No one listened to Qi Haoran's explanation. Just like that, the prisoners were escorted back to the prison.
Lord Bai's subordinate whispered, "Lord, should we strike while the iron is hot?"
Anyone with eyes could tell that those people had loosened up. This was a phenomenon that had never happened before.
Although Lord Bai was also anxious, he had interrogated many criminals and knew that it was better to be quiet than to take action now. He still needed to give them some time to think.
Seeing that Queen Consort Rong and King Rong had already gotten into the carriage and were about to leave, Lord Bai immediately chased after them and said, "Your Highness, wait a moment. What do you think we should do next to pry their mouths open?"
"Shouldn't you be better at this?" Mu Yangling was puzzled. "I'm not good at this."
"…Your Highness is too modest. You've softened their attitudes just by bringing them around the streets…"
