bullyxtreme Chapter 561 - 279: What? Father Punished Him by Sending Him to Jail?
Chapter 561 - 279: What? Father Punished Him by Sending Him to Jail?
"His Highness is of noble birth and noble status; how can he visit such a filthy place as the prison? Let us drop the matter, assuming I never brought it up."
"The commander misunderstands; I have no objections to going to the prison. Since I’ve said I’m willing to accept the commander’s punishment, I shall willingly accept it."
Hearing these words, Mo Yuanhao furrowed his brows and slowly stood up from the ground.
"I beg the commander to wait a moment. I shall change clothes first, and then accompany the commander to the prison."
With that, he strode towards the bedside and picked up his robe to put it on.
Indeed, he did not object to going to the prison; he simply hadn’t expected it.
"Has Your Highness thought it through, truly wanting to go?"
"Yes, my mind is made up. The commander need not say more."
Thus, moments later, the two appeared side by side in the prison.
The on-duty prison guards were taken aback, repeatedly bowing to welcome them.
The guards’ minds were filled with doubts; why had these two suddenly visited, and what important matter could there be?
Then, they saw the noble and aloof Prince Qi casually open a prison door, walk in expressionlessly, and sit atop the filthy straw.
The guards widened their eyes, nearly dropping their jaws in shock, rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
As they looked again, Prince Qi remained seated on the spot, showing no intent to leave.
This...
Can someone tell them what exactly is going on?
Why is Prince Qi sitting on the prison floor, not intending to come out?
"The conditions in the prison aren’t good; Your Highness is of noble status and has never suffered hardship since childhood. If you find it unbearable, there’s no need to force yourself."
Yun Zheng looked around the surroundings, speaking with full remorse, as if deeply regretting his decision.
The conditions here were not just filthy and chaotic but also reeked with an unbearable stench; it was certainly no place for anyone to stay.
"Thank you for your kind intentions, Commander, but there is no need. I will wait until the punishment is over."
Mo Yuanhao shook his head, his voice full of resolve.
What?
So Prince Qi was not here for inspection, but to serve a sentence in the dungeons?
The prison guards were almost scared to the point of fainting.
This noble figure, why must he insist on staying in the prison?
In such a dark, foul, and disgusting place as the prison, how are they to manage without negligence?
It’s over, it’s over; it seems that heads will roll.
The guards couldn’t help but wear funeral expressions, crying silently inside with tears streaming, as if the sky were about to fall.
"Father..."
Yun Zheng had just stepped out of the prison when a figure emerged from the shadows to block his path.
It was Yun Wanye.
"What brings you here?"
Looking at the boy’s coarse linen clothing, Yun Zheng couldn’t help but furrow his brows, feeling somewhat unaccustomed.
"I just woke up and couldn’t find you, so I came out to look for you!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Zheng’s face instantly showed disdain.
"You’re grown now; why do you still act like a child not yet weaned?"
Yun Wanye: "..."
Those words were a bit harsh! But since it was his father, he wasn’t going to make a fuss.
Suddenly, he leaned in close to Yun Zheng’s ear, speaking in a mysterious, hushed tone.
"Father, what happened? I heard that Mo... uh, no, Prince Qi, something happened on his end. What’s the matter?"
"Moreover, didn’t you go to the prison together? Why are you out alone? Where’s Prince Qi?"
"Your intelligence is quite sharp," Yun Zheng lifted his eyelids to survey their surroundings, speaking in a hushed tone, "Let’s go back to the tent and talk."
"Alright."
Soon, the father and son returned to the Commander’s Tent.
Facing the curious gazes of the two siblings, Yun Zheng briefly recounted the events.
"According to the on-duty soldiers, as soon as he opened his eyes, he began smashing things. Hearing the commotion, his attendants went in to check, only to be met with a flurry of punches and kicks."
"No one knows exactly what happened to him; this outburst came out of nowhere, without any warning."
"When I got there, he had calmed down, but I could still sense that his emotions were not quite right."
The ’he’ naturally referred to Mo Yuanhao.
Yun Wanye pondered, rubbing his chin.
"This is a critical military site, with the enemy at hand; how could he lose control like this for no reason?"
This was entirely out of character for him.
Moreover, from Yun Zheng’s brief account, he hadn’t detected anything amiss, so how were those behaviors to be explained?
"Brother, how is our younger sister?"
Unable to figure it out, he shifted his focus to Yun Wanqing.
"She’s still asleep."
Yun Wanchen replied softly, paused, and then said, "Do you think his abnormal behavior has something to do with our younger sister?"