"Your Highness, the princess has run into trouble!"
Li Xiu rushed into the meeting room, whispering urgently into his ear regardless of the fact that the prince and the council members were in the middle of a meeting.
At the mention of "trouble," Prince Helian Chengyan's eyes darkened in an instant.
He turned to look at Li Xiu, who wore a face full of worry, but hesitated to speak further.
This was a meeting room filled with people, not a place for private conversations.
Without a second's hesitation, Helian Chengyan dropped his documents and walked towards the exit, leaving the clueless council members behind.
Li Xiu followed behind him, and upon exiting the room, he turned around and addressed the assembly, "Let's halt the meeting for now. We'll resume once the prince returns. Everyone is dismissed."
It was unlikely that the prince would return anytime soon.
Within moments,
