The prince wanted to divorce his wife during pregnancy, and the reborn princess burst into laughter

Chapter 168 Ling Xiao's Killing Intentions

The original purpose of Old Master Shangguan's visit to the palace was not to identify Luochuan, but to take the opportunity to break off relations with the Duke's Mansion.

Next time I face you head on, I won’t show mercy.

Another important thing is that the emperor sitting on the throne is not on good terms with the Duke's Mansion, and sooner or later the emperor will liquidate the Duke's Mansion.

Old Master Shangguan thought so in his heart, but he would never show such emotion on his face.

He said with a sad face: "My unworthy and unfilial son only had a conflict with Young Master Luochuan the night before he disappeared, and it was very intense. Now that dead boy can't be found, I have no choice but to do this. I hope that the Duke will understand.

If Young Master Luochuan really knows where the brat in my family is, please let me know."

Old Master Shangguan looked begging, but his tone implied that Shangguan Fei's disappearance was related to Luochuan.

Luo Chuan jumped up and down after hearing this. He ignored Ling Xiao and pointed at Old Master Shangguan and cursed, "Old Shangguan, stop spitting blood here. I have a grudge against Shangguan Fei, but I won't resort to trickery to kill that rubbish Shangguan Fei."

Luo Chuan's extremely arrogant look made Ling Xiao, who was sitting at the top watching the show, frown.

It seems that he, the emperor, has no deterrent power in the eyes of the Duke and his son, and they dare to speak wildly in front of him.

He looked at the Duke and his son with a pair of stern eyes, which became more and more profound.

Even if he is the emperor, some people still look down on him as always. So what's the point of keeping him around? Just for the New Year.

Old Master Shangguan looked at the extremely arrogant Luo Chuan, but he was laughing in his heart.

He didn't even look at where he was before he spoke such arrogant words, and even dared to call him an old villain and even called him "master" in front of him.

And this happened in front of the emperor. If it happened behind his back, I'm afraid he would have wanted to climb up to the emperor's position.

Old Master Shangguan secretly glanced at Ling Xiao who was sitting at the top, and saw that his face was indeed gloomy.

Haha, the Duke and his son are still unaware of this and have an expression that says, "What can you do to me?"

It was extremely stupid, Old Master Shangguan cursed in his heart, but he was still very angry. He was already old, but still being scolded by a young boy.

But he knew clearly the purpose of coming to the palace today, so he endured it. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

So he looked very aggrieved, and bowed his hands to the Duke, saying: "Duke, are you sure that I don't have any evidence? But the disappearance of my unfilial son is indeed related to the young master of Luochuan, there is no doubt about that.

Moreover, Young Master Luochuan dared to scold me in front of the Emperor and me. What can he not do behind my back? "

This confirmed Luo Chuan's guilt, and at the same time angered the father and son.

"old……"

Luochuan couldn't help but scold Old Master Shangguan again, but was glared at by the Duke.

Luochuan was not afraid of anything except his father getting angry. When the Duke glared at him fiercely, he immediately shut up and lowered his head, acting as obediently as a grandson.

Guo Gong then bowed to Old Master Shangguan and said, "Master Shangguan, I still say the same thing. Catch the thief and take the stolen goods. Catch the adulterer and take both of them. As long as Master Shangguan can produce favorable evidence, this unfilial son will be dealt with by your Shangguan family.

But you have nothing to offer, so don't humiliate yourself in front of the emperor.

If you keep biting it, not everyone in our palace can bite it."

This is so arrogant, even more arrogant than Luochuan. He has no intention of apologizing at all and does not even take the Shangguan clan seriously.

The Shangguan family is a prominent family in the capital, and even Ling Xiao has to show some courtesy to them.

And this Duke actually doesn't take the Shangguan clan seriously, what does that mean? It means that he doesn't even take Ling Xiao seriously.

The Duke really didn't take Ling Xiao seriously. In his eyes, Ling Xiao, the new emperor, was just a young boy, not as good as Ling Yi. Ling Yi was at least the crown prince appointed by the previous emperor, and he became the emperor by default.

In his eyes, Ling Xiao was a traitor who was seeking power and usurping the throne. His status and strength were not enough, otherwise, he would have led his troops in rebellion.

In fact, he is Ling Yi's die-hard fan. The reason why he is such a die-hard fan is that he has an unspeakable past with the deposed Queen Mother.

The deposed Queen Mother is the white moonlight in the Duke's heart and the goddess he cannot marry.

Even Ling Xiao didn't know such a secret matter.

After Ling Xiao killed Ling Yi and his mother, the Duke once wanted to kill Ling Xiao to avenge them.

But he knew his own strength. Even Ling Yi and his mother were defeated by Ling Xiao. It would be like an egg hitting a rock if he went there.

So he has not taken any action, but this does not mean that he takes Ling Xiao seriously.

Old Master Shangguan snorted in his heart. If he had definite evidence, why would he need to call him to the Emperor? He could just report it directly to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

However, based on his observation of Luo Chuan's expression, Shangguan Fei's disappearance probably had little to do with him, but that didn't mean he would let them go.

No matter what, someone has to be found to take the blame for Shangguan Fei's incident, and that person must be Luochuan.

Even though that useless son was a waste and always caused trouble for him, he was still his son. Even if he died, he had to die a worthy and meaningful death.

So he said bluntly: "Duke, let's not beat around the bush. If I don't have any evidence, why would I call you before the emperor?

I do not want to fall out with the Duke because of that unfilial son. We just need to talk it out and he will deal with him as needed.

If the Duke insists on saying nothing and doing nothing, then don’t blame me for not remembering our friendship. I will just do what needs to be done.”

"hehe."

The Duke sneered, "Shangguan, stop pretending in front of me. If you had solid evidence, you would have taken Luochuan away long ago. Why bother coming before the Emperor?"

The Duke is not confused. If Old Master Shangguan really had some solid evidence in his hands, Luochuan would have been arrested long ago, and he would not still be talking nonsense to him here.

Isn't it just to force him to submit? Isn't it just to break off relations with his Duke's Mansion so that Luochuan can take the blame?

He has played such tricks too many times.

Old Master Shangguan sighed, "The Duke insisted on having solid evidence and was unwilling to reconcile in front of the Emperor. If that's the case, then we'll have to go to court next time."

This is a complete break-up.

The Duke snorted coldly: "Let's go to court. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

After finishing speaking, Ling Xiao in the court bowed and said, "In that case, I, this old minister, will take my son and leave."

"Go back."

Ling Xiao just said it lightly.

Then the Duke glared at Old Master Shangguan fiercely and left with Luochuan.

"Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I'm sorry to embarrass you."

After the Duke and his son left, Old Master Shangguan immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ling Xiao to apologize.

Ling Xiao said calmly: "It's okay. It's not a day or two since the Duke has ignored me. It's just that the Duke is a little confused and doesn't know that I am the one sitting on the throne."