Both worlds are like dreams

Gu Qinglan looked at her. "Brother Wei and I already knew about what happened between you and His Highness in the court. We were worried about you and His Highness, so we rushed back as soon as the dam was completed."

"I'm sorry to have worried you," Xue Huang pulled him to sit down, "I'm fine, and Fifth Brother is fine too. They don't have any actual evidence, so they can't do anything to us."

"I didn't expect that Your Highness was so careful, but they still managed to catch us." Gu Qinglan said.

"I have asked Yun Qing to pass a message to Xu Yao and the others, asking them to keep silent for the near future. As long as they can't get any evidence, they can't do anything to us." Xue Huang said with a smile.

Wei Yunzhou glanced at her and said, "Are you just going to scold them for their participation in the memorial?"

"I want to teach them a lesson, but I'm under house arrest now."

"Has His Majesty said when you will be allowed to leave?" Gu Qinglan asked.

Xue Huang shook her head. "He's not stupid. He had already figured out that it was Shen Congfeng and his gang that were framing my fifth brother. As for my crime, it was just an opportunity for them to suppress me. However, the court was arguing endlessly at the time, and it was not good to continue the dispute, so he confined my fifth brother and me. In fact, it was just a disguised way for us to get out. As for when we will be released, it should be waiting for a chance."

Wei Yunzhou said, "Today's court meeting is the time to build the steps."

Gu Qinglan understood what he meant and thought that the successful completion of the dam would be an excellent opportunity to plead for mercy.

Yun Qing quickly had someone bring over a table of breakfast, and considering that they had to travel overnight, she also prepared a bowl of tonic soup.

Xue Huang served them a bowl each, "You've worked hard, eat first."

When they finished eating, it was almost Yin hour, so Gu Qinglan said goodbye to her and Wei Yunzhou. It was almost time for the morning court session, and he had to go to see the emperor first to report everything about the dam construction.

Now that Murilin has given him full authority to build the dam, it is only natural that he should go to the court to report on his work.

Xue Huang couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He had been working so hard for so many days and hadn't had a good rest. So she asked someone to harness a carriage and send him to the palace. At least he could take a short rest on the way.

After sending him away, Xue Huang went to find Wei Yunzhou. She did not let him return to Jinxiu Tower, but asked Yun Qing to arrange a room for him in the mansion.

When she went there, Wei Yunzhou seemed to be explaining something to Yun Qing, and Yun Qing nodded and left.

Xue Huang was a little curious, "Second Uncle, what did you tell her to do when you just came back?"

On the second day, Mo Ruilin took Luo Ning and called Gu Qinglan to meet the Emerald Tiger. Wei Yunzhou went out to investigate the grain prices, and she followed him out.

Wei Yunzhou's eyes, as dark as ink, fell on her wrist. The red and swollen mark was still very obvious. "Mo Yunchen came to see you?"

Xue Huang nodded.

"doing what?"

"Who knows what's wrong with him now?" Xue Huang twitched her lips, feeling a little helpless.

Wei Yunzhou's expression was slightly cold, "Stay away from him."

Xue Huang looked at his expression and didn't dare to refute. It was not that she didn't want to stay away from Mo Yunchen, but that guy was still haunting her. What could she do?

So she nodded obediently, "Second Uncle, you have a good rest here, I'll go out first."

After she returned to her room, she slept for another hour and then got up to practice qigong and regulate her breathing.

Gu Qinglan came in the afternoon. After leaving the court, he went to see Mo Ruilin first, told him in detail about the completion of the dam, and then returned to the mansion.

The court was tense today. After reporting on his work, Gu Qinglan began to plead for Xue Huang and Mo Ruilin. Naturally, this move was met with strong opposition from Shen Congfeng and his party.

A heated debate broke out in the court again, but it was much more polite than when Xue Huang was present.

Gu Qinglan was recognized as the most knowledgeable person in Shangyang City. He was a modest gentleman and gentle as jade, but his sharp words made those people unable to resist. His quotations from classics were irrefutable, and his logic was rigorous and flawless. He listed seven suspicious points about Mo Ruilin's collusion with the rebels. Each point was meaningful, but he stopped at the point.

While the opponent was sweating profusely in anxiety, he was still at ease and calm.

However, Emperor Ling still did not agree to release Xue Huang and Mo Ruilin immediately. Instead, he confined them to their home for another seven days, but allowed others to visit them.

When Xue Huang heard the news, she was unhappy. "It's already like this, why don't you let us go out? Why?"

Gu Qinglan glanced around and saw that there was no one around, so he said, "His Majesty is taking this opportunity to pretend to be sick to avoid Princess Xingyue's marriage. Since His Majesty is 'sick', how can he easily let you and Your Highness, the 'culprits', go?"

Xue Huang lay on the table with her chin in her hand. Everyone said that the emperor was confused, but it seemed that he only lacked great wisdom. He did have a lot of clever tricks.

Seeing that she was depressed, Gu Qinglan handed her a box and said, "Okay, don't be unhappy. This is the snack that my grandfather asked me to bring you."

"Thank Grandpa Gu for me." Xue Huang was not in a good mood. When she thought about being confined for another seven days, she wanted to beat up those old men who reported her.