"Are you planning to place us under house arrest in the Shogunate?"

"Your Highness and Princess Consort are too kind. After spending some time with them, I have developed a strong interest in the culture of the Great Chu Kingdom. I would like to discuss it with Your Highness and Princess Consort."

Su Ruojin simply replied, "No time."

The smile on Deyi Kangren's face slowly faded, and his voice turned cold. "Then let's see if you can get out of here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than dozens of warriors suddenly appeared in the courtyard and surrounded the four of them.

Upon seeing these suddenly appearing warriors, something seemed to flash through Su Ruojin's mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it at the moment.

Faced with this situation, she didn't have time to think it through.

In addition to these dozens of warriors, there were archers on the walls and rooftops of the courtyard, aiming their bows at the four men.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, my shogunate has over a thousand samurai. I know you are all skilled in martial arts, but I don't know if the four of you can defeat my shogunate's samurai." Tokuyoshi Yasuhito looked at the group indifferently.

Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu exchanged a glance and said, "In that case, we shall respectfully comply."

She didn't want to confront them head-on; it was too tiring, not worth it, and there was no rush.

Upon hearing this, Deyi Kangren laughed heartily, "Your Highness is indeed clever. Don't worry, I will make sure everyone is well taken care of."

After Tokuyoshi Yasuhito and Tokuyoshi Shingo came out of the courtyard, Tokuyoshi Yasuhito breathed a sigh of relief: "Uncle's move was really clever."

From the very beginning, Tokugi Yasuhito and Tokugi Shingo had laid a trap in the courtyard of the Imperial Palace, just waiting for Su Ruojin and the others to enter.

This is a side courtyard, which is more spacious and less crowded than the other courtyards, making it more suitable for layout.

That's why they lured the group here.

Deyi Xinwu laughed and said, "General, Yutai has slandered the Princess Consort of Great Chu, which will surely make the Princess Consort of Great Chu hate her. Now that you have locked them all up in this courtyard, given the Princess Consort of Great Chu's personality, she will definitely not let Yutai off the hook."

"Once the Imperial Envoy is dead, we can tell the court officials that it was the people of Great Chu who killed him. In that case, the court officials will completely side with us against the people of Great Chu."

This is the true purpose of Deyi Xinwu.

Although Su Ruojin and her entourage did not follow the formal procedures for an envoy's visit, their arrival in Yamato was known to everyone in the upper echelons of Yamato.

The battle at the coast was widely known among the Yamato courtiers.

Many people in the government hope to be on good terms with the Prince and Princess of Great Chu in order to promote relations between Great Chu and Great He, rather than forming enmity before getting to know each other well.

This thwarted Deyi Kangren's plan to seize the Great Chu Xiaohai.

But his ambitions don't stop there!

But if the people of Great Chu were to kill Yutai, that would be a completely different story.

This is tantamount to provoking Yamato, how can we tolerate it?

"Uncle, what should we do next?"

"Isn't Su Ruojin's sister researching shipbuilding? Perhaps we could have her exchange ideas with our Yamato shipbuilding craftsmen."

Deyi Kangren understood his uncle's meaning.

Su Ruojin is currently imprisoned in the shogunate; what difficulty would it be to lure her sister over?

Once Su Ruojin, Xiao Yanchu, and Su Ruojin's sister fall into their hands, no matter how many men they have, they will be nothing but a disorganized mess, and how will they be able to fight against the Yamato samurai?

"I will do whatever my uncle says."

"Hmm, but this Su Ruojin is a bit strange. General, you must have someone keep a close eye on them."

"Don't worry, Uncle, I've already sent people to surround this yard. I guarantee not even a fly can get out."

The sound of the side gate being locked echoed, and the courtyard returned to silence.

Chinatsu Ueno didn't care about anything else and was busy treating Odai's severed hand.

Izumi Masako looked at Su Ruojin with a face full of guilt, "Princess Consort of Great Chu, I'm sorry."

Su Ruojin glanced at Izumi Masako and said, "Midai-sho, there's nothing to be sorry about. You have your stance, and I have mine. We just have different stances."

You should be thankful that Nian'er is alright, otherwise I would never have let you off the hook. You'd better watch yourself.

After saying that, Su Ruojin walked out, ignoring Izumi Masako.