Hua Rongsheng and Ye Maochun had attended the palace banquet for the enthronement of the Crown Princess, as well as the wedding of Hua Qingcheng and Wuchen. They had some experience with the powerful figures in the capital. She had just clearly seen Hua Qingcheng and Xia Houjing together. And Xia Houjing was said to be the mastermind behind the kidnapping of them.
"Mr. Bai, has Qingcheng been captured by the King of Pingxi?" Ye Maochun asked anxiously.
Bai Yuheng's expression was extremely grim. He said in a deep voice, "Aunt Hua, Uncle Ye, from what I've observed, Qingcheng didn't seem to be kidnapped. Instead, she reached some kind of agreement with Xiahou Jing and her daughter. She must have come here voluntarily. Moreover, she is most likely here for you..."
"Then...what should we do?" Ye Maochun was struck by lightning when he heard this. He held Bai Yuheng's hand tightly and looked at Bai Yuheng with eyes full of trust and dependence, as if Bai Yuheng was his last life-saving straw.
"As long as Qingcheng knows that you two are out of danger, she won't have to be held hostage by the Xiahou mother and daughter anymore..." Bai Yuheng lowered his eyes to glance at his tightly held hand, a warm feeling welling up in his heart. This feeling of being relied upon was something he had never experienced before from his own father...
Then, Bai Yuheng turned his head to look in the direction of the lobby on the first floor. His sharp gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the wall and see the people below.
"From now on, you cannot leave this room. I will find the right opportunity to lure them away, and then you will hurry south back to the capital. If... I mean, if I can't get away in time, you must seize the opportunity to leave, the farther the better..."
As Bai Yuheng spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes from his bosom and stuffed them into Hua Rongsheng's hand. His words were sincere and earnest, with an inexplicable sense of tragedy, which made Hua Rongsheng and Ye Maochun and his wife feel a little shocked.
"Mr. Bai...Mr. Bai, then...then you will be okay, right?" Ye Maochun asked worriedly.
"It's a blessing, not a curse. If it is, it's inevitable. Aunt Hua, Uncle Ye... Don't worry, I'm a skilled martial artist, and I'll be fine. At most, I'll be entangled for a few days, and I might not be able to personally escort you back to the capital..."
Bai Yuheng wanted to confess his identity, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
After all, as the Sixth Prince of Lengyue Country, his status was quite awkward. If at this critical juncture, Hua Rongsheng's wife and husband became resentful of him because of his status and refused to cooperate with him, then things would become even more difficult.
Bai Yuheng is caught in a dilemma, caught between the interests of his country and his conscience. He can risk saving Hua Rongsheng and Ye Maochun and his wife for Hua Qingcheng, but he also cannot let his sister Gongyang Jiezhen fall into danger.
He could only try his best to balance the relationship between the two, but how could everything go as planned?
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