The night was getting darker.
The hazy moonlight shone on the quiet forest path.
Prince Harrison followed behind Colin with his head lowered. However, his cheeks were puffed up, and he looked a little indignant.
"Do you feel that I ruined your plan?" Colin did not even turn his head, but it was as if he could already see Harrison's expression.
Prince Harrison did not say anything in a fit of pique. He only nodded.
Colin's lips curled up slightly, and he calmly said, "Do you know that sometimes, it's best to carry out the plan halfway?"
Prince Harrison raised his head in surprise, a look of confusion on his face.
Colin suddenly stopped in his tracks. He stared at Harrison's pupils with a piercing gaze, and suddenly asked, "Princess Judy is allergic to catkins, right?"
"Ah … What?" Harrison was shocked. He was caught off guard, and his eyes darted around. His words also became stammering.
Colin chuckled, and said, "You still want to frame Joisse like this? If you really make a big deal out of it, are you sure you won't reveal anything when you're questioned? "
Harrison lowered his head, and he was also a little discouraged. He was probably dealt a blow.
Colin did not say anything to comfort this overly immature prince of the empire. He only calmly continued, "Your framing method is too shallow, and there are too many loopholes. So, I'm actually letting Joisse go for your own good."
"Are we going to let Joisse go just like that? But he's really annoying! "Harrison mumbled softly. There was still a hint of indignation in his tone.
Colin reached out to hold Harrison's shoulder. He stared into his eyes, and said, "Harrison, remember, don't let your emotions cloud your mind at any time. That will only make you become extreme, and you might even forget your original goal. "
Harrison looked up at Colin, and nodded as if he understood.
Colin continued to ask, "Do you remember what our original goal was?"
"Original goal?" Harrison thought for a while, and said, "It was to punish Joisse and make him stop trying to get close to Judy."
"In that case, is there a need for us to convict Joisse?"
"Huh?" Harrison looked at Colin in confusion, clearly not understanding what he meant.
Colin explained with a smile, "Your story is full of loopholes. Although you can't fool me or most smart people, do you think Judy will believe you?"
Harrison's eyes lit up as he finally understood. He said excitedly, "Of course! I understand, teacher! When Judy wakes up, I'll tell her everything that happened tonight. This way, she'll definitely hate Joisse and won't bother with him anymore! "
Colin nodded approvingly. "That's right. To us, Joyce is just a kid that we can easily manipulate. There's no need to ruin our reputation in order to frame him. "
Harrison finally understood what Colin meant, and immediately thanked him sincerely. "Fortunately, Teacher, you stopped me. Otherwise, if this matter really blew up, the royal family and the House of Saint Hilde would send people to investigate. I'm afraid that would be really troublesome."
Colin smiled faintly and leaned closer to Prince Harrison. His eyes flickered with a cold light as he said, "Don't worry.
"Furthermore, although we can't convict Joisse, we can still destroy him."
Prince Harrison's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Really? Teacher, what should we do? "
"To destroy a person, you don't have to convict him or destroy him physically. You can also start with his reputation. "
"Reputation?"
"Yes. Tonight's matter will definitely spread among the servants. They don't know what happened, but they must have guessed something.
If you pretend to be indignant at this time and deliberately reveal some things … Plus, Joisse left Agate Manor overnight and fled back to Lion's Roar Castle.
What do you think those servants will think of Joisse? "
Prince Harrison's face flushed with excitement, and he immediately said, "They will definitely think that you deliberately didn't pursue the matter in order to protect the House of Saint Hilde's reputation!
This way, Joisse won't be convicted, but he will also lose the chance to clear his name.
Because you have already 'let him go', no one will investigate this matter thoroughly, and they won't be able to find the loopholes in the story. Even if Joisse wants to clear his name, he won't be able to do it! "
Colin nodded with satisfaction. He felt that Harrison's comprehension was not bad. Although he was still a little immature, he already had some qualities that an old silver should have.
Perhaps this was hereditary?
"You should know what to do next, right?"
"I know, Teacher!" Prince Harrison nodded confidently. "Please don't worry, I won't let you down this time! It won't be long before Joisse's reputation becomes unbearably bad! He won't be able to get close to Judy anymore! "
Colin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Alright, it's very late now. Go back and rest."
Prince Harrison didn't leave. Instead, he nervously asked, "Teacher, then … can I go to the half-elven kingdom with you?"
Colin smiled and nodded. "Alright, I'll bring you along when I go to Silvermoon City."
"Thank you, Teacher!" Harrison shouted excitedly. Then, he bowed and left happily.
Looking at Harrison's bouncing back, Colin shook his head with a smile.
He was still too immature. All his emotions were written all over his face.
Colin didn't have much of a psychological burden to teach his students such dark things.
Although Harrison was indeed young, he was destined not to be seen as an innocent child with his status.
If Colin only told him Grimm's Fairy Tales all day long and imparted some righteous, honest, and fair values, that would really be harming him.
After all, Harrison was destined not to be able to escape from the politics of deceit. Compared to a simple and happy childhood, he needed these schemes more.
Furthermore, looking at his proficiency in framing Joisse, the emperor and empress probably didn't teach him that simple.
As for Joisse, who was framed, Colin only felt a little guilty. However, if he really wanted to do it, he wouldn't be soft-hearted.
After Harrison finished making up the story tomorrow, Colin would secretly add fuel to the fire and spread the news throughout the Northern Frontier, completely making Joisse 'die in society'.
Since this kid wasn't willing to be honest, he was no longer an underage child in Colin's eyes, let alone a 'brother-in-law'. He was a political enemy that needed to be treated seriously!
Furthermore, Colin was very clear that this political enemy had gathered a considerable force around him.
Now, he had only gotten rid of the core of this force. There were still some branches and leaves that needed to be dealt with. Only then could he leave the Northern Frontier with peace of mind.
At that thought, Colin looked in the direction of Winter City with a cold gaze.
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