Chapter 1690: Too Much…

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was a little hard to take care of the child, but when she hugged her baby, her heart couldn’t help but soften.

Unconsciously, Jiang Yue looked at her baby with a warmer gaze.

The garlic cake was ready, and it was already 11. It was time to wash the baby and prepare the baby to sleep. Therefore, Jiang Yue wanted to carry the baby back to the room. Xue Yan also planned to fetch water for the baby and send it to the room. However, before they left the hall and picked the baby up from the cradle, they heard the sound of horse hooves.

The sound of horse hooves was extremely hurried.

Soon, the horse hooves arrived at the entrance of their courtyard.

Everyone in the family was at home, and the lights were still on. They were still awake, and they were in the village. The villagers liked to visit, and so did their family members. Therefore, the courtyard door was always kept open. With the lanterns hanging at the courtyard door, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan could see that the person who came was a Cloud Guard. Once the horse stopped at the courtyard door, the Cloud Guard dismounted.

Then, he rushed into the courtyard.

Everyone in the family knew Xue Yan’s identity. Xue Dafu and the others were also used to it. They even urged Xue Yan to hurry to the study room. This hastiness meant that there must be something important.

Xue Yan went to the study room.

Jiang Yue also carried the baby along.

The Cloud Guard hurriedly followed him into the study room before reporting in detail about the Dongxiao diplomatic team being almost assassinated in the Juran area and finding a nearby inn to stay in, as well as the fact that the Dongxiao Emperor Qu Xiao was missing. The Dongxiao diplomatic team suspected that it was done by Da Ling and that they wanted an explanation from Da Ling.

The baby did not recognize the Cloud Guard. She held her mother’s arms and looked at the Cloud Guard without blinking. She was super obedient.

The Cloud Guards were amazed at how obedient the baby was.

On the other hand, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan exchanged glances when they heard the Cloud Guard’s words.

Jiang Yue then said, “Although we sent someone back to inform them, we can’t be sure that the Dongxiao Emperor is dead. Moreover, Da Ling has gunpowder and cannons. Even if the entire Dongxiao knows that the Dongxiao Emperor disappeared after they were almost assassinated and suspects that it was Da Ling, they will at most send their troops to confront our troops at the border and let us give a satisfactory explanation. They won’t attack Da Ling.” After a pause, she added, “At least not for the time being. Not unless we see the Dongxiao Emperor’s corpse.”

Xue Yan nodded in agreement and said, “Those assassins didn’t have a single trace on them, and they all carried the mentality of certain death. They were all death warriors, and the person behind them must be someone of high status.

“This was either done by someone in Da Ling who wanted to destroy the relationship between the two countries and didn’t want the two countries to be friendly, or it was done by someone from Dongxiao. After all, Qu Xiao is still young, and it’s already very strange for him to personally go to Da Ling.

“We’ve already guessed before that there were people from Dongxiao who wanted Qu Xiao to die, so it’s more likely that it was someone from Dongxiao who did it. It was more likely that the person was a regent of Dongxiao. Even if the assassins didn’t come out in full force, there were still some people around.

“However, a child can’t disappear from a room that is surrounded by an iron wall without making any strange sounds. There were also no traces of anything strange in the room. There were no secret tunnels at all. It shouldn’t be an assassination. At that time, it was the Cloud Guards and Liao Xiaodong who were guarding it.

“They wouldn’t do such a thing. Either Qu Xiao disappeared on his own, or it was the work of the servants who served Qu Xiao.”

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