I, the ninth grade county magistrate, scare the empress to tears at the beginning!

Ever since Ying'er came to serve the prince, Zhang Lai's role has become much smaller.

Things that he used to do are now done by Ying'er.

This made him feel unwilling and even more aware of a huge crisis.

If this continues, one can imagine what kind of situation he will be in.

Taking advantage of Ying'er's absence, Zhang Lai stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Your Highness, there is something I want to report."

Seeing him suddenly do this, the prince was a little surprised and asked in confusion.

"We grew up together and know each other best. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Why are you so fussy?"

Hearing him say this, Zhang Lai hurried to explain.

"It has something to do with Miss Ying'er's matter."

Hearing this, the prince, who was originally reading a book with great interest, suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Lai.

He frowned slightly, with a hint of displeasure and inquiry in his eyes.

"Is it related to her? Did something happen?"

Zhang Lai quickly shook his head and added.

"Nothing happened. I just found some clues and felt that Ying'er was a little suspicious. I was afraid that Your Highness would fall into the trap, so I spoke out."

The prince did not say anything, but just looked at him quietly, waiting for him to say the next words.

Zhang Lai also understood Ying'er's position in the prince's heart.

Even though it hasn't been here for long, it can't be easily shaken.

It was also because of this that he was very clear about what would happen if his next words were inappropriate.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Lai explained.

"I feel that Miss Ying'er is too suspicious. She stayed with His Highness. Maybe someone instructed her to stay with him. It could be the uncle of the emperor or His Majesty!"

The prince was very dissatisfied with him for saying such things and said in a cold voice.

"You think she has taken your place, so you say these ridiculous things. You still remember what the scene was like when we met Ying'er!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lai quickly knelt on the ground and explained.

"I dare not have such thoughts, but Ying'er is indeed very strange. Your Highness can imagine that she can easily figure out your preferences, and even know what your Highness hates and never does. If there is no one to guide her, how can she know all this?"

Seeing that the prince did not refute anything, he continued.

"What's even more strange is that Ying'er's usual behavior is a bit too flattering. Even if she wants to get promoted, she does too much. This is not something a little girl would do at all!"

Originally, the prince did not notice any problems with Ying'er, but after being reminded by Zhang Lai, he realized the problem.

Perhaps he was temporarily blinded and did not see it all clearly.

If it weren't for Zhang Lai, he might still be kept in the dark and not figure out what was going on.

Thinking of this, the prince nodded thoughtfully and continued.

"What you said makes some sense, but this is just your guess. We don't know exactly what Ying'er is like yet, so we can't jump to conclusions for the time being!"

Zhang Lai immediately nodded and responded.

"I understand, so I just want to remind Your Highness to be careful and cautious. I have no other intentions."

That being said, Zhang Lai knew the prince very well and knew that he was a very suspicious person.

If he knew about this, he would be disgusted with Ying'er from the bottom of his heart, and even have resistance. If he could find out something, his status would be improved. This was Zhang Lai's plan.

When Ying'er came back, she was holding a plate of butterfly cakes in her hand.

She said with a smile on her face.

"Your Highness, this is the butterfly cake I made myself."

The moment the prince saw the butterfly cake, his expression changed.

"I don't like butterfly cakes, you can give them to others."

Seeing his face turn cold instantly, Ying'er quickly knelt down and began to beg for mercy.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I didn't know that Your Highness didn't like butterfly cakes. I only made them because Zhang said that Your Highness liked them!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Lai's expression changed instantly, and he pointed at her and started scolding her.

"You bitch, how dare you frame me? I think you don't want to live anymore!"

As he said this, he was about to go forward and hit Ying'er, but was stopped by the prince.

"Stop it! How dare you do that in front of me? How outrageous!"

Zhang Lai quickly knelt down and said sincerely.

"Your Highness, she is simply framing me. She has never asked me about the pastries. She is just throwing dirty water on me!"

Ying'er shook her head and explained.

"Your Highness, Zhang Lai and I have no grudges against each other, and he is a popular figure around you, so why would I do this for no reason?"

"When I asked him, there were several other people nearby. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask them to come up and ask."

Soon, people were brought up.

They all spoke in unison and believed that it was Zhang who said such words.

After hearing this, the prince sneered and looked at Zhang Lai.

"I really didn't expect that you would have such evil thoughts. It seems that what you said to me was very targeted. You said that you wanted me to be on guard against Ying'er, but in fact you think that she has touched your position, right?"

Seeing this situation, Zhang Lai had no choice but to admit everything.

"Your Highness, yes, I did say that on purpose, but Ying'er is indeed very suspicious, and I didn't say anything wrong!"

"I really don't know what happened with the butterfly cakes. I don't know what happened, and I don't understand why they teamed up to harm me. They must have discussed it beforehand, or they took the money!"

The prince shook his head, his face full of disappointment.

"I really misjudged you. I didn't expect you to bite other people!"

"We grew up together. For the sake of our old friendship, I'll give you a chance. From now on, you will be responsible for cleaning up the fallen leaves in the yard. You don't have to serve me closely!"

After saying this, the prince turned away.

Ying'er showed a gloating expression, looked at Zhang Lai, and kept sighing.

"I never thought that a famous person around Epilepsy would end up like this. It's really sad!"

Looking at her arrogant appearance, Zhang Lai was furious.

"You are deliberately framing me. Who are you? Who sent you?"

Faced with the questioning, Ying'er did not say anything, but looked at him with cold eyes and spoke threateningly.

"I don't want to do anything to you, so you'd better not mess with me. Otherwise, I'm not sure if anything will happen to you. You may lose your life at any time!" (End of this chapter)