Seeing Bai Linan's constantly changing expression below, Bai Chuxiao chuckled, "Father, is it really that hard to decide? Weren't you just worried about the lives of everyone in the Bai family?"

Watching the scene unfold in the hall, Prince Ping calmly sipped his tea. His presence here was not particularly useful, but compared to other members of the court, he would not face much trouble.

Bai Linan sighed, "Xiao girl, I know you mean well, but if you don't release Prince Yingchuan, it will be very difficult to rescue them. Not to mention the Bai family, there's the Yu family, and even Prince Ping..."

Upon hearing this, Prince Ping snorted coldly, "The Left Prime Minister can make his own decisions. There's no need for the Left Prime Minister to worry about the affairs of Prince Ping's residence!"

I don’t believe someone has such a capable daughter. They only think about using their daughter in the palace to climb the social ladder. What kind of person could they be?

Bai Linan's expression darkened after being refuted, but his position in the court was extremely awkward due to his daughters. His eldest daughter was the Princess Consort of Yan, who helped the Prince of Yan rebel, and his second daughter was the former Crown Prince's concubine. As the Left Prime Minister, he was caught in a dilemma, caught between a rock and a hard place...

Bai Chuxiao was not surprised at all that Bai Linan still wanted to choose official position over life.

"Third Brother, you must be tired from your journey. However, the government office is not very big and there aren't many guest rooms. We'll have to trouble you to stay at the inn for now..."

Prince Ping nodded gently, "It's alright, thank you for making the arrangements, sister-in-law..."

The largest mansion in Yunzhou City was naturally the former Prince An's Mansion. Although Chu Wenzheng had already emptied it, Bai Chuxiao and the others were still worried and would not move in.

The entire group from the Prince of Yan's residence had no choice but to stay in the former residence of Jiang Ming, as there were indeed no extra guest rooms available...

After the servants took Prince Ping and his men to the inn to rest, Bai Chuxiao casually instructed, "Cui Hao, loosen the defenses outside the prison for now. We need to give those in the shadows a chance, don't we?"

Cui Hao laughed and said, "Your subordinate obeys. As long as anyone dares to come, they will definitely not be able to leave..."

"Go check on that maid who's always with my third sister, she looks kind of familiar..."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Chuxiao gave another instruction. The maid behind Bai Chuyun wasn't a regular from the Bai household, but her eyes looked very familiar...

"yes"

Murong Xuan said in a deep voice, "Sister Xiao, in principle, Chu Tianling sending your father would be enough. But now your third sister, whom you haven't seen for a year, has also come. There's probably some conspiracy involved. Don't be careless with her..."

Bai Chuxiao nodded, "Second brother, I know. Yun'er used to be quite straightforward, but look at her now..."

"Miss Chen, Miss Song, thank you for your hard work. You must keep a close watch on Xiao-mei recently. Nothing can be done carelessly, not even at the entrance or near her," Murong Xuan suddenly said to the two women beside him.

Shen Xuanxuan and Song Le'er nodded quickly, "Second Young Master, rest assured, we will definitely protect the Princess..."

Bai Chuxiao couldn't help but smile, "Second brother, you should save all your thoughtfulness for Sister Xihan..."

Upon hearing the name Xihan, a look of longing flashed in Murong Xuan's eyes, "I've been away for so long, I wonder how Xihan is doing..."

The largest inn in Yunzhou City was booked by the Prince of Yan's mansion specifically for Prince Ping and his entourage.

After arriving at the inn, Prince Ping led some of his personal guards directly to the top-floor VIP room, while guards were stationed at the stairwell, clearly indicating that he did not want to stay on the same floor as Bai Linan and his group.

Seeing this, Bai Linan could only snort coldly and find a room to stay in with Bai Chuyun in the Earth-class building.

After all, he was a prince, and he had a considerable number of troops in his fiefdom. Chu Tianling could only threaten him verbally, but the Bai family was different.

After Bai Chuyun returned to her room, the maid who had been standing behind her immediately sat down without any hesitation.

Seeing this, Bai Chuyun couldn't help but sneer, "My second sister used to have some arrogance, but now she's so unconventional..."

The so-called maid smiled slightly, and after a few twists and turns, she tore off a human skin mask from her face, revealing her originally beautiful face, which turned out to be Bai Chuwan.

"Third sister, we're on the same side now, why do you have to be sarcastic and mocking towards your second sister..." Bai Chuwan smiled gently, revealing her true colors.

"My second sister and I have never been on the same side..." Bai Chuyun said calmly.

Bai Chuwan stood up and walked to Bai Chuyun. She stared at her for a while before taking her hand and chuckled, "Third sister, now that you've chosen a man, why bother pretending to be the good little sister who used to follow Bai Chuxiao around?"

"Don't touch me!" Bai Chuyun suddenly shook off her hand.

Bai Chuwan wasn't annoyed. She sat back down and said with a faint smile, "I never noticed before that you had those kinds of feelings for His Majesty..."

Bai Chuyun bit her lip, a struggle on her face...

"However, if this doesn't work out, it will all be for nothing, whether it's you, me, or that sister in the palace who slipped through the cracks and became a Zhaoyi. So you'd better keep up this act..." Bai Chuwan said softly.

Bai Chuyun said coldly, "You should mind your own business first! If you're going to act like a maid, you should act like one. I'm not stupid..."

Bai Chuwan put the mask back on, carefully examined it in the bronze mirror beside her, and then sneered, "Third Sister, you haven't accomplished anything yet, and you're already thinking about putting on airs? Even if His Majesty really grants you a title, what's the use? Doesn't Fourth Sister also spend every night alone in her empty room?"

"To be honest, none of us sisters can compare to Second Sister. Whether before or after her marriage, she's always had a captivating beauty... At least we can appear openly, unlike some people..." Bai Chuyun looked Bai Chuwan up and down, speaking sarcastically.

Bai Chuwan's smile vanished instantly. "Shut up!"

Bai Chuyun didn't seem to mind at all. Instead, she sat down to the side and said with a smile, "I must be a little tired from the journey. Go and fetch some water, I need some..."

Bai Chuwan said angrily, "Go yourself, do you really think I'm a maid..."

"Hmm? Aren't you just my maid Xiang'er? You can't even do this simple thing, what are you pretending to be a maid for?" Bai Chuyun said sarcastically.

Seeing that Bai Chuwan remained unmoved, Bai Chuyun sneered, "The inn is surrounded by my elder sister's guards. Every move we make after leaving our room is under their watchful eyes..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Chuwan took several deep breaths to suppress her dissatisfaction. After calming herself down, she finally followed Bai Chuyun's instructions and went to fetch water...

Soon Bai Chuwan returned to the room with the water, then stopped looking at Bai Chuyun and rested on her own.

Bai Chuyun slowly spoke again, "I said, Second Sister, wasn't this maid doing a pretty good job when she was in the palace? How come she changed so much after leaving the palace? Let me remind you again, you have to play your part perfectly in front of others and behind their backs, lest you be seen through at a glance..."