This was a common practice in large families. Even a childless legal wife would do the same to secure her position.
The Princess of Qi was completely stunned. She had to rely on Yi Qing's support to avoid looking too embarrassed.
Both the Prince of Qi and Xiao Jinghan noticed their strange behavior. In particular, Xiao Jinghan was quite unhappy to see Yi Qing, who was pregnant, still supporting the Princess of Qi.
"Do you know the origin of today's assassins?" the Prince of Qi asked in a low voice.
Xiao Jinghan had stopped people from chasing them earlier, so he must have seen something.
"They are professional killers, good at hiding. And there were so many people today. Investigating further might harm innocent people," Xiao Jinghan explained briefly.
The Prince of Qi knew that Xiao Jinghan must know what was going on.
Just then, Deng Xiao rushed over with his men. When he heard that there were assassins, the first person he thought of was Yi Qing, and he was right.
"Commander Deng, aren't you supposed to be protecting the Emperor?" the Prince of Qi looked at Deng Xiao.
"Catching the assassins is also protecting the Emperor," Deng Xiao bowed.
"Well, it's all right here. Go back and protect the Emperor," the Prince of Qi waved his hand.
"Some of you, protect His Highness the Prince of Qi and General Xiao well," Deng Xiao ordered a group of his men.
Over there, the Princess of Qi finally came to her senses. She quickly composed herself. The news tonight had hit her hard.
"Is there any...?" the Princess of Qi looked at Yi Qing pleadingly.
"The poison can be cured, but it will take some time," Yi Qing didn't agree immediately. Anyway, the poison had been in her body for so long that it wouldn't kill her.
The Princess of Qi breathed a sigh of relief. She could finally understand why the Prince of Qi was so nice to Yi Qing. She really could save lives.
She usually had doctors check her pulse, and even the imperial physicians in the palace had examined her, but none of them had found anything wrong with her body.
Moreover, her natal family did have such an idea. They had even picked a candidate, a younger half - sister of hers, who was quite pitiful. She had an impression of her. Now it seemed that there was something fishy about this matter.
After strolling around for a while longer, Yi Qing took Baozi back. Baozi was still a child, and he fell asleep in the carriage.
When they arrived at the General's Mansion, Xiao Jinghan carried Yi Qing out of the carriage. When they reached the steps, Yi Qing moved.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Jinghan thought Yi Qing was uncomfortable.
"Where's Baozi?" Yi Qing suddenly realized that someone was missing.
Xiao Jinghan turned around and saw Baozi following them with a resentful look. When he saw them stop, Baozi glanced at them and then walked past them into the house.
Mom and Dad were truly in love, and he was just an accident. Thinking that there was another accident, he actually felt much more balanced.
Yi Qing couldn't help laughing at Baozi's look.
Xiao Jinghan put Yi Qing on the bed. "I'll go out for a while. You go to sleep first."
"Are you going to find Lord Ghost?" Yi Qing grabbed the corner of Xiao Jinghan's sleeve.
Xiao Jinghan didn't expect Yi Qing to notice. "Those assassins are from Ghost Floating Mountain."
"Then I'll go too," Yi Qing jumped out of the bed directly.
Xiao Jinghan was startled by her action and quickly supported her.
Lord Ghost didn't go to watch the lantern festival. He was sitting by the pond in the yard, floating lanterns. The lanterns he made were in the shape of skulls, floating on the water and looking extremely eerie.
Xiao Jinghan took Yi Qing over, and Lord Ghost greeted them.
"Yo, you finally remembered me," Lord Ghost joked.
"What's going on in your Ghost Floating Mountain?" Xiao Jinghan asked directly.
Lord Ghost's hand stopped for a moment. "What could be going on? It's just that some people want to take my place while I'm away."
"So your assassins are so unethical," Yi Qing mocked.
"We are assassins. Why should we talk about ethics? We only care if the money is enough," Lord Ghost said this somewhat self - deprecatingly.
"We met assassins outside. They are from your Ghost Floating Mountain," Xiao Jinghan sat down beside Lord Ghost. "Do you know what's going on?"
"They should be after Lady Xiao. They can't directly attack me, but there have always been people paying to buy Lady Xiao's life," Lord Ghost said as he crushed the fire starter in his hand.
Now, taking Yi Qing's life was like taking his life. Some people really had a good plan.
Xiao Jinghan lowered his eyes and thought for a while. "After you were poisoned, you've been with us all the time, unless you contacted Ghost Floating Mountain on your own."
"I can't use my martial arts now. I have to arrange some people to protect me."
"Someone among them betrayed you."
Lord Ghost had, of course, thought of this. "So you have to cure me quickly, or there will be more trouble."
Yi Qing slapped Lord Ghost on the head. So it was really related to him. "Are you threatening us?"
"Do you think I would care about Ghost Floating Mountain?" Xiao Jinghan looked at Lord Ghost with a smile. "Ghost Floating Mountain is a bit of a trouble, but I can still destroy it if I want to."
"You are the God of War General of the court. If you step in to destroy Ghost Floating Mountain, people in the martial arts world will think that the court is going to deal with them. It's not good for you," Lord Ghost said confidently.
Yi Qing understood on the side. So there were such trade - offs here. "Your poison is quite special. If you want to be cured, you have to pay more."
"Fine," Lord Ghost was rarely generous. "As long as you can cure me, from now on, Ghost Floating Mountain will no longer accept any orders to assassinate the Xiao family."
"What kind of payment is this?" Yi Qing thought Lord Ghost was too stingy.
"Deal," Xiao Jinghan knew that the condition Lord Ghost offered was already very good.
Ghost Floating Mountain always charged sky - high prices for assassinating them, and Ghost Floating Mountain was very tricky. Even if he could destroy it, there would be a lot of trouble.
"You really know the value," Lord Ghost raised his glass.
Yi Qing also understood on the side.
They were assassinated on the Lantern Festival street. In order not to cause panic, they didn't search at that time. After that, Deng Xiao led his men to investigate all night and didn't go back to the palace to report until dawn.
"Nothing was found?" The Emperor's gaze was gloomy. There was no trace of the playfulness when he saw Xiao Jinghan. "A few living people disappeared in the capital?"
"Those were very powerful killers, and their faces weren't seen clearly at that time. It's easy for them to hide in the crowd. Moreover..." Deng Xiao hesitated.
"Moreover what?"
"Moreover, after the assassination, General Xiao still let Lady Xiao continue playing. Maybe he knew who the assassins were," Deng Xiao guessed.
Based on the Emperor's understanding of Xiao Jinghan, he must have been able to control the situation, so he let Yi Qing continue staying outside. He should know who the assassins were.
"Continue investigating the matter of the assassins. They dared to assassinate our general yesterday. Who knows who they will dare to assassinate tomorrow."
"Yes," Deng Xiao took the order.
The Emperor thought for a while and sent someone to summon Xiao Jinghan to the palace.
"You said that yesterday's assassins were from Ghost Floating Mountain?" the Emperor looked at Xiao Jinghan. "Ghost Floating Mountain always works for money. Is there someone who wants to harm you?"
"There are many people who want to harm me," Xiao Jinghan didn't care and didn't mention Lord Ghost. "Now that the Lantern Festival is over, I should set off for Southern Fujian."
The Emperor got angry when he heard what Xiao Jinghan said. "You want to avoid the Northern Diplomatic Mission, don't you? You can't avoid it. The Northern Diplomatic Mission will arrive in the capital in three days."