Today, assassins suddenly appeared in the manor, and the sounds of fighting were so loud that Lu Yao must have been quite frightened.
The reason she sent Qingdai to find Lu Yao was to put her mind at ease.
Fortunately, Lu Yao did not disappoint her and managed to refrain from going to her.
"Little kitten."
Lu Qiqi found a handkerchief, soaked it in a copper basin, and used it to wipe Lu Yao's tear-stained face clean.
After wiping Lu Yao's face, Lu Qiqi, who had been busy all day, was also tired. She then climbed into Lu Yao's bed, intending for the two sisters to sleep together.
But as soon as she lay down, she found something poking her back. She reached under the thin blanket and found a lotus flower sachet.
She gave this sachet to Lu Yao, and it was filled with herbs that could help her fall asleep. It's likely that Lu Yao fell asleep while smelling the sachet.
Thinking of this, Lu Qiqi's heart softened considerably. She placed the sachet beside Lu Yao's pillow, patted her back, and fell asleep.
On the other side, at the post station.
Ruixin slammed the door shut, strode over to Wuqi, and said in a deep voice, "We failed. Twenty suicide soldiers, not one returned."
Wu Qi fiddled with the string of beads in her hand and said casually, "I never thought they could succeed in the assassination. If that demoness were so easy to deal with, neither you nor I would have needed to go to such lengths to come to Da Jin."
Ruixin really couldn't understand her actions. "These twenty assassins were all pawns in your plan, since you never thought they could succeed."
Why stir up trouble and alert the enemy?
"If the Marquis of Lin'an then sends more men, wouldn't that greatly reduce the chances of success?"
Wu Qi put down the bone skewer, and her gaze towards Rui Xin instantly sharpened.
That one glance made Ruixin's heart skip a beat.
A moment later, she heard Wu Qi's melodious voice, "Of course, it's to lower their guard!"
After all, nothing is more fatal than underestimating your enemy!
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