As autumn turns to winter, the cold wind howls, making the door of the post station rattle, but it never stops, just as persistent as the man before him.
His eyes were warm and his smile was gentle, and he seemed very easy to talk to, but Shen Xihe knew that he would not tolerate any negotiation on this matter and only gave her two choices.
Shen Xihe put the bone whistle into the box: "I accept it. Your Highness, I hope you will return to the capital soon."
"I will stay here to watch over you for one night and will be back tomorrow morning." Xiao Huayong said, not giving Shen Xihe a chance to refuse. "I can't stay here for too long, it will damage your reputation."
After finding an excuse, Xiao Huayong put on a full show and bowed to Shen Xihe before leaving.
It was not known whether it was Xiao Huayong's arrangement or the leading General Zhonglang deliberately tried to please Shen Xihe. At night, Xiao Huayong was on duty outside Shen Xihe's door. The cold wind continued. Shen Xihe could tell that he was afraid of the cold from the fact that he always wore a cloak. Otherwise, why would he give him incense to ward off the cold? Even after learning that he was not weak but poisoned, she still found that he had a cold constitution.
"You step back. I don't like strangers keeping watch at night." Shen Xihe walked out and gave the order personally, then called Mo Yuan.
Mo Yuan came over and asked Xiao Huayong to leave. Xiao Huayong wanted to say something, but when he looked up, he met Shen Xihe's cold eyes. He touched his nose tactfully and swallowed his words.
Just as he turned around, Shen Xihe ordered Zhenzhu: "Go and call General Wei, and tell him that Teng Jing has received my order to leave the team, and ask him to let him go."
Xiao Huayong sighed softly. She was determined to control him. He smiled helplessly and decided to listen to her. However, before leaving, he couldn't help but tease her: "I know you are worried about me."
After sending Xiao Huayong away, Shen Xihe slept well that night. When she got on the carriage again the next day, the person standing in front of her had changed. Shen Xihe didn't know why Xiao Huayong was so bold. He didn't even change his makeup. He just lowered his eyebrows and head, but no one asked any questions. Could it be that no one among these guards recognized the crown prince
Or were these people arranged by him? There were fifty people, drawn from different guards. If they were all his people, he would not tell her who was trustworthy.
Shen Xihe naturally didn't know that Xiao Huayong had sneaked in halfway when they were resting, and that he had been following the carriage after they set off again. Nothing unexpected happened during the journey, so who would come to see who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage
When she asked his name, Xiao Huayong followed her into the post station, and then hid when no one was watching him. He replaced him with the real Teng Jing, who had arrived at the post station earlier than them, and went out to talk to his colleagues until he was sent to guard her. It was him who appeared again, using an ingenious method of replacement to deceive people.
Although he was a bit bold, he was not afraid of any unexpected events. If someone suddenly called him, he would naturally have other ways to deal with it.
"Your Highness, let's go back." The local official stood on the top of the hill with Xiao Huayong and watched Shen Xihe's convoy going farther and farther away. He breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would suddenly change his mind and go with them in person.
Xiao Huayong wanted to go with him, not because he was afraid that his confidants would complain, nor because he was afraid that something might go wrong in the East Palace, but because he knew that Shen Xihe did not like him like this, so he could only send him here with regret.