Chapter 167 Are you willing to share her with others?

Huo Xiao slowly raised his eyes and glanced at her, with the corners of his lips slightly raised. "It seems that you have done a lot of research on our Great Xia Princess?"

Mu Wan glanced sideways with an unnatural expression, "No, since my brother is going there, then as his younger sister, I should naturally help him check things out."

"In that case." Huo Xiao raised his eyes and looked at her, "Since you know that our eldest princess already has two princes-in-law, do you know who these two princes-in-law are?"

"Who is it?" Mu Wan was puzzled, and her brows knitted slightly. "What do you mean?"

Huo Xiao curled the corners of his lips and turned to walk towards the tent.

Mu Wan looked at his impressive back, her eyes drooping as she quickly caught up with him. She grabbed Huo Xiao's sleeve with one hand and said, "Huo Xiao, what did you mean by what you just said? Please explain it to me clearly."

Huo Xiao exerted a little force and pulled his sleeve out of her hand. "It's nothing special. I believe the princess will know after asking a little."

His words made Mu Wan's heart tighten. She didn't know why, but she felt inexplicably panicked at this moment.

Mu Wan returned to the imperial court of Dong Liao and summoned the biggest spy in the imperial court.

"Ninth Princess, the two consorts of the Princess of Daxia are Lu Mingfeng, the Minister of Justice, and Huo Xiao, the General. Su Yunyan has already issued an imperial decree to grant them marriage, but for some unknown reason, the two consorts have already entered the Princess's residence, but no wedding ceremony has been held."

General Huo Xiao?

When Mu Wan heard these words, she fell onto the couch as if her soul had been drained out of her body.

The color on her face faded visibly.

"Ninth Princess, are you okay?"

Mu Wan slowly shook her head, with an indescribable look of dejection on her face.

"No wonder he didn't even want to look at me. It turns out he's the prince consort."

"How could such a proud man like him be willing to share her with others?"

"Could it be that the lifelong companionship I promised him is actually better than the countless princesses in the harem?"

"Why, what does he like about her?"

The spy frowned slightly as he saw her losing control of her emotions. "Princess Nine, are you okay? I don't understand what you are saying."

"If you don't understand, get out!"

Mu Wan raised his head angrily, picked up a candlestick and threw it at the spy.

Fortunately, the spy dodged in time, otherwise the candlestick would have caused him to bleed.

Huo Xiao returned to the military camp and took out the brocade bag containing the phoenix hairpin that Su Yunyao had given him.

His slightly calloused fingertips carefully stroked the brocade bag, as if he was stroking an extremely precious thing and was afraid of damaging it.

"Princess, what are you doing right now? Who are you with? Have you ever thought about me?"

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Linglong Pavilion.

Su Yunyao finished writing the reply letter to Huo Xiao and gave it to the palace servant to deliver.

She casually flipped through the sketchbook, and the more she flipped through it, the more boring it seemed to her.

"Pearl, prepare the carriage to leave the palace."

Upon hearing the voice, Pearl walked in quickly, "Princess, are you going back home?"

"This palace is so boring, so boring. As a shopkeeper, I haven't been to Jinjinglou for a long time." Su Yunyao said this, patted her on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "I am a princess with a strong sense of ambition. How can I not visit my own gold shop for so long!"

pearl:……

She swallowed deeply.

Instinctively ignoring his own ambition, he seemed to have guessed what he meant, and whispered, "Princess, you are thinking about Shopkeeper Xu, right?"

Su Yunyao's eyes widened. "Pearl, sometimes knowing someone too well is not a good thing!"

pearl:……

When the carriage from the princess's mansion stopped at the gate of Jinjing Tower, Jinjing Tower was as crowded as usual.

She had to say that she was very satisfied with Xu Mubai's business acumen.

Su Yunyao got off the carriage with the help of Zhenzhu.

"Princess," Zhenzhu frowned. "Today is really strange. In the past, when you came to Jinjinglou, Manager Xu would see the carriage coming and rush over without waiting for you to get out. Could it be that Manager Xu is not in the shop today? Why is he still nowhere to be seen?"

If Zhenzhu hadn't said it, Su Yunyao wouldn't have taken it seriously. But after hearing her say that, it seemed to be true.

She stopped a waiter standing at the door who had just seen off a customer and asked, "Where is Shopkeeper Xu?"

The guy was slightly stunned and was about to salute when Su Yunyao stopped him.

"When the princess asks you a question, just answer it. There are so many people here, so there's no need to be polite." Pearl said immediately.

"Yes, yes, yes." The clerk bowed and responded repeatedly, "In reply to the princess, Shopkeeper Xu hasn't been to the store for two days. I heard from the store staff that he is ill."

"He's sick." Su Yunyao frowned. "Do you know where he lives?"

"It's in the alley behind Jinjing Tower, the third house from the south."

Su Yunyao turned around and got on the carriage.

It was not difficult to find where Xu Mubai lived, and the carriage soon stopped at the door.

She knocked gently on the door, and was met with silence.

"Princess, you've been knocking for so long. Could it be that Shopkeeper Xu is not at home and has gone to see a doctor?"

Su Yunyao stared at the closed door and frowned.

The guy said he had been sick for two days and it was probably not just a normal headache or fever.

Even if you see a doctor, you should invite the doctor to your home.

Su Yunyao raised her hand and knocked on the door twice more.

The only response she got was still silence.

"Princess, how about I go to Jinjinglou and ask the waiter what's going on with Manager Xu? Please go back to the carriage and wait."

Su Yunyao's expression remained unchanged as she stared at the closed door and was about to turn around.

There was a light coughing sound from the door.

Xu Mubai opened the door from the inside.

His pale cheeks flushed slightly, and the moment he saw Su Yunyao, a hint of surprise flashed across his dull expression.

"Princess, why are you here..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a cough, and his whole body swayed.

Su Yunyao reached out and held his arm. "Why are you so seriously ill? Why didn't you send someone to tell them?"

Xu Mubai was silent for a second, and the corners of his lips barely managed to squeeze out a curve, "Princess, I'm fine, I just caught a cold."

"Cold?" Su Yunyao looked him up and down. "I've known you for so many years, but this is the first time I've heard you're sick. It's already spring, and the weather isn't that cold anymore. How could you catch a cold out of nowhere?"

"It might be because a guest came a few days ago and seemed to have caught a cold. After I received him, my voice became hoarse. Perhaps he had recovered from his illness."

Xu Mubai explained weakly. After just a few steps, a dense layer of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

He walked very slowly. Su Yunyao supported his arm and could clearly feel the weakness in his body.

She raised her head and glanced at him again, her face seeming even paler than when she opened the door.