The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

"Are you trying to frame Gu Mingzhao?"

Although Liao Qinglan was asking him, her tone was very certain.

"How can you say it's a frame-up?" Li Jin shook his head. "I heard that you've been getting close to him recently, so I'm using a little color on you."

It was directed at her!

Liao Qinglan said sternly: "If you have anything to say, just come to me. Why involve innocent people?"

"How could I bear to do anything to you? I just want you to be more obedient in the future."

Li Jin let go of Ruyan and walked up to Liao Qinglan. He raised his hand to lift her curtain, but she took a few steps back to avoid him.

"Second Prince, I don't seem to have offended you." Liao Qinglan said.

Li Jin sighed: "Qinglan, I have always thought that you are a sensible person, but since you know about Wan'er's situation, why do you still make things difficult for her and send her mother to a nunnery?"

Liao Qinglan understood. This scumbag pretended to be affectionate in his previous life, but she exposed him in advance in this life, so he didn't even want to pretend anymore.

"What does the Second Prince want to do?" She was too lazy to explain to Li Jin what Liao Wan'er and her daughter had done, so she asked back.

"I am not someone who doesn't remember our past. If you are willing to apologize to Wan'er and bring her mother back to the Liao Mansion, you will still be the first choice for the principal wife. However, you must abide by your duties and not overstep the boundaries."

Liao Qinglan was almost amused by his confidence and asked, "Do I still need to apologize to An Linglong and Miss Ruyan?"

"That's great. Qinglan is so sensible. I feel relieved."

Li Jin had long been accustomed to Liao Qinglan's flattery of him and was very satisfied with her reaction. He didn't hear that she was speaking in a sarcastic way at all.

Liao Qinglan wished she could poke out her own eyes.

Why did I fall in love with such a man before!

She clearly needs to rely on her father's power in the court, but he acts as if he is giving her alms.

Li Jin begged her to let Du Chunhua go with kind words, but she refused.

He actually wanted to control her by framing the people around her. How audacious!

"If I do as you say, will you let Gu Mingzhao go?" Liao Qinglan asked.

"That won't do. I don't like my woman to be too close to other men. I'm just giving you a small lesson this time, but I won't let you off so easily next time." Li Jin said with a smile.

Liao Qinglan really underestimated Li Jin's shamelessness and was so angry that she didn't know what to say.

"Okay, Your Highness, please wait." Liao Qinglan also smiled slightly, and then she left the teahouse with the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

As soon as she left, Ruyan clung to Li Jin tenderly and said coquettishly, "Your Highness, she hasn't apologized to me yet."

"She is a lady from a noble family and can't lose face. How about I compensate you on her behalf?" Li Jin pinched Ruyan's face and teased.

Ruyan lowered her head shyly: "Your Highness, you are so mean, it's not even dark yet."

Li Jin didn't care, pushed her down on the tea table, lifted her skirt and started moving.

Ruyan panted and asked, "Your Highness, do you still keep your promise to me?"

Li Jin didn't stop moving his hands and said, "It's just to find your brother, so of course it counts."

Ruyan's eyes lit up, and she hugged Li Jin's neck, and the two of them immersed themselves in the sea of ​​desire.

*

Liao Qinglan had actually already thought of a way to help Gu Mingzhao clear his name.

However, the timing is not yet ripe and we should not alert the enemy.

So she just followed Li Jin's words to deal with him.

She had been wondering at first why someone was targeting Gu Mingzhao, but now she suddenly realized that all this was directed at her.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty towards Gu Mingzhao.

Now that things are clear, we should go to the Dali Temple to see Gu Mingzhao and discuss the follow-up plans with him.

Thinking of this, Liao Qinglan sent a message to Cheng Yuan, asking him to help arrange a trip to the Dali Temple Prison tonight.

*

Deep inside the Dali Temple prison.

The dim moonlight shone through the narrow window, barely illuminating the dark and damp cell.

The air was filled with the smell of mold and blood, making it suffocating.

Gu Mingzhao sat quietly in the corner of the cell.

His face was pale, his clothes were torn to pieces, and his exposed skin was covered with scars. Blood still seeped out of the wounds from time to time, staining his clothes red.

Even though his body was covered with scars, his back was still straight, like an unyielding pine tree, standing in the wind and rain.

Outside the cell door, a warrior in black was half-kneeling in front of Gu Mingzhao.

He was dressed in night clothes, seeming to blend into the night, with only his sharp eyes flashing coldly in the darkness.

The warrior's attitude was quite respectful. He knelt quietly, waiting for Gu Mingzhao's next arrangement.

Gu Mingzhao asked in a deep voice, "So, it was the bastard from the Duke Zheng's Mansion who colluded with Ruyan to kill someone and framed me?"

The black-clothed man Qing Feng nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Highness. Qing Feng has found the witness of the drunken Red Tower that day. When I arrived, she was almost killed. In order to save her life, she is willing to testify for Your Highness."

Gu Mingzhao heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "Okay, keep her under guard first to prevent her from being silenced, and bring her out on the day of the trial."

Qing Feng took the order and said, "During the investigation, I discovered another thing..."

Before he finished speaking, Qing Feng suddenly heard footsteps. He immediately fell silent and disappeared into the darkness.

After a while, Liao Qinglan's figure appeared stealthily at the door of the cell.

She was wearing a dark cloak that tightly wrapped her body, leaving only a pair of bright eyes exposed.

She secretly came to the Dali Temple Prison, looking around as she walked, afraid of being discovered, and she didn't even dare to light a fire.

When she reached the cell door, she pried open the door and tried to use the moonlight to see Gu Mingzhao, who was covered in wounds.

"Chen Qian clearly promised me that he would not torture me into confessing, but he still used torture!" Liao Qinglan's voice was filled with anger and worry.

Gu Mingzhao raised his head and saw her, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After their last conversation, he thought they would never have any contact again.

"Why did you come?" Gu Mingzhao asked.

Liao Qinglan looked apologetic and whispered, "I'm sorry, I've dragged you down. The person behind this was the Second Prince. His target was me, but he caused you to suffer an undeserved disaster."

"You came here just to tell me this?" Gu Mingzhao's tone was cold.

Liao Qinglan felt a little embarrassed, but she wasn't angry about it.

She took out a small porcelain bottle from her purse and said, "This is the golden wound medicine made by my master. It has a miraculous effect on healing wounds and can also relieve pain. Use it on your wounds first."

Gu Mingzhao glanced at the porcelain bottle but did not reach out to take it.

Seeing this, Liao Qinglan did not insist, but gently placed the medicine bottle at the door of the cell, and then continued: "Actually, I discovered one more thing."

"I have checked their physical evidence. The jade pendant used as evidence is very similar to the one I gave you, but there is a key difference. My jade pendant has my name engraved on the back, while the broken jade at the scene does not have such a mark. If you take out the jade pendant I gave you, you can prove your innocence and expose this frame-up."