Shen Qingyan saw that the crowd had gathered and was just about to make her announcement, but the noise from below was deafening. She couldn't get a word in.
At that moment, the Imperial Guards, tasked with maintaining order in the Capital, arrived after hearing rumors that someone was about to jump from the city gate tower. When their commander saw who it was, he nearly fainted—it was Miss Shen, the younger sister of Commander Shen. If the Prince Qin's Consort were to leap to her death on his watch, his own head would surely be forfeit.
The situation seemed to be spiraling out of control. The commander ordered his men to gather as many quilts as they could find, then scrambled up to the top of the tower himself.
Chapter 79