Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

The students rushed forward, rushed towards the carriages, and attacked the Ning family. The guards standing aside resisted them one after another, and the scene was in chaos.

Madam Ning was the first to be hit. She was grabbed out and thrown heavily to the ground.

She was dizzy from the fall, but before she could react, a dagger was pressed against her neck.

She trembled all over, with shock and anger, and her face was as pale as paper.

An angry shout suddenly rang out, "Stop it, Madam Ning is in my hands."

Everyone looked over and their faces changed drastically. The guards were shocked, angry and scared. It was over, they were charged with failing to provide adequate protection.

Fang Jiashu stared at the scene blankly, his mind was blank, "Brother Hu, how could you... do this? Let go of the old lady."

Hu Wenjin locked Madam Ning's neck with one hand and pointed a dagger at her neck with the other hand, "Madam Ning, don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame Rong Jing for cheating in the imperial examination."

The women of the Ning family were protected by servants and guards. Madam Ning was shocked to see this scene and shouted loudly.

"Let my old lady go. If she loses even a hair, the emperor will not let you go."

Hu Wenjin sneered, "Let the emperor come to see us, immediately, right now."

Madam Ning was extremely upset. How could this happen?

"It is a serious crime to hold an official's family hostage. Let the old lady go."

Hu Wenjin shouted, "We want to see the emperor..."

Madam Ning's face was very ugly, and she struggled desperately, "Let me go, you traitors."

"Pa." A slap hit her in the face, and her old face quickly became red and swollen. The bright red five finger marks were shocking, and stars appeared in front of her eyes.

Everyone was horrified, "Grandma."

"Old lady."

Hu Wenjin looked impatient, "Don't make me say it a third time."

The guard did not dare to delay, "Go, report this matter."

Hu Wenjin shouted coldly, "Tell the emperor that if you don't get here within half an hour, I will kill Madam Ning."

Madam Ning was extremely angry. This was a blatant challenge to the Ning family. "Aren't you afraid that your entire family will be executed?"

Hu Wenjin looked strange, "Don't be afraid, as a family we must live and die together."

Everyone: ...Why do we feel that this person is abnormal?

Time passed little by little, and no matter how everyone tried to persuade them, Hu Wenjin and his accomplices refused to stop.

Madam Ning was old and frail, she could no longer stand and was on the verge of collapse.

She regretted it now. She thought that the weak scholar had strangled her lifeline and humiliated her publicly.

"Fang Jiashu, I trusted you so much, and this is how you repay me?"

Fang Jiashu's face was gloomy, and he shook his hands desperately, "Old Madam, this is none of my business. I didn't know it would turn out like this. They used me. This was a trap from the beginning."

From the moment this group of people started taking action, he knew it was over.

The imperial power will never be challenged by anyone.

At this time, Ning Zhiwei had already received the news and frowned, "Prepare to leave the palace."

Yu Qing looked worried, "Your Majesty, the situation is unclear, you can't go."

To him, the emperor is the most important, and the entire Ning family cannot be compared with the safety of the emperor.

Ning Zhiwei shook her head with an unclear look on her face. For both public and private reasons, and for both moral and ethical reasons, she had to go.

If we ignore it, it will have a huge impact on her reputation.

Establishing the country on filial piety and governing the country by law are the eight-character mantra she formulated. If she gets the reputation of being unfilial, the foundation of the country will be unstable.

"Just a few students, nothing to be afraid of."

Yu Qing was very anxious, "Your Majesty, I will go there for you."

Ning Zhiwei lowered his eyes slightly, his mind racing, "I have to go, they should have another trick up their sleeve."

"Order, Ning Yuanxi and Ning Xinzhe to accompany you."

"Yes."

In the Confucius Temple, the two sides confronted each other and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

The students were getting more and more annoyed. "It's been half an hour, why haven't they come yet?"

Hu Wenjin's eyes darkened slightly. "Madam Ning, I heard that the emperor is extremely unfilial to you and doesn't respect you at all. Is this true?"

Madam Ning said without hesitation, "It's fake."

Hu Wenjin said maliciously, "As far as I know, you haven't even been granted an imperial title. But you are the wife of General Ning, the mistress of the Ning family, and the grandmother of the emperor."

Madam Ning's expression remained unchanged. "I refused."

Everyone was stunned, "What? You refused?"

"Yes, we will use the imperial decree of our female relatives to exchange for the future of our children, and wait for the next generation to grow up."

"Besides, we don't have an imperial decree. Who dares to disrespect us except you rebels?"

"You..." Hu Wenjin was dumbfounded. He had clearly heard that the two sides were not getting along. How could the information be inaccurate?

"coming."

There was a rumbling sound, and a dark army came like dark clouds in the sky, carrying with it a tremendous force that could destroy the world.

The students had never seen such a scene before and were trembling with fear.

All hopes of luck were wiped out under such power.

Why do they think they can have a conversation with an emperor?

The woman surrounded by the army was dressed in military uniform, her black fur coat fluttering in the wind, and she looked majestic and inviolable.

"The Emperor has arrived. Kneel."

Countless people knelt down, the common people knelt, the guards knelt, the Ning family members knelt, and the students hesitated for a moment and then knelt too.

There were only three or two students gathered around Fang Jiashu, looking extremely nervous.

The woman's cold eyes swept over, "Why don't you kneel?"

"I..." The student was sweating profusely and gasping for breath due to nervousness.

I finally understand what the power of an emperor is.

Hu Wenjin's expression changed several times. "I would like to ask the emperor three questions. If you can satisfy me, I will kneel down."

Listen to what he said, what outrageous words.

The king wants him to be satisfied? This means he has to poop and pee on the king's head.

Ning Zhiwei said calmly, "Let the old lady go first. She is the widow of General Ning. If you still have a little respect for General Ning, let Madam Ning go."

She did not let Hu Wenjin lead her, but instead took the initiative.

Hu Wenjin's throat was dry. "I... naturally respect General Ning, but if I let him go, I'll be hacked to death. I dare not let him go."

"If you don't want Madam Ning to get into trouble, answer my three questions quickly."

He asked loudly, "Your Majesty, Rong Jing was caught cheating in the imperial examinations. Why did you protect him?"

Ning Zhiwei narrowed her eyes and asked instead of answering, "Hu Wenjin, your wife is the adopted daughter of the Cui family. The Cui family is behind you, right?"

There was an uproar at the scene. What? The Cui family was in charge of all this?

Hu Wenjin's forehead was covered with sweat. No one had ever told him that the empress was so intelligent and capable.

"This has nothing to do with the case..."

Ning Zhiwei sneered, "Who are you? Are you from the Ministry of Justice? The Dali Temple? The Supervisory Council? It's their job to try cases, and it's not your turn to make decisions."

"A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. If there is a law to follow and a reason to rely on, the government will make a fair judgment."

She looked at the other students. "You are well-read, but what you learned is not to your liking, so you use meditation to threaten the emperor? What you learned is how to hold the seventy-year-old family of a meritorious official hostage to achieve your own ulterior motives?"

"Have you lost your conscience? How can you be worthy of those soldiers who fought so hard? How can you be worthy of your teachers and your families who nurtured you?"

"You have committed a capital crime, and your entire clan will be implicated. However, considering that the Yong Dynasty is new and the population is small, I will show some leniency and only execute the ringleader."

Hu Wenjin gasped, and a shudder ran down his spine. This was the Empress of the New Dynasty! How terrifying!