"Under all heaven, all land belongs to the king. Yuheng...where else could Yuheng go?"

Bai Yuheng stood still, his gaze fixed on Hua Qingcheng's receding figure, a feeling of endless melancholy and loss welling up in his heart. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, forming a bitter smile, as if mocking himself.

At the same time, in the dungeon, Gongyang Jiezhen watched Bai Yuheng leave for a while, but did not see him return. An ominous premonition suddenly came to her mind.

Gongyang Jiezhen could no longer suppress her inner uneasiness. She stood up abruptly, banging hard on the sturdy prison door and roaring angrily outside, "Nalan Qingcheng! Where is my royal brother? Could it be... you killed him?! Nalan Qingcheng! Let me out immediately! Tell me, what on earth did you do to my royal brother?"

In an instant, the entire dungeon was filled with Gongyang Jiezhen's shrill cries, and the echoes were loud and lingering for a long time.

However, facing Gongyang Jiezhen's intense reaction, Gongyang Jieying, who was sitting on the ground in the dungeon, just glanced at her lightly, with undisguised contempt in her eyes.

If roaring and yelling alone could solve the problem, wouldn't I have already escaped from this cage? Gong Yang Jieying thought to herself. Clearly, reality wasn't that simple.

At this moment, Xiahou Jing, who had been silent in the cell next door, suddenly sneered, "Third Prince, in my opinion, you'd better save your energy! Your good royal brother is always flirting with Nalan Qingcheng. I'm afraid he has already betrayed you, not to mention his loyalty to the Lengyue Kingdom. Maybe... maybe he has already offered himself to her and is having a romantic and enjoyable time with our extremely noble Princess! Hahahahaha..."

Seeing this, Xiahou Yu not only had no intention of dissuading them, but instead joined in the fun, echoing without thinking it was a big deal, "Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right! I feel that Nalan Qingcheng and Gongyang Yuheng have been flirting with each other since they were in the Imperial College, and their relationship is ambiguous. This kind of thing is only to be expected. Therefore, Your Highness, it would be better for you to think more open-mindedly..."

"This is absolute nonsense! If you dare to say another word, I, Xiao Wang, will tear your stinky mouths apart right away!" Gongyang Jiezhen was so angry that her face turned red. She glared at Xiahou Jing and her daughter angrily, with rage burning in her eyes.

Right now, she and her brother had become captives of the Laifeng Kingdom. If rumors of treason spread, their cruel and ruthless mother would most likely completely disregard their lives...

Therefore, even though she hoped that Bai Yuheng would be safe and sound, Gongyang Jiezhen could not allow this mother and daughter to ruin her brother's reputation.

Elsewhere, as Hua Qingcheng slowly walked out of the front courtyard's side hall, her light steps seemed weighed down by an invisible weight, becoming heavy and exhausted. Every step seemed to require more effort. Finally, she dragged her heavy steps back to the Pine and Bamboo Courtyard.

Mu Lige had been waiting for a long time in the pavilion of the Pine and Bamboo Courtyard Garden. He watched Hua Qingcheng approach from afar, his eyes filled with concern. When he noticed the weariness on Hua Qingcheng's face, his heart ached. He immediately stood up, walked over to her, and held her tightly in his arms.

"Qingqing, are you tired?" Mu Lige asked softly, his tone full of tenderness and care.

Hua Qingcheng snuggled in Mu Lige's warm embrace, feeling his body temperature and breath, and her mood calmed down a little.

She raised her head slightly, looking into Mu Lige's deep eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother Li, desire and ambition... are they really that important? Why are there so many people who would risk everything for them, even abandoning their family ties?"

This question made Hua Qingcheng herself feel a little childish and ridiculous, but at this moment, her heart was indeed filled with confusion and depression. Perhaps she just wanted to find someone to confide in and share her troubles.

Mu Lige listened quietly to Hua Qingcheng's words. He patted Hua Qingcheng on the back and comforted her, "Qingqing, there are no absolutely good or evil people in the world. The so-called legal principles cannot be separated from the human world. The key lies in how you can strike a good balance between the two..."

As he spoke, Mu Lige increased the strength of his hands around Hua Qingcheng's waist, making their bodies stick closer together.

As smart as Mu Lige was, he naturally knew that the person in his arms was upset about Gongyang Yuheng, but he didn't point it out. He just quietly served as a harbor for his little wife to rely on when she was tired.

Just now, Hua Qingcheng hurriedly left after hearing the report from Prince You's housekeeper that Tianji had captured the Third Princess and Sixth Prince of Lengyue. Later, Hua Rongsheng and his wife were shocked to learn from Mu Lige that the Young Master Bai who had rescued them from the deserted island was actually the Sixth Prince of Lengyue.

At lunch time, Hua Rongsheng and his wife in the dining hall of Haitangyuan were still in disbelief.

"Mother, you said that Mr. Bai... no, Mr. Gongyang... is he in danger?" Recalling the gentle and elegant young man in white who saved them from danger, Ye Maochun asked worriedly while pulling Hua Rongsheng's sleeve.

"Ah..." Hua Rongsheng sighed deeply, a look of reluctance on her face. "Dad, that's a heinous crime punishable by extermination of all nine generations of your clan..."

"Treason... treason?" Ye Maochun was so frightened that his face turned pale. This sentence was like a hammer, destroying his appetite and making him barely eat lunch.

After dinner, Ye Maochun took a short walk in the garden and then returned to his room for a nap. However, he was still worried about Mr. Bai's fate and tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Finally, he simply got up and paced the garden again.

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