"Of course!" Huang Xiao said with a smile. "Who else could have so many Heavenly Demon Guard experts escorting them? There are even experts from the Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards among them!"
"Them? Isn't just one coming? Several? In one carriage? That actually works?" Hong Yi asked, stunned and astonished.
In his view, even if they came this time, there would probably be no more than two: Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui. After all, both were princesses of Great Song.
As for You Lian'er and Xiao Yan, they had little connection to Great Song. In particular, all four women were favored daughters of heaven. Although they were all involved with Huang Xiao, how could the four of them get along harmoniously, as far as he was concerned? At most, the two sisters, Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui, might be closer, but when it came to the same man, even blood sisters would turn against each other. There had been no shortage of such cases throughout history.
Yet from Huang Xiao's tone now, it seemed there were certainly more than two, and their relationship also seemed somewhat different from what he had imagined.
"What? Is something wrong with that? Naturally, if they're coming, they're coming together. They're far closer than you imagine," Huang Xiao said, quite pleased with himself.
"That's good, then. It looks like I don't need to go find the Commandery Princess anymore. With the four of them looking after Yan Xi, there shouldn't be any problem," Hong Yi said.
"Oh?" Huang Xiao asked teasingly. "Don't tell me you really don't have the nerve to see Zhao Yunya? Stop making excuses, will you?"
Without another word, Hong Yi turned and left.
Liaochen had not expected Hong Yi to react like that. Only after Hong Yi vanished from sight did