"Let me find the culprit. I will find whoever is messing with me." Yi Hua says, determined as she smiles assuringly.
"What are you saying, Hua?" Yi Zhen asks, gasping surprised. Hu Ying looked at Yi Hua in shock, this was something they had never witnessed, Yi Hua was a very shy, lovely girl who did what others asked her to.
Here she was, deeming her own demand in wanting to find her own culprit, something very daring and astonishing, "I mean it, Brother. This is my problem so I need to figure it out." Yi Hua says, giving an assuring smile to her brother before she meets her mother's gaze.
"Are you sure you are my daughter?" Hu Ying speaks, expressing how startled and surprised she is, "Ma! I can not grow up, you know? And with what I have been through, I need to learn to take care of myself." Yi Hua replies back.
"Since when did you start thinking this way?" Yi Zhen comments, shaking his head in disbelief, "Still, this is dangerous. I cannot let you do that." Yi Zhen says, shaking his head no.
"I can! And I will! Just go and beg to let Lin Yi out!" Yi Hua snaps, offended by his words, Hu Ying heaves out a sigh, "Now that you have just escaped out from the danger, why do you want to get involved again?" Hu Ying says, exhaling with heaviness in her words and heart.
"Ma, it's not like that. I have my own problems…okay, I won't hurt myself but I need to solve my problems, right? I want Lin Yi back!" Yi Hua whines out, pouting and looking up at Yi Zhen pleadingly.
"Hua, how can I go against a king's order? You know how he is, right?" Yi Zhen says, heaving out a sigh and placing his arms on Yi Hua's shoulder, Yi Hua frowns.
"So, you don't want to go and talk to him?" Yi Hua asks, tilting her head and eyeing Yi Zhen with teary upset eyes, Yi Zhen licks his lips and looks around, "I will also go and speak to him. Don't make that face." Hu Ying says, Yi Hua looks at her mother and almost cries out but she gulps and looks back at her brother, "You are the Crown Prince. He will surely listen to you. Just wise out your thoughts and tell her she isn't the one and is innocent."
Yi Hua says, looking up at her brother, "Okay, okay. I will go and talk to him. Now, good? Happy?" Yi Zhen exclaims, raising a brow and watching Yi Hua's gloomy face turn into a grin with her eyes almost disappearing as she smiles.
"Yes!" She shouts and hugs her brother, "Thank you so much!" Yi Hua adds, squeezing Yi Zhen in her arms.
"Go out now, both of you! I want to take a rest in silence." Hu Ying speaks, giggling as she watches them hug, Yi Hua pulls away and runs towards Hu Ying and engulfs her in his arms.
"Ma~ I love you!" Yi Hua coos and both of them laugh, "Okay, let me go. I want to rest." Hu Ying screeches, slightly pushing Yi Hua away, "Okay, I will also head out." Yi Zhen mutters, catching both of their attention.
"Hmm." Hu Ying trails, walking to her bed, Yi Hua walks to the door after Yi Zhen, "Make sure Lin Yi is out. Can I go and visit her?" Yi Hua asks, Yi Zhen looks at her and tilts his head.
Both of them walk out, "You can. Just talk to her and return back." Yi Zhen says, smiling at her, "And I have assigned someone to look after you. I expect you to keep him around." Yi Zhen says, growing serious.
"Assigned someone? Whom? Why?" Yi Hua asks, baffled, "I know it might be uncomfortable but keep him around you until we find the culprit. If you want to walk around, have him by your side." Yi Zhen says, halting on his step and watching Yi Hua.
"Okay…I will." Yi Hua says, awkwardly smiling as she watches him, "I shall go and visit Lin Yi." Yi Hua says, excusing herself and walking away leaving Yi Zhen behind, "I got to have someone following me? That is so unfair!"
She complains, stomping her feet and making her way out of the pavilion, "It's good, you know?" Lu Yang Yang speaks, startling Yi Hua. "Ah!" She snaps, looking around, she glares at Lu Yang Yang as he was roaming above her head.
"Don't scare me!" She whisper-shouts, looking around and checking if someone is around. She takes a deep breath and looks ahead, "I will go and see Lin Yi first. You can go and wait for me in my room. It's weird if someone catches me talking to you."
Lu Yang Yang stops, "Okay." He mutters, turning away and floating away, Yi Hua watches him disappear and heaves out a sigh, "I hope she is fine." Yi Hua turns back around and walks away.
Soon, she finds her way to the Patrol squadron, she looks around, "Your Highness, what are you doing here?" Yi Hua flinches and turns around. She chuckles, noticing Dao Ye standing before her with his head tilted to the side, observing her.
"I am here to see Lin Yi." Yi Hua says, looking around, "But I am not sure where to find her. Can you take me to her?" Yi Hua asks, looking back at him.
"Sure, Your Highness. This way." Dao Ye says, leading the way.
They walk in without any problem as the guard gives them the way, Yi Hua looks around, taking in the dark dungeon-like corridor, she gasps startled, and she inches closer to Dao Ye as he straightly makes his way towards a corner of the chamber.
She watches many people inside, some crying and begging upon her arrival, she presses her lips in a thin line and roams her eyes around, "here, Your Highness." Dao Ye mutters, and Yi Hua snaps her head ahead.
The girl leaning against the wall slowly raises her head and Yi Hua widens her eyes in surprise seeing the condition Lin Yi was in.
"Oh god, Yi Yi!" Yo Hua gaps, leaning on her knees as she goes blank in a daze, everything seemed so hastened yet bizarre!