Chapter 224: Let Me See—Who’s the Unlucky Fool Chosen This Time? (1 / 2)
The crown prince, crippled in one leg, couldn’t run at all.
The old emperor gripped a thick tree branch in his hand, grinning sinisterly at his exasperating son.
“Gao Xian, I haven’t beaten you in a long time, and now you’re out there playing the tyrant, exploiting the people—am I right?”
“Look at all these jewels—how many households did you loot to gather these?!”
The thunderous voice sent a shiver through the crown prince, who stammered, “Father, I… I don’t know anything about this…”
The old emperor sneered, “Of course you don’t know. You must’ve ordered your servants to do it, didn’t you? You just enjoy the spoils without caring how many families were ruined in the process, do you?”
The crown prince quickly hid behind Prime Minister Dou, peeking out to plead, “Father, please, hear me out! I specifically ordered people to supervise this—how could they exploit the people?”
The old emperor glared at his son, fury storming in his eyes. “I’m sure you did assign someone to watch over it, but look at the results here. The only possibility is that they deceived you during their looting. How many times have I told you? Never act recklessly and never underestimate others’ intelligence!
“Are you going to tell me these pearls and jewels were picked up in rivers or dug out of mountains?!”