Outside the Chunfeng Tower, the mansion remained calm and peaceful.

Although an assassination attempt occurred last night, the vast majority of people in the capital are still unaware of it, and the news is only circulating to a very small extent within official circles.

In the backyard, Tang Huan sat in a grand chair, looking at the corpse in front of him.

"Da Kui, are you trying to kill people again?"

It wasn't a complaint, just something I said casually.

Li Daikui chuckled a few times, "Aren't these people all assassins? I'm worried that Xiao Qin and Xue'e will get hurt. These people are no big deal, so let them be killed."

"If we don't kill them, we can at least keep a few people for interrogation." Qin Yu had some reservations about this.

Tang Huan said, "There's no use keeping them around. It's pretty obvious who's instigating these people, but we can't retaliate against them. Even the Empress can only pretend it never happened, so there's nothing we commoners can do."

After saying that, Tang Huan asked Li Daikui for confirmation, "Have you brought everyone?"

"Two teams have been transferred from the South District and are now patrolling the residence at all times. This kind of thing will not happen again."

Tang Huan nodded and relaxed.

The first thing he did after returning was to send Li Daikui to the South District to bring ten mercenaries, which was the size of two squads.

If those two squads had been at the manor last night, these assassins would have disappeared silently shortly after they appeared, without even waking anyone else in the manor.

"Are you both alright?" Tang Huan asked Li Daikui and Qin Yu.

Li Daikui asked in surprise, "Sir, how did you know that Xiao Qin also made a move?"

"Do you think I'm as stupid as you? You alone are no match for so many people. Xue'e is just a weak woman and can't help at all. Only if Xiao Qin intervenes will you have a chance to win this battle unscathed. Moreover, I suspect that there are others involved besides the two of you."

After speaking, Tang Huan turned her gaze to Qin Yu.

This wasn't exactly a secret; he only needed to check on the assassins once he got back to confirm it.

Each of them had calluses on their hands and a muscular physique, making them no ordinary people.

Li Daikui was already struggling to deal with three or four opponents, let alone eight.

"Not bad skills." Tang Huan sized up Qin Yu a few times.

Qin Yu's expression remained unchanged, showing no embarrassment at being exposed.

In fact, she had a brief discussion with Xue Qi after what happened last night, and they eventually made a decision.

“There was indeed another person last night. He came to my residence looking for me, and he was also the first to fight these assassins. If he hadn’t held them off for a long time, you might have seen our corpses when you came back today.”

Tang Huan clicked her tongue and said, "You've only been in the capital for a short time, and you already have someone you like?"

"Sir, that's not Xiao Qin's lover, she's her friend," Li Daikui explained. He thought Xue Qi was a good guy, good at fighting, and easy to talk to, so he was worth getting to know.

"Have time to come and see me."

“He’s nearby.” Qin Yu finished speaking and whistled. “This is one of our agreed-upon methods of communication.”

Tang Huan suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is. That's why I kept hearing people whistling at night. I thought it was some drunk people from Chunfeng Tower acting like hooligans."

A moment later, Xue Qi arrived at the backyard.

However, he was brought here under escort by two mercenaries.

Tang Huan immediately gestured to let go, then smiled and looked Xue Qi up and down.

He was tall and strong, with handsome features and tanned, brown skin.

What's most striking is his sharp gaze.

"A soldier?" Tang Huan asked casually.

Xue Qi subconsciously looked at Qin Yu, who said, "I haven't told him yet."

Qin Yu said in surprise, "Lord Tang is indeed intelligent. You can see through this. I thought the princess had already told you everything."

"Isn't this simple? You're so tanned, you're either a worker who often works under the sun or a soldier who trains regularly. Considering what happened last night, there's only one possibility."

Before she could finish speaking, Tang Huan continued, "What did you just say, Princess?"

“Indeed, she is a princess, and it is my duty to protect her safety,” Xue Qi replied.

Tang Huan suddenly remembered that Wu Lanxi had mentioned something to him a few times when he was in the palace: the princess of the fallen Qin kingdom had been plotting something, but suddenly disappeared.

"Qin Yuyang?" Tang Huan couldn't quite remember the name; at the time, he didn't think it was anything to worry about.

Qin Yu nodded, “I am Qin Yuyang, the princess of the fallen Qin Dynasty. Xue Qi is the son of a Qin general. After the Qin Dynasty was conquered by your empress, we led a group of people and forcibly escaped. We have been living a life of hiding and waiting for an opportunity.”

After finally revealing his identity, Qin Yuyang's eyes flashed with anger.

She was no longer the submissive maid who only occasionally teased Tang Huan.

"After Du Ruhai and the others brought you back to Qihuai County, I guessed that your identity was not right, but I never expected that you would be a princess of a fallen kingdom. From what you're saying, you're planning to pull the empress off the throne?"

"Why not? She caused our country's ruin and our family's destruction, I won't let her get away with this!"

Xue Qi reminded her, "Princess..."

Qin Yuyang's tone was a bit too aggressive, which might have negative consequences.

Qin Yuyang didn't care. "Anyway, this guy doesn't really respect that empress. So what if he admits it to her face?"

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