The stall owner nodded, "That's what they said, though I don't know if it's true."
Meng Yunzheng chatted with him for a few more moments until Shu Yu finished her wontons and called for him. Only then did he nod to the stall owner and the group left the wonton stall.
Meng Qi asked in a low voice, "Cousin, what were you talking about with the stall owner?"
"Just gathering some information."
Shu Yu asked, "Did the stall owner mention any news about the mountain bandits?"
Meng Qi suddenly turned his head towards her. Did she know what his cousin went to do? So she ate slowly not out of urgency, but necessity?
Meng Yunzheng repeated the stall owner's words. Upon hearing, Shu Yu frowned; indeed, it wasn't just about the mountain bandits causing chaos. The Second Prince and the Third Prince were also using this situation to tarnish the Emperor's reputation, shifting the ultimate responsibility for the bandits killing civilians onto the Emperor.
