Chapter: 833

Such icy coldness flustered Zhu Taiyoon.

As he was the eldest son and the only son of the deceased Empress, the Emperor always treated him with warmth and affection.

However, at that moment, the Emperor’s eyes were full of disappointment and distrust.

“No! It isn’t true! Your Majesty! No. Father! This is all...”

“Can’t you just shut your mouth!”

Zhu Taiyoon had been desperately trying to persuade the Emperor, but his expression stiffened at that moment.

As The Emperor yelled at him, Zhu Taiyoon’s mind went blank.

“Do you think that I, the Emperor, lack ears and eyes? I have always given you second chances when you made mistakes, but this time you crossed the line.”

“Ugh, this isn’t...”

“Huh! Did you think that I wouldn’t know what you and your partners were up to?”

‘!!!’

The Emperor’s sharp words cut so deeply in Zhu Taiyoon’s heart that his words got stuck in his throat.

Although he’d managed to gain the support of many officials, including Admiral Lim, making them his sworn allies, the power in the Imperial palace always revolved around the Emperor.

This meant that there was no corner within the imperial palace where the Emperor’s eyes and ears were absent.

“No, it is a misunderstanding! Admiral Lim and I discovered that the 2nd prince had teamed up with the Demonic Cult to steal the treasure of His Majesty, the Emperor!”

The Emperor’s disappointment deepened at Zhu Taiyoon’s words, as he desperately insisted on his innocence.

The Emperor summoned Seo Tae-sik, the Admiral of the Cardinal Spear, who was standing behind him.

“Admiral Seo.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Call them.”

Upon hearing the Emperor’s command, Admiral Seo Tae-sik looked at the officials in the room and shouted.

“The inspection duty has been successfully executed at the command of His Majesty.”

“Inspection?”

Zhu Taiyoon didn’t understand what was being said, especially the inspection they were talking about.

But he soon found out.

Among the East Spear eunuchs who were laying flat on the floor and bowing their heads, five eunuchs got up and approached the emperor who was near the entrance.

‘What? Who are they?’

The eunuchs who approached the emperor quickly knelt onto one knee.

The one in the lead shouted.

“The group leader of Cardinal Spear, Shim Hyung, has finished the inspection duty and greets His Majesty!”