These boastful words caused Shen Xihe's temple to ache slightly, and she couldn't help but raise her hand and rub it gently.
Zi Yu and Bi Yu pursed their lips tightly, afraid that they would laugh out loud accidentally. There was nothing funny about the Crown Prince's words, but his pretending to be weak and the decisive Crown Princess who was completely helpless against the Crown Prince made them unable to suppress the smile on their lips.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a puppet in the hands of the Crown Princess. This was all made possible by Youyou. Youyou, you can't let others see through your painstaking efforts, right? Therefore, Youyou, you have to protect me." Xiao Huayong said confidently.
With his fingertips on his forehead, Shen Xihe was silent for a moment, ignoring Xiao Huayong, and called Mo Yuan inside, saying, "Don't pay attention to rumors. In Dengzhou's current situation, few people are willing to pay attention to these rumors. Send a message to Qi Pei and ask him to say this in Jiangnan..."
Having said this, Shen Xihe deliberately stopped talking and handed a letter that he had prepared long ago to Mo Yuan from his sleeve.
Xiao Huayong pricked up his ears to listen, but heard nothing. Then he looked over and saw Mo Yuan taking the letter and leaving.
Now it was his turn to feel itchy. He pretended to be reserved and made some noise from time to time in an attempt to attract Shen Xihe's attention. Shen Xihe was concentrating on checking the accounts and was not disturbed at all.
The small action could not achieve the goal, so Xiao Huayong coughed twice, put his hands behind his back and walked towards Shen Xihe.
He stared at her for a while, and finally, after she had finished flipping through an account book, he could not help but say, "You have a brilliant plan, why don't you tell me about it?"
Shen Xihe raised his head and glanced at him, then picked up another account book and started flipping through it: "Your Highness will know later."
But he wanted to know now!
His calmness and composure were completely shattered in front of Shen Xihe. Xiao Huayong wanted to know everything about her at the first opportunity.
"If Youyou tells me, I will tell Youyou who spread these rumors here." Xiao Huayong tried to make a deal.
Shen Xihe was unmoved. His slender jade fingers were like peeling onions. His fingertips were pink and smooth. He fiddled with the abacus, sliding it up and down, like a camellia blooming and contracting. It was very beautiful. "It's just those people. Dengzhou is a muddy place. No one dares to reach out easily. Those who can reach out are those who have already put their claws in. If His Royal Highness Prince Xin wants to tell you, he will only tell you and me privately, and you and I can still accept the favor.
His Royal Highness Prince Jing does have this ability, but although I dislike him a lot, I cannot be prejudiced against him. This is irrelevant and can only annoy you and me, and he is too lazy to do it.
So, there is only one person left..."
The clear and bright eyes met Xiao Huayong's gradually fading smile. Shen Xihe, who was usually very graceful, rarely showed a little white teeth like a woven shell: "Second Prince Zhao."
His wife was too smart and he was worried that he couldn't figure her out. Xiao Huayong was a little frustrated and sighed softly: "How can you tell me?"
"All that was said just now were my guesses. I didn't ask anyone to investigate. Your Highness is wiser than me, so you might as well make a guess." Shen Xihe lowered his head again, and the speed of clacking on the abacus increased even faster.
It was the first time that Xiao Huayong saw Shen Xihe using an abacus. In previous years, she had given the account books sent by Duhuo Tower to Hongyu. Hongyu stayed in Kyoto this time to keep an eye on the palace for Shen Xihe. The consumption of grain in Dengzhou was crucial, so Shen Xihe started to do it himself.