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Father Liu also knew how ridiculous Liu Ziyu's request was, so when he came, he was prepared to be rejected by Cheng Ting. He was not angry after being rejected, nor did he use his power to pressure others as Liu Ziyu thought.

Instead, he reasoned with him and appealed to his emotions, "Cheng Ting, I know you will never agree to this. After all, Liu Ziyu did something wrong. As a man, I understand that you don't want to marry such a woman, but can you please think about the elderly people who went to the capital to seek justice on behalf of hundreds of villagers? Now that you know there is another murderer behind this, can you just watch the real murderer put all the blame on Liu Ziyu and get away with it?"

Cheng Ting was stunned, his brows furrowed. He shook off Liu's hand and stood away, his eyes filled with displeasure. "Master Liu, what are you talking about? If I don't marry Liu Ziyu, does that mean I'm not standing up for the hundreds of villagers?"

Father Liu shook his head repeatedly, his face full of sincerity. "Cheng Ting, I absolutely do not mean that! I know you will be unhappy when I say this, and that you will think I am selfish, that I say such high-sounding words for the future of the Liu family. I dare to admit it to you, yes, I am indeed doing it for the Liu family, but as far as we are concerned, aren't the most innocent people in this matter those who have been oppressed by the people behind the scenes for no reason?"

"They are all elderly people who are almost 70 years old. They risked their lives to bring their only bloodline to Beijing from afar, just to fight for the truth and future livelihood for the hundreds of people in their hometown. I am ashamed to stand in front of these old gentlemen who are so wise and righteous and apologize for my daughter. I can only hope that they can know the truth behind this! Even if you look down on my character and think that I am selfish, you should still have some sympathy for them!"

Cheng Ting's originally resolute expression became more and more complicated under Liu's father's coaxing and nagging.

He was undoubtedly a man who cared about the people and was a soft-hearted person. He really couldn't bear to see the real murderer go unpunished, nor could he bear to see those old men and hundreds of villagers not knowing the truth behind this. So he hesitated, wondering whether he should take a step back for those people.

It was precisely because Father Liu saw that Cheng Ting was for the people that he brought up several elderly people who came to the capital to file a complaint.

As early as the beginning, when Cheng Ting unscrupulously sued several superiors in the court, he saw that Cheng Ting was a good official who truly served the people. Although the result was tragic and Cheng Ting was ridiculed as a fool by countless people behind his back, Father Liu admired him a little in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud. Besides, Father Liu was not Cheng Ting. Although he admired Cheng Ting's bravery, he valued the future reputation of the Liu family more, so he followed suit and criticized Cheng Ting, and now he racked his brains to persuade Cheng Ting.

At the same time, Liu's father was also glad that Cheng Ting was a good official. If it were someone else, Liu's father would be helpless and could only watch the Liu family being dragged to death by Liu Ziyu.

In the end, Cheng Ting only told Liu's father and mother to give him a day to think about it, and Liu's father and mother naturally agreed.

The day after Liu's father and mother left, Cheng Ting, who was full of thoughts, spent some money to ask someone to inquire about the whereabouts of the people who came to the capital to file a complaint in Jingzhao Prefecture. When he learned from the person who inquired about the news, he learned that those elderly people did not have much money at home. After their livelihoods were cut off, they came to the capital with the last money they had saved from their families. Therefore, they could not afford to stay in an inn. In the end, they were arranged by the Jingzhao prefect to stay in a courtyard, otherwise they would have to sleep on the streets.

Of course, this is just Cheng Ting’s fantasy, because Yu Zinyin would definitely not let them sleep on the streets.

After hearing this, Cheng Ting went outside the yard with mixed feelings. As a result, he unexpectedly saw someone he didn't expect. At this time, Shao Lian was standing aside watching people moving things inside.

At the prompting of the person next to him, Shao Lian turned his head and saw Cheng Ting. He was not surprised. "Cheng Ting, what are you doing here?"

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Crown Prince!" Cheng Ting stepped forward and saluted, then cast his gaze on the elderly people and other villagers behind him who were looking at him. "Your Highness, I have heard something about this case, so I came to take a look."

His expression clearly showed that he wasn't just here to take a look, but Shao Lian didn't expose his lies. "I'm surprised you're interested in this case. Could it be that you still have feelings for Miss Liu?"

When mentioning Liu Ziyu, Cheng Ting remembered the request from Liu's father and mother, and his mood was not very good. "My relationship with Miss Liu ended a long time ago. I came here just to see the victim of this case."

"Then let's go in and take a look." Shao Lian took him inside.

Cheng Ting followed Shao Lian not far behind, and when he looked up, he saw Yu Zinyin talking with the clan elders in front of him. The clan elders and others were communicating with Yu Zinyin, with smiles on their faces from time to time. When they saw Shao Lian, Cheng Ting and others, Yu Zinyin and the clan elders stopped talking and looked at them.

"Lord Cheng." Yu Zinyin bowed slightly.

"Greetings, Queen Concubine." When Cheng Ting saw Yu Zinyin again, he felt that everything had changed. After all, the last time they met, he was still Yu Zinyin's future brother-in-law. Who would have thought that the engagement would be broken off later.

Cheng Ting had a good impression of this concubine. He also knew that the concubine risked her own life to take care of the prince. At that time, he thought to himself that it was great that the prince had such a woman who was willing to risk her life for him.

"Are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty here?" Cheng Ting looked at the bedding and other things that were brought in.

Yu Ziyin looked a little guilty and said, "I have something to do with what happened to these people, so I discussed with His Highness and wanted to express my gratitude to these elderly people. Even if they only live here for a short time, it would be good to make them live more comfortably, and it would also make me feel less uncomfortable."

Shao Lian put his arm around her shoulders and patted her to comfort her.

Cheng Ting nodded. "Speaking of which, both the Concubine and the villagers of that village have suffered an undeserved disaster. Your Majesty, please don't take it too seriously. After all, who would have thought that Liu Ziyu... ahem, the person behind it would be so vicious?"

"Thank you, Lord Cheng, for your comfort. In fact, several elders just said the same thing to me, but I just feel bad about it." Yu Zinyin smiled faintly.

"The Queen is a kind-hearted person. People like her are most likely to feel guilty."

Shao Lian turned his head slightly and saw Cheng Ting looking at Yu Ziyin's smiling eyes. This made the smile on his lips fade. He walked over to the elder and said, "This is Master Cheng from the Imperial College. I'd like to discuss the case with you all."

The clan elders and several other elderly people were very happy that someone would come to understand this matter. As long as someone wanted to know, it proved that someone was paying attention to this matter, and they were officials in the capital. With these people paying attention to the situation and progress of the case, there was no need to worry about any problems arising later.