The Emperor of Chu's face instantly darkened as black as ink, and he slammed the table and stood up: "This rebellious son! Where is he?"
Chu Lang had just rushed back to the banquet in a panic. Upon hearing this, his legs went weak and he fell to his knees, completely losing his composure.
"Father! I am innocent!"
"Yes, it was that singer who seduced me. I... someone framed me!"
"Shut up!" the Emperor of Chu shouted angrily, "You are a dignified prince, yet you have no sense of shame and still dare to quibble?"
"If you act uprightly and sit uprightly, who can harm you?"
Concubine Xie followed in and hurriedly knelt down to plead, "Your Majesty, Lang'er was just confused for a moment..."
"snort!"
The King of Chu sneered, "I think he is lawless!"
Although Chu Lang is no longer the crown prince, he is still a prince. This time, when Shi Chen was still present in the Western Regions, he behaved so absurdly that he touched the bottom line of the royal family's reputation.
"Father!" Chu Hong bowed and said, "My Royal Brother, as a prince, behaved so absurdly at the palace banquet that it truly damaged the reputation of the royal family. Moreover..."
He glanced at Chu Lang, whose face was pale. "My brother was deposed because he framed my sister. It was because I, your son, guaranteed him permission to leave the clan residence out of brotherly love. Now that he has shown no remorse, I... cannot escape the blame."
These words seemed to be self-blaming, but in fact they firmly confirmed Chu Lang's guilt.
Sure enough, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the Emperor Chu.
Chu Lang really disappointed him too much.
Not up to any great use.
"Come here!" the Emperor of Chu said coldly, "Pass on my decree. Chu Lang has disregarded etiquette and defiled the palace. All titles are revoked and he is demoted to a commoner. Effective immediately, he will be relocated to guard the imperial mausoleum and is forbidden to return to the capital for the rest of his life!"
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Xie exclaimed, her face pale with fear. Her image was completely shattered.
"Lang'er's mistake was truly unintentional. I beg Your Majesty to forgive Lang'er this time for my sake and make amends, Your Majesty!"
The King of Chu was not moved at all. His eyes immediately fell on Concubine Xie and he ordered word by word:
"Thank you for your poor parenting skills. You are demoted to a concubine and confined for three months!"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xie collapsed to the ground.
Chu Lang looked even more pale.
He didn't expect that his momentary indulgence would end up like this.
Amur watched this farce coldly, secretly admiring Chu Hong's clever tactics.
Not only did he eliminate the threat of Chu Lang, he also demonstrated his own benevolence and righteousness.
He glanced at Concubine Jiang inconspicuously and found that although her face was calm, she was obviously somewhat overwhelmed.
No one expected that this banquet would end with Chu Lang being punished.
Do you want to say he is innocent?
Maybe.
But who in this deep palace is truly innocent?
When Chu Lang was dragged away by the guards, he glanced at Chu Hong with resentment, then glanced at Chu Qingluan, who was sitting upright and had nothing to do with it, and spoke viciously.
"Hahahaha, Chu Hong, don't be too proud too soon. Do you really think that you can sit back and relax after defeating me?"
"Oh, I tell you, this will never be possible. The one that Father likes in his heart is always... wuwu..."
The guard who was escorting him saw that he was talking nonsense, so he picked up a piece of rag from somewhere and stuffed it into Chu Lang's mouth, then quickly took him away.
The following words naturally got stuck in my throat.
But everyone knew what he was going to say next.
For a moment, all kinds of inquiring or scrutinizing gazes moved back and forth over Chu Hong and Chu Qingluan.
Chu Hong concealed the hostility in his eyes, and still had a faint smile on the corners of his lips, as if he was not affected at all.
In fact, his fists had already turned white when he was under the desk.
There was deathly silence in the hall.
The King of Chu rubbed his brows wearily, said a few polite words to the Western Region envoys, and then waved his hand and said, "That's enough for today. Everyone, please leave."
Everyone bowed and took their leave as if they had been pardoned.
As soon as Concubine Jiang returned to her bedroom, her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
A Ruo hurriedly supported her, but felt something sticky on her cold palm. When she raised her hand, she saw that it was covered in blood.
"My queen!"
A Ruo was horrified.
"Close the door!" Jiangpin's voice was hoarse. "Everyone, get out!"
A Ruo wanted to persuade her again, but when her eyes met Concubine Jiang's eyes that were about to lose control, she finally obediently walked out of the palace.
At this time, she slowly took out the wolf tooth from her neck. The lines on it were almost worn away.
“Snap!”
She could no longer control the tears in her eyes, and one tear fell on the wolf's fang.
"Your Majesty!"
At this time, A Ruo's flattered voice was heard outside the door.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Jiang hurriedly put the wolf tooth back into her clothes, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and prepared to stand up to greet the emperor.
Just as Concubine Jiang was about to get up, the yellow figure of Emperor Chu had already lifted the curtain and entered.
He walked straight to the sandalwood chair by the window and sat down, his eyes falling on Concubine Jiang.
"Have you seen everyone?"
Concubine Jiang knelt and saluted, her voice still a little hoarse: "Your Majesty, I have seen you."
The King of Chu suddenly raised his lips, smiled coldly, and asked, "Now that you have seen an old friend, do you want to go back to the Western Regions to take a look?"
Concubine Jiang's back suddenly stiffened.
This sounded like compassion, but in reality, it was a measure of her loyalty.
She lowered her body even lower: "I have been a member of the Great Chu for a long time. The Western Regions is just my ancestral home to me. Besides, with Hong'er here, I will not go anywhere else."
"Hmph! He is protecting you today." Emperor Chu snorted coldly.
Concubine Jiang didn't respond, but she felt all the hairs on her body stand up.
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