Chapter 146 The Most Unlikely Person

"Put a hat on him..."

"How do you want to deduct it?" Ye Yunshu asked immediately.

Just as Song Zhimian was about to speak, the eunuch guarding outside the door suddenly stood up and reported back.

"Your Highness, Imperial Tutor Yang has arrived! He's been waiting outside. Shall we let him in now?"

The expressions on everyone's faces changed; they'd finally arrived...

Isn't Qian Datong, the one who caused the trouble, Yang Zhanshi's brother-in-law? It seems he's also received the news.

We couldn't find him just a moment ago, and now he's appeared...

"Let him in!" the crown prince said softly.

Upon hearing that Yang Zhanshi was coming, Song Zhimian immediately got up to temporarily avoid him.

"No need! You don't need to leave! Just stay here and we'll talk about whatever comes up."

"He's caused such a huge mess, let's all hear what happened!" Ye Yunshu said slowly.

“Yes, stay and listen to what he has to say. I trust Yang Zhengtong; he won’t betray me,” the Crown Prince said softly.

Ye Yunshu gestured for Song Zhimian to sit down, and Song Zhimian had no choice but to sit down in the chair next to Ye Yunshu.

Song Zhimian could sense that Ye Yunshu was now completely in control of the hall.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess's respect for Ye Yunshu was heartfelt.

Song Zhimin's idea seemed to have been confirmed once again.

This Lord Ye... is indeed a member of the royal family, and his status is definitely not low!

...

Yang Zhengtong, his face deathly pale, quickly entered. As soon as he came in, he knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.

"Have you figured out what happened?" the crown prince asked softly.

Yang Zhengtong still didn't dare to look up.

"Your Highness, I have understood the matter."

Qian Datong went to Qianjinfang to gamble a few days ago and lost tens of thousands of taels of silver. Later, someone lent him some silver.

Qian Datong took the money and left some for his family. He hasn't returned home since leaving last night.

I received news today... that he has been taken to the medical clinic and is currently being watched by the King of Wu's men, and I cannot get close to him.

Now, both Qian Datong's residence and Tianyi Embroidery Workshop are under the watchful eyes of the King of Wu.

Even Qian Datong's wife was imprisoned by the King of Wu in an unknown location.

The crown prince did not speak, but simply looked at Yang Zhengtong.

"Has he visited your residence these past two days?" Ye Yunshu asked.

“I have been there! These past two days, I have been helping Your Highness with matters outside.”

He has been visiting his subordinates very late these past two days.

But when he meets with his subordinates, he only talks about trivial matters.

"I only met with her twice because of my wife!" Yang Zhengtong continued.

Ye Yunshu sighed.

It was indeed a long-planned scheme.

Yang Zhengtong said he didn't say anything specific, just some idle talk, but others wouldn't think that way.

I went to see him late at night, and even when Yang Zhengtong was very busy...

The King of Wu only needs to create the illusion that Qian Datong went to see Yang Zhengtong, and that Yang Zhengtong also met with him!

...

"In that case, the Ministry of Justice will likely summon you next. Are you prepared?" the Crown Prince said softly.

Yang Zhengtong then raised his head.

"Your Highness, this is my fault! It is due to my lax discipline."

Qian Datong's greed led him to make a grave mistake.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will certainly resolve this matter."

Everyone in the hall knew that once Yang Zhengtong was summoned, the matter would no longer be in his hands.

At that time...

"You want to atone for your sins with your death?" Ye Yunshu looked at Yang Zhengtong.

Yang Zhengtong remained silent.

Now that things have progressed this far, the next step will definitely be to summon me.

Only by summoning him could the King of Wu shift the focus of the matter to the Crown Prince, and the outside world would also concentrate more attention on the Crown Prince.

"This matter arose because of me, and it will also end with me."

Lord Ye, rest assured, no matter what methods the other party uses, I will not admit to this.

"The worst that can happen is death!" Yang Zhengtong said solemnly.

Ye Yunshu gently shook her head.

Song Zhimian also sighed.

She had met this Yang Zhanshi once or twice, and had also heard eunuchs and palace servants talk about him.

He grew up alongside the Crown Prince and protected him from many troubles; his loyalty is beyond question.

But it's just... a bit stupid!

“Master Yang, have you thought about this? The more you keep quiet, the more people will try to pin the blame on the Crown Prince.”

Even if you atone with your death, in other people's eyes you'll still be a scapegoat.

Others will only think of you as stubborn and blindly loyal.

He would rather die than betray his country than betray the crown prince!

"Yang Zhanshi, you're not helping the Crown Prince, you're harming him!" Song Zhimian said calmly.

Since the King of Wu participated in the trial of this case, he must have believed that Yang Zhengtong would take such action.

He chose Qian Datong because he was certain that Yang Zhengtong would not betray the Crown Prince and that Yang Zhengtong would atone for his sins with his death.

Once the person is dead, things become much easier!

"If death is not an option, then what should we do?" Yang Zhengtong stared at Song Zhimian.

Ye Yunshu and the Crown Prince also thought of this, and they both looked at Ye Yunshu, wanting to hear how she would break this deadlock.

"Isn't that simple?"

You simply do the opposite of what they think you should do!

Just do the opposite of what they do.

Of course, the final result is that you will definitely die once.

But since you're going to die anyway, you should think carefully about how to make that death worthwhile.

"Dying is easy, but many things can't be solved by dying," Song Zhimian said coldly.

"Do the opposite? How do we do the opposite?" Yang Zhengtong blurted out.

Song Zhimian chuckled.

"Didn't they want to summon you? Your Highness is fair and just. With such a big incident in the capital, they will definitely send you."

When you go, they will ask you questions, and you just need to tell them the truth.

Of course, whether they believe it or not is no longer important.

The important thing is that if you go, someone will want to get something out of you.

At the beginning, just grit your teeth and say nothing. King Wu will definitely use both soft and hard tactics to find a way to get you to talk.

In his eyes, you are someone with a weakness.

Since that's the case, eventually you won't be able to take it anymore and you'll definitely blurt out some things.

"Remember, when you reveal certain things, make sure the Prince of Wu and that Vice Minister of Justice are both present." Song Zhimian looked at Yang Zhengtong.

Yang Zhengtong was taken aback.

Should we reveal something? We can't say anything about anything concerning the Crown Prince!

"Put some things out... Song Zhimian, tell me, what kind of things do you want me to put out?" Ye Yunshu seemed to understand what Song Zhimian wanted to do.

"You were the one who did all those things to Qian Datong."

You were only doing these things because you were ordered to by someone else.

As for that other person, they are definitely not the crown prince.

Instead, it would be someone no one would expect, the most unlikely person.

"Since the King of Wu wants to throw the capital into chaos, then let's thoroughly muddy the waters!" Song Zhimian said, enunciating each word clearly.

"The least likely person?" Ye Yunshu and the Crown Prince were both stunned!