Chapter 963: Shu Yu Clings to Her Disguise (Patreon)

Chapter 963: Shu Yu Clings to Her Disguise

Shu Yu listened nervously on the side. Damn it, a mirror had actually caused so many people to come to Jiangyuan County's black market.

If they knew that she was the one who sold the mirror, wouldn't they tear her apart?

No, she had to keep a low profile.

Trembling, Shu Yu hugged her disguise tightly. Absolutely no one could find out!

Hu Li didn't notice her expression and continued, "The Fifth Prince's intention is for the adults not to intervene for now. The situation in the capital is tense, and one wrong step could lead to failure. Now is a crucial time. So, on the black market side, the officials occasionally send people to pass by and assess the situation. It has been several months since the incident, and the guards aren't as strict anymore."

From what Hu Li meant, they had gone a certain distance up the mountain yesterday, whereas before, they would have been stopped at the foot of the mountain.

Shu Yu understood. Opportunities like this were rare. If she missed this chance, who knew if they would ever be able to uncover anything.

Her current concern was her disguise being exposed. In the future... it would be better to refrain from getting involved. If she accidentally revealed her true identity, she wouldn't even know how she'd die.

Originally, she had wanted to follow Hu Li to the bamboo forest, but now she completely dismissed the idea.

She wouldn't go. It was best to avoid the people from the black market.

Although she was confident in her disguise, she couldn't guarantee that people who had seen her wouldn't recognize her.

She would find an excuse to stay behind later.

After Hu Li and Shu Yu finished their explanations, they had already entered the main courtyard of the estate.

Uncle Hu looked at the group of people returning one after another and found it somewhat strange.

Shu Yu stood at the door of the room and glanced inside. She asked, "Is Xiao Ya'er awake?"

Uncle Hu whispered, "She woke up in the middle of the night but went back to sleep after crying a little."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of soft sobbing came from inside the room.

Uncle Hu immediately said, "She's awake."

He hurriedly went into the room, and Shu Yu and the others followed.

They then saw the little girl on the bed, calling out "Grandfather" with her eyes still closed, curled up into a ball.

When Shu Yu approached the bed, the little girl slowly opened her eyes.

After opening her eyes, she continued to look ahead as if there was something on the ground in front of her. She didn't speak, just silently shed tears.

This made everyone in the room feel helpless.

Finally, Shu Yu sat down beside the bed and softly called out to her, "Xiaoya?"

The little girl still didn't speak and suddenly closed her eyes.

Shu Yu looked up and shook her head at Hu Li.

Seeing this scene, Hu Li also knew that nothing could be gained from asking anything. "Then let's go."

Shu Yu looked at the little girl. "I'm a bit worried about her current state, so I won't go with you. If you want to know where the steep slope is, ask Ying Xi to guide you."

"Alright."

Hu Li left, leaving Shu Yu, Uncle Hu, and Jiang Kuangyu in the room.

After a while, Aunt Hu came in with a bowl of porridge.

Uncle Hu said, "Xiaoya hasn't eaten anything for two days. Now that she's finally awake, if she doesn't have something to eat, she might not be able to hold on."

Shu Yu gave up her seat to Aunt Hu and let her feed the porridge to Xiaoya.

But Xiaoya kept her mouth closed and her eyes shut, just tightly hugging herself, refusing to speak or eat.

Aunt Hu tried several times, but it was all in vain. She couldn't help but worry. "What should we do?"

Aunt Hu and Xiaoya were acquainted, yet even she couldn't get her to eat. Let alone others.