Chapter 1068 Ying Xi's Disturbed Mind

If it weren't for this rain, Shu Yu's plan for today would have been to skip the city and go directly to the next county town to spend the night.

Yingxi wiped his face again and drove the carriage straight to Shangyang Prefecture.

There were hardly any people on the road, and there was no need to queue at the city gate.

The car quickly entered the prefectural city. At this point, there was no time to worry about the condition of the inn. They found a relatively clean-looking inn not far from the city gate and stopped there.

The inn's waiter quickly came out to greet him, "Are you here for a meal or to stay the night, sir?"

Shu Yu got out of the car. "I'd like a superior room."

"Alright!" The waiter immediately turned around and called inside, then took the reins from Yingxi and led him to the stable in the backyard.

Shu Yu and Ying Xi carried their belongings into the inn and brushed the water droplets off their clothes.

The innkeeper behind the counter looked at them in surprise, not expecting that two young girls wanted to stay at the inn.

He looked back uncertainly, and indeed there was no one else there.

These two girls are pretty bold, daring to travel so far alone? Could they have run away from home?

The innkeeper pondered this in his mind while his hands kept moving. After preparing the guest rooms, he had the waiter lead them upstairs.

Shu Yu gave the money and went directly to a room on the second floor at the corner.

The room isn't very big, but you can't expect too much when you're traveling.

Shu Yu entered the room, and Ying Xi put down his bundle and said, "Miss, please rest for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to get some hot water."

"Um."

Shu Yu felt very uncomfortable, not only because she was sticky from being soaked by the rain, but also because she was sweating profusely in the hot weather.

After Yingxi returned with water, the two of them quickly dried themselves off and changed their clothes before finally feeling a bit better.

The rain outside showed no signs of stopping, so Shuyu opened the window and looked out at the street.

The whole street was deserted, with only one or two people occasionally rushing past in the rain, splashing water everywhere.

Unable to continue his journey, Shu Yu could only stay in the inn studying the map.

She originally planned to travel by land, which would have been faster and more convenient than traveling by water if she had been traveling at a fast pace.

But the weather clearly wouldn't let her have her way. It rained every few days. If it only rained for half an hour or a quarter of an hour, that would be fine, but if it looked like it was going to rain for days and nights, then she wouldn't even need to set off.

Since we've decided to take the waterway, we need to find another route.

Shu Yu pointed at the map, occasionally exchanging a few words with Ying Xi, when suddenly Ying Xi fell silent.

She looked up in surprise and saw Yingxi staring at the map, seemingly lost in thought, without moving.

Shu Yu raised her eyebrows; she rarely saw Ying Xi show such an expression.

She simply put down her charcoal pencil and stared at her for a long while.

Ying Xi snapped back to reality. "Miss, what's wrong?"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you what's wrong? What are you thinking about that's so engrossed?" Shu Yu chuckled. "Since you're free, tell me, what's bothering you that's making you so restless?"

Yingxi quickly shook his head, "No, no."

"If you don't tell me, I'm going to get upset."

Yingxi, “…” How can a young lady threaten her maid like this?

But Shu Yu's serious expression really made her a little scared. She thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing, I just didn't expect to pass through Huajiang Prefecture on this trip."

(End of this chapter)