Xiao Tianmu nodded. "Exactly. If the wedding goes smoothly, there naturally won't be any trouble. But if anything goes wrong along the way, getting so many people out of Great Yong safely won't be easy."
Zhou Mo said, "Second Brother is absolutely right. More people aren't always a good thing."
Hu Xiaotian said, "The Tang siblings' arrival caught me by surprise, too." Though these people had risked their safety to help him, Hu Xiaotian understood that, under the circumstances, strength did not lie in numbers. Never mind another fifty people-even another five thousand would not let him stir up so much as a wave on Great Yong's territory.
Zhan Peng said, "Tang Qingxuan and Princess Anping are sworn sisters, and they're very close. She came here for Princess Anping."
Hu Xiaotian sighed. "She probably won't agree if I refuse to let her see Princess Anping. But if I let them meet, that might bring more trouble."
Xiao Tianmu smiled. "That shouldn't be much of a problem. Hasn't sweet-talking girls always been your strong suit?"
The others looked at Hu Xiaotian and nodded in unison.
Hu Xiaotian pulled a long face. "Come on, Second Brother. I'm a eunuch! A eunuch!"
Xiao Tianmu nodded with a smile and said meaningfully, "Generally speaking, eunuchs understand a woman's heart better!"
Seeing Xiao Tianmu's knowing expression, Hu Xiaotian dimly realized that his second brother had almost certainly guessed his secret: he was a fake eunuch. Xiao Tianmu might have been blind, but he saw things more clearly than people with working eyes.
Zhan Peng said, "I think withdrawing from Hailing Commandery should be our final step, and we shouldn't take too many people. Most of the others would be better off leaving the Yong Capital early."
Zhou Mo said, "Strangers have been prowling around the