Mu Jinyu didn't care at first, thinking that Xi Menghan came to see Xia Luotong, but when he entered the tent, he realized that she actually came to see Wu Zechen.
Xi Menghan told Wu Zechen what happened in the forest just now, and also expressed his worries. However, Mu Jinyu curled his lips at the side.
"You are too worried. She is just a farm girl who walked in by mistake. She deserves to be so suspicious of you."
As soon as Mu Jinyu said these words, Xi Menghan's eyes turned red with anger. She felt indescribably uncomfortable in her heart, and she immediately turned her head and stopped looking at him.
Even Xia Luotong on the side couldn't help but look sideways, sighing inwardly when he saw Mu Jinyu's nonchalant expression.
But as soon as she turned around and saw Xi Menghan's expression, she understood. It seemed that Xi Menghan was aware of her feelings, but she just didn't know what would happen to these two people in the end.
Wu Zechen obviously noticed this, and immediately frowned and scolded: "Don't be so unsuspecting. You are not the one who came out of the valley on the first day. Why are you still so stupid? When you see a woman, you think she must be a weak woman?"
"What Miss Xi said makes sense. She has been marching and fighting for many years. She has experience and has her own judgment. It's nothing like you!"
Mu Jinyu choked. Although she was a little unhappy at being scolded, she also knew that Wu Zechen was right. Xi Menghan was not just a young lady from aristocratic families.
Seeing Xia Luotong glaring at him again, he could only cough lightly, touch his nose, stop talking, and move aside.
After Wu Zechen finished speaking, he ignored him and turned around to continue talking to Xi Menghan: "What are the characteristics of that woman?"
Xi Menghan pondered for a moment and then said: "I am not weak in skills, I am beautiful, I look gentle but I feel a sense of incompatibility, and besides..."
"Although she said she was from a nearby village, she had a southern accent, more like someone from the southwest."
Wu Zechen's heart trembled, and he did not doubt Xi Menghan's words at all, because the Xi family had been stationed in the south all year round, and Xi Menghan himself was stationed closer to the southwest and was more familiar with the accent there.
So if she said that, it must be true!
Wu Zechen's face darkened, and without hesitation, he told the story of the Southern Xinjiang Holy Cult's visit to Beijing a few days ago and their secret meeting with the Dragon Boat Assassins and the envoys from Nanlin and Poland.
Upon hearing the news, Xi Menghan's face instantly became serious. It was obvious that she didn't know about this.
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that the woman might be from the Southern Xinjiang Holy Cult? Or the Dragon Boat Assassins?"
She was not surprised that Nanlin and Poland were present here. She was stationed in southern Xinjiang, so she naturally knew that Nanlin was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface, and border frictions occurred from time to time.
As for sending assassins here, or even uniting with Poland, these are all possible things.
Wu Zechen nodded solemnly: "If they want to take action, this royal hunting is the best opportunity. The outside is not as good as the palace, especially surrounded by mountains and forests."
It is naturally easier to attack outside than inside the palace, there is no doubt about it.
"Who is responsible for guarding this hunt?" Xi Menghan suddenly asked.
"The second prince."
Xi Menghan listened and didn't ask any more questions. He just said cautiously: "I will go back and tell my father that there is still some time before dark, so make preparations early."
Wu Zechen nodded and agreed with Xi Menghan's handling: "I have arranged some people on the outside in advance. It would be best if General Xi can take some precautions."
As he said that, he looked at Xi Menghan meaningfully, and his voice was slightly cold: "Nothing can happen to the Emperor, at least not yet, otherwise the great Zhou Dynasty will be in chaos!"
Although he hated it in his heart and wished that all these so-called blood relatives could accompany his father, queen, mother and concubines, for the sake of Da Zhou, he knew that he could only endure it!
Xi Menghan noticed Wu Zechen's emotions and felt a chill in her heart. She also knew these things, so she was not surprised.
He just nodded solemnly and said: "My lord, please rest assured, for the sake of Dazhou!"
After saying that, she nodded to Xia Luotong, then turned and left without looking at Mu Jinyu again, obviously still angry.
Mu Jinyu originally wanted to talk to her, but when he saw that she didn't even look at him, he couldn't help but look embarrassed and felt a little regretful.
He is not the kind of person who cannot see his mistakes clearly and refuses to admit them, so after hearing the conversation between Xi Menghan and Wu Zechen just now, he realized that he was careless.
Later, when I thought about it carefully, I also felt that there was something wrong with You Yuying and there were many doubts. As a result, at that time, I was only superficial and felt that the other party was really just a weak woman.
When he wanted to understand, he realized how much his doubts had disappointed Xi Menghan. After all, he had not chosen to believe her.
Feeling uneasy in her heart, when Mu Jinyu saw Xi Menghan leaving the tent, she stood up and wanted to chase him out, but was stopped by Xia Luotong.
"Now you want to understand where you went wrong?"
Mu Jinyu nodded awkwardly. Although he had been educated, he also knew that he was wrong in the first place, so he did not reply and admitted honestly.
Seeing this, Xia Luotong nodded, paused briefly, and then said in a deep voice: "If you want to chase after me, think about it first, otherwise don't go."
Mu Jinyu was aware of the meaning of Xia Luotong's words, but to be honest, he was not sure yet.
In fact, during these days, he was somewhat aware of his own thoughts, but he was still a little unsure.
What's more, Xi Menghan's family background is really troublesome, not so much in terms of family composition and atmosphere, but mainly because of his status as General Dingnan.
He knew everything about Wu Zechen's situation. Even Wu Zechen was in such trouble, let alone General Dingnan's Mansion?
He is most afraid of these powerful people!
But if we just let Xi Menghan go away...
He didn't want to.
At least, he has to apologize for what happened just now.
With this in mind, Mu Jinyu gritted his teeth, said nothing, and turned around to leave the tent.
Seeing Mu Jinyu's appearance when he left, Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
After all, it is their own business and can only be solved by themselves.
The afternoon was calm and nothing special happened, but Wu Zechen and the Xi family became more and more cautious and did not dare to be careless at all.
In the evening, the hunting teams returned one by one, laden with their own prey, which were selected by the emperor himself.
Princess Niya also returned with a load of prey. She looked at Xia Luotong provocatively, but she looked lonely because Xia Luotong didn't even look at her from beginning to end, which made her even more angry.
Not only Xia Luotong, but also Wu Zechen ignored Princess Niya, directly letting her good mood of returning home with a full load disappear, with a gloomy look on her face.
