Upon hearing Tuoba Ze's words, the guard immediately realized something and asked, "Your Highness, are you referring to the other masked young master who came to Wanjiao Pavilion with her?"
Tuoba Ze did not answer, but calmly poured himself another cup of hot tea and took a sip.
But the guard asked, looking bewildered, "But where are we going to find that young master now?"
"Where would guests who come to the Wanjiao Pavilion in Xiqin stay?" Tuoba Ze prompted.
The guard was immediately overjoyed and shouted, "Ruyi Residence!"
Tuoba Ze slowly put down his teacup. The guard hurriedly said, "I understand. I will make the arrangements immediately. I will definitely tear that bitch to pieces."
Just as the guard was about to turn and leave, he asked again, "Should I lock up those three, Yi Shangyun and the others, together?"
After a moment's thought, Tuoba Ze sighed and instructed him, "Yishangyun, lock her up with Yu Niang first. Hand over the other two to the madam for disposal."
Upon hearing this, the guard was taken aback for a moment, then obeyed the order and withdrew.
The room was silent, and the dim candlelight cast long, long shadows of the person at the tea table, much like the endless, lingering thoughts in his mind...
With a creaking sound as an iron lock was opened, the door to an abandoned storage room in a corner of Wanjiao Pavilion was suddenly opened.
Inside the room, two young women of similar age and a frail old man with a full head of white hair sat close together, each harboring their own anxieties and unease, silently pondering their own thoughts.
At this moment, two fierce-looking guards with swords walked in. As soon as they entered, they locked onto the three people and headed towards them. One of the guards reached out and grabbed Yi Shangyun, who was sitting on the ground, and then pushed him away forcefully.
"What are you doing? Where are you taking her?" Upon seeing this, Yan Hong suddenly stood up, hurriedly chased after her, grabbed Yi Shangyun's thin arm, and asked the fierce guard.
"Get out of the way, do you want to die?" Unexpectedly, the other guard behind her suddenly drew his knife and glared at Yan Hong. He easily separated the two of them with one hand, and after saying those words, he turned around and pushed Yi Shangyun out the door in a few more moves.
"Girl, girl..." At this moment, the frail old woman finally managed to stand up and called out weakly. Yan Hong frowned and looked helplessly as Yi Shangyun was pushed out the door by the two villains. She then looked back at the swaying old woman and hurriedly went back to help her up by the arm to prevent her from falling.
He seemed still extremely worried about her and wanted to see her one more time, so even before the door was closed, he fearlessly strode towards the door.
But just as they heard Yi Shangyun say, "Grandma, don't worry, I'll be fine," the door was locked from the outside by the guards once again.
At this moment, Yan Hong hurriedly let go of the old man's arm and pounded on the cold door panel from inside, shouting loudly, "Open the door, open the door quickly, let me out, let me out, I...I want to see my mother, I want to see my mother, open the door quickly."
Hearing Yan Hong's loud outburst, the guard outside the door replied with apparent helplessness, "Miss Yan Hong, don't waste your energy. This time, you were detained on the orders of the Pavilion Master. Without his orders, no one dares to come to see you, let alone let you out."
Upon hearing this, Yan Hong finally gave up her last struggle, slowly withdrawing her slender hands, which were already red from slapping too hard. She hung her head, looking dejected and heartbroken.
She silently wondered, could it be that even Aunt Ru couldn't protect her this time? Just now at Lanxiang's house, in front of the Pavilion Master's personal guards, she had spoken so many bad things about Bei Lie and the Pavilion Master. The Pavilion Master would definitely not let her off. It seemed that the Pavilion Master was really planning to cut off all support and return to his country, disregarding everything else.
Seeing Yan Hong so dejected, the old man comforted her, "Girl, don't worry, we'll be alright, everyone will be alright. Didn't you say that His Highness Prince Qin foresaw the great conspiracy hidden in Wanjiao Pavilion and surrounded the whole place? Since His Highness Prince Qin is here, even the soldiers who bravely fight the enemy on the battlefield are not afraid, so what are we afraid of in this little Wanjiao Pavilion? Their Northern Lie Kingdom's evil scheme will definitely not succeed, and we, the people of Western Qin, will not be afraid of these few barbarians from the Northern Lie Kingdom."
Upon hearing this, Yan Hong was instantly stunned by the old man's words. It was as if the worries that had just filled her mind were suddenly dispelled by the sunlight. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Yes, with His Highness Prince Qin here, and on our own territory, what is there to be afraid of? We will all be fine."
As they spoke, they gazed into each other's eyes, clasped their hands tightly together, their hearts and eyes filled with hope.
If we keep going forward, we'll reach Lanxiang's room in Wanjiao Pavilion. Yi Shangyun looked in the direction the guards leading the way were heading and wondered to himself, "Why did they bring me here? Could it be that Lanxiang couldn't escape the assassin's pursuit and was captured?"
Even though the situation was urgent and Lanxiang didn't have time to explain in detail, Yi Shangyun had already guessed from Lanxiang's actions that the person who wanted to take Lanxiang's life today must be someone sent by Wanjiao Pavilion.
But if even Lanxiang couldn't escape, then no one would know that she was now in dire straits.
In other words, if she hadn't brought Lanxiang's grandmother back to Ruyi Residence at the time she had agreed with Lanxiang, Lanxiang would have told Yi Sanshao about the failed rescue and would have taken him to Wanjiao Pavilion to rescue her immediately.
But now, if even Lanxiang, who went to help her get reinforcements, is captured, then no one will know that she is trapped in Wanjiao Pavilion, and no one will be able to help her leave.
And then there's Yu Niang. This time, when she comes back to Wan Jiao Pavilion, she not only wants to find Yu Niang, but also to take her away from this den of wolves. But now that Su Lanxiang has really been captured, she's genuinely a little worried.
As she was pondering this, one of the guards escorting her, who was closely following behind her, urged impatiently, "Hurry up, what are you dawdling for?"
At this moment, Yi Shangyun suddenly asked in confusion, "Who exactly are you taking me to see?"
"What's the rush? You'll know when you get there."
As soon as the guard finished speaking, the guard who was leading the way in front of her suddenly stopped and landed right at the door of Lanxiang's room.
Yi Shangyun suddenly felt extremely nervous, and she clenched her teeth tightly, as if a little sweat was coming out of her palms.
"Knock knock knock..." The guard knocked very carefully on the door. In the warm candlelight, a man's figure could be vaguely seen on the window frame. Then, the door was gently opened.
"Please!" Upon hearing these words from the guard behind him, Yi Shangyun felt as if a death warrant had been issued.
After a moment of regaining her composure, she took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and as if she had instantly mustered up her courage, stepped inside.
The moment she stepped inside, the two guards quickly closed the door behind her.
As if instinctively, Yi Shangyun glanced back before looking at what was in front of her.
"It's you?" It was the same room as last time, but the first thing Yi Shangyun saw was Tuoba Ze's personal guard who opened the door.
"Miss Yi, you must be frightened. Please have a seat." The guard stood by a small table in the room and said politely with a smile.
Yi Shangyun didn't pay him any attention right away. She just looked around for a while and when she saw that Lanxiang wasn't in the room, she seemed to relax a little.
So she slowly walked over to the table and sat down gracefully.
After she was seated, the guard quickly poured a pot of freshly brewed fine rose tea and respectfully handed the teacup to Yi Shangyun, saying, "Miss Yi, please have some tea."
Yi Shangyun looked at him with a serious expression, but did not reach out to accept the cup of tea he offered. She certainly didn't need to take this kind of sycophantic lackey or lapdog seriously.
The guard was somewhat embarrassed, but he had no choice but to continue with a smile. "Miss Yi, are you still upset about what happened earlier? It was all my fault for acting impulsively. I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive me."
However, Yi Shangyun reached out and stopped the guard from offering her a teacup, saying calmly, "I wouldn't dare. I am now a prisoner; how could I trouble you to serve me?"
Upon hearing this, the guard slowly withdrew his teacup, but still said politely, "Miss Yi, our prince sincerely invites you to cooperate and work together on a great cause. Why don't you give me more time to consider it carefully?"
"No need to consider it anymore. Even if I die in Wanjiao Pavilion today, I will never betray my country and people and cooperate with you bandits," Yi Shangyun said resolutely, as if facing death without fear.
"You..." Just as the guard was about to get angry again, his eyes suddenly fell on the beaded curtain in the darkness of the room, and his master couldn't help but suppress his anger.
After a while, the guard seemed to have calmed down a lot, and then asked in a low voice, "By the way, now that Miss Yi knows the true background of our Wanjiao Pavilion, let's not beat around the bush. May I ask, Miss Yi, what brings you to Wanjiao Pavilion disguised as a man?"
Yi Shangyun had been waiting for this question, and blurted out, "Where did you hide Yu Niang?"
Just as his master had predicted, Yi Shangyun had indeed come for Yu Niang. The guard pondered to himself, hesitated for a moment, then looked again at the mistress behind the beaded curtain in the darkness, and slowly said, "If we hand over Yu Niang, will Miss Yi consider our suggestion?"
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