Chapter 996: Chapter 996: Accused

Long Chen and Lu Wang entered the throne room, which wasn't as empty as yesterday. 

The Emperor was sitting on the Throne, talking to his Ministers when Lu Wang entered without asking for any permission. 

"Wang'er? What happened?" The Emperor asked Lu Wang. "Didn't you go to show Long Chen the city? Why are you back so soon?"

The Emperor stopped talking to his ministers and shifted his attention to his son, beside whom stood Long Chen. He was curious why they were back so soon. The trip shouldn't be over so fast. Their Royal City had many places. Could it be that they faced some trouble?

"Father, there's something I need to tell you. Apparently, Long Chen raped a worker of Flower Pavillion. I brought him here to have you serve justice," Lu Wang told his father as he glanced at Long Chen. 

The Ministers started chattering amongst themselves as they heard this shocking news. The Prince Consort had forced a commoner?