"Miss, what did Miss Yu mean? Sir is clearly in Longchang. Why did she say such things? And what does this have to do with the second miss?"
Honglu looked anxious, extremely frightened by Yu Xueming's words.
Yun Xi was also looking blank. Suddenly, she remembered that there had been no news from her father recently.
If it were in the past, her father would have taken her back from Lingchuan long ago. However, this time she had stayed in Lingchuan for nearly half a year, yet her father had never come to find her.
Now that she thought about it, she felt that something was fishy.
If what Yu Xueming said was true and her father had run into trouble, it must not be a minor issue!
Thinking of this, Yun Xi felt a sudden sense of unease in her heart.
She subconsciously wanted to go and ask Qi Rong immediately, but then she stopped in her tracks when she recalled Qi Rong's demeanor just now.
Compared to herself, Qi Rong must know her father's situation clearly. However, since he had chosen not to say anything before, he definitely wouldn't tell her on his own initiative now.
As for Yu Xueming, why did she tell her this?
Was it simply to tell her the truth? Or was she using this as a condition to make her leave Qi Rong?!
Thinking of the latter possibility, Yun Xi suddenly felt a heavy weight in her heart. It was as if a boulder was pressing on her chest, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"Miss? What's wrong with you?!"
Seeing Yun Xi's face suddenly turn pale as she covered her chest and slowly squatted on the ground, Honglu quickly stepped forward to support her. Honglu hurriedly took out the pills for treating heart ailments from her sleeve and fed them to Yun Xi.
Supported by Honglu, Yun Xi sat on a nearby rock for a long time before she recovered.
However, her face was still pale. With a troubled look on her face, she said:
"Honglu, if it were you, and you had to make a choice between your loved ones and the person you like, which side would you choose?"
Yun Xi looked more helpless than ever, which made Honglu quite startled.
It turned out that the miss wasn't as nonchalant as she appeared. On the contrary, it was precisely because the miss cared so much that she was so miserable.
"Can't we choose both sides?"
Whether it was losing one's loved ones or one's love, losing either side would be heart - wrenching. Just thinking about it, Honglu felt that it was simply impossible to make a choice!
She also knew that the reason her miss asked such a question must not be a meaningless one.
Rather, her miss was now facing such a difficult choice!
Yun Xi shook her head, but her eyes already faintly showed her decision.
She knew that the reason Yu Xueming had made an appointment with her alone must be something out of the ordinary.
And she had no other choice but to go to the appointment.
Because no matter what, she would never abandon her father's life and only focus on her own happiness!
And all Yu Xueming ever wanted was Qi Rong!
To Yu Xueming, she was a thorn in the eye and a bone in the throat. She was the person that the other party wanted to get rid of!
With so many things on her mind, Yun Xi was on tenterhooks until it was time for her appointment with Yu Xueming.
"You're quite punctual."
When Yu Xueming arrived at the mulberry grove, Yun Xi had already been sitting there waiting for a long time.
"You should know that I wouldn't tell you this for no reason, right?"
Yu Xueming looked at Yun Xi with a sneering expression, completely devoid of the gentle and modest demeanor she used to have.
Yun Xi stood up and slowly walked towards Yu Xueming. Honglu looked at Yu Xueming nervously.
She really couldn't tell that this Miss Yu, who had been so kind in the past, now looked so mean and hard to approach.
"What do you want? State your conditions."
Yun Xi walked up to Yu Xueming and looked down at her disdainfully. She showed no sign of being embarrassed at being held in Yu Xueming's grasp.
Seeing Yun Xi's seemingly nonchalant look, Yu Xueming couldn't help but burn with anger.
"Don't you want to know what has happened to the Prime Minister's Mansion recently and what your father's situation is?"
Yu Xueming questioned. Yun Xi replied right away.
"Of course I want to know. But how can you guarantee that you're not lying to me?"
Yun Xi's counter - question made Yu Xueming stunned. She looked insulted:
"How could I lie?"
She was a young lady from a prominent family and would never stoop to deception!
Hearing this, Yun Xi curled her lips in disdain:
"Really? Such a noble young lady of the Yu family, who disdains to lie. Then why did you keep plotting against me before? You even toyed with the Eighth Princess and my stupid younger sister!"
"You tell me, if Qi Rong knew what a scheming and two - faced person you are, how would he view you?"
Hearing Yun Xi's words, Yu Xueming's face suddenly changed. A look of shock flashed across her eyes, but it quickly subsided.
"So what if you know now? What can you do to me?"
Since she had dared to do those things, she had never regretted them. Especially when she thought of the current situation of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yu Xueming felt even more fearless.
"Now you're just an empty - titled county princess. The entire Prime Minister's Mansion is on the verge of collapse and in great danger. It could be executed at any time!"
Saying this, a contemptuous smile appeared on Yu Xueming's lips.
"Until now, they may even be in mortal danger, yet you're still kept in the dark. How pitiful!"
Execution of the entire family?!
Yun Xi's heart tightened suddenly. She stared fixedly at Yu Xueming, hoping to see a hint of guilt on her face. However, the other party looked so proud that her heart sank to the bottom!
Because she knew that Yu Xueming wasn't lying!
Yun Xi staggered, and her face instantly turned pale. Honglu quickly supported her and glared at Yu Xueming, retorting:
"Miss, don't listen to her nonsense! Sir is the prime minister of the country. How could he possibly encounter such a great disaster?"
"Moreover, for such a big event, there's no way we wouldn't have heard a single rumor! She didn't say anything a few days ago. She just chose to tell you this today when she made an appointment with you here. She must have bad intentions!"
Honglu was so eager to protect her mistress that her analysis made a lot of sense.
However, because of those four words, Yun Xi thought of her father's current situation and her mind was in a complete mess.
Yu Xueming enjoyed looking at Yun Xi's pale face. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her elder brother Yu Chengyang and Qi Rong walking over not far away. The smile on Yu Xueming's lips became even brighter.
"Believe it or not! Anyway, Brother Rong told me not to tell you.
"Right now, Prime Minister Yun has been captured by the emperor's imperial guards and thrown into the Imperial Prison. With the methods of the imperial guards, I'm afraid Prime Minister Yun won't last long..."
Intentionally leaving the sentence unfinished to pique Yun Xi's nerves, Yu Xueming turned around and was about to leave.
"Tell me clearly!"
Even though Yun Xi tried hard to calm herself down, once it came to her father, especially when she heard that her father had been thrown into the Imperial Prison by the imperial guards, she couldn't hide her anxiety.
Seeing Yu Xueming walking away in a hurry without any intention of stopping, Yun Xi subconsciously took two quick steps to catch up.
But just as Yun Xi's hand was about to touch Yu Xueming, Yu Xueming suddenly fell backward and plunged into the river!