Chapter 88 Punishment World (5)

Chu Xingchen's whole body was shaking. He was furious, his hands clenched tightly into fists, as if he was going to raise his head and smash the bones of the person in front of him in the next second.

"Xinyue, don't stop me!"

Chu Xingchen was already speaking with all his strength and restraint. If anyone tried to dissuade him, he would have started hitting them.

Ye Xinyue was not afraid at all. She believed that Chu Xingchen would not hurt her. She raised her hand and touched Chu Xingchen's face full of pain.

"Xingchen, believe me. I will definitely make Chu Xingming get the retribution he deserves. Don't act rashly now. Just believe me, okay?"

Chu Xingchen's face was so grim in pain, but as Ye Xinyue's fingers brushed past him, he slowly calmed down.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath.

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

He hadn't lost control for a long time, so the impact of this loss of control was quite strong.

Chu Xingchen threw the sword in his hand heavily to the ground, hugged Ye Xinyue, buried his head in her shoulders, and took a deep breath.

Ye Xinyue patted Chu Xingchen on the back with an unhappy expression on her face.

She never believed in human nature. No matter what kind of emotion it was, it would become unrecognizable in the face of interests.

Even though she had never been an emperor, she had seen the intrigues among the higher-ups in the base during the apocalypse. Although she had never participated, she had heard a lot about it.

That was just a base, not to mention it is such a big country now.

When faced with power, even the simplest people will change.

It seems that the old emperor is still going to take action against them, so she has to think of a complete solution.

Chu Xingming was escorted back and met the old emperor on the first night.

He crawled to the old emperor's feet, weeping bitterly, grabbed the old emperor's clothes and said in a hoarse voice:

"Father, please forgive me. I was simply possessed by evil spirits and didn't really want to kill my second brother. I originally only wanted to gather the people of Dongchen Kingdom together so that my second brother could defeat them one by one. It was because the people my second brother brought with him were too useless that led to such consequences. That was not my original intention!"

Chu Xingming is trying hard to confuse right and wrong. He knows that treason will result in beheading, but since he is a prince, he will most likely not die. He will only be demoted to a commoner like his fourth brother, but he is still unwilling to accept this.

He was so close to the throne and even had a child. He could be said to be a popular candidate to succeed the throne. Now he has turned back into dust. How could he be willing to accept this!

The old emperor originally wanted to side with Chu Xingming, not to mention that the other party has now found a reason, although it is a bit far-fetched.

He has been the emperor for so many years, and although he has become increasingly incompetent, he still has some judgment. It just depends on whether he chooses to believe it or not.

"Old Five, is it really like what you said? You originally wanted to help your second brother?"

The old emperor spoke in a tone of surprise, obviously believing it a little.

Chu Xingming was delighted. No matter how false what he said was, as long as his father was willing to believe it, it was true.

"Yes, Father, I really only have good intentions. Those are the people of Canghan Country. Even if I am a jerk, I will not harm them!"

The old emperor did not let Chu Xingming stand up, but just looked at him with unpredictable eyes.

"You were wrong in this matter, but considering your circumstances are extenuating, I will punish you by making you copy the Rebirth Sutra 200 times for the deceased soldiers and deducting your salary for three years to compensate the families of those soldiers!"

When Chu Xingming saw that his father really did not intend to convict him, he immediately cried even more moved.

"Father, I... I really regret this. I was too impulsive at the time, and my second brother left so quickly. I didn't have time to tell him. Otherwise, no one would have died!"

The old emperor also cooperated with Chu Xingming in the performance, which managed to cover up the matter.

"Father, Second Brother really misunderstood me. I know I was wrong, so Second Brother beat me up in front of everyone. I tolerated those soldiers spitting at me, but I really don't want Second Brother to misunderstand me!"

The old emperor didn’t know about these things, but when he thought of the scenes that Chu Xingming described, he felt bad.

Although he brought this son out to compete with his second son, he certainly doesn't care about him that much, but he certainly doesn't not care about him.

This is his own son. Anyone in the world can be humiliated but he cannot. As a result, his son was beaten in front of so many people and was spat on by a group of civilians.

For a moment, he felt even worse about his second son. Wasn't this just rubbing his face on the ground?

Chu Xingming saw that his father's face was becoming more and more ugly, and he also showed a thoughtful expression, so he knew that his trick was successful.

No matter how outstanding Chu Xingchen is, winning the throne depends on his father's favor, not excellence.

The old emperor learned about Chu Xingming’s punishment in the court the next day.

Chu Xingchen heard such news on the few occasions he attended court, and he clenched his fists.

My father clearly knew everything, and he explained it very clearly. He even got a letter from Chu Xingming from Song Yuyan, and the contents of his heart explained everything.

But my father still chose to pretend nothing had happened.

Chu Xingchen finally saw clearly at this moment that no matter what the truth was, as long as his father was willing to believe someone, what that person said was true.

His face looked very bad the whole time, but he had promised the princess that he would endure it, so he said nothing and just left the court with a gloomy face.

He hated this feeling and was unwilling to pretend to be happy. Everyone could see that he was dissatisfied with the old emperor's decision.

Prince Guang Chu Xingyuan unexpectedly walked up to Chu Xingchen and patted him on the shoulder. "We're still in the palace. Keep your expression in check and don't let the servants see you!"

There are no secrets in the palace. As long as my father wants to know, he can know.

Prince Guang Chu Xingyuan actually has the best relationship with Chu Xingchen among the princes. The two often quarrel because of their different opinions.

But this was the only thing that caused them to quarrel. In other aspects, there was no conflict between the two.

Although Prince Guang is old-fashioned and serious, he is definitely a good elder brother. He will take care of his younger brothers. However, after they grew up and had their own little thoughts, he chose not to take care of them but instead distanced himself from them.

Now seeing that my second brother seemed very sad and angry, I couldn't help but go up and say something.

Chu Xingchen didn't expect that the one who would comfort and remind his family would be his eldest brother, and his heart trembled violently.

"Brother, I can't figure it out!"

Chu Xingchen didn't understand many things. Did the lives of ordinary people not matter? His father had done such a good job before, so why did he become so foolish now?