Once Chi Jingyang and the little girl had vanished completely from sight, two more figures entered the courtyard.
Gao Siyuan and Liaochen respectfully bent to salute, but their waists had barely begun to bend when Jiang Yanchuan raised a hand to stop them.
"Get to the point."
The two men standing in the courtyard exchanged a glance. In the end, Liaochen spoke first. "Prince Xin, Prince Jing, and Fang Yiwan exposed Consort Wan's baby swap."
Jiang Yanchuan's movements paused for only an instant before returning to normal.
It was not difficult to guess what had happened. He had simply made thorough preparations before leaving, never expecting that even a hundred precautions would leave one gap, allowing the little girl to run out of the palace.
Seeing how thin she had become, he could only wonder how much hardship she had endured along the way.
"The Little Highness learned of this in advance from that 'System Bro,' and instructed us to bring Her Highness Jinshu and Consort Wan out together."
Neither Liaochen nor the other three knew Emperor Mingze's plan. Upon hearing such horrifying news, they had no time to consider anything else. They hurriedly took everyone out of the palace, intending to head north to seek refuge at the Military Camp.
Jiang Yanchuan's gaze turned sinister. "Anything else?"
If that were all, the little girl would not have grown so thin.
"Then..." Liaochen's voice turned bitter as he swiftly recounted everything that had happened afterward. "Prince Jing joined forces with experts from the Martial World to intercept us and took both little highnesses to an inexpensive manor. We searched desperately for several days before finally rescuing them."
The air around Jiang Yanchuan turned utterly cold.
Seeing this, Gao Siyuan hurriedly brought up the news from the army. "Before leaving, the