Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Auntie, you are carrying a little brother...

Seeing that Liang Fangfang finally understood, Yue Feng was no longer as polite as if he had been possessed. He smiled heartily, and his big white teeth shone brightly.

"Minister Liang, I have taken everyone away." He repeated the first words he said when he entered the door.

Liang Fangfang's face was pale as she watched Yue Feng and his officers and soldiers respectfully lead the Su family into the carriage. Then, a group of more than 30 horses and several carriages drove towards the city gate in a mighty procession.

"Sir?" The Minister of Justice passed by the gate and saw that the Minister looked lost, so he patted him on the shoulder.

Liang Fangfang trembled all over, scaring the unsuspecting Minister of Justice to death. "Sir?" His voice was still trembling.

Under normal circumstances, Liang Fangfang would have comforted his subordinates who were frightened by him, but he had no intention of doing so now.

"Nothing, I'm just going to the palace." He said this hurriedly and walked out quickly.

The rumors that His Majesty asked him to spread in Shengjing City have already spread outside the city and will soon spread throughout the country.

At this time, if people knew that the Su family was innocent but was sentenced to exile, and was exiled to Guangxu Prefecture where the people were living in poverty...

He didn't dare think about it anymore.

The military department's carriage slowly drove through the bustling Shengjing City.

Su Guanzhang's face became extremely cold as he listened to the people talking about the romantic affairs between Jinyu, him and his wife, and the new emperor.

The children were still young and didn't understand, but when they saw the adults looked so unhappy, they sat aside obediently, not making any noise or making any trouble.

Yue Feng rode his horse beside the carriages, looking at the quiet carriages, his admiration for them deepened.

As expected of the Su family, they were well-equipped to manage the army and even properly educate their children and grandchildren. Even such a young child, who had been locked up in such a dark death cell for over half a month, remained calm even after being freed.

Not bad, really good.

The carriage left the city gate and stopped about a mile away from Shili Pavilion.

The Su family got off the carriage.

"It's still a quarter of an hour's walk from here to Shili Pavilion, and the carriage is difficult to pass," Yue Feng said to Su Sheng, "I won't see you off. Take care."

Su Sheng clasped his fists and said, "Thank you."

Yue Feng smiled brightly, "You are too polite, Duke." He climbed onto the horse and was about to drive it forward when he thought of something and turned his head back.

"Have you finished reading the imperial edict, Lord?" He was referring to the imperial edict that sentenced the direct descendants of the Su family to exile. He handed it to him when he sent Su Sheng to the carriage just now.

Su Sheng thought of the bright yellow imperial edict he had casually stuffed into his bag and smiled, "I've finished reading it." The handwriting on the imperial edict belonged to the one sitting on the dragon throne. Who knew what he was thinking when he wrote it? It was obvious that he wished their entire family would die, but when he personally wrote the imperial edict, he was like this...

Hmm, so forgetful. The new emperor is only twenty-three, just a year older than my son Zhang, yet he's so forgetful. Perhaps he's overjoyed at the thought of them being exiled to Guangxu Prefecture?

Su Sheng's smile was intriguing.

Yue Feng laughed heartily, "Then the Duke must keep it well."

"I will." Su Sheng exchanged a knowing look with him.

"However, I'm afraid His Majesty has realized it now. Duke, I have to go back to the capital." Yue Feng clasped his fists.

Su Sheng returned the greeting, "Thank you very much, take care."

Yue Feng waved his hand, left the officers and soldiers escorting the group, and rode back to Shengjing City alone.

The Su family and the officers and soldiers all stood there and watched him go away.

A strong wind blew from somewhere, bringing with it the sound of whispers from high up, but because it was too far away, nothing could be heard clearly.

The children looked around curiously, tentatively stepped on the mud that had not yet dried on the ground, and quickly pressed it into the semi-dry soil.

Now the children were all interested and they stepped on a mud ball. Soon the small mud balls under their feet were spread into mud cakes and mixed with the mountain mud.

The children's crisp laughter drew the adults' attention back.

"Let's go," Su Sheng put his hand on Su Guanzhang, "Jinyu should be here soon."

Thinking of Xuan Jinyu, Su Guanzhang's eyes softened a lot.

"My aunt is there."

Tong Jie'er, who was playing with mud balls, hadn't seen her aunt who had returned home to take care of her pregnancy for half a month. When she suddenly heard Xuan Jinyu's name, she subconsciously looked up and saw Xuan Jinyu in the pavilion halfway up the hill.

Following the direction of her finger, the others also saw the four members of the Xuan family waiting in the Shili Pavilion.

"Let's go up too."

Xu Yu Niang supported Old Madam Su, and Second Aunt Su came over and supported her mother-in-law's other arm.

Xu Xuanniang held her daughter Su Yutong in one hand and her son Su Yuqi in the other.

Su San's wife Chang Meiyan picked up her daughter Su Yuwen, who had just turned four years old, while Su Yumu, who was less than three years old, and Su Yuwen's twin, Su Yuhuan, were held in Su Guanzhang's palms, one in each.

Chang Meiyan's eldest son Su Yuge took the initiative to hold his mother's clothes.

Seeing her youngest son already in her uncle's arms, Su Si's wife, Ding Qianqian, smiled gratefully at him and took the hand of her five-year-old daughter, Su Yuyan. "If Sister Yan can't walk anymore, ask Mommy to hold you, okay?" Su Yuyan agreed obediently.

Today, the fifteen-hour mountain road from the foot of the mountain to Shili Pavilion halfway up the mountain is not easy to walk.

The rain in Shili Pavilion was particularly heavy this morning. A lot of gravel and mud rolled down from the mountain, mixed with tall grass roots and broken tree branches, covering the road up the mountain.

The old and the young all went up the mountain, and the remaining Su Sheng consciously took the bags of everyone on the carriage, carrying them, hanging them on his body or on his back, looking like a walking mountain of bags.

The thirty or so officers and soldiers in charge of escorting the convoy watched silently, looking at each other, not knowing whether to help or not. Seeing that the others had already gone a long way, they stopped hesitating and finally each took their horse and followed behind.

There was no more room at Shili Pavilion, so the horses were tied under the shade of trees not far away. The officers and soldiers scattered and looked around vigilantly.

When Su Guanzhang walked outside the pavilion, Second Aunt Su was talking to Lin Qingwan, both of them smiling. Meanwhile, Xu Yu Niang and Old Madam Su were already sitting on a stone bench, each holding Xuan Jinyu in their hands and examining her closely.

"Why don't you stay home and recuperate for a while longer?" Old Madam Su held her young granddaughter-in-law's hand tightly, her face full of love. "You're already pregnant, so why don't you see any changes in your expression?"

Xu Yu Niang agreed, "Yes! Not thin, but not fat either. But is the child making trouble?"

Su Guanzhang's eyes lingered on Xuan Jinyu's face. He slowed down his pace, wanting to hear Xuan Jinyu's answer.

Listening to the caring words of her grandmother and mother-in-law, Xuan Jinyu felt a little warm in her heart. "The child is very well behaved and doesn't make trouble."

If the court doctor had not taken her pulse every three days and adjusted her diet, she would not have had any real sense of the child's arrival.

If she liked to put her hands on her belly at first, she was a little bit unbelieving that she was pregnant; later, she felt it was incredible - she didn't feel anything at all, was the baby really inside?

A shadow fell in the bright spot out of the corner of her eye. Xuan Jinyu turned her head and saw Su Guanzhang standing outside the pavilion. When he saw her coming, he bent down and put the two children in his arms to the ground.

"Little aunt." Two little boys came running over and called out.

But don't offend your aunt.

Xuan Wenwei subconsciously wanted to say this, but soon he saw two children running into the pavilion and stopping three steps away from his sister.

He breathed a sigh of relief, then felt his father Xuan Zhao patting his shoulder, and he turned his head.

"It's okay." Xuan Zhao mouthed to him.

He had gone to the death row of the Ministry of Justice to see Jinyu that day, and indirectly spent some time with the children of the Su family, and witnessed their upbringing. They were indeed good children.

Xuan Wenwei nodded to his father.

Xuan Jinyu had already noticed Su Sheng, who had just turned the corner and walked behind Su Guanzhang. She stood up and said, "Father." After receiving the response, she curled her lips towards the back and said, "Sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law."

Xu Xuanniang, Chang Meiyan, and Ding Qianqian also looked at her happily. Seeing the peace in her face, they felt relieved.

That day, my younger brother's wife and younger brother had a quarrel and broke up on the spot. They were afraid that something unpleasant would happen when they met again.

The two little brothers who had just rushed to Xuan Jinyu in the pavilion had already finished eating the pine nuts that Xuan Wenwei had fed them, and couldn't help wanting to speak.

"Aunt, sister." The youngest Su Yumu spoke first, his eyes sparkling as he stared straight at Xuan Jinyu's belly. It was obvious that he was very excited.

"Brother Mu, it's not necessarily a sister." Su Yuhuan corrected his cousin.

The others also arrived outside the pavilion.

Su Guanzhang turned around and took over most of the bags hanging on his father's body, then entered the pavilion, and the others followed closely behind.

"Aunt, is it a boy or a girl in your belly?" Su Yutong asked curiously after hearing what her two cousins ​​had just said.

Xuan Jinyu was looked at with expectant eyes by several children, and she looked embarrassed. "I don't know if it's a brother or a sister." As she spoke, her earlobes as white as jade gradually turned crimson.

The children were short, the tallest of them didn't even reach her waist, and when they looked up, their eyes fell on her belly.

The burning gazes made Xuan Jinyu's face hot. She felt uncomfortable with so many people looking at her belly, even though they were all children.

Xu Yu Niang noticed her daughter-in-law's shyness, then glanced at her youngest son, who looked hesitant but eagerly at his wife, and took her granddaughter's hand. "You'll know in a few months."

"Come, come, come to grandma and great-grandmother." She opened the oil-paper bag that Lin Qingwan had just given her, took out the malt sugar, and distributed it to the children one by one.

The children were all attracted by the malt candy and looked away. Xuan Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Qingwan and Second Aunt Su had already stopped talking. Seeing Su Guanzhang walking towards Xuan Jinyu, they thought for a moment, took two steps, and pushed their daughter into Su Guanzhang's arms.

"Go!" she whispered.

They are leaving today, and they can't just stay on the road without saying a word, not to mention that Jinyu needs someone to take care of her.

She felt a little sad as she remembered what her daughter said to her while crying, "Mom, I think I still like him."

Su Guanzhang caught his wife steadily.

Xuan Jinyu fell into the familiar and warm embrace, smelling the scent of first snow that made her nostalgic, and did not push him away.