She simply packed a small bundle and huddled in her room until it was dark before sneaking out through the back door.
After running out, she wandered the streets for a long time but didn't know where to go.
She knew in her heart that those noble young ladies who usually got along well with her wouldn't be of any help when it really came to a critical moment. She had to rely on herself.
However, in the capital city, no matter where she hid, her father would find her within a day.
Therefore, she had to act carefully and mustn't let her father catch her.
Just as she was thinking, the carriage of the Regent's Mansion slowly drove towards her.
She quickly hid by the roadside, but a bold idea popped into her mind.
"Yes, if I hide there, my father will surely never find me. As long as I can safely avoid the wedding date, the Yang family will surely be so angry that they'll call off the engagement. Then..."
She happily lifted the corners of her lips, as if she had already successfully avoided the wedding date.
She quietly followed the carriage and walked step by step towards the Regent's Mansion.
"My Lord, there's a tail behind."
Bai Ke lifted the curtain and said to Mu Yanming.
Mu Yanming didn't even lift his eyelids and said displeasedly, "Do I need to be informed about such a thing? Deal with it directly."
After receiving the order, Bai Ke took out a mask from the secret compartment of the carriage, put it on his face, and then jumped off the carriage at a corner.
He stood there waiting for the tail to come.
Gu Qinglan saw the carriage suddenly turn a corner and quickly quickened her pace to follow it.
But she never expected that she would bump into someone at the corner.
The ghost mask loomed in front of her eyes. She let out a scream and fainted on the ground.
"Miss Gu?"
Bai Ke squatted down to check Gu Qinglan's breath. After confirming that she had just fainted, he turned to look at the carriage that was already far away.
He sighed helplessly, picked the girl up on his shoulder, and walked towards the Regent's Mansion.
Mu Yanming had already returned to the Yangyang Hall.
At this moment, the door of the Yangyang Hall was tightly closed and there was no light inside.
Dan'er saw him coming back and stepped forward to salute.
"This servant pays respects to My Lord."
Mu Yanming looked at the room. "Why did the Princess go to bed so early today?"
Dan'er looked back with a worried face and said, "I don't know why, but Her Highness has been in a bad mood today. In the morning, someone from General Ning's Mansion came to invite Her Highness over..."
Dan'er told Mu Yanming everything that had happened today.
After Mu Yanming heard that Mo Qinghuan had been in a gloomy mood after coming back, he suddenly remembered that the way back from General Ning's Mansion passed by the Wanhua Tower. So he looked at Dan'er and asked, "What time did the Princess go out this morning?"
"At a quarter past the hour of Si." Dan'er answered truthfully.
Mu Yanming seemed to understand what was going on. He stepped forward and gently pushed the door, only to find that it was bolted from the inside.
He sighed helplessly, then turned around and walked out of the courtyard towards the study.
On the way to the study, he saw Bai Ke carrying a person walking towards him.
"My Lord." Bai Ke seemed a bit embarrassed.
Mu Yanming couldn't get into Mo Qinghuan's room, so he was in a rather irritable mood at this moment. Especially when he saw Bai Ke carrying a girl back, his face immediately fell.
"If you want to have fun, do it outside the mansion. I won't care about you. But look at you, carrying a person around so ostentatiously. What kind of propriety is this!"
Bai Ke saw that he came back so late but didn't go back to his room, so he guessed that he must have been shut out by his own Princess again.
No wonder he was in a bad mood.
If it were him, he might not be as self - restrained as the Lord.
"What are you standing there for? Get out of here!" Mu Yanming almost roared.
But Bai Ke gave a sly smile. "My Lord, you've misunderstood your subordinate." With that, he put the girl down and leaned her against the railing.
When he saw the girl's face clearly, Mu Yanming frowned tightly. Bai Ke saw that his mood got even worse after seeing Gu Qinglan, so he quickly helped the girl up and dragged her towards the side room.
"Such nonsense." Mu Yanming murmured softly and walked towards the study.
At midnight, the light was still on in the study.
He was too irritable to fall asleep and kept tossing and turning on the couch.
As soon as he closed his eyes, Mo Qinghuan's every frown and smile appeared in front of his eyes.
Just like this, he didn't sleep well all night. He only dozed off for a while near dawn.
Just after half past the hour of Mao, Mo Qinghuan woke up. She opened her eyes and lay in bed, looking at the bed with the cyan curtain. The scene of the wedding day flashed through her mind again, when the room was filled with joy and everything was red.
She sat up and stared blankly for a while.
Then she got out of bed, but as soon as she did, she felt a sudden dizziness.
Fortunately, she managed to hold onto the screen in time and didn't fall.
Dan'er walked into the room and saw her half - leaning against the screen. She quickly came over to support her.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Your face looks so pale!"
She shook her head and was supported by Dan'er to sit down at the table.
"I'm fine. Maybe I got up too quickly." Without thinking much, she went to wash up.
At this moment, in the Rui Prince's Mansion, Mu Yichen was sitting on the left side of the main hall, waiting for Mu Shengze.
After a long time, Mu Shengze finally showed up late.
He walked to the upper seat and sat down. Mu Yichen glanced at his eldest brother, whom he had always respected the most and was willing to protect with his life, and then thought of those things.
He couldn't help but feel a chill. He looked at Mu Shengze and said in a deep voice, "Brother, quickly hand over the imperial jade seal. Otherwise, when the Regent finds out about you, no one will be able to help you then."
Mu Shengze looked at Mu Yichen with an expression as if he were looking at a fool.
"Who told you that the imperial jade seal is with me!"
Mu Yichen picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Mu Shengze. "I'm here today by Mother's order to persuade you. Don't be ungrateful. Otherwise, even Mother won't be able to protect you."
Mu Shengze smiled wickedly. He lifted one corner of his lips, stood up, walked up to Mu Yichen, and grabbed his collar.
"My good younger brother, you've become so great since you became the Commander of the Capital's Imperial Guards. What are you putting on airs for in front of me!"
Mu Yichen brushed his hand away with a bit of impatience.
"Don't think I don't know what you've done. Brother, this is the last time I'll persuade you. If you don't hand it over, at the latest tomorrow, the Regent will bring people to search your mansion. You'd better think it over carefully." With that, he angrily flicked his sleeves and left.
He didn't have to be on duty today and came here specially to give him a warning, to persuade him to turn back in time. It was still not too late. But now it seemed that he simply wouldn't listen to anyone's persuasion.
Since that was the case, he couldn't do anything about it. Even if Mother blamed him later, as a younger brother, he had already done his best.
Leng Nier walked out supported by a maid. When he saw Leng Nier, the gloom on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a smiling face. He got up and walked in front of Leng Nier, then personally supported her to sit down.
"Your Highness, what's wrong? You look so worried."
He affectionately tapped Leng Nier's nose. "I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
She hugged Mu Yichen's waist and said softly, "Your Highness, you must remember that no matter what, we're a family, okay?"
She knew that Mu Yichen had gone to the Rui Prince's Mansion today.
She also knew that his purpose was to redeem the Rui Prince, but she wouldn't forget. She wouldn't forget the day in the Regent's Mansion when Min Feiyan had tried to push her and cause her to have a miscarriage.