After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

The Duke became angrier and angrier. Seeing that he couldn't scold Nora, he began to curse the Duke of Impes:

"Oh! What a nosy fellow!

"Even though she had nothing to do with any of the events, she still agreed to let this woman make trouble here, and was even willing to accept her disaster of 'killing her husband'.

"Perhaps this is indeed beneficial to his rule? After all... Impes's punishment of Haines is enough to become the focus of the empire's news!"

Haines' carriage left the imperial city at lightning speed.

But the people in the car didn't know that

"The 'meddlesome duke' they were talking about was the poor Baroque back then!

It was after that incident that James realized the importance of power and status.

So under the guidance of Stella (Yuye), he embarked on the path of seizing the throne. And he actually became the Duke of the rival family. "

night.

royal palace.

Liu Xuxu sat in the studio, flipping through what he had recorded today.

Just then, the emperor came over.

"Hmm? Liluciu? I thought someone was still working here so late at night. But I guess Everett is not in the palace right now."

The emperor came in through the gate with a clatter, and looked at the documents piled haphazardly on Li Luxiu's desk.

Although he wanted to curse, he was too embarrassed to say anything seeing Liu Xuxu's serious look.

He paused and asked Li Luxiu:

"Why? Is it about the arbitration case between Haines and Impes?"

"Ah... yes."

Li Luxiu raised his head and answered. When his eyes returned to the table again,

He felt his scalp tingling and his heart was powerless:

"I have to say, this is an extremely complicated case - can I preside over the entire arbitration meeting?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment:

"Isn't it about how Master Xilun almost killed Master Scott..."

“And more!”

Li Luxiu frowned, then picked up Impes's testimony and read the contents truthfully:

“This is Impes’ testimony.

"Sixteen years ago, Duke Haines killed Baroque in order to take Nora away as his second wife. Then Lady Impess, who was then Viscount Lange, was jealous of her younger sister, who is now Lady Haines's second wife, and she attempted murder."

The emperor's head was about to spin: "Ahhhh?"

This matter actually waited for the follow-up?

But it's not over yet.

Li Luxiu picked up another testimony on the table and continued reading:

“This is Haynes’ testimony.

"Sixteen years ago, Duke Haines witnessed Baroque falling off a cliff and dying while escaping. The Duke stated that Baroque died of a natural disaster. And Mrs. Haines stated that she followed the Duke's instructions to pick up her sister, but found that her sister had faked her death at home. She said that she did not commit any crime to kill Mrs. Impes."

The emperor fell silent.

In fact, he believed Impes' testimony more.

Then he finally made a nonsensical joke:

"If Atole hadn't forced Nora to marry him, none of this would have happened. In other words, Atole is a scumbag. This is the root cause!"

Li Luxiu was overwhelmed by the emperor's joke, he tilted his head:

"Hmm...Father has a point."

The emperor looked at this prince who had no blood relationship with him and kept calling him "Father"——

If it weren't for the fact that Liu Xuxu had some sensible eyesight in the days that followed after he got into trouble, I would have killed him long ago.

“This is indeed a difficult case...”

The emperor thought for a moment, "Let me guess, the lord must have written to you, right?"

"what..."

Liu Xuxu's hair stood on end. He subconsciously looked at the letters on the table that had not been collected yet, and then suddenly retracted his eyes.

He lowered his head suddenly:

"Yeah.

“But if I refuse, they will definitely write a letter to the Queen Mother and ask me to complete the arbitration alone.

"...I'm actually quite conflicted."

Then, Li Luxiu presented the letter to the emperor with both hands.

The emperor read the letter for a long time.

"When did you receive this letter?" the emperor asked in a low voice.

"It arrived this morning, or rather before the Duke came,"

Li Luxiu lowered his head and expressed his thoughts.

"I think this is a reflection of the lack of trust between the Lord and the Duke... Father, I'm sorry."

Because this can be considered as "backroom dealings" - doing backroom dealings in front of the God of the Empire is tantamount to running into a gun!

The emperor held the letter in his right hand, shook it up and down a few times, and then sneered:

"You don't have to say sorry to me. I stopped you before you made any mistakes. This is a father's responsibility.

"However, your analysis is correct. This is a case involving two families. It is quite complicated."

After hearing the emperor's words, Li Luxiu raised his head and looked at the emperor with a puzzled look.

The emperor smiled slightly and then sat in the chair opposite Li Luxiu.

Then he took a quick look at the testimonies of both parties and analyzed them:

“Let me analyze it with you.

"In the Xilun incident, it was the lord's family who were punished. If the Duke had absolute evidence to prove that he had nothing to do with Xilun's case, he could escape responsibility.

"And in the case of Nora and Baroque, the Duke's family must be punished. If the Lord has evidence to prove that he is not involved, he can escape responsibility."

The emperor paused for a moment, then stated the facts:

"But if Impes has sufficient evidence to prove that both cases are true, then all of Haines will be punished. No one can escape."

"what...!"

After listening to the emperor's analysis, Li Luxiu finally realized how serious the consequences of the whole case were.

"Then I...then I..."

(Do I still play the role of Inquisitor? Can I run?)

The emperor suddenly remembered that Li Luxiu had said "if I refuse". He became very curious:

"Liluciu, why do you want to reject the Lord's request?"

"Uh..."

Li Luxiu took the Lord's letter back and looked at the signature. He sighed helplessly.

"Because I don't want to help someone who has no respect for me. After all these years, Xiren should suffer a little."

When Li Luxiu said this, Xilun's series of sarcastic expressions towards him replayed in his mind.

"He has already committed a crime this time. Why should I protect such a person?"

Li Luxiu suddenly thought of why the emperor knew about the lord's little trick -

What a joke! The emperor is the ruler of a country. He knows better than anyone what his subjects are doing to the royal family!

After receiving Li Luxiu's answer, the emperor nodded slightly:

"You can refuse, but how do you refuse?"

"This is moral kidnapping," Li Luxiu answered truthfully.

"Unless I can find a legitimate reason to lose my qualification for this arbitration, they will definitely continue to pester me..."