How could Qin Yining not know that this was a difficult situation? She was in a difficult situation now.
She never would have thought that the plan she used to avoid the fate of being eaten by the Demon Empress would push her into such a dangerous situation.
"Don't make a fuss. I'll go out quietly to take a look before making a decision. "
The guard outside the window immediately acknowledged.
Qin Yining stood up, carried Er Bai, and led Ji Yun and Qiu Lu downstairs.
Looking down the mountain from the white marble platform, she saw that the main hall at the foot of the mountain was brightly lit. The lake reflected the light. Even though she couldn't see the entire courtyard, she could imagine that it was as bright and luxurious as a celestial palace.
Her gaze crossed the lake and looked outside. She saw a black mass of people moving. Because it was too far away, she couldn't hear what they were saying, but she could hear the buzzing of voices.
"It should be past curfew now, but the citizens are all gathered here and not willing to go home. This shows how chaotic the city is now. The people from the Five Cities Warden's Office are most likely gathered at the entrance."
"Spiritual Master is right. The people from the Five Cities Warden's Office are indeed guarding the entrance. They won't listen to anyone's advice. The law can't punish the masses, and they can't do anything to the citizens for fear of causing more chaos. They are in a terrible fix now." The guard saw the situation outside and was also worried.
Qiu Lu said, "Miss, there are so many people. What will you do?"
What should she do? Should she meet them or not?
If she didn't meet them, the citizens wouldn't leave. Even if it wasn't her intention, the citizens had already worshipped her as the "Saintess".
But if she met them, what could she, a little girl, say? She couldn't do anything. What should she do?
"Let me think."
Qin Yining pursed her lips and fell into deep thought.
Ji Yun and Qiu Lu didn't dare to disturb her. They only held their fans and helped her chase away the mosquitoes that occasionally flew over.
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At the same time, in the Marquis of Anping's residence, Qin Huaiyuan heard Qi Tai's reply and stood up immediately. He walked around the ground like a headless fly.
"Not good. This is not good."
"That's right, Lord Marquis. Right now, Xuansu Temple is surrounded by tens of thousands of commoners. If we don't handle this properly, what will we do if the commoners rush in? Even if the Imperial Bodyguards in Bie Courtyard were highly skilled in martial arts, how many nails could they crush if their bodies were made of iron? Tens of thousands of commoners trampled him to death! "
"Is there any movement from Prince Ning's Mansion? Is His Majesty still in the palace? "
"His Majesty has already returned to the palace. Prince Ning is still unconscious."
Qin Huaiyuan frowned and clenched his fists behind his back.
If this matter was not handled properly, it might really cause public resentment and cause Qin Yining to lose his life. Even if the common people didn't turn into a mob and rush into the courtyard, if their reputation was ruined, it was inevitable that there wouldn't be any trouble. They might even be used by the Zhou Dynasty and Tatan people.
"Prepare the carriage. Let's go to the villa first. We can't just sit and wait at home. Let's go and check out the situation first. "
"Yes." Qi Tai hurriedly went to prepare the carriage.
Qin Huaiyuan hurriedly changed his clothes. When he went out, he ran into Second Master and Third Master. They had heard that the commoners had surrounded Bie Courtyard and were worried that Qin Yining would be in trouble.
The three brothers hurried to Bie Courtyard together.
In the carriage, Qin Huaiyuan, Second Master, and Third Master discussed in low voices how to handle this matter. Qin Huaiyuan had a solution, but he couldn't get in touch with Qin Yining. He couldn't give any advice. The three of them were so anxious that they were covered in sweat.
The closer they got to Bie Courtyard, the denser the crowd became. Qin Huaiyuan and his brothers could only get off the carriage and walk with the crowd.
The commoners around them were very frightened. Some were whispering, some were loudly cursing, and some women were quietly sobbing. Qin Huaiyuan was also very anxious.
The dark clouds of war had been hanging over the capital for a long time.
After years of war, coupled with the tyranny and exploitation of the incompetent emperor, the commoners in the capital already felt that their lives were dark. They didn't need to think about how the commoners in other places were feeling.
Finally, a great hero had appeared. The demon empress was set on fire, and the incompetent emperor was forced to abdicate. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was very close to the people. For the sake of the country's stability, he didn't even marry the woman he loved. He even gave up the Imperial Villa for the Saintess to live in.
The commoners felt that their lives finally had some hope.
However, the good days had just begun, and Prince Ning was seriously injured. There was also news that the imperial treasury and the treasury's silver had been emptied by the emperor emeritus. The tax grain and the grain in the granary had also been sold by the emperor emeritus.
The grain merchant raised the price of rice to ten taels of silver per catty. This confirmed the reality that the national granary had no grain.
Who could afford to eat rice that cost ten taels of silver per catty?
The drought, the chaos of war, and the fact that they would soon run out of food caused a huge panic to envelop the capital. The tens of thousands of commoners no longer feared the Warden's Office of the Five Cities. They no longer cared about the rules of the curfew. They were going to die sooner or later anyway. What was there to be afraid of?
Qin Huaiyuan pursed his lips.
He knew that these commoners had placed their hopes on the "Saintess" who could protect the peace of the Dayan.
When people lost confidence and hope in life, they would always place their hopes on faith. That was why Taoism and Buddhism were so prevalent.
Now, under the pressure of war, the commoners of the capital naturally placed their faith on the "Saintess" who could protect the peace of the country.
The commoners were comfortable, and the emperor was also relaxed.
However, such a huge pressure was suddenly placed on his daughter. If things went wrong, the Saintess would become a swindler who deceived the world. Her fate might be even worse than that of the demon empress.
Qin Huaiyuan's entire body was ice-cold. He was covered in cold sweat in the summer, and his hands and feet were cold.
He never would have thought that things would develop like this.
Qin Huaiyuan hated his own incompetence like never before.
He wished that he could grow wings and fly into the side courtyard to discuss with Qin Yining what to do.
Qin Huaiyuan and his two brothers arrived early. Behind them, countless commoners swarmed forward.
At this time, they had already surrounded the main gate of the side courtyard.
At this time, someone in front of the side courtyard shouted, "Enlightened Master Xuansu heard that all of you gathered here have questions to ask, so she specially came out to meet you. Now, she is in front of the main hall.
"Instruct everyone to not crowd when the door is opened. Enter in an orderly manner. The space of the Xuansu Temple is limited. I'm afraid it can't hold too many people. Therefore, Enlightened Master Xuansu's words today will be passed on to the people outside later. Everyone, don't be anxious. Stay outside and enter, you will know what the Enlightened Master said. "
As soon as this person finished speaking, a man raised his voice and repeated his words.
There were also people who organized themselves in an orderly manner.
"Everyone, don't crowd! Don't cause a stampede! "
"Enlightened Master Xuansu is the Saintess. Everyone, don't offend the Saintess!"
"Please enter the Xuansu Temple in an orderly manner!"
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