Two people were sitting there discussing, while Bai Yutang was eavesdropping under the window.
She was dressed in a light - green long dress. If no one paid special attention, they wouldn't even notice there was someone there.
"Fine, then leave it with me. I bet no one would ever think it's here with me," Duke Di said confidently.
"The emperor said the same thing."
The emperor sitting in the imperial study sneezed. Having heard that General Xiao Jinghan and his wife were safe, the stone in his heart finally dropped. But why did he suddenly feel like someone was talking about him?
Thinking of Xiao Jinghan, the emperor got a headache. The last time when it came to pacifying Henan, Xiao Jinghan went without a second thought. But this time, regarding such an important matter on the border, he hesitated again and again. Truly, even a hero has a weakness for a beauty.
"Go and send the millennium ginseng I've treasured to the General's Mansion. Let the general's wife calm her nerves," the emperor ordered. Now he could only try to curry favor with Yi Qing and take her route.
Just thinking about this made him feel annoyed. He, the dignified emperor of the country, had to ask a woman for help.
Yi Qing was boredly counting ants in the pavilion. She thought that if there were red ants, she could make some red - ant wine and enjoy a small drink at such a moment.
Just as she was thinking like this, she heard footsteps. The footsteps were very light, not like Xiao Jinghan's, so she ignored them. But when her light was blocked, she looked up and found it was Bai Yutang.
"I've never had any grudges against you, Lady Xiao. Why do you frame me like this?" Bai Yutang looked at Yi Qing aggrievedly.
Yi Qing threw away the twig and dusted off the non - existent dirt on her hands. "Do I need a grudge to frame you?"
Bai Yutang was stunned. "So Lady Xiao did it on purpose."
Yi Qing thought Bai Yutang was really quick - witted. "You're not even worth my deliberate efforts."
This time Bai Yutang was really speechless. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xiao Jinghan and Duke Di walking over. So she directly knelt down and grabbed Yi Qing's dress. "Lady Xiao, please spare me. I've never had any improper thoughts about General Xiao."
"You still want to have some?" Yi Qing also saw Xiao Jinghan and knew Bai Yutang was doing it on purpose. "Not even a tiny bit is allowed."
Bai Yutang almost spat out blood. Could a conversation go like this?
"What should I do for you to spare me, Lady?"
Xiao Jinghan stopped outside the pavilion and also stopped Duke Di. Duke Di had no idea what was going on and just stood outside the pavilion watching.
Yi Qing took out a bottle. "Prove your innocence with death. This is a colorless and odorless poison. After taking it, one will die in a coma without any pain."
Duke Di wanted to stop her, but Xiao Jinghan held him back and watched Yi Qing with great interest.
Bai Yutang felt really bad. Wasn't Lady Xiao the real poison?
She slowly raised her hand, gambling on the fact that Xiao Jinghan and Duke Di would stop her.
"General, does this count as me killing someone?" Yi Qing asked when she saw Bai Yutang had taken the bottle.
"As long as you don't pour it down her throat yourself, it doesn't count," Xiao Jinghan said calmly.
Bai Yutang's hand trembled. Did this mean that she could just die?
"Hurry up. While I'm still here, you can prove your innocence," Yi Qing said seeing Bai Yutang's hesitation.
Bai Yutang turned to Duke Di and kowtowed. "I'm unfilial, Yutang. I won't be able to serve you in the future, Duke."
Duke Di was a bit anxious. Although his poisoning might be related to Bai Yutang, the matter wasn't clear yet. He couldn't let Bai Yutang die.
"It's okay. You can still be filial to your father," Xiao Jinghan said seriously.
Yi Qing gave Xiao Jinghan two thumbs up directly. When it came to forcing someone to death, no one could beat their couple.
Bai Yutang didn't even know how to get up from her kneeling position. In the end, she simply fainted.
Yi Qing almost burst out laughing. "She was so angry that she fainted. How straightforward." As she said, she felt Bai Yutang's pulse.
Bai Yutang had blocked her own pulse points. If it were someone else, they would surely be panicked. Yi Qing was just a bit surprised. After checking several major pulses, she understood what was going on.
"Grandpa, don't be panicked. I have a way," Yi Qing said and directly took out her silver needles.
Did Bai Yutang really think her silver needles could only detect sulfides just because she used this self - blocking meridian method?
Immediately, Yi Qing pricked several major acupoints on Bai Yutang. Pricking these acupoints would surely make one feel as if bitten by insects and itch unbearably. But unexpectedly, Bai Yutang showed no reaction.
Yi Qing thought Bai Yutang was really ruthless. So she pricked several more silver needles.
Since Bai Yutang wanted to lie here like a piece of fish on the chopping block, she didn't mind leaving something in Bai Yutang's body to prevent any unexpected situations.
"How is it?" Duke Di asked seeing Bai Yutang still motionless.
"Grandpa, don't worry. She's fine. We just need to wait and see when she wakes up," Yi Qing said confidently.
If Bai Yutang dared to act like a green tea in front of her, she didn't mind grinding her into matcha and sprinkling it into a beautiful shape.
"That's good. Xiaohan has something urgent to do. Qing'er, stay for lunch."
"No, I'll go back with the general." Yi Qing calculated the time. There should be some movement in the Princess Mansion.
"Then I won't keep you. Someone, carry Yutang back to her room."
When Bai Yutang was carried to the room, she slightly lifted her eyelids to make sure there was no one around, then spat out a mouthful of blood. That Yi Qing was so ruthless. She would surely take a hundred - fold revenge on Yi Qing and make her life a living hell if she had the chance.
Yi Qing's right eye twitched. She felt something bad was about to happen.
"What if Bai Yutang is really the daughter of my sworn brother?" Xiao Jinghan still had a glimmer of hope.
"She's alive and well. What can we do? At most, we'll give her a generous dowry when she gets married." Yi Qing really didn't like Bai Yutang, especially when she acted like green tea in front of her today.
Xiao Jinghan nodded. "Let's eat something outside. I have to go to the palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, his expression immediately turned solemn. The soldiers from the Princess Mansion had rushed over and surrounded their carriage.
"He Sitai?" Xiao Jinghan looked at He Sitai.
He Sitai clasped his fists and saluted. "General Xiao, I've offended you. The princess requests Lady Xiao to visit the mansion for a chat."
"Do you need such a big show just to invite me?" Yi Qing thought the princess was really too arrogant.
When Qin Qian's face was disfigured, the princess wanted to play a trick and let Qin Miao marry Xiao Jinghan. When Qin Miao's face was disfigured, the princess said bluntly that no matter how ugly she was, she would send her to the General's Mansion.
Now that the princess's face was disfigured, she actually sent out the mansion soldiers to surround the General's Mansion's carriage in the street.
Even though the princess was a member of the royal family, Xiao Jinghan was at the peak of his power now. For the princess to do this was putting the emperor in a difficult position.
"I've offended you," He Sitai saluted.
"You mean I have to go even if I don't want to?" Yi Qing raised her eyebrows.
"If the lady doesn't want to go, then don't go," Xiao Jinghan said dotingly to Yi Qing. Then he looked coldly at He Sitai. "With my military achievements, I don't need to bow to the princess. The princess privately sent out her private soldiers to surround my carriage in the street. I can consider it as an act of plotting something evil and execute you on the spot."