"The people of Dengzhou..." Xiao Huayong murmured softly, and then smiled with an ambiguous meaning.
Xiao Huayong did want to use the disaster in Dengzhou as a cover-up, letting people die in the natural disaster and erasing all traces, but he never thought of implicating the people of Dengzhou. Everything was just going with the flow.
He didn't believe that Shen Xihe would not have thought of this given her understanding of him, but she still used the peace of the people in Dengzhou as an excuse and couldn't even say that she was just worried about him. Perhaps this was a cover-up, or perhaps it was an excuse that she herself was not aware of.
In any case, his action frightened her, so Xiao Huayong decided to stop and postpone his action.
Xiao Huayong agreed to stop, and Shen Xihe breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment, he thought of his unprecedented inexplicable vulnerability and felt a little uncomfortable. For a moment, the couple had different thoughts and were silent because of the heavy topic just now.
The carriage was still moving forward steadily. Not long after entering the territory of Dengzhou, a drizzle began to fall all over the sky. Thick clouds were tightly intertwined, not a single ray of light could penetrate. The mud on the ground became increasingly serious, making it very difficult to travel.
"The carriages ahead are difficult to pass. Can Your Highness the Crown Prince ride a horse?" They stopped at the post station, and Xiao Changqing took the guards to explore the way personally.
They walked on the official road all the way, but the official road also meandered among the mountains, because people knew that Xiao Huayong was going to Dengzhou, which was also the hope of the people of Dengzhou who had suffered and could no longer hold on after the appearance of the strange stone. Therefore, the government took the risk to repair the road, and even many people voluntarily joined in, and a road that could go directly to Wendeng County was cleared in front of them.
However, it had rained continuously for days, and no one knew whether the cleared road was safe. As the escort, Xiao Changqing naturally put Xiao Huayong's safety first.
"How far is it from here to the next post station?" Xiao Huayong did not speak, and Shen Xihe asked first.
Xiao Changqing had already found out everything: "The next post station is a hundred miles away, but if you go around the mountain road, you can go into the village to rest. However, the mountain road is slippery, so you need to be careful."
"Thank you, Brother Five, for preparing the horses." Xiao Huayong said in a gentle voice.
Xiao Changqing simply agreed and went to prepare.
"What does Prince Xin mean?" Shen Xihe looked up at Xiao Huayong only after Xiao Changqing left.
Since she came with Xiao Huayong, Shen Xihe did not put in much thought, such as spying and gathering intelligence along the way. She believed that Xiao Huayong would not make any omissions, so there was no need to waste her own people. Moreover, she was unsure of Xiao Huayong's overall plan, and was worried that if she sent people rashly, they would reveal their traces and disrupt Xiao Huayong's deployment. Therefore, she was completely unaware of everything around her.
Xiao Changqing's words just now clearly had a hidden meaning. Although they had already entered Dengzhou, and these places were indeed drizzling and the roads were soft and muddy, in Xiao Changqing's mind, Xiao Huayong was pretending to be sick, and he would not really treat Xiao Huayong as a patient. His attitude just now showed that he knew something, and he was giving Xiao Huayong a tactful reminder.
"Old Eighth gave us a welcome gift." Xiao Huayong's lips curved slightly, "It's just a small fight, don't take it to heart."
Xiao Huayong really knew it. Seeing that he was so confident, Shen Xihe did not ask any more questions.