Lin Cheng: "Lafeier Duke must have many doubts in his mind. Why not ask, are you afraid?"
Lafeier shifted his gaze from Qin Han Yue to Lin Cheng. Still not saying a word.
The curious Young Prince couldn't help but take a step forward.
He asked the doubt in his heart: "Duke Lin, what is going on here, how come you are not dead? But I clearly saw your..." corpse.
The Young Prince asked what everyone was curious about. He was confirmed dead, so how could he suddenly come back to life?
Lin Cheng: "Poisoned, car accident, assassination, Lafeier Duke tried to kill me three times, he really didn't want me to live for a moment longer, without leaving any possibility for me to survive."
"Thanks to the help of a noble person, I narrowly escaped and only then could I come here today alive to stop the sinister plans of you father and son."
Lafeier father and son tried every means to kill Lin Cheng, which made most people in the hall resentful.
Young Prince: "So you knew from the beginning that they were going to rebel, and faked your death to deceive them, right?"
Lin Cheng: "Yes, I set them up."
Lafeier sent someone to sneak into his manor and put poison in the cup he used. Lin Cheng drank from that cup and was indeed poisoned.
What Lafeier didn't know was that someone had witnessed the whole poisoning process - Flowing Shadow.
If Lafeier knew that the top assassin he had sent began lurking under Flowing Shadow's nose as soon as he set foot on Lin Cheng's turf, he would have been furious.
Lin Cheng set them up by using that cup, but he controlled the dose of poison, and Jiao Ying had been giving him antidotes.
As for the car accident.
The driver was arranged by the Eldest Prince in order to wash away suspicions about himself. Naturally, the driver would not really crash trying to kill them since the Eldest Prince was in the same car with Lin Cheng.
That's right. While Lafeier was monitoring Jiao Ying, Jiao Ying was also monitoring him, thus finding out about their cooperation with the Eldest Prince.
Their main purpose in arranging the car accident was to prevent Lin Cheng from attending the engagement ceremony. Of course, it would be even better if they could kill Lin Cheng.
Young Prince: "I still don't understand. Duke Lin, you were lying in the morgue at that time without breathing, it looked so real..."
Ryan looked at the revived Lin Cheng and couldn't help saying: "That person wasn't you, was he?"
Lin Cheng: "Indeed it wasn't me."
Jiao Ying was acting, and so was Lafeier, only Lafeier couldn't keep his cool as well as Jiao Ying. After all, with Lin Cheng's accession imminent, Lafeier had no time to lose.
Because Lafeier was too wary of Jiao Ying and afraid that what happened here would reach Jiao Ying's ears, he was a little impatient. He couldn't wait for Lin Cheng to die from the poison, so he sent an assassin to the hospital to assassinate Lin Cheng.
However, Lin Cheng had already been transferred. The one who was shot while lying in the ICU posing as Lin Cheng wearing a human skin mask was Moon Shadow.
Young Prince: "It wasn't you? Who was it then?"
Lin Cheng: "Just some smokescreens. Anything else you want to ask? If not, let me get down to business."
Lin Cheng looked back at Lafeier.
He began to list his crimes one by one.
"Everyone, I hereby revoke Lafeier Howard and his son Ryan Howard's noble titles. Their nationalized and private assets will also be confiscated. The two will be sent to military court immediately to stand trial."
The supporters of the old king were excited to the point of tears.
It was as if the old king's family had come back from hell to heaven.
Ryan frowned while Lafeier showed no reaction.
After saying this, Lin Cheng turned to look at Ryan's supporters.
Seeing Lin Cheng's gaze on them, they didn't dare look him in the eye. The two or three most vocal ones wished they could turn invisible.
From total victory to sudden total defeat with Lin Cheng's appearance, if they had to bear the consequences, their days would be over.
Conspiring for personal gains, staging a rebellion, any single charge was enough for them to spend the rest of their lives in prison, not to mention their families would also be implicated.
However, Lin Cheng just gave them a faint smile.
Then he stopped looking at them, but that one look was enough to scare them.
Lin Cheng: "I believe many people here were instigated and coerced by Lafeier in a moment of confusion. "
"I believe everyone wants the best for C Country. It doesn't matter which side you choose, I just hope everyone will act cautiously in the future and put the country and people first."
Ryan’s supporters occupied half of the royal court. They were the foundation of the entire court and depended on each other to survive. It was unrealistic to simply revoke all their noble titles.
The supporters of the old king were currently too battered. Restabilizing the situation and calming the people should be the top priority. If he went after them, they might desperately fight back.
No matter which side got hurt, it would be bad for the royal family and C Country.
Therefore, Lin Cheng decided to give them a chance. This would not only stabilize them but also win him some favor. After all, he didn’t intend to become the king, and it was uncertain whether this Duke could still become one. Offending too many powerful figures would not bode well.
Furthermore, making an example of the Howard clan would be enough to warn their cronies.
As long as the Howard clan fell, all problems would be solved.
Lin Cheng: "Alright, everyone must be tired. Please take your families and leave to rest. I still have some personal matters to deal with these two."
Howard’s supporters let out a sigh of relief that Lin Cheng did not hold them accountable. They hurried away quietly. In order to avoid implication, they didn’t even glance at the Howard father and son before leaving.
Although the supporters of the old king were unhappy to let them off so easily, they also understood clearly that with so many royal members involved and the royal family currently battered, it was impossible to eliminate them at this point. Other than giving them a chance and leaving themselves a way out, there was nothing they could do.
What Lin Cheng did was the best solution.
As those royal members and their families left, the lively hall quieted down a lot.
Lin Cheng finally looked at the eastern imperial guards Lafeier had brought in and ordered: "Everyone, wait outside."
The leading soldier hesitated between Lin Cheng and Lafeier for a moment.
Lin Cheng's eyes flashed coldly: "What's wrong, you won't listen to me?"
The leader was shocked and reacted that Lin Cheng was the rightful heir to the throne. He immediately responded: "Yes, sir!"
Then he led all the soldiers out of the hall.
When they got outside, they saw their fellow eastern imperial guards had been disarmed by the western guards.
In the hall,
the now isolated Howard father and son were truly alone without any support.
Lafeier finally spoke, still calm: "Turning the tide so perfectly, there must be others besides Mr. Qin who helped you. Why don't you invite them all out and let me see who they are."
Lin Cheng: "Lafeier Duke must have many doubts in his mind. Why not ask, are you afraid?"
Lafeier shifted his gaze from Qin Han Yue to Lin Cheng. Still not saying a word.
The curious Young Prince couldn't help but take a step forward.
He asked the doubt in his heart: "Duke Lin, what is going on here, how come you are not dead? But I clearly saw your..." corpse.
The Young Prince asked what everyone was curious about. He was confirmed dead, so how could he suddenly come back to life?
Lin Cheng: "Poisoned, car accident, assassination, Lafeier Duke tried to kill me three times, he really didn't want me to live for a moment longer, without leaving any possibility for me to survive."
"Thanks to the help of a noble person, I narrowly escaped and only then could I come here today alive to stop the sinister plans of you father and son."
Lafeier father and son tried every means to kill Lin Cheng, which made most people in the hall resentful.
Young Prince: "So you knew from the beginning that they were going to rebel, and faked your death to deceive them, right?"
Lin Cheng: "Yes, I set them up."
Lafeier sent someone to sneak into his manor and put poison in the cup he used. Lin Cheng drank from that cup and was indeed poisoned.
What Lafeier didn't know was that someone had witnessed the whole poisoning process - Flowing Shadow.
If Lafeier knew that the top assassin he had sent began lurking under Flowing Shadow's nose as soon as he set foot on Lin Cheng's turf, he would have been furious.
Lin Cheng set them up by using that cup, but he controlled the dose of poison, and Jiao Ying had been giving him antidotes.
As for the car accident.
The driver was arranged by the Eldest Prince in order to wash away suspicions about himself. Naturally, the driver would not really crash trying to kill them since the Eldest Prince was in the same car with Lin Cheng.
That's right. While Lafeier was monitoring Jiao Ying, Jiao Ying was also monitoring him, thus finding out about their cooperation with the Eldest Prince.
Their main purpose in arranging the car accident was to prevent Lin Cheng from attending the engagement ceremony. Of course, it would be even better if they could kill Lin Cheng.
Young Prince: "I still don't understand. Duke Lin, you were lying in the morgue at that time without breathing, it looked so real..."
Ryan looked at the revived Lin Cheng and couldn't help saying: "That person wasn't you, was he?"
Lin Cheng: "Indeed it wasn't me."
Jiao Ying was acting, and so was Lafeier, only Lafeier couldn't keep his cool as well as Jiao Ying. After all, with Lin Cheng's accession imminent, Lafeier had no time to lose.
Because Lafeier was too wary of Jiao Ying and afraid that what happened here would reach Jiao Ying's ears, he was a little impatient. He couldn't wait for Lin Cheng to die from the poison, so he sent an assassin to the hospital to assassinate Lin Cheng.
However, Lin Cheng had already been transferred. The one who was shot while lying in the ICU posing as Lin Cheng wearing a human skin mask was Moon Shadow.
Young Prince: "It wasn't you? Who was it then?"
Lin Cheng: "Just some smokescreens. Anything else you want to ask? If not, let me get down to business."
Lin Cheng looked back at Lafeier.
He began to list his crimes one by one.
"Everyone, I hereby revoke Lafeier Howard and his son Ryan Howard's noble titles. Their nationalized and private assets will also be confiscated. The two will be sent to military court immediately to stand trial."
The supporters of the old king were excited to the point of tears.
It was as if the old king's family had come back from hell to heaven.
Ryan frowned while Lafeier showed no reaction.
After saying this, Lin Cheng turned to look at Ryan's supporters.
Seeing Lin Cheng's gaze on them, they didn't dare look him in the eye. The two or three most vocal ones wished they could turn invisible.
From total victory to sudden total defeat with Lin Cheng's appearance, if they had to bear the consequences, their days would be over.
Conspiring for personal gains, staging a rebellion, any single charge was enough for them to spend the rest of their lives in prison, not to mention their families would also be implicated.
However, Lin Cheng just gave them a faint smile.
Then he stopped looking at them, but that one look was enough to scare them.
Lin Cheng: "I believe many people here were instigated and coerced by Lafeier in a moment of confusion. "
"I believe everyone wants the best for C Country. It doesn't matter which side you choose, I just hope everyone will act cautiously in the future and put the country and people first."
Ryan’s supporters occupied half of the royal court. They were the foundation of the entire court and depended on each other to survive. It was unrealistic to simply revoke all their noble titles.
The supporters of the old king were currently too battered. Restabilizing the situation and calming the people should be the top priority. If he went after them, they might desperately fight back.
No matter which side got hurt, it would be bad for the royal family and C Country.
Therefore, Lin Cheng decided to give them a chance. This would not only stabilize them but also win him some favor. After all, he didn’t intend to become the king, and it was uncertain whether this Duke could still become one. Offending too many powerful figures would not bode well.
Furthermore, making an example of the Howard clan would be enough to warn their cronies.
As long as the Howard clan fell, all problems would be solved.
Lin Cheng: "Alright, everyone must be tired. Please take your families and leave to rest. I still have some personal matters to deal with these two."
Howard’s supporters let out a sigh of relief that Lin Cheng did not hold them accountable. They hurried away quietly. In order to avoid implication, they didn’t even glance at the Howard father and son before leaving.
Although the supporters of the old king were unhappy to let them off so easily, they also understood clearly that with so many royal members involved and the royal family currently battered, it was impossible to eliminate them at this point. Other than giving them a chance and leaving themselves a way out, there was nothing they could do.
What Lin Cheng did was the best solution.
As those royal members and their families left, the lively hall quieted down a lot.
Lin Cheng finally looked at the eastern imperial guards Lafeier had brought in and ordered: "Everyone, wait outside."
The leading soldier hesitated between Lin Cheng and Lafeier for a moment.
Lin Cheng's eyes flashed coldly: "What's wrong, you won't listen to me?"
The leader was shocked and reacted that Lin Cheng was the rightful heir to the throne. He immediately responded: "Yes, sir!"
Then he led all the soldiers out of the hall.
When they got outside, they saw their fellow eastern imperial guards had been disarmed by the western guards.
In the hall,
the now isolated Howard father and son were truly alone without any support.
Lafeier finally spoke, still calm: "Turning the tide so perfectly, there must be others besides Mr. Qin who helped you. Why don't you invite them all out and let me see who they are."
