Chapter 1821: The roots are broken
On his own planet, the nineteenth prince sat dejectedly in his courtyard.
His eyes were expressionless, and there were scattered wine bottles beside him.
He couldn't understand it.
He simply couldn't understand it!
He recklessly investigated those sordid matters and presented them to His Holiness in the temple, but what about His Holiness?
They actually destroyed all his evidence.
And instead of questioning those criminals, he scolded himself, believing that wiping his hands was not his responsibility.
Ultimately, the whistleblower was sentenced to ten years in solitary confinement.
Of course, the fifteenth prince was also sentenced to ten years of confinement.
The only difference is the type of confinement they employ.
Because of the Venerable One's favor, the Fifteenth Prince possessed a territory of his own universe, where he could continue to live a carefree and happy life.
He, who was also a prince, only had a territory on one planet.
So for the next ten years, he would have to spend his time on this planet.
This is his third month here.
For the past three months, he has been drunk every day; he simply cannot understand these things.
Until this day, a person appeared in his courtyard.
He kicked his body.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a familiar person.
She is his sister.
Twenty-five princesses.
Strangely enough, the Venerable One disliked the nineteenth prince, but he was very fond of the twenty-fifth princess, even more so than he was of the fifteenth prince.
The reason for this is known to everyone.
Although the Venerable One had many children, all of them were princes before the twenty-fifth princess; he had no daughters.
The twenty-fifth princess happened to be the Venerable One's first daughter, and she was also very cute and sensible as a child.
You should know that, here, although these princes are the children of the Venerable One, they are not allowed to call the Venerable One "father" or "Emperor".
But the first word spoken by the twenty-fifth princess, who was only a little over one year old at the time.
He pointed at the Venerable One and called him "Father".
The Venerable One was overjoyed at that time.
They directly allocated a piece of the universe to the twenty-fifth princess, who was only one year old at the time, as her fiefdom.
Although the 25th princess and the 19th prince share the same mother, their personalities are quite different.
In front of outsiders, the 25th princess is gentle and quiet, unlike the 19th prince, who is outgoing and sharp as a sword.
Those who have had contact with the Twenty-Fifth Princess all say that being with her is like a gentle breeze.
Many people feel that the 25th princess is like a goddess.
The Venerable One was completely unconcerned about his daughter's fame.
But if it were any other prince, the Venerable One would probably have been wary of them long ago.
Among all the children, the twenty-fifth princess was the most sensible and the least likely to cause trouble.
She would greet the Venerable One every month, and if she was unable to visit the temple in person, she would send gifts through someone else.
It's indispensable every month.
This had become commonplace for the Venerable One.
At the beginning of one month, the Venerable One was surprised that the gift for the Twenty-Five Princesses had not arrived.
Only after inquiring did I learn that the Twenty-Fifth Princess had gone to a remote universe to inquire about the disaster situation there.
The messenger sent to deliver the gifts encountered damage to the starports along the way, which disrupted his journey.
The gift was delivered to the Venerable One the following day.
The Venerable One didn't care at all; on the contrary, he was even happier.
Because her daughter always thinks of her, no matter where she is in the world.
This may explain why, although the Venerable One was very unhappy with the Nineteenth Prince, he did not impose a serious crime on him.
This was also taken into consideration the relationship with the Twenty-Fifth Princess.
Although there are rumors that the relationship between the siblings is ordinary, they are siblings after all.
Out of consideration for the twenty-fifth princess, the Venerable One did not impose a severe punishment.
"Is...is it my sister?" The moment I saw my sister.
The nineteenth prince instantly sobered up. He sat up like a mouse seeing a cat, looked at the scattered wine bottles around him, and immediately began to tidy them up.
While tidying up, he explained, "These... these are all leftovers from last night's dinner party."
I haven't had time to organize it yet, I haven't had time to organize it yet.
"Was it a dinner party with your brother's friends?" The Twenty-Fifth Princess stared at her brother.
"Yes...yes." The nineteenth prince said somewhat guiltily.
The 25th princess said directly, "But as far as I know, my brother doesn't have any friends on this planet."
It could even be said that the brother had very few friends throughout the entire kingdom.
Moreover, under the current circumstances, my brother's friends wouldn't risk offending the Venerable One by visiting him here.
He felt a sense of oppression emanating from his younger sister.
The nineteenth prince could only answer cautiously, "It's just... it's just that I suddenly wanted to drink a little last night, so I accidentally drank too much."
"Just last night?" The Twenty-Fifth Princess continued to stare at her brother.
The nineteenth prince lowered his head guiltily.
"As far as I know, you have been drinking here every day since you were punished by the Venerable One."
"Brother, are you just wallowing in self-pity?!" The Twenty-Fifth Princess pointed directly at her brother and scolded him.
Seeing that her younger sister was very aware of her situation, she realized that her sister was well aware of it.
He said with a wry smile, "Since you already know, why... did you still ask me?"
"I'm asking you because I hope you can be honest with me."
You are really disappointing.
If your mother saw you like this, how do you think she would react?
Upon hearing his sister mention their mother, the nineteenth prince's gaze dimmed.
"I'll give you ten minutes to clean this place up, then change into clean clothes and come to the pavilion to see me." The Twenty-Fifth Princess fanned herself in front of her nose.
After saying that, he turned and left.
The nineteenth prince sniffed himself and found that he smelled strongly of alcohol.
"Um... ten minutes, isn't that too short?"
Nine minutes!
Seeing his sister's resolute attitude, the nineteenth prince immediately took action.
He shouted at the half-open courtyard gate, "Stop standing there like an idiot, get out here now."
Help me pack!
The adjutant walked in, a fawning smile on his face.
The nineteenth prince rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't give me that smirking look."
Don't think I don't know; you're the one who betrayed my situation.
She knows so much about me, all because of what you said.
The adjutant said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, you know the princess's temper; she has many ways to find out these things."
Since the result is the same anyway, then... let's not waste our time.
"All you do is make excuses for yourself."
"Hurry up and clean this place up for me. I'm going to change into some clean clothes." The nineteenth prince immediately went to tidy himself up.
He knew his sister's personality very well; she would get angry if he didn't do what she asked.
The consequences of her anger will be very serious.
Fortunately, in less than ten minutes, the nineteenth prince was already standing outside the pavilion.
He watched his sister sitting in the pavilion, her face bearing a cold expression.
She is completely different from the goddess-like figure that the outside world describes her as.
But the nineteenth prince knew that this was the true nature of his sister.
In front of outsiders, it's nothing more than a mask.
You're back?
I heard that you're going to Universe 53 this time to handle cosmic disasters there.
A stellar tidal event, the likes of which are only seen once every 100,000 years, occurred there, causing great suffering to more than half of the people in that universe.
"The number of dead and injured has exceeded 0.5% of the total population!" The nineteenth prince looked at his sister.
Yes, the disaster there is very serious.
Although the kingdom's treasury has allocated a batch of disaster relief funds.
However, after being exploited at each level, less than one-third of the funds actually reach the disaster area.
This was only because I intervened repeatedly. Because of my status, those people didn't dare to act too recklessly in front of me.
"Although it can't cure the root cause, it can at least make life a little better for the people in the disaster area," the Twenty-Fifth Princess said quietly.
"This won't work."
This situation has now spread throughout our kingdom.
Doing it this way only addresses the surface symptoms, not the root cause.
Within our kingdom, there are hundreds of universes.
Every year, disasters of varying magnitudes occur.
Do you really want to go to every single one of them?
You are only one person; you can't be in two places at once, and you can't take care of everything.
"The only way to cure an illness is to get rid of the root cause!" the nineteenth prince said solemnly.
The twenty-fifth princess looked at her brother and shook her head with a smile: "Brother, so many years have passed."
You're still so innocent.
I thought that after this incident, you would understand something.
But it seems you still don't understand at all.
Our kingdom is rotten to the core.
Do you think it's just those officials who have problems?
If only one or two officials have problems, then those can be targeted.
But in our country, the problem lies with those at the top!
It's the root!
The root cause is the problem.
What good is it to target only rotten fruit?
If you pick the rotten fruit, more rotten fruit will grow on this rotten tree.
A bad tree makes even a single normal fruit here a mistake!
Hearing what his sister said.
The nineteenth prince naturally understood the meaning behind her words.
The root cause is the problem.
What are the roots of their country?
Of course, it is the Venerable One.
In their country, the most respected person is the one with the highest authority and prestige.
No one may question or oppose His Holiness.
Although the nineteenth prince was very dissatisfied with the Venerable One's handling of the matter, his deeply ingrained beliefs prevented him from having any ill intentions towards the Venerable One.
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