He proposed this condition not just to make things difficult for Luo Zhan. If Luo Zhan truly agreed, losing Yuwen Xin would be like losing an arm. As long as Luo Ye held this leverage, he could control Luo Zhan completely.
Meng Qing was silent in the room for a while before saying heavily, “Okay. But Second Brother must promise Zhan that you will not harm Yi Gu’niang before Zhan completes all arrangements.”
“I promise you. However…” Luo Ye’s tone changed, “Third Brother, don’t take too long. Within two days, as long as I confirm Yuwen Xin is dead, I will hand over Yi Gu’niang to Third Brother, completely unharmed.”
“Agreed.”
After Luo Ye and Meng Qing reached a consensus, he called the guards to unlock the door. Meng Qing stepped out, looked around, and asked, “Where are Xia Yuan and Xia Zhe?”
Luo Ye ordered people to bring Xia Yuan and Xia Zhe from the adjacent room, but their hands remained bound.
Xia Yuan and Xia Zhe, seeing Meng Qing, excitedly called out, “Your Highness.”
Meng Qing raised a hand to indicate he was fine, then said, “You will return to the mansion with me.” As he walked out, he paused beside Luo Ye.
Luo Ye, with a wary expression, took a step back.
Meng Qing softly laughed and asked, “Zhan is leaving. Won’t Second Brother see him off?” As he spoke, his left hand by his side flicked towards Luo Ye, attaching a listening device disguised as a small dry branch to Luo Ye’s robe.
Luo Ye didn’t notice this small action. He was momentarily stunned, then laughed, waving his hand outward, “Of course I’ll see you off. Third Brother, please.” However, he maintained a distance of two or three steps from Meng Qing, with a guard intentionally walking between them.
Until Meng Qing’s carriage drove out of the gate, Luo Ye’s face darkened, and he let out a heavy “hmph.” His third brother was becoming increasingly unpredictable. Today he couldn’t move against him, but he would seize any opportunity to eliminate him in the future. As long as he used someone else’s knife, it wouldn’t be breaking his oath.
