Since the tunnel incident was exposed, several families initially blamed everything on the Yun family. However, the Yun family submitted to Dayu, and the traces of the Qin, Sun, and Gong families in the tunnel were also exposed by Gu Lin's decree. In a short time, the courtyards of Qin Ke'er and Sun Shu were spontaneously surrounded by the people of the capital.
"They haven't dared to come out for days; they're just hiding like cowards."
A woman was carrying a vegetable basket filled with rotten vegetable leaves. Under Jiang Yu's subtle influence, there were more and more women on the streets of Dayu, so most of the people gathered outside the courtyard were women.
"That's right, someone like her dares to dream of becoming the Empress of my Great Yu? Bah!"
This statement was immediately echoed by everyone.
"They dug tunnels in our territory and took our things. Logically speaking, they should call us their providers! Don't you all agree?"
Hearing the sounds outside, Qin Ke'er and Sun Shu in the courtyard turned ashen-faced.
"These unruly people have been surrounding us for days. Aren't the Emperor and the Empress Dowager going to send anyone to deal with them?" Qin Ke'er stomped her feet in anger. "And my communication channels with my father have been cut off. Sister Shu, this is house arrest in Da Yu."
“Sister Ke’er, the relationship between the aristocratic families and Dayu has reached an extremely tense point.”
Sun Shu clenched her fists. "I'm afraid our situation will only become more difficult."
To put it bluntly, she and Qin Ke'er are now hostages.
How could that be?
Qin Ke'er involuntarily took a step back. She had come here full of ambition, but now even an ordinary citizen of Dayu could block her courtyard gate and curse her.
“Sister Shu, listen to how those people are cursing us, saying we are not worthy of a marriage alliance with Dayu. Can you swallow this insult? As the eldest daughter of a noble family, if we let them curse us, that would be a disgrace to the family.”
After saying that, Qin Ke'er strode towards the courtyard exit. Some servants tried to stop her, but Sun Shu gave them a look and made way for her.
Since Qin Ke'er wants to scout ahead for her, then let Qin Ke'er go.
......
"shut up!"
Qin Ke'er's voice rang out, and everyone fell silent for a moment, but seeing Qin Ke'er's completely shameless attitude, everyone's anger intensified.
"You're not a daughter of an official from the Great Yu Dynasty, so why should we shut up?"
"Exactly! They did such shameful things in their own family, and instead of apologizing to us, they have such a bad temper!"
"How do you deserve to be the Empress of Dayu?"
"Insolence!" Qin Ke'er had never been treated like this before. "Believe it or not, our Qin family can raze this place to the ground in a single day."
"What a joke! This is the capital of Dayu. Whether your father can even fight his way through is another matter!"
Within a few rounds, Qin Ke'er's eyes turned red with anger.
"You have humiliated me like this, I want to see the Emperor of Dayu and the Empress Dowager of Dayu."
"I heard you want to see me."
A voice rang out, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment. The next second, a sedan chair appeared from around the corner, and everyone knelt down.
"Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, may Your Majesty live a thousand years!"
Wanji, who was standing to the side, trembled at the sound of these voices. The Emperor was still discussing matters in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the Empress Dowager was about to leave the palace upon hearing the news. Good heavens, the Empress Dowager was not even three months pregnant. From the moment she left the palace, his head was already hanging in the balance.
"Empress Dowager of Dayu, you must give us an explanation for this matter."
Qin Ke'er stood ramrod straight, and Sun Shu, who was in the courtyard, hurriedly came out upon hearing this. Jiang Yu looked at the two of them and chuckled.
"Tell me, do you want me to give you an explanation?"
"I'm still waiting for the Qin family, the Sun family, and the Gong family to give me an explanation!" Jiang Yu's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears. "You call yourselves noble families and upright officials, yet you've committed countless heinous acts. You owe us, the Great Yu, an explanation!"
"Do you have any evidence of these things? Just say we did it?"
Sun Shu chimed in, "The Empress Dowager of the Great Yu Dynasty bullies us two weak women without any evidence. Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock if word gets out?"
"I am not afraid of being laughed at."
Jiang Yu's eyes suddenly sharpened. "From now on, the whole world will belong to Dayu. Who dares to laugh at me? Little girl, these words are useless to me."
"Guards, bring Miss Qin and Miss Sun into the palace."
"What do you mean? You're going to put us under house arrest?" Qin Ke'er immediately became alert. "You have no right to put us under house arrest."
"I am doing this to protect your safety. Take them away."
With a wave of his hand, Jiang Yu summoned guards who immediately took Qin Ke'er and Sun Shu away from the courtyard. The servants of the noble family tried to stop them, but they were no match for the guards.
Jiang Yu glanced around at the rioting crowd, and none of them dared to meet her gaze.
"Alright, it's getting late, everyone should head home quickly."
The Empress Dowager did not blame them!
Upon realizing this, everyone's eyebrows showed a hint of joy.
Before Jiang Yu returned to the palace, she bumped into Gu Qingyan, who was rushing out. "Mother, are you alright?"
"Don't worry, I just came out for some fresh air. Look at you, you even went out of the palace yourself."
Seeing this, Gu Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief before speaking, "Mother, you really startled me."
Heaven knows how terrified he was when he heard the news that his mother had left the palace.
If anything were to happen to my mother, my father wouldn't care that I'm his son.
"Alright, then arrange a palace for Qin Ke'er and Sun Shu as you like, and have someone guard them to prevent them from sending messages or contacting the aristocratic families."
"I understand."
Jiang Yu looked up at the sky; the weather was becoming increasingly unpredictable.
"If the Qin and Sun families find out that their two daughters are imprisoned in the palace, they will probably use this as an excuse to cause trouble. Ah Yan, I'm leaving the rest to you."
“I’m not afraid of them hitting me, I’m afraid they won’t hit me.”
A bloodthirsty smile crept onto Gu Qingyan's lips. Heavy troops had already been deployed in the areas bordering the Qin, Sun, and Gong families, just waiting for them to arrive.
"It's time for a real battle, so we can both test each other's true strength!"
On the other side.
After reading the note, Gu Qingfeng remained silent for a long time before turning his wheelchair and walking to the courtyard gate.
What has happened recently?
"Your Highness, I don't know how to answer your question." The man was respectful, but he still addressed Gu Qingfeng as the Second Prince.
“You call me the Second Prince, which gives me the feeling that… I am the only remnant of the Great Qing.”
Gu Qingfeng twitched the corner of his mouth. Could it be that the others... weren't them?
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