Jiang Huai'an pulled Lin Xiangyin along and ran all the way to the Palace Gate. Only after making certain no one from His Majesty's side had chased after him to chop off his head did he begin to recover his senses, panting for breath.
"Y-Yinyin, y-your husband finally learned today what it means to have your b-body flying ahead while your s-soul chases behind. M-my life is saved!!!"
The next instant, Jiang Huai'an's nerves collapsed, and he no longer cared about saving face. His eyes had barely reddened, and he was just about to embrace his wife and wail for comfort, when Lin Xiangyin slapped him.
"Run, run, run! Was a dog chasing you?" Lin Xiangyin stood with her hands on her hips, panting heavily, and shot him a vicious glare. "The children are still in the palace, and you just left them all behind?"
As long as she tossed the blame away fast enough, abandoning their daughter couldn't be pinned on her.
Jiang Huai'an tremulously turned to glance at the empty Palace Road. He had been so concerned with escaping alive that only now did he remember he had left their daughter and godson behind.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
"Y-Yinyin, I was wrong. D-don't be angry. Princess Yongning only knelt to us two. Ningning and the others will be fine. We can just wait here."
Of course Lin Xiangyin knew Jiang Huai'an was right, but that didn't stop her from continuing to lecture him.
"You want to run at the slightest little trouble. If the Jiang Family falls on hard times someday, will you abandon your wife and children and leave us all behind to escape?"
Jiang Huai'an instantly panicked. He immediately sat on the ground, hugged Lin Xiangyin's legs, and began acting shamelessly,