Yu Hou sighed, "The wax on this letter looks like it's used exclusively by the royal palace. You're not her man, but that prince."
Chi Mu came from a military background, so he was accustomed to using sealing wax to seal envelopes that conveyed necessary information.
At this moment, he didn't expect that this would expose his identity.
“I am indeed the prince’s man, but I am here to work for Miss Shen.”
Yu Hou waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Everyone knows that all the disaster relief funds are in the hands of the prince. Whether the people in the surrounding cities can survive depends on the prince. It's not that I don't want to help her, but I also have to think about the people on this journey."
Although the life-saving grace in the past was greater than heaven, things are different now.
He is no longer the great general who can make decisions at will, but instead has to rely on others for support.
How could he do what Shen Yuerong wanted him to do?
Fang Mu lowered his head. Although he knew that Yu Hou would not help them when he saw everything here on the way here, he still wanted to try.
"Marquis Yu cares about the people in his city. It is not shameful to make the choice for these innocent people. In this case, I will tell Miss Shen about this matter. I will let you know. You have done your best."
Yu Hou had people distribute a lot of food to Fang Mu. At the last moment of their separation, Yu Hou still took the letter.
"Just tell Miss Shen that if I have the chance, I will do my best to inform His Majesty of this letter and will never let those innocent people continue to suffer."
Although he didn't know why he suddenly changed his mind, Fang Mu thanked him again and again before turning around and leaving.
Return to the city where Chi Mu is.
With fresh food, even ordinary people could have a bowl of warm porridge, which made them very grateful to Shen Yuerong and Chi Mu.
Learn everything about Yucheng from Fang Mu.
Shen Yuerong did not feel unhappy because Yu Hou did not help him immediately.
"It seems that the power of the prince is indeed not to be underestimated. Although I am not very familiar with the Zhejiang South lineage, I am familiar with Yu Hou. Even though his calf was broken by the enemy, he never betrayed others. Now he can only swallow his humiliation and be inferior to others."
It seems that when he was a prince, he really stretched out a lot.
"The Jiangnan region is not peaceful right now. Can I find a chance to send you back?"
Chi Mu didn't quite want her to take risks for him.
"They're using me and then kicking me away."
"You know that's not what I meant."
Chi Mu looked at Shen Yuerong, "This place is too dangerous now. I don't know when they will take action. If they hurt you, I will never forgive myself for putting you in danger. So it's better to send you there while there is still time."
"I still say the same thing. If you want to send me away, the prerequisite is that I can walk out."
Shen Yuerong looked at the guards standing outside the door.
"Didn't you notice that there are several more layers of protection around here these days?"
Only then did Chi Mu realize that there were already quite a few guards in the courtyard, and he had hardly ever met any of those people.
“Are they going to rebel?”
"That's not the case. They just want to save their own lives. If the news spreads to the capital, they will be summoned to the capital by His Majesty to be interrogated. At that time, they will be charged with deceiving the emperor and their entire family will be executed."
So now, in order to protect their family, they naturally have to keep a close watch on them, for fear that the news will get out because of the two of them.
"Do you think Yu Hou will help you and me spread the news?"
Shen Yuerong couldn't tell for sure, after all, they were friends from many years ago, and she couldn't tell what he was thinking at the moment.
"I don't know, but I think..."
The tacit understanding they had in the past made Shen Yuerong willing to trust Yu Hou.
And in another house.
Several adults were a little worried. "Ever since the prince ran into you that day, although I only sent him to Yucheng during the summer vacation to get some food and grass, there has been no other abnormality, but I still feel a little uneasy. I must keep a close eye on him recently."
"Don't worry, I will do things strictly. All the people in his yard are my people now. I don't believe that he can pass on this news under my nose."
"Yu Hou, is he quite well behaved?"
"Of course, don't forget that when the prince came here, he had a lot of discussions with the marquis. If the marquis still doesn't change his mind, it would be a bit too ignorant of the current situation."
"Even so, you and I have to pay more attention. I heard that he has some old feelings for the girl from the Shen family. Maybe he is willing to sacrifice himself for her."
"You think too much. She's just a woman. The Marquis is not a fool. Besides, I asked him before. He was just looking for a doctor and medicine. It's normal."
No one took Shen Yuerong seriously, and some even felt that her existence was unimportant.
Yucheng.
As soon as Fang Mu left, Yu Hou called his confidant, "What do you think about this matter?"
"Does the Marquis want to stand on the side of the Crown Prince?"
The man shook his head. "You and I both know what kind of person the prince is. If we really rely on him, we can't hand over this letter. Otherwise, if the prince is not suppressed by His Majesty, and we are found out, we won't be able to bear the responsibility no matter how many heads we have."
Of course he understood this truth, and he also knew that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, so he could not easily agree no matter what.
“Of course I know, but if Miss Shen hadn’t lent a helping hand, I wouldn’t have lived to this day, and now I’m a little hesitant.”
He sighed and looked at the letter on the table. He knew what kind of life the people in the provinces south of the Yangtze River were living nowadays.
But after all, he is the prince. If we offend him today, the road ahead will probably be even more difficult.
"My Lord, are we really going to go along with them?"
These words really touched his heart. The passion he had when he was a soldier had never disappeared. He finally decided to send the letter to the capital.
"Send someone you can trust, and make sure to take a small path. The prince's minions might be watching you and me, so you must be careful."
"Yes, I'll arrange someone right away."
Yu Hou sat down, hoping that this information could reach His Majesty as soon as possible, rescue those innocent people, and let the court know what has become of the Jiangnan area under the tyranny of the prince?
But given the prince's temperament, there was no way of knowing whether this letter could be delivered.
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