The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

[It turned out that the people of Lingnan who had been harmed by the King of the Southwest, as well as the innocent girl, had come to Beijing to sue the King of the Southwest.]

"That's not right. It's not like there weren't people who wanted to come to the capital to file a complaint before, but they were intercepted and sent back before they could even leave Lingnan. Some were even harmed by the King of the Southwest, leading to the destruction of their families and the death of their loved ones. This has made those who wanted to file a complaint in the capital no longer dare to even think about it."

[Could it be that the defenses were lax when the King of the Southwest entered the capital, and they seized the opportunity to enter the capital.]

The system scoffed, "The people under the King of Southwest aren't just sitting there doing nothing. How could they possibly relax just because the King of Southwest left?"

[The reminder was in vain. The Emperor already had suspicions about the King of the Southwest. He sent a message via eagle to the secret sentries near Lingnan. The sentries acted quickly, but the King of the Southwest's evil deeds were not investigated. Just asking a few people would reveal everything.]

After learning of the Southwest King's evil deeds, the secret sentries encouraged the people to come to the capital to file a complaint. Initially, the people were very afraid of the Southwest King's tyranny. After all, the Southwest King had previously ordered his guards to kill a man who had attempted to file a complaint with the emperor, as a warning to others. The people, having been tortured by this, retreated into hiding and never dared to file a complaint again.

Under the constant encouragement of the secret sentries, some people finally stood up and wanted to fight to the death. Later, more and more people stood up, and even some young girls who had been bullied by the King of the Southwest followed the people into the capital.

Taking the land route would undoubtedly lead to discovery, and it would also take a long time, with many uncertainties. The secret sentry cleverly packed these civilians onto a merchant ship, not only avoiding the Southwest King's spies in Lingnan, but also allowing them to travel day and night to reach the capital at the fastest speed.

"Go and take a look." Xie Ci'an's face was extremely cold, and his fingers behind his back were tightly gripping the jade ring.

[Alas, I haven't gotten to eat the squirrel mandarin fish yet. Eating it now is not as important as watching the fun.]

Gu Jianchu secretly ordered Yunhe to ask the restaurant to pack up.

"Sister, do you want to go with me?" Gu Jianchu held Gu Jianyue's hand and asked as they walked.

"No, I still have to go to Chunshui Embroidery Workshop. Someone has ordered a hundred embroidered screens, and I have to rush over to negotiate the price with them." Gu Jianyue politely refused his sister.

After leaving the restaurant, Gu Jianyue walked towards the Gu Mansion carriage. After a few steps, she was grabbed by Gu Jianyue's hand and said, "It doesn't matter whether you go or not, sister. Yanxu sent someone to order the embroidered screen just to lure you out of the mansion."

As long as her elder sister didn't leave the house, Yan Xu wouldn't have the chance to take action.

Originally, Gu Jianchu had no doubts about the reason why his elder sister left the house, but when he heard his elder sister say that someone had ordered so many embroidered screens, he couldn't help but ask the system to check.

Upon investigation, I found out that all this was arranged by that bastard Yan Xu.

In order to plot against her elder sister, Yan Xu really took every detail into account.

Gu Jianyue's expression instantly turned cold. "Achu, you and the emperor go ahead. I have something else to do, so I'll go back home first."

Gu Jianyue sent Gu Jianchu to the carriage and patted Gu Jianchu's hand comfortingly.

"Sister, please be careful." Gu Jianchu naturally reacted to what his sister was going to do.

Yan Xu is in trouble.

Although Ajie usually appears gentle, she is definitely not a pushover. Once you make her frown, she will fight back without hesitation.

The Southwest Palace must be in chaos now, and there is no time to take care of other things. Gu Jianchu doesn't have to worry about his sister's safety.

This was not the first time that Gu Jianchu came to the Dali Temple. He followed Xie Ci'an into the back hall with ease.

Dou Wen was waiting in the back hall early.

Dou Wen was about to salute, but Xie Ci'an waved him off and asked, "What's going on?"

Dou Wen, following behind Xie Ci'an, couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. "Today, hundreds of people went to beat the drum to report the incident. I sent someone to investigate and found out that they were from Lingnan and were here to sue the King of Southwest. This was a matter of great importance to Lingnan, so I didn't dare to make a decision on my own, so I sent someone to inform the emperor."

"What did the King of Southwest do to anger the people in Lingnan that caused so many people to come and file a complaint with the emperor?" Xie Ci'an pretended to be ignorant, but his face was already cold and ugly, and a strong murderous intent emanated from his whole body.

Dou Wen wiped his sweat again, and even his voice trembled as he spoke, "The court hasn't started yet, so I don't know."

"Wen Zhu, bring the King of the Southwest here. Also, notify the people from the Five Cities Military Department to surround the entire Siyi Hall. No one is allowed to enter or leave, especially those from the King of the Southwest's Palace. Anyone who tries to escape will be arrested and taken to the Imperial City Department for interrogation."

Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu with a slightly gentler look in his eyes. "Achu, please rest in the back hall for a while. I'll go to the front to take a look."

Gu Jianchu nodded in agreement.

This matter caused a big stir and involved Lingnan and the King of Southwest, so Xie Ci'an went to the front hall to take over the case in person.

The people of Lingnan have long been oppressed and bullied by the King of the Southwest. If Xie Ci'an wants to win back the hearts of the people, he needs to personally come forward to appease the people.

Dou Wen followed the emperor to the front hall.

Dou Wen also did not forget to arrange for the maids in the mansion to bring tea, snacks and fruits to the queen.

Gu Jianchu took off his seal and handed it to Yun He, "You should return to the palace immediately and bring the young guard that the emperor asked for from the King of Southwest."

Yunhe did it without asking any reason.

Dou Wen ordered the yamen runners to bring in the people who had beaten the drum to report the incident.

Hundreds of people poured in from the door, including men, women, young and old. Some of them were wearing coarse linen clothes, some even had patches on them, while others were dressed a little better, but only a little neater and cleaner.

Dou Wen stood beside the emperor and slammed the gavel. The crowd that was originally humming suddenly quieted down and knelt in unison in the hall.

Some of them looked at Dou Wen and Xie Ci'an with vague eyes, and panic could be seen in their eyes.

"This is our current emperor. If you have any grievances, please feel free to speak up." Dou Wen's loud voice echoed throughout the lobby.

The kneeling people looked at each other, as if hesitating.

These people had truly been oppressed by Dou Wen for so long that even after arriving in the capital and meeting the emperor, they worried that the officials would protect them and not stand up for them. Some even feared they would be murdered if they spoke out about their grievances.

Gu Jianchu lay through the crack of the door and watched everything in the lobby.

Xie Ci'an's aura inevitably dropped a little, and he suppressed his anger, "Since you, the people, have already struck the drum to report your grievances, feel free to speak up and I will take care of it for you."

Xie Ci'an added, "This isn't Lingnan. You don't have to follow the rules of Lingnan."

After hearing Xie Ci'an's words, a bearded man slowly knelt down and walked to the front of the crowd, "Your Majesty, please make a decision for me, the King of the Southwest..."

Before the bearded man could finish his words, a yamen runner came to announce that the King of the Southwest was coming.

Everyone looked towards the door, only to see the King of the Southwest walking in dressed in silk and satin, looking out of place with the people kneeling on the ground. He strode over and swept a warning look over the people kneeling on the ground, implicitly saying that if they dared to say a word, he would kill them without a burial place.