Chapter 1262: Prince Li's Extra: The Failed Father

When the guard who had used the trick during the execution was brought to Murong Zheng, his face was full of despair.

All his previous insecurities were because of the Empress Dowager's jade pendant. He thought that the third prince might not let it go after waking up, but he didn't expect that the first person he saw was not the third prince, but the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I know my crime, I..." The guard eagerly confessed his crime without waiting for Murong Zheng to speak, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

Murong Zheng didn't say anything, just looked at the guard, but just staring at him like this made people feel like they were in the abyss.

"Concubine Dong had done me a favor. She sent a message some time ago, asking me not to show mercy to the third prince." The guard didn't dare to look into Murong Zheng's eyes. He just wanted to tell Murong Zheng the facts now. He knew very well that only by seeking truth from facts and being honest would he have a chance of survival.

"At this point, you are still making trouble." When the guard talked about Dong, Murong Zheng was panicked for a moment, and then he was disgusted.

"Your Majesty, I have no choice. The girl I like is Concubine Dong's personal maid."

"Chunchan or Lvliu?"

"Chunchan."

"More than a year ago, in order to consolidate her favor, Dong sent her maid Chunchan to my bed."

"You are very brave to covet my woman."

"I didn't know, I really didn't know, please spare me, Your Majesty." After hearing Murong Zheng say that Chunchan was his woman, the guard's heart was disillusioned. He knew that he would never be forgiven.

"You really deserve to die, not because you like Chunchan, but because you dared to attack the prince."

"Whether they are my favorite princes or not, they are all my sons, all royal blood, and you, a slave, cannot trample on them."

Murong Zheng is a gentle emperor. He rarely speaks so harshly, and has never defended Murong Kai in this way. After these words, he felt that his heart was filled.

He finally did what a father should do.

"Since you are from the Ministry of Punishment, go and try all the punishments of the Ministry of Punishment one by one."

"Your Majesty, spare my life." The guard was frightened when he heard Murong Zheng's words. He was from the Ministry of Punishment, so he naturally knew the punishments in the Ministry of Punishment. Some were worse than death, and some were life-threatening. He would definitely die.

"When you attacked my son, did you ever think of sparing his life? Since you have done it so hard, then you deserve to die."

The four words "death deserves no pity" completely killed the guard's hope. He was dragged away with a pale face, but Murong Zheng sat on the chair and remained silent for a long time.

After meeting Dong that day, he never saw her again. He only heard that she was looking forward to the return of her brother and nephew, and that she kept clamoring to see Murong Jie.

She was already at the end of her rope, and he really didn't take her seriously, but he didn't expect that even at the end of her rope, she could still make some waves.

In fact, she had already deserved to die, but he didn't have the heart to do it because he thought of the friendship of more than ten years and Murong Jie. Although he ordered to punish her every day, he also ordered that if she wanted to save her life, the punishment would only be physical pain, and she would not have to worry about her life.

But here, she pushed Ah Kai into a situation where she didn't know whether she would live or die.

Thinking of Murong Kai's legs, Murong Zheng felt extremely distressed. All the disasters that this child encountered seemed to be related to him.

Whether he ignored or paid attention to him, it only brought him pain.

He suddenly felt that he, as a father, had failed. He was just a failed father who couldn't even protect his own children.