It was a waterway hidden behind high mountains. Few people climbed up the towering mountains, and no one would have thought that there was a river running through the mountains behind them, and that they could leave Kyoto from here.
Gu Qingzhi liked to climb mountains to collect spices or look for rare flowers and plants. She accidentally reached the top of a mountain and nearly fell down. Later, Xiao Changqing found a branch with her cloth hanging on it, and thought she had fallen from there, so he hurried down the mountain to look for her. When he couldn't find her on the mountain, he paddled a bamboo raft in the water to look for her, and accidentally discovered this secret waterway.
Very little is known about this matter. During these days, Xiao Changqing must have used many tricks to disperse Xiao Huayong's men, and then secretly searched for a secret waterway. If there was no secret waterway, he could only choose this route to confuse Xiao Huayong and make Xiao Huayong certain that this was his only choice.
Shen Xihe was about to turn around to look for Xiao Huayong, but he calmed down in an instant. Xiao Changqing might have been keeping an eye on Xiao Huayong's every move.
After nodding slightly to Xiao Changqing, she returned to her room and immediately called Mo Yuan, asking him to ride back as fast as he could to get the things she had dropped.
When Xiao Huayong was in Kyoto, Xiao Changqing did not dare to act rashly, so he set out today to hide his whereabouts and cross mountains and rivers. He also brought Ye Wantang with him, so his speed should not be too fast. If Mo Yuan could catch up, he could stop him in time.
"Princess, what happened?" Zhenzhu looked at Shen Xihe who was standing in front of the window looking at the moon, and moved the candlestick closer to Shen Xihe.
Ever since the princess met His Royal Highness Prince Xin, her expression became solemn, and she has remained silent after sending Mo Yuan out.
"I know how Prince Xin helped Xiao Changtai escape danger, and I sent Mo Yuan back to ambush him." Shen Xihe would not hide too much from his confidants, which would cause them to make groundless speculations and worries, which would be detrimental to the trust and tacit understanding between master and servant.
"Princess, aren't you going to tell the Crown Prince?" Zhenzhu asked after hesitating for a moment.
It's not that Zhenzhu doesn't trust Shen Xihe, nor does she feel dependent on Xiao Huayong. It's just that Xiao Huayong and Xiao Changqing were secretly competing against each other from the beginning to the end, and Shen Xihe never intervened.
"No need." Shen Xihe shook his head.
Apart from telling Xiao Huayong some concerns, and the fact that Xiao Huayong's every move would make Xiao Changqing alert, Shen Xihe didn't know how to explain to Xiao Huayong why she knew such a secret reason.
Lie? Xiao Huayong was too smart, he would definitely be able to judge whether she was telling the truth or not.
Will this sow resentment and hide the source of trouble between them in the future
It was absolutely impossible to answer like that. She had no intention of telling even her father and brother, let alone Xiao Huayong
But if she didn't tell Xiao Huayong, the chances of her ambush Xiao Changtai in the face of the combined forces of Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changtai would be slim.
Fortunately, she had not expected to kill Xiao Changtai this time, but just tried her best.
"Princess, are you waiting for the result without taking a rest?" Pearl asked, "Should I prepare some refreshments for you?"
"Don't bother..."
"What are you doing here?" Before Shen Xihe finished speaking, Shen Yingruo's voice rang out outside the house.
Shen Xihe and Zhenzhu walked out quickly and saw Shen Yingruo outside the carved window on the other side of the wall, accompanied by Tan and two maids, and Biyu who had arrived earlier, blocking Gu Qingshu.