The imperial family of a nation is the cohesion force of that nation.
Ye Shouguan lowered his gaze to look at the still sobbing Sima Ruodan, after a while he turned his head and spoke to his attendant: "Go, take her away first, and keep her strictly guarded!"
"Yes!" The attendant behind Ye Shouguan responded, walked over to Sima Ruodan, and said, "Cousin, please!"
Sima Ruodan responded, then bowed to Ye Shouguan, chokingly and repeatedly pleading with Ye Shouguan to go quickly to rescue her parents and brother, only then did she leave the study along with the attendant.
The attendant led Sima Ruodan along the winding corridor and asked about the situation of her mother.
Upon hearing this, Sima Ruodan stopped in her tracks, looked at the armed soldiers following her, recalled Bai Qingyan's words, and calculated that it should be nearing the end of the hour of Chu (1-3 a.m.).
She spoke in a low voice: "May I trouble you, could I speak to you privately?"
