The Prince Is Abolished

Chapter 11

The mystic was duly recognized. The imperial court was in full session when he had arrived and he was welcomed with full honors.

His fame had made him a God-like figure in the Mi kingdom and the emperor himself came down from his throne and touched the great man's feet.

The sage didn't say anything and it made the emperor feel frightful.

'Master, won't you bless me?'

'You really think that my blessing is so cheap emperor? That you touch my feet, and I grant you one. Are you worthy?'

The edginess in the master's voice sent shivers down the court and the emperor kept looking at the floor.

'Master...please tell me what mistake I made?'

'Why don't you ask your heir-apparent what he did?'

What did that stupid boy do now that the great master is here from the Himalayas to reprimand me!

The Prime Minister was still standing, and he bowed his head down, and said: 'Master, please take seat. If you keep standing, then our emperor cannot sit, and it harms his majesty.'

'Does it also hurt his royal dignity that his son sexually abused a woman and tortured her?'

'WHAT?'

The court that was dead silent suddenly became a den of whispers and silent gawking at each other.

'Why are you silent now, prime minister? Is this now an accepted practice that a man can abuse and assault a woman by holding on to the promise she naively made in love?'

The emperor was stunned to hear this. He got up to his feet and looked around and saw perplexed glances everywhere.

'You are talking about the daughter of the Lu family? She raised the abuse complaint against Xi Mang?'

'I was invited by Lu Xang to visit the Lu family mansion. I saw their daughter limping and trying to hide and I probed. You think I should let her live in pain and in fear of your son?'

'Master...she could have lied...'

'You think that I am befuddled and cannot understand what is right and what is wrong? I extracted all details from her on my own.'

'But master...'

'I see in your eyes, your royal son is so innocent that he can do no wrong and only the commoners like that poor girl are the vicious ones?'

'Master. Please hear me...I know...'

'Ask your son to face me here, you are a fool! Unfit to be an emperor. If you don't stop this menace now, he will destroy peace in this whole region with his unbridled lunatic streak.'

'Emperor. I implore you to call upon the prince. Let him face the sage now,' the prime minister stepped in again.

The prime minister shared great rapport with the Lu family and knew about Lu Ran's nature. If she said so, and was able to even move the mystic to plead her case, then only a fool would side with Xi Mang.

As he said this, the clamour in the court went wild and even the loyalists of Xi Mang joined the chorus in the fear of being left out.

'Okay. Inform prince Xi Mang and tell him to appear,' the emperor gave in.

'Wait. Call your second prince as well,' the mystic said.

'Why master?'

'I need to speak to him.'

'Okay. Call the second prince as well,' the emperor ordered.

The emperor loved Xi Mang but if he really did what the mystic said, then it would be the end of his candidacy, at least for now.