Luo Ye let out a long, miserable howl. His legs went weak, and the movement intensified the pain at the wound. The guards nearby rushed to support him. The guards surrounding Yu Yi were momentarily distracted, allowing her to knock down a guard near the door and escape the hall.
The assassin fled, leaving the hall in chaos.
Luo Ye was firmly pinned to the pillar by the dagger, barely standing on one leg with the support of his guards.
They dared not easily remove the dagger, fearing it would enlarge the wound. But having the Second Prince pinned to the pillar was not a solution. Pan Xian called out, “Imperial physician, quickly bring the imperial physician!”
Being pinned to the pillar made Luo Ye feel humiliated. He gripped the dagger handle with his uninjured right hand and pulled it out forcefully. A sharp pain in his thigh made him cry out loudly, and blood flowed profusely. However, he had removed the dagger. Luo Ye threw the blood-stained dagger on the ground, no longer having the strength to stand, and slumped against the pillar. The guards immediately began to bandage and stop the bleeding.
Pan Xian reprimanded the guards for not protecting the Second Prince while anxiously muttering, “Why isn’t the imperial physician here yet?”
Luo Ye saw Luo Zhan’s body half in the coffin, half on the ground, covered haphazardly with a funeral cloth, with one arm protruding.
Suddenly reminded of the saying “people leave, tea turns cold,” he decided not to pursue the matter further.
Shu Lan rose and ordered a sedan chair to transport Luo Ye to an adjacent room to await the imperial physician.
Meanwhile, Yu Yi escaped the hall and ran to a less populated area of the mansion. Turning a corner where no one was around, she quickly changed out of her blood-stained clothes using her terminal.
When the pursuing guards rounded the corner, they saw a maidservant pressed against the wall, looking fearfully at them. A guard demanded, “Where did the assassin go?”
Yu Yi pointed in a direction, appearing timid. The guards rushed off to pursue. When she returned to the hall, Luo Ye was being carried out in a sedan chair.
She lowered her head, bowing and greeting Luo Ye, altering her voice to be softer and faster.
