Chapter 16

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Today was the day to pick up the goods from the smithy.

Yu Niaoniao was trapped at home and could not leave the house. Naturally, she could not pick up the goods on time.

Just as she was scratching her head to think of a solution, a team of Eagle Guards suddenly barged into the Yu Residence. Without a word, they captured Yu Sheng.

Mrs. Jiang had never seen such a scene before and was scared out of her wits.

She hurriedly grabbed her son’s arm to stop the Eagle Guards from taking him away.

“My Ah Sheng has never done anything bad. Even if you’re an Eagle Guard, you can’t arrest people for no reason, right?!”

Everyone in the Dayan Dynasty knew how ruthless the Eagle Guards were. If they were to take him away, he would at least be skinned alive.

Meng Xizhou was in charge of leading the team today.

He took out a scroll from his sleeve and waved it in front of Mrs. Jiang.

“Recently, someone in the city has been secretly spreading anti-poetry. Our Eagle Guard has been ordered to investigate this matter. According to our investigation, your son is related to the anti-government poetry case. He has to come with me.”

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly defended herself. “There must be some misunderstanding! My Ah Sheng has always been obedient and sensible, and he’s even more loyal to the current emperor. He will never be related to this case. You must be mistaken!”

However, no matter what she said, she could not stop the Eagle Guards from capturing her.

Soon, Yu Sheng was forcefully taken away by the Eagle Guards.

Mrs. Jiang was so anxious that tears fell.

Yu Pingping held her arm, also anxious.

“Mother, what do we do now? They won’t torture Brother, will they?”

Mrs. Jiang felt even more dizzy at the thought of her precious son being tortured.

She spoke urgently to the butler.

“Send someone to the Ministry of Revenue and tell the master that something has happened at home. Tell him to come back immediately!”

When Yu Kangtai learned that his son had been captured, he immediately rushed home.

However, even if he rushed back, it would be useless.

The Eagle Guard was directly under the jurisdiction of the Duke of Lang, who only listened to the Emperor’s orders.

Duke Lang had always been a ruthless and decisive person. Anyone who fell into his hands would most likely not have a good ending.

Everyone in the court was afraid of him, and the commoners in the streets were even more terrified of him.

There were even rumors that his notoriety would stop children crying.

Yu Kangtai knew his limits. There was no way he could get his son back from Duke Lang.

But he could not sit idly by while his son was captured.

In the end, he could only put down his dignity as an elder and take the initiative to go to the Green Jade Residence.

“Niaoniao, Ah Sheng is your biological brother. You wouldn’t bear to see him fall into the hands of the Eagle Guards, right? Can you help me plead with Duke Lang? Beg him to let your brother go.”

Yu Niaoniap looked at the middle-aged man in front of her quietly.

This was the first time she had seen her father so gentle since she had returned home.

She couldn’t explain what she was feeling.

“Prince Lang won’t listen to me.”

Yu Kangtai quickly said, “Try it. It might work. After all, you’re his fiancée. He should treat you differently.”

Yu Niaoniao told the truth, “The emperor bestowed the marriage upon us. In fact, there’s no emotional foundation between us. In his eyes, I’m no different from anyone else.”

Yu Kangtai frowned, thinking these were her excuses.

“Are you really going to leave Yu Sheng to die? That’s your own brother!”

Yu Niaoniao could see disappointment and anger in the other party’s eyes.

It looked as if she had committed a heinous crime. But she did not feel at fault.

She tilted her head slightly, her expression innocent. “Do you really want me to beg the Duke of Lang?”

Yu responded without hesitation.

“Yes.”

Yu curled up. “All right, then. I can go to Duke Lang.”

Yu Kangtai immediately beamed with joy and hurriedly said, “Good child, what a good child of our Yu family!”

Yu Niaoniao said, “Can I go out now?”

“Of course you can!”