Shi Sheng's expression changed again and again as he looked at the brat Gu Su.
"I want to see Senior Brother …" Gu Su scratched with his hands and feet, and even bit with his mouth.
"Your Excellency." Dai Yue looked pleadingly at Shi Sheng.
Shi Sheng picked him up and threw him into the room, closing the door before Gu Su could get up.
"Lock him up." Shi Sheng ordered Dai Yue.
Dai Yue: "…" 'Your Excellency, will Sir Ling Yue flip out if he finds out?
It's not even as good as your suggestion to force medicine down his throat. '
Gu Su slammed the door loudly from inside the room.
Shi Sheng's expression didn't change as he pounded on the door even harder. "If you want to see your Senior Brother, wait here quietly. Otherwise, don't even think about seeing him again."
Dai Yue: "…" 'Sir Ling Yue will definitely flip out.
This is his Junior Brother, his only Junior Brother. '
Although Dai Yue didn't want to admit it, the people inside had quieted down significantly.
This proved that intimidation was very effective.
… …
On the day of the Heaven's Ritual.
The Heaven's Ritual was held on the altar outside the palace.
Not only were the Empress' officials present, but the common people were also there to watch.
For such an important occasion, safety was of utmost importance. The altar was surrounded by three layers of guards.
Jiang Zhi stood among the group of princes and princesses, keeping a low profile.
The group discussed the Crown Princess's disappearance in low voices. Listening to their discussion, Jiang Zhi felt uneasy.
"The people in the Crown Princess's palace said she's gone missing. I think she went out to play again."
"Even Daoist Ling Yue is here, why would she leave the palace …"
In the past, the Crown Princess had used many methods to leave the palace, and this disappearance was one of them.
So when they heard that the Crown Princess had gone missing, their first reaction was that she had run out of the palace again.
"She's just a little popular. Who knows if she's taken a fancy to someone outside?"
"She even dares to skip the Heaven's Ritual. Let's see how she explains herself to the Empress this time."
"Your Excellency Prime Minister …"
"Your Excellency Prime Minister …"
Greetings came one after another from afar.
Jiang Zhi looked up and saw a woman surrounded by people walking over.
She couldn't help but recall the scene of that night, and her face turned pale.
Ever since she'd arrived in this world, that was the first time she'd been so close to death.
In modern times, she was just a white-collar worker. How determined could she be?
It was only then that she realized that human lives were not worth much in the world she lived in.
Even if she was a prince.
The Shi Sheng ignored the group of princes and princesses and stood in his place.
"Jun Liyou is becoming more and more arrogant. I don't know what Imperial Mother is thinking, but she's still keeping her around."
"Shh! Do you want to die? Do you think the Jun Family is so easy to deal with? "
Jiang Zhi listened to the people around her discussing in hushed voices, and her face turned even paler. How much power did a clan need to have to be above the imperial power?
How could a modern person like her lose to an ancient person?
Evil would never prevail over good. Jun Liyou would fall sooner or later.
Shi Sheng didn't know what Jiang Zhi was thinking. She just stared at the altar in boredom.
When the Empress and Ling Yue arrived, the Heaven's Ritual officially began.
The commoners were all kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise their heads to look at the altar.
The officials bowed to show their respect.
Only Shi Sheng raised his head and stared at the person on the altar without the slightest scruple.
Ling Yue was wearing a custom-made Daoist robe that was much brighter in color than his own, making him look even more attractive.
The steps of the Heaven's Ritual were pretty much the same, but the more Shi Sheng watched, the stranger he felt.
At some point, a gust of wind began to blow around them. First, it was a gentle breeze, then a fierce gale.
The scarves on the altar flapped loudly in the wind.
The sky that was still clear a moment ago was now slowly becoming gloomy and covered by dark clouds.
"What's going on?"
"I've never seen anything like this in the Heaven's Ritual …"
"What's going on …"
The people around them no longer cared about etiquette. They all looked up at the sky or the altar.
Ling Yue's figure was almost completely obscured by the fluttering scarves. They could only vaguely make out his movements.
But soon, the wind stopped blowing. Sunlight penetrated the dark clouds and poured down, and the scarves on the altar stopped fluttering.
Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion.
Shi Sheng frowned as he looked at the person on the altar. He had actually sensed spiritual energy just now.
It had been mixed in with the fierce wind and disappeared as soon as the wind stopped blowing.
And that spiritual energy even carried a familiar aura.
Shi Sheng's gaze towards Ling Yue couldn't help but waver a little.
Ling Yue had already completed the final step. He walked down the altar and said to the Empress in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "The Heaven's Ritual has failed."
The Empress shot to her feet, her expression agitated. "How could it have failed?"
Nothing like that had just happened had ever happened before, and it had never failed before.
Ling Yue recited a sentence in one breath, his choice of words very awkward.
The gist of it was that the heavens did not accept the Heaven's Ritual because the members of the imperial family were lacking in virtue.
Ling Yue's voice wasn't soft. Not only did the officials hear him, but even the commoners heard him.
Because the members of the imperial family were lacking in virtue, the heavens did not accept the Heaven's Ritual. If the autumn harvest wasn't good, it would be the imperial family's fault.
The commoners below were already discussing this in hushed voices.
That strange gust of wind just now made it easy for them to believe Ling Yue's words. As a result, the commoners began to look at the Empress and the members of the imperial family strangely.
These commoners had all heard of how the Crown Princess had kidnapped commoners' men, and how the other princesses had abused their power to bully others.
"Farewell." Ling Yue bowed to the Empress, then turned around and walked down the altar.
"Stop him!" the Empress shouted.
The people standing around the altar immediately drew their swords and pointed them at Ling Yue.
The Empress lowered her voice, her tone full of threat and warning. "Priest Ling Yue, regardless of whether what you said just now was true or not, go and perform the Heaven's Ritual again. You are not allowed to fail."
Ling Yue's expression didn't change, and he didn't move at all.
"Priest Ling Yue, don't forget that we still have your junior brother."
Ling Yue frowned slightly. He believed that the Shi Sheng wouldn't lie to him.
However, he also found it strange that he would so easily trust someone.
"Your Majesty, you should refrain from doing such things in the future. Otherwise, you'll be punished by the heavens."
The Empress' sharp gaze swept over Ling Yue. He knew that the little priest had been rescued?
"Ling Yue, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."
"Your Majesty, it's useless even if you detain the little priest. He's just a human, and he doesn't have the ability to change the will of the heavens." The Shi Sheng had appeared at the bottom of the altar at some point, and he smiled lightly at Ling Yue. "Come down."
The people standing in front of the Shi Sheng hesitantly lowered their swords when the Empress glared at them.
Her smile was somewhat dazzling. He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt like her gaze towards him was more sincere than before.
Ling Yue's eyes flickered, and he walked down the stairs to the Shi Sheng's side.
"Beloved Official Jun, what are you doing?" The Empress gestured to the people next to her. The people standing behind the Empress immediately went on guard.
The air seemed to freeze in that instant.
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