Xiao Zai's suggestion surprised Chu Yun, but he had to admit his curiosity was piqued.
He nodded at Hua Nanyi, meaning that she should get a horse for herself as well, but Xiao Zai stopped her.
"No, just you and me," Xiao Zai said, steering his horse out of the gates.
Now Chu Yun was really curious. Could this be related to his agreeable morning and lunch with Min Sezhui? If that was the case, news travelled fast in Haolin, indeed. But it also meant that Chu Yun had to play closer attention to his surroundings. It could be just a matter of a servant seeing him and mentioning it to another, and so on...or someone was keeping an eye on him.
He inspected Xiao Zai's posture as he rode, trying to guess what he was thinking from the straight line of his back. He didn't look angry, but there was tension in his shoulders, apprehension.
