After Zheng Boyuan was punished, he naturally needed to seek medical treatment. Little Chen wanted to take advantage of this and changed Zheng Boyuan's medicine.

It is said that even tigers do not eat their cubs, but the Marquis of Pingxi's shameful past was exposed by his own son, who even had a big argument with him about it. The Marquis of Pingxi was furious and ashamed. In addition, with the whispers in his ear from Madam Chen, the Marquis of Pingxi developed murderous intentions towards his eldest son, and he watched as Madam Chen changed his medicine.

It was Zheng Boyuan's fate to die. The servants of the Marquis's mansion, who had been bribed by his maternal uncle, found out about this. The maternal uncle was furious, but his nephew's life still had to be saved. In a moment of inspiration, he came up with a plan. Every day, the concubine of the young Chen family would go for a walk in the garden. While she was out for a walk, he arranged for someone to push her down under a rockery in the mansion. She hit the rock hard and fainted on the spot.

Little Chen's concubine had her eye on becoming the main wife of the Chen family, but unfortunately, the family's economic lifeline was currently in the hands of Chen's eldest brother. Chen's mother was also a strong-willed woman who had told Chen's father, Little Chen's concubine, and some of the Chen family elders that this idea was out of the question. If that day ever came, the Chen family's scandal would be plastered all over the capital. Little Chen's mother would have no choice but to give up. However, she became more and more powerful in the family every day.

When Zheng Boyuan's maternal uncle saw that the people in the garden had succeeded, he quickly sent someone to inform the Marquis of Pingxi's residence. Madam Chen could no longer care about Zheng Boyuan's situation, fearing that the people of the Chen family would take the opportunity to harm her aunt. She begged the Marquis to go with her to support her, and the couple went to the Chen residence by carriage. Zheng Boyuan's maternal uncle arranged for someone to take the opportunity to steal Zheng Boyuan out of the Marquis of Pingxi's residence.

Zheng Boyuan remained unconscious for two days before waking up. His uncle then recounted the whole story. Zheng Boyuan wanted to return to the Marquis's residence to get to the bottom of things, but his uncle stopped him, saying that they should raise their nephew first. He was still young and didn't have the strength to fight against the behemoth that was the Marquis of Pingxi's residence.

Zheng Boyuan had been recuperating at his estate in the suburbs when someone sneaked over and tried to burn it down. Zheng Boyuan, who had recovered quite well, was led away from the estate by the person who had managed to escape. Zheng Boyuan's maternal uncle knew that this was most likely the work of his half-sister. Now, not only could Zheng Boyuan, the legitimate son of the Marquis's family, not stand up to the Pingxi Marquis's family, but even he himself, who was still a commoner, would not fare well if he went against the Marquis's family. He gritted his teeth and thought that only the Zhang family knew about his North-South Goods Store in Hexi, so he sent him to Hexi.

Zheng Boyuan's maternal uncle and Zhang's maternal uncle Zhang Zhaozhi had been acquainted since their youth. When the Zhang family fled south from the capital, Zheng's maternal uncle helped them a lot. Because of this, when the two met in the south, they even partnered up to do business. Otherwise, the Chen family's business would not have reached its current scale.

Zheng Boyuan's maternal uncle had a rather secret relationship with Zhang Zhaozhi, and not many people knew about it. Later, when they learned that someone was still inquiring about Zheng Boyuan, they entrusted the person to Zhang Zhaozhi. Zhang Zhaozhi felt that it didn't matter if his sister's family had one or two people hiding in their home, so he sent the person to the Xu family.

Zheng Boyuan chatted with Xu Bai for the entire morning, and Xu Bai's heart was practically soaring as he listened. It wasn't until Xu Zhi came to call them for lunch that they reluctantly went to eat.

Unfortunately, after that incident, Zheng Boyuan kept quiet and never spoke of his own affairs again. He simply practiced martial arts and read books in silence every day.

With the Spring Festival approaching, Granny Lu made new clothes for all the children in the family, including Zheng Boyuan. She made one for him, and on New Year's Eve, Zheng Boyuan wore his new clothes and celebrated a lively New Year with the Xu family.

After finishing his work on the estate in the spring, Xu Di felt he had little to do and decided to go out for a stroll. He told Xu Rao and Zhang Zhaoci, and they had no objections. Zheng Boyuan, after thinking about it for a few days, suggested that he go with Xu Di.

When embarking on a long journey, one naturally needs to prepare luggage. Xu Di had prepared many things suitable for survival in the wild. Now, the Great Liang was peaceful and prosperous. After the external enemies were eliminated, many mountain strongholds and pirates within its borders had also been cleared out. Everywhere was a scene of peace and prosperity. This was also the reason why Xu Di wanted to go out and see the world. If things were not stable, Xu Di would not go out and take the risk. He did not want to put himself in danger.

Xu Zhi helped Granny Lu pack Xu Di's luggage. Since there were few people in the family, Granny Lu made all of Xu Di's undergarments. Later, when Zheng Boyuan came, he didn't bring any luggage with him, so Granny Lu helped make some as well. Sometimes, when she couldn't finish making them all, Xu Zhi would also help. Granny Lu thought that Xu Zhi was still young, so she didn't care much. For example, now, worried that it would be hot on the road, Xu Zhi specially made two sets of undergarments for Xu Di using fine cotton cloth that was good at absorbing sweat, and naturally, she also made two sets for Zheng Boyuan.

Looking at the luggage placed on the kang (a heated brick bed), Granny Lu sighed and said, "Take more money; whether you bring any other things is secondary."

Xu Zhi had been exiled with the Duke of Dingguo's family before, and knew that even if you had money, you couldn't buy anything in the wilderness. She shook her head and said, "Granny, you should bring what you can with you. What if you can't buy what you need on the way?"

After listening, Granny Lu thought for a moment and said with a smile, "That's really true. I've made a few small bags out of leather, put some salt and seasonings in them. If we miss the lodging, we can just hunt some wild game in the mountains or catch a few fish in the water and cook them right there."

After packing everything, Xu Di looked at the large bundles and then at the small bag sewn together from thin sheepskin. The small bag didn't just have one pocket; it was divided into several compartments, filled with salt and various seasonings, making it quite practical.

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