After rebirth, she turned around and married the emperor's uncle and tore the scumbag apart

Chapter 640 No one is allowed to go to Prince Jing's residence without permission.

After Su Lingyue finished helping Xiao Yu wash up, Cai Die went out with water and saw Yan Qing standing outside, still wearing his usual white clothes, but today his arm was in a sling.

"Yanqing, what happened to you? Where are you hurt? Does it hurt?"

She put down the bucket, walked to Yan Qing's side, raised her hand to check his wound, but was afraid of touching him and hurting him, so she held her hand up at a loss.

Seeing that her eyes were red with worry, Yan Qing quickly smiled and coaxed her, "It's nothing, just an arrow wound. Brother Yan is healthy, he'll be fine after a while."

He was about to raise his injured arm to show that the injury wasn't serious, but as soon as he raised his arm, which was only slightly painful, tears welled up in his eyes from the pain.

"Oh~"

"What's wrong?" Cai Die became even more flustered, helping to lift his arm and blowing air onto the wound.

After a while, when the pain in her arm subsided, Yan Qing slowly lowered her arm and took deep breaths.

The intense pain he just experienced almost made him lose his breath.

"You said it wasn't serious, but it hurts this much." Cai Die's eyes were wet as she carefully checked the bandage to see if the wound was bleeding.

After catching her breath, Yan Qing chuckled and said guiltily to Cai Die, "I misjudged. I didn't expect it to hurt so much from moving. But you feel much better after you've finished blowing on it, Cai Die."

"Really?" Butterfly blinked her still slightly red eyes, somewhat doubtful.

"Of course it's true. I've been unable to leave the manor these past few days due to my injuries, so I'll trouble you to blow on it for me every day."

"Okay, fine." Although Cai Die was very skeptical of his statement, since he said blowing on it was effective, she figured it wouldn't hurt to blow on it for him when she had free time. "Then don't move around anymore. If it hurts, come find me."

"Hehe, I know, Butterfly Sister is so good to me."

Seeing Yan Qing's smiling face, Cai Die couldn't help but laugh as well. "Your Highness and Miss have already washed up. You may go in now!"

*

When Yan Qing entered, Xiao Yu was drinking tea.

Seeing him come in, Su Lingyue greeted him with a smile, "You're here!"

After Xiao Yu finished drinking, he took away the teacup to make room for Yan Qing.

Yan Qing forced a smile at Su Lingyue, "Your Highness, Your Highness, good morning!" Then she secretly glanced at Xiao Yu.

Yan Qing is now in charge of all matters, big and small, in the manor. However, his arm injury will affect both his care for the prince and his handling of the manor's affairs.

He cannot carry out any missions recently, as Yan Qing is afraid that the prince will blame him for acting on his own.

He stood in front of Xiao Yu's bed and said with a grin, "Your Highness."

Seeing his guilty and frightened look, Xiao Yu smiled and asked, "How badly are you injured? Is it serious?"

Seeing that Xiao Yu did not blame him immediately, Yan Qing finally nodded to Xiao Yu with relief, "The arrow wound is quite deep. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of the prince or carry out any missions in the near future."

Xiao Yu had heard Qi Lu recount the situation last night and could roughly guess Yan Qing's thoughts.

He got injured because he was trying to help him, so why would Xiao Yu punish him?

Xiao Yu looked at him and said gently, "The purpose of last night's operation was to probe the strength of Prince Jing's mansion. You did a good job. In this way, we have grasped Prince Jing's strength and will not blindly underestimate the enemy in the future."

"Take good care of your injuries these days. The princess will be staying here, and there are other people on the mission as well."

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, Yan Qing's eyes immediately reddened. "Your Highness, I almost didn't get to see you last night! If that person had intended to kill me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see you and the Princess again."

Yan Qing has carried out countless missions and has always been able to handle them with ease, but she has never suffered such a big setback and been so frightened.

If he said that, then things are definitely not simple.

Xiao Yu's expression darkened. After a moment's thought, he said, "Tell me in detail about those people, especially the one who shot you."

Su Lingyue brought over a stool. "Sit down and let's talk."

Yan Qing sat down and began to recall the events of the previous night, telling Xiao Yu everything he had seen and felt.

"After killing those dozen or so guards, I relaxed for a moment, but I was definitely not so relaxed that I was completely unaware of everything around me. However, I had no idea when that person was on the roof or when he shot the arrow. For someone to be able to keep me completely unaware, that person's strength must be above mine."

“Even above Yun Ting and Sister A-Qing, perhaps Sima Changfeng could fight him.”

Yan Qing's expression was serious, and his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

"That's strange. If he's so powerful, and you killed more than a dozen of his men, why didn't he kill you?"

Xiao Yu and Yan Qing both turned their gazes to Su Lingyue, their eyes sharp, causing Su Lingyue to unconsciously place her hand on her heart, not daring to breathe.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Su Lingyue asked tentatively.

Xiao Yu stared intently at Su Lingyue and asked in a deep voice, "Yue'er, what would you do if someone killed your maid?"

Without even thinking, Su Lingyue said, "Of course, it's to kill them to avenge my people."

A quiet room.

Yan Qing looked at Xiao Yu, then at Su Lingyue, and asked blankly, "So why didn't he kill me?"

Suddenly, his expression tensed up as he thought of something. "Are you planning to find our hideout and wipe us out in one fell swoop?"

Su Lingyue also became nervous and comforted him, "Perhaps he wouldn't dare if he knew you were from the Prince Su's mansion."

Yan Qing's face turned pale, and she silently prayed that it was the latter.

Being targeted by someone so much stronger than herself, she might not even know when she would die. Just thinking about it terrified Yan Qing.

It was like a sword hanging over his neck, ready to fall and take his head at any moment.

Su Lingyue was also unsure. Xiao Yu hadn't said a word. When she looked up, she saw that Xiao Yu's brows were furrowed, his eyes were downcast, and he was thinking about something. His expression was frighteningly somber.

She hadn't seen Xiao Yu with this expression in a long time.

The last time was after he found out that the emperor had poisoned Consort Zhen.

Yan Qing followed Su Lingyue's gaze and looked at Xiao Yu.

Seeing his expression, Yan Qing consciously stopped talking.

After about an incense stick's time, Xiao Yu finally looked up at Yan Qing, his tone more serious than ever before: "Pass down the order: from now on, without my command, no one is allowed to go to the Jing Prince's residence. Those who disobey will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Yan Qing, do you understand?"

Xiao Yu had almost never spoken to Yan Qing so sharply before, and for a moment his breathing became unsteady, and he coughed violently again.

Yan Qing's heart tightened, and she quickly nodded respectfully, "I understand, Your Highness, please don't be angry."

Before he could even get up, Su Lingyue immediately stepped forward to pat Xiao Yu on the back and handed him a snuff bottle.

After sniffing it a few times, Xiao Yu gradually stopped coughing, and his breathing gradually became steady.

Seeing that Yan Qing agreed, Xiao Yu's breathing had completely calmed down, and he said with a relaxed expression, "We still don't know where that person came from, and no one in the manor can stand up to him, so let's not provoke trouble, lest we ruin our important plans."

"Yes, Your Highness." Yan Qing nodded, then, as if thinking of something, he said, "But with such powerful people protecting Prince Jing, and the Crown Prince now deposed, no one can stand against him. What if he really inherits the throne in the end?"

After some adjustment, Xiao Yu had regained his usual calm and composure, and said lightly, "If we want our plan to succeed, it's not the only way for Xiao Changyu to become the crown prince."

Yan Qing was somewhat puzzled: "But..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yu gently explained, "If Prince Jing is a wise ruler, his plans will greatly benefit us. If he is a foolish ruler, not only the current emperor, but even the court officials will not agree to it. Don't worry."

Seeing Xiao Yu's confident demeanor, Yan Qing's tense heart relaxed. "Alright, I'll do as Your Highness says."

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "I'll send someone to inform Yun Ting later, and tell him to be careful in his actions. If it's not necessary, he should avoid the Jing Prince's Mansion."

After saying that, Xiao Yu added, "No, you should go there yourself. I'm afraid other people won't be able to explain it clearly."

Yan Qing smiled and nodded, "I know, Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely convey the message. If Yun Ting knew that we care about him so much, he would be very happy."

Xiao Yu instructed, "Also, go and check on how the guards at the Jiang residence are training. Tell Yun Ting to keep a close eye on things. Given the current situation at the residence, I'm always worried about you all without him around."

In this situation, Yan Qing couldn't wait for Yun Ting to come back. If the two of them were together, their chances of survival would be greater if that person came seeking revenge.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure that kid comes back soon."

"Okay, go ahead,"

After Yan Qing left, Xiao Yu's breathing gradually became heavy. Worried that Xiao Yu would cough again, Su Lingyue held the snuff bottle to Xiao Yu's nose.

"Moon, help your husband lie down, I want to sleep a little longer." His voice was full of exhaustion and weakness.

Su Lingyue had a feeling that the sudden incident at Prince Jing's mansion was more serious than Xiao Yu had described.

He must want to lie down now, rest up his energy that he just used up, and then think of a solution.

After Su Lingyue helped Xiao Yu lie down, Xiao Yu immediately closed his eyes and didn't say another word.

Su Lingyue drew the gauze curtains, then sat down by the bed, silently keeping Xiao Yu company.