Chapter 101 His Comfort
Xu Shuyao was sleeping in the middle of the night when she suddenly woke up from her dream. She looked around in confusion and saw the prince lying on his side.
She glanced at the cave in front of her again, and all her sleepiness disappeared completely.
"You...why are you here?" The excited voice rang out in the dark night, sounding very abrupt.
Seeing that Xiao Mo just looked at her without saying anything, she tugged at his sleeve again.
The brocade fabric has a very real touch.
Xu Shuyao immediately threw out a series of questions: "Where is the old lady? Where is my fifth cousin? And my two maids, are they all right?"
Xiao Mo looked at her quietly, his eyes shimmering with tiny ripples.
He straightened his clothes and answered simply, "All is well."
After saying this, the young lady's eyes turned red, like a little rabbit.
Suddenly, without warning, a hand was extended, and Xu Shuyao felt the man's warm breath brushing against her ear, followed by a gentle pat on her shoulder.
The two bodies touched and separated immediately, like an ordinary comfort.
Xu Shuyao's hands, which instinctively wanted to push away, stopped in front of her chest for a moment, and then slowly lowered themselves.
Sitting on the pine needles beneath her was uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but move a little before she said sincerely, "Thank you, my Lord!"
Thank you for the comfort, and thank you for arriving in time to save the people I care about.
Otherwise... no otherwise, they are all fine.
After encountering a series of crises, the tension in Xu Shuyao's mind gradually relaxed.
In the light of the fire, the corners of the girl's lips curled up slightly, showing a kind of joy that was real but embarrassing.
Xiao Mo took a look and said nothing more. He just moved the dead branches with his fingers, making a series of crackling sounds.
After a long while, he looked at the sky outside the cave and said to Xu Shuyao, "It's still early, go to sleep if you can! We'll go down the mountain tomorrow morning."
"Okay!" Xu Shuyao nodded after hearing this.
He half-lay on the pine needles as before, eyes closed, but it didn't feel very comfortable, so he changed several positions.
Xiao Mo took a look, took off his cloak and threw it to her, "Put it on!"
After Xu Shuyao took it, she really put it under her body.
There was a smell of pine needles or grass on the clothes, as well as some incense, and Xu Shuyao fell asleep in a daze.
Xiao Mo looked for a while, moved the firewood farther away, and then walked out of the cave.
At once the guard also came forward.
"Master! Those people refused to confess and insisted that they were bandits from the nearby mountains. But later when we secretly listened to their conversation, one of them accidentally let out a word with his hometown accent, and it sounded like he was from the south." said the guard.
Does the southern accent have anything to do with King Liang?
Before, Xiao Mo suddenly received a tip-off from Prince Chun's men in the capital, saying that someone was planning to attack the women of Duke Cheng's Mansion on the road.
The informant specifically told him that Prince Chun had exposed his network of connections in the capital to deliver this message, and asked the prince to remember this favor.
Xiao Mo, who received the tip-off, did not dare to underestimate it and immediately came looking for him along the way.
But the journey was too long, and even when he arrived at his fastest speed, he was still one step too late.
Fortunately, except for a few guards who were injured, all the women in the car were safe.
Just like grandma said, it was all thanks to Cousin Xu. Xiao Mo was very glad that he had sent that hidden arrow before leaving Beijing.
Thinking of the King of Liang who had just been executed, his eyes turned cold for a moment.
It seems that there are still some remnants in southern Xinjiang that need to be eliminated.
After the guards left, he stood outside the cave alone for a while before going in.
The sky was already turning pale at this time. Xu Shuyao woke up at some point and when she saw him, she hurriedly handed him the ink-colored cloak.
Xiao Mo just threw it aside casually, and Xu Shuyao felt a little uncomfortable.
Although she rested her head on it, she had just checked carefully to make sure there were no traces of saliva on it.
Seeing that the other party didn't say to leave immediately, I wondered how long it would take to get down the mountain.
Xu Shuyao scooped some clean water to wash her face. There was only one bucket of water, which she got from the hunter's wooden house.
After washing her face, she began to cook, shaving the bacon directly into the rice, and didn't care where the prince had gone.
Just when the smoked meat rice was almost cooked, the man came back with a roasted pheasant in his hand.
Xu Shuyao looked at the fragrant roast chicken and said, "Cousin, would you like some smoked bacon rice? It tastes good."
Xiao Mo said calmly: "Hmm..."
Xu Shuyao took the coarse pottery bowl that she had also stolen from the hunter and filled half a bowl for the prince.
Xiao Mo sat down, picked up a roasted chicken leg, and ate it with smoked pork rice.
Xu Shuyao: “…”
What about the reciprocity we agreed on?
Xu Shuyao was eating the dry smoked meat rice, but the aroma of roasted chicken wafted into her nostrils from time to time.
When she looked up again, she clearly saw the prince curling his lips and smiling.
Suddenly, a greasy chicken leg appeared in front of him. "Eat it quickly! It will be easier to continue on your journey after you are full," said Xiao Mo.
Xu Shuyao said "oh" and hurriedly ate her meal.
After she finished eating, she tidied up the cave and then went to the cabin with the stoneware and the remaining rice and meat.
When she was about to take off the jade ornaments on her head and put them in there, the prince said, "No need."
He then asked Wuming to take a silver ingot and place it on the bedside, and then everyone walked down the mountain together.
Although Xu Shuyao was a young lady living in seclusion, she was not frail. However, it was still a little tiring for her to follow a group of men like this, but she did not say a word.
It took them nearly two hours to reach the foot of the mountain.
After going down, he did not see Mrs. Xiao.
"They are all waiting at the post station ahead." Xiao Mo said, meeting Xu Shuyao's gaze.
"Okay!" She felt relieved and got on the carriage below.
When I arrived at the post station, I saw Old Madam Xiao and Cui Zhaoran as expected.
Qiao Wei and Hui Xiang almost cried out loud when they saw her in dusty clothes, "Girl..."
It was afternoon, and there were other people outside the post station. Xu Shuyao hurriedly said, "Let's go inside and talk!"
After returning to her room, changing into clean clothes and re-combing her hair, she went to the old lady's guest room.
The old man looked at her with a look of emotion, "It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!"
He added, "If only you hadn't run into the mountains yesterday, I wouldn't have known your eldest cousin would have come over."
Xu Shuyao was stunned. It turned out that the sound of horse hooves they heard later came from the prince?
However, although she suffered some pain, it was not serious.
He arrived so quickly, so the guards should still be saved.
Xu Shuyao thought for a moment, then asked, "Where's the driver? Is he okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. He drove the carriage slowly, and Mo'er caught up with him later." The old lady comforted.
Xu Shuyao immediately laughed, thinking that those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future.
I turned around and saw my fifth cousin. She was also smiling brightly and didn't seem to be affected at all.
Cui Zhaoran winked at her. Xu Shuyao looked up and saw that Xiao Mo had changed his clothes and came over. He was standing at the door looking at them.
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