Chapter 163: On the Brink of Crisis (2)

Qing Ju swiftly said, "Manor Head, please don’t be angry. Now, what’s important is to think of a plan to save miss! "

"I’m not angry at her, because I am the one to blame. That girl is still too inexperienced; I shouldn’t have rushed things and placed her on that seat. As things are, I’ve put her into harms way instead. I only regret….," Yang Qing stared relentlessly into the distance at the direction of Suppressing Second Hall. Abruptly, he began bellowing in rage, "He Yunye, you old scum! You dare to deceive me?!"

In just a brief moment, he surmised that this must be the doings of He Yunye plotting behind his back. Even after he had gone forth groveling to swear allegiance, prepared his hard-earned capital to to gift to He Yunye, and borne the shame of a double-crossing treacherous servant — Who would have expected He Yunye to smilingly accept him on the surface and, without missing a beat, quickly stabbing him in the back?