The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!

Chapter 1043: Vigilance

Qi Er was washing his feet when he saw You Er enter with a serious expression, "What’s wrong?"You Er shut the door behind him quietly and said, "I feel like there’s something off with the inn’s shopkeeper."

"Mother used to say that people whose eyes flicker when they talk aren’t good people, and that’s exactly how the shopkeeper was just now."

Qi Er was taken aback, "Really? I didn’t notice that."

You Er continued, "The waiter from the inn just rode off on a mule."

"At this hour, in the dark, with the roads being hard to navigate, what urgent business could he have?"

"I just sense something’s not right."

Qi Er dried his feet, "What should we do then?"

You Er thought for a moment, "This is all just my speculation; it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re bad people."

"In any case, let’s all be careful tonight and not sleep too heavily."

Suddenly, Qi Er said, "Do you remember the last time, when we heard General Hu talking about how, when he was young, he went on a long journey with his father and encountered a shady inn? Luckily, his father realized something was wrong, grabbed him, and they rode away before it was too late."

You Er asked, "Are you suggesting we leave now?"

"But we can’t see the road clearly at night; it’s easy to get into trouble."

Qi Er was also uncertain, "So should we not sleep at all tonight?"

You Er thought again, "That won’t work, we need to rest to travel tomorrow."

"How about we all sleep in one room tonight, so if anything happens, we can respond together."

Qi Er nodded.

You Er returned to the adjacent room and rolled up the bedding and brought it over.

The three trusted aides all slept on the floor. Fortunately, the floor was wooden, so it was bearable.

You Er and Qi Er slept on the bed.

After a long day’s journey, everyone was exhausted, and they soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

You Er was naturally a light sleeper, and with his guard up, he had just dozed off when he heard the sound of hooves.

He turned over, went to the window, and peered out through a crack, seeing the waiter who left earlier returning with someone to the backyard.

The waiter was on a mule, the other person on a horse.

At the backyard entrance, the waiter said something to this person, who then led his horse to walk along the wall, seemingly trying to make his way to the front yard.

The waiter headed towards the front from the back door.

This room didn’t have a view of the front yard.

You Er felt that their actions were somewhat suspicious, so he stealthily slipped out of the room. The corridor was unlit and pitch black, with only a lantern illuminating the entrance area in the otherwise dark hall.

He moved as nimbly as a cat in the night, swiftly leaping into a corner of the front yard.

He saw his trusted aide Gao Shan yawning while pacing around the yard.

He was to stand guard until midnight before waking another aide to take over the watch.

At this moment, the waiter stood at the entrance holding a lantern, "Brother, aren’t you going to sleep?"

Gao Shan shook his head, "You go ahead, don’t worry about me."

The waiter smiled, "Brother, aren’t you keeping watch? In that case, I won’t close the inn door, it’s cold outside, you’re better off sitting inside where it’s warmer."

It was already late October, and it was indeed getting cold, especially with the chilly winds at night.

"Alright then." Gao Shan went into the shop, dragged a chair to the doorway, where he could see the stables.

Just then, someone knocked at the door, "Innkeeper, I need a room!"

The waiter quickly put down the lantern and went to open the door.

You Er observed from the shadows, realizing that this was the same person who had just returned with the waiter, now pretending to be a lodger—definitely suspicious!

This person led his horse inside and headed straight for the stables.

As he approached, he suddenly exclaimed at the sight of a pale golden horse, "Oh!"