Chapter 448: Sudden Change in the Capital

"My Lord, I won't leave." San Ya's voice was filled with desperate stubbornness. Tears finally rolled down her face, mixing with the rain. "Please help me persuade my second sister to go to Dengzhou to avoid disaster. I...I want to go back!"

The small body trembled slightly under the wet raincoat, but the eyes were as firm as a rock.

She wants to go back to her parents, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, or a bottomless abyss ahead!

"Explain yourself clearly!" Yun Ting grabbed San Ya's thin shoulders, his voice hoarse from extreme shock and fear. "What do you mean by annihilation of the entire family?! What exactly is going on?!"

A huge, ominous shadow instantly enveloped him, more suffocating than the storm raging outside the window.

"I don't know." San Ya shook her head. "My father didn't tell me. He said I had to keep it a secret from my mother and not let her know."

"What else did your father say?"

"My father gave me 10,000 taels of silver, which I kept in my arms. He told my second sister and me to go to Dengzhou to find his friends and to go to the island. He also told us not to get involved and to pretend we knew nothing. Even if we find out in the future, we shouldn't make any unnecessary sacrifices."

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan! Damn it, I want to beat him up!"

Yun Ting couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Xiao Yan wanted to assassinate the prince and was discovered?

But if that were the case, there would definitely be a lot of noise. Even though he didn't hear about it, San Ya at least knew about it.

Moreover, once such things are exposed, they are not given time to react and are arrested directly.

No, that's not right.

"What else did your father say? Think about it and tell me everything."

"He also told us that unless he sent someone to look for us, we should never return to Beijing, hide our identities, and live well."

Yun Ting felt so anxious that it was hard to describe in words.

Arya pushed the door open and came in, much calmer now. "Is the carriage ready? We can leave now without waiting for the storm to subside."

Yun Ting made up his mind and slammed the door shut, blocking out the sound of wind and rain outside.

He turned around, glanced sharply at Erya and Sanya, and lowered his voice to a very low voice: "Don't move, listen!" He quickly told them the devastating disaster brought by Sanya.

Arya and he had the same reaction.

It was surprise at first, but then turned into confusion and anxiety.

"Why...why did you come here without asking clearly!" Erya couldn't help but complain to Sanya, her voice trembling with tears.

As soon as she said it, she regretted it, and the huge heartache overwhelmed her panic.

She suddenly reached out and hugged the wet, cold, trembling little body tightly in her arms, her voice choked with sobs: "Second sister is not blaming you, Second sister is worried to death... Jiaojiao, you came out alone in this horrible weather to deliver a letter... It's really... It's really amazing. Second sister is not as good as you, far less..."

"Second sister!" San Ya buried her head in her arms and called out in a muffled voice.

"Be obedient." Erya let go of her and held Sanya's cold little face in her hands. Her thumb gently wiped away the rain and tears on her face, her eyes more serious than ever before. "Daddy loves you the most, because Jiaojiao also listens to Daddy the most. Jiaojiao, I heard from you that you can brave this storm and deliver the letter alone. I believe that as long as Yunting sends someone to escort you, you will definitely reach Dengzhou safely..."

"Second sister, you go!" San Ya said, "You go to Dengzhou."

She won't go. She wants to stay and protect her parents.

Erya also heard the hidden meaning in her words and said seriously, "No, you are just a child. Staying here will only cause trouble. Don't worry, Second Sister will go back first to sort out the accounts and money in the shop and hand them over to your parents. No matter what happens, you always need money to pave the way. Then, Second Sister will go to Dengzhou to find you, okay?"

"No." San Ya said, "You lied to me. You wanted to trick me away alone."

Yun Ting's Adam's apple moved, and he interrupted the sisters' argument, "Both of you leave! Listen to Xiao Yan!"

Regardless of whether it was excessive caution or not, since Xiao Yan asked me to leave, I would better leave.

"I'm going back to Beijing." Yun Ting said in a deep voice.

"No, since this is a disaster that will confiscate our property and exterminate our clan, my father told you not to get involved. So don't get involved." Erya's eyes were filled with tears. "Yun Ting, thank you. But please don't. Just send a trusted person to help me send Jiaojiao to Dengzhou. Our whole family will be grateful to you."

"Second sister, I can't leave!" San Ya said, "I want to go back and take care of mother! I'm not going anywhere!"

Erya took a deep breath, "Jiaojiao——"

"Second sister, you don't have to say anything. I won't leave."

"Jiaojiao, are you afraid of death?" Erya's voice trembled slightly.

"If I were with my parents, I wouldn't be afraid!" San Ya said loudly.

"Okay." Erya burst into tears. "I'm not afraid either. Even if we die, we, as a family, will die together. I want to see what crime the emperor will accuse us of this time!"

"Both of you shut up," Yun Ting said angrily. "Is Xiao Yan ignorant? Since he said it was a disaster, it must be serious. Both of you listen and don't make things worse."

"But Yunting, what if this matter still has a chance to turn around? I'm grown up now, I can help." Erya fought back tears, "What if this is all I need? Besides, if anything happens to my mother, I don't want to live anymore."

No matter what happens, the family sticks together through thick and thin.

"Me too." San Ya agreed.

She is not good at speaking, but she thinks the same as her second sister.

She could help, too.

They all felt uneasy about Lu Qiniang.

"What on earth happened..." Yun Ting racked his brains but couldn't figure it out. "Jiaojiao, think about it again. What did your father say?"

"My father came back from outside and told me to leave. He didn't say anything else, just that I must obey him."

"Look, your father told you to be obedient, but are you being obedient now?" Yun Ting couldn't help but ask.

"Let's not talk about that." Arya said in a deep voice, "Neither of us will leave. Let's go back now to see what's going on. If there's any news, I'll write a letter and ask Xiaoshen to deliver it to you. You should listen carefully to Xiaoshen's movements. Also, we'll go back by ourselves. Sanya, take me with you on horseback, and don't involve anyone else."

If their homes really collapse, they will be buried together, but innocent people should not be involved.

Yun Ting took a deep breath. "If something irreversible happens, women will generally be given a break. But Xiao Yan, what if the abandoned mother gave birth to a son—"

When the nest is overturned, no male will be allowed to survive.

Be prepared for the worst.

"You two wait here," Yun Ting made a decision. "I'm going back. I already know that Qi Niang had a difficult birth, and I'm worried. Going back to check is justified. I don't believe this fire can burn me and make the emperor want my life! You two, stay here honestly! Don't force me to lock you up in jail! If there is any news, I will send a letter from the little god. Zhuozhuo, listen carefully."

After a pause, he continued, "It's true that I brought Lu Huan back to the capital and didn't want her to get involved."

"Listen to me now. I'll be back in a few days and will give you news soon. I'll be more useful if I go back than you two. If things really reach a point of no return, you two must obey me and leave. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices that will only make your parents more miserable."

At the same time, Xiao Yan was talking to Doctor Hu with a frown on his face.