Otoko Game: Male protagonists, I’m just a scumbag

Wei Lan got on the carriage and was taken directly to the king's castle.

When I got off the carriage, I saw a man dressed as a noble being dragged out by two soldiers. The man was shouting that it was innocent and that it was not him.

Wei Lan swallowed his saliva, feeling that things were becoming increasingly weird.

The backyard of the king's castle was very large, and he was terrified all the way until he was led to the front hall.

His hanging heart finally died.

The king sat on his magnificent throne, wearing a golden crown on his head and a ruby ​​scepter in his right hand.

There was a man in gorgeous clothes on the ground. Before Wei Lan came, the king seemed to have accused him of something. Then the man was dragged out and the king announced his death sentence.

European royal families do not have to attend morning court as often as the Chinese, unless they encounter major military or other major events.

It is probably not a good thing for the king to invite him here and let him watch others being dragged out.

As soon as the man was dragged away, the king came towards Wei Lan with his scepter.

When Wei Lan saw him, he thought of the imprisoned red-haired man. He was ready to kneel down, but his shoulders were pressed. The king's majestic and vicissitudes voice came:

"I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. Thank you for your hard work these days."

..What?!

He just wanted a group of children to spread rumors if they heard the news that the princess was executed:

For example, the king executed the former queen and now even spares his own daughter. How can such a cruel monarch lead a country!

Then all kinds of exaggerations were added, saying that the king's knife had already hit his daughter, and who knows what the next one might be, some noble... and so on.

He told the king that day that once the news of his execution spread, someone might take the opportunity to spread other things.

Unexpectedly, from what the king said, he really caught someone. This coincidence actually helped the king.

"I have also caught the person who came to slander you for keeping a male lover. I will leave it to you to deal with."

King William patted him on the shoulder again.

? So the princess didn't have a male lover? Then who was the man in the bed when he came that day?

Although he had guessed before, if the princess kept a male protagonist to do that, wouldn't it have been discovered long ago that the princess was a man?

"Ahem," the king coughed twice in a mock manner.

"I have treated you badly over the years..."

His words did not sound affectionate at all, but rather a bit awkward. It seemed that he was indeed not familiar with his daughter. In the original text, each time he was summoned, it was because of a mistake.

Wei Lan felt a little distressed. This dog king changed his attitude too quickly, didn't he? He treated the original princess badly.

His mother died in front of him, and the murderer father didn't care about him at all. Maybe when Wei Lan first came, he would think that the servants treated him like that because of the princess's evil deeds.

But the subsequent actions, even if the plot in the original text was realized one by one, made him begin to doubt whether what he saw was the truth?

Or did his arrival change everything?

King William said uncertainly:

"In a few days, it will be your coming-of-age ceremony. On that day, I will announce your new surname and give you a grand banquet."

"Is there anything you want?"

Wei Lan thought about it and decided to take this opportunity:

"I want the servant named Hathaway back..."

William frowned when he heard the name, then nodded.

"Okay, that's an easy request. Is there anything else you would like?"

When did the Dog King become so generous?

Wei Lan thought about it again and replied:

"Without a father for the time being, can I keep this wish?"

King William hummed:

"You've been tired these past few days, go down and rest first."

Wei Lan raised her eyes. It seemed that the old king didn't know what to say to his daughter, so she bowed and left the front hall.

The king said to announce the new surname?

Wei Lan actually thought of this. His current surname is still his mother's, Kailin.

In the original text, although the princess hated this surname, due to the hereditary system, she could not allow anyone other than William to seize the throne, even though everyone knew that he was the king's biological daughter (son).

So he did a lot of bad things at all costs just to get this surname.

But I didn't expect that he could get it so easily.

I feel really sad for the princess.

No! He should be the one feeling sad now! After all, he is the princess now!

On the way back to the palace, Wei Lan finally understood why the king was so generous and said he would hold a coming-of-age ceremony banquet for him. This banquet would cost a lot of money.

Although it also happened in the original book, it was the queen who volunteered to host it on behalf of the princess. However, the princess ended up causing trouble at the banquet, which made the king feel that his royal family had lost face.

As for why it was necessary to do this, he had heard the general answer on his way back.

It turned out that two nobles were captured this time, both of them were barons. These two barons did not have much power, but were rich enough to rival a country.

Maritime trade, shipping, and mining alone accounted for several shares. They were also sentenced to death for spreading rumors, embezzling state funds, and lying about tax returns. It was also discovered that they had some dealings with other countries behind the scenes.

And their property, slaves, and servants were all turned over to the national treasury.

Wei Lan has begun to regret it and wonders if he can go back to the Dog King to ask for a mine...

The moment he stepped into the palace, Wei Lan felt something was wrong. It was particularly quiet until he glanced towards the center of the garden.

There was a shivering maid kneeling there, with two guards crossing their swords at her neck.

There were servants all around watching this scene. The moment Wei Lan stepped in, everyone in the hall looked at him, but no one showed surprise. It seemed that everyone knew everything.

He walked over and stood in front of Anya, looking down at her.

Anya was crying with tears streaming down her face, as if she was the most pitiful person in the world. When she saw Wei Lan, she wanted to rush forward, but was restrained by the sword at her neck.

Anya cried heartbreakingly, her voice choked with sobs:

"Oh... Lord, Princess, I was wrong. I won't do it again. I didn't do it... I was just... afraid that the princess would go astray, so I went to report it to the king..."

If he didn't know the whole story, he would probably feel sad for this poor girl.

Wei Lan bent down and stared at her:

"Tell me, did you report this to the king on your own initiative, or did someone instruct you?"

"Your Highness! I was wrong!" She suddenly screamed crazily and grabbed her hair frantically:

"Please don't hurt my family. This is all my fault! It's my fault. Please, Princess, please let my family go!"

Um? ?

Wei Lan frowned. No, why would he talk nonsense when he is about to die?

"Take her away and hand her over to the court for sentencing."

"Yes! Your Highness!" the guard responded and dragged Anya away.

Anya was still screaming and struggling madly:

"Why, why did you wrongly accuse me?! I clearly didn't do anything!"

If it weren't for what she did in the past two days, Wei Lan would have believed what she said.

Wei Lan turned and walked into the hall. In an instant, all the servants surrounding him dispersed, but they were still whispering something.

Only Sina stood on one side, her brows tightly furrowed, as if she was looking at him as if he were an enemy.

Wei Lan thought, he didn’t do anything wrong to her, right?

He almost forgot that there was a court etiquette ceremony and should have told the king to send someone else.

When Wei Lan was about to pass by her, she spoke angrily, but said it politely:

"I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess would wrong herself like this because of a servant."

Wei Lan pursed his lips. What he meant was that he was willing to go to jail in order to frame this servant.