Chapter 358: Lure the Enemy
Mu Qing didn't want to scare Hu Xiner with his appearance.
Jiang Yao sat quietly in the corner. Facing Mu Qing's request, her eyes seemed calm, yet there seemed to be a hint of heartache.
She stood up and nodded at Hu Xin'er: "Since he doesn't want to see you, then go."
But how could Hu Xiner be willing to leave when she saw Mu Qing suffering?
She rushed to Mu Qing and stroked his cheek. The moment she spoke, her voice was filled with tears: "Mother, Aunt, what's going on? What happened to my husband?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yao turned her head away, as if she couldn't bear to look at this star-crossed couple. "No need to ask any more questions. Let's go."
She tried to pull Hu Xin'er, but was pushed away.
Hu Xin'er didn't say anything, just shook her head, almost crying.
She took out the handkerchief from her waist and wiped the blood from the corner of Mu Qing's mouth, but the blood kept coming out, even staining her hands red.
Her blood-stained hands trembled more and more violently, and she could hardly hold the handkerchief.
Seeing this, Mother Lu cried even harder. Jiang Yao sighed and steeled her heart, "Sister, Xin'er, both of you should go out first."
"I won't leave!" Hu Xin'er grabbed Mu Qing's hand and shook her head, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I want to stay here and guard Mu Qing."
Mu Qing coughed up a mouthful of blood. He leaned over the bed and spat it out, saying in a trembling voice, "Take...her...away!"
Jiang Yao grabbed Hu Xiner's arm and tried to pull her up from the ground.
Hu Xin'er clutched the edge of the bed tightly, crying and begging, "Auntie, no, just let me stay here and watch him, and stay with him for a while longer——"
Now that she had seen Mu Qing's serious injuries, how could she feel at ease after leaving? It would be better for her to stay by his side the whole time!
Mother Lu also shed tears and said: "Yaoyao, let Xin'er stay..."
Jiang Yao looked around the room, seeing everyone was in mournful dismay. She couldn't help but angrily exclaim, "Why are you all crying so hard? The person isn't even dead yet!"
Her sudden shout stunned everyone.
Jiang Yao frowned and looked at Hu Xin'er: "If you stay here, Mu Qing will only be more distressed. Do you want him to die faster?!"
What she said made sense. Hu Xiner sobbed a few times and forced herself not to cry.
"You are the mistress of the house now. What storms and waves have you not seen? The entire Lu Mansion is waiting for you to take charge!" Jiang Yao pulled Hu Xiner up forcefully.
Mother Lu said with some resentment, "Yaoyao, it's natural for Xin'er to feel sad when encountering something like this. Why are you so harsh on her?"
Jiang Yao chuckled coldly and pointed at Hu Xin'er's belly. "You're all so troublesome. I think you two should just cry your heart out here and then get into the coffin as a family, okay?"
Although her words were somewhat harsh, they made sense. Mother Lu regained some of her rationality from her grief. "Come here, take the young lady out and prepare the chicken soup from the kitchen for her. Don't let her have a miscarriage."
As a last resort, Hu Xiner could only take a lingering look at Mu Qing before being taken out of the room by Jiang Yao.
Although she knew rationally that this was indeed the best way, she still wanted to stay with Mu Qing.
She walked sadly in the courtyard, and Jiang Yao let go of her hand: "Are you awake?"
Hu Xin'er calmed down, but the thought of Mu Qing covered in blood still made her nose ache: "Aunt, why did Mu Qing suddenly become like this?"
Seeing that she could no longer hide the truth, Jiang Yao finally revealed the truth: "Ever since you left, people have been trying to assassinate Mu Qing from time to time."
"What? Why didn't you tell me about this?" Hu Xiner blurted out, then closed her mouth. A deep feeling of powerlessness attacked her heart.
Even if I tell her, what can she do?
Although Jiang Yao didn't say it out loud, her eyes clearly showed her intention. She continued, "We discovered the previous assassination attempts in time. We wanted to interrogate the killers to obtain evidence, but after the killers failed, if they couldn't escape, they would use various methods to commit suicide."
Having said that, she couldn't help but frown.
"Those people were probably sent by the prince!" Hu Xiner said hatefully.
"But we have no evidence." Jiang Yao was also a little annoyed by this.
Hu Xin'er asked anxiously, "What happened next? How did Mu Qing get hurt? Was he poisoned or something?"
Mu Qing's wound was not obvious, only the size of a coin, so it did not seem to be an external injury.
The prince always likes to use some sinister tricks. If Mu Qing is accidentally poisoned by a bone-eating insect or a deadly poison, Hu Xin'er will definitely not be able to accept it.
Jiang Yao said calmly, "Don't be too anxious. Find a place to sit down. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle what's coming next."
She doesn't like to hide things. Since Hu Xin'er asked, she will tell the truth.
Hu Xiner sat down at the stone table, feeling very confused.
Jiang Yao sat down and sighed, "Not long ago, Crown Prince Mu Qing suddenly came to Mu Qing and said that you were living well in your family. Then he threatened Mu Qing to stop investigating the Lu family tragedy by threatening your safety."
“Could it be…”
Hu Xiner suddenly remembered that once before, the prince came to the Liu family for inexplicable reasons. She was wondering why the prince left without causing trouble.
Now it seems that the prince has ulterior motives and is using the excuse of coming to the Liu family to let Mu Qing know that the Liu family is nothing special.
Although the Liu family is heavily guarded and assassins may not be able to get in, the eldest wife and others are not easy to deal with!
If the prince uses power and status to lure the eldest wife of the Liu family to target Hu Xiner, and then uses some poisonous substances or insects to put in the food, it would be really hard to guard against.
Even if Hu Xiner's life could not be taken immediately, it would be more than enough to kill the baby in her womb.
The prince has grasped Mu Qing's weakness, so there is no need to say more about what he will do to him.
"So... he was trying to protect me." Hu Xin'er's nose felt even more sore, and her tears fell in large drops. "Mu Qing, why are you so stupid?"
Jiang Yao tilted her head to look at the tree, her voice still calm, "Mu Qing didn't agree to the Crown Prince's request right then and there, but he was worried that you had been murdered. So, in order to resolve this matter as quickly as possible, he decided to risk his own life and lure the killer back alive to obtain evidence."
"You just agreed to let him do such a stupid thing?" Hu Xin'er couldn't believe it.
"Sister doesn't know about this. Mu Qing was afraid she'd worry, so he told me not to tell anyone," Jiang Yao said with a rare hint of regret. She hadn't wanted to agree, but somehow Mu Qing persuaded her.
After the matter was confirmed, the two of them found Taoist Master Yiqing and made a detailed plan.
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