"Then Jia Yu thanks you, Royal Uncle."
Chu Youning bowed to Prince Anhe.
Over the course of that day, Chu Youning had truly begun to admire Prince Anhe.
He himself was not particularly greedy for wealth.
Everything he did took the people of his domain into consideration. He was indeed someone worth befriending.
After night fell.
Thanks to County Lady Baojin's enthusiasm, Chu Youning stayed in the same courtyard as her.
Later that evening.
A woman dressed as a maid knocked on her door.
"Come in."
After entering, the maid carefully closed the door, then knelt before Chu Youning.
"Qianyu pays her respects to the Elder Princess."
Chu Youning turned, surprise in her eyes.
"Qianyu? Qian... don't tell me you're from the Shadow Pavilion?"
"Yes. My master assigned me to protect you personally. I also have a letter from him for you."
Qianyu spoke slowly.
Chu Youning looked at Qianyu with a complicated expression.
She walked over, took the letter, and opened it to read.
In the letter, Qing Qianxue told her to seek out the Shadow Pavilion's covert agents stationed throughout the Yu Kingdom if she needed anything, along with reminders to stay safe. His tone was no different from before.
"How many people did he send for me?"
After reading it, Chu Youning's feelings were somewhat tangled.
Perhaps...
Qing Qianxue didn't care about what happened that drunken night and simply thought I was fooling around because I was drunk. Was I overthinking it?
That thought left Chu Youning feeling unsettled again.
If I'd known he didn't care, why would I have spent all these days avoiding him? It only made me look guilty.
"Half of the Shadow Pavilion's Hidden Guards have already entered South River. Only Lord Qian Miao and I came into the prince's residence."
Qianyu answered