Isn't it good to be alive?
Why do they have to court death!
It was Deng Xiao before. Deng Xiao finally became more subdued, and now there's this Ghost Lord.
If you want to court death, at least wait until you're in good condition. Now he's like a useless person but still tries to provoke. What on earth is this guy thinking?
Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Ghost Lord helplessly raised his hands and nodded. "The Ping family not only has close ties with Ghost Floating Mountain but also has a special relationship with the Northern Di and the Southern Border. You should be more careful." After saying that, he backed away and left.
Only after Ghost Lord left did Xiao Jinghan put away his sword.
"Stop scaring him," Yi Qing said, looking at Xiao Jinghan.
"I'm not scaring him. If he really has such thoughts, I'll really kill him."
Yi Qing nodded helplessly. "So what should we do now?"
"If it's really as you guessed, and Qiao Ye has already contacted Ping Xinian, they must have further actions." Xiao Jinghan analyzed. "The people I've arranged are already ready. We can go to the Southern Border at any time."
"But we still can't get in touch with Zi Su." Yi Qing started trying to contact Zi Su when they were about to go to the Southern Border, but there's still no news at all.
"My people can't reach her either. The situation inside the Southern Border is extremely chaotic now. It's estimated that the message can't get through."
Yi Qing thought it wasn't that simple. "Okay, let's wait for one more day before setting off."
"Why?" Xiao Jinghan was puzzled.
"You'll know later," Yi Qing said with a mysterious smile.
Ruo Hong came back to report that the medicine had been put into Ping Xinian's bath water as the madam had ordered.
"Take a bath during the day?" Yi Qing wondered what kind of hobby Ping Xinian had.
Although it was relatively hot in Minnan, there was no need to take a bath all the time.
Ping Xinian soaked in the bathtub for a long time but still felt the smell of Qiao Ye on her body, which made her very uncomfortable. She then asked someone to prepare incense and lay on the reclining chair to rest.
After a while, she felt itchy down there, but she didn't think much about it.
After breakfast, Xiao Jinghan and Yi Qing took the gifts sent by Ping Xinian and went to the Ping family.
"My young lady is not feeling well and won't see any guests," Liu Er blocked their way.
"She may not want to see guests, but I'm not someone she can avoid just because she doesn't want to," Yi Qing said and directly rushed inside.
Liu Er couldn't stop them. Yi Qing led the people into the main hall.
Ping Xinian's face was very pale. She had been tortured by that strange itch and hadn't slept all night. She had washed herself repeatedly but didn't know what medicine to take and was too embarrassed to call a doctor.
"I think Miss Ping looks fine," Yi Qing sized up Ping Xinian.
Gynecological diseases have always been a sensitive topic, especially in this era. She generally wouldn't use such a malicious trick, but Ping Xinian was no ordinary person.
"What do you want, Mrs. Xiao?" Ping Xinian stared at Yi Qing.
Yi Qing turned around and looked at the gifts sent by Ping Xinian yesterday. "I think Miss Ping is more suitable for these things. After thinking about it, I decided to return them."
"Fine," Ping Xinian just wanted Yi Qing and the others to leave quickly. "If you have nothing else to do, please leave."
She didn't even have the energy to think about why Yi Qing came at this time. She was so tortured that she was extremely irritable.
Yi Qing slowly sat down on one side. "Why are you in such a hurry, Miss Ping? We met in the capital, in Licheng, and unexpectedly we meet again in Minnan. Don't you think this is fate?"
"I don't dare to have such a fate with a first - rank imperial - conferred lady," Ping Xinian said, sweating from the pain of enduring.
"Fate has nothing to do with status," Yi Qing said seriously, looking at Ping Xinian. "To meet again in different parts of the Great Jin, what else could it be but fate?"
Ping Xinian gritted her teeth and looked at Yi Qing. "I really have something important to do. Please leave, Mrs. Xiao."
"What important thing is it? The general is here. Maybe he can help."
Ping Xinian supported the table, her legs tightly closed under the skirt. She endured it with great difficulty, and finally turned around and ran into the toilet.
Everyone except Yi Qing was very confused.
Xiao Jinghan looked at Yi Qing, wondering what Yi Qing had put on Ping Xinian to make her like this.
Liu Er was locked outside the toilet and knocked on the door anxiously. Ping Xinian was so ashamed and angry in the toilet that she wanted to kill someone.
This situation came so suddenly, and it didn't seem like poisoning. There was no sign at all.
"My young lady is not convenient to receive guests. General Xiao and Mrs. Xiao, please leave," Liu Er came out to see them off.
"I still have something important to tell Miss Ping. Why don't you show us around the yard? We can wait for Miss Ping slowly," Yi Qing said generously.
"You'd better come another day," Liu Er continued to drive them away.
"I don't want to come another day," Yi Qing said and walked forward.
Liu Er didn't dare to be negligent and quickly sent someone to follow them.
The Ping family's mansion in Minnan was very large. Most of the mansions in Minnan were full of lush flowers and trees. The plants were bigger than those in the capital. At this time, there were many green leaves falling.
As they walked deeper, the grass and trees became thicker, and it was very quiet.
While they were walking, the several servants following them were knocked unconscious.
The carriage prepared by Xiao Jinghan was just outside the Ping family's mansion. The group left the Ping family and got on the carriage and left.
Xiao Jinghan had originally planned to leave. Since Yi Qing wanted to come to the Ping family, they could just leave from here, which would also make the Ping family and Qiao Ye more suspicious of each other.
"What on earth did you do to her?" Xiao Jinghan looked at Yi Qing.
"It's okay. She'll just feel itchy. It will get better after three days," Yi Qing couldn't help laughing.
"Is it really just that?" Xiao Jinghan leaned closer to Yi Qing.
"Otherwise?" Yi Qing directly put her arms around Xiao Jinghan's neck. "Are you feeling sorry for her?"
Xiao Jinghan knew what was going on when he saw Ping Xinian's appearance. Now that Yi Qing was being so proactive, he almost couldn't hold back.
Xiao Jinghan had also arranged things at the city gate. The group left the city without alerting anyone.
It was not until evening that Qiao Ye learned that Xiao Jinghan and the others were missing. The last place Xiao Jinghan went was the Ping family. He thought that Ping Xinian couldn't help but kill Xiao Jinghan, which would be troublesome.
Ping Xinian couldn't tell anyone about what she was suffering now. She was so irritable that she wanted to kill someone. The servants didn't dare to provoke her, so they didn't dare to tell her about the disappearance of Xiao Jinghan and the others.
Qiao Ye led people to the Ping family. Seeing the panicked look of the Ping family, he thought that Ping Xinian must have done something and went straight to find her.
"Lord Qiao, you can't go in," Liu Er tried to stop him desperately.
Qiao Ye kicked Liu Er away and directly kicked open the door of Ping Xinian's room.
Although Ping Xinian heard the noise outside, she didn't have time to tidy up. When Qiao Ye rushed in, she was lying on the bed in a disheveled state.
Seeing Ping Xinian's appearance, Qiao Ye directly pounced on her. "It's so boring for you to play alone, Miss Ping."
Ping Xinian was so tortured by the itch that she didn't know what to do. Qiao Ye taking advantage of her weakness actually gave her an outlet. She didn't care about anything and was with Qiao Ye.
Qiao Ye didn't expect that Ping Xinian, who usually looked so proper, would be so passionate. Naturally, he was even more unrestrained and even forgot why he came.