C62 Terrible Man

"For my own safety, this duke is used to investigating the people around me as closely as possible. Miss Yun wouldn't blame this prince, would she?"

The moment Xiao Heng said this, the sense of offense Yun Shuang felt in her heart became even more intense, but she still replied with a smile, "How could you blame Your Highness? However, even though Pei Hongqing had been to Shu County before, it is not certain that Yun Shu had met him back then.

"But Miss Yun's playmates did not say this. They said that the kid who doesn't like to talk was brought over to play with them. That kid even taught Miss Yun archery." Xiao Heng sat at the table, supporting his chin with his left hand in a rather casual manner. His eyes did not even blink as he looked at Yun Shu, and calmly said those words.

Yun Shu could not help but be surprised. "Is what you said true?"

Seeing her reaction, Xiao Heng gradually retracted his questioning gaze and returned to his gentle and refined appearance. "Looks like Miss Yun really doesn't know that the impoverished youth back then was your Yan Kingdom's current Great General Pei. But this way, I'll have some doubts as to why Miss Yun suddenly wants to go to Chang'an."

She sat opposite of him and poured herself a cup of hot tea. After taking a sip, she said: "Since I was young, I've always had the dream of roaming the world. Since the prince has already sent people to ask me about my childhood friends, he should know that my family's broken doors have never been able to lock me down. So what's so strange about me running to Chang An after my father went sightseeing? " She was afraid that Xiao Heng would follow her to investigate the Yin Residence. In any case, the Yin Family had let Yang Siyuan come here to save her life, so she should not implicate the Yin Family members in this matter.

"That seems to make sense. Furthermore, from today onwards, this duke will no longer allow Xiang Qiao to look at you. It is just that Miss Yun should understand that you will only be able to live the rest of your life safely while in Dazhan. "

"Prince, don't worry. Yun Shu won't even think of escaping."

Xiao Heng nodded in satisfaction and stood up with a flick of his sleeve. "It's good that Miss Yun understands. After the snow had fallen, the room seemed much colder. In the evening, it would be even colder. After dinner, he would call the waiter to bring a warm stove over. "It's about time. Does Miss Yun want to go to the main hall with us?"

Yunshu nodded and followed him downstairs. Xiao Ya was holding her head with one hand as she leisurely swung her legs to look at the snow outside. When she heard footsteps approaching from behind her, she turned her head to look at the two people who were walking towards her. With a face full of joy, she jumped down from the bench and pounced next to Yun Shu, determined to pull Yun Shu to sit together with her at the table Qiao and Qin Prefecture.

For the time being, she no longer needed to see Xiao Heng's face. Yun Shu could not help but heave a sigh of relief, and the smile on her face became a lot more natural.

After the meal, however, Xiang Fu was called by Xiao Heng, but he returned in less than an hour. At that time, Yun Shu had already finished her shower and changed her clothes. She was sitting at the table looking at Wild History, which had helped her sleep, and upon hearing the door open, she subconsciously turned her head to look at the door. "You're back? Just now, the waiter brought two bowls of sweet soup over. I'll warm that bowl on the stove for you. "

She quickly looked away and closed the door. She whispered, "Miss Yun, take it and drink. I'll get a waiter to bring hot water for us to bathe in." As he spoke, he placed something under the folded blanket with his back to Yun Zhui.

Yun Shu walked over to the stove and picked up the bowl of sweet soup. She glanced at the blanket on top of the bed with some suspicion. "Are you not training with me in the Qin Province today?"

"It's snowing outside, and there are so many tables and chairs in the hall, so it's not big enough for me to practice swordsmanship."

"Oh, that's true." Yun Shu nodded, scooped up a spoonful of sweet soup, and followed him out the door.

Not long after Coincidentally had left, Yun Shu walked to the door and looked around. Seeing that there was no one in the hallway, she closed the door, walked to the bed, and pulled out the things she had hidden under the blanket. When she entered the room, she looked at her strangely, and she had the feeling that the things she had hidden under the blanket might have something to do with her.

There was only an unsealed envelope hidden under the quilt, as if it was not afraid of anyone seeing the letter inside.

Yun Shu carefully pulled the letter out, but the contents of the letter caused her to frown. It probably said that she had no personal relationship with Pei Hongqing and would not leave with him, so she told the person who received the letter to cancel her plan to assassinate Pei Hongqing. As for who the recipient of the letter was, it wasn't stated in the letter itself.

Before she could finish digesting the letter, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside the door. She quickly stuffed the letter back into the envelope and returned it to its original position. Then she sat back on the chair and pretended nothing had happened as she continued to read and drink the sweet soup. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that the letter without the seal on it was a little suspicious. Perhaps it was meant for her to see, and Xiao Heng did not intend to kill Pei Hongqing before he went to her for questioning in the afternoon. This was just a play to scare her, so she did not dare to leave easily.

After nightfall, her guesses about the letter finally had a chance to be verified.

Roughly two hours later, Yun Zhui heard the sound of people getting up and putting on clothes on the bed across from him. Soon after that, very light footsteps could be heard. The latch was lowered and the door was opened.

Yun Shu waited for a while before getting up and putting on her shoes and socks. She took the winter clothes from the chair beside her, put them on, and left the room in a hurry. The inn would not open at night, so if Xiang Qiao wanted to leave the inn, she could only flip over the wall in the backyard.

When she reached the backyard, she saw the new footprints on the snow-covered ground, which had not yet been covered by the snow. The footprints extended all the way to the wall.

Following these footprints, she quickly caught up and finally saw her knock on the door of a pawnshop. The person who opened the door was a man of about thirty. He passed the letter to Qiao Qiao and then walked back. Yun Shu quickly hid her body so that she wouldn't be discovered by chance.

Not long after his departure, the man locked the pawnshop's door and left for the east gate with a bag.

The man left in a hurry. No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem as simple as just scaring her. It was probably because she wanted to kill Pei Hongqing that Xiao Hengqing was so. However, she didn't understand why this was happening, but she wouldn't think that Xiao Hengqing was interested in her by herself. She had already had enough of the misunderstandings from before …

Thinking that staying outside for too long might make Xiang Xiang Tian suspicious, she also started walking back. However, just as she climbed over the walls of the inn's backyard, she saw a lantern hanging on the corridor. Immediately afterwards, she caught a glimpse of Xiao Heng and Xiang Fu who were standing next to the lantern.

The smile on Xiao Heng's face was a little creepy. She forced herself to stay calm as she walked into the corridor. "You people of the Great Liang Dynasty are too unsuitable to make snowmen in the night. There are only a few lights on the street, so it's hard to see clearly. "I'm so tired, I'll go to bed first." As he spoke, he covered his mouth and yawned, wanting to circle around Xiao Heng.

However, Xiao Heng immediately grabbed her wrist and forcefully pulled her back in front of him. "The night is for resting. Why didn't Miss Yun build another snowman in the morning? That would save her the effort to climb over the wall."

Yun Shu frowned because of the pain in her wrist, but after a moment, her face revealed a very innocent expression: "Your country doesn't have a rule prohibiting snowmen at night either. I've never seen such a heavy snowfall, isn't it normal for me to be so excited that I can't sleep and can't wait to go out and make snowmen?"

Xiao Heng narrowed his fox-like eyes slightly. "I'm afraid that Miss Yun didn't just deliberately jump over the wall to make a snowman."

Alright, now that everyone said it so clearly, it would be meaningless for her to continue pretending to be confused.

Yun Shu retracted the sympathetic expression on her face and said seriously: "I've read the contents of the letter that Xiang Qiao sent out just now. Does Your Highness really intend to kill Pei Hongqing before?"

Xiao Heng directly nodded his head, "This king has only faked it once in my entire life. That is, when I was enraged, I originally wanted to deceive you all into leaving Tiger Fury and voluntarily give up on Jia Daoping's surrender so as to buy some time for Tiger Fury, but unfortunately, I did not succeed. This king did not expect that Jia Daoping would actually send you the Military Talisman as a follow-up move."

A snowflake landed on Yun Shu's neck, it was cold to the point that she frowned: "Your Highness said that you've only faked it once, then are you serious in wanting to kill Pei Hongqing? You're not intentionally putting on an act for me to see? "

Xiao Heng nodded. "However, after asking Miss Yun about this matter today, this duke has decided to keep him here. Since Miss Yun is so anxious to follow me out, this proves that her decision is correct. "

Lady Yun, the methods used by me to assassinate people are innumerable. I don't know how many times Pei Hongqing has been able to escape from me, but you've seen Pei Zi Yun injure someone surnamed Pei with a tempered sword, and I think you have some knowledge of my men. Whether Pei Hongqing is dead or alive, it all depends on the young lady.

Yun Zhuyi's hidden hand could not help but form a fist as she gritted her teeth and said, "Yun Shu understands. Thank you for your advice, Duke."

Upon hearing a satisfied reply, Xiao Heng finally loosened his grip on her wrist, turned around and glanced at Coincidentally: "Bring Miss Yun back to her room to rest."

Xiang Qiao respectfully nodded and replied, "Yes."

Before Xiao Heng left, he picked up the lantern and stuffed it into Yun Shu's hands: "Take good care of this lamp. If this lady falls over because you haven't seen the way back clearly, this king will feel heartbroken." Yun Shu nodded her head, but felt a chill run down her spine. After being coincidentally brought back to the warm room, she was unable to sleep for a long time.