The guard said expressionlessly, "My lord, no one is allowed to leave before the matter is resolved!"

Shen Qingye exploded: "Didn't you see my sister is sick?"

She spoke softly, her eyes brimming with tears, looking utterly pitiful.

The guards remained unmoved: "Anyone who disobeys will be detained as a troublemaker."

Shen Qingye and Shen Yu had no choice but to retreat to their original positions.

The Third Prince's abduction of women is nothing new; even if someone appeals for justice, the powerful and influential suppress it, and in the end, nothing comes of it.

Everyone knew the truth, but the masses dared not speak out. They wondered why the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review had suddenly taken such strict control over the matter.

The Third Prince also considered this aspect, and he immediately calmed down.

It's just one person dying; we can just call it insubordination of that young lady.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review smiled coldly at the Third Prince's unrepentant appearance.

"Butler Zhou discovered that the cursed insects in her basket had grown rapidly in just two months. Butler Zhou came up with a plan. He secretly cultivated the cursed insects and regularly released large numbers of them into the paddy fields around Youlan River and Shengcheng."

"Butler Zhou was very clever. He took the opportunity to promote public opinion about the Meng family and the goddess's influence among the people, and secretly manipulated all of this without anyone knowing."

"Impossible! This is impossible! How could Uncle Zhou do such a thing!"

The third prince, red-faced with rage as he struggled to break free of the guards' restraints, shouted hoarsely, "You're talking nonsense! I want to see my father! This is slander! This is blatant defamation!"

Shen Jiao was very surprised.

We thought it was a natural disaster, but it turned out to be a man-made one.

She muttered to herself, "So why did Butler Zhou do this? Was he taking revenge on society?"

“No.” Ji Yan smoothed the hamster’s frizzy fur. “He was just doing this for the good-for-nothing Third Prince.”

Shen Jiao stared in disbelief: "What? Could it be that the Third Prince is actually Steward Zhou's child? My God, unbelievable! The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was cuckolded by a steward in the palace? Amazing!"

Ji Yan: "..."

When we get back, we'll confiscate her storybook!

Shen Qingcheng: "..."

What exactly did Jiaojiao learn from being with the tyrant?