Bochun and Wu Yong, covered in soot and grime, took advantage of the spreading flames to slip out of the side hall. Without hesitation, they began to sneak toward Shoukang Palace.
No one paid them any mind; they were mere servants.
When Heir Huidun’s men had rushed in to fight the fire, they had insisted only on rescuing County Princess Yunhua, indifferent to the fate of anyone else. Wu Yong had immediately realized that Heir Huidun intended to use the County Princess to pressure Prince Ruicheng. Thinking on his feet, he had quickly devised a new plan: he had ordered Fang Heng, Lu Cheng, and Chen Yu to hide and protect the County Princess, while he and Bochun slipped away through the chaos to seek help from the Empress Dowager at Shoukang Palace.
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