Ding Youtian rubbed his nose. The laws of the Great Yan Dynasty were like mere decorations in the eyes of these princes. He was a newly crowned top scholar and the son-in-law of the Prince of Pingnan, yet they dared to spy on him and attempt to harm him. If it were ordinary people, wouldn't they be even more indifferent? They would crush them as easily as ants.
How audacious! I wonder how many officials in the prefectures have connections with Prince Rui and Prince Yong?
He was just thinking about this when Erniu tugged at his sleeve, "Daddy, are we being targeted by bad guys? It doesn't matter. If the bad guys come, Daddy, let's hide together with my second sister and me. We won't cause trouble for Mom. Mom is so strong that she can beat the bad guys. If we are caught by the bad guys, Mom will, will..."
Erniu looked at Jian Ning.
"Mother is a man who will not hesitate to kill a rat. What she means is..." White Eyebrow happened to fly to Ding Youtian's hair bun at this time. Jian Ning laughed and said, "Mother took a big stick and wanted to kill a rat, but the rat jumped onto your father's head. If mother killed the rat with one stick, your father might also be gone. So should mother continue to hit it with the stick?"
"No!" Sanniu shook her head.
"I get it. Mom can't hit him. If she kills the mouse, Dad will be killed too. This is what Mom calls 'killing the mouse with a weapon'." Erniu tilted her head and tugged at her hair, saying, "If we get caught by the bad guys, Mom won't be able to kill them. So we can't let the bad guys catch us and distract Mom, right?"
"Yes, our Jia Jia is becoming more and more like your father, and she is also a life-saving person like your father." Jian Ning smiled and picked her up, pinched her little nose, and picked up Sanniu with one hand, "Our Yaoyao is becoming more and more like mother, as calm and composed as mother, beautiful and heroic." As she spoke, she put her face against Sanniu's, making Sanniu hug her neck and giggle.
"Mom, I want you to hold me close too. I don't want to be like daddy. I want to be as beautiful as you!" Erniu almost reached out to push Sanniu again, but fortunately she retracted her hand halfway when she remembered that she couldn't fight, and also hugged Jian Ning's neck and giggled.
Ding Youtian looked at the three of them, touching his nose out of habit. He raised his eyelids and looked at Jian Ning and said, "Madam, are you treating me as the negative example you mentioned before? Isn't it too unkind to belittle me like this in front of the children?"
Jian Ning asked Erniu and Sanniu with a smile, "Did Mom say anything bad about your dad just now?"
"Um~no." The two kids shook their heads.
Jian Ning kissed each of them on the face and said, "Dear girls, remember, if bad guys come, take your daddy and quickly find a place to hide. Don't let your daddy hold you back, okay?"
"Madam, I wonder which one is the front leg and which is the hind leg?" Ding Youtian's eyes were filled with a smile. "Madam, how can I tell the front and back legs apart when both legs are the same?"
Jian Ning was annoyed. "Do you think your two hooves have a difference in front and back?"
Ding Youtian grinned, "My husband has more than two legs, and there are front and back legs. Madam, don't you know that?"
Jian Ning narrowed her eyes, "Husband! You have lost all your dignity in front of the kids, right?"
Erniu and Sanniu were completely bewildered, not understanding what their parents were talking about. However, their mother seemed unhappy, and it must have been Daddy who had said something wrong and angered her. The two children acted in unison and waved their hands at Ding Youtian, "Daddy, don't bully Mom!"
Ding Youtian chuckled, "Your mother can kill a tiger, are you sure your father can bully her?" Yes, Ding Youtian thought that his wife was so powerful, not only did she have all kinds of martial arts, but she also had high-tech weapons from her time and space. What else did he have to worry about?
"My wife is so strong, I have nothing to worry about. Take a rest first and call me for dinner." After he said that, he lay down on the bed. Baimei spread his wings and flew to Guoguo. He imitated his posture and lay on Guoguo's back with his legs spread out and his belly turned over. Just when he was about to lie down comfortably, he heard a "pop" and was thrown to the ground by Guoguo.
Ding Youtian has already laid down like a big boss, so how could Guoguo still indulge Baimei?
They quickly engaged in a brawl, and whenever this happened, Yuanbao and Jinbao would get particularly excited, running around the room like they were cheering for each other. In the limited space, Baimei had no aerial advantage, and Jian Ning wouldn't let him out. Baimei was a skilled flyer, and in a few moments, he obediently flew onto Jian Ning's shoulder.
Usually when it fights with Guo Guogan, as long as it falls onto Jian Ning's shoulder, it means it is giving up the fight.
Guoguo jumped onto the bed and lay down at Ding Youtian's feet, closing her eyes and resting.
At night, the family had dinner, washed up and went to bed. After they fell asleep, Jian Ning felt uneasy and took the three of them, including the father and daughter and the two little silver foxes, to Baicaojian, leaving only Guoguo and Baimei.
Jian Ning suspected that her family would be targeted the moment they entered Yanzhou County. It seemed Prince Yong hated her to the core. If she hadn't used ancient remedies to cure the smallpox epidemic, Prince Yong might have truly aspired to the throne. Given that Prince Yong allowed a scoundrel like Feng Qingzi to use children to refine the Dragon Regeneration Pill, a ruler like him would undoubtedly be corrupt and immoral, and countless ordinary people would suffer in the future.
These people, including her own family, Mei Niang's family, and Ma Fuquan's family, can't expect to have a good life. How can she just sit back and watch?
As the night deepened, Jane Ning suddenly turned over and sat up. As she moved, Guoguo, who was lying quietly under the bed, and Baimei, who was on guard on the beam, stood up. Jane Ning took out the anti-poison pills and ate one herself, then fed one to each of them, and then lay down again.
Since King Yong was determined to kill them, they had to be on guard. Thieves always liked to blow incense through the window. Jian Ning was afraid that he would fall asleep and get poisoned by cartilage powder or something. That would be terrible. Even if he had an arsenal in time and space, his feet would be sore and he could do nothing.
She had been thinking of going next door to give Tong Bajin a pill as well, but then she thought that he was just their hired worker and no one would harm him. As for Dabao, Da Niu and Qiao Feng who were far away in the capital, she didn't have to worry about them as Ma Fuquan, Prince Pingnan and Huo Jincheng were there too.
Thinking of Dabao and the others, Jian Ning decided to remind Ma Fuquan. She sent a message to Ma Fuquan, telling him about the situation here and reminding him to be wary of King Yong in the capital.
The two chatted for a while and said good night to each other. Jane Ning's eyelids became heavy and she fell asleep unknowingly.
She didn't know how long she had slept when she heard a slight sound in her dream. There seemed to be movement on the eaves. There was a small night light in the corner of the room. Jane Ning opened her eyes and met Baimei's gaze, and made a gesture to him to keep quiet.
Baimei looked at Guoguo, who pricked up his ears, and moved slowly and quietly to the side of the beam, until he was completely in the shadow, then he raised his eyes and stared upwards coldly without moving.
With a subtle sound, a tile on the inn's roof was peeled back, and then a thin bamboo tube emerged, and wisps of purple-red smoke curled up...
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