"Slow down." The Emperor stroked the Jade Pendant on his waist and spoke slowly, "Hu Miaomiao, Guo Neng and his lackeys are now your responsibility; I want Guo Neng alive."
He wished the man to confess his crimes and receive his punishment in person, else the grudge harbored by his Little Concubine's family would remain unresolved.
Light gleamed in Hu Miaomiao's eyes. To her understanding of His Majesty's words, as long as Guo Neng was alive, the rest of his henchmen and lackeys could be dealt with as seen fit.
"His Majesty is wise!" His face broke into a jubilant smile, barely containing himself, he said, "Does this servant depart now?"
Chen Fa tasted bitterness in his mouth; this task should have belonged to the Internal Guard Bureau, presumably one of the reasons His Majesty had summoned him late at night, but unexpectedly, due to his own words, he had lost the task.
He had brought shame upon their Ancestral Master...