There were some taboos in the letters between the two of them. After all, her current status was rather special. If there was the slightest issue between the two countries, Yi Qing might be accused of colluding with foreign enemies.
So usually, they used official documents, which were rather slow.
Yi Qing opened the letter. After reading it, her expression froze.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Di felt that something serious must have happened.
"Mother, I have something important to do now. I'll talk to you later." With that, Yi Qing went out to find Xiao Jinghan.
Deng Xiao was not in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Xiao Jinghan was temporarily there to ensure the safety of the imperial palace.
Seeing Yi Qing running in a hurry, Xiao Jinghan instinctively wanted to catch her.
"Look." Yi Qing showed Xiao Jinghan Zisu's letter.
Xiao Jinghan's expression also turned solemn. "The one who cooperated with Xiang Beizheng is Lin Mo, a remnant of the Lin family. Lin Mo is Wu Min's uncle. He once tried to turn Wu Min into a human gu. Now he might be in the capital?"
"Do you think Wu Min's disappearance and those blood - sucking bats are related to this Lin Mo?" Yi Qing previously thought Wu Min would be safe, but now she was afraid that Wu Min might be in great danger.
"It's possible. Counting the time, Lin Mo has been in the capital for almost two months." At that time, they had just returned and couldn't have thought of this.
"I'll go tell Lu Tianxun." Yi Qing was worried.
"I'll go. You stay at home." Xiao Jinghan was more worried about Yi Qing.
They didn't know much about Lin Mo, but just based on the fact that he used his whole family to make human gu, they knew what a terrifying person he was.
"Then be careful." Yi Qing looked at Xiao Jinghan worriedly.
After returning from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the more Yi Qing thought about this, the more serious it seemed. Lin Mo was cooperating with Xiang Beizheng. Their goal was to destroy the Wu Gorge. If that was all, why did he come to the capital?
Even if Wu Min was in the capital, she had been here for so long, and he hadn't found her. Instead, the matter of the blood - sucking bats happened. What on earth was his purpose?
One couldn't judge a crazy person's thinking with common sense. Yi Qing thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
"Madam, Madam..." A guard ran in a hurry. "There's a man outside who claims to be Lord Deng."
"Deng Xiao?" Yi Qing thought this guy was being so mysterious when coming to her house. "Let him in."
"He's not Lord Deng. He's a cart driver." The guard explained.
"Can you finish your words at once?" Yi Qing said as she walked outside.
When Yi Qing reached the door, she saw a cart driver with a cart full of hay.
"Where's Lord Deng?" Yi Qing noticed a bit of blood on the cart driver's corner of his clothes.
"Lord Deng said he'd give me a thousand taels of silver if I took him to the general's mansion." The cart driver smiled, asking for the silver.
Yi Qing glared at him. Immediately, the guards around put their swords on the cart driver's neck.
The cart driver was just greedy for money and had never seen people draw their swords at the slightest provocation. Scared, he immediately knelt on the ground. "He's on the cart, covered by the hay."
"Hurry up." Yi Qing motioned to the guards.
The guards quickly pulled the hay away. Lord Deng was really lying there, but he was unconscious.
When Yi Qing saw Deng Xiao, she motioned to Ruo Hong. Ruo Hong gave the cart driver a money bag full of heavy silver.
The cart driver didn't dare to take it, so Ruo Hong threw it on the ground.
The guards ignored him and carried Deng Xiao back. Yi Qing asked someone to lay Deng Xiao down properly and immediately cleaned his wound.
The wound was poisoned. Fortunately, the golden sore medicine she gave Deng Xiao had the effect of sterilizing and detoxifying. Otherwise, Deng Xiao would have been dead by now.
"Madam." Ruo Hong saw Yi Qing cutting open Deng Xiao's clothes and reminded her that the general would be angry.
"If you don't say anything, who will know?" Yi Qing said without stopping her hands.
Deng Xiao's wound was rather deep. A bit deeper and he would have died on the spot. It seemed that the other party wanted his life.
She used a large amount of alcohol cotton to clean the wound, then applied medicine and bandaged it. After that, she inserted needles to dredge his meridians and asked Ruo Hong to go and decoct the medicine.
Yi Qing instinctively thought this was done by Duke Mu. Usually, the Ministry of Personnel would just send a person for the matter of going to the fief of the Marquis of Chunan. But this time, they asked Deng Xiao to go in person. It was probably related to Duke Mu.
Moreover, Duke Mu really would do such a thing. She wouldn't let Mu Lixue be the main wife. Duke Mu even used the Xie family to fan the flames in order to make Xiao Jinghan divorce her.
It was only because of her and Xiao Jinghan that Duke Mu didn't succeed.
Now Mu Lixue was infatuated with Deng Xiao. Duke Mu was dissatisfied but didn't want to fall out with his daughter, so he simply wanted to kill Deng Xiao to solve the problem once and for all.
Yi Qing really hated trouble, but since Duke Mu kept doing this, don't blame her for being rude. She didn't believe that Duke Mu was a flawless person.
In fact, Duke Mu not only had flaws but also many. However, the Mu family was so rich. There were too many people in the capital doing business with the Mu family. Once they moved against the Mu family, they would be touching the interests of too many people.
"You so many people can't even kill a Deng Xiao. What's the use of raising you?" Duke Mu looked at the kneeling Japanese in front of him. "Kill yourselves."
"Deng Xiao has been poisoned. He can't be alive." That person didn't want to die.
"Fine, then go find his body. I want to see him alive or dead." Duke Mu snorted.
"Yes."
When Xiao Jinghan came back, he smelled a medicinal odor. This odor was different from before. It was so bitter. Following the smell, he went straight to the pharmacy. He saw Yi Qing reading a medical book and Ruo Hong squatting at the door decocting medicine.
"Whose medicine is this?" Xiao Jinghan said as he entered the pharmacy.
"Deng Xiao's." Yi Qing put down the book when she saw Xiao Jinghan coming back. "How's the investigation on Lin Mo going?"
"Why is Deng Xiao in our house?" Xiao Jinghan only heard about Deng Xiao.
"He's injured. The weapon was smeared with highly poisonous substances. He's on the verge of death." Yi Qing leaned back on the chair. "You might as well check everyone entering and leaving the city gates. Lin Mo is proficient in gu - making techniques. We can only find him through investigation."
"Who did Deng Xiao offend that they want his life?" Xiao Jinghan now only wanted to talk about Deng Xiao.
Yi Qing suddenly sat up straight. "Why are you so concerned about Deng Xiao?"
This was a move she had learned, called turning the tables. Since Xiao Jinghan cared so much about her talking about other men, she would say that he cared about that man. The logic was sound.
Xiao Jinghan was really stumped and didn't react for a moment.
Ruo Hong, who was decocting medicine at the door, was also startled by her own madam. Was it that the one who got angry first was in the right?
"I'm not concerned about Deng Xiao. I just..." Xiao Jinghan tried to explain. "I've already told Lu Tianxun, and the city defense army is under his command. He's also investigating where Lin Mo might be staying."
"We're talking about Deng Xiao. Don't change the subject." Yi Qing continued to be angry.
Xiao Jinghan thought for a while and then turned to look at Ruo Hong outside. "You know how to decoct the medicine as Madam instructed, right?"
"Yes." Ruo Hong was a bit unable to keep up with the rhythm of the general and the madam.
Xiao Jinghan directly closed the door of the pharmacy. He and Yi Qing must have a good talk about Deng Xiao.