Dugu Qingluo was surprised and helped the two guests up.
"It is my great fortune to have such a lord."
The guards brought over nine ministers who were directly involved in the conspiracy to usurp the throne.
Among them are many officials of the third rank and above, and even more are the backbone of the country.
There were a few more people behind them, they were ministers who surrendered to the old princess, and further back were the families of the ministers who were lying on the ground.
It was dark and there were constant cries!
"Du Liu, Du Ting, you two have done a great job. I sincerely thank you."
"And all the ministers, when this is over, I will report everything to the Queen Mother and will not treat you unfairly."
Dugu Qingluo bowed to everyone.
The frightened ministers bowed back, and everyone was smiling, feeling fortunate that they had not participated in the conspiracy to usurp the throne, nor surrendered to the old princess.
"Your Highness, how is Her Majesty?"
"That day, the old princess, the traitor, used Your Majesty to blackmail us. At the banquet, she beheaded several loyal old ministers and then put on the yellow robe. We, the humble ministers, were foolish and angry, but we dared not speak out!"
At this time.
A minister tearfully asked about Empress Dugu who had never appeared.
The other ministers also looked concerned.
Dugu Qingluo said, "The Queen Mother is injured. She has taken medicine and is recuperating in a secret place."
"I will be back in the palace soon. I am worried about you ministers."
"Now that the thief has been apprehended and the Imperial City has returned to peace, everyone may return and rest."
Tonight.
She couldn't close her eyes.
The Queen Mother was injured, and she was the only one who was in charge of the overall situation in the imperial city. Fortunately, she had managed the government for the Queen Mother for a period of time before, so she was fully capable of handling it.
"I'm glad Her Majesty is alright."
…
The ministers were concerned again and left their guards behind to go back.
The two retainers, Du Liu and Du Ting, temporarily became Dugu Qingluo's right-hand men and allowed the guards to escort the criminal to the prison.
The soldiers who followed the rebellion were the most difficult to deal with.
He was also temporarily imprisoned in the prison, which was overcrowded for a while.
They also ransacked the old princess's residence and the residences of the ministers involved in the rebellion overnight and confiscated them. It was almost dawn.
Ming Yichui helped with a lot of things. Seeing Dugu Qingluo leaning on the chair, rubbing his eyebrows tiredly, he felt distressed.
"Qingluo, take a break."
"I'll wake you up when it's light."
He said softly.
Dugu Qingluo put down his brush, his eyes bloodshot, "Yichu, go and have a rest."
"As the princess of Dugu Kingdom, I cannot let my guard down."
"If they come back, I'll still be in charge."
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble. You've been tired all night. Go get some rest first. It won't be too late for me to rest after I've dealt with these things."
Her tone was full of apology.
She didn't want her future husband to be involved in the scandal of the struggle for power in Dugu Kingdom.
Ming Yichu sighed helplessly, "Qingluo, this is not going to implicate me."
"I understand what you mean. I volunteer to help you."
"Okay, go and rest. I'm a cultivator, so I have no problem staying up all night."
"I'm here to help you watch."
After he said that, Dugu Qingluo had no choice but to nod and lie down on the table with his eyes closed to take a nap.
Ming Yichui covered Dugu Qingluo with his coat and recited the calming spell several times. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he carried her to the bed in the back hall.
Looking at the peaceful sleeping face, he smiled with satisfaction.
After setting up a small silent magic circle, Ming Yichu returned to the front hall to guard it.
I slept until noon.
Dugu Qingluo hurriedly got up and returned to the front hall.
"Yichu, what time is it now?"
She slept soundly and felt refreshed.
Ming Yichu smiled and said, "Qingluo, it's just past noon and the palace servants have just brought us lunch. Please sit down and eat."
"I know what you're worried about. I've sorted out the information on the table for you."
"By the way, my aunt and uncle are awake, and the housekeeper is taking care of them. We can go back and see them tonight."
Dugu Qingluo was obviously stunned for a moment.
He walked forward and hugged Ming Yichu, "Yichu, thank you."
Before Ming Yichu could reach out his hand, Dugu Qingluo quickly let go.
The two of them had lunch in a good mood.
Afterwards.
Dugu Qingluo went to the prison where the old princess was imprisoned.
"Auntie, you will be able to see the Queen Mother tonight."
"I didn't expect that he would be demoted so soon before he even secured his seat."
"Tsk tsk, that's so miserable."
Dugu Qingluo sneered in a good mood.
She rarely talks too much and mocks others, and usually deals with things directly.
"Bah!"
"Come on, kill me or chop me up!"
"I'm not afraid of you, it's just death!"
Old Lady Wang prostrated herself on the ground, regained some of her rationality, and cursed while spitting.
Dugu Qingluo smiled coldly and looked at the ministers who participated in the rebellion.
"Your Highness, I was wrong!"
"It's all my fault for being confused for a moment. Please let me go, wuwuwu..."
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"Wuwuwu... It's my fault, but my family is not harmed. They don't know. I am willing to die. I beg Your Highness to release my family..."
…
The cells on both sides held criminals and their families.
When they saw Dugu Qingluo coming in, they all cried and kowtowed for mercy.
"Behave yourself!"
"Coming into this place, you thought you could get out?"
The guard knocked on the cell door and scolded.
Dugu Qingluo was not moved. The whole family would be implicated by one person's crime, which has been a punishment since ancient times.
Moreover, this is the most serious crime of treason.
If you want to blame someone, blame it on your bad luck.
She walked in and then stopped.
"Your Highness, are you here to release this humble minister?"
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