Chapter 341 Punishment

Song Qingyan also looked at the Emperor of Great Chu awkwardly, and walked forward to pick up Lu Xingwan.

But after seeing her covered in mud, he pushed her away and looked at Wei Cheng with disgust: "Wei Cheng, you hold me."

Wei Cheng was speechless.

So your Majesty and your Majesty are both clean people and are afraid of dirt, but I am not afraid.

Yes, I am not afraid and I can hold myself.

Seeing Princess Yong'an covered in mud, Wei Cheng prepared himself mentally, picked up Princess Yong'an, and also picked up Yue Wan into his arms.

Fortunately, this child named Yuewan was relatively clean.

Judging from the current situation of the two children, I'm afraid His Majesty and the Queen won't touch either of them.

I might as well just hug them all obediently.

A few people said goodbye reluctantly and then turned and walked towards the government office.

They had come here on foot, and now they didn't want to go back to call a taxi, so they simply walked back to see the night view of De'an County.

Jiang Pingyue had already been waiting for the group to return in the government office. He knew that bringing Old Lin back would mean a busy night.

The Great Chu Emperor and his entourage changed their clothes before heading towards the front yard.

Naturally, only the Great Chu Emperor and Wei Cheng went to the front yard. As expected, the Great Chu Emperor also brought Lu Xingwan with him.

Yue Wan was left in the backyard by Song Qingyan.

At this time, Yue Guiren was happily circling around Yue Wan. Yue Wan was carried by Jinyu to take a shower and changed into new clothes that she had just bought. She looked very cute and adorable.

Yue Wan sat on the bed and looked at Yue Guiren shyly: "Sister, you are so beautiful."

Who doesn’t like to be praised?

He immediately picked up Yue Wan and held her high up: "You are very cute too!"

"I didn't expect all children to be so cute." Yue Guiren looked at Song Qingyan with surprise. She was used to staying in the palace and seeing domineering children like the Sixth Princess. Yue Guiren even thought that Princess Yong'an was the only cute child in the world.

I didn't expect that a child that the queen picked up from the street could be so cute.

Song Qingyan said jokingly, "Then you should give birth to a child of your own as soon as possible."

Yue Guiren blushed and said nothing more. She just turned her head and teased Yue Wan.

Meanwhile, Lu Xingwan was quietly nestling in the arms of the Great Chu Emperor, who was sitting on the upper seat. His eagle-like sharp eyes were fixed on the man named Lao Lintou in the hall, his eyes full of hatred.

When he thought of Lin Xiaochun's tears in her eyes as she talked about how her neighbor's daughter was raped by this evil man and then committed suicide, he became furious.

A good family and a good girl were ruined by such a person.

At this time, Jiang Pingyue looked at the rapist in the hall with hatred on his face. He never expected that such a scum would appear under his rule. If His Majesty had not discovered it today, he would have continued to harm the people.

Naturally, he also hated his own negligence.

"Do you admit your guilt?" The majestic and cold voice of the Great Chu Emperor sounded, which made Old Lin shudder.

He tried to calm his shaking body and shook his head frantically, "Your Excellency, I am innocent. I don't know what crime I have committed."

Seeing that he was still stubborn, the Great Chu Emperor frowned even more, unwilling to waste any more time talking to him, and turned to look at Wei Cheng: "Wei Cheng."

Wei Cheng is the commander of the Yulin Army, so naturally he has some skills.

He immediately strode forward without any unnecessary movements. Wei Cheng took out a dagger from his boots, waved it in front of Old Lin, and slashed at his arm before Old Lin could react.

Wei Cheng also hated this man very much, his eyes were full of anger.

"Ah..." Wei Cheng's method was indeed effective. In just a moment, blood gushed out from the old Lin's arm.

At that moment, the old forester could not bear it any longer and could only howl, "I know my crime, I know my crime, I deserve to die."

Whether he knew his guilt or not was no longer important in the eyes of the Great Chu Emperor. He was going to die anyway: "Take him away and execute him at noon tomorrow."

"Let the people of De'an County know of this man's crimes."

After just a few words, Old Lin's fate was decided. At this time, Old Lin had already fainted from fright, so he was dragged away by the yamen runners.

What the Great Chu Emperor wants to do most now is to make Jiang Pingyue realize his dereliction of duty as a county magistrate through this incident.

But before he could even open his mouth, Jiang Pingyue knelt down and said, "I am also guilty. As the county magistrate, I knew nothing about such a big thing. I am truly ashamed of your majesty's trust."

"Humph!" The Great Chu Emperor snorted coldly, "You still know that you have failed in your duty."

"As the magistrate of De'an County, he does not think about how to increase the people's income or how to improve their welfare, but spends all day meddling in the gossip of other people."

"De'an County has such a great location and environment. I never thought it would become what it is now in your hands."

"If I hadn't happened to run into this family today, I don't know how many more women this evildoer would have harmed."

"You are so good, you spend all day farming, helping this family and that family. Is this what you should do as a county magistrate?"

"The victim's family came to the government office several times, but you were not there. What were you busy with?"

"Do you know how many young people in De'an County have been missing for a year and have no one to take care of them at home?"

"You are diligent. Where are you diligent?"

The Emperor of Great Chu was really furious, and was a little angry at Jiang Pingyue for not fighting back. He bombarded Jiang Pingyue wildly, but Jiang Pingyue just lay on the ground and dared not say a word, waiting for the punishment from His Majesty.

He knew his shortcomings and that he had delayed De'an County, but he always tried to make up for it, but he never got to the point.

Lu Xingwan could hardly help but applaud his father.

[Father is simply too powerful. Jiang Pingyue deserves to be scolded. He deserves someone to scold him right in the face.]

[Such a person is more terrifying than a corrupt official. He is obviously very diligent and he works very hard, but he never works hard enough to achieve the right result.]

[He worked very hard, but the people did not benefit at all.]

Perhaps knowing the dire situation of the people in De'an County, Lu Xingwan no longer had the good impression she had at the beginning.

When the Great Chu Emperor rebuked Jiang Pingyue just now, he also understood in his heart that if it was the old Lin who committed serious sins, he should be beheaded as a warning to others.

But Jiang Pingyue cannot be treated lightly. Although he must be given a chance, he must also be punished.

Jiang Pingyue finally spoke up: "I am willing to accept the punishment, but I would like to ask Your Majesty to let me handle this illegal copper mining case, so that I can give an explanation to the people of De'an County and restore a clean record to De'an County."