The Bai family guard hadn’t answered when Yue Shi raised his voice again, shouting, "Is there something wrong with the eldest young lady? Is she going to give birth?"
Yue Shi was wildly speculating.
Xiao Rongyan thought of a premature birth and was so shocked he nearly stood up. He clenched his fists tightly, calmed himself, and asked, "What happened to the eldest young lady?"
"Thank you, Ninth Prince, for your concern. The eldest young lady and the unborn child are both safe, rest assured." The Bai family guard replied with a steady expression, "This time, I’ve come because the eldest young lady, while on her way back to Dadu City, made a detour to Feng County to investigate the local situation and coincidentally met the daughter of the Minister of the Yan Kingdom, who is the prospective Princess to the Ninth Prince of Yan..."
Yue Shi’s eyes widened. Prospective Princess? Since when? How come he didn’t know!
The Bai family guard looked up at Xiao Rongyan’s expression, then lowered his gaze and said, "Therefore, Eunuch Wei sent me to inform the Ninth Prince of this matter, and also..."
The Bai family guard took out a storybook from his chest, motioning for Yue Shi to hand it to Xiao Rongyan.
Yue Shi hurriedly stepped forward to take the storybook. Just as he was about to look at its title, he saw the Bai family guard gesture him to pass it up, and Yue Shi promptly and respectfully handed the book to his master.
"This is a storybook sent by Meng Zhaorong, the prospective Princess in Feng County who opened a clothing shop there. Our eldest young lady happened to walk outside this shop and overheard the shop assistant inside talking about the love and enmity between the Ninth Prince of Yan and the prospective Princess, so she went in to listen..."
The Bai family guard watched as Xiao Rongyan quickly flipped through the book and narrated everything that happened after Bai Qingyan arrived in Feng County. He also informed Xiao Rongyan that after leaving the clothing shop, they were followed to outside Tianmen Pass, and the next morning Meng Zhaorong came to see the eldest young lady claiming to be the Ninth Prince’s prospective Princess.
Of course, the Bai family guard also relayed the news that Meng Zhaorong was imprisoned in Tianmen Pass as a spy.
Having listened, Xiao Rongyan also roughly glanced through the chaotic storybook. The book did not shy away from using his or Meng Zhaorong’s name, which suggested it hadn’t circulated in the Yan Kingdom.
But...
"You say this Meng Zhaorong... approached the Emperor of Zhou as the prospective Princess of the Ninth Prince of Yan?" Xiao Rongyan’s deep voice held a cold indifference.
"Exactly, when the city patrols took her away, she was shouting that she was indeed the prospective Princess of the Ninth Prince of Yan; it should be accurate." The Bai family guard earnestly confirmed.
Xiao Rongyan casually tossed the storybook onto a nearby table and said to the Bai family guard, "Thank you for your effort to come and inform me of this matter. Yue Shi... take this guard down to have a rest and something to eat! Later, I’ll trouble you to deliver a letter back to the eldest young lady."
"Yes!" The Bai family guard replied.
Yue Shi cast a glance at his master, who had just said he wouldn’t write to the eldest young lady, but now he was eagerly set on drafting a letter.
Xiao Rongyan glanced at the storybook, intending to throw it into the fire pit after writing the letter to Bai Qingyan, but after some thought, he set the book aside.
After finishing and sealing the letter, he placed it to one side, tapped his fingers on the envelope, and called out, "Fetch Wang Jiuzhou!"


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