In Dongning Country before, she never knew that her mother was actually from Xixia Country, and a spy at that.
They were saved then because of her mother's spy identity, and then they came to Xixia Country.
Aunt Xiao shook her head, also with a look of confusion, "I don't know either. You must remember that not everything needs to be known. The more we know in our current identities, the more dangerous it is."
"Alright," Yun Ying was a little disappointed. Why did her mother not know anything she asked?
Aunt Xiao frowned tightly and said, "I have a bad premonition, I always feel like something big is about to happen. You and I must be even more careful."
"Okay, okay, Mom, don't worry, I remember. I've suffered so much, of course I know to be careful! Mom, please stop talking!" Yun Ying was a little impatient.
The mother and daughter chatting were completely unaware that someone was secretly following them.
This continued until they reached their lodging in the capital.
Half an hour later.
A hidden guard came before Yun Shu.
Yun Shu sat at a stone table in the courtyard and looked at the hidden guard when she saw him.
The hidden guard bowed respectfully first, then spoke, "Miss, we already know the whereabouts of Aunt Xiao and Yun Ying. Before returning to their residence, they went to a brothel. There were guards around the brothel, so your subordinate could not get in. We don't know who they met at the brothel for now."
"However, we vaguely heard them discussing their master, so they must have met their master after going to the brothel."
Hearing this, Yun Shu nodded with understanding, "Good, I know. Continue to monitor their every move."
"Yes!"
After the hidden guard reported, Qiu Lu arrived again.
Qiu Lu had just returned from an outing, arriving back under the bright moonlight.
"Miss, I just received some news. In the town where Aunt Xiao and Yun Ying were previously, they conspired to kill Steward Liu, a man of great wealth. However, they left no evidence. Both of them were the mistresses Liu had outside."
After Qiu Lu finished speaking, he felt unable to say anything more.
The news the scout told him described in detail how they separately seduced Steward Liu, which was truly eye-watering.
He feared it would offend Miss's ears to speak of it.
Yun Shu raised her eyebrows slightly, and from Qiu Lu's brief words, she roughly guessed what Aunt Xiao and her daughter did in Xixia Country.
Their masters behind them truly did anything.
She lightly tapped the stone table, the rhythmic sound reaching her ears in the quiet night.
"Miss, your subordinate has had scouts in the capital search everywhere. If there is any news of His Highness, they will inform me immediately. However, they say His Highness has never contacted them," Qiu Lu said, lowering his head and looking very solemn.
Yun Shu's hand movements paused, and she looked up at Qiu Lu, "It's late, go rest."
"Miss, your subordinate..." Qiu Lu wanted to say something more to persuade Miss.
From Dongning Country to Xixia Country, from full of confidence in finding His Highness to still having no news, he knew that His Highness was deliberately hiding his whereabouts!
Otherwise, no one would know His Highness's whereabouts!
Realizing this, he felt he had failed Miss greatly, that he had failed Miss on behalf of His Highness!
But Miss said nothing, only when she heard the name His Highness did he feel her emotions fluctuate.
"Go rest," Yun Shu said calmly.
Qiu Lu pursed his lips and said nothing more.
He could only silently pray that they could find His Highness! And hope that His Highness truly had some unspeakable difficulty!
Otherwise, it would be too much of a betrayal to Miss!
After watching Qiu Lu leave, A'Cha walked over from the side.
Seeing that A'Cha was not yet asleep, Yun Shu asked softly, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
A'Cha walked over, poured Yun Shu a cup of the wine she had just heated, and said, "I can't sleep. I've slept on the road for most of these days. Today, to suddenly be settled and live in a spacious courtyard, I'm a little unaccustomed to it."
"Sit down and drink with me," Yun Shu gestured for A'Cha to sit down.
A'Cha did not refuse and sat down. She felt it would be boring for Miss to drink alone, so she might as well drink with Miss.
This way, Miss might be happier?
Although Miss seemed happy every day, she felt that Miss held something in her heart but did not want to worry everyone.
Now that it was late, and Master and Xiao Li were asleep, Miss's back just now carried a hint of loneliness.
It made her heart ache!
"If you have something on your mind, Miss, you can tell me. I might not be able to help, but I can share it with you," A'Cha said gently.
Looking at A'Cha's cautious and caring demeanor, Yun Shu couldn't help but smile, "Your Miss is not that fragile. The biggest things are just trivial matters to me."
Some things, she just needed a result.
Moreover, she had a hunch that Zhan Tianye would not have disappeared without a trace for no reason. There must be something she couldn't figure out now.
The closer she got to Xixia Country's capital, the stronger this intuition became.
And some things had some corroborating evidence.
She disliked things ending without closure. It was enough to find a result for herself and Xiao Li.
At first, she was a little hurt, but now she was completely unaffected.
It was a pity that both A'Cha, Yu Le, and her father liked to imagine she was sad.
"That's great! I truly hope Miss can be happy every day!" A'Cha's hanging heart relaxed a little.
However, she still understood that Miss just didn't want them to worry.
Yun Shu knew that talking more was useless; they had already decided she would be sad.
So, she raised her cup and drank a large gulp of wine.
In fact, the capital of Xixia Country did not feel like autumn; the weather was still warm.
After a cup of warm wine went down, her whole body felt even warmer.
A'Cha's alcohol tolerance was average. After drinking a cup of wine, she was already a bit tipsy. With the help of the alcohol, she dared to speak what was hidden in her heart, "Miss, actually, if there wasn't His Highness, you still have us! We will all be with Miss, and I will never betray Miss."
Because of Prince Ye, she now had some distrust of men.
Even Jing Heng, she didn't trust him anymore!
Looking at A'Cha's eyes, which were blurry with drunkenness, Yun Shu smiled lightly, "A'Cha is right, there are indeed not only men in this world."
"Yes! I've decided that I will never pour my heart out to a man in this lifetime! Nor will I get married!" A'Cha nodded vigorously.
Jing Heng, lying on the roof, heard A'Cha's words from below, and a crack appeared on his icy face.
Yun Shu glanced at the roof, suddenly wondering if Jing Heng would be anxious, "You don't want to marry Jing Heng?"