"What, from the sound of it..."
Xiao Jinxuan narrowed his eyes slightly as he listened to Jiang Xiaobai. "If I handle this poorly, your Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate intends to blame me?"
"Yes!"
Jiang Xiaobai showed no intention of backing down. He answered outright, then cupped his hands. "Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to uphold justice for the Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate!"
"And for our estate's... 800,000-strong army!"
"Good. Very good!"
Suppressing his fury, Xiao Jinxuan turned toward the Ministry of Justice officials, his gaze icy. "What do you have to say for yourselves?!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Forcing himself to endure the pain in his leg, Cheng Xiao shuffled two steps forward and said urgently, "Jiang Xiaobai is the villain crying victim!"
His voice trembled as he continued, "It... it was people from Cheng Xiao's Marquis's Residence who were bullying innocent commoners!"
"They were forcing people to buy wine at the restaurant. As Ministry of Justice officials, we naturally couldn't stand by and watch such things happen."
"That was why I detained them for questioning. Please uphold justice for me, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai glanced at Cheng Xiao and said calmly, "Please don't uphold justice for him. One look tells you he's a pretty boy!"
"You can't trust anything he says!"
"Jiang Xiaobai!"
Cheng Xiao shook with rage. "Fuck you and your whole family!"
"Your Majesty!"
Jiang Xiaobai immediately cupped his hands. "This man has insulted me in public. Please have him hacked to death!"
"You insulted me too!"
Rage surged through Cheng Xiao's heart, and he nearly spat blood.
"Oh, I was stating a fact, not insulting you!"
"You... you..."
Cheng Xiao gritted his teeth, his entire body trembling with fury.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhao Bintian was equally incensed. After shooting Jiang Xiaobai a vicious