Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

But Master Chang couldn't save himself, so how could he save her? Soon, Qiu Yue's screams were heard outside. Master Chang trembled and felt distressed, while Mrs. Chang, who was standing aside, had a look of joy on her face.

This case had witnesses and physical evidence, so the trial was actually very simple. However, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture needed to wait until the Ministry of Clan Affairs confirmed the fault of the Second Prince's wife before convicting Mr. Chang and the others. Therefore, Mr. Chang and the others were just imprisoned in the Jingzhao Prefecture dungeon. Because it was being tried at the same time as the Ministry of Clan Affairs, there was no need to worry about being criticized for why Mr. Chang and the others were arrested first when the Second Prince's wife was not convicted.

At this time, the clan affairs office was also trying the case.

While Madam Chang confessed that she was forced by Master Chang to conceal the truth, Zhang Tong and Liu Ziyu in the dungeon of Jingzhao Prefecture also took action, expressing their desire to surrender and confessing that there was a second prince's wife behind the scenes who was fanning the flames.

First, not long after Zhang Tong confessed how much benefits the Second Prince's wife had bribed him to do this, Liu Ziyu immediately told everything. Of course, Liu Ziyu was also cautious, and naturally put everything on the Second Prince's wife's head, and portrayed herself as a bewitched victim. She said that she was very regretful for treating her mother and sister like that, while at the same time clearing her of all blame.

Because the things the two confessed were related to the royal family, they were quickly taken away by the Ministry of Clan Affairs. Then the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Ministry of Clan Affairs joined forces to arrest people from the Chang family.

While the chief of the clan affairs office was waiting for his men to bring the second prince's wife, he received some hints from his immediate superior, the emperor.

The emperor said that his second son had done some wrong things to his eldest son, but he could not directly criticize his second son's actions in public, so he had to take advantage of the incident that the second prince's wife framed Concubine Liu of the Crown Prince's Mansion to give the second prince some melons to eat, and let the clan affairs office try to involve the second prince in this matter. Of course, the emperor would give the evidence to the head of the clan affairs office later, so that he would have a reason to deal with the second prince.

The head of the clan affairs office felt ashamed when he saw the word "try your best" written on the letter handed over by Long Wei.

He didn't dare to delve into what the second prince had done to the crown prince. He just had to do as the emperor wished. And when the emperor said "try his best", didn't that mean he must do it?

The head of the Imperial Clan Court handed the letter back to the Dragon Guards. After reviewing the evidence provided by the Emperor, he came up with a plan to deal with the Second Prince. Then he bowed in the direction of the Imperial Palace and said, "I obey your command."

After the Dragon Guards left, the head of the Imperial Clan Affairs Office straightened up and left the back room, returning to the front courtroom. He then said to his subordinates, "I have just seen the latest evidence! I'm afraid this matter was not solely carried out by the Second Prince's Consort, but is also directly related to the Second Prince! Immediately send someone to the Second Prince's residence to bring over Second Prince Shao Pangti!"

"Yes!"

When the Second Prince was taken out of his concubine's arms by people from the clan house who broke into his mansion, he was completely stunned.

He didn't know what was happening yet and kept yelling, "Are you crazy?! What did I do wrong?! Why are you doing this to me?! Let me go!"

When the Second Prince was brought before the chief officer in charge of the Imperial Clan Court, he still looked as if he didn't know the truth. He looked at the person in charge with an arrogant and angry look, "Why are you arresting me?"

From the Second Prince's perspective, he hadn't done anything wrong. Even when he befriended Li Song and the others, he had been secretly accepting gifts. There was no need to bring such a small mistake to the Imperial Clan Court. After all, wasn't that the norm in every court? He was just accepting gifts, so how could he have done anything wrong?

As for whether his secret curses against the emperor for being partial and the crown prince for dying early were discovered, the second prince was confident that this was impossible. His own palace was like an iron barrel. Who could have monitored his words?

He also thought that maybe the fact that he sent assassins to kill the prince had been discovered. The second prince also felt that it was unlikely. The assassins were all dead, and he had been ordered by several subordinates. How could he possibly track him down?

The second prince, feeling more and more innocent, started shouting in the clan residence.

The chief of the clan affairs office ignored his shouting and drank his tea calmly. When the second prince's wife was brought in, he put down the teacup in his hand and carefully examined the case.

When the Second Prince heard that he had teamed up with the Second Prince's wife to harm Concubine Liu, he was stunned and cried out in injustice, "Why would I harm a concubine?! What reason do I have to harm her?! I didn't do it at all!"

The Second Prince's wife shrank her neck. She didn't dare to say anything at this moment, for fear of attracting the Second Prince's attention. She was afraid that the other party would feel that he was implicated by her and would vent his anger on her.

At the same time, he had not expected that what he had done would actually implicate the Second Prince. He could not help but regret in his heart, wondering why he had not been more cautious at the time and had been caught so easily! Otherwise, the situation today would definitely not be like this!

The head of the clan affairs office said, "Shao Pang, there's no need to quibble! The poison that Concubine Liu was poisoned with has been confiscated from your people. If you don't believe me, you can have someone bring the poison to you!"

The Second Prince hadn't poisoned Concubine Liu at all, so he wasn't afraid of being seen. He immediately vowed, "Not only do I want to see the poison, I also want to see the person you're talking about. I want to see who dares to slander a prince!"

The head of the clan affairs office waved his hand, and someone brought a eunuch up. When the second prince saw the eunuch, his originally confident face changed instantly. It was because this person was indeed his man, and he was the one who followed his orders to find a killer to assassinate the prince. He was the eunuch with a red mole on his neck that Shao Lian had found out before. After the emperor learned of this person's existence from Shao Lian, he asked the Dragon Guards to find out the truth and arrest this dangerous factor, waiting to use him for the second prince's punishment in the future.

The poison presented was naturally the poison coated on the blades of the people who assassinated the prince. It was the poison that the second prince had painstakingly searched for. The second prince was most familiar with its taste, and his heart was instantly filled with fear that his assassination of the prince had been exposed.

It seems that my father has known about my assassination attempt on the crown prince for a long time, but he couldn't do anything for the sake of the royal family's reputation, so he used the fact that the second prince's wife was plotting to harm Concubine Liu to deal with him!

Thinking of this, the second prince did not struggle anymore. After all, he knew clearly whether it was a more serious crime to harm the crown prince or a concubine. However, he could not help feeling sad. It would be impossible for him to sit in that position again. He thought that he had a group of ministers to help him and he would have a chance. He did not expect that he actually had no chance. No one would be so calm.

Seeing that the Second Prince had really kept his mouth shut because of the witnesses and evidence given by the Emperor, the Chief of the Imperial Clan Court couldn't help but look at the eunuch and the poison on the tray with some curiosity.