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Xiao Qingran occasionally felt that this kind of life was the best. It was uneventful and peaceful, but even though she thought this way, it didn't mean that others wouldn't cause trouble for her.

Sudden Wind was a smart person. During the day, he had also understood Xiao Qing Ran's instructions and had already ordered the secret guards to conceal themselves, waiting for the thieves to take the bait.

Not long after they had entered the palace, more than twenty people jumped from the walls of the palace. However, these assassins who had gone to assassinate them were not directed at the two men, but rather, they took a detour to their guest rooms after entering the mansion.

Over there was Zhao Qingfeng's residence.

"My prince, my princess, he's here." The wind outside whispered.

The two people in the room were sitting on the bed playing chess. When Xiao Qing Qing heard this, she immediately got up with interest. She wanted to get off the bed, but the person held her wrist on the chessboard: "What are you doing?"

"Qingqing, no need to go over. This King can just go and take a look."

Xiao Qing then frowned, "You still haven't recovered from your fever?"

"It's just a minor illness. Good boy, you're pregnant now and can't look at that dirty stuff." Su Qian Han got off the bed and rubbed her head, "I will take care of this matter."

Xiao Qing Ran clutched her chest as she tilted her head in disappointment. "Just following them isn't enough. It's not like I'm going to make a move. It's boring staying in the house every day."

Su Qian Han heard her say that she was bored and wondered whether she should stay with him tomorrow, then thought that she was not a dodder, and that she always had a sense of propriety when doing things, so he could only sigh and compromise, "Alright, I'll take you there, but you have to obediently stay by my side and not barge in."

Xiao Qingran wondered that this person had started thinking today. He quickly got off the bed and put on his shoes as he said: "Don't worry, I know. I will absolutely not do anything. Most importantly, I can't even if I wanted to."

Su Qianhan helplessly shook her head when she saw this. She squatted down and helped her put on her shoes. After that, she carefully draped some clothes over her shoulders and left the room with the others.

The wind outside was still waiting. Seeing them come out, he reported to them, "Master, there are 24 of us. We're in the same group as before and we're all trapped in the courtyard."

"Let's go take a look."

The three of them walked around the courtyard. More than half of the assassins had died, and the mansion's people were surrounding them, neither side moving. Zhao Qingfeng stood outside the encirclement, frowning as he observed the situation inside.

"Duke Han?" When Zhao Qingfeng saw the person, he slightly nodded his head and greeted, "Of course."

"Are you okay?"

Zhao Qingfeng shook his head, his eyes still emitting a cold light. "No problem. It's all thanks to the guards at Duke Han's mansion. Otherwise, I would have already been turned into a corpse."

"They actually sent a dark guard to kill you. It looks like you really do have some good stuff on you." Su Qianhan was never tactful with his words, he just said whatever he wanted to say, "Zhao Jin has 100 guards under his command, so he won't let his guards attack easily. But just these two times, more than half of them were eliminated because of you. He will probably hate you to death."

Zhao Qingfeng froze for a moment. He could only smile helplessly but did not respond.

Xiao Qingran held her stomach with one hand as she looked at the people trapped in the middle. She raised her eyebrows and said: "Since it's that man's secret guard who is loyal to him, it seems like we can't get anything out of him."

"Right." Su Qian Han nodded and gave the wind a look.

The wind immediately waved his hand, making a 'kill' gesture.

Xiao Qingran watched as the wind whipped the saber from her waist and rushed in. She subconsciously took a step forward to take a closer look, but the next second, the person beside her pulled her into his embrace and pressed her head down: "Hey, what are you doing?"

"Didn't I say to be obedient? I can't watch this anymore." Su Qian Han reached out his hand to block her sight, and frowned as he thought about the words she said to him this afternoon, "Teach the fetus, pay attention to it."

Xiao Qing's eyelids twitched as she rubbed her temples with a hidden prick.

This man … She didn't teach him that word to make him hate her.

Beside him, Zhao Qingfeng watched the interaction between the two of them. He pursed his lips, and an unfathomable light flashed in his eyes. Unnaturally, he turned his eyes away.

The wind moved quickly, and in just a few moments, it had killed off most of the people around them. Just as they were about to put away the net, a dozen men wearing light gray clothes, wielding weapons, suddenly appeared from the top of the wall.

Su Qianhan squinted his eyes and sneered, "That man really thinks highly of you. He even prepared two groups of people?"

When Xiao Qing Ran heard the voice behind her, she subconsciously wanted to turn around to look, but that man tightly held her in his embrace and could not move.

"Your Highness!" As soon as they landed on the ground, a new group of people quickly noticed Zhao Qingfeng, who was hiding behind a encirclement. Among them, the person who seemed to be the leader rushed towards him like an arrow.

It was just right that before he could even touch Zhao Qingfeng's sleeve, the other side had already raised his sword and blocked Zhao Qingfeng's path. Because someone had suddenly entered the fray, the three sides' battle was instantly in chaos.

"Master Li?" During the deadlock between the three factions, Zhao Qingfeng was the first to recognize one of them.

"Your Highness, it's me!" Zhou Li held his sword in his hand as he battled against the wind, his face full of vigilance, "Your Highness, quickly come to this old man's side!"

When Xiao Qingran heard this voice, she felt that it was a little familiar. Suddenly, a person flashed through her mind: "Qianhan, tell them to stop."

Su Qianhan frowned and recognized the man as well, "Sudden Wind."

"Yes." Whirlwind, with his keen eyes, gave up fighting with the man in front of him. He focused on leading his men to wipe out the first group of assassins.

Zhou Li took a few steps forward and stood in front of Zhao Qingfeng. Then he wielded his sword to protect his back. He raised the blade in his hand and said warily to Su Qianhan, "Su Qianhan, stand there and don't move!"

"Master Li, why have you come here?" Zhao Qingfeng was alarmed. "Wait a moment, aren't they …"

"It was His Majesty who asked this old subject to come and bring you back. Your Highness, don't panic. This old subject will definitely bring you back safely." Zhou Li's eyes were grim. It seemed he had mistaken them for kidnappers.

Xiao Qing Ran pulled her body out of the man's embrace and said lightly: "I knew your voice to be familiar. So you are really an acquaintance, the lord came all the way from the Jin Kingdom and since you have come to our residence, you are considered a guest. How can there be guests who confront their master when they meet?"

She had seen this person before when she followed Zhao Jin to the capital. She had seen him once at the palace banquet and had Li Er check him out after seeing how extraordinary he was. However, he seemed to be one of Zhao Qingfeng's men.

"Guest?" Zhou Li sneered, "I already know that you know your way around, but your ability to invert right and wrong isn't low either. Just what is your motive for keeping His Highness Jin in your mansion for so many days?"

Xiao Qingyi knew that he had misunderstood. She shrugged her shoulders and looked at Zhao Qingfeng: "To hold onto good intentions to save a person, but now they're treating you as a trafficker. Don't you think you should explain it to me?"

Zhao Qingfeng reached out to pull Zhou Li and hastily explained, "Master Li, you misunderstood. Half a month ago, I was killed by those people because they saved me. During this period of time, I stayed in the manor to recuperate.

"Was it Princess Han that saved His Highness?" Zhou Li frowned as he looked at Su Qianhan. After pondering for a while, he said, "Let's finish off those people first."

When his men heard the order, they immediately turned their spears around and combined with the tornado to kill the assassin.

Zhou Li's sword-like eyebrows froze as he took two steps forward and cupped his fists, "I was reckless just now, please forgive me for offending you, Duke Han. We are in a special period right now, and His Highness suddenly appeared at your place."

"As long as the misunderstanding is resolved." Xiao Qingyi did not care much about it. She expressed her understanding towards Zhou Li's actions, "On the other hand, why would Lord Zhou suddenly appear here?"

"The lord said that royal father sent you here? Did something happen in the capital? " Zhao Qingfeng furrowed his brows and asked.

Zhou Li looked at the man who had not spoken a single word since the start. He pursed his lips, but his heart was still filled with resentment. After all, it was something he could not tell others about the Jin Nation.

Xiao Qingyi knew that he had some misgivings as she glanced at the two sides who were still fighting, so she said in a moderated tone: "These people can just teach Suifeng and the others. I'm sure that it won't be that easy for Sir to find this place, the journey must have been a long one, don't just stand here, if you have anything to say, enter the main hall."

"This …" Zhou Li paused for a moment, then turned his head to look at Zhao Qingfeng with an inquiring look.

Zhao Qingfeng nodded. "Qingqing and King Han have been taking care of me for a while now. They also know a little about the Jin Kingdom, so Master need not hide it from us."

The meaning behind his words was that even if you hid it from them, they would still investigate by themselves.

"Yes."

Out of the corner of his eyes, Xiao Qing Ran caught sight of the small movements of these two people. A hint of playfulness flashed in the depths of his eyes as he slightly raised his eyebrows.

Although Zhao Qingfeng looked extremely weak and spoke in a soft voice, he still held a lot of prestige in front of his subordinates.

After Zhou Li sat down and rested his feet, he calmed down a little and said, "Actually, I'm ashamed of myself. A few months ago, when I followed the Fourth Prince back to the capital, I heard that His Majesty was gravely ill, and I was of the opinion that His Majesty had once sent an invitation to the imperial court to meet His Majesty. However, I did not receive an agreement from His Majesty."

"For a long time, I kept feeling that something was amiss, until a month ago, the fourth prince suddenly said that he had received orders from His Majesty to summon all the old officials to the palace and that His Majesty had already decreed that he would be the crown prince."

"Titled as Crown Prince?" Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows, "Didn't you say that His Majesty the Jin Emperor was too ill to even get out of bed? Why would there suddenly be such a decree? "

Zhao Qingfeng's eyes flashed, but he didn't seem surprised.

Xiao Qingran secretly observed his expression and took his calm expression into her eyes.

"We are also curious. In the past, His Majesty had to issue at least an imperial edict, but this is only an edict, even His Majesty, who was under the command of the fourth prince, did not have any credibility. So, we strongly requested to see His Majesty, but were rejected once again."