After Yun Yichen left, Xiao Jingkang called his wife over and closed the door to discuss for more than half an hour. Tong Mingyu went out with red eyes and arranged for Xiwei, who was by her side, to take two steady and reliable maids to live in Yaoyuan Tower from today and be responsible for the young lady's food, clothing and daily life.
She went to see Nanny Ruan in person and repeated Yun Yichen's words. Nanny Ruan had heard the old people in the palace talk about the poisonous insects, and she also knew that it was not easy to plant a poisonous insect in a person, and that the other person's blood was required as bait.
Then we have to make sure that my daughter doesn't get hurt. It seems that we have to be very careful.
The two women who cared about Xiao Yao the most imagined all possible situations and solutions. They were afraid that those people would not do things carefully enough. Nanny Ruan decided to put down the things in her hands and accompany her apprentice wholeheartedly. Those maids had basically already started, so they just needed to be taught slowly. Now that the apprentice was important, who would care about them?
In the evening, a family meeting was held at home with the participation of all members. Xiao Jingkang felt that it was not enough to just be more careful in the remote building. Everyone in the family should be made aware of the importance of this matter and must not be careless.
"From today on, special people will be assigned to take turns guarding the kitchen and tea room. People who go out should not bring anything home casually. Except for Ping'an Niang and Nanny Ruan, it is best for no one else to enter or leave Yaoyuan Building. Let's build a small kitchen for the two girls! That way they don't have to leave Yaoyuan Building." As the old man is an absolute authority, no one will oppose his words, and no one will express different opinions on an occasion like today.
"Also, have the princess find a way to get rid of them quickly. Xiao Si, don't say I didn't warn you. If anything really happens, I'll hold it against you and your wife. I'll see how you'll explain it to Prince Jing's mansion."
Prince Jing's Mansion, if I have any problems, why should I report to Prince Jing's Mansion? Xiao Yao looked at her grandfather puzzledly, asking for an explanation.
The old man is no longer opposed to proposing a marriage between the two families, but unfortunately the timing is wrong. The Han family has just had an accident, and Luo Yan is nowhere to be found. If he tells his granddaughter at this time that the family has arranged for her to marry Yun Yichen, the child will definitely be scared. If something happens while the family is in chaos, it will be really bad.
"Grandpa, the chief secretary of Prince Jing's Mansion is here." Butler Feng came in to report.
"The prince just came this afternoon, and the chief secretary is here again in the evening. Grandfather, are you hiding something from me?" Xiao Yao finally realized that something was wrong. Her family and the Jingwang Mansion were too close! Could it be that her family wanted to marry Ruyi to Yun Yichen?
Don't blame Xiao Yao for having such wild ideas. It was really caused by the disturbance caused by several pairs of cousins in her family.
"What are you thinking about! He must have come here for something. You guys come with me to the study to meet the chief historian of Prince Jing's Mansion. All the younger generations can disperse! Alang, you guys send my sister back to Yaoyuan Tower." The old man forced a smile, patted his granddaughter, and strode out the door first.
"I don't want to be locked up in Yaoyuan Building." Xiao Yuan's biggest fear was not being able to go out.
"Move back to Yiyuan! But you can't go back to Yaoyuan for the time being." Yuan Yutong pointed out a path for her daughter, and it was up to her to choose. Yuan Yutong hoped her daughter would move back to Yiyuan for a while. She was too careless. Not only would she be useless if she stayed in Yaoyuan, but if she got into trouble again, how would she explain it to her sister-in-law and cousin?
It was such a dilemma! If I went back to Yiyuan, I could go out and play, but it would be hard to see my sister. If I stayed in Yuanyuan Building, I could accompany my sister, but I could only stay there and not go out.
"Ruyi, it's been a long time since you came back to Yiyuan to live. Go and keep your Third Uncle and Third Aunt company! It'll also give me some peace and quiet." Xiao Yao pushed Xiao Yuan towards Yuan Yutong. It was enough for her to stay in Yaoyuan Building alone. Why bother dragging down her sister!
In the study, Huang Jian, the Chief Clerk of Prince Jing's Mansion, bowed to the Xiao family and then got straight to the point. "My Lord and the Crown Prince have already sent enough men to protect Miss Xiao. The Lord said that everything is normal at the mansion and there's no need to be too nervous. These two are Wei Qi and Wei Jiu, sent by the Emperor to protect Miss Xiao."
The Xiao family followed Huang Jian's gesture and saw two ordinary-looking, casually dressed women who would be inconspicuous in the crowd standing straight in the middle of the study.
Others might think they were ordinary people, but the old man and Xiao Jingkang knew that the emperor had a Golden Dragon Guard, which gathered many masters and strange people to handle difficult cases and matters for the emperor. In Tianyu, only the emperor could order them to move. Among these people, there were several women, but they didn't know whether the two people in front of them were from there.
From that day on, the Xiao family lived in a state of paranoia. Everything sent to Xiao Yao was checked again and again. Even with such caution, Nanny Ruan still found that one of Xiao Yao's purses was missing. Was it accidentally lost or was it taken away by someone?
There was a traitor in Yaoyuan Tower. Nanny Ruan did not dare to be careless and quietly began to investigate with the people sent by the emperor...
The purse was taken away by a second-class maid who was responsible for serving tea. The maid never appeared again. It seemed that the other party had started to take action. Nanny Ruan and Tong Mingyu were closely following the development of the situation.
"Don't let Ping An go to Princess Jing's birthday party! There will be a lot of people and things to do that day, so don't cause trouble for the palace." Tong Mingyu discussed with his family the day before Yin Qianhua's birthday.
"If Ping'an doesn't go, will the princess be unhappy? Although a girl who is engaged in someone else's family cannot go to her husband's house. But our family's situation is special. It was your father-in-law who suggested that the news of their engagement should not be made public. Now he doesn't come to visit. What will people think?" Ever since Qin's granddaughter was promised to Prince Jing's Mansion, after the initial happy days, she has been always worried, fearing that the old and the young in the family might do something to displease Prince Jing's Mansion.
"Who are you talking about getting engaged?" Xiao Yuan heard the news as soon as she came back from going out. The ones who were supposed to get married in the family were already married. Could it be the fifth brother? She rejected her own guess on second thought. There had never been a man in the family who got married before the age of fifteen. If she couldn't guess, she could just ask. Xiao Yuan never made it difficult for her.
How did this little girl come back at such a coincidence? Should I tell her the truth or continue to hide it? The women present looked at each other for a while, then turned their eyes to Tong Mingyu. She was the one who was most qualified to make the decision here.
"Ruyi, come here, auntie will tell you something..."
"Wow, wow" Xiao Yuan threw herself into Tong Mingyu's arms and burst into tears. She was about to lose her sister and would soon not be able to eat or live together. This was definitely the worst news Xiao Yuan had ever heard since she was a child.
"Listen, it sounds like Ruyi's voice. She seems to be crying. I want to go over and take a look." Xiao Yao, who was helping Nanny Ruan collect and dry medicinal herbs in Yaoyuan Building, brushed off the herbal debris on her hands and wanted to go out.
Normally she didn't care that she couldn't go out, but Xiao Yuan's crying was so real that she really couldn't pretend not to hear it or ignore it.
"Miss, please stay." Wei Jiu, Wei Qi, and Nanny Ruan looked at each other and whispered something in Xiao Yao's ear. Xiao Yao hesitated for a moment and said, "Or I'd better not go!"
Xiao Yao felt a little guilty about letting others take risks and endure the accident that should have happened to her, so she hesitated.
"What is coming will eventually come. Passive defense is never as good as active attack. As long as you do as I say, things will be over soon, you will be free again, and we can go back to report." Wei Jiu's tone was calm, and his meaning was simple and clear.
Since everyone had explained it so clearly, and Xiao Yao was not slow-witted, she had no choice but to nod and agree. At the same time, she said to herself in her heart that maybe nothing would happen and everyone was just too nervous.
The sky was already dark, and even the wind on this scorching summer day carried a heat wave. Xiao Yao left the main gate with only Wei Qi and Wei Jiu, and rushed all the way to Ninghe Hall.
Several people jumped down from the courtyard wall and surrounded Xiao Yao and his servant. They did not dare to fight. One person pointed a dagger at Xiao Yao, and five people surrounded Wei Qi and Wei Jiu.
"Miss, I won't hurt you as long as you listen to me." The man closest to Xiao Yao slowed down his voice. He didn't dare to scare his master's darling.
"Mammy, I'm scared. Who are these people?" Xiao Yao waved at Wei Qi and Wei Jiu.
When the man saw Xiao Yao stretching out her hand, he quickly raised the dagger and stabbed Xiao Yao's fingers.
"Don't be afraid, miss. Nanny is here." Wei Jiu cut his wrist with the knife hidden in his sleeve. He rushed to Xiao Yao and gently wiped his hand on the assassin's dagger. He then quickly smeared some blood on Xiao Yao's hand with his backhand, making Xiao Yao look like she was cut.
"Mammy, my hand is broken, it hurts." Xiao Yao cried out according to the pre-arranged lines. At the same time, she raised her "injured" hand to show Wei Jiu. The assassin naturally saw it too. He lowered his head and looked at his dagger. It was already stained with blood, enough for three drops.
To be on the safe side, he took a special look at the nanny who had just pounced on Xiao Yao, and saw that she was bandaging Xiao Yao's "wound" with her intact hands.
All this happened in just a short moment, and it was dark, so who would suspect anything?
"Retreat." The six people disappeared in the blink of an eye just as they came.
"Miss, let's go to the upper room and ask the lady to ask a doctor to check on you!" Wei Jiu held Xiao Yao's trembling hand. This child performed quite well. She was able to remain calm in the face of danger and cooperated very well. No wonder King Jing chose her to be his daughter-in-law. She was definitely qualified.
"Ping'an, I heard a noise here. What happened?" Xiao Yi, who was stopped by the Chu sisters, ran towards his sister after being freed. He was really afraid that Xiao Yao would be hurt.
Seeing Wei Qi nodding at her, confirming that the assassins had left, Xiao Yao said, "Don't worry, second brother, I'm fine. Let's go see mother! I heard Ruyi crying, and I don't know what happened. I was just about to go and see." Xiao Yao grabbed Xiao Yi's clothes and pulled him towards Ninghetang. The yard was not a place to talk at all. Who knew that there would be a spy hiding in that corner? So she decided to let her hand be "injured" for a few days to make the trick more effective.
Xiao Yi looked his sister up and down to make sure she was really okay, then he followed closely behind his sister, protecting her as they walked towards Ninghe Hall.
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