Chapter 64 Death Penalty (1/2)

After Chu Tiankuo dealt with affairs of state the next day, the scene of last night played back continuously in his mind.

Chu Tiankuo became angrier and angrier, so he decided to vent his anger!

”Little Orange, deliver my decree: Helian Jue will be punished.”

After hearing Chu Tiankuo's words, Little Orange was so afraid that he knelt on the ground and said in a loud voice,

”Your Majesty, please think twice! As Helian Jue is the emperor of the former dynasty, some remaining evils haven't claimed the allegiance and some secrets are still unknown. You shouldn't kill Helian Jue now!”

Little Orange knew that Chu Tiankuo wanted to kill Helian Jue because of the empress. However, troubles would definitely arise from the former dynasty if Helian Jue was dead!

It was not worth letting troubles arise from the former dynasty and hiding the unknown secrets just for a woman! Moreover, the empress would definitely fall out with the emperor if Helian Jue was killed.

Chu Tiankuo wore an insidious sneer and said in a cold voice, ”Helian Jue seduced my beloved woman, why can't I say something?! He is my prisoner now! I can do anything I want to him!”

Little Orange became terrified again but appealed to the emperor at the risk of his life,

”Your Majesty! Please think twice! It won't be late to kill Helian Jue after all the secrets are asked out!”

”But I want to kill him right now! What should I do!” Chu Tiankuo said in a fury.

Little Orange trembled his body more fiercely but insisted that Chu Tiankuo should withdraw his decree.

”Your Majesty, please calm down and think it over. Killing Helian Jue may vent your anger for a moment, but what could you get from it?

You can only get relieved for a while at the expense of the entire burial of secrets, the chaos of the country and resentment of your empress! Your Majesty, please think twice!”

”You desire to keep Helian Jue alive so much. Are you the enemy agent sent out by Helian Jue?” Chu Tiankuo asked in a fierce voice.

As Little Orange's body trembled harder, he said with reverence and awe, ”Your Majesty! My loyalty to you is proved by heaven and seen by the sun! Your Majesty!”

Little Orange said in a tearful voice.

Chu Tiankuo remained silent and became less angry after quarrelling with Little Orange for so long. But he needed to vent his anger anyway.

As Little Orange knelt on the floor trembling, Chu Tiankuo was in deep thought massaging his temple in the hall.

When he opened his mouth again, Chu Tiankuo totally calmed down and said in a calm voice, ”Deliver my decree: bring Helian Jue to trial. Punish him if he does not say out those secrets. But make sure he is alive.”

Little Orange took over the imperial edict silently, knowing that Helian Jue would be dead if he said more.

Chu Tiankuo's voice in the dim hall was as cold as the devil in hell.

”Helian Jue, I will let you know what will happen if you badger with my beloved woman!”

After Tang Xia heard the decree, she stood up from the chair immediately and wanted to beg for Chu Tiankuo's mercy. She knew that Chu Tiankuo would kill Helian Jue sooner or later but not now and that he wanted to kill Helian Jue probably because of her.

Although the decree said people should make sure Helian Jue was alive, Tang Xia was worried that accident might happen during the criminal penalty.

When Helian Jue died 'by accident', it would be no use to punish those involved as one only lived once. Chu Tiankuo's plan was so cruel.

In Tang Xia's opinion, she did not care how Helian Jue died. But he could not die because of her, otherwise she would be condemned by her conscience all her life.

When Tang Xia walked to the doorway, she was stopped by Lyuyou and Anran.

Lyuyou and Anran looked at each other and made up their minds. Then they both knelt on the ground in front of Tang Xia.

Tang Xia's two maids said in chorus,

”Please think twice, Your Grace.”

Tang Xia was stunned by their behaviors. ”When did they know what I am going to do? Why do they ask me to think twice?”

Anran glanced at Tang Xia and said tamely, ”We can tell from your face what you are going to do, Your Grace.”

When they got the decree, Lyuyou told her that the empress would definitely appeal to His Majesty to show mercy for Helian Jue. As expected, the empress did want to do that. Luckily, they stopped her.

Lyuyou knelt on the ground and said dignifiedly and orderly,

”Your Grace, for one thing, you are the wife of His Majesty while Helian Jue is the enemy of His majesty. You have to accept the headship of your husband. So you cannot appeal to His Majesty to show his mercy for Helian Jue.

For another, you are the empress of the present dynasty while Helian Jue is the emperor of the former dynasty. What's more, you were Helian Jue's imperial concubine. What will His Majesty and all officials think if you appeal to His Majesty to show his mercy for Helian Jue now?”

What Lyuyou said was reasonable from two angles and both excellent in voice and affection.

An ordinary woman would be convinced by Lyuyou's words as women in ancient times were required to act according to the three obediences and four virtues and to accept the headship of the husband. However, Tang Xia was a human who made a time-travel here from the 21st century.