"Madam, wake up."

"Wake up."

Su Yujiao opened her eyes with difficulty amidst a swaying motion, and saw many overlapping images of Wei Yingzi gradually appearing together.

Seeing that she was still not quite conscious, Wei Yingzi suddenly covered her mouth and nose to prevent her from breathing.

Almost instantly, her survival instinct snapped her back to reality, dispelling all her drowsiness.

“In times of emergency, one must act expediently; this servant deserves to die.” Wei Yingzi immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

Su Yujiao regained consciousness and reached out to help her up: "Has the bridal sedan chair entered the house?"

"What time is it?"

How did you get in?

Wei Yingzi said succinctly: "When I arrived, the wedding procession had already reached the entrance of the alley. They're probably at the door by now."

“I saw that there were guards outside your door, and I heard Xiao Tao say that you might be in danger, so I climbed in through the window.”

"Hu Zi, Shi Tou, and the others are all at the back door, ready to serve Madam at any time."

"You did a great job."

"Go and guard the study door. If anyone goes in and hides anything, catch them immediately."

"yes."

As the two were talking, the festive sounds of firecrackers and suona horns rang out from the gate.

"Go quickly."

There's no time to deploy; the situation is urgent, so we have to improvise.

It would be impossible for a weak woman like her, who couldn't even kill a chicken, to stop the wedding procession. Not to mention Lu Ziqian, any maid with a bit of strength could drag her away.

She was too weak; she needed to find something intimidating to keep everyone from getting close.

Su Yujiao climbed out of the window and went to a deserted courtyard in the backyard, where she tinkered with gunpowder and various elixirs.

She remembered that there was still some black powder left from what she had made before, and that this stuff would definitely intimidate everyone.

After finding the items, Su Yujiao laid out the wiring and then went to the back door to call Hu Zi and Shi Tou.

"Tiger, you stay here and keep watch."

"Stone, go to the front gate and await my orders."

"When I say 'bomb,' you come and tell Tiger to blow up that dilapidated woodshed so that the people outside can see the power of gunpowder."

"yes."

Just as Su Yujiao finished giving her instructions, the matchmaker's loud and clear voice rang out from the gate: "Welcome the newlyweds in!"

Su Yujiao immediately grabbed a gunpowder packet and a tinderbox and went to the front door, blocking Lu Ziqian and Chen Yunniang's way: "You're not allowed in!"

Lu Ziqian's pupils constricted slightly when he saw what Su Yujiao was holding. It was gunpowder! How could Jiaojiao hold such a dangerous thing?

"Jiaojiao, stop fooling around, get out of the way."

"The Emperor and Empress are both here today; this is not the time for you to act recklessly and willfully," Lu Ziqian said anxiously.

Su Yujiao said to Lu Ziqian, "I'm saving you, you idiot."

"Be careful not to let anyone shoot me in the back."

Su Yujiao was also afraid, afraid that a cold arrow would come flying and all her and these cannon fodder would be doomed.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ziqian immediately became alert, and Mo Shu Mo Hua, hidden in the shadows, also cautiously looked around.

The Emperor and Empress sat on the high throne, while Zhou Shi and Lu Jingming sat below them, opposite the Crown Prince of the Southern Frontier Kingdom and the sorcerer.

The group waited "joyfully" for the bride and groom to come in and perform the wedding ceremony, but after a while, the newlyweds did not come in. Instead, Butler Wang hurriedly came over and whispered a few words in Lu Jingming's ear.

Lu Jingming's expression changed drastically, and he immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there was a small accident at the gate. I will be right back."

Zhou didn't hear what Steward Wang said, but seeing her husband's anxious look, she apologized and left.

Seeing her brother and sister-in-law's flustered expressions, the Empress felt inexplicably uneasy.

She whispered to Granny Yu, "Go and take a look."

The emperor was also curious, so he gave Wei Zhong a wink.

Nan Sheng naturally wanted to join in the fun.

Seeing that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, Su Yujiao said, "You two can go in to perform the wedding ceremony, but her dowry is not allowed to enter the house."

"Nonsense!"

"Su family, today is not a day for you to act recklessly!" Lu Jingming shouted.

"Put those things down quickly."

Mrs. Zhou was almost in tears: "Jiaojiao, put the things down quickly, it's dangerous!"

"With the Emperor and Empress both here today, if you continue to act recklessly, no one can save you."

“Father and Mother, I did not intend to stop this marriage. I will not stop them from going in, but the people and things behind them are not allowed to be brought into the General’s Mansion.”

Zhou asked, puzzled, "Why is that?"

“Her dowry chest contained terrible things.”

Chen Yunniang's expression changed. Luckily, her veil covered her face, otherwise she would definitely have been exposed.

Lu Jingming became alert: "What scary thing?"

"You can find out by searching online."

"How dare you!" Chen Yunniang suddenly lifted her red veil, her face turning ashen with anger.

"Su Yujiao, today is my joyous day, and you insist on humiliating me like this?"

“I know you’re upset, but that’s no excuse for your reckless behavior.”

"You think you can just search my dowry whenever you want, or stop me from doing it?"

"Even if you don't respect me, you should at least respect the Southern Frontier Kingdom."

"I am now the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom. Is this how your Great Ming Kingdom treats its guests?"

Chen Yunniang spoke with a fierce tone, appearing superior and aloof.

Are you feeling guilty?

"If there's nothing illicit inside, why are you afraid to let us search?"

Chen Yunniang sneered: "You think you can just search me like that? Who do you think you are?"

"It is not your place to order me around, this holy maiden."

"Today it's about searching the dowry, tomorrow it's about setting rules. Do you expect me, the Holy Maiden, to be led by the nose?"

"If the Lu family doesn't approve of this Holy Maiden, then so be it."

"This holy maiden will never be humiliated." Chen Yunniang turned and left.

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Zhou was extremely anxious. Lu Jingming directly ordered Su Yujiao to be arrested and not allowed to cause any more trouble.

"Anyone who dares to come closer, I wouldn't mind dying with you all."

"Don't move! I'm holding gunpowder. Be careful, or you'll be blown to bits."

"Stone, let them see the power of explosives."

"yes."

The onlookers didn't know who Shi Tou was or what gunpowder was; they only heard a response from the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar shook the earth from the backyard of the Lu family, causing everyone to flee in terror, screaming repeatedly.

After the explosion, the guards and bodyguards who were about to rush forward to grab the explosives silently took a few steps back, watching her warily, and none of them dared to approach.

"What happened?"

The Emperor's majestic voice rang out behind Su Yujiao.

The crowd quickly knelt down, and the onlookers, seeing the bright yellow robes, also knelt down, shouting "Long live the Emperor!" three times.

Su Yujiao instinctively wanted to kneel, but dared not, fearing that if she moved, the guards would seize the opportunity to grab her.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being unable to bow to you."

"I did not intend to cause a scene at the wedding, nor was it out of jealousy. You should know that I no longer care."