late at night.
Inside the main tent of the commander-in-chief.
After the Shadow Guards carried the two female corpses from outside the city into the commander's tent, they left.
After Song Yanqing and Lu Qiqi returned to the main tent, Lu Qiqi immediately went to lift the white cloth covering the two of them.
Two pale, bloodless faces came into her view.
After scrutinizing the two women's faces for a moment, Lu Qiqi raised her head to meet Song Yanqing's eyes and said, "Although I have never met Aunt Ning in person, I have seen her face from a distance."
The face was completely different from the one I saw at the Wu residence.
Isn't this Aunt Ning?
Song Yanqing stood to one side, looking down at the two female corpses, and said calmly, "Disguise."
Lu Qiqi naturally knew the art of disguise.
She may not know how to disguise herself, but she does know how to apply makeup.
He once used his disguise skills to sneak into the government prison and rescue the village chief of Tianmiao Village.
In her time, makeup was jokingly referred to as one of the sorceries, which shows how drastic the contrast was.
It's surprising that there are still skilled craftsmen in this era, which makes Lu Qiqi quite curious about how they do it.
After all, in her view, the Tatars didn't even use rouge, let alone disguise themselves.
However, there is another possibility: that Wu Guangping's household had someone skilled in disguise.
That's great, there's no need for Lu Xiangxiang to come out of her spatial dimension to recognize people anymore.
Lu Qiqi couldn't think of a good solution for a moment, and she looked down at the two corpses in front of her.
One of them died a gruesome death after being pierced through the abdomen by a long knife.
The other was killed by an arrow through the heart.
Lu Qiqi added, "Wu Guangping is ruthless; there's no guarantee he doesn't have other tricks up his sleeve. What are you planning to do?"
Song Yanqing said, "Since he is so eager to clear his name, why don't we give him a hand and fan the flames?"
How to help Wu Guangping clear his name?
What were you thinking?
Lu Qiqi was initially puzzled, but when she saw Song Yanqing's composed demeanor...
Then he understood his intention.
Now that Wu Guangping wants to clear his name, no matter how much evidence Song Yanqing finds, it doesn't matter.
Wu Guangping, who was well prepared, is likely to be able to counter any move and handle it perfectly.
If that's the case, we might as well do the opposite.
First, let Wu Guangping think he was cleared of suspicion, then pull this big fish out of the water.
After learning of Song Yanqing's plan, Lu Qiqi did not stay in the commander's tent for long.
There are still three people in her space who have been drugged, and there are only two hours left until dawn.
She planned to take Lu Xiangxiang and the other two to the house rented by Li Changlong as soon as it was light.
Wu Guangping is currently preoccupied with his own problems and naturally has no time to think about Lu Xiangxiang and her daughter.
Moreover, a selfish and ungrateful person like Wu Guangping would probably feel nothing but anger when he saw Lu Xiangxiang's courtyard being swept clean.
With this in mind, Lu Qiqi borrowed several Shadow Guards from Song Yanqing specifically to protect the safety of Lu Xiangxiang and her daughter.
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
Lu Qiqi rode out of the military camp early in the morning, and arrived at the gate of the house rented by Li Changlong when it was fully light.
The entrance to the courtyard is in a small alley, not on the main street.
Therefore, Lu Qiqi boldly released Lu Xiangxiang and her daughter, as well as the maid Xiangling, from the space.
She gently helped the two adults sit against the wall of the courtyard, naturally holding little Lingyue in her arms.
At that time, the three were still unconscious and asleep, so Lu Qiqi took out the antidote and waved it under their noses.
Before long, Lu Xiangxiang and Xiangling slowly woke up.
After regaining consciousness, Lu Xiangxiang found herself in an unfamiliar environment. Having been threatened by Aunt Ning for several days, she instinctively wanted to find her child.
"Yue'er, where is my Yue'er?"
The moment Xiangling regained consciousness, she heard Aunt Xiang's shouts, and her heart tightened instinctively.
I opened my eyes and searched everywhere for any trace of the child.
Lu Qiqi, who was about to knock on the door to open the courtyard gate, quickly withdrew her right hand from the half-raised knocking gesture upon hearing the commotion caused by the mistress and servant.
She quickly walked towards the two of them, squatted down, and handed the child back to Lu Xiangxiang, saying, "Auntie, Yue'er is here. Don't be afraid, the child isn't lost."
Upon seeing her child again, Lu Xiangxiang quickly snatched the child back from Lu Qiqi's arms.
Out of her instinct to protect her child, she held the child in her arms and covered him completely.
A moment later, she realized what had happened.
Lu Xiangxiang raised her head, her eyes moist as she looked at Lu Qiqi, "Thank goodness, thank goodness. The baby is still here, my little Yue'er is still here."
Looking at her reddened eyes, Lu Qiqi felt a mix of emotions.
After Xiangling regained consciousness, she scanned her surroundings and confirmed that she was no longer in the Wu residence.
Only then did he muster his courage and look at Lu Qiqi, explaining, "Princess, please don't blame my aunt."
I don't know when it started, but Aunt Ning has been coveting my young lady.
Yesterday, they even suggested that after the young lady turns one year old, she should be taken to Aunt Ning's courtyard to be raised.
Aunt Xiang was so frightened by Aunt Ning that she did something to harm the village head.
Xiangling lowered her eyes and stared intently at the scratch marks on Lu Qiqi's hand, marks left on her body by Aunt Xiang when she took back her young mistress.
Lu Qiqi followed Xiangling's gaze and looked down, seeing the two thin, red marks. She gently comforted the two of them, saying, "These little injuries are nothing to worry about."
These cat-scratch-like marks will disappear completely after she wipes them with the spiritual spring water later.
Lu Xiangxiang's screams quickly alerted the people in the courtyard.
Li Changlong opened the courtyard gate and saw several people in front of it.
The first person he noticed was Lu Qiqi. He walked quickly to her and saw a woman sitting on the ground, holding a child in her arms, with a woman dressed as a maid beside her.
When he saw the woman's face, his surprise was beyond words.
Li Changlong quickly looked up at Lu Qiqi, as if asking her with his eyes what exactly was going on.
When Li Changlong recognized Lu Xiangxiang, he learned that Lu Xiangxiang had entered the General's Mansion by chance and was now a concubine there, having given birth to a daughter.
Although he was clueless about the affairs of noble families, he knew that Lu Xiangxiang, as a concubine, was not allowed to take her young child out of the mansion without permission.
If they displease the host family, it will be the mother and daughter who suffer.
Lu Qiqi roughly guessed Li Changlong's worries and said, "Second Brother, this matter is complicated."
It's cold outside; neither adults nor children can stand it.
I'll explain it to you when we get back inside.
Upon hearing this, Li Changlong seemed to snap out of his daze, "Right, right, let's go inside first. Have some hot soup before we talk."
After the group entered the house, Li Changlong closed the courtyard gate and bolted it.
It was as if all the storms and waves of the outside world had been locked out of his courtyard.
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