Chapter 21 Chapter 21 I just ate, hug me...

Su Guanzhang didn't even change his pace. "Bite the ear. It hurts more here." He turned his head and spoke in a low voice.

Xuan Jinyu bit him again, this time on the other shoulder, "You wish."

With so many people here, I have to think carefully before speaking to avoid being overheard.

If she really bit his ear and so many people saw it, what kind of person would she be? Did she have no dignity at all?

Even when she was thinking about revenge on this man, she was always thinking of some inconspicuous bad ideas in her mind. Although her reputation was not good, it couldn't be any worse.

She knew that the men walking in front and behind them were all vulgar warriors who were most incapable of understanding a girl's feelings. She didn't want them to accuse her of being arrogant and domineering, otherwise she would feel uncomfortable walking with them.

Moreover, all the mistakes were this man's fault.

She made him give her the cold shoulder for three years, made him as taciturn and wooden as a wooden stake, made him hide someone in his heart...

Xuan Jinyu thought about it, and got so angry that she took another bite.

Su Guanzhang smiled and lifted her up again.

"Mom is right, you are a fake person." Xuan Jinyu slowly opened her mouth, looked at the two bloody teeth marks on his shoulder, and muttered softly.

There was blood, but the man didn't even frown. Is he unconscious?

But she knew he wasn't unconscious, but rather more tolerant. After all, when she bit him in bed in the past, he would become even more aggressive.

Xuan Jinyu realized what she was thinking and her ears slowly turned red.

Why did he think of that? She buried her burning face in his back uncomfortably, not raising her head for a long time.

They had been walking for about an incense stick of time, and beads of sweat slowly seeped out of the children's foreheads. Su Yumu, who was less than three years old, walked slower and slower, and finally stopped, grabbing Ding Qianqian's clothes.

"Mom, I'm tired." Su Yumu said aggrievedly.

"The children are tired, let's take a break!" Upon hearing this, Su Guanzhang took a few quick steps and discussed with Chen Yang, the deputy captain of the Ministry of War who was leading the way.

Chen Yang glanced at the little boy who was standing there, looking aggrieved and sweating, and nodded.

So they stopped and each found a protruding wooden block or broken branch to sit on. The unpretentious ones simply sat down in the grass and soon caught a snow-white rabbit that darted past them.

"Hey, there's roast rabbit tonight," the man said.

Just now, a few kids played with the rabbit and finally lost it. He felt very regretful. It was such a waste of gifts.

"Hey, I caught one too. Wow, it's so fat!" Someone laughed not far away.

"What are you yelling about? You scared my rabbit away."

"Shh, there are so many rabbits here. Have we entered the rabbit's nest?"

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The children no longer felt tired. They all stretched their heads and necks to watch others catch rabbits.

"Mother, how do you feel?" Xu Yu Niang asked Old Madam Su, unscrewing the water bag and handing it to her.

Madam Su took it and smiled at her eldest daughter-in-law, "It's okay, I'm still strong."

She is a martial artist. Even now, at the age of over 60, she still insists on practicing a set of boxing every day. Her body is in better shape than many young ladies.

Look, all the children are sweating, but her body is still dry and clean.

"It's late spring now, so walking is still easier. In summer... oh!" After drinking the water, she held Xuan Jinyu's hand lovingly, "Child, you're still pregnant! You've suffered so much."

Even though the Duke Su's Mansion advocated frugality, it was a family with a centuries-old heritage, and after the founding of the Dasheng Dynasty, it was even a first-class noble family. With such a rich heritage, no matter how simple the life in the mansion was, it was not bad at all.

When the young granddaughters-in-law were pregnant, they had their own small kitchens, where they could make soups and meals suitable for them, as well as delicious pastries and snacks. The rest of their clothing, housing and transportation were also taken care of with great care.

However, when this little grandson's wife became pregnant, she was kept with them in a place like the death row of the Ministry of Justice for a few days, and then exiled with them, suffering a lot.

Xuan Jinyu shook her head and said, "Grandma, our family is together, I am not suffering."

"Zhang boy, please take good care of your wife."

Su Guanzhang agreed, opened the pastry and let Xuan Jinyu eat a few bites - she was now a double, so she got hungry easily and ate more than before.

After resting for a quarter of an hour, Wang Hu saw that the group still had no intention of leaving, and he couldn't help but feel anxious, so he found Chen Yang.

It's already noon, and in half an hour it will be time for dinner. Don't expect to travel tonight.

"It's only two miles, but it takes so long. What should I do next?" he complained.

Chen Yang laughed, "Captain Wang, we could have ridden horses."

No matter how slow you ride a horse, it is always faster than walking on two legs.

According to their Lord Shangshu's original plan, when the road was difficult to travel, even if Madam Xuan could not bear the bumps, she could still let Young Master Xuan hold her firmly and walk slowly on horseback, so as not to disturb her fetus.

They could have sent the person to Guangxu Prefecture within half a year and then quickly returned to Beijing.

But when their imperial guards arrived, they took away the horses they relied on for transportation.

Wang Hu thought of what happened earlier and was rejected by Chen Yang again, so he walked away angrily.

Well, he must bear all the sins committed by His Majesty.

Shh, don’t think like that, not even in your mind.

The rabbit catchers returned to the team. Xuan Jinyu had just eaten and was worried that she would vomit if she lay down, so she refused Su Guanzhang's suggestion to continue carrying her.

"The grass is deep and you can easily trip over it," Su Guanzhang said, motioning her to look at the scratch marks on the children's bodies left by the grass.

Especially Mu Ge'er, the youngest and shortest. He was covered in grass seeds, and from the waist down, there were streaks of green grass juice. I don't know how he got there, but even his fair and tender face was stained with a few green marks.

"It will also dirty your clothes." Su Guanzhang whispered in her ear.

After three years of marriage, he knew best that she could not tolerate dirt and mess - of course, there was an exception half a month ago in the death row, when she had no time to pay attention to clothes.

Xuan Jinyu glanced around and found that except for her, the hems of everyone's clothes were dirty with grass juice and grass seeds.

She didn't feel comfortable looking at the others, so she glanced at them quickly and then looked away. However, she noticed that Su Guanzhang's outer robe was not only dirty, but also torn, with the threads exposed.

Although they were exiled, she seemed unable to accept such a miserable appearance for a while.

Thinking about it, she opened her arms towards Su Guanzhang, "I just ate, hold me."

Holding someone is much more tiring than carrying them on your back, she thought.

Su Guanzhang didn't know what she was thinking, but when he saw this, he immediately hugged her without hesitation.

Xuan Jinyu looked at the effortless man, her gaze upwards, landing on his eyes which had obviously brightened a lot, with a hint of suspicion.

Why does this man look so happy?

While they were hesitating, the rest of the Su family walked ahead.

Xuan Jinyu put her arms around Su Guanzhang's neck, listening to his steady breathing. She thought, if she held him like this for a long time, her hands would get tired. Why did this man look so relaxed?

She still underestimated this rough warrior.

No matter how slowly the group walked, they finally arrived at the abandoned temple in time for dinner.

This abandoned temple sits amidst rolling hills and forests, with a small plaza outside and a majestic hall blocking everyone's view. But judging by the eaves that loom above the clouds, it's clearly quite large.

"There shouldn't be any snakes."

Chen Yang led his men, armed with swords or sticks, and searched carefully. He came back and said to them, "Go in first."

The crowd stepped over the tall weeds and entered the small square, scaring away a few wild rabbits.

"This abandoned temple is so big." Xuan Jinyu was moved when she heard Wang Hu say this.

She patted Su Guanzhang's hand and said, "Let me go."

"Are we going to stay here tonight? Will there be any wild animals?" she asked Su Guanzhang in a low voice.

When the couple was in love, she wanted to pry open his mouth and ask him to tell her the story of his past as a military commander.

Although his speech was dull and brief, he mentioned his experience of grilling wild animals in the wild, which showed that he was no stranger to the mountains and forests.

Su Guanzhang saw the fear hidden in her eyes and took her into his arms. "It's okay, we have many people."

That means there really are wild beasts!

Xuan Jinyu shrank into his arms out of fear and said, "I'm scared." Her voice was sweet and pitiful.

Su Guanzhang felt soft in his heart and stroked her back comfortingly, "Don't be afraid."

It's dry and not comforting at all.

Xu Yu Niang rolled her eyes at her son's back, and then gave a helpless smile to her mother-in-law, which made Old Lady Su laugh.

Mu Ge'er, who was standing by, didn't show any emotion and patted his chest. "Don't be afraid, little auntie. Mu Ge'er will protect you."

I forgot that there were people around me.

Xuan Jinyu blushed as she stepped out of Su Guanzhang's embrace. She exchanged glances with Mu Ge'er, who was looking at her expectantly, and patted his head. "Okay, Mu Ge'er, come and protect your aunt."

It's not even as good as a baby under three years old who can speak.

She secretly stepped on Su Guanzhang.

The grass beneath their feet swayed slightly, but no one else noticed.

Xu Xuanniang, along with her two sisters-in-law and a few children who volunteered to help, had already cleared out a clean area.

"Please sit down first!" she called out, took out a blanket from her bag and spread it on the floor tiles.

The blanket was large enough for the whole family to sit together.

"Huh? They're laying floor tiles." Xuan Jinyu thanked him, adjusted her skirt, sat down, and was a little surprised.

No wonder it was cleaned so quickly. After all, grass doesn’t grow on floor tiles. All you have to do is pull out the grass between the tiles by the roots.

She looked around. "This abandoned temple is as large as the Huangjue Temple in the west of the city." She thought thoughtfully, "The layout is similar too."

Old Lady Su nodded and said, "This used to be Huangjue Temple, but it was later abandoned. The late emperor ordered people to build a new temple exactly the same as this in the west of the city." She spoke vaguely.

Xuan Jinyu said, "So that's how it is," and said nothing more.

My grandmother spoke so vaguely and even mentioned the late emperor. I guess there must be some unknown royal secrets.

Because of the new emperor's reputation, she now has no good feelings towards the royal family and has no interest in their secrets.