Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

The main thing is that Father Liu doesn't know yet that the other person behind this is the Second Prince's Consort. If he knew that the other person is the Second Prince's Consort, even someone as dull as Father Liu would know how deep the water behind this matter is. I'm afraid he would be covered in cold sweats by then.

But at that moment, Liu's father, who was still unaware of the situation, was overjoyed that the Liu family would not be as embarrassed as he had expected. He was so happy that he didn't even have time to eat dinner. He quickly dragged Liu's mother to Jingzhao Prefecture to ask to see Liu Ziyu.

The Jingzhao Prefecture, which had originally maintained strict rules, also relaxed them under the deliberate or unintentional insinuations of the higher-ups. The Jingzhao Prefecture official only agreed to see Liu Ziyu after feigning displeasure in front of Liu Ziyu's father and mother. He even stipulated a time limit for the prisoner to come out, making them look extremely reluctant. However, after Liu Ziyu's father and mother followed the jailer into the dungeon with some trepidation, they immediately went to the Jingzhao Prefecture official to report the situation, "Sir, Lord Liu and Madam Liu have already gone in."

The Jingzhao prefect nodded and said seriously, "Okay! Have someone keep a close eye on them and listen carefully to everything they say. Don't make any mistakes! If anything goes wrong, you'll lose more than ten heads!"

"Yes!"

Liu's father and mother came to the cell where Liu Ziyu was. Liu's mother had been here once before to see Liu Ziyu, but she was still frightened by the cell in Jingzhao Prefecture. After all, this is a cell, how could the environment be good?

Father Liu had never been here before, and even though he was trying to appear calm, his expression still looked rather grim.

The air was filled with the smell of mold and stale dust, and water droplets dripping from the walls made a ticking sound on the stone slabs. As they passed by, they could see several disheveled prisoners sitting or lying in the cells on both sides. Their eyes were empty, numb to the only light source, and they would shrink into the corner when they heard their footsteps.

In such an environment, even Liu's father felt that he could not stay here for a moment, but thinking about the future of the Liu family, and the fact that he didn't come here all the time, just for a while, the discomfort in his heart dissipated a lot.

"Liu Ziyu, someone's here to see you!" The young jailer who had brought Liu's parents opened the cell door, let them in, and locked the iron bars. Before leaving, he said to the family of three, "You only have one hour!"

"Okay, okay." Father and Mother Liu nodded repeatedly.

After the jailer left, Father Liu looked at Liu Ziyu, who had changed drastically in just one day. She was wearing ragged prison clothes with some old bloodstains and dust on them. Even her clothes were left over from other people. She sat on a worn straw mat, her hands wrapped around her knees, her face pale. After seeing them coming, a glimmer of hope appeared in Liu Ziyu's eyes, which had been empty.

"Dad!" Liu Ziyu ran to her father crying, her voice full of hope as she asked, "Dad, you finally came to see me. Can I go out now? Are you coming to pick me up? Can we leave now? I really can't stand it here anymore!"

Whenever Liu Ziyu thought about the mice and bugs where she lay, she felt dirty all over. With her hair loose, she nervously grabbed the sleeve of her father, "Dad, Mom, you don't know how horrible this place is! If I stay here any longer, I'd rather die!"

Father Liu was still dissatisfied with his daughter. Seeing that her first reaction was not to regret her stupid behavior, but to care about whether he could get out, he took her hand away after he calmed down, disgust written on his face, "You did such a shameful thing, you might as well die!"

Liu Ziyu looked at him sobbingly, then looked pitifully at her mother, "Mother..."

Mother Liu looked away and sighed, "We're going to find Ziyin. She can't help you with this."

Liu Ziyu almost blurted out, "How could she not help her? It must be that Liu Ziyin wanted to die and was unwilling to save her. Damn Liu Ziyin!"

"But, didn't you go to find her in person? Even if you went to find her, wouldn't she be willing?" Liu Ziyu's heart was filled with resentment and hatred.

Mother Liu frowned. "It wasn't Ziyin who insisted on filing a complaint. The one who sued you in court was Matron Ping, the head nanny of the Crown Prince's residence. This clearly shows that it was the Crown Prince's will. How could Ziyin dare to go against his will for you? Furthermore, you were the one who took the initiative to harm her. What gives her the right to do this?"

Being criticized by Liu's mother, Liu Ziyu's face flashed with indignation, "Then, what should we do now?"

If she didn't have to rely on Liu's father and mother to help her get out, she would probably lose control of her emotions and start a fight with the two of them.

Father and mother Liu looked at each other and told Liu Ziyu what Yu Zinyin had told them before.

Father Liu spoke earnestly and in a low voice, "Zi Yu, there's already a confession from Zhang Tong saying that it's not just you who's behind this, there's also another person involved. But he's unwilling to say more. Now, as long as you're willing to step forward and tell the Jingzhao prefect that person's name, we can pin the entire incident on that person. This wasn't your fault alone, so you shouldn't have taken all the blame. Now you've been arrested, but the other person behind the whole thing hasn't made a move. It's clear they're trying to make you take the blame. What good will that do you? If you confess in court who the person behind this is, the Crown Prince can help you get a lighter sentence, and our Liu Mansion won't be completely discredited because of this incident. You have to think it through and don't do anything stupid!"

Mother Liu grabbed Liu Ziyu's hand and said, "Your father is right, Ziyu. This is your only chance to leave this damn place. If you don't say anything, do you know what the consequences will be? Forget about framing the Crown Prince's concubine. Just for forcing the price down and forcing the purchase of land, you'll end up being beheaded. Do you really have to wait until that point to regret it?"

Liu Ziyu had been imprisoned and had no idea that Zhang Tong had revealed that there was another person behind the scenes. She had not revealed the existence of the Second Prince's Consort before because she thought that the other party would definitely not just watch her go to jail, so she planned to wait for the other party to rescue her. Of course, she would not sit and wait for death. After all, it is better to rely on oneself than to rely on others. So she asked her mother Liu to help her find Yu Zinyin to plead for her. Maybe she could get out without relying on the Second Prince's Consort.

In this way, the Second Prince's wife would not be exposed, and the two of them could work together to harm Yu Zinyin again. She didn't believe that Yu Zinyin could be so lucky as to escape.

But the situation is different now. Zhang Tong betrayed them. Liu Ziyu didn't know why Zhang Tong didn't tell her everything, but if he really told her everything and revealed the identity of the Second Prince's wife, then her chance of getting a light sentence would be in jeopardy. This made Liu Ziyu's sense of crisis suddenly increase.

But the prisoners were still strangers. Liu Ziyu bit her lip. It was only the first day. Maybe the Second Prince's wife was already trying to get her out. If she gave her up now, wouldn't she lose an ally who had helped her frame Yu Zinyin?