Having finally arrived at Helian You's courtyard, Helian Si waved his hand before the guards and maids could speak.

He rushed into the hall, but before he even stepped inside, he heard voices coming from inside. "Hmm? My second brother is here too!"

Helian Si suddenly chickened out. Given his second brother's personality, the idea of ​​him going to the frontier to find their father was something he wouldn't even consider.

Helian Si frowned deeply, his steps light as he slowly moved backward, deciding to wait until his second brother left before making a decision.

"Does Second Brother mean that Father's imprisonment is related to Eldest Brother?"

Helian Si's steps faltered. His father...trapped? His grip on the bundle in his arms tightened, and his heart pounded.

I felt tense and uneasy. My father had indeed gotten into trouble. And what did my third brother mean by that? What did it have to do with my eldest brother?

Helian Si wanted to eavesdrop further, but the sounds from inside the room had stopped. Helian Si frowned and was about to take a few steps forward.

The next second, a pair of boots appeared before them. Slowly raising their eyes, they saw Helian Ci's tall and imposing figure, his handsome face furrowed.

"Why did you leave the palace?"

I wonder if that coward heard what I just said. What's wrong with the guards here, Third Prince? They didn't even inform me when that coward arrived.

"Royal sister?"

Helian You followed closely behind and came out of the house. When he saw Helian Si standing in front of Helian Ci, he was stunned and realized why his second brother had suddenly come out.

"Second brother, tell me the truth, what happened to Father?"

Helian Si raised her head, her hands holding the bundle in her arms trembling slightly. She couldn't hear anything else now; her mind was filled with her third brother's words that their father was trapped.

Helian You's heart skipped a beat. How could his younger sister have overheard his conversation with his second brother?

Helian Ci's handsome face darkened slightly. The little coward had heard it after all. Seeing Helian Si's eyes welling up with tears, he gently patted Helian Si's head.

"Father is trapped, but I have already sent reinforcements. He will be rescued soon, so you don't need to worry."

Helian You, who wanted to deny and cover up the past, immediately choked, looking at Helian Ci who could fabricate lies without changing his expression.

Filled with utter admiration, she realized that her second brother's words were far more comforting to her than anything she herself could say. She stepped forward.

"Why did you come without informing us? Did you want to go out for a trip with your third brother?"

"You two, stop lying to me!"

Helian Si roared. She knew she was usually a little carefree, but she wasn't really stupid.

"What happened to Father? Why is he related to my eldest brother? What have you been hiding from me? What right do you have to keep this from me? I am also Father's daughter."

By the time he finished speaking, Helian Si's eyes were red and brimming with tears, his whole body trembled slightly under his cloak, and his voice choked with emotion.

From childhood to adulthood, Helian Si grew up pampered and spoiled, enjoying a smooth and carefree life without ever experiencing any hardship.

Naturally, they rarely acted with such a temper as they did today. For a moment, Helian Ci and Helian You were stunned.

Outside the eaves and corridors, snowflakes fell gently, and the biting wind chilled Helian Si to the bone, turning his beautiful peach blossom eyes red.

Stubbornly refusing to let her tears fall, she looked at Helian Ci and Helian You, waiting for them to give her an answer.

Helian Ci pursed his lips into a straight line and said, "There is a traitor in the army. Father Emperor is trapped. My eldest brother was involved in this matter."