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"Your Highness, aren't the Xiao family members to be exiled to the north in three days?"

Perhaps the young master of the Xiao family will secretly come to see them off.

My subordinates will secretly guard the city gate at that time.

If discovered, arrest them immediately and exile them along with the others.

After pondering Liu Wei's words for a while, Xie Jingxing said, "In broad daylight, in such a dangerous situation, would the young master of the Xiao family walk right into a trap?"

"I've heard that although the young master of the Xiao family is in poor health, he is clever and quick-witted."

"Your Highness's concerns are valid, but the father and son have a deep bond, and there is also the young master's mother, Lady Liu. The young master may not necessarily let this opportunity pass him by."

If he misses this opportunity, he might never see his family again.

Your subordinate thinks the young master might be willing to take the risk and try it.

Liu Wei continued.

"That's possible, but you shouldn't wear this armor, lest they spot you and dare not approach."

Xie Jingxing finally nodded, approving of Liu Wei's plan.

"Alright, I will disguise myself as a peddler tomorrow and will not arouse any suspicion."

Your Highness, it's getting late. You should go back to your residence and rest early!

The prince isn't sleepy, but he is.

Liu Wei yawned sleepily.

"No rush. If I remember correctly, didn't Madam Li, the third wife of the Xiao family, take the divorce papers back to the Li family?"

Xie Jingxing suddenly asked.

Liu Wei was completely stunned; had the topic changed too quickly?

We were just talking about the young master, how did we suddenly bring up the third wife of the Xiao family?

The third wife of the Xiao family is said to be exceptionally beautiful, a true beauty in the making. Could it be that Prince Cheng has such thoughts about her?

King Cheng had always been fond of beautiful women, and kept more than a dozen concubines in his harem.

However, he quickly replied, "Your Highness, this is indeed the case..."

Xie Jingxing beckoned Liu Wei closer, and Liu Wei leaned in, whereupon King Cheng whispered a few words in his ear.

Liu Wei immediately realized and nodded, "Your Highness is indeed more skilled. I admire you."

"Alright, it's past midnight."

I'm tired too, so I'm going back to my residence.

"You must guard this place well."

Xie Jingxing waved his hand, turned around and strode away.

Tao'er, Ayan, and Chen Ping'an returned safely to the Chen family, and the three of them finally felt relieved.

They entered the courtyard and quickly closed the gate.

We arrived at the main room.

By the flickering light of the oil lamp in the main room, Tao'er carefully examined Chen Ping'an. Seeing the weariness on his face from his journey, but the clear and determined look in his eyes, she felt much more at ease.

Because she had entrusted Chen Pingan with arranging all those things.

She was preoccupied with two things at once, and she couldn't expose herself to the beggars for fear that people would discover she was a woman.

After all, beggars spend all day begging on the streets and have seen all sorts of people, so it's easy for them to tell men from women.

She was even more afraid that they would recognize her as the woman in the portrait, become greedy, and report her for the reward.

After all, people die for wealth and birds die for food; beggars don't have that much of a sense of justice.

So they could only arrange for Chen Ping'an to go, and she even changed his makeup to make him look like a wealthy businessman.

"Uncle Chen, thank you for your hard work today. Are you injured?"

She wasn't sure if he might get injured in an accident, but she felt it was right to show concern.

"Don't worry, Miss Tao'er, it's nothing, it's nothing."

I am not injured, I am fine.

I kept hidden and didn't let them find us.

Chen Ping'an even stood up and did a few movements to prove that he was not injured.

"That's good. Ayan, are you feeling alright anywhere?"

Tao'er turned to ask Ayan.

Ayan shook his head. "Sister Tao'er, I'm fine. How about you?"

"My sister is fine too, it's good that everyone is home safely."

Tao'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he poured a cup of tea for everyone, and the tea contained spiritual spring water.

Because today, Tao'er put spiritual spring water into the Chen family's large water vat.

From now on, their family can drink water infused with the sacred spring water when cooking, boiling water, or making tea.

Although it is not as effective as not adding water, it can still achieve the effect of strengthening the body.

This was all she could do.

"We're all exhausted today, let's have some tea to soothe our throats!"

"Uncle Chen, please drink first. You worked the hardest today and deserve the most credit."

Chen Ping'an picked up the teacup, grinned foolishly, and said, "Alright, this tea was poured by Miss Tao herself, so I definitely have to drink it."

Hmm…

Why does the tea at home taste so much better today?

Could it be that my parents got the spring water from somewhere?

Only mountain spring water can taste this sweet and delicious!

Moreover, he felt much more relaxed and his fatigue had lessened.

Tao'er and Ayan also finished their cups of tea.

Tao'er noticed Chen Ping'an's surprise, so she immediately smiled and praised, "Uncle Chen, the tea at your house is really delicious!"

Ayan chimed in, praising, "Sister Tao'er is right, Uncle Chen's tea is really sweet!"

Chen Ping'an was embarrassed by the praise and scratched the back of his head. "It's probably spring water that my parents got from somewhere!"

"Drink as much as you like."

Chen Ping'an stood up and poured a cup for Tao'er and Ayan each.

Tao'er took another small sip, not wanting to disrespect her elders.

"Thank you, Uncle Chen!"

The two said it in unison, then looked at each other and smiled.

Tao'er then asked, "Brother Ping'an, have all the beggars disguised as bandits from Jingmeng Mountain been properly arranged?"

Was there anything wrong with the retreat?

Was anyone injured?

Did those patrolling guards notice anything amiss?

Did they not suspect anything?

Didn't they suspect they were fake bandits?

She spoke very softly, afraid of waking the elderly Chen couple who were already asleep.

Ayan listened intently from the side. Although he didn't know the specific details of Sister Tao'er and Uncle Chen's plan, he knew part of it and could guess what it was.

He knew he was still young and couldn't be of much help, but he was sure he would do the right thing as long as he listened to Sister Tao'er.

Grandmother and Father both told him to listen to Sister Tao'er, so he must be right.

Chen Ping'an poured himself another cup of tea, gulped it down, and then calmly replied, "Don't worry, Miss Tao'er, I've taken care of everything."

The silver was given in full to those beggar brothers...

No, they're our "bandit" brothers now.

They were all clever and knew the rules; they took the money without asking any further questions.

As previously agreed, I had them split into four groups and escape in four different directions.

Those officers and soldiers couldn't catch up at all.

I was a little worried about their safety, since they didn't know martial arts.

Unexpectedly, they escaped incredibly quickly.

Those officers and soldiers were panting heavily from exhaustion…

Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh as he spoke.

"That's good, that's good. I hope none of them got hurt. No matter what their status is, they are all lives."

So I just wanted to confirm it.

In short, thanks to Uncle Chen tonight, Tao'er is extremely grateful!

Tao'er stood up and gave Chen Ping'an a half-bowl bow, and A Yan followed suit.

Chen Pingan waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no..."