The Xiao Chonghuan couple, their legs broken, canceled the large force they had sent to assassinate Su Qingyue.
Xiao Yuchuan feared that the Xiao couple might discover that the attackers in black were dispatched by his wife. After probing the housekeeper, the Xiao couple mistakenly thought the assailants were from Pear Blossom Villa, as Chang Haotian had visited the Xiao Mansion just before the incident. No one from the Xiao Family suspected the wife had such capabilities, so he felt relieved.
That morning, after Xiao Chonghuan had taken the medicine brewed by the doctor, he summoned a secret guard to inquire, "What has that unfilial son been up to these past few days?"
"The young Master leaves early each day and returns very late, just wandering around in the capital," the secret guard replied. "I followed him secretly, and I feel the young Master seems to be looking for someone..."
