My Devil Emperor
Judiciary Decision

The situation in the court room looked uproarious. Who would have thought that Prime Minister Qiu had such grand ambitions.

ZiXuan laughed. "Prime Minister Qiu, your preparations are fine."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is slander. This is not true. Just a word from a lowly servant, how can it be trusted? Everyone who doesn't like our family can do it."

"But—I have one piece of evidence. Don't know if that could be a consideration for this case" he said in slight doubt.

ZiXuan raised his eyebrows. He glanced at Li Wei, giving him the code to approach the maid.

"Give me," said Li Wei who was already in front of Xiao Tao.

"You dare!" qiu Ying exclaimed at him sharply.

Xiao Tao only glanced at him a glance then picked up something from his sleeve. With trembling hands, he handed Li Wei a scroll of paper.

The man accepted it. He turned around and walked over to Emperor Xuan. "Your Majesty," he said as he thrust out the paper.

ZiXuan took it and opened the scroll. There was no significant change in expression on his face, but he smiled obliquely.

Emperor Xuan passed the scroll to a eunuch who stood not far from him and said, "Random clearly."

"Xiao Tao, I hope that you can complete this task. There is no need to harm yourself, you just need to make the royal General of Wei and the guards who were on the palanquin of Princess Royal Wei stay away for a while. After that, let it go. You come back quickly" he said.

"This girl is brave too!"

"Striggering the Emperor, this must be the end of the Qiu family!"

"Father and son are the same!"

The sound of whispers was heard from some people.

ZiXuan took a deep breath and raised his face. "Mr Qiu Lang, we can't help anymore. The ancestors of the Qin family would still be meritorious to the empire but his descendants were planning a rebellion! Prime Minister Qiu Lang was removed from office. His daughter, Qiu Ying has attempted murder on the Imperial Empress, foiling a peace marriage between the Qin Empire and the Wei Kingdom, harming several parties. Because of this all the Qiu family had to be wiped out! Execute everyone involved! Write the decree," ZiXuan said glancing at the eunuch who had read the letter.

Qiu Lang fell down. He stared blankly ahead.

Lady Qiu hugged her husband and started crying. Hearing the sound of crying made him slightly aware. He looked up again at ZiXuan and cupped his hands together. "Your Majesty, please be merciful. I accept all these punishments, but can you let go of my wife and children?"

"If I just let go of your wife and children, isn't this unfair to your other family? Because of one man's fault, all of them got mud. A guilty person must still be punished, especially the mistake he made was a fatal mistake. The Empire cannot forgive him. Court's over!" ZiXuan stood up and walked out.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Give us some light!"

ZiXuan continued walking regardless of the shout. Before completely disappearing from there, he stopped beside Li Wei and whispered something.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

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"General Li, what about my family? Your Excellency—Your Majesty will keep his promise, right? Where are you taking me?" Xiao Tao asked as he continued to follow Li Wei's footsteps behind the man.

"Later you will also know," Li Wei replied briefly.

Xiao Tao squeezed his already sweaty hands.

Li Wei glanced at the maid and smiled obliquely. "What's wrong? Why do you look so depressed? If you don't make a mistake, calm down. Your Majesty is the one who can keep his promise," he said.

Xiao Tao raised his face somewhat surprised. "So—so we're going to face His Majesty?" tanyanya.

Li Wei did not reply. Instead, he walked faster.

Xiao Tao had no choice but to follow him. Wanting to escape is not easy either.

Li Wei took Xiao Tao to the very back of the palace. A very rare part to visit, located close to the cold palace.

"Your Majesty, I've brought it."

Elsewhere, Yuan had just finished cleaning himself up.

"Sister, is the news true?"

"Really! When I passed the palace kitchen, the servants talked about it."

"I've already sensed that Miss Ying does indeed dislike Empress Xuan, but never expected her to do something like this! Fortunately, he received the right punishment!"

Yuan frowned in confusion when he heard that conversation between Jingli and Yunniang who was behind him. "What's right? Who is punished? What does this have to do with Miss Ying?" the question was a lot that made the two servants surprised.

Jingli and Yunniang turned around together and lowered their heads. "Ah that. There's nothing, Empress. Do you want breakfast now? Servants will prepare for it," replied Yunniang reacting quickly.

Yuan looked at the two women suspiciously. "You say!" kelu urgent.

Both of them hesitated to open their voices.

Jingli swallowed his saliva and glanced at Yunniang. The woman nodded slowly at him.

"Empress, the incident last night, the one who tried to attack you was Miss Ying's servant, Xiao Tao," Jingli replied cautiously.

Yuan looked increasingly confused. "What are you saying, is it true?"

Jingli nodded quickly. "Sister Yunniang heard it directly from some of the palace's kitchen maids this morning."

"It could have been just a rumor."

"That's impossible, Empress. The servant also heard that all the Qin family will be executed this afternoon. After all, trying to kill the Imperial Empress was a huge mistake. No wonder his family will be affected." This time, it was Yunniang who spoke.

Yuan was silent for a moment before suddenly walking out the door.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"Searching for Emperor Xuan. You don't need to accompany me," Yuan replied without turning his head.

His feet are fast and balanced. The girl was already in front of the Qin Palace. He went straight in without caring about the doorman who seemed to want to say something.

Blank. There was no one in the room. "Where did he go?" thought.

Yuan came back out and directly asked the two guards. "Where did His Majesty go?"

"Your Majesty this morning has already gone to the courtroom and has not returned to date, Empress."

Yuan sighed softly. "If you're back, please tell Your Majesty that I'm looking for him."

"Good."

Yuan left from there, but had no intention of directly returning to his palace. He was still trying to find and question some of the servants or guards he passed by.

"Did you see His Majesty today?" his umpteenth question to the 13th servant he passed.

The waiter looked down and said, "Hamba saw it. Looks like His Majesty the Emperor went to the very back of the palace."

Hearing that, eyes as beautiful as her peach blossoms sparkled. "Thank you!" yuan said and sauntered away.

He walked back quickly to where the waiter said he was with a satisfied smile on his lips.

His footsteps slowed down when his ears caught up to a conversation.

"Your Majesty, the Servant has already taken her," said the familiar-sounding voice.

His eyes slowly caught a figure he was very familiar with.

The tall figure with the crown on his head was slowly turning around. The man stared flatly at the girl in front of him.

"Hamba saluted His Majesty the Emperor" the servant said softly. "Your Majesty, I have done as Your Majesty commanded. Can you let me and my family get away from the capital? Your Majesty don't worry, no one will know about it. The servant will keep it until the end of life" he explained.

ZiXuan raised his eyebrows. "Your words, why do I hear it like a threat?"

Xiao Tao shook his head quickly. "The servant did not dare" he said.

"No courage? So what did you do yesterday? Doesn't that include bravery?" tanyanya.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please listen to the servant's explanation."

"You say."

"That night, I—hamba did it intentionally, but I had no intention of hurting Empress Xuan. I did it to make this play look real. Your Majesty, I'm telling you the truth" he explained.

ZiXuan snorted in annoyance. "That's why you hurt him. Besides, do you think I don't know what you're planning? If you doubt me, then why keep asking about our deal? Are you worthy?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you promised me!" Xiao Tao looked at him expectantly.

"I promised, but you didn't do it right either. Why should I keep my promise now? Moreover, like the Qin family, is letting go of you now, not going to be a problem in the future on this empire?"

"Your Majesty, you—" His words came to a halt when Xiao Tao felt something cold stabbing him. He looked down and saw a sword that had pierced through his stomach was covered in blood.

ZiXuan stared flatly at the royal bodyguard standing behind Xiao Tao with the sword in his hand. "Are you going to keep hiding there?" tanyanya looked back.

The girl came out of her hiding place. "I'm just passing by. Didn't see anything. Your Highness, I'm leaving, "without waiting for an answer from the man standing far away from her, he immediately turned around and walked quickly away from the place.

"Your Majesty."

ZiXuan smiled faintly and shook his head. "No problem. My woman, I can take care of it myself. Quickly clean this place up!"

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