The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 702 Avoiding the Post Station

The guard was stunned. "Did you hear it? Your Highness, how are you sure?"

"Just now, this prince deliberately suggested that we speed up the journey from tomorrow. If Xiao Yue had been like this for the past half month, she would definitely object. After all, she looks like she can't handle the current speed. But she pretended to be indifferent and said that everything is up to this prince. I guess she thought that this prince was testing her and wanted to see if she would delay time, so she answered like this."

If Xiao Yue had been polite to him on the surface when he first left the imperial city, then after half a month of traveling, she was physically and mentally exhausted and had long lost her previous patience for politeness.

The fact that he suddenly became tolerant again tonight could only mean that Xiao Yue heard the conversation just now and was determined to cover it up, so he forgot the hardship of traveling.

"Your Highness, if that's the case, then can we not stay with the Fifth Princess?" The guard said in a serious tone.

In order to establish contact with Hu Xiangchen and remove him from the position of Minister of War, they had spent countless efforts. Now that they had finally obtained the defense map, this news must not be leaked before the war.

"Your Highness, how about I find an opportunity to deal with this person?"

Murong Yu shook his head. "The marriage team is still there. If we act rashly against Xiao Yue, it will easily arouse suspicion."

"What should we do? What if she leaks it..."

"Just keep an eye on her and don't give her this opportunity. Although the marriage team is still there, as long as Xiao Yue is in our hands, she won't be able to cause any big trouble for the time being. And..."

According to his observation, Xiao Yue is a selfish person who always puts herself first. Such a person may be able to convince her to choose Xilin.

On the other side, in Xiao Yue’s tent.

She sat on the bed, feeling anxious and restless.

I don’t know if I have fooled Murong Yu just now. If the other party suspects me, will he kill me to silence her?

Also, she was too nervous to care about too much just now, but if she really sped up to get to Xilin, the shorter the time on the road, the closer her death would be.

No, I absolutely cannot just sit there and wait for death.

Xiao Yue looked at the sleeping Qiao Fu and Qiao Rong and almost wanted to wake them up immediately and escape together.

But then I thought, it has been half a month since I set out, and this place is very far away from Beiyang Imperial City. It would be too difficult to sneak back by myself.

What if we tell the truth and explain everything to the Beiyang marriage team?

No, that doesn't work either.

Although there were soldiers accompanying the marriage team, they were few in number and insufficient in manpower, and might not be able to deal with the people in the Xilin envoy team.

Even if they could stop those people, there was no guarantee that Murong Yu did not have people following him secretly. If they acted rashly, those people might not only be unable to protect themselves, but they would all die together.

The more Xiao Yue thought about it, the more nervous she felt. Her thoughts were like a fly trapped in a cover, flying around everywhere.

After being anxious for more than an hour, the day finally dawned.

When Qiao Fu and Qiao Rong woke up, they were shocked to see Xiao Yue’s pale face.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?"

"Princess, why do you look so bad? Are you sick? I will ask the imperial physician to come over right now."

"No need." Xiao Yue stopped the two of them.

After thinking for more than an hour, she finally made a complete decision in her heart.

Pretend you know nothing for the time being, and when you reach the next post station, quietly leave a letter and ask them to notify the nearest government office. Either send a fast horse to send the message back to the imperial city or mobilize troops nearby, in short, ask them to send someone to rescue you.

But before that, he had to pretend that nothing had happened, especially in front of Murong Yu, and not reveal the slightest clue.

This is what Xiao Yue came up with for now, and it can barely be considered a safe method.

"Princess, how about I ask a doctor to take a look at you? Your complexion..."

"The princess is fine, I'm just a little tired these days." Xiao Yue got up from the bed.

Qiao Fu and the other two hurried to support her.

"Don't worry, everything is normal. Do what you normally do now. If anyone asks about my condition, just say it's the same as usual. Remember that?"

Although Qiao Fu and Qiao Rong felt strange, they nodded when they saw Xiao Yue's serious look.

Soon, Qiaorong went out of the tent to prepare water for washing her face, while Qiaofu stayed in the tent to comb Xiao Yue's hair.

After washing up and getting ready in the morning, I ate a few simple bites and then set off again.

Xiao Yue had already found out that the nearest post station was fifty miles away and he would definitely be able to arrive today.

In order to avoid revealing any flaws in front of Murong Yu, Xiao Yue used the excuse of being tired and stayed in the carriage the whole time, even having lunch in the carriage.

Murong Yu did come to ask once during the journey, but Xiao Yue just said that she felt sore all over and was too lazy to get off the carriage, so Murong Yu didn't say much.

In the afternoon, Xiao Yue was anxious, thinking that the post station should be approaching soon, but after waiting for a long time, it still hadn't arrived. Finally, the carriage stopped, but before he could be happy, he lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see another forest, and the Xilin guards had already started to set up camp.

"What's going on? Didn't you say there was an inn? Why don't you rest in the inn?"

Xiao Yue hurriedly got off the carriage and asked.

"Reporting to the princess, Xilin said that they had to hurry up and travel, so they took another shorter route and didn't pass by the posthouse."

"What? Why didn't you tell me about the change of route?" Xiao Yue frowned.

Why did he suddenly change the route and not pass by the post house? Could it be that Murong Yu guessed what he was going to do?

"Last night, I already told the Fifth Princess that we would speed up our journey today. Didn't the Princess tell me to let me make the decision?"

Murong Yu's voice came from the side.

Xiao Yue's body froze, and she turned her head to meet his gaze. "I remember now. The Ninth Prince did say that last night, but you didn't say you wanted to change your route at that time."

"The purpose of changing the route is to speed up the journey. This road is closer. The princess didn't care last night, so I didn't send anyone to inform her. But the princess is so anxious, could it be that the original road is very important to her?"

Xiao Yue's heart tightened, and she subconsciously denied it, "It's just a road, what's so important about it."

Realizing that her attitude was a little too nervous, Xiao Yue pursed her lips, frowned and spoke again.

"I just heard that there is an inn on that road. Sleeping in this broken tent makes my back and waist sore. I want to go to the inn to have a good rest and take a hot bath."

Murong Yu's sharp gaze fell on Xiao Yue, making her feel goosebumps all over and she swallowed unconsciously.

What does Murong Yu mean by this look? Could it be that he doesn't believe what I said and starts to doubt myself?

Just when Xiao Yue was worried and wondering whether to find another excuse to make up for it, Murong Yu suddenly smiled...