Upon seeing Shu Yu, the Xiao Family exhaled a long breath of relief and eagerly grasped her hand, "Yu, you finally ca."
"Sorry, I’m late."
The Xiao Family shook their head, "I know you were trying to avoid drawing attention."
The two sat down to the side, and the Xiao Family said, "These days, I’ve had people watching the area constantly, and we’ve found no suspicious individuals. It seems you’re right, that Hao Dingshan indeed wasn’t coming for . That’s a relief; otherwise, I’d really be worried that sothing might have happened on the capital’s side."
After a pause, they hesitantly asked, "Is there still no news from the capital?"
Shu Yu shook her head, "No."
However, she knew that ng Yunzheng had once again sent a letter to the capital.
Originally, ng Yunzheng had a private ans of contact with the new Emperor while he was still the Fifth Prince. After Gong Qiu was beheaded, ng Yunzheng’s collaboration with the new Emperor ceased, so naturally, there was no need to contact anymore.
Until Qi Lie ca to Jiangyuan County, Shu Yu started doing business with the Imperial Palace.
After that, they would contact the capital directly through Qi Lie.
Who knew that after they discovered the problem at Changjin Prefecture last ti, they sent a letter to Qi Lie but never received a response. Not only that, but ng Yunzheng’s ’greeting letter’ to Xiang Weinan also went unanswered.
The two speculated that these two contacts might both be indisposed or sothing might have happened.
So ng Yunzheng resorted to his old channels of communication. This ti, he went directly to the Emperor.
The Xiao Family seed disappointed, "Yu, if there’s any news from the capital, please make sure to inform right away."
"Okay." Shu Yu nodded, "I know you’re worried about your parents and also about Xiang Weinan. I won’t keep it from you once I get a reply."
"Thank you."
Shu Yu took a sip of water, "We’ll wait a bit longer for news from the capital. I ca here today for other matters. I’ve arranged a new place for you to stay, though it might not be as free as Dongqing Temple."
The Xiao Family laughed, "There’s no room for much demand now; not getting exposed is a blessing. Whatever the place, I’m fine with it."
She thought Shu Yu had found her a place within the city, but to her surprise, she said, "The place is still outside the city, though a bit further from Dongqing Temple. It’s a manor."
"A manor?"
Shu Yu said, "There’s an elderly couple in the manor who are our people. The manor currently belongs to them, but you’ll have to pretend to be their distant niece who’s fallen on hard tis, with no family left, coming to rely on them. So you’ll need to slightly alter your appearance."
After all, soone who’s fallen on hard tis and seeking refuge wouldn’t be penniless and out of options, still wearing a curtain hat like when residing at Dongqing Temple.
Shu Yu scrutinized her features, "I’ll teach you so concealnt thods in a bit. It doesn’t need to be overly complicated—thicker eyebrows, darker complexion, add a couple of moles, wear coarse cloth clothing, tie a cloth around your head, and change your hairstyle. That should suffice for the most part. Anyway, since you’ve just arrived to depend on your Aunt and Uncle, and being unfamiliar with the area and traumatized, you prefer to stay in your room, minimizing encounters with others. But you can’t avoid showing your face entirely; perhaps once or twice, you could walk near the manor’s gate, in disguise as ntioned, and that’ll be enough."
Don’t make it too mysterious; others are busy, and once they’ve observed for a day or two, that’ll be it. Moreover, the manor isn’t located within a village, so there aren’t many people nearby.
Those around the Xiao Family can only remain in the shadows.
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