Chapter 547: Innocence (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In his excitement, Wang Nan angrily tore off his military armor, and the little eunuch guarding under the eaves was shocked.
The servant said helplessly, “General, what are you doing?!”
The little eunuch was sweating profusely and didn’t understand why Wang Nan had suddenly started to take off his clothes. This was considered disrespectful.
Wang Nan unbuttoned his battle robe, revealing his dark and strong upper body.
The young eunuch couldn’t help but gasp. He saw that Wang Nan’s chest, shoulders, waist, back, and even arms were covered in bulging scars. Some were old injuries, and some were new scars. There were at least dozens of them, big and small. It was a shocking sight.
It was obvious that the scars on Wang Nan’s body were a meritorious contribution he had made from killing mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield for decades.
The little eunuch shut his mouth and swallowed what he was about to say.
“Emperor, please listen to me!” Wang Nan kowtowed heavily to the white jade ground. He kowtowed again and again, making his forehead thump. In the end, his head was on the ground, and his strong body lay on the ground like a mountain without moving.
No one could see that his eyes were already wet. He roared again, “Your Majesty, you can’t let the Eldest Prince do whatever he wants and make the world bitterly disappointed in the Imperial Court!”
The man’s rough voice was so sad and decisive.
This scene had shocking power. Many officials who had heard the news saw it from afar.
In the past, in the evening, the palace had already fallen silent, but tonight, the palace was abnormally lively.
Some people kneeled beside Wang Nan, silently expressing their position.
The British Duke, Fang Huairui, had also arrived.
Fang Huairui walked to Wang Nan’s side with his head held high and slapped him hard on the back. He said in a rough voice, “Brother Wang, are you kneeling here to force a remonstrance?!”
He deliberately slapped Wang Nan’s back as if they were brothers chatting and joking.
Fang Huairui was smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes. It was as if he was telling Wang Nan: Who are you trying to scare by looking like this? Who hasn’t been on the battlefield before? 1 have as many scars as you!
Several officials beside him couldn’t help but twitch their lips, especially a few generals kneeling beside Wang Nan. They thought to themselves that the British Duke’s mouth was really wicked.
Although they were indeed forcing a remonstrance, they were all officials in the same court. There were some things that they didn’t expose. After ail, at the stage of “forcing a remonstrance”, it was equivalent to saying that the court officials were extremely dissatisfied with the Emperor.
Wang Nan and the others, who were kneeling on the ground, turned pale. Their expressions were very ugly.
“Cough cough!” Another middle-aged military officer next to him cleared his throat and took on the role of peacemaker, addressing General Wang Nan with a gentle tone. “General Wang, the Crown Prince has already stated that all the evidence regarding the Gu Ce case will be presented in the court session. Don’t get too agitated for now, lest you become a pawn in someone else’s game and end up being used as a scapegoat.”
Although he didn’t name them, everyone knew that he was referring to Kang Wang’s party.
Xiao Shoufu naturally heard it too. He snorted and flicked his sleeves, glancing coldly at Fang Huairui. Isn’t the British Duke stirring up trouble every time because of his son’s old grudge with Kang Wang?
“Heh.” Wang Nan sneered and slowly straightened up from the ground. His forehead was swollen.
He met the middle-aged general’s eyes and sneered. “The Eldest Prince is clearly bewitched by Gu Ce’s daughter.”
Recalling the scenes at Tianyin Pavilion that day, Wang Nan still felt indignant. Gu Ce’s daughter is really arrogant just because she knows how to play tricks!
Wang Nan suddenly clenched his fists. From the corner of his eye, he saw Chu Yi walking over unhurriedly, not far away.
With a thought, he narrowed his sharp eyes and said firmly, “If the Eldest Prince is really fair…”
As he spoke, his provocative gaze shot steadily toward Chu Yi. He stared steadily into the young man’s deep phoenix eyes. “Then swear that you will never marry the Gu family’s daughter.”
“In that case, I believe that the Eldest Prince has no selfish motives!”
His last words were energetic and powerful.
Wang Nan’s eyes and expression were abnormally firm, as unshakeable as a rock.
Gu Ce was a traitor. Since the Gu family’s daughter instigated the Eldest Prince to seek justice for her father, she was clearly manipulating him. Once such a woman married into the royal family, she would only cause chaos in the court.
Chu Yi naturally heard Wang Nan’s words, but his expression didn’t change. He didn’t even move the corners of his eyes or eyebrows as he walked to Wang Nan’s side as usual..