"Of course I know you're wrongly accused, but that weapon is too powerful, so the Emperor should be more cautious. You must cooperate with the Ministry of War and tell us everything you know."

Song Yu warned, "Don't worry, it will be fine."

"Okay, I will tell the truth."

Ruan Hezhu nodded heavily.

And all their conversations in prison reached the emperor's ears.

"It seems that this is really Ruan Hezhu's way of protecting himself, and it has nothing to do with Prince Chen's Mansion."

The emperor looked at the crown prince beside him and said, "I told you that you are worrying too much. Prince Chen is my brother. We grew up together. He has always been lazy and would never have any other thoughts."

"Although Song Yu is intelligent, he has always respected me. How could he be plotting rebellion?"

The prince pondered, "I hope I am just worrying too much."

He knew that the emperor had extraordinary trust in Prince Chen. Without solid evidence, it was impossible for him to doubt Prince Chen based on just a few words.

"Instead of focusing on Prince Chen's Mansion, you might as well pay more attention to the General's Mansion."

The emperor sighed, "You are too fond of Jiang Chuyuan, which is not a good thing."

The emperor has always wanted to suppress the Jiang family, but Jiang Weizhen is an upright person and never makes mistakes, so he can't find an excuse to punish him.

On the other hand, the Crown Prince has been promoting Jiang Chuyuan. Jiang Chuyuan has gained prestige among the civil officials at a young age.

Given more time, he might become a prime minister.

By then, the Jiang family, one civil and one military, will have taken control of the government.

"I understand, I will be able to check and balance Jiang Chuyuan."

The prince nodded in agreement. He knew that the emperor was wary of the Jiang family. One reason was that the Jiang family’s prestige was too high, both in the court and among the people, even overshadowing him, the emperor.

The second reason is that Prince Chen has been instigating trouble, including the Yu family. It is because of Prince Chen's instigation that the emperor is so wary.

But unfortunately, his father, the emperor, could not see the truth and mistook the traitor for a loyal minister.

In the entire court, if even the Jiang family cannot be trusted, then no one else can be trusted.

"As for Ruan Hezhu, although she broke the law, she didn't have any wrongdoing. Let's teach her a lesson and let her go."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the prince hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible. She has long known the power of this musket, yet she has kept it secret and refused to hand it over. Even if she has no ill intentions now, that doesn't mean she won't have any in the future."

"Furthermore, the iron restriction order has just been issued, and she has violated it. If we take it high and then let it go easily, where will the prestige of our Great Yuan Kingdom be?"

"What do you think?"

"In my opinion, she should be expelled from the capital and sent to the frontier."

"No."

The Emperor frowned, "Song Yu has even begged your grandmother for mercy. If I punish her so severely, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of Prince Chen?"

"How can you let your uncle Wang feel unhappy because of a woman?"

"If she is not expelled from the capital, then let her make amends by going to the Armory to make firearms and hand over everything she knows to the Armory."

Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes lit up. He fell in love with the musket at first sight.

He also thought about making a musket, but the weapon was so delicate that just assembling it was difficult for the weapons supervisor.

The best way, of course, is to find someone who can make it and teach them.

If they could build a musket army, the military strength of their Yuan Dynasty would be greatly enhanced.

"Then do as you say. Imprison her in the weapons detention center and teach them everything she knows so that she can make amends."

"yes."

The prince nodded in agreement.

Jiang Chuyuan told him in advance that Ruan Hezhu was not an easy person to deal with. This time they had finally caught her and they must not let her go easily.

But his father, the emperor, was extremely concerned about his reputation. When Song Yu came to him for help, he didn't want to make things difficult for him for the sake of a woman.

Therefore, he first said that he wanted to exile him to the frontier, and after being refuted by him, he proposed to lock him up for a few months to make muskets.

Ruan Hezhu has many secrets hidden in his body, and he needs to interrogate him thoroughly.

When Ruan Hezhu was arrested, the most anxious people were Yu Sanniang and Jiang Weiyan.

Although Ruan Hezhu does not recognize them, for Yu Sanniang, Ruan Hezhu is her greatest hope.

When she learned that Ruan Hezhu was arrested, she went to Ning Yuan for help.

But Ning Yuan has never been a partial person, and what's more, he hates Ruan Hezhu very much in his heart.

He didn't believe that Ruan Hezhu made the musket just to protect herself.

Not to mention saving her, Ning Yuan even wanted to take her to the Dali Temple for interrogation.

After being rejected by Ning Yuan, Yu Sanniang was extremely anxious. She avoided Ning Yuan's eyes and ran to Jiang Mansion to find Jiang Weiyan.

However, she was not stupid enough to go to him directly. She just said she was looking for Su Wu.

Only after meeting Su Wu did he say he wanted to see Jiang Wei Yan.

Su Wu didn't expect that she was so brave and dared to come in front of him.

"Mrs. Ning An... no, Mrs. Yu, what brings you to my husband?"

"Madam, you should know that Lord Jiang and I have worked together before. I helped him do some things and made him get what he wanted. Now that I have something to ask of him, he should help me."

Yu Sanniang brought out the excuse they had used to deceive Su Wu again.

She used this as a blatant threat. I have to say, her method was very good.

If Su Wu didn't know their relationship, she would have been deceived. Not only would she be allowed to meet Jiang Weiyan, but she would also help them.

But now, Su Wu sneered, "Mrs. Yu wants to save Ruan Hezhu, your illegitimate daughter?"

Hearing the word "illegitimate daughter", Yu Sanniang's expression changed instantly, "You have no right to say that about her."

"You had an affair with someone else and gave birth to Ruan Hezhu. Calling her a illegitimate daughter is flattering her. She was clearly born out of wedlock, a most shameful existence."

"Now, she has broken the law again, and no one can save her."

"Su Wu, shut up."

Yu Sanniang couldn't stand it anymore. She insulted Ruan Hezhu like this and slapped Su Wu in the face.

"You dare to hit me? Hit me in Jiang's house."

Su Wu has always been well-educated and well-mannered. He never gets angry with others directly, let alone fights.

She was suddenly slapped by Yu Sanniang and was furious. She was beaten by her husband's mistress in her own home.

She couldn't swallow this insult no matter what.

"Someone, hold them down for me."

At her command, the servants immediately held down Yu Sanniang and the maidservant beside her.

"Su Wu, what do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do? Madam Yu, you slapped me and asked me what I want to do. I'll let you know now that I am not someone you can bully or humiliate at will."

After saying that, she reached out and slapped Yu Sanniang twice.

At this moment, she just felt extremely happy in her heart. She had wanted to do this for a long time.