Chapter 205: Thunderous Rage

The emperor had always been more forgiving to the senior officials. The crimes recorded in the documents were atrocious, but not terrible enough for him to take immediate actions. The third prince was, for once, smart enough to recognize the situation. He told the emperor about the assassins Sir Shangguan had sent to kill him. The emperor was shocked. With that knowledge in mind, the evidence suddenly seemed a lot more incriminating.

The officials present noticed the way the emperor’s expression darkened. Qi Chen would like to say a few words for Sir Shangguan, but he couldn’t. He wasn’t so ignorant that he would take such a risk. Sir Shangguan might be his right hand man, but he wasn’t going to risk himself for an arm.

The emperor threw the documents before Sir Shangguan. Sir Shangguan shuddered. He didn’t dare to move at all. He stayed on the floor, trembling.

After a long stretch of silence, the emperor had Sir Shangguan arrested and ordered the Court...