Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

Most of the resentment in Gu Huai's heart dissipated instantly when he saw the pastries that Lu Yaoyao had carefully prepared for him.

He picked up a piece and ate it, the sweet taste spreading in his mouth.

Lu Yaoyao sat opposite him, holding her chin with both hands, with a look of heartache and guilt in her eyes.

"Gu Huai, I know you feel bad, but Xie Qingchen also needs our help now. We can't give up on him at this time."

Gu Huai sighed and nodded.

"I understand. I just... can't let it bother me yet."

Lu Yaoyao reached out and gently patted the back of Gu Huai's hand. "It's all in the past. Don't worry. Even if I don't choose you, I won't choose him either."

"Really?" Gu Huai's eyes lit up.

If that's the case, and no one gets her heart, he still has a chance.

"Ah."

"Well, it's getting late, and you shouldn't stay here too long, lest you arouse suspicion."

She wasn't intentionally ordering you to leave.

Gu Huai understood that the situation was tense. Even though he was reluctant, he quickly finished the pastries that Lu Yaoyao had prepared for him and got up to leave.

After the meal, Lu Yaoyao came to check Xie Qingchen's pulse again.

"You're recovering well. It seems you have a strong physical foundation. Even if you suffer a serious injury, you can recover easily."

"I..." I would rather be hurt for the rest of my life, so that I can stay with you forever.

"what?"

"Nothing." Xie Qingchen forced a smile, "You've worked hard today, go to bed early."

……

East Palace.

"You are just a bunch of useless people. No one has left the city, but you have almost turned the capital upside down and still haven't found anyone." Xie Qingyu was furious.

The people who were beaten and scolded by him lowered their heads and dared not breathe.

"I'll give you three more days. If you still can't find the whereabouts of Gu Huai and Lu Yaoyao, bring them to me with their heads!" Xie Qingyu flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked into the inner room, but the anxiety and anger in his heart could not be calmed for a long time.

"Xie Qingchen, He Yaoyao, don't even think about escaping from my grasp."

Xie Qingchen's health gradually improved under her careful care.

But he himself had no intention of leaving.

Seeing that Gu Huai's face was getting more and more ugly, Lu Yaoyao felt embarrassed and felt that she needed to take the initiative to ask Xie Qingchen to leave.

"Xie Qingchen, what are your plans? Do you need any help, such as covering your safe departure from the capital?"

Xie Qingchen glanced at her and knew that she was trying to drive him away in disguise.

It was he who disturbed her and Gu Huai's life!

"Okay, I'll leave early tomorrow morning."

"Yeah." Lu Yaoyao nodded, without any unnecessary or abnormal emotions on her face.

It's just that people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations.

It’s not even dawn yet!

There was a noisy sound outside.

Crying, roaring, and cursing.

Lu Yaoyao's heart tightened and she immediately realized that the situation was not good.

She quickly walked to the window, gently lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.

I saw a group of soldiers with torches lighting up the entire brothel.

"Oh no, how come they came back so soon?" Lu Yaoyao thought to herself that something was wrong and turned to look at Xie Qingchen. She saw that his face looked solemn, but he was not too panicked.

How can he still be so calm?

She quickly returned to the room, took out a set of women's clothing and some silver from the cabinet, and handed it to Xie Qingchen, "Put this on and go out the back door."

Xie Qingchen reached out to take it, and just put it on. Before he could walk out, he heard footsteps reaching the door.

Seeing this, Lu Yaoyao could only quickly open the wardrobe door and hide him inside.

The door was violently kicked open, and the leader was Xie Qingyu, with a ferocious look on his face and a determined glint in his eyes.

"Lu Yaoyao, I finally found you!" Xie Qingyu's voice echoed in the room, with a cruelty that could not be ignored.

Lu Yaoyao's heart trembled, but she pretended to be calm on the surface. "I wonder what brings His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to visit so late at night? I don't think I made any mistakes this time!"

Xie Qingyu approached Lu Yaoyao step by step, a sneer on his face, "Nothing wrong? Hiding a traitor is not wrong?"

Lu Yaoyao pretended to be surprised. "Your Highness the Crown Prince is really good at accusing people without any evidence. Are you just going to arrest people at random?"

Xie Qingyu waved his hand impatiently, "Don't talk nonsense to me, search!"

A group of guards immediately began to search the house through all the drawers and cabinets.

Lu Yaoyao looked towards the wardrobe nervously.

At this moment, a guard suddenly pointed at the wardrobe and shouted, "Your Highness, there seems to be someone here!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingyu's eyes flashed, and he strode to the wardrobe and suddenly opened the door.

Xie Qingchen was forced to walk out of the closet, looking out of place in women's clothing, but he remained calm.

"Hey, isn't this your seventh brother? Why are you wearing women's clothes?" Xie Qingyu said sarcastically.

Xie Qingchen smiled calmly, "My beloved asked me to wear it, so I should cooperate."

"Hmph, you're still laughing when you're about to die. Take him away!" Xie Qingyu gave an order, and the guards immediately stepped forward to take Xie Qingchen away.

"And you." Xie Qingyu gave Lu Yaoyao a cold look as he passed by her. "Take them both with you."

But this time, they were not thrown into prison, but were taken to the dungeon of the East Palace.

As soon as Xie Qingchen's hands and feet were locked, Xie Qingyu couldn't wait to torture him and let Lu Yaoyao watch.

Inside the dungeon, the dim candlelight flickered, illuminating Xie Qingyu's ferocious face and Xie Qingchen's resolute and unyielding eyes.

The clanging sound of iron chains, accompanied by Xie Qingyu's cold laughter, echoed in the dungeon, making people shudder.

"Lu Yaoyao, how does it feel to see your sweetheart suffer?" Xie Qingyu, holding a whip, slowly walked towards Xie Qingchen who was bound by chains, with a cruel smile on his lips.

Lu Yaoyao gritted her teeth, her eyes showing no sign of retreat, as she knew very well that her weakness at this moment would only make Xie Qingyu even more proud.

On the contrary, she had to pretend to be heartless. "He is no longer the one I love in my heart. He is also my enemy. Why should I be sad if you torture him? You might as well capture Gu Huai and torture him. I will be even more sad."

"Really?" Xie Qingyu seemed to see through her true thoughts. He raised the whip and lashed at Xie Qingchen fiercely. Every whip sound seemed to hit Lu Yaoyao's heart.

Xie Qingchen's face was pale and he never said a word, but his eyes were still bright, as if telling Lu Yaoyao that he was fine.

Lu Yaoyao opened her eyes wide, feeling sad inside, but she forced herself not to cry, because she knew that tears were the most useless thing here.

She must find a way to rescue Xie Qingchen and herself.

Just as Xie Qingyu was about to swing the whip again, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the dungeon.

A guard hurried over and whispered something in Xie Qingyu's ear.

Xie Qingyu's expression instantly darkened. He glared at Lu Yaoyao and Xie Qingchen, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'll spare your lives for now. Once I'm done with that matter, I'll slowly take care of you!"