Chapter 4: Cutting off

"Husband, would you like some water?"

Wen Chengyun felt warm in his heart, and at the same time, Cheng Weiyao's consciousness was able to enter the space again.

So Wen Chengyun frowned and watched as the girl handed him the water in a daze.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the space was opened, but it was only related to Wen Chengyun's attitude.

However, as long as the space can be opened, when you pass through a town, you can spend money to buy some utensils and food and put them into the space, so that you can improve your diet.

She was a Michelin-starred chef in her previous life, but now she has been reduced to digging wild vegetables. It makes her sad just thinking about it. Alas! What a cruel fate!

Over there, the aroma of peach cakes drifted to Concubine Gui's parents' home. A few half-grown children saw Wen Chengming eating snacks, and they ran up with a roll of their eyes.

"Hand over the snacks!" They were all teenagers around seven or eight years old, probably the little bullies at home. Seeing that the little boy refused, they surrounded Wen Chengming and were about to attack him.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Noble hurriedly pulled her youngest son into her arms and handed him her share instead.

"Auntie has some snacks here, you can take them and eat them. Don't scare your brother."

Cheng Weiyao stood aside and watched with her eyelids twitching. That family lived much better than them. Not only did they pay money to bribe the soldiers guarding them, they were also allowed to go into exile with 30% of their property.

But Imperial Concubine, please be clear-headed. The treasury of Prince Qinghe has been emptied and he is not allowed to take anything away. Now even eating has become a problem.

"Put it down!" Cheng Weiyao simply played the villain, hugged Wen Chengming in her arms, and glared at the naughty kids, "This snack is for mother and my younger brothers and sisters. No one else is allowed to touch it."

After saying that, he drove the children away.

Although the noble concubine didn't say anything, she obviously disapproved of Cheng Weiyao's actions.

"They are still children." The noble concubine did not expect Cheng Weiyao to be so strong, and she began to defend herself somewhat awkwardly.

"They have their own parents and families, and their lives are much better than ours. They don't need their mother's pity."

Cheng Weiyao acted as the nitpicker. She could see that this noble concubine was a saint. She had no bad intentions, but was just too weak.

Now she is going to be exiled. In her words, it means to reclaim wasteland. Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people, not to mention that there is a nest of them at her doorstep. This is not good.

Cheng Weiyao put Wen Chengming on the ground and turned to look at the noble concubine, "Mother, do you think what I did was wrong?"

The noble concubine pursed her lips and sighed deeply, "They are still young children. They are just having a snack. There is no need to be so harsh."

"You're right, but you know our family's situation. My brother is still so young, and the future is uncertain. How long can our food supply last?"

She looked at Cheng Weiyao in bewilderment. She had never dealt with such matters before, so naturally she didn't know how to answer.

"If we have no food to eat, can mother borrow some food from your parents' home?"

In the past two days, Cheng Weiyao looked at the noble concubine's family coldly. They were selfish and indifferent, and their disgust and hatred for her daughter were completely undisguised.

The noble concubine was obviously aware of all this and stood awkwardly in front of Cheng Weiyao, speechless for a moment.

Wen Chengyun, who was sitting on the side, saw this scene clearly and couldn't help but look up to Cheng Weiyao.

She had to sleep in the open air during her exile, but fortunately, when she passed by a town, she bought a lot of things and secretly put them into the space.

The sky suddenly changed, and the strong wind blew up sand and gravel, which blew into Cheng Wei Yao's mouth. When she looked up again, she felt the cool warmth of the rain.

The crowd found a large cave nearby. Some people complained, while others ran to the cave entrance and opened their mouths to catch the rainwater.

Cheng Weiyao was worried about what she had just seen. Such a big cave was not made of stone. Now that the drought has lasted for a long time, there is a high possibility of mudslides. If there is a landslide... then it will be the end.

Sitting and waiting for death was not her personality. Cheng Weiyao quietly moved to the man's side, intending to discuss things with him.

"Husband, I have something important to discuss with you..." Just as she said this, Cheng Weiyao felt her body being pulled suddenly and fell straight into Wen Chengyun's arms.

"Let's discuss something." Cheng Weiyao swallowed and looked up to see the man's jade-white throat in front of her. It slid up and down a few times, and then she heard a low and magnetic voice echoing in her ears.

"That's fine. If it's an urgent matter and there are many people around, just say it like this."

She didn't know what touched Cheng Weiyao's heart, she just felt her face flushed, and it must have been red from her neck to her ears.

Wen Chengyun lowered his eyes and was also stunned. He moved closer to see that the girl's face was white with a rosy glow, her eyes were like waves, and her cherry lips were half open, looking shy and cute.

After a while, he explained, "Just now, a stone fell and I saw it was going to hit your head, so I pulled you up. I didn't mean to be frivolous."

Well, this Prince Qinghe is quite upright and won't flirt with anyone. Cheng Weiyao obediently turned her head and saw that the small stone was lying quietly in his palm. He had grabbed it after pulling her.

Her heart couldn't help but sink as she explained to him what she was going to say. Finally, she said earnestly again:

"Husband, please believe me. Look at this cave, there's still sand and gravel falling. You can imagine if this is true, we..."

"Don't worry, wait here for me and take good care of mother and my brothers and sisters. I'll be back soon."

Following Wen Chengyun's gaze, Cheng Weiyao subconsciously shook his head. Those people had humiliated him before, and now he needed help from others. If he went there, he would definitely be bullied again.

So she grabbed Wen Chengyun's sleeve, and with great pain but determination, she took out a pair of earrings from the space, hid them in her palm, and stuffed them into his hand.

The warm fingertips touched and then left, and before he could feel anything else, his heart sank as he felt the pressure of the earrings in his hand.

Wen Chengyun stopped and looked sideways at Cheng Weiyao.

Cheng Weiyao pretended to be indifferent and waved her hand, "Oh, my husband will have to take care of it. It's okay on my side. I believe that with my husband's ability, these worldly possessions will always be available in the future, right?"

Wen Chengyun nodded gently: "Wait for me here."

I don’t know what Wen Chengyun said, but he really convinced the chief officer. When he came back, he heard the chief officer shout loudly.

"Quiet!" A shrill whistle sounded throughout the cave, and there was silence for a moment. Seeing this, he nodded in satisfaction.

"It's raining outside, and there are many torrents in the mountains. This cave is very likely to collapse. Now you listen to my orders and evacuate the cave in an orderly manner!"

After Cheng Weiyao finished speaking, she saw that person's eyes paused at her, and the next words immediately confirmed her ominous premonition.

"Prince Qinghe and his family will be the last ones to leave!"