"Since there isn't any, that person must be too afraid! These pieces of evidence can't rely solely on forgery. They require both testimonial and physical evidence. If it's made up, naturally they can't be presented. Even if they were forged, how much Silver would it take? That person wouldn't be so foolish as to spend so much Silver just to produce fake evidence. The cost would be too great."
The Third Prince thought, indeed! If he were to recruit troops, the needed evidence would be extensive. Moreover, falsehoods cannot withstand scrutiny and verification.
"Even without all this, Father would still suspect me. He would ask about the two million taels of Silver and where it went. If my maternal grandfather didn't receive bribes or participate in the bandit case, where would the two million taels have come from? It's impossible to present it, so would they beat a confession out of him, claiming he used it to recruit troops for me?"
