Chapter 883 On the Road to Exile 11

Chu Zheng picked up the bowl and started eating. The chicken soup wasn't just soup; it contained a lot of chicken meat. Ever since he was injured last time, he had been craving good food. He figured it might be because he had lost too much blood back then.

After Chu Yu brought over the chicken soup, he didn't rush to eat. "Has Aunt Ning eaten?"

"Yes, I just drank a bowl. You should eat now."

"good."

The two brothers ate a bowl of chicken soup and chicken meat, and returned to their resting place feeling warm all over.

When Yan Jie saw them, she whispered to her mother, "Those two must have gone to steal some food from Fourth Aunt." She could already smell the aroma of meat on them.

The Crown Prince's wife smiled, "Why don't you go? Your fourth aunt really likes you."

Yan Jie pouted, "I don't want to cause trouble for Fourth Aunt. We've had a very good time along the way because of Fourth Aunt."

The Crown Prince's wife nodded. That's right. Because of her fourth brother's wife, their lives were already quite good. They were warmly dressed, and her fourth brother's wife's servants would bring them hot water bottles in the evening. They also ate better than others. She was already very content.

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In the capital, the Emperor and the Crown Prince eventually linked the theft of the national treasury to the Chu family.

First, the private treasuries of the Chu family's matriarch and the heir's wife were stolen and vanished without a trace, leaving nothing behind.

The second, third, and fourth wives, who had divorced, did not lose any of their belongings.

This suggests that they didn't want to benefit the imperial court.

Secondly, the theft at the Cheng'en Duke's residence.

Others may not know, but surely the Emperor and the Crown Prince do?

The so-called treasonous act of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion was fabricated by these three individuals, and the evidence was that people from the Duke of Chengen's mansion were placed into the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

Of all the wealthy and powerful families in the capital, why was the Cheng'en Duke's mansion completely robbed? Does that mean they had a grudge against the Cheng'en Duke?

The people from the Duke of Dingguo's mansion were escorted to the north, and then the palace and the Duke of Chengen's mansion were robbed. The implications couldn't be clearer.

So, another group of people joined the exile procession.

The Emperor originally planned to secretly kill all the third-generation male members of the Chu family on the way, but after the theft of the national treasury, he changed his mind and sent people to keep an eye on the Chu family to see if they would come into contact with other people along the way, and whether anyone would protect them. He even sent people to investigate whether the Chu father and son had really died in battle.

Therefore, Ning Yan's act of stealing from the national treasury indirectly helped the Chu family, at least reducing the dangers along the way by half.

In the previous life, Chu Yu, Chu Zheng, Chu Lin, including Song Ge'er from the third branch, and the four illegitimate sons from the second branch all died on the road to exile.

Finally, the one who inherited the Chu family throne was also born to a concubine who married later. Although the Crown Prince's wife was made Empress, she was left with a scar about an inch long on her face due to an accident during her exile.

Despite the pressure, Chu Haoxuan made her his empress, and their relationship remained good. However, the empress's health was damaged during her exile and she could no longer have children. So Chu Haoxuan selected a concubine, and in less than three years, he had six princes and five princesses.

Chu Jingxuan was the same; he married a second wife, and their children inherited the royal family.

Looking at the people who were blatantly following behind her, Ning Yan thought of the amorous Chu family men. With her around, Chu Lin would definitely not die, and everything Chu Jingxuan had could only be inherited by her son!

During the evening break, Ning Yan had a large pot of meat cooked again. As usual, she sent a bowl to Jin Daofei, and then she had Zhang Mama carry the bowl to Old Madam Chu. She even helped to divide the meat.

For some reason, Chu Jingxuan could eat Ning Yan's food with a clear conscience in front of her.

Therefore, Ning Yan could drug him with a clear conscience.

The reason he wasn't poisoned is because the child is still young. It's better for the child to have a biological father than to be raised by his uncles or aunts.

"Aunt Ning, have you eaten?"

Hearing her son call Ning Yan "Aunt Ning," the Crown Prince's wife's eyes flickered. The eldest son always knew what was going on; if his sister-in-law hadn't told him to call her that, he would never have done so.

So, does the younger sister-in-law really look down on the fourth brother?

Ning Yan shook her head, "No, I want to pick up Lin'er so we can go back and eat together."

Chu Lin, whose name was called, tugged at his mother's sleeve and pleaded, "Mom, I want to eat with my older brother and sister. Can you join us too?"

Chu Yu quickly served Ning Yan a bowl of meat and put a steamed bun on her plate.

"Aunt Ning, eat quickly, it will get cold soon."

Chu Jingxuan glanced in the direction of the two. The brat changed his tune quickly. He's not even a member of the Chu family anymore, so why is he still calling them so affectionately?

Chu Yu had no idea what his fourth uncle was thinking. If he did, he would definitely want to punch his fourth uncle to wake him up.

People say you eat from a bowl, then curse your mother when you put it down. Well, he hasn't even put his bowl down yet!

Ning Yan had no choice but to have dinner with her beloved son and the other children.

She spends all her time cooped up in the carriage, with very little exercise, so she can't eat much at night; a bowl of meat soup and a steamed bun are enough for her.

She couldn't eat the meat herself, so she fed it to her beloved son, but unexpectedly, the other children misunderstood her.

Fei'er's eyes reddened as she watched; she hadn't seen her mother and father since their divorce.

Her younger brother, Songge'er, was enjoying his meat, but when he saw his father, Linge'er, in front of him and his mother feeding him meat by hand, tears immediately welled up in his eyes.

"Sister, I miss Mom."

Fei burst into tears: "I miss my mother too! I want my mother too!"

Her shout seemed to flip a switch, and everyone, whether their mother was there or not, started crying.

The road to exile was too difficult. They were cold and tired, their feet, legs, backs and bodies ached. They felt so pitiful. They had done nothing wrong, so why were they being exiled?

"I want to go home! Why do I have to go to the North? Why doesn't Mother want me anymore? Waaah... I want my fourth aunt to be my mother!"

Ning Yan: ...She said she should have brought the child to her carriage to eat. Look at this, even though her mother is right in front of her, Yan'er's eyes are red from crying.

Everyone in the room was busy trying to soothe the child. Ning Yan held Song Ge in her arms and gently comforted him. Song Ge was only two years older than Lin Ge. Lin Ge had suffered less because of her care. This child had truly relied on himself all along.

"Alright, alright, if you keep crying, the meat will get cold and we won't be able to eat it. Song-ge'er is a man, you can't cry anymore. What if the officers hear us and come to beat him up?"

Song Ge'er's crying finally subsided a bit, and his eyes were fixed on Ning Yan. "Auntie, please feed me."

Ning Yan quickly picked up a piece of meat and put it in the child's mouth, "Auntie feeds you, eat quickly."

Song Ge'er actually started chewing on it.

Chu Yu's face darkened at this sight. "You brat, get up and eat by yourself! How old are you and you're still so spineless!"

After being scolded by his older brother, Song Ge'er turned his neck away and ignored him. Then, with his mouth open, he waited for Ning Yan to feed him, like a little sparrow.

Ning Yan: ...Is she going to have another son?

Because she transmigrated into a novel, there was very little information about the third wife, and the original owner's memories were also limited. She only knew that in the first life, the third wife also divorced after the original owner divorced. In the second life, because the transmigrated woman stayed, she also stayed. In this life, she divorced and the third wife also divorced. She knew nothing else.