Hong Xiu suppressed the fear in her heart as she reasoned, "Heir Presumptive Chen would not hide from you given how strongly he feels for you. I think that he might have been afraid of implicating you. He is now a wanted criminal of the imperial court, after all. His Majesty has decreed for all resources to be focused on re-capturing him after his escape. The situation is precarious right now, and it's not wise for him to be hanging around."
Lu Yunshuang's foul mood dissipated slightly at Hong Xiu's words, but there was something she still could not fathom.
If it was before, Chen Xuping would have come to meet her no matter how dangerous the situation was, yet now…
She decided to drop the issue. After all, the Duke Chen Family was now going through a huge calamity. He might not be able to come to terms with this for a while. He would calm down after some time, and after that, he would come looking for her on his own accord.
