Hearing the emperor say this, Xiao Jinghan's expression turned icy cold.
He had always known about the emperor's weighing and compromising, but he couldn't make any concession on this matter.
Seeing Xiao Jinghan like this, the emperor hurriedly said, "But don't worry. Ping Xinian is no longer a member of the Ping family. Now that Qiao Ye is dead, you can deal with Ping Xinian however you like. It's just that since you've dealt with the affairs in southern Fujian so resolutely, you need to slow down on some things."
It made sense what the emperor said, but he knew that Yi Qing's way of dealing with Ping Xinian was to let her watch helplessly as her support collapsed and she fell into eternal doom. "Is there no other way?"
Xiao Jinghan never cared about such things. He wouldn't care what happened to the Ping family. But since this matter was related to Yi Qing, Xiao Jinghan couldn't make a casual concession.
"There is a way, actually. Unless there is a commercial firm that can replace the Ping family. If the Ping family just loses in the competition, it'll be quite normal." The emperor had already thought it through.
"You can't have all the advantages." Yi Qing came in from outside with wine and dishes in her hands.
She knew that there must be something wrong when the emperor sent her away. It turned out that there was a problem in dealing with the Ping family and they didn't dare to let her know.
Feeling guilty, the emperor glanced sideways at Xiao Jinghan, asking for his help.
"So what's your plan?" Xiao Jinghan knew that Yi Qing cared a great deal about this matter.
"I have to step in myself." Yi Qing put down the wine and dishes. "Maybe Ping Xinian is having a hard time now."
Yi Qing was right. Ping Xinian was indeed in a tough situation.
Ping Xinian had returned to the land of northern Shanxi, the ancestral land of the Ping family where the core of the family was located.
"Miss, it's not that this old servant is heartless. This is the order from the family head. Please don't make things difficult for this old servant." A servant of the Ping family said as he closed the back door.
Ping Xinian clenched the bundle in her hand so tightly that the veins on her hand stood out. Half of the Ping family's current glory was earned by her. But now, the Ping family was afraid of the court of the Great Jin Dynasty and kicked her out.
Back then, she had allied with the southern barbarians and the northern Di people, trying to make the northern Di people, the Great Jin Dynasty and the southern barbarians check and balance each other so that the Ping family could reap benefits. None of those people in the Ping family dared to have such an idea.
She not only thought of it, but also did it. Even though the plan didn't succeed, she had earned a large amount of silver for the Ping family.
"Miss." Liu'er called out worriedly.
"It's okay. I, Ping Xinian, can still make a comeback." Ping Xinian tightly held the bundle.
At this moment, a black shadow flashed by and snatched the bundle from Ping Xinian's hand. Ping Xinian was also pulled to the ground.
"Miss." Liu'er hurriedly helped her miss up.
Ping Xinian clenched her fists tightly. She knew it was someone from the Ghost Floating Mountain.
All the way here, the people from the Ghost Floating Mountain didn't let her die, but they also didn't let her have an easy life. At the most difficult time, she had to beg for a living. And it was still the same when she arrived in northern Shanxi.
"Lord Ghost, if you have the guts, come out." Ping Xinian gritted her teeth and shouted.
Lord Ghost counted the silver notes in Ping Xinian's bundle. He just wanted to say that the Ping family was really rich. They still gave several thousand taels of silver when they kicked Ping Xinian out.
But this amount of money was really just like giving alms to a beggar for Ping Xinian.
After the emperor had eaten and drunk his fill, he left. Xiao Jinghan looked back and saw that Yi Qing had fallen asleep on a small couch beside. He gently picked Yi Qing up horizontally and put her on the bed. Yi Qing turned over and hugged his arm.
Xiao Jinghan didn't dare to move for fear of waking Yi Qing up. He just pulled the quilt and lay down on his side. When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.
Bai Chengyi had been encouraged by Yi Qing yesterday. He went out early in the morning to carry out his plan of protecting his wife in a domineering way.
Yi Qing was giving acupuncture to Xiao Jinghan to relieve the pain. Xiao Jinghan had slept like that for a whole night, and one of his arms was numb when he got up in the morning.
"Are you stupid?" Yi Qing said this while feeling like laughing and touched at the same time. Xiao Jinghan was really bottomless when he was being stupid.
"Will my wife dislike me then?"
Yi Qing held Xiao Jinghan's face and looked at him. "I just can't dislike you with this face."
Hearing what Yi Qing said, Xiao Jinghan wasn't angry at all. "As long as my wife likes it."
The two were being lovey - dovey when Ruo Hong came in from outside and bowed.
"What's the matter?" Yi Qing felt a bit annoyed.
"Miss Wu Min is asking for an audience." Ruo Hong reported.
Yi Qing burst into laughter. She thought that Wu Min wouldn't be able to hold on in the Lu family for more than three days. And today was just the third day. "I'll go and have a look."
"First pull out the needles." Xiao Jinghan was unhappy when he saw that Yi Qing cared so much about others.
"Okay, okay." Yi Qing hurriedly pulled out the needles for Xiao Jinghan.
"I'm going to find Deng Xiao to discuss how to deal with the Ruyi Cake today." Xiao Jinghan said as if it was just an after - thought.
"Okay." Yi Qing thought this matter had nothing to do with her.
Wait! It did matter. Thinking about how the dog emperor had tricked away the silver she used to make pills, she started to feel uncomfortable.
"Don't you have anything to say?" Xiao Jinghan felt that Yi Qing wasn't very enthusiastic about what he was going to do.
"Since you've found Deng Xiao, you have your own way of doing things. What can I say?" Yi Qing said angrily. "It's as if whatever I say, you'll do it."
Xiao Jinghan thought about it and felt that they wouldn't. After all, this was a matter of the court and couldn't be taken lightly. "Don't you want to settle the score with the princess?"
Thinking of the princess, Yi Qing smiled. "Since I'm quite satisfied with the result you've calculated, why should I do it myself?"
She didn't want to do something but get no appreciation in return. What if something went wrong later? The emperor would find another excuse to trick her again.
Xiao Jinghan was a bit dissatisfied. After Yi Qing pulled out all the silver needles, he sat there and hugged Yi Qing. "You seem to have quite good opinions on other things."
Yi Qing pinched Xiao Jinghan's ear and looked at him. "Other people's matters are small and personal. Sometimes they just come to me to complain. But what you're going to do is a big matter. There are laws and regulations, and it may even affect the whole situation. I know I'm a bit willful, so I won't talk nonsense. If it makes me unhappy, I'll definitely say something."
Hearing what Yi Qing said, Xiao Jinghan felt more balanced. Otherwise, he would think that Yi Qing only cared about others and didn't care about him at all. "Then I'm going out. I may come back a bit late today."
"Okay." Yi Qing nodded.
The clothes in the southern barbarians' region had narrow sleeves, thick fabrics and dark colors. They were embroidered with all kinds of patterns with thick threads. They looked very heavy, but actually they weren't hot to wear. They were suitable for the climate in the southern barbarians' region, being breathable, well - ventilated and able to block the sun. But they looked a bit out of place in the capital city of the Great Jin Dynasty.
Wu Min was squatting outside the main hall playing with bugs. There were a lot of bugs at this time of the year. No matter where Wu Min went, all kinds of bugs would be attracted to her.
"What's wrong? Unhappy?" When Yi Qing came over, she saw a lot of bugs surrounding Wu Min.
It was the bugs that accompanied Wu Min growing up. The bugs would give her a sense of security. When she was happy, she would find a lot of bugs to share her joy. When she was unhappy, she would also find bugs to pour out her feelings.
Wu Min looked up at Yi Qing. When she stood up, a snake slid down from her clothes, scaring Ruo Hong so much that he almost killed the snake.
"Calm down." Yi Qing comforted Ruo Hong.
How could Ruo Hong be calm? What if something happened to the lady?
"What's wrong with you?" Yi Qing looked at Wu Min's appearance. "Come on. I'm good at dealing with all kinds of disharmonies now. People treated by me all end up breaking up."