The night is getting darker.
The hazy moonlight shines on the quiet forest path.
Prince Harrison followed behind Colin with his head down, step by step, but his cheeks were bulging, and he seemed a little upset.
"Do you think I ruined your plan?" Colin didn't turn his head, but he seemed to have seen Harrison's expression.
Prince Harrison did not speak angrily, but nodded.
The corners of Ke Lin's mouth curled up slightly, and he said lightly, "Do you know that, in fact, sometimes the plan is most appropriate when it is halfway implemented."
Prince Harrison raised his head in surprise, with a puzzled look on his face.
Colin stopped suddenly, stared at Harrison's pupils like lightning, and asked suddenly, "Princess Judy is allergic to catkins?"
"Ah... what?" Harrison was taken aback, his eyes rolled around unexpectedly, and his words faltered.
Colin chuckled, and said, "You still want to frame Joyce like this? It's going to make a big fuss. Are you sure you won't leak anything when you're being interrogated?"
Harrison hung his head and was a little discouraged, probably because he was hit.
Colin didn't say anything to comfort the immature prince of the empire, but continued indifferently: "Your methods of framing are too shallow, and there are too many flaws, so I let Joyce go for your own good."
"Should we just let Joyce go like this? But he is really annoying!" Harrison muttered in a low voice, still a little unconvinced between his words.
Colin put his hand on Harrison's shoulder, stared into his eyes and asked: "Harrison, remember, don't be blinded by your emotions at any time. It will only make you extreme and even forget yourself original goal."
Harrison looked up at Colin, and nodded with half understanding.
Colin went on to ask, "Remember what our original goal was?"
"The original goal?" Harrison thought for a while, and said, "It was to punish Joyce so that he would stop trying to get close to Judy."
"In this case, do we need to convict Joyce?"
"Huh?" Harrison looked at Colin suspiciously, obviously not understanding what he meant.
Colin smiled and explained: "Your story is full of loopholes. Although it can't fool me or most smart people, do you think Judy will believe you?"
Harrison's eyes lit up, he finally understood, and said excitedly: "Of course I will! I understand, teacher! When Judy wakes up, I will tell her what happened tonight. In this way, she will definitely I will hate Joyce and never talk to him again!"
Colin nodded approvingly and said, "That's right. To us, Joyce is actually just a kid who can be manipulated at will. In order to frame him, there is no need to use his own reputation."
Harrison finally understood what Colin meant, and immediately thanked him sincerely: "It's fortunate that you stopped me, teacher, otherwise, the matter would really become a big mess, and the royal family and the St. Hilde family would send people to investigate. I'm afraid It's going to be really troublesome."
Colin smiled faintly, leaned slightly and approached Prince Harrison, with a cold light in his eyes, and said:
"And, while we can't convict Joyce, we can equally destroy him."
Prince Harrison's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked quickly, "Really? Teacher, what should we do?"
"To destroy a person, it is not necessary to convict him or eliminate him physically. You can also start with reputation."
"reputation?"
"Yes. What happened tonight will definitely be circulated among the servants. They don't know what happened, but they must have guessed something.
If you pretend to be aggrieved at this time, and deliberately reveal something... In addition, Joyce left the Onyx Manor overnight and fled back to Lion's Roar Castle.
What do you think the servants think of Joyce? "
Prince Harrison blushed with excitement, and immediately said: "They must think that you deliberately did not pursue Joyce in order to save the face of the St. Hilde family!
In this way, it seems that Joyce will not be convicted, but he also lost the opportunity to clarify himself.
Because you have 'let go' him, then no one will investigate the matter thoroughly, and the loopholes in the story will not be found. Even if Joyce wants to clean himself up, he will have no way to do it! "
Colin nodded with satisfaction, feeling that this Harrison's understanding is not bad, although he is still a little immature, but he already has some qualities that old silver coins should have.
Maybe it's genetics
"What to do next, you should know?"
"I see, teacher!" Prince Harrison nodded confidently, "Please rest assured, I will not let you down again this time! It won't take long for Joyce's reputation to become infamous! He Never try to get near Judy again!"
Colin nodded in satisfaction and said, "Okay, it's late now, let's go back and rest."
Prince Harrison did not leave, but asked a little nervously: "Teacher, then... can I go to the Half-Elf Kingdom with you?"
Colin smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, I will take you with me when I go to Silvermoon City."
"Thank you teacher!" Harrison shouted excitedly, then bowed to salute, and left happily.
Looking at Harrison's bouncing back, Colin smiled and shook his head.
Still too immature, all emotions are written on his face.
Colin didn't feel too much of a burden teaching his students these dark things.
Although Harrison is indeed still young, with his status, he is destined not to be regarded as an innocent child.
If Colin was just telling him Grimm's Fairy Tales all day long, teaching him some values of integrity, honesty, and fairness, that was really killing him.
After all, Harrison is destined to be unable to escape from the intriguing political arena, and he needs these conspiracies more than a simple and happy childhood.
Moreover, judging from his skillful performance when he planted Joyce before, it is estimated that the emperor and empress would not be so simple in his education.
As for Joyce who was framed, Colin was only a little bit guilty, but if he really did it, he would never be soft.
After Harrison finished making up the story tomorrow, Colin would secretly contribute to the flames and spread the matter across the northern border, completely killing Joyce.
Since this kid is unwilling to be honest, he is no longer an underage child in Ke Lin's eyes, let alone a "brother-in-law", but a political enemy who needs to be taken seriously!
Moreover, Ke Lin knew very well that a considerable force had already gathered around this political opponent.
Now he just got rid of the core of this force, and there are still some branches and leaves that need to be cleaned up, so that he can leave the northern border with peace of mind.
Thinking of this, Colin looked towards the direction of Winter City, his eyes were slightly cold.
(end of this chapter)