Huo Yuan also rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing Cai Wei surrounded and fiercely attacked by the guards, he was immediately heartbroken. Ignoring the danger of the battlefield, he quickly ordered Sui Xi to go to Yanqing Palace and call for the Virtuous Consort. Meanwhile, he himself rushed towards Cai Wei.
Cai Wei, busy handling the imperial guards, was moved and anxious when she saw Huo Yuan rushing over without regard for his own life.
The matter at hand could be trivialized as a petty quarrel between two girls that had escalated to a fight. However, if taken seriously, she was an assassin. The implication of such an act was beheading and execution of her entire nine clans. He still had his family and a promising life ahead, she didn't want to implicate him in this, so she didn't want him to get involved.
Besides, he was only a merchant, without any martial arts skills to protect himself. How could he possibly rescue her?
