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Su Qianhan finally came back to his senses after hearing her reminder and nodded as he walked out with her.

The people outside had long since left.

Xiao Qing swaggered out of the small land. With the wind no longer blocking her path, she started to unrestrainedly blow on her body. She unconsciously shivered as she hugged herself tightly to her chest.

Because of the assassination attempt, the kite she was holding had been thrown somewhere. From afar, she looked at the place where the kite should have been. There wasn't much light in the night sky. It seemed like those people had already left.

"Those two people didn't manage to find us, so I think they have already left. It's already so late, so I'll be leaving first. Your Highness, feel free to go." As Xiao Qing Ran spoke, she stomped her foot and was about to leave.

Su Qian Han looked at her cold expression and frowned.

He had never experienced this kind of thing, and he wouldn't coax a woman to be happy, much less know what being gentle was like, but when he saw this woman's appearance, he felt more and more pity for her. Su Qianhan was wondering if he should take off his outer robes and give it to her, but then she had already left with large strides.

In the wind, only Su Qianhan's half-squinty and conflicted eyes remained staring at her slightly trembling figure as she walked away.

"Master, why didn't you call your subordinate just now?" The wind came from behind another boulder.

Su Qianhan did not speak until the figure in the distance was completely gone. He then said in a deep voice, "In the future, no matter what happens when I am alone with her, as long as I don't call for you, no one is allowed to appear."

The wind frowned, and the face under the mask twisted in confusion. After a while, he lowered his head and said, "Yes."

"And this assassination — go investigate, see who wants her life this time."

"..." "Yes."

On the other side, Xiao Qingyi jogged back to the general's manor. As soon as she entered the bedroom, she bumped into Riko.

"Aiya, Miss, where did you go? Why are your clothes all wet after a trip out? "

"Don't talk so much for now, prepare some hot water for me. I want to take a bath."

"Oh, okay. Miss, you should first change into a clean set of clothes. Li Er will go prepare some hot water for you right now."

Xiao Qing quickly took off her wet clothes and waited for the pear to boil some water before sitting down in the bath barrel. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, and comfortably leaned against the edge of the bath barrel.

"Miss, you still haven't said what happened?" Riko stood outside the screen as she asked.

Xiao Qing Ran immersed her entire body in the water. After sighing comfortably, she tried her best to choose the most important thing to tell her.

"What?" Someone actually wanted to assassinate the little miss? "How could it be possible?"

There are only a few enemies of the Lady's family who, if you think about it carefully, are capable and motivated enough to hire a killer.

"I'm curious too. I thought it was for Su Qianhan, but …" Xiao Qing shook her head, "I don't remember where I made such a big enemy."

"Could it still be Li Jing? "After all, the last time …"

"Impossible, not to mention that Li Jing no longer has the right to be the butler, she simply cannot afford to hire those people. Even if she has the ability, she has no excuse, Xiao Xiyu has already married into the Zhao manor long ago, and the matter of the sacrificial ceremony has already been a long time. Li Jing is not in a position to do so."

"In that case, it's also impossible for Third Madame." Riko knitted her brows as she thought through everyone else, but she still failed to come up with a conclusion. "Don't worry Miss, we must investigate this matter. Riko will immediately send down an order and will give Miss an explanation as soon as possible."

"Mm. Go."

Hopefully, she was overthinking things. Today, the movements of those people made her feel a sense of familiarity.

Xiao Qing Ran felt that there were very few times when something went wrong, and this time was no exception. She quickly replied to the message that they had found out the mastermind behind the assassination attempt.

However, this person truly surprised Xiao Qingyi — — Lan Ying, the current empress.

Riko was also surprised when she heard the news. There was no actual contact between her and the empress. The only link was the one Su Qianxing had asked for her help to make a good impression in front of the emperor, and the rest was gone.

[If she didn't like the fact that I broke this engagement, why would she send someone to assassinate me now?] Wouldn't that be unnecessary?

However, he couldn't figure it out. When Su Qianhan received the news, she was also very surprised, but he quickly understood that there might be a hidden reason behind Lan Ying's actions. Thus, he quickly began to investigate the matter regarding Xiao Qingran's mother.

In terms of sensitivity, it could be said that the two of them were evenly matched.

On the other side, Su Qianxing, who had accidentally escaped the assassination, rushed into the palace to question the Empress after learning of what had happened by the River of Rites.

Lan Ying, on the other hand, didn't seem very happy. This was the first time her son had used such a tone to speak to her, and it was for a girl she didn't even like at all.

"Mother, I have already said this many times. You can leave the sweet matters to your son, but why do you have to be so good at making decisions? "It must be known that this son of his is planning to mend his relationship with her in the near future. I still need her for the following matters …"

"Need her? Don't be a fool, don't you see? Xiao Qing Ran is already standing on Su Qian Han's side. "

"What?" Su Qian Xing was stunned.

"Why don't you know? Yesterday, you sent someone back to report that Xiao Qing Qing ran away with Su Qian Han and that Su Qian Han had saved that woman many times during the fight.

Su Qian Han was surprised, but he did not expect this. He quickly came to his senses and gave himself an excuse: "That could be because Su Qian Han thought that those people were sent to assassinate him. That's why he resisted."

"Even if you guessed right, do you know? "That woman knows martial arts!" Lan Ying said coldly.

"This is impossible!" Su Qianhan's eyes widened in shock, "That's impossible. I've been with Qinggran for so long, but I've never known what martial arts she knows. How could she …"

That woman has been lying to you, and it was a waste that you actually wanted to take her into your family last time. If not for the fact that I sent someone over, I'm afraid she would have lied to you for the rest of her life! "That woman has a heart of a snake, it's not worth it for you to waste so much energy. Since you've already ascended to the crown prince's throne, I doubt that woman's usefulness will be great. Just finish her once and for all!"

Su Qianhan had always been using Xiao Qinggran as a tool and had never truly fallen in love with her. However, people were used to it.

This man was used to everything that happened in front of him. He was used to her giving him, her gentleness, her obedience. Moreover, he had completely forgotten that asking for everything would cause him to be exhausted sooner or later.

Now that he suddenly knew that he hadn't seen through her in such a long time, the complex emotions in his heart could be imagined.

It was as if a vase that you could not use but could display was suddenly broken into pieces.

Su Qian Xing clenched his fists, the cold anger in his eyes could no longer be suppressed. "So you've been lying to me all along!"

Seeing his reaction, Lan Ying knew that he had gotten what he wanted and asked again, "You know who she is now, don't you, Xing'er? She didn't sincerely support you from the start. Otherwise, how could she hide the matter of her Martial Arts Competition? "Fortunately, you already know it, so you should teach your mother the rest."

If that woman was as helpful as before, he could keep her, but since she had already moved closer to Su Qianhan, there was no reason for him to let her continue living in this world.

No matter what, Xiao Qingran and Su Qianhan must not be together!

"No." Su Qian Xing clenched his fists as he looked up. With a trace of coldness in his eyes, he said, "I need to settle this myself."

Lan Ying was startled. She didn't expect him to still be so firm. "Alright, that woman has already lied to you so much, and you're still thinking about her? You can't really... Are you in love with her? "

"How could that be?" Su Qian Xing sneered. This was the first time he had shown his true nature in front of an outsider. He smirked as he spoke coldly, "I want to personally ask her why she lied to me. It's not because of her so-called feelings, but because of her betrayal! Even if it's a chess piece I threw away, I absolutely can't be with anyone else! If you want to cripple a chess piece, then I will have to destroy it myself! "

Xiao Qing Ran had been searching for information about the assassination these past two days. It was a pity that those people seemed to have disappeared without being able to find anything. However, this was also what she had guessed.

When she returned, she realized that those were the usual fighting styles of the palace. Presumably, those were the people close to the empress, and with the imperial guards in the palace, they would just hide away as if nothing had happened after they assassinated her. Naturally, they would not be able to find out anything.

However, this time, it gave Xiao Qing Ran some inspiration. She was thinking that the Queen might have done this to her out of fear. If it wasn't just for Su Qian Xing, then it must be related to her generation.

The solution to the mystery of his mother's death was still the key.

The time for the palace banquet had quickly arrived. Because Xiao Qing had received the order earlier, she did not like the atmosphere and went back to where she was before.

According to the position of minister, Xiao Qinggran tried her best to find a less conspicuous place to quietly pass by.

From time to time, Su Qian Jie would shoot a glance at her from his position amongst the princes. However, Su Qian Han didn't know why he wasn't present today.

After three rounds of drinking, the guests casually greeted each other after they finished watching the singing and dancing.

Su Qian Xing did not head towards the officials but instead walked straight towards Xiao Qing Qing.