"Your Highness is joking."
The guard slowly spoke, "His Majesty has not issued an edict to bestow a title upon you, nor has he stripped you of your status as the Prince of Daqing. Therefore, we will continue to address you as the Second Prince as before."
Gu Qingfeng twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing this, "The Second Prince is indeed the Second Prince. Tell me about what has happened recently."
Upon hearing this, the guards recounted several important matters to Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingyan had specifically ordered that if Gu Qingfeng inquired about anything happening outside, he should speak frankly, since the person was locked up here and there was no way they could escape.
"Are the aristocratic families now at odds with the Great Yu?"
Gu Qingfeng murmured. In his memory, his father would look terrified whenever the aristocratic families were mentioned, and he had told them several times that no country could afford to offend them.
But now, the people of Dayu can even challenge the powerful families.
"The powerful families have built tunnels under our Dayu land, taking the best things from Dayu and oppressing the people of Dayu. How can the Emperor tolerate such behavior from the powerful families?"
Even the guards looked furious when the topic of aristocratic families came up.
“Our Great Yu will not allow aristocratic families to bully us at will.”
Upon hearing these words, a clear smile appeared in Gu Qingfeng's eyes.
Since Gu Qingyao's martyrdom, Gu Qingfeng has never seen such a smile again.
"Tell the Empress Dowager that I have something extremely important to discuss and need to see her."
"Something extremely important?"
The guard glanced at Gu Qingfeng and said, "Second Prince, you've used this same excuse at least five times in the past few years."
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. "This time is different. It concerns a noble family. Please grant me an audience with the Empress Dowager."
Watching the guards' departing figures, Gu Qingfeng breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
This time, I should be able to see my mother, right...?
......
After news spread that Qin Ke'er and Sun Shu were under house arrest in the palace, the Qin and Sun families were indeed the first to react.
Jianghuai region.
“Father, you gave me three thousand elite troops. This time, I must teach Da Yu a lesson. They put Ke’er under house arrest and never thought of giving our Qin family any face.”
The legitimate daughter of the prestigious Qin family has been reduced to a lowly commoner in Dayu who can be insulted at will.
This is absolutely intolerable!
"Zheng'er, Da Yu must have been prepared, but you don't need to be afraid. Just use the fighting methods I taught you. At least let Da Yu know that our Qin family is not afraid to fight!"
"Your son will certainly live up to your expectations, Father."
Ju County is located in the area bordering the Yangtze and Huai River regions of Chongqing.
"Have all the civilians been evacuated?" A female voice rang out, and the soldiers behind her quickly replied, "Reporting to the general, the civilians have all been evacuated, and the brothers have set up their formations according to your instructions."
Bai Qian nodded upon hearing this. "Jianghuai's spies reported that Jianghuai mobilized troops yesterday, and everyone is on high alert."
The aristocratic families had planted many spies in Dayu, and similarly, Dayu had also sent many people into the territories of the aristocratic families.
"yes!"
Bai Qian walked down the streets of Ju County in full armor, holding a sword in her hand, exuding a chilling aura.
The entire Ju County quickly went on high alert, with every soldier on high alert, awaiting the arrival of the Qin family.
At the same time, the areas adjacent to the Sun and Gong families also went on high alert.
The next day, just as dawn broke, a sharp arrow pierced the air and shot towards the soldiers on the city wall. The next second, Qin Zheng led three thousand elite troops to the city gates.
"You mere Ju County, why don't you hurry up and open the city gates to welcome your grandpa?"
Qin Zheng raised his long sword, and the Qin family soldiers behind him laughed along, their laughter filled with contempt.
"How dare you, little brat, spout nonsense in front of your great-aunt?"
A figure appeared on the city wall. "I've been waiting for you for a long time, Qin Zheng."
"It's actually Lady Dingyuan."
Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed, and the next second, Bai Qian drew her longbow and shot it at Qin Zheng, "On the battlefield, no one has ever called me Lady of Dingyuan Marquis. You should call me General."
As soon as Bai Qian finished speaking, a dense barrage of arrows rained down on the Qin family soldiers, and the two sides began to fight.
Later, the city gates slowly opened, and Bai Qian personally led her soldiers out.
Both sides were so engrossed in the battle that neither could gain the upper hand for a time.
"Listen up, soldiers! This is the first time that Dayu and the aristocratic families have fought head-on. Even if we all die here, we will leave their lives here!"
Bai Qian brandished her sword and shouted, "If we can't win, none of us will have the face to go back to our parents."
Upon hearing Bai Qian's words, the soldiers of Dayu were energized as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and the Qin family was immediately overwhelmed.
"Young Master, the situation is not good. We are outnumbered and outgunned. Why don't I protect you and retreat first?"
"Useless trash, how can I retreat?" Qin Zheng was young and impetuous. When he heard his subordinates tell him to retreat, he became furious and shouted, "No one is allowed to retreat!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Qian curled the corners of her lips, and the next second she kicked Qin Zheng off his horse with the speed of a ghost. Immediately, several soldiers restrained Qin Zheng as if they had been arranged in advance.
Half an hour later.
Qin Zheng was bound hand and foot and pressed down in front of Bai Qian, while Bai Qian was leisurely sipping tea.
The Empress Dowager had specifically instructed her before her arrival that Qin Zheng was arrogant and that she could use provocation at appropriate times, but this method would not work on Sun Cai and Gong Liusheng.
The Empress also instructed that it would be best to detain Qin Zheng, and as for what would happen after detaining Qin Zheng...
Bai Qian couldn't suppress the smile on her lips as she recalled Jiang Yu's words.
"Let me go, or my father will not forgive you."
Qin Zheng tried to struggle, but to no avail.
"Stop struggling, the more you struggle, the tighter the rope will become. Young Master Qin, it's not that I tied you up on purpose, but you brought men to attack my Dayu. If I were to sit idly by, wouldn't that be dereliction of duty?"
Bai Qian's tone made Qin Zheng grit his teeth in hatred, "This time I brought fewer people, and your victory with more people is not honorable."
"What?"
Bai Qian casually picked at her ear and looked at the soldiers beside her. "I've fought so many battles in all these years, and I've never heard of a battle where the number of soldiers has to be equal to fight."
Immediately, everyone in the room except Qin Zheng burst into laughter.
"I'm warning you one last time, release me now, or you won't be able to bear the consequences."
Qin Zheng glared at Bai Qian, his nostrils flaring as he inhaled and exhaled.
"This... allow me to write a memorial to the capital for instructions. Young Master understands that there are some things that I cannot decide. Please stay in Ju County for a while. Don't worry, I will also write a letter to the head of the Qin family."
After saying that, Bai Qian waved her hand, and the soldiers immediately took Qin Zheng away.
After Qin Zheng left, Bai Qian burst into unrestrained laughter.
That was so much fun!
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