"How did you end up at the Chen Marquis's residence?" Huo Jin gently kissed her long hair.

Bai Yan was exhausted at the moment and didn't even bother to open her eyes. She simply told him what had happened.

Huo Jin frowned upon hearing this, then let down the long hair that had been wrapped around his hand and gently kissed her forehead: "Poor girl." If Ruo Ruo hadn't run into him, wouldn't she have fallen into a pit of fire?

But then I thought again, I was lucky to have run into her yesterday, but what if I hadn't? What would have happened to her if she had fallen into the hands of someone else?

Huo Jin's brows furrowed slightly.

At this moment, Bai Yan, who had closed her eyes, suddenly thought of something and looked up at him. "When I escaped yesterday, I killed the heir of Marquis Chen. Can you settle this matter for me?" Just by looking at his clothes, one could tell that he was no ordinary person.

Chen Mingzhao is nothing. So what if he's killed?

Huo Jin stroked her face: "Sleep well, it's alright."

Bai Yan then gave him a sweet smile, pulled the covers over her head again, and didn't even bother to open her eyes.

Huo Jin stood by, watching her sleeping face. He wanted to keep watching her like this, but he couldn't; it was past four in the morning, and he had to go back to the palace for court.

"Where is your home?" Huo Jin whispered in her ear, "I'll send someone to let your family know you're safe."

Bai Yan was exhausted, but upon hearing his words, she still said, "My sister is the lady of the Marquis of Boyuan's mansion. Please have someone inform my sister."

"Okay," he said, then, seeing her looking so tired, he added, "You should continue sleeping."

Bai Yan slept until the sun was high in the sky. When she got up, a maid came to help her with her hair and makeup. Bai Yan was about to ask if she had taken the letter to Bai Ruifeng.

Then a maidservant led a younger maidservant into the room; they were the maidservants who served Bai Ruifeng.

"Second Miss!" The maid rushed in: "Madam went mad this morning, crying and making a scene, saying that her maternal family is trying to harm you and is on her way to her maternal home! I heard you're here, and I think a fight is about to break out. You'd better come back with me quickly!"