Chapter 425 You Came to See Me at Last

Then Bai Zhanfei asked Luo Shu, "How do you know?" "Everyone in Jing City is talking about this. After getting the news, I rushed out of town and came back," Luo Shu answered. Bai Zhanfei asked again, "Did you get in touch with anyone in the mansion of Marquis Shuo?" "No," Luo Shu shook his head and replied. Hearing that, Bai Zhanfei felt relieved and continued, "That's fine. Chushi Youtian wants to lure us out, so he spread the news. Shuo Ling isn't in town and we can't contact anyone in his mansion now." "General, what about Shuangshuang? She's locked in the prison and the Emperor will definitely torture her to get the information about us." Luo Shu looked at General Bai and said worriedly. The latter sighed and said, "Under such circumstances, we have no choice but to play for time." Luo Shu wanted to say something after Bai Zhanfei finished. But then, he caught on to why General Bai decided to do so. Shuangshuang was locked in the prison. The palace was guarded. So how could they easily get her out of the palace? General Bai was lost in his thought. Although Shuangshuang was playful, she wasn't a stupid girl who would be easily caught by Chushi Youtian. So this came down to one reason that someone had detected their whereabouts. At the thought, Bai Zhanfei raised his head and ordered, "Pack up your things and we should leave right now. We can't stay here anymore!" "Why, General?" Luo Shu quickly asked when Bai Zhanfei finished. Then Bai Zhanfei told Luo Shu his assumption. Hearing that, Luo Shu knew that made sense, so he nodded and said, "I will bring all people to your room right now." "Hurry!" Bai Zhanfei slightly nodded and answered. When Luo Shu left, Bai Zhanfei walked to the middle of the training field and shouted, "Today's training is over. Now, gather together and go back!" Hearing that, people looked at each other and thought they misheard Bai Zhanfei, because other instructors usually gave them a break while training them. But every time Bai Zhanfei instructed them, he wouldn't let them leave the field until everyone was exhausted. The lunchtime was just over. Why did he ask them to leave now? Everyone was confused. Seeing nobody moving, Bai Zhanfei repeated the order. Then they headed back. Later, Bai Zhanfei walked to his bedroom. Hearing Shaoyao sobbing on the way back, he turned his head and shouted, "Crying will help nothing. Stop!" The shout apparently scared Shaoyao and she apologized while weeping, "General, this is my fault. I failed to fulfill my responsibility as you required for I didn't stop Miss Bai from leaving the valley." "What's done is done. It's pointless to blame anyone now. Go back to pack up your things and leave with us then," Bai Zhanfei looked back at Shaoyao and stopped to comfort her. Hearing that, Shaoyao wiped away tears on her face with her sleeve and trotted back to where she lived. In the meantime, Chushi Weiyang went back to his palace after leaving the prison instead of directly going out. He knew well about his father who would surely send people to spy on him. So if he left the palace now, he would do them a favor by leading them to where Bai Shuangshuang's father was. What could he do now? How could he send the message? Staring at the hairpin Bai Shuangshuang gave to him, Chushi Weiyang frowned and tried to come up with a plan. His father must have sent people to spy on him. If he headed to Youyou Valley Bai Shuangshuang mentioned, they might... When he was lost in his thought, a name suddenly struck him! He whistled upward to the sky, after which a pigeon flew to him. Chushi Weiyang tied the letter he wrote to its leg and let it fly away. It was in Commandery Prince's Mansion. While having tea in his courtyard, Lu Jing saw a pigeon flying towards him, so he took a glance at Ji. The latter who understood what he meant quickly caught the pigeon and got the letter out. Then, he walked to Lu Jing and handed the letter to him. "Your Highness, here you are." Lu Jing unfolded the letter. How would the Sixth Prince be in the mood for sending him a letter? Was there anything wrong? After reading the letter with doubts, Lu Jing stood up and ordered Ji, "I'll go to the palace right now." "Go to the palace? Yes!" Ji paused for a while but then quickly responded after being glanced at by Lu Jing. It had been years since Lu Jing went to the palace last time. After he set up the carriage and Lu Jing went on, they headed to the palace. When they arrived, Lu Jing directly walked to Chushi Weiyang's palace. At the same time, Chushi Weiyang paced back and forth in his room. Lu Jing hadn't gone to the palace for years, so Chushi Weiyang wasn't sure whether he would come. At the thought, he saw a scholarly man in a light green robe and with a high bun standing before the door. Chushi Weiyang quickly walked to him and smilingly greeted him, "Jing, I've waited for you for long. Come in and have a seat." Lu Jing ran his eyes over the room and saw no artworks, so he knew Chushi Weiyang invited him here to ask for help rather than appreciate artworks. Then he sat down and asked, "What can I do for you?" "Have you heard the news?" Chushi Weiyang didn't answer but asked a question. Lu Jing shook his head and replied, "No. What happened?" "Jing, you really confine yourself to your mansion, don't you?" Chushi Weiyang commented after listening to Lu Jing’s words. Then, Chushi Weiyang told Lu Jing what happened in detail. "My father must have sent people to spy on me, so I want you to send the message. And, take this." Chushi Weiyang handed the hairpin he held all the time to Lu Jing while explaining. Having a look at the hairpin Chushi Weiyang handed to him, Lu Jing gazed at him and asked, "Why are you so sure that I will help you?" "Because you came to see me at last," Chushi Weiyang replied. Then Lu Jing lifted the corner of his mouth and took over the hairpin. "It's quite unusual for me to be here. So Weiyang, shouldn't you give me some artworks as a cover for our purpose?" "Fine, wait here," Chushi Weiyang answered and walked aside to pull a case out. Having picked two paintings, he made up his mind and turned around to hand them to Lu Jing. "Here you are!" Lu Jing smiled again and took over the paintings. He didn't expect that Chushi Weiyang would be so "generous" this time. After all, he had asked him for these paintings several times before. It seemed that he really cared about the girl locked in the prison! Lu Jing handed the paintings to Ji and left. In fact, Chushi Weiyang wasn't the only one he wanted to help. He agreed to send the message also for Yang Zijin. Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling were in Beiling now. If Bai Shuangshuang's fellows were caught, people in the mansion of Marquis Shuo would all be killed. Even, the Mu Family might also get involved. So he agreed to do Chushi Weiyang this favor without hesitation. In the meantime, the man the Emperor sent to spy on Chushi Weiyang came back to report to him. "Have you found anything unusual?" Chushi Youtian asked Luoxue. Luoxue reported, "Nothing special about the Sixth Prince. But Commandery Prince Lu visited him this afternoon." "Lu Jing?" Chushi Youtian frowned. Lu Jing hadn't stepped into the palace since that event happened. What did he come here for? So he asked again, "Why was he here?" "He left with two paintings!" Luoxue answered. Chushi Youtian nodded. Like his mother, Lu Jing was obsessed with artworks. Perhaps, he went to Weiyang's palace to ask him for paintings. Then Luoxue asked, "Your Majesty, how should we deal with the Sixth Prince?" "Keep spying on him!" Chushi Youtian ordered. Afterward, Luoxue left like a flash of lightning. At this time, Chushi Weiming arrived at Imperial Concubine Xiao's palace. "Mother, anything wrong?" Chushi Weiming asked after stepping into Imperial Concubine Xiao's room. The latter took a sip of water and asked, "Have you heard the news?" "Yes," Chushi Weiming nodded. Imperial Concubine Xiao posed another question, "The Lan Family wants to take advantage of this crisis to regain their power. What do you think?" "Such being the case, I'm afraid we have no way to stop them now," Chushi Weiming shook his head and analyzed. Then Imperial Concubine Xiao continued, "So we should target the Crown Prince. As long as he makes a mistake, the Lan Family will never get what they want no matter how hard they try!" "Mother, have you come up with a plan?" Chushi Weiming looked at her and asked. Imperial Concubine Xiao wore a smile and whispered to him. Hearing that, Chushi Weiming frowned and looked at his mother. He asked, "Mother, will this plan work?" "Why asking me this question? You don't trust me? If our plan works, His Majesty will take back the Crown Prince's title despite all the contribution his family has made," Imperial Concubine Xiao explained. Chushi Weiming shook his head and smiled, "Alright, I'll listen to you." It was in Chushi Weiming's mansion at the same time. Feeling edgy to stay in her room, Liu Yiyi asked Zi to take her to have a walk in the courtyard. She was a bit cold standing in the courtyard, so she ordered Zi to fetch her a cotton coat. When Zi left, Liu Yiyi lowered her head and put her hand on her belly. Her baby would come to this world in a month, which made her rather joyful. Raising her head, she spotted a flower in full bloom in the flowerbed and couldn't help smiling. Then, she stepped to the flower but tripped herself by accident for she didn't know the flowerbed was higher than the ground. To avoid lying on her stomach to hurt the baby, she turned her body a bit while falling. Soon, she felt the pain coming from her belly. It was so painful that Liu Yiyi frowned and called Zi. Zi who came back with the cotton coat from the room didn't see Liu Yiyi waiting for her, so she quickly looked around and called, "Miss! Miss, where are you?"