Pei Yan chose to leave, and no one dared to block his path.
For one, he was the Crown Prince from the Capital City. Who knew how many guards he had with him? If they pushed him too far, they might not live to see another day.
For another, they were afraid that stopping the carriage would mean keeping the "calamity star" there.
If the plague worsened, they would all be dead anyway.
So, they decided to quit while they were ahead and let them go.
Once the carriage was far away, someone in the crowd asked, "They took the little calamity star with them, right?"
"I saw Miss Mei holding a child. That must have been the one."
"Miss Mei hadn't even wiped the tears from her face. She probably couldn't bear to leave home."
"Was it too cruel of us to do this? Miss Mei built the Children's Benevolence Hall not long ago and saved so many young children."
