The youngest Duke of the Empire, Adrian de Lorraine, was completely nailed to the pillar of shame of the entire upper class.
The front page of the "Empire Morning News" described this shocking scandal in bold font: the noble Duke actually maintained a taboo relationship with a lowly slave girl who had been married for half a year. Public opinion was in an uproar, political opponents reveled, and even the Queen personally intervened in this major case of "tarnishing the glory of the empire" and demanded that it be handled impartially.
During the hearing, the handsome Duke looked pale and said nothing.
It was not until the prosecutor was about to read out the verdict that a silent and burly man was brought up. He is the husband of the slave girl and one of the most important witnesses in this case, a slave from the Bone Tribe, Tolan.
The entire court expected to see a blood and tearful accusation from a humble husband, and all around were eyes waiting for a good show.
"I, Slave Toland," and the focus of everyone's attention, the most miserable victim in history, took out a crumpled piece of brown paper from his pocket and read loudly, "... Volunteer to issue a plea of innocence for Duke Adrian de Lorraine."
He raised his dark eyes, his eyes like chains with hooks, tightly wrapped around the noble blond Duke in the dock, and said word by word:
"My master never 'had his way' with my wife."
The court fell into a dead silence shrouded in suspicion.
And Tolan grinned, showing an almost cruel smile, followed closely by those words - which caused more than 80% of the women of working age in the entire empire to collapse:
"It was me who got involved with the noble Duke Adrian, causing the empire's stars to fall into a dirty stable."
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"Poor Duke Adrian is just an innocent victim. From beginning to end, he is just... A despicable slave, rudely enjoying his beautiful master. Your Excellency, please be sure to put my unforgivable crime to trial."
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Note: It does not involve the same plot as Q.
Intention: I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain
