A sudden storm brought down the flowers and leaves, and covered Kyoto with a layer of dampness and coolness.
No one knew where Ai Ye's short-lived cat had run to, but it came back all wet. Hong Yu felt sorry for its fine fur sticking to its body and dripping with water, so she took a absorbent cloth and went forward. The malicious short-lived cat waited until Hong Yu and Zi Yu approached, then it bounced its body and splashed all the water on them.
Biyu couldn't help laughing when she saw this, and Shen Xihe also turned around and saw this scene, and couldn't help but smile.
"Meow!" Short-lived thought he had shaken off all the water on his body and pounced towards Shen Xihe.
Shen Xihe's smile faded, and he quickly stepped back, only to miss his target. He raised his head to meet Shen Xihe's unfriendly gaze, and immediately huddled up into a ball, looking at Shen Xihe pitifully, making a low, coquettish sound.
"You're so dirty, yet you rush to your master?" Zi Yu took the opportunity to hold its neck and pick it up.
"Meow meow meow!" The short-lived creature waved its four short legs, but was still forcefully taken away by Zi Yu to take a bath.
"Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Lie is here to visit." A servant came to report.
"No." Shen Xihe refused coldly.
She doesn't care what others think of her, nor does she need others to judge her moral cultivation. Even if someone comes to visit her, she will refuse to meet them.
"His Highness said... if you don't come to see him, he will have to break into the boudoir again." The servant who reported the matter gritted his teeth and passed on the message.
Biyu clearly saw Shen Xihe's slightly drooped eyelids slowly open, and his dark pupils turned to the right, his gaze falling on outside the door.
Although the princess's expression remained calm and her eyes were expressionless, she could sense a cold murderous intent.
"Tell him that if he dares, I can not only strip him of his clothes, but also skin him alive." Shen Xihe spoke in a light tone, with a slightly heavy pronunciation, which frightened the servant who was reporting so much that his calves trembled and he hurriedly retreated to pass on the message.
This servant was a smart and loyal man transferred from the Shen Mansion by the housekeeper. He had never thought that his own princess was so... tough. He didn’t dare to say some of the original words, but was afraid of Shen Xihe, so he could only stutter and close his eyes to tell Xiao Changying.
But Xiao Changying was not angry after hearing this, but handed him a scroll and said, "Give this to the princess. I will wait here for a quarter of an hour. If the princess still does not want to see me, I will leave on my own."
Shen Xihe originally thought that Xiao Changying would give up when faced with difficulties, but he did not expect that the servant would cautiously bring the scroll over. Biyu took it and unfolded it in front of Shen Xihe. Both Shen Xihe and Biyu's faces changed drastically at the same time.
"Call Mo Yuan!" Shen Xihe ordered in a deep voice.
This is a defense map of the Anxi Protectorate. There are three protectorates and three governorates in the northwest. The former is where the imperial court stationed troops to garrison, they are only responsible for maintaining peace and are not involved in government affairs, while the latter directly manages local affairs.
When the previous emperor was in power, Shen Xihe's grandfather served as both the Protector General of Anxi and the Governor General of Yanqi. When Emperor Youning succeeded to the throne, he rewarded people according to their merits, and Shen Yueshan, who had the most merits in following the emperor, became the King of the Northwest. All the Protectorates in the entire Northwest were under his control, and the Governor General became a subordinate of the King of the Northwest.
Now the defense map of Anxi Protectorate has been lost. If it falls into the hands of the enemy, the city may be lost.
It would not fall into the hands of the enemy and allow Emperor Youning to catch it, who would at best remove him from power or at worst behead him!