Upon hearing this, Qin Liang, Qin Xian, and Qin Yunyuan immediately lost their composure.
Qin Luo pinched Mu Xiuyu's cheek as if nothing had happened.
"Sister, you're not that powerful, but I'm the one who dirtied your face, and my older cousin did the hair and clothes!"
Qin Yunyuan thought to himself: I was so nervous, but this little girl doesn't seem to care at all!
Mu Xiao also found it strange, but he certainly hadn't seen Qin Luo give Mu Xiuyu any medicine.
They also thought that perhaps the antidote pills given to Mu Xiuyu earlier had an effect.
Mu Xiuyu excitedly turned to Qin Yunyuan
"Wow! Not only is my older sister clever, but her cousin is so smart too! He managed to come up with a way to fool the bad guys in such a short time!"
Qin Yunyuan appeared somewhat shy in the face of the sudden praise.
"Young Master, you flatter me!"
Qin Liang and Qin Xian thought to themselves: This little sycophant is the future Marquis of Anding? It's unbelievable!
Qin Luo took out her small water pouch, added a little more spatial water, took a sip herself, and then handed it to Mu Xiuyu.
"Have some water, your little mouth is all dry!"
Seeing this, Qin Liang remembered to hand his water pouch to Mu Xiao.
"If you don't mind, have some!"
Mu Xiao bowed and thanked them, then gulped down several mouthfuls of water; he really hadn't drunk any water in a long time.
The group of twelve escorted the young marquis to the capital. Ostensibly, it was because the old lady missed her grandson in the capital, but in reality, some people in the court were worried that the Marquis of Anding was becoming too powerful with his military force.
The Marquis and his wife were betrothed by the Emperor and married and had children on the frontier.
Although the Emperor has not issued a formal decree all these years allowing the Lady and the young Marquis to accompany the army...
However, the emperor tacitly allowed the two to live with the marquis on the frontier. Unfortunately, the princes formed their own factions, leading to a severe division of power in the court!
The Marquis refused to take sides, and from then on, censors submitted memorials to the emperor every day to impeach him.
It is said that the Marquis, relying on his own merits, disregarded the law and secretly took his family away from the capital!
Not wanting to put the emperor in a difficult position, the marquis sent his young son to the capital as a hostage.
Who would have thought they would be ambushed and killed just a hundred miles outside the capital? The attackers hadn't killed them along the way, as if deliberately driving them as far away from the capital as possible.
Of the twelve guards, only Mu Feng, who had just driven the carriage to lure away some of the men in black, remained—Mu Xiao alone.
If the Marquis and his wife knew that the young Marquis had been poisoned and chased all the way here, I really don't know what would happen!
Mu Xiuyu's eyes lit up after drinking the water Qin Luo gave him.
"Sister, this water tastes so good! It's much better than what I drank before!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiao quickly apologized.
"Young Master, it's all my fault. I failed to take good care of you. Once I've safely escorted you to the capital, I'll personally accept my punishment!"
Qin Luo felt she was missing a handful of melon seeds, and mentally chatted with Wu Hua about it.
"Tsk tsk, Wu Hua, look, doesn't it have that vibe? The secret guards kept by ancient royalty and nobility—no! He's not masked, so he must be an open guard. How about it, isn't he handsome?"
Wu Hua nodded her little head in agreement.
"Cool! Just a little silly, did you hear that? He even said he'd go get punished himself! I've never seen anyone go looking for a beating!"
"It's not stupidity; it's a way for them to survive. They said they'd go and receive their punishment themselves, and the punishments are all prescribed, like twenty or thirty strokes of the cane. If they waited for the master to punish them, they might just say, 'Be beaten to death!' Which is more worthwhile?"
Wu Hua stared at Mu Xiuyu in horror: "This little thing, is it really that ferocious?"
"Of course not, I was just using an example. This kid is quite cute; he definitely won't blame Mu Xiao."
Sure enough, Mu Xiuyu said...
"No, Mu Xiao, I'm not blaming you. You did a great job. This water really is delicious!"
He would have believed it if Mu Xiao hadn't just drunk Qin Liang's water; Qin Liang would have finished the water that Qin Luo had added to the spatial stream long ago.
The water in the water pouch was from when Qin Yi noticed it was empty when he left Baiweilou.
I refilled it for him, so of course it didn't have a special flavor.
Knowing the truth, Qin Luo helped Mu Xiao out of the awkward situation, as Mu Xiao didn't know how to respond.
"Isn't it delicious? I think so too, because I put a piece of sugar in it. Drink a few more sips!"
Mu Xiuyu gulped down several mouthfuls.
Mu Xiao thought to herself: I knew the water I was drinking was no different from what I was drinking before. Turns out it was the water you were drinking that had sugar added. Sigh! The young marquis is still just a child after all, he loves sweets!
Qin Xian, who had been quietly driving, suddenly turned to Mu Xiao and asked...
"Brother, how long do you think those guys will follow us? Are they going to come all the way back to the village with us?"
Mu Xiao apologized awkwardly upon hearing this.
"I'm so sorry, everyone. It's the young marquis and I who have caused you all trouble!"
Qin Liang shook his head, his voice slightly heavy.
“No trouble at all. Protecting the young lord is the duty of every citizen of Pingzhao. My nephews are all stationed in your Liyou City. You've been looking after our children, so it's only right that we help you!”
He glanced at Qin Xian again.
"Xiao Qi is worried about the elderly, weak, women, and children in the village. To be honest, our village was just raided by bandits. Almost all the young and strong are here. The rest of the village are defenseless. If those bandits go back with us, I'm afraid..."
Qin Xian suddenly pulled on the reins, turned to Qin Liang, and asked, "Sixth cousin, what did you just say?"
Qin Liang was baffled by his question.
"It's nothing! It's just that the village was raided by bandits a couple of days ago!"
"Yes, they're bandits!"
After Qin Xian finished speaking excitedly, he turned to Mu Xiao.
"Brother, do you know what hand gestures those thieves use when they attack or retreat?"
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