Nowadays, Su Qiao led a large force of soldiers toward Prince Rui's Estate in a threatening manner. The people on the streets fled home in terror, and even the shops on both sides hurried to close their doors, afraid of getting involved in any trouble.
At the entrance to Prince Rui's Estate, a unit of soldiers stood facing off against the guards inside, long sabers in hand.
At the head of them was Minister Li, who had recently risen in status and become rather carried away.
She was mounted on a tall horse, looking down at the people in the courtyard. Her gaze fell on Ye Lihan, who was surrounded by a group of guards.
"Prince Ye, you should surrender peacefully. Blades and swords have no eyes. If you get hurt, I'm afraid I'll have to apologize."
Li Jue stood at the very front, sneering. "Minister Li, even if you're taking someone away, it shouldn't be the Ministry of Revenue's people doing it, should it?"
"You claim this was our prince's order, so where is his handwritten edict? And why didn't I, the chief steward of this estate, receive any order from our prince?"
Minister Li sneered as well. "Does the prince need the approval of a mere steward for everything she does? Isn't that ridiculous?"
"Enough nonsense. If you don't hand him over, I'll have no choice but to force my way in."
Of course, she couldn't wait for them to refuse.
That way, she would have an excuse to attack.
Ye Lihan had intended to step forward, but Li Jue and Mu Rong firmly held him back.
Mu Rong had never expected that a mere Minister Li would dare to be so arrogant.
She pointed her blade at her neck, her face dark and murderous. "This is