CHAPTER 522: -43- TRIAL OF THE THIRD PRINCE_2

Charlotte thought that she would be asked to testify about some matters, but it turned out that her presence was not even necessary.

Moreover, the evidence prepared by the nobles was so shocking that even Charlotte was stunned.

For instance, the accusations of abusing bloodline nobles and murdering kingdom vassals were extreme. Some nobles accused the Third Prince, Philip, not only of abusing his wife but also of abusing his half-sister from a different mother, Princess Margaret of the New Moon Kingdom, leading directly to her eventual depression and suicide.

Charlotte was astonished by this unexpected revelation.

To her knowledge, there indeed was a princess in the New Moon Kingdom named Margaret, born of a servant and overlooked by the King, who died of illness before the age of fourteen.

She had never imagined such a secret!

Although there was no conclusive evidence to utterly condemn the Third Prince with this accusation, the explosive news was enough to set the entire Council Hall of nobles abuzz.

When this scandal broke, Charlotte noticed that King Louis V’s face on the platform had turned dark, and his gaze towards the Third Prince was ominously forbidding.

As for the accusation of murdering a kingdom vassal, it was just as sensational.

The noble accused was none other than one of the nine dukes of the kingdom, the former Bold Duke!

With this charge made public, the entire venue nearly exploded.

If it had been just the murder of a kingdom vassal, it would have angered the nobles, but it wouldn’t have caused such an uproar.

The problem was that the Third Prince had too many stacked ’buffs.’

First and foremost, he was a member of the Royal Family — the royals murdering a vassal was a tyrannical taboo.

Furthermore, the murdered vassal was not just any vassal but one of the Great Nobles of the kingdom, moreover, a hero who had distinguished himself during the Star Moon War.

Next, this noble was his father-in-law, with the succession of the title falling to his wife.

Lastly, his wife too had suffered his abuse and even suspected of being driven to her death...

Truly an otherworldly version of a complete annihilation, and this was a stacked-buff edition.

When these accusations were declared, the entire venue was in turmoil, with some furious nobles even openly cursing and denouncing.

On the platform, the gaze of King Louis V had grown even more repressive, and even the air pressure near the platform seemed to have dropped, the nearby nobles dared not even breathe, a tension like the calm before a storm.

Listening to the cursing of the nobles below and seeing King Louis V’s increasingly indifferent gaze, Third Prince Philip finally panicked:

"No! No! These are slanders! All these charges are slanders!"

As he spoke, seeming to remember something, he looked towards Eleanor below and exclaimed loudly,

"Eleanor! Tell them it’s all slanders! I have never abused you! Nor have I abused Margaret! Nor have I murdered the Duke!"

For a moment, all eyes were once again focused on Eleanor.

"Thump—"

The Moon Guardian Duke struck his gavel and said in a stern voice,

"Lord Philip de Valva, according to the accusations, you are suspected of Spirit Manipulation on Duchess Eleanor de Bold."

"According to the regulations, any testimony of exoneration from Duchess Eleanor about you will be deemed invalid in this meeting."

Upon hearing the Moon Guardian Duke’s words, the Third Prince widened his eyes, and then out of anger, he cursed,

"John de Anlo! You traitor to the Royal Family! A dog who bites the hand that feeds! Have you forgotten your own lineage!"

After the Third Prince’s invective, the Moon Guardian Duke frowned slightly.

However, before he could say anything, a furious shout came from the platform above,

"Silence! Hold your tongue!"

A vast and terrifying pressure came from the platform, suffused with a towering rage, and instantly swept across everything.

In an instant, the venue fell silent.

The nobles hushed and dared not make a sound, each of them turning pale under the terrifying pressure.

Only a few Legendaries remained unperturbed.

With the Blood Divine Power at her disposal, Charlotte was actually quite alright, though she felt the pressure was terrifying, it was still bearable.

Nevertheless, she mimicked the other nobles’ shocked expressions.

It was King Louis V who had spoken.

Under that one roar of anger, the Third Prince’s face went deathly white, his legs trembled, and he collapsed.

If it were not for the Royal Knights forcefully restraining him, he probably could not have remained standing.

As the pressure gradually subsided, King Louis V looked at him coldly and then soberly said,

"Continue."

The Moon Guardian Duke swallowed hard, then sighed and said with a serious expression,

"Lord Philip, of course, I know my own surname. The Anlo Family is a branch of the Valva Family, and defending the honor of the Valva Family is naturally my duty."

"No one can desecrate the honor of the Royal Family, not even you as a Prince!"

After speaking, he paused and looked towards the nobles below,

"So... about the charges against the Third Prince Philip de Valva, please could..."

"I can testify."

Before the Moon Guardian Duke could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another voice.

It was Eleanor.

At once, the nobles’ attention focused on the Duchess.

The Moon Guardian Duke hesitated for a moment, then asked,

"Duchess de Bold, when you say testify, you mean..."

Eleanor stood up, looking towards the Third Prince with a look of cold contempt, and said,

"I can testify that I indeed suffered abuse from Philip, and Princess Margaret, during her life, also endured his humiliation."