Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

They even secretly heard some clues and knew that the prince might want to take action against them. Although people who have been in high positions for a long time value their lives, they also love money and current power. Therefore, even if they know that the crown prince wants to get rid of them, they don't want to give up everything they have now and resign from their posts in order to save their family and maintain the last bit of face.

He was even bold enough to not be afraid of failure in following the emperor. For the sake of everything he had now and for the honor and future he could gain, he secretly joined the Second Prince and did a lot of things for him. All of these things were seen by the Emperor and the Crown Prince, who were just waiting for the opportunity to deal with them all.

So they were the second prince's men, and Shao Lian really didn't wrongly accuse them of this.

The only thing that was wronged against them was what the Second Prince's wife did, and the Second Prince and Li Song and others were aware of this.

The real murderer, the Second Prince's wife, is still in the backyard all day long worried about Liu Ziyu's arrest, while the Second Prince has no idea how much trouble his wife has caused him. He is still living happily with other concubines, fantasizing about his dream of becoming emperor with the support of a large group of ministers.

In the past, the Second Prince felt that he had a lot of ambitions but his abilities were suppressed by Shao Lian and he could not display them. He was extremely depressed and made friends with good officials everywhere, but any official who had a little bit of brains or had been in the officialdom for some time would keep their distance from him, because they were more optimistic about the Crown Prince who had the support of the Emperor, and the Crown Prince's ability was far superior to that of the Second Prince, so they became much more alienated from the Second Prince. This made the Second Prince feel that it must be Shao Lian's doing behind all this. He hated Shao Lian but could do nothing about it. He could only curse the Emperor's partiality and the Crown Prince's cold-bloodedness with the Second Prince's wife in the backyard.

The fact that Li Song and others joined him regardless of all risks was a pleasant surprise to him. He felt that his abilities were recognized. In order to please the future crown prince, Li Song and others also praised him in every way. They did whatever the second prince asked them to do. This made the second prince, who was already conceited, feel that the position of crown prince was even more inevitable. He cursed the emperor and Shao Lian even more desperately behind their backs. He had no idea that his courtyard had been infiltrated by the emperor and the crown prince's people a long time ago, and even the concubine in his arms might be the emperor or his person.

Therefore, Shao Lian did not feel guilty about framing his stupid brother and Li Song's ministers who were ignorant of the consequences. They brought it upon themselves.

Not to mention how rampant the Second Prince and others were behind the scenes, just talk about the present moment. Even if Shao Lian was one of the people Cheng Ting trusted, he would still have doubts about Shao Lian's words. He could not believe Shao Lian's words completely. After all, if Shao Lian said that the Second Prince and Li Song's gang were in collusion, Cheng Ting would believe that they were in collusion, then Cheng Ting would not have to be an official. People who believe everything they hear are purely idiots. Even if they sit in a high position in the future, they will be stupid officials with confused minds. It is better for them to resign as soon as possible.

Cheng Ting's eyelashes trembled. "Your Highness, do you have any evidence to prove that they are connected to the Second Prince?"

Shao Lian wasn't displeased by Cheng Ting's suspicion. On the contrary, he felt that Cheng Ting was right. Otherwise, wouldn't it be foolish to blindly believe him? If Cheng Ting believed everything he said, then he would have to carefully examine Cheng Ting's usefulness.

On this point, he and Cheng Ting coincided with each other.

Shao Lian chuckled, "Of course. I'll ask Shang Liang to show it to you later."

Shao Lian was not afraid of Cheng Ting's investigation. After all, he just wanted to know whether the Second Prince and Li Song and others were in collusion, but he did not want to know the extent of the Second Prince and Li Song and others' involvement in the price-lowering incident. So Shao Lian could show Cheng Ting the evidence of the collusion between the Second Prince, Li Song and others without any guilt. He was not afraid that Cheng Ting would find out something wrong. They had been colluding for a long time.

After hearing this answer, Cheng Ting was obviously relieved. The prince was so frank, it seemed that he was not afraid of him checking the authenticity, which made him believe it a little more.

During this moment of relaxation, Cheng Ting also remembered that he had not encountered any difficulties in the Imperial College before. Even though some people always looked at him strangely or pointed fingers at him, they had never really done anything to hurt him. At first, he thought that the elders felt that he was no longer a threat, so they did not attack him.

But the prince had hinted at him before because he wanted to secretly train him. After all, if you want to train him, you have to protect him, right? So this made Cheng Ting, who already had a good impression of the prince, feel grateful.

"The reason I can live such a peaceful life in the Imperial College is because Your Highness values ​​me. Once I have investigated the situation, I will definitely let Miss Liu make the real culprit public!" Cheng Ting said seriously.

Shao Lian looked at him and smiled, "Well. Then you must persuade Miss Liu to reveal the name of the person behind this as soon as possible, otherwise there will be more trouble."

"Yes."

Cheng Ting persuaded Liu Ziyu not only to maintain his own vengeance and to keep the villagers in the dark, but also to apprehend the true murderer and bring him to justice. Therefore, he would marry Liu Ziyu, and of course, he would treat her well and respect her as a wife, not blaming her for what she had done. After all, their marriage seemed to be mutually beneficial. Furthermore, by the time they could reengage and marry, she would have surely completed her sentence in Jingzhao Prefecture. Admitting one's mistakes is the key to improvement.

People who do wrong should always be given a chance to reform and start a new life.

He could assure Liu Ziyu that as long as she behaved herself after marriage, he would not mention the previous events and would live a peaceful and stable life with her.

So after saying goodbye to Shao Lian and others, Cheng Ting headed towards Jingzhao Prefecture.

After that, Yu Zinyin would look sideways at Shao Lian from time to time, thinking that he still needed to learn more about the art of speaking from Shao Lian. After all, it was quite amazing that he could fool Cheng Ting like this. Look at the way Cheng Ting sacrificed himself for the great cause when he left. It was obvious that Shao Lian had successfully brainwashed him.

Shao Lian took her walking on the bustling streets of the capital, and Shang Liang followed behind him with his guards. The vendors pushed wooden wheelbarrows filled with freshly baked food and handmade embroidery, shouting loudly. The two stopped from time to time, feeling the peaceful time in the bustling ancient streets with smoke from cooking.

"What are you looking at?" Shao Lian looked at her.

"Nothing." Yu Ziyin shook her head, but couldn't help but ask another question afterwards: "Your Highness, how long do you think Liu Ziyu will be sentenced to?"

Shao Lian turned his head to look at the woman standing next to him in a plain white dress.

Her long hair was combed into a more mature bun for him, with only a few strands of hair on her forehead gently fluttering in the wind. Under the yellow candlelight, it was as if shrouded in a veil. Her eyes were deep yet gentle, like the rising sun, giving people warm hope. He couldn't help but relax his tone, "Qingqing, how long do you want her to stay in there?"