"Daddy! don't be mad!" Zheng Lu gathered tears in his hazel eyes
Seeing his son pitful appearance, made him calm down for a moment. while the queen kept her cold expression like usual.
'That brat.' Zheng Wei clenched his fists trying to control his emotions
"Zheng Shang! how are things in the border?" The queen asked trying to drive the King attention away from her son
"Well, I got promoted as a captain." He replied proudly
" I know." The Emperor replied
"Didn't you get promoted because of Zheng Min?" Zheng Lu blurted out
If a glare could kill Zheng Lu would have been dead already, noticing the obvious, he suddenly covered his mouth, widening his eyes in realization.
"Your Majesty, that's not true!" Zheng Shang said swallowing his saliva
Actually, The second and third princes are Twins so it's easy to fool people, Zheng Min is known for being a Marital Arts expert, while Zhang Shang is a weak person.
"Zheng Shang, Zheng Wei I didn't mean to!" Zheng Lu said pouting when he received such a glare full of killing intent
"He might not know what he's saying, your Majesty." Zheng Wei tried to help his brothers
Feeling like his blood pressure is getting high the Emperor Ignored them all, trying to think of a way to release his frustration.
He realized that he raised fools, not human beings, maybe he should teach them a lesson.
"Guards!" His voice echoed through the room, Alarming the brothers.
"yes!" The Guards replied bowing in respect
"Arrest them all except the fourth prince." The Emperor ordered
"Your Majesty!" The Empress Exclaimed in panic when a Guard took her away, while the brothers obediently went with them
'Her expressionless face annoyed me, this one looks better.' The Emperor thought with a smirk
Zheng Lu eyes flashed in surprise, it's a well-known fact that the emperor punish his sons this way, but he didn't expect that he will do the same to the Empress.
"Do I need to punish you too?" The Emperor asked amused
"Zheng Lu is an obedient child." Zheng Lu picked the safest answer with stars shining in his eyes
"That's why you are my favorite." The Emperor said patting his head
"You will be going tomorrow, I won't see you off, but I will visit you." The Emperor continued
"What about my wedding?" Zheng Lu asked
"Pfft! grow up first!" He laughed
'Woah that was a mess, he scared me for a moment.' Zheng Lu thought