This outcome seemed to leave even Qiu Zijun stunned for a moment.
She had not expected that this old matter would also be waiting for her...
Her brows furrowed slightly as she stared fixedly at Grand Princess Tantai Jinyu. Only after confirming that she was not lying did she ask, "The truth behind Zong Weiping's death?!"
The moment she finished speaking, a woman's scream rang out from the crowd at the back of the hall.
"Weiping! Weiping! She knows the truth about Weiping's death?!"
"I knew Weiping wouldn't die so easily!"
"Let me out! Let me out! Let me out!"
"I want to ask her myself! I want to ask her myself!"
Qiu Zijun looked up and saw a disturbance among the nobles.
Ever since the Grand Princess had clashed with Ye Shijie, the mourners in the hall had naturally split into two groups.
One group consisted entirely of nobles, while the other consisted of high-ranking government officials.
Of course, those who were both nobles and government officials remained with their noble families.
The government officials' side consisted of senior officials from purely commoner or citizen backgrounds, gathered together as their own group.
The woman making the commotion was likely Zong Weiping's widow—Su Shuangluo.
Because Qiu Zijun had focused her Mental Strength on dealing with Grand Princess Tantai Jinyu earlier, loosening her control over everyone else in the hall, Su Shuangluo had actually found an opportunity to break free from her Mental Control.
Qiu Zijun withdrew her gaze and immediately increased the output of her Mental Strength superpower, once again blanketing the entire Sanctuary Hall.
The woman's screams stopped abruptly.
The people over there found it even harder to remain kneeling.
Only then did Qiu Zijun look at Grand Princess Tantai Jinyu and raise her voice. "Tantai Jinyu, is the