Chapter 197: Report any issues promptly at 197 Chapter 197: Report any issues promptly at 197 Ye Jiu’s eyes lit up.

Right, how could she have forgotten about the existence of Prince Jing?

“Sister Ying, you sit here for a bit, I’ll go find Prince Jing to help,” Ye Jiu said as she stood up and ran off.

What Ying Luoxue said was true, although Prince Jing’s capture was quite humiliating and similarly diminished the dignity of Dongyue.

But in this imperial society, a Prince is a Prince; Ye Jiu was completely helpless with the matter of acquiring a travel permit, but for him, it was a matter of just a few words.

Since returning to Dongyue, even though his life was no longer in danger, the pressure in Prince Jing’s heart had only increased.

If it had just been a lost battle that would have been one thing, but he had been captured and paraded like a monkey, imprisoned in a cage for others to view by that despicable Hu Wei.

Prince Jing could already imagine what kind of scene he would face upon his return to the capital city.

What’s more, it might even drag his mother and his elder brother, who was now the Crown Prince, into public attacks.

After all, the Emperor did not have just two sons, and which one among them didn’t want to replace them?

It was only after Ye Jiu successfully obtained the travel permit and started her journey home that Prince Jing remembered.

Ye Jiu was still a girl who had just turned eleven; Shuangxi Town was several days’ journey away, and it was not proper to let her travel alone.

However, by that time, Ye Jiu had already been gone for half an afternoon.

Latter, Prince Jing called his guard and ordered him to secretly protect Ye Jiu along the way; the guard did not need to show himself explicitly but only needed to intervene if she was in danger, ensuring she could safely return home.

As soon as Ye Jiu left Sikong Mo’s residence, she inquired directly about the location and headed to the horse and cattle market. Unable to ride a horse on her own, she could only buy a small donkey and rode away swiftly.

Fortunately, she had all her dry food stored on the donkey, which luckily prevented the hidden guard from noticing anything unusual about her.

In fact, it was because of Ye Jiu’s sense of crisis; otherwise, if she had stored the dry food in her “space,” it would have retained warmth, which would have been much better.

It was precisely because she sensed someone secretly following her that she was especially careful.

The night was deep!

Sikong Mo, after handling military camp affairs and returning to his residence, asked Si Rong beside him, “Where is Ye Jiu?”

Si Rong summoned the guard, who, after some inquiries, reported back, “Master, Miss Ye Jiu left in the afternoon.”

Sikong Mo looked up, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

Seeing Sikong Mo displeased, Si Rong quickly explained, “It was Prince Jing who helped Miss Ye Jiu obtain the travel permit. There shouldn’t be any problems.”

What troubled Sikong Mo was whether he hadn’t made it clear enough; he wanted her to wait for him, but instead, she had left quietly on her own!

However… it’s probably better that she left.

Hu Wei’s body will likely soon be discovered by Nanchang. With Nanchang’s supplies burnt, there won’t be a battle anytime soon. After all, gathering supplies for an army of 200,000 isn’t easy. However, Nanchang surely won’t let this humiliation pass unchallenged.

Following this, he would probably be very busy and wouldn’t have much time to accompany her.

What troubled him still was that the girl was still young and easily enticed. Since he wasn’t around, what if someone as perceptive as he approached her…?

Sikong Mo’s eyes darkened for a moment as he instructed Si Rong, “Who is the newly appointed County Magistrate of Shuangxi Town? Send word for him to look after that girl and report back promptly if there are any issues.”

“Yes,” Si Rong responded, now placing even greater importance on Ye Jiu’s position in his heart.

Having initially given some attention to Ye Jiu because she could approach his master, now it seemed that this girl was exceptionally fortunate to have found her way into his master’s heart.