This sentence undoubtedly comforted her.
Xiao Lingyu raised his head and sat up straight with a faint smile on his face.
"You said it, but you must keep your word and protect me and the children."
Su Xingyi smiled and nodded: "I will."
Then he sat down to Xiao Lingyu's left and said, "We've rested for seven days. Should we start making the fragrant dew today?"
During the past month, the couple had to make the scented dew every three days of rest, and they rested for four more days when the time came.
"The fragrant dew has been spread throughout Beiyi. Logically, Nankun's spies should have noticed it long ago and be misled to evacuate Beiyi. Last night's men in black and the loss of more than a dozen lives on the merchant ship make me a little worried. Using incense to cover up the fragrance may not necessarily successfully mislead them and make them evacuate Beiyi..."
Su Xing pondered for a moment, "As long as they can't find the source of the fragrant dew, it's fine. They will leave after a while."
"That's true, but that witch doctor who knows divination isn't easily misled. Since he was able to figure out that Xiao Xi'er is in a village south of Beiyi, wouldn't he have figured out that the appearance of this fragrant dew is meant to mislead them?"
Su Xingyi's expression grew serious upon hearing this. "If this person really has such great abilities and is able to figure it out, then we can no longer produce the fragrant dew..."
"We have to continue making the scented dew." Xiao Lingyu pinched his brows and said, "If we don't, it will make them more suspicious. We'll make it once every two weeks, and make 10,000 bottles at a time... We won't make the scented dew in winter because the raw materials are in short supply. We'll only make it in spring and summer. When the Si and Lu families go to the major incense shops to deliver the goods, we'll clearly inform the shop owners. That way, Nankun's spies won't be able to detect any abnormalities."
"Then we'll make the perfume again in seven days?"
Xiao Lingyu nodded, "Today we are going to meet those three Nankun spies. We can't be in the dark and not know what they look like."
"Mother." Su Ning'an entered the room. "Let's check Xiaojiu's brain. He looks quite normal. We can send him to the government. Let Uncle Lin help find Xiaojiu's family."
Su Xingyi said hurriedly, "At breakfast today, Xiaojiu kept calling me 'Daddy'. It's obvious that his mind is still not well. We can't send him to the government, as he'll be scared... He also had a nightmare last night..."
Xiao Lingyu knew that his fatherly love was overflowing, and he didn't want to send the child away after picking him up.
"Then I'll go check on Xiaojiu first."
Soon, Su Xingyi brought the three little ones and stopped to watch Xiao Lingyu examine Shangguan Jinnian.
Shangguan Jinnian felt at peace and assured when he saw the whole family gathered in one room.
"Mom, I'm really well now. I can move around and jump around again."
This pulse is indeed normal. "Let mother check your head."
Shangguan Jinnian quickly leaned forward and said, "Mom, please touch it."
Xiao Lingyu gently massaged Shangguan Jinnian's head, which was still intact as it was yesterday.
"Xiaojiu, you really don't remember who you are?"
Shangguan Jinnian pouted, looking a little unhappy. "I'm Mother's Little Nine. Why do you ask me this? Don't you want Little Nine anymore?"
Xiao Lingyu quickly coaxed him, "Mother is worried that your fever has damaged your brain and you won't recognize us."
It turned out that his family was worried that he would not remember them.
"My brain is not burned out. I recognize you. You are mother, he is father, and Xi'er is my sister..."
Shangguan Jinnian called out the Su family members one by one and assured them that he knew them and would not forget them.
Su Ning'an was very disappointed when he saw this. He couldn't send Xiaojiu away. It seemed that he was determined to be brothers with him.
"Ang'er, your mother is going to the Xu Family Manor with your father. You stay home and take good care of your younger brothers and sisters. Don't leave Luoxia Cottage, okay?"
Su Ningan: "Are you going to see those three uncles?"
Xiao Lingyu pursed her lips and said, "We'll be back soon."
Afterwards, Xiao Lingyu and Su Xingyi took their painting tools and left Luoxia Cottage with Xingyun...
On the other side, Yan Xiaosi carefully applied medicine to Shangguan Yunxiao.
"Your Highness, you must stay at the inn and take good care of your injuries. You cannot go out to look for anyone. I will definitely find out the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince today."
Shangguan Yunxiao said, "This little wound isn't a big deal. The Ninth Prince has been missing for a night. I'm worried that the person who slipped through the net that night will bring people back to look for him. If the Ninth Prince falls into their hands, he'll be in trouble."
Yan Xiaosi said, "That day, that person was seriously injured. If he didn't die, he would be crippled."
Shangguan Yunxiao straightened his clothes and said, "We must not take it lightly. They want us to die in Beiyi, but it won't be that easy. Once we find the Ninth Prince, we will return to Dongjun immediately."
"Your Highness, if we don't go to the Imperial Mausoleum in Beiyi Capital, the Ninth Prince might not agree."
"They failed in the assassination attempt in Huayang County. They will definitely set up ambushes along the way to Beiyi Capital. I cannot take the risk of traveling north with the Ninth Prince."
Shangguan Yunxiao looked at his disguised self in the bronze mirror and pursed his lips slightly. "Will the Ninth Prince not recognize me when he sees me like this?"
Yan Xiaosi said, "The Ninth Prince has sharp eyes and will recognize you at a glance."
After all, he didn't need to put on rouge or powder when he was with Shangguan Yunxiao.
Shangguan Yunxiao smiled and said, "Okay, let's go find the Ninth Uncle now."
As soon as the two of them got on the carriage, the Su family's carriage had already left the south gate of the county.
"Xiao Yu, will they tell the truth?"
Xiao Lingyu said calmly, "If you're not honest, you'll have to suffer."
Su Xingyi glanced at the painting supplies on the table, but didn't dare ask her if she could draw a portrait of someone else based on their description of their appearance?
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