Gu Yingxue wiped away her tears, ran to the side room, blew sleeping powder into it, and then tiptoed back.

When she returned, Cheng Huaiyu was wearing clean undergarments and sat weakly on the edge of the bed.

Gu Yingxue poured a glass of water and handed it to Cheng Huaiyu.

After drinking it, Cheng Huaiyu laughed self-deprecatingly: "I've made you laugh."

Gu Yingxue choked up and said, "Sister, let's leave. Let's go find Xie Nanfeng and the others. Second cousin's army is attacking. If we find Xie Nanfeng and the others, we can escape smoothly."

Hearing the term "sister," Cheng Huaiyu's eyes lit up, and then she lowered her head guiltily: "Thank you, Xue'er, for still being willing to call me 'sister.' Although I don't deserve to be called 'sister,' just hearing you call me that makes it all worthwhile."

Gu Yingxue shook her head, crying, her tears never stopping. She wanted to sit next to Cheng Huaiyu, but Cheng Huaiyu stopped her: "You're still a young girl, don't sit on this bed, it's bad luck. Go blow out the lamp and bring a stool over to sit."

Gu Yingxue blew out the light, but instead of moving a stool, she brought over the kettle. She noticed that Cheng Huaiyu had a wound on his leg, so she took a handkerchief, wet it, and gently wiped the blood around the wound, without daring to touch the wound itself.

"Sister, do you have any medicine in your room? I'll apply some for you," Gu Yingxue said with concern.

"I'm fine." Cheng Huaiyu shook her head. "A maid will bring the best medicine tomorrow morning. If I'm already prepared, it might actually..."

"Waaah..." Gu Yingxue couldn't bear to listen anymore and cried softly, "Sister, why didn't you tell me you were suffering so much? If Father and Mother knew, they would definitely beg Grandfather to send someone to save you."

"I'm fine. Xue'er, don't cry, or you'll attract attention." Cheng Huaiyu wanted to take Gu Yingxue's hand, but then remembered what had just happened, so he left his hand in mid-air and let it fall to the edge of the bed without touching Gu Yingxue.

Gu Yingxue was too heartbroken to notice anything amiss.

She suddenly grabbed Cheng Huaiyu's hand: "Sister, let's go find Xie Nanfeng! Let's escape together. Sister, from now on we're sisters, and no one will bully you anymore. Sister Xinxin said that Brother Xiaojin is doing well, and I'll wait for him to come back with you. Brother Yun is also growing up very well. If we escape back together, we can see Brother Yun and wait for Brother Xiaojin to come back."

Cheng Huaiyu tried to pull her hand away, but Gu Yingxue was very strong and held Cheng Huaiyu's hand tightly.

Cheng Huaiyu's eyes were filled with longing; she wanted to take Gu Yingxue to find Xie Nanfeng immediately, but she quickly regained her composure.

She knew she couldn't do that.

Not to mention that she and Gu Yingxue can't get out now, even if they did, she wouldn't be able to find her way around and wouldn't know how to get to Xie Nanfeng's shop. She hasn't left the house since she moved in.

She could only hide Gu Yingxue and then find an opportunity to exchange secret signals with Xie Nanfeng to hand Gu Yingxue over to him.

She had previously agreed with Xie Nanfeng that she would find an opportunity to take Gu Yingxue out of the palace and hand her over to Xie Nanfeng. However, after taking Gu Yingxue out that day, Xie Nanfeng's men were not outside the residence, so she had no choice but to hide Gu Yingxue by her side.

She guessed that Xie Nanfeng and his group had gotten into trouble. Yesterday, they used some means to get the steward to tell her about the outside world. All areas of the capital were under martial law, and no one was allowed to linger on the streets at night.

As for whether Xie Nanfeng and the others had encountered any trouble, she didn't dare to ask directly. She wanted to inquire indirectly about their cloth shop, but the steward didn't know either and advised her to wait until this period was over before continuing to buy cloth.