Listening to Wei Shuxuan's words of comfort, Wei Wei felt a warm current slowly flowing into his heart. He showed a relieved smile. "Thank you, Miss, for your comfort. I'm not in a slump. I just couldn't accept this fact for a moment."
"Alright. Now that Sima Yongheng has been found, one of our tasks is done. However, there's no progress in the missing - persons case at all. We might as well say that our tasks are all over."
"Then... Miss, are we going back to the capital?" Wei Wei understood the implication in Wei Shuxuan's words.
"Of course we are going back! We can't find anything here. What's the point of staying? This is their territory. We're in the open while they're in the dark. They'll always have the upper hand."
Wei Shuxuan was afraid that the longer they stayed here, the more unexpected things might happen. It was better to go back to the palace and find Xin Zizhao. Moreover, she had a lot to say to Sima Yongheng, and she was eager to know how he had become the eleventh prince of the Yulong Kingdom.
"Miss, do I have to go back to the palace with you then?" Wei Wei asked Wei Shuxuan.
"Of course. What's the use of you staying here alone? We don't have any leads to follow. You must come back with me!" Wei Shuxuan looked at Wei Wei in surprise. Suddenly, a mischievous smile played on her lips. "Why? Do you want to stay here? What on earth is here that makes you want to stay?"
"That's not the case, Miss. Please don't talk nonsense..." Wei Wei replied helplessly.
"I'm just joking. Wei Wei, are you really hiding something from me?" Wei Shuxuan squinted her eyes and looked at Wei Wei, who seemed a bit lacking in confidence.
"Really not..." Wei Wei refuted Wei Shuxuan's words.
"Okay, okay. If there's nothing, then there's nothing."
After saying that, Wei Shuxuan playfully winked at Wei Wei. Wei Wei turned his face away awkwardly. "Miss, I... I'll go back first."
"Okay. Go back and have a good rest."
Watching Wei Wei return to his room, Wei Shuxuan was also about to go back to her room to rest. Just then, she saw Ge Zian coming back from the military camp. "Zian, you're back! I'm planning to go back to the capital in a few days. Do you want to come back with us?"
Hearing Wei Shuxuan's words, Ge Zian thought for a while and then said with a smile, "I won't go back with you. Father and I still have things to do here on the border. So, I'll stay here for the time being. We'll go back after we've taken care of things."
Wei Shuxuan thought Ge Zian would go back with her. She didn't expect him to say that he had to stay because of something. She observed Ge Zian's expression. "You and Father Ge aren't going to do something dangerous, are you? Are you going to investigate the murder of my family during the exile?"
"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from you, Xuan'er," Ge Zian chuckled softly. "Father said he must find out the murderer who killed General Wei Tu. Otherwise, he won't die in peace. I can't just leave him here to investigate alone, can I? So I must stay with him."
"Father Ge is really something. He's getting on in years and still does such things. If we need to investigate, just leave it to me!" Wei Shuxuan was a bit resentful about Ge Long'an's actions. "Why don't you try to persuade him?"
"Do you think I haven't tried? You know what kind of person my father is!" Ge Zian felt a bit innocent.
"True... A person like Father Ge will never give up until he achieves his goal. Forget it, Zian. If you don't go back with us, that's fine. Remember to be careful about everything while you're here! Don't push yourself too hard!" Wei Shuxuan was a bit worried about Ge Zian and Ge Long'an. The criminals must have already known about their existence.
"Okay. You and Wei Wei should also be careful when you go back."
Wei Shuxuan returned to her room and wrote a letter to Xin Zizhao. She asked a white pigeon to take it back to him. After reading the letter sent by the pigeon from Wei Shuxuan, Xin Zizhao couldn't hide the joy on his face. Xuan'er would be back soon. It must be because she had found out Sima Yongheng's whereabouts and there was no progress in the missing - persons case, so she had decided to return to the capital first.
Today, Xin Shang clearly felt that Xin Zizhao was in a much better mood than usual. He thought it must be related to Miss Xuan's return. How did he know this? Because he also exchanged letters with Wei Wei through pigeons!
In the evening, after having dinner, Wei Shuxuan went back to her room to pack her luggage. After packing her things, she was sweating all over. She wanted to take a bath, so she called the waiter. "Waiter! Come here!"
The waiter, who was wiping the tables in the downstairs hall, heard Wei Shuxuan's voice, looked up, and replied politely, "Yes, I'll come right away!"
"Waiter, could you please bring me a bucket of hot water? And also a pot of boiling water. Thank you!" Wei Shuxuan took out a piece of broken silver from her sleeve. "This is a tip for you. I won't let you work for nothing."
"Thank you, sir/madam!" The waiter took the piece of broken silver from Wei Shuxuan's hand and happily went downstairs to fetch water for her.
Wei Shuxuan was preparing the toiletries in her room. She picked up the bath soap that Xin Zizhao had specially brought for her from the palace. It smelled of a faint floral fragrance. She knew that this kind of thing was probably what modern people called soap. She was surprised that the ancient people were already so advanced and had soap.
She had got a bit of tea on her hand when she was pouring tea just now. Now her hand holding the bath soap felt slippery, and the soap suddenly flew out of her hand and fell on the floor at the door of the room. Just as she was about to pick it up, the waiter came in carrying the hot water. Unexpectedly, he stepped on the soap.
"Be careful!" Wei Shuxuan shouted a warning.
Seeing that the waiter was about to slip, Wei Shuxuan was too late to help him. The waiter nimbly flipped in the air and stood up again, but the hot water in his hand spilled on his hand, and a muffled cry echoed in the room.
"Are you okay, waiter?" Wei Shuxuan walked over to pick up the bucket that had fallen on the ground. Just as she looked up, she saw the inside of the waiter's rolled - up sleeve. There was actually a mark on it!
Surprise flashed across her face, but she quickly regained her composure and gave the waiter an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry."