Mo Qinghuan glanced at Mu Yanming. She knew that Mu Yanming had lost the mood for a boat ride at this moment.
She stood up and patted her buttocks.
Giving him a sweet smile, she said softly, "Let's go."
Mu Yanming responded with an "Mmm" and naturally took her hand, walking towards the carriage.
Yin Cong quickly stepped forward when he saw them. "Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
Mo Qinghuan leaned out of the carriage with a smile and said, "Alright, Yin Cong. From this moment on, your task is to keep a good eye on your Highness's boat."
Yin Cong obediently nodded.
"Don't worry. There are my men everywhere around here. He'll be fine."
Mu Yanming reached out his hand in front of Mo Qinghuan and lowered the carriage curtain for her.
He whispered in her ear with his magnetic voice, "You don't need to care about others. The one you should care about is me."
Mo Qinghuan waved her hand in the air. He looked at her action in confusion.
"Such a strong smell of jealousy."
He caught her flapping hands and held them in his palm.
"Alright, be a good girl."
The tone of Mu Yanming made her feel as if he was treating her like a child.
After returning to the capital city, Mu Yanming went to that inn. Mo Qinghuan stood shoulder - to - shoulder with him at the inn entrance.
He looked up at the vertical plaque of the inn and then into the main hall.
At this time, the city - guarding general that Bai Ke had mentioned was brought in front of Mu Yanming.
"The humble one pays respects to your Highness."
Mu Yanming responded with an "Mmm", signaling him to continue.
"Your Highness, that man is currently staying in this inn. Since he went in, I've arranged a dozen men to keep an eye on the inn from all sides. He hasn't been seen going in or out, so he must still be inside."
Mu Yanming sneered. "Really? You're so sure?"
The man had been speaking with his head down. Hearing this, he slowly raised his eyelids to see Mu Yanming's expression, but as soon as he lifted his head a little, Mu Yanming shot him a look.
He was so scared that he lowered his head again and respectfully said, "Your Highness, I can be sure that he's still inside."
Mo Qinghuan held Mu Yanming's hand. He reached out and stroked Mo Qinghuan's head, with a smile on his lips, as if telling her to be at ease.
"Mu Yanming, are you really going in?"
She was a bit anxious and blurted out his name.
The smile on Mu Yanming's face deepened. He stepped inside while saying, "I also want to ask him face - to - face why he did this."
Mo Qinghuan followed behind. Her hand was tightly held by Mu Yanming.
Step by step, they walked up to the inn. Mo Qinghuan was very conflicted at this moment. She actually hoped that Mu Yanming wouldn't find that man.
However, as luck would have it, as soon as they stood on the second - floor corridor, that man opened the door and came out. He stood at the door and made a "please" gesture.
Mu Yanming held her hand and walked in. Then the man closed the door.
"Your Highness, long time no see." Lu Zixiu sat across from Mu Yanming.
He smiled very openly, which made Mo Qinghuan almost think that the one who had betrayed his friend and stood on the opposite side of Mu Yanming wasn't him.
She sized Lu Zixiu up and down, but for some reason, she always felt that when Lu Zixiu looked at her, his eyes would dodge from time to time, as if he didn't dare to look into her eyes.
Mu Yanming reached up and pinched the space between his eyebrows. His voice was suppressed and hoarse. "Zixiu, you knew that my men had been keeping an eye on Zuo Fei. Why did you still take the risk to help him escape? Also, what's your real identity?"
Lu Zixiu sighed. It wasn't that he couldn't tell Mu Yanming what he was doing, but with Mo Qinghuan here, he didn't know how to start.
To be precise, he was afraid of exposing his disgraceful side in front of Mo Qinghuan.
Mo Qinghuan also noticed this at this moment. She thought that the topic between two real men wasn't something she should get involved in.
She stood up. "You two talk slowly. I'll go out first."
"Alright, go. Let Bai Ke follow you and protect you."
She nodded and walked out, closing the door.
Bai Ke came over when he saw her come out.
"Princess, how's it going?"
Mo Qinghuan sighed and then shook her head.
"Not good. The situation is not optimistic. Lu Zixiu doesn't seem to be willing to talk."
Bai Ke angrily slapped the railing. The railing shook, and a lot of dust fell. The people below looked up with displeasure on their faces.
Just as they were about to scold, they didn't see anyone and then lowered their heads to continue eating.
On the second floor, Bai Ke, who was pulled away by Mo Qinghuan at the critical moment, leaned against the door frame as if he had lost all his strength.
"Princess, I really can't figure out why Young Master Lu did this?"
Seeing his dejected look, Mo Qinghuan reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Alright, stop sighing. Even if you don't trust Young Master Lu, you should trust your Highness."
Bai Ke didn't understand what she meant and turned to look at her. "Trust what?"
Mo Qinghuan smiled and leaned against the door frame like Bai Ke. "Trust your Highness's judgment of people."
At this moment, the door was pulled open. The two of them lost their support and almost fell backwards.
Lu Zixiu helped Bai Ke, while Mo Qinghuan leaned into Mu Yanming's arms.
"Let's go." Mu Yanming helped her stand upright, held her hand, and walked downstairs step by step.
She looked back at Lu Zixiu. Lu Zixiu gave her a faint smile and then pushed Bai Ke out of the door and closed it.
After leaving the inn, Mu Yanming didn't get into the carriage but instead held Mo Qinghuan's hand and strolled on the street.
She secretly glanced at Mu Yanming from the corner of her eye. He was looking straight ahead in the distance with a cold expression, looking like a difficult person to get along with.
After walking for a while, Mo Qinghuan couldn't hold it in anymore. She pulled back her hand and looked at Mu Yanming.
Mu Yanming stopped and looked at Mo Qinghuan. "If you want to ask, just ask. If you don't, I don't know where to start."
Caught in her thoughts, Mo Qinghuan also imitated Mu Yanming and coughed twice, then turned around and walked forward.
Mu Yanming followed behind her, his eyes fixed on her.
The light in his eyes was like the reflection of the sun on the melted ice after a thousand years.
After a few steps, Mo Qinghuan stopped and waited for him.
He walked up to her, held her hand, and whispered, "There won't be a Lu Zixiu anymore."
She suddenly looked at Mu Yanming. "What do you mean?"
Only then did she look back at Bai Ke and found that Bai Ke hadn't caught up. She immediately pulled back her hand.
Looking at Mu Yanming coldly, she said, "You sent Bai Ke to kill him?"
Mu Yanming glanced at her pulled - back hand. His hands in his sleeves clenched into fists, and his thumb rubbed his index finger forcefully.
"Are you so worried about him?" His eyebrows knitted tightly, and the light in his eyes dimmed instantly.
"Or is it that in your heart, I've always been such a person!"