Chapter 525 - Be Careful!

Jian Guozhi sipped the tea and gazed at the Crown Princess, who was reading the scroll. Once she was done reading, she put it on the table and looked at Jian Guozhi.

"Brother did not tell about the Second Prince," stated Ying Lili.

"Ahh, yes. I have not met him yet. I am still thinking how to talk with him," Jian Guozhi answered and passed a tiny smile to Ying Lili.

"Why is Brother Jian lying?" Ying Lili asked without beating around the bush. "He shall tell me what Prince Yongzheng said," she added.

Jian Guozhi had no way to hide the truth from Ying Lili. "Forgive me, Crown Princess, for hiding the truth from you. The meeting was not pleasant. That is why I thought to hide it from you," Jian Guozhi stated.

"Brother Jian does not need to apologize," Ying Lili replied and waited for him to speak.

"Crown Princess, I have made a grave mistake," Jian Guozhi sighed. "Yongzheng is following the words that I have told him once. His bitterness towards Brother Sheng has not ended. He also considers you as his enemy. He wants to harm you," Jian Guozhi lowered his eyes.

"It was not your fault, Brother Jian. Brother Yongzheng has his own mind. If he had a conscience, he would have stopped," Ying Lili concluded.

"But, Crown Princess, I am the eldest brother. I should have thought about the consequences of my actions," Jian Guozhi asserted.

"What is done cannot be corrected," Ying Lili stated. Jian Guozhi agreed with her and asked her what she would do to stop Yongzheng.

"I have not decided yet. Brother Jian, do not talk anymore about this with Brother Yongzheng. Thank you for giving your time for this," Ying Lili affirmed.

"I have not even done anything. Crown Princess, I will handle Yongzheng in my way. I have started this mess. If we would told Sheng Li about this, then he would only get angry. I have been with Yongzheng for a long time that's why I know his nature more than anyone else," Jian Guozhi did not want Ying Lili and Sheng Li to involve themselves in this matter.

"Brother Jian, in my opinion, you shall talk about this with Sheng Li," Ying Lili suggested to Jian Guozhi, who nodded his head. "We need to rescue Sister Bai from his torture as well."

"That's a little tough, Crown Princess. Princess Bai Yaling isn't raising her voice. If we try to do something about that, things could get worse. So, we shall first solely focus on correcting the path of Yongzheng," Jian Guozhi advised Ying Lili. Sheng Li had told the same to Ying Lili, but she had the fear that Yongzheng might abuse Bai Yaling more and more with each passing day.

"Crown Princess shall not worry. We will soon find the