Seeing how smug the Marquis of Zhennan was, he was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and was about to jump off the city wall, but he was stopped by the guards next to him!
"General Hai, please calm down!"
“They have people down there. If you go down, it will be like a lamb entering a tiger’s den. They’re trying to provoke you.”
Hai Jingming understood everything, but he still wanted to rush down regardless, because his beloved daughter had become like this because of the person below!
"General Hai, the greater good is at stake. If something were to really happen to you, what would become of Miss?"
“Now you are the only family member left for Miss. If you go with her, she may not be able to survive.”
Upon hearing this, Hai Jingming temporarily suppressed his anger.
"You surnamed Liu! If you're so capable, don't rely on the people around you to relay your messages. Use your internal energy like I do!"
"Look at you, if you become like this, I don't know how you can be a marquis!"
"And your son, he's just a son born out of wedlock."
"I felt a bit unclean about marrying into the Hai family! So before Liu Shengxuan died, I really had to give him a good cleaning."
"I've peeled off all the skin off my body, so tell me, am I clean or not?"
"Oh right! I almost forgot, you're also a son of a concubine!"
The Marquis of Zhennan hated nothing more than people bringing up his status as an illegitimate son, and his expression grew increasingly grim!
Wu Ling watched the two bickering and wondered if these two generals also bickered while fighting.
Or do all the main generals engage in verbal sparring while fighting?
Thinking about this, he felt a little worried. He was clumsy with words, and if the Empress were to send him to argue in the future, wouldn't he lose completely? So he fought while studying hard!
Meanwhile, in the courtyard, the officials, their faces bruised and swollen, were carelessly tossed aside in a corner like dead dogs!
A group of guards stood beside him!
They watched them silently, and if anyone made any unusual move, they would be beaten again!
Ning Gui looked at these officials and let out a long sigh!
"Tell me, why are you doing this? Why do you insist on going against Her Majesty the Empress?"
"I've told you all, those who oppose Her Majesty the Queen will not have a good end!"
"And although you weren't here today, you should have all heard about the miracles Her Majesty the Queen performed. She is a fairy sent down from heaven to save us suffering people."
"How could they possibly abandon us?"
“You people have really been brainwashed by the Marquis of Zhennan.”
While he was earnestly advising the officials, an uproar had already broken out outside the government office!
Ning Gui looked at the guards rushing over and asked nervously, "What's going on outside? It's so chaotic."
"Has something happened at the city gate?"
"Reporting to you, sir! The situation at the city gate is relatively good."
"It's the families of these adults who want to see them."
Ning Gui frowned and said, "Weren't people already sent to guard the residences of these officials in the city?"
"Your Excellency! I'm not quite sure how these family members got out either?"
"And judging from their tone, they must have received the news, because they're causing quite a scene at the government office!"
"You should go out and take a look!"
Ning Gui frowned and nodded. His men kept a close watch on the officials, and then he followed the guard toward the entrance of the government office. As soon as they reached the entrance, they heard the piercing cries from outside!
"You damned bastards, why won't you let us in? My husband is inside!"
"Could it really be like what those people said? That little brat has detained my husband."
"What did my husband do wrong to deserve this treatment?"
"We have elderly parents and young children to support, and the whole family depends on my husband! If I can't see him today, I won't live anymore! Help! Everyone, come and see!"
"That so-called Empress has already escaped, yet she still tries to kill my husband. She's not even human!"
"Yes, everything was fine before, how come there's a war as soon as you people come here?"
"I don't think that little brat is some kind of goddess, she's a jinx!"
"She brings bad luck wherever she goes."
"Who says otherwise? Everything was fine before!"
Hearing these words, Ning Gui rubbed his temples in exasperation.
Judging from the sound, it seems that all those causing trouble this time are women!
No wonder those guards looked so helpless!
He let out a long sigh!
Then he walked out!
As soon as he appeared, the families of the officials outside ignored the guards' attempts to stop them and tried to rush up!
"Ladies!"
"If we all stand together, we'll make them give us an explanation today."
"Yes! Lord Ning! Where is my husband now? I need to see him right now."
Ning Gui raised his hand in a gesture of reassurance!
"Dear sisters-in-law and ladies, please calm down and listen to me."
"With powerful enemies eyeing us from the outside, ladies and wives, it's best to go home for now. Don't worry, your husbands will be perfectly fine."
"We'll just stay at the government office for now to discuss important matters together!"
"I……"
"You're talking nonsense! Who wants to discuss important matters with you!"
"It turns out that my husband discovered the truth that the little brat had escaped from the city, which is why you people detained her. Let me in quickly so I can see my husband. Otherwise, why would you send soldiers to guard the gate of our mansion!"
"They're threatening our husbands with our lives!"
"Who says otherwise? What do you mean, 'you'? You, Ning Gui, were just a lowly soldier before! I don't know what methods you used to bewitch that little brat and that's how you got your current position."
"What? You really think you're someone important?"
"How can a woman become empress? I think the strange phenomena we see now are just a little girl playing house with a woman becoming empress, and you're actually taking it seriously."
"It's hilarious just thinking about it."
Ning Gui looked at the women below. They usually considered themselves to be ladies from respectable families and looked down on those shrewish women from the streets. But now that these women had gone crazy, they were no less ruthless than those shrewish women from the streets!
He really had a headache!
As more and more people gathered outside, wealthy merchants who wanted to leave the city through the west gate also came over upon hearing the noise!
"You're Lord Ning!?"
Is Her Majesty the Empress inside the government office?
"Sir, may I go in and announce your arrival?"
"We really have an urgent matter to attend to and need to leave the city."
Why are you stopping us at the city gate?
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