Shu Yu didn't stay in the shop any longer. After saying a few words, she came out and got into the carriage with a somewhat hurried expression.
He then instructed Yingxi, "Leave the city."
Yingxi asked, puzzled, "Now?"
"Hmm." Although what the girl named Wu Ling said might not be accurate, Shu Yu felt that she wasn't speaking without reason. Xiao Ruojun might really be harmed, and she had to remind her as soon as possible, lest it be too late.
Yingxi turned the car around and quickly headed towards the city gate.
But just as they stepped out of the street, she suddenly frowned. "Miss, someone is following us."
Shu Yu lifted the curtain and looked behind her. Sure enough, there was a carriage following them, but it was unfamiliar. As Ying Xi turned the corner, they followed.
Yingxi asked, "Miss, are the people behind us planning something against us?"
"Stop over there." We're still in the middle of a busy area; even if they wanted to harm them, they wouldn't dare to do it openly.
The carriage stopped, and Shu Yu sat quietly waiting.
They had assumed that even if the carriages behind them were just going through the motions, they should at least leave.
Unexpectedly, they also stopped, and then a girl got out of the car.
Shu Yu glanced at her and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. This girl... wasn't she the one who was with Wu Ling just now?
Upon seeing Shu Yu, the other person's expression brightened, and he hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "Greetings, Princess Wen'an."
What are you doing following me?
"May I ask if you may speak to me in private, Your Highness?"
Shu Yu stared at her intently. The latter's eyes were open and honest, quite different from the one he had seen in the rouge shop earlier.
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Get in the car."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The other person got into the carriage and then introduced himself, "My name is Xue Yun, and my father is a doctor in the Ministry of Works."
A fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Works.
In this capital city teeming with high-ranking officials and nobles, without a powerful background, one would truly be nothing more than a minor official.
"Did you need something from me?"
Xue Yun nodded, looking somewhat nervous, and asked in a low voice, "Did the county princess overhear what Wu Ling and I were saying?"
"I heard a little bit," Shu Yu nodded vaguely.
"I mean...did the county princess hear us talking about Lord Xiang and his wife?"
Shu Yu was surprised; this girl was much more clever than that Miss Wu. Indeed, it was evident from her and Wu Ling's behavior just now.
"Yes, I heard you. So what? What are you trying to say?"
Xue Yun took a deep breath. "I heard that the county princess's fiancé, Young Master Meng, has a very good relationship with Lord Xiang. When Madam Xiang, Lady Xiao, was ill earlier, she went to Dong'an Prefecture to recuperate. I suppose she knows the county princess as well."
"Just say what you have to say. I have other things to do and don't want to hear these roundabout probing questions." These young ladies from prominent families in the capital, I suppose, are just like this in their environment, which has instilled in them a habit of not being able to speak frankly.
Xue Yun immediately said, "I was thinking that if the county princess knows Madam Xiang, please give her a heads-up. Princess Jia Hui might be a threat to her; she is in love with Lord Xiang."
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes. "How did you know?"
“The county princess also heard what Wu Ling said just now, and I was suspicious. I felt that this was not just something she said casually. So I followed her out earlier and tried to find out what she said. Wu Ling must have overheard it by accident, so she doesn’t know exactly how Princess Jia Hui plans to deal with Madam Xiang.”
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