After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

Duke Haines was completely panicked: "Your Highness, I don't have any...

"Of course I am willing to be punished, but Haines is the empire's right-hand man after all. If I rashly impose a punishment, it will be a huge loss for the empire!

"And...and if you execute me, or if you execute the others as well, Haines's territory is so large that it cannot be paralyzed!"

The Duke of Impasse, the plaintiff, watched the show with contempt:

“I knew that even if all three charges were proven, Atole would still try to avoid punishment by relying on his high position.

Of course, seeing how anxious he looks, he definitely won’t beg for mercy for his family!

Because in Atole's eyes, there is only his own interests!"

The other Haines felt disgusted when they saw Atole's serious look. Didn't they know that Atole wanted them to be punished for Atole?

then...

"Your Highness, don't listen to his nonsense. If you want to punish him, then punish him together!"

Fanny's voice reached everyone's ears.

"We can't let the Duke, who has implicated us, get away with this! We can't let him take the punishment for us! That's absolutely impossible!"

When Ivan heard Fanny say this, he almost burst out laughing:

"I'm not worried anyway. With the charter in hand, I'm invincible!"

Just as the crown prince was hesitating, steady footsteps were heard outside the door.

"Ah! You really are a family. Okay! Then of course I will think of a way for you to be punished peacefully."

The emperor actually came in.

From what he said, it seems that he has been following the entire arbitration meeting.

"Father..."

Everett wanted to roll his eyes at the emperor.

"I knew you would make time... but you still let me handle them on my own... I'd really appreciate it!"

The emperor took advantage of Everett's movement to stand up and quickly waved to him, signaling him to continue sitting there.

Then, he smiled and comforted her:

"Isn't this a test for you? It seems you did a good job. And you made a fair judgment in the end."

"I just haven't had time to write Haines' punishment yet,"

The crown prince shrugged helplessly.

"After all, as Duke Haines said, if he were punished, the entire South would be in chaos. That's why I hesitated..."

"Goddess Iris is the goddess of judgment. In the face of absolute evidence, there is no need to worry about human feelings," the emperor walked to Everett and sat on the seat that his men had quickly brought.

He said to the crowd,

"So, the Haines must be punished."

When the defendants heard what the emperor said, they had no choice but to obey the emperor's wishes.

The Crown Prince asked quickly:

"But if a southern leader isn't brought in soon, it's going to be really chaotic during this time."

The emperor smiled:

“As for the governance issues at Haynes…

"Why don't we find a collateral bloodline who guarantees that he has no connection with Haines sixteen years ago to serve as the acting head of the Haines family?"

When the emperor mentioned the "collateral bloodline that had nothing to do with Haines sixteen years ago", the Duke and Lord Haines realized what the emperor's wishes were.

Everett understood, but continued to play along with the emperor:

"Ah, Father's wish is..."

The emperor sneered, then stood up and said solemnly to the people present:

"After Master Xien's death, the continent should have suffered a disaster. But...

The real Duke of Haines, who has the legitimate bloodline of Haines and is the direct heir who can take over the throne of Duke of Haines, is still alive.

"And during the years he disappeared, he has been secretly observing the development of Haines, so he will definitely be able to govern the entire South while you are being punished."

After noticing the Duke and Lord's displeasure, the Emperor decided to take a delaying tactic:

“But, Duke Haines, Lord Haines, you don’t have to worry.

"He promised me that during your punishment, he would only act as the head of the family. He would not shake your right to rule."

However, the emperor's words were accompanied by a voice-over:

"As for whether people will follow you or your true orthodox bloodline, that's a story for another time!"

The Duke and Lord looked at each other, but there was nothing they could do—

It's better to temporarily give the title to "that person" than to an outsider, right? !

"Do you have any objections?" the emperor asked with a smile.

How dare they have any objections? They can only nod their heads in a timid way!

"Ah? What do you mean by direct heir?"

Lisa, who had no idea how the three Haines brothers celebrated the holiday, hurriedly asked the lady, but the lady also had no idea about the current situation.

Not to mention the other descendants of Haines:

"We... actually have an... uncle??"

"well,"

The emperor put his hands together helplessly.

"It seems that this arbitration meeting will also have to arbitrate internal matters of Haynes."

The Crown Prince standing aside felt hopeless—he had to work overtime again!

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and the emperor's men reported:

"Alexander Haines, the 29th direct heir of the Duke's generation and the true orthodox bloodline of Haines, is here—!"

Ivan explains:

"Hains has a special custom. After the previous duke decides who the heir is, he will give the heir an official name (commonly known as a 'written name').

And 'Alexander' is Uncle Arthur's written name, which was given by the old Duke."

(Of course, you can just call your uncle 'Arthur' on weekdays!)

The emperor said calmly:

"Ah, Haines has punctuality in his blood."

Everyone looked through the gate:

The men on both sides of the corridor lined up in two rows and saluted the man walking in the middle.

"Everyone salute!!!"

The person walking in the center is of course Arthur.

Today he changed into a uniform that matched Haynes' style (Arthur used to focus on being decent and comfortable, while Haynes focused on being elegant and luxurious), and his hair looked combed.

This made it clear at a glance that they were a family. Although they were three brothers, Arthur looked younger and more energetic than the other two.

People suddenly became quiet, for some reason——

"But this is the aura that a legitimate bloodline should have!"

Ivan (Jiaming) and Scott (Yuye) are strong eaters:

"Uncle Arthur was a Haines man, as you could tell by his hair color." (Evan)

"I have to say that Uncle Arthur has managed his body very well - even the youngest Alex is overshadowed..." (Scott)

Scott suddenly noticed Arthur's entourage, Nivea and an old woman wrapped up tightly in gray.

But these two people seem... like puppets being manipulated. Their walking movements are extremely unnatural. Even the expressions on their faces are confused.

Nevi was an acquaintance, but Ivan didn't really know the old woman next to Xia.

She looked very old, perhaps in her seventies or eighties.

Moreover, she looked pale, and it seemed that her frail body would not survive until next spring.