Chen Yi did not carefully calculate how Chen Yunfan would choose. There were only two possible outcomes anyway.
He could either take the evidence of Zhu Hao's crimes in the Capital Commandery and present it to the Imperial Court in exchange for a meteoric rise in his career. Or he could turn a blind eye and remain an Imperial Top Scholar who treated power and wealth as nothing more than dirt.
Chen Yi could accept either outcome.
It would just mean a bit more trouble for him in the future. If Chen Yunfan became the blade the Imperial Court used to strike at the Xiao Family, then Chen Yi would simply strike down the one wielding that blade.
As for who that person might be... Chen Yi had his suspicions.
It was none other than the White Tiger Guard Pavilion Master, the Jiangnan Prefecture Chen Family, or perhaps even the Holy Emperor sitting on the throne.
Fortunately, he still had time, and he was still in Shu State.
