Hongyu was surprised, her mouth agape, at a loss for what to do.
Fortunately, Gu Erlang arrived and helped the old woman up.
The old woman pointed at Hongyu and complained to Gu Erlang, "Sir, my purse disappeared after this young lady knocked me down."
Hongyu was furious and immediately took out her money pouch and threw it at the old woman, saying, "Don't wrong me. If you need money, just say so, and I'll give it to you."
After saying that, she glanced at the old woman, but why wasn't the money bag she threw out hers?
At this moment, the old woman pointed at her and shouted, "Sir, look! She's the one who stole my purse."
"Grandma, don't be anxious. I will definitely uphold justice and arrest the thief and put him in jail so that Master Gu can interrogate him tomorrow."
And so, Hongyu was taken to the yamen and locked in a cell, completely bewildered.
The next day at 9:00 AM, Hongyu woke up. She yawned and closed her eyes again. She heard someone coming over, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Princess Yanghua.
Yang Hua leaned close to the iron bars and whispered, "Madam Yu's methods are brilliant; she eliminated a formidable enemy without making a sound."
Hongyu was surprised again and stood up to ask, "What does Princess Yanghua mean?"
[A horrific massacre! Last night, the well in the Kong family residence was poisoned, killing over a hundred people.]
Who did this?
The authorities have questioned the people from the Kong family residence, and no one has been to the Kong family residence since the Emperor left yesterday.
Hongyu was shocked, followed by lingering fear.
Last night, Prince Yan asked her to retrieve the jade pendant from Prime Minister Kong's residence, clearly intending to frame her for poisoning. Fortunately, the old woman falsely accused her of stealing the purse, which saved her from disaster.
Yang Hua said he eliminated dissidents. Could it be that Kong Feng'er and Kong Yan'er are dead?
But she also wanted Kong Xiang and Kong Que'er to die, so that no one would know that she had supported Song Hua to seize the throne.
She hurriedly asked, "Are Prime Minister Kong and Kong Que'er dead?"
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