"Thank you!" I angrily pulled the water bag from Tianhe's hand.

He stared at me in some confusion, probably not understanding why I thanked him in such a harsh tone.

I was too lazy to explain it to him at this moment, but I had a feeling that the situation in the dream seemed to have some connection with reality. You could call it a premonition dream or a preview of the plot, just like when I was in Zhou State, some things related to myself would appear in my dreams.

Maybe it’s because I’m a time traveler and don’t fit in with this world. Seeing some plot hints in dreams may be my superpower.

"Miss Xiao Cui, so you are here. It took me so long to find you." The person who spoke was a servant beside Wu Jiu. He was still a little out of breath, as if he had just run over from a distance.

I couldn't control my expression for a moment, and my brows knitted together, "Yes... Your Majesty, do you need me for something?"

"Yes, we won't rest for the rest of the trip, so the king specially asked someone to prepare another carriage..."

My eyes lit up. This Wu Jiu man was really nice. He knew that I had a hard time walking and specially prepared a carriage for me. The words of thanks were about to slip to my lips when I heard him continue, "To Lord Shen. However, considering that Lord Shen has no one to take care of him on the road, please ask Miss Xiao Cui to go with him to take care of him."

My eyes went dark. He did this on purpose! He definitely did it on purpose!

"Come here quickly, Mr. Shen is already waiting over there."

After repeated urging, I had no choice but to go with him. Before leaving, I subconsciously exchanged glances with Tianhe. Although I usually have a fight with him, at this time it also reflected the benefits of having a master as a teammate.

Tianhe told me in secret language, "You go first. If he is found out, beg for mercy. If he refuses and tells the palace, break his neck and bury him in the wild woods."

I couldn't help but widen my eyes, but there was no time to say anything else to him.

As soon as I walked to the carriage, I saw the door open and two women in cool clothes came out. They looked worried and muttered something in a low voice. It seemed to be the dialect of the Yuexi people, but I couldn't understand it anyway.

The servant who led me here actually understood it, and he covered his mouth and laughed secretly, which made me even more curious.

"Sir Shen, our king specially invited the two beauties who took care of you last night to ride with you. Why don't you give them face?"

Shen Yunzhou's voice came from the carriage, "I appreciate King Dayue's kindness. But I, Shen, am not worthy of such a beauty." After he finished speaking, there seemed to be two suppressed coughs.

Is he sick?

"In that case, I will report to the king truthfully, saying that Lord Shen did not like those two beauties. However, this Miss Xiao Cui is our king's personal maid. She is smart and will definitely take good care of Lord Shen." As he said this, the attendant turned his head and gave me a look, and whispered, "Miss Xiao Cui, please don't let the king down."

After saying this, he made way and motioned for me to climb into the carriage by myself.

Shen Yunzhou in the carriage spoke again, "No need! I am not used to being with other people..."

Before he could finish his words, I had already pushed open the door of the carriage and went in.

When our eyes met, he recognized me at once and shut up immediately. But at the same time, he seemed to be in very uncomfortable condition and coughed violently several times with one hand on his chest.

I walked over, bent over, sat next to him, and asked quietly, "How are you?"

After he finished coughing, he quietly moved to the side, as if he wanted to distance himself from me. "It's okay. I probably caught a cold last night. It's nothing serious."

The servant outside the carriage saw that I was not driven out by Shen Yunzhou, so he waited for a while, said something and left.

Not long after, the convoy officially set off.

"How... did you become Wujiu's maid?" Shen Yunzhou asked.

"Can you not report this matter to the palace?" I asked him sincerely.

"If you come back to Beijing as soon as possible, I can pretend that I know nothing." He said two sentences and couldn't help coughing twice.

I reached out and stroked his chest in a flattering manner to ease his coughing discomfort, but I didn't expect that this action seemed to offend him. He moved back with a look of surprise, as if he wanted to avoid me.

In fact, it was because the carriage we were in was not very spacious, and he was leaning against the wall of the carriage, so I couldn't pat his back, so I stroked his chest gently. I did this with the mood of taking care of a patient, not wanting to take advantage of him.

Finally I raised my arms and looked at him awkwardly.

He probably realized that his evasion was a bit exaggerated, and his eyes avoided, "Thank you for your kindness, I'm fine."

After a short silence, he thought of the main business, "If you just want to go out of the palace for fun, you can go out openly. Why do you have to follow King Dayue... Is there any personal relationship between you two?"

"I did know him before he became King of Dayue, so I asked him for this favor. But he is also very stingy. He knew my identity, but he deliberately sent me to you, just to use you to spread the news that I ran away. It's really hateful!" I was really angry.

This actually made Shen Yunzhou feel more relieved. He asked, "You said that King Dayue knows your identity? Does that mean..."

"He knows that I am Shen Xingye, but brother probably doesn't know yet. Wujiu is Yu Jinyao's fellow senior brother. When the Situ family was charged with treason, it was probably him who helped Situ Jue and Yu Jinyao escape from Da Qi. Because of this relationship, Situ Jue told Wujiu everything about me, so..."

"So Dayue proposed the marriage just for you? He knew from the beginning that you were not a real princess?" Shen Yunzhou was shocked. It seemed that he really didn't know. He even blamed Situ Jue. "Situ Jue promised me solemnly that no matter who you are or what the future holds, he will only be devoted to you and will never let you down. I didn't expect that he would leak such a life-and-death secret to others casually!"

Seeing Shen Yunzhou's angry expression, I felt guilty. Helping Situ Jue and his wife escape was not something Wu Jiu could do alone, I also contributed a little. But now, in order to quickly pull Shen Yunzhou to the same camp as me, I deliberately concealed part of the truth in my words, leading him to imagine Wu Jiu and Situ Jue as villains, which felt like I was talking bad about them behind their backs.

But as soon as I thought about how Situ Jue planned to use my heart blood to treat Yu Jinyao in Zhou Kingdom, my guilt disappeared without a trace.

They are bad guys, I am right!

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