Chapter 459 Is it too late for you to rebel?
The weather is great today; the sun is high in the sky, and Cangwu Mountain looks much more vibrant under the sunlight.
Before the tombstone of the old Duke of Chu and his wife, as Jiang Yu bowed and uttered, "Grandfather, your granddaughter is about to begin her revenge," the entire space turned cold and ominous. Pei Tinglan, who was prostrate on the ground, trembled involuntarily upon hearing these words.
The King of Lingnan's face was gloomy and heavy; he naturally understood what Jiang Yu meant by those words.
Jiang Yu's worship continued. She took the incense from Xia He's hand, kowtowed before the tombstone of the old Duchess of Chu, and said, "Grandmother, your unfilial granddaughter has disturbed you."
After saying that, she stood up, put the incense sticks in the incense burner, then bent down, grabbed Pei Tinglan by the collar, lifted her up, and dragged her down the mountain.
"What are you going to do? Let me go." Pei Tinglan's voice was weak. She was in her seventies, and after being slapped more than a dozen times and kicked several times, even the healthiest body couldn't withstand it. What's more, she was being dragged around like a dead dog, and she had completely lost face.
Jiang Yu didn't answer him at all, dragging her to the King of Lingnan's side. Their eyes met, and he said through gritted teeth, "Jiang Yu, aren't you afraid of provoking a war between Lingnan and the imperial court?"
Compared to his bloodshot eyes, Jiang Yu's expression was very gentle. She raised the corners of her lips and said, "Start a war? Is Lingnan your Zhu family's territory? Besides, this is a feud between our two families. Why do you want to start a war with the imperial court?"
The King of Lingnan was speechless with anger, his mind completely muddled.
Then Jiang Yu said again, "Oh, I see. You didn't have time to rebel, did you?"
"Jiang Yu! Stop spouting nonsense." The King of Lingnan, of course, wouldn't admit to wanting to rebel at this point. Realizing he was so angry with Jiang Yu that he couldn't think straight, he took a deep breath and softened his voice, saying, "Duke of Chu, let's sit down and talk things over. What do you want?"
"I want you and Pei Tinglan dead, I want your Lingnan Prince's Mansion to disappear from this world completely." Jiang Yu's voice was calm but filled with endless hatred. Looking into the Lingnan Prince's furious eyes, she continued, "Isn't this what you and Pei Tinglan did to my Chu State Duke's Mansion? Now I will naturally repay you."
After saying this, she dragged Pei Tinglan forward, and the guards blocking their path parted to make way. The Prince of Lingnan rushed over, but before he could reach Jiang Yu, he was stopped by the guards. He was also skilled in martial arts, and instantly engaged the guards in battle. His men also clashed with the guards of the Duke of Chu's mansion.
But he arrived in a hurry, bringing only about 20 men. The Duke of Chu's mansion had more than 100 guards, all of whom were highly skilled. Before long, the Prince of Lingnan and his daughter had large knives held to their necks.
Jiang Yu merely glanced at them indifferently and said, "King of Lingnan, I'll be waiting for you at the palace."
She raised her hand and waved, and the guards who had held knives to the necks of the Prince of Lingnan and his daughter immediately released them. Jiang Yu then dragged Pei Tinglan down the mountain. They walked up the steps one by one for more than half an hour, and by the time they reached the foot of the mountain, Pei Tinglan was on the verge of death.
She released her grip, and immediately someone carried Pei Tinglan and threw her into the prepared prison cart. Jiang Yu glanced casually at the lifeless Pei Tinglan, then mounted her horse and galloped towards the capital.
The prison cart carrying Pei Tinglan followed closely behind, followed by more than a hundred guards from the Duke of Chu's mansion, all mounted on horseback. The clatter of hooves carried dust and an imposing momentum as they departed.
The Prince of Lingnan and Zhu Junning, who rushed over, only saw the billowing dust kicked up by the horses' hooves. The father and daughter's expressions were naturally far from pleasant; neither had expected Jiang Yu to act so recklessly.
"Father, what should we do?" Zhu Junning no longer wanted to compare herself to Jiang Yu. She knew she couldn't handle Jiang Yu, who was so obsessive and crazy.
The Prince of Lingnan bit his cheeks so hard they ached. Looking at the billowing dust ahead, he said, "Return to the capital, enter through... the North Gate."
Zhu Junning was taken aback, then immediately understood why they had to enter the city through the north gate. Jiang Yu was taking the Dowager Princess of Lingnan's Prince's Mansion back to the capital in a prison cart, which would definitely attract a large crowd. If they followed, they would certainly be pointed at and gossiped about. Lingnan's Prince's Mansion couldn't afford to lose face like that.
With a gloomy face, the King of Lingnan mounted his horse, and Zhu Junning quickly followed suit. The father and daughter rode away at full speed.
Jiang Yu entered the city gate, riding a tall horse, followed by a prison cart containing an elderly woman in fine clothes with gray hair. More than 100 guards followed behind in a grand procession, attracting onlookers from the streets.
At this moment, a loud voice rang out, "Ladies and gentlemen, inside the prison cart is the Dowager Consort of the Lingnan Prince's Mansion, the biological mother of the Lingnan Prince. She..."
The man spoke loudly, recounting all the things Pei Tinglan had done, one by one. The onlookers began pointing and whispering. Pei Tinglan, who still retained a sliver of consciousness, fainted upon hearing this voice and seeing the people pointing and whispering about her.
The group arrived at the archway of Yuqian Street in a grand procession. Jiang Yu waved for the hundred-plus guards to leave, then dismounted and dragged Pei Tinglan down from the carriage. Seeing her lifeless state, she frowned. She placed her hand under Pei Tinglan's nose and felt a faint breath. She waved her hand to the side, and Xia He quickly poured the ginseng soup she had prepared into Pei Tinglan's mouth.
After drinking the century-old ginseng soup, Pei Tinglan woke up. But before she could even realize what was going on, Jiang Yu grabbed her by the collar and dragged her forward until they reached the palace gates.
The imperial guards at the palace gate were taken aback by the situation, but not overly surprised. Didn't the Duke of Chu drag the Earl of Qingshan to the palace last time? They just wondered who she was dragging this time.
Out of curiosity, the imperial guards at the gate forgot to salute Jiang Yu and went to check on the person she was dragging. Seeing that it was an unfamiliar old woman, they were even more puzzled and wanted to see who she was.
However, some of the men, being more composed, realized their rudeness and quickly nudged the others, reminding them that this was not the time to watch the spectacle. The imperial guards immediately understood, saluted Jiang Yu, and then asked who the old woman was.
This was the normal procedure. The guards were annoyed that they had been confused earlier. If they wanted to know who the old woman was, they could have just asked her directly.
Jiang Yu paid no attention to their behavior and was about to say that this person was the mother of the King of Lingnan when a voice rang out, "Duke of Chu, His Majesty is waiting for you in the Imperial Study."
Several imperial guards looked toward the source of the voice, then immediately saluted, "Eunuch Zhao."
Zhao Fuquan nodded, then said to Jiang Yu, "Duke of Chu, let's go quickly, don't keep the Emperor waiting."
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