Jian Guozhi could be seen pacing in front of Empress Wei who was seated on the chaise in her chamber. "Your half-brother is in prison. Sheng Li will not spare him and will extract information about us. How could the mother be so careless?" Jian Guozhi questioned.
"I was not careless. A night before yesterday, Sheng Li and Ying Lili sneaked inside the residence of the Prime Minister. Ying Lili found the secret chamber and took out the Ledger from there," Weng Wei told her son.
Jian Guozhi laughed upon hearing those words. "He is really an idiot. A woman defeated you all. I told you not to let me marry Yingér with Sheng Li. If she had not, then this would not have happened today. You all took them lightly. Now, be ready to be their slaves throughout your lives. Why did you not kill Sheng Li when he was a kid? You showed mercy on him and see what he has turned into!" Jian Guozhi gritted his teeth.
"Is there any way to get into the prison? We have to kill Zhang Yong before he will tell anything about me. The Wei family is being investigated and I know in the committee they will question me as well because Zhang Yong helped me to get this throne," Weng Wei asserted.
"Sheng Li has tightened the security. Only his loyalists can enter there," Jian Guozhi answered.
Weng Wei clenched her fists tightly. "He would have died if that day his wife had not intervened," Weng Wei said with exasperation.
Jian Guozhi pinched the skin between his brow. "In my opinion, we shall not do anything for now. Sometimes it is better to hide. Let's not give bait to Sheng Li. Zhang Yong will not open his mouth because he knows his daughter is with me. If Sheng Li had to do anything against you, then he would have by now," Jian Guozhi suggested. Empress Wei agreed with her son.
"Mother, I shall take my leave," Jian Guozhi, bowing his head, left the chamber. As he came out of Empress Manor, he saw Xue Yu-Yan was coming there. He ignored her and walked past her when she stopped him.
"Save my father. They raided the Wei Residence on the orders of the Crown Prince," Xue Yu-Yan in a low voice said. Jian Guozhi looked at his arm, which was gripped by Xue Yu-Yan.
"How could I save him? Your father acted foolishly. If we try to save him, then we will all be punished. The Crown Prince had tightened the security around the prison so, there's no way one can enter there," Jian Guozhi explained to Xue Yu-Yan.
"Just tell me you do not have enough power to do anything." Xue Yu-Yan's words angered Jian Guozhi, but he kept his cool.
"Yes, you are right. I am not stupid enough to go against the orders of his majesty. Your father should have safely hidden that ledger or should have burnt it, but see what he did. He planned to kill the Crown Prince who came out from the mouth of death to hound all of us," Jian Guozhi pronounced and walked out from there, leaving Xue Yu-Yan in dismay.
"I cannot sit and watch. I will beg the Crown Prince to let my father live," Xue Yu-Yan decided and left for the Crown Prince's Manor.
Sheng Li returned to his manor when Xing-Fu informed him about the Xue Yu-Yan visit there. "Tell her if she has come here to advocate regarding her father, then she should leave. Also, tell her that this manor does not belong to her, so she shall not come here." Sheng Li commanded Eunuch Xing-Fu, who bowed his head and opened the doors of the resting chamber for the Crown Prince.
Sheng Li walked in. Before closing the door, Sheng Li told Xing-Fu to not send his lunch meals.
Xing-Fu realized that the Crown Prince was infuriated, so he thought not to speak further. He passed the message to Xue Yu-Yan, who left the Manor empty-handed.
Sheng Li laid down on the bed and closed his eyes. "I had not imagined that today would be such a fun day. Before leaving to the Southern Province, I need to make them feel my terror which they have not felt till now," Sheng Li murmured when he heard the footsteps. He tilted his head and saw Lei Wanxi coming in.
Seeing Wanxi, a smile appeared on Sheng Li's lips. "Brother Sheng made such a quick move," Lei Wanxi stated and sat on the stool.
"Why are you here?" Sheng Li questioned Lei Wanxi and sat up on the bed.
"Brother shall take Sister Lili outside," Lei Wanxi proclaimed.
"Did Hu Jingguo tell you about our conversation?" Sheng Li questioned.
"Hmm. He became my close friend who shares everything with me," Lei Wanxi stated. "So, how is brother Sheng going to take Sister Lili out in search of love?" Lei Wanxi questioned.
"What?" "Search for love!" Sheng Li exclaimed and chuckled. "I asked him the meaning of festival so that I can know about people's choice as well," Sheng Li proclaimed.
Lei Wanxi suppressed his laughter. "Why is brother Sheng lying to me? Since when brother Sheng started thinking about such things! Just accept the truth that you are curious to know why sister Lili expressed such a desire," Lei Wanxi tried looking for the answers from Sheng Li.
"Wanxi, just stop whatever you are thinking. I am fulfilling her wishes because she brought something which I have been looking for a long time," Sheng Li enunciated.
Lei Wanxi drew his brows together and asked the Crown Prince what he was trying to say. "She brought my mother's diary from the Wei residence. My mother was poisoned as soon as she got pregnant with me. She wrote it in that diary," Sheng Li told Lei Wanxi who was shocked to learn about the truth.
"It means…" Lei Wanxi could not speak further.
"Yes, you are right," Sheng Li asserted.
