The person who came to report knelt on one knee, their head bowed low.
"Rest assured, Your Highness. The prison guards on duty found him in time and have already saved him."
Xiao Chengxuan let out a cold laugh.
"What a man, this Ye Heng! I had no idea he had such nerve!"
Ye Heng was already at the center of a storm, his every move under intense scrutiny. For him to do something like this now... is he afraid people *won't* think he has a guilty conscience!?
Xiao Chengxuan was furious.
He simply couldn't fathom how Ye Heng could be so stupid at a time like this!
"Your Highness, calm your anger. Lord Ye has been wrongly accused; it's possible he couldn't see a way out in the heat of the moment. Fortunately, he's unharmed. I'm sure the truth will come to light soon."
Xiao Chengxuan closed his eyes, his head throbbing.
For some reason, nothing had been going his way lately. It felt as if every person and every event was working against him.
