Yang Chuxia didnāt hesitate, quickly closed the door, and when she turned around, she saw Old Mu throw the sack to the ground as if he were tossing a pig.
Ye Ziāan then swiftly stepped forward to untie the sack, and Yang Chuxia saw a messy head appear. When Ye Ziāan fully opened the sack, a person whose clothes were in tatters, looking like a street beggar, appeared.
"Who is this person? How did he end up like this?" Yang Chuxia asked.
Ye Ziāan shook his head helplessly, "A once noble imperial figure."
With just that one sentence, Yang Chuxia instantly understood who this person was.
"Uncle, why did you bring him out?" Ye Ziāan hadnāt discussed the matter with Yang Chuxia, so she was still bewildered at this moment.
"Xiaxia, itās a long story, let Brother An explain to you later, but you must hide him well. Everyone outside is chasing us now, and carrying him slows us down, so I came to your mansion on the way. I canāt go back now, so Iāll stay at your place for the night. As for him, find a way to hide him. I reckon it wonāt be long before someone comes to search. He absolutely canāt be caught, or weāre all finished."
Old Mu added that he originally planned to take the person outside the city, but considering the trouble if the city were locked down, and without a good place to hide in the city, he stopped at Prince Anās Mansion while passing by.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place," Ye Ziāan said calmly, "He may not think weād hide him at home."
"Alright, I understand." Although Yang Chuxia didnāt want such a person hidden at her home, she understood the urgency of the situation, and with Old Muās consideration for their family, she didnāt think he would harm them.
"Brother An, carry him on your back."
Upon hearing Yang Chuxia say this, Old Mu knew she had a place to hide him, so he left first.
After he left, Yang Chuxia took Brother An behind the bed and lifted it. She lightly pressed a pattern on the bedside cabinet, and a board moved aside.
"Go down!"
"Xiaxia, is there a secret passage in this room?" Ye Ziāan was surprised.
"How could a disgraced prince not leave himself some escape routes?" Yang Chuxia smiled, "But this isnāt one he left, and itās not a secret passage; itās a basement. I had Fugui send his apprentice to dig it. I didnāt expect the first use would be for him."
Ye Ziāan followed Yang Chuxia down and found it fully furnished with a bed, table, and even food.
"Wife, youāve thought of everything."
"Of course, Iāll secretly tell you, I originally intended this courtyard for us to live in. In Leleās main courtyard, thereās also a basement like this. Iāll tell him when he marries and moves in." Yang Chuxia said as she took the blanket off the bed, "Put him down first, weāll go up now. As Uncle said, people will be coming soon."
"Okay, wife, you go up first."
Once they both returned to the room, someone from the front courtyard came to deliver a message.
"Young master, madam!"
"Young master, madam!"
The gate was knocked loudly, and upon hearing the noise, Mingcui hurried to open the main door, where the gatekeeper said, "Miss Mingcui, quickly inform the madam, someone is here to search our mansion for fugitives."
"Donāt panic, Iāll go take a look." Upon hearing this, Ye Ziāan straightened his clothes and led the way to the front courtyard.