this man had previously tried to get me to buy his land and house, saying that he was buying the land at a low price because his son had offended someone in the countryside. Now I suspect that his son is an accomplice to the evil, so I should take a piece of it and send it to the Jingzhao government office!"

Qing Dafu had never thought that he had failed to bring down Concubine Liu, and not only that, he even lost his own child. Qing Dafu did have a son, and he had indeed made some mistakes before, but they were not serious mistakes. He was released after being imprisoned for half a year. Otherwise, how could he have deceived Liu's mother before?

But if my son was implicated in a case like this, he wouldn't just be locked up for half a year and be done with it! The end would definitely be death!

Qing Dafu himself did not want to die. The person who had found him before told him that he just had to put all the blame on Concubine Liu. Then Concubine Liu would be the one who suffered the most. He himself would be imprisoned for a few years at most and then released. Then his family would get a lot of benefits and his son would be able to marry the daughter of a wealthy family.

But now Qing Dafu has become the mastermind, and all the blame has been borne by him alone. He has also been accused of slandering Concubine Liu. This is completely different from what he and the people behind him said!

At that moment, Qing Dafu stopped being stubborn and burst into tears. He screamed and cried miserably, struggling to free his arms from being held down, and crawled forward on his knees, "Your Highness the Crown Prince! Concubine, this has nothing to do with my son! I was greedy for wealth and was bribed to harm Concubine Liu! It's my fault! I will never do it again!"

Shao Lian asked, "Oh? Who is so bold? Are you trying to bite someone again?"

Qing Dafu shook his head repeatedly, "Absolutely not! Absolutely not! I dare not accuse any noble anymore. What I say now is absolutely true! Your Highness can also ask the people who followed me to buy land in xx Village that day. I know where they are now!"

Shang Liang got the addresses of those people from him and went to catch them without stopping.

Qing Dafu then gave an address. "The person behind this wanted us to work for him and slander Concubine Liu. He sent a special contact to us. Because he only paid half the money, we were afraid that he would break his promise and not pay us after the job was done, so we secretly followed him. In the end, he entered the residence of Lord Liu, the current fifth-rank official."

In fact, Qing Dafu and others had a more sinister intention in doing this. They thought that after the transaction was completed, they would run to Liu Mansion to threaten the other party to give money, otherwise they would confess that Concubine Liu was innocent. The other party would definitely not dare to expose this matter, and they would not have to worry about food and drink in the future.

When mentioning the Liu Mansion, Yu Ziyin's expression was a little bad, but she did not stop Shao Lian from asking people to take Qing Dafu to the Liu Mansion to arrest people. She could already roughly guess who was behind this, it must be Liu Ziyu. When she thought about the consequences of her actions on the Liu family, Yu Ziyin was speechless.

But she would not let Liu Ziyu go just to save the Liu family's reputation, because the other party was about to do such a cruel thing to her, how could she let him go? Even if Liu's father and mother came to beg her, she would not do so.

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At the Liu family, the Liu residence's housekeeper saw Shang Liang, the Crown Prince's attendant, arrive with several guards. Those guards were also escorting a middle-aged man. He looked puzzled and asked, "Mr. Shang, does the Crown Prince have any instructions?"

Shang Liang glanced sideways at the team behind him, "Are you sure you want me to say this here?"

This is where the dignitaries live, and those who come and go are all dignitaries or their servants. Even if you don't know Shang Liang, the prince's confidant, you can tell something has happened by looking at this aggressive team. Passersby are now gradually stopping in front of the mansion, which was originally quite peaceful.

The housekeeper of the Liu Mansion hurriedly invited several people in. After all, officials care most about their face.

Today is a holiday, so Lord Liu is naturally in the mansion. After the housekeeper took Shang Liang and others to the main hall, he immediately sent someone to find Liu's father. Before coming, Liu's father was staying in Liu's mother's yard, drinking tea and chatting with Liu's mother and Liu Xian. At this time, he heard that the prince's confidant was escorting someone to the door. Liu's father felt his scalp tingling, and he hurried to the main hall. Liu's mother and Liu Xian also rushed over.

When Father Liu arrived, Shang Liang bowed to them and said, "Master Liu, Madam Liu."

"Mr. Shang, what does this mean?" Father Liu looked at Qing Dafu who was being escorted by the guards.