Su Miao's mind was filled with Liu Jiaojiao's words, and she really had no mood to pay attention to Shen Changji.

She said calmly, "Either way is fine."

Shen Changji noticed Su Miao's mood, reached out and pulled her into his arms, without saying anything more.

He could understand that she was emotionally unstable at the moment, having just been released from prison.

But when the carriage was halfway there, Su Miao spoke up again, "Where are the children who were rescued being placed? I want to go and see them."

"Xie Qin is over there. Didn't you want to go back and look at Pei Yu's things? You can go there tomorrow too."

Su Miao: "Now, it's not dark yet, so we can still go there. Tomorrow, I'd like to go to Zhangshui City."

Although she did not see Mo Lin during this time.

But Mo Lin's men told her that Pei Yu's grave was almost completely finished, and she wanted to go back and take a look.

Besides... his birthday is coming up too.

Chen Changji asked, "Can I go to Zhangshui City with you tomorrow?"

Su Miao lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long while before speaking.

"If it won't take up too much of your time, then of course it's fine."

Upon hearing Su Miao's words, a glint appeared in Shen Changji's eyes.

But the next second, Su Miao's words instantly made him fall to the ground...

Su Miao: "The Duke's mansion has a lot of affairs to attend to, and you just met with Miss Meng. Both families are watching you closely, and the marriage is of utmost importance, so let's postpone it until tomorrow."

A long silence followed: "..."

Su Miao had timed her speech perfectly.

She had barely finished speaking when they arrived at the place where the children would be placed.

She had been paying close attention to this matter and had learned quite a bit about the specific location from Tao'er, which is why she said this halfway through.

She thought she'd go check it out since it wasn't far away.

Shen Changji's face darkened as he watched Su Miao walk away without looking at him.

Xie Qin had been helping out here all this time, but he hadn't expected Su Miao to come.

When he saw Su Miao, a smile appeared on his face.

"Miao'er, it's been a long time!"

Su Miao: "How are you? Is everything alright?"

Xie Qin: "The palace has also sent several imperial physicians over, and the situation is alright."

As he spoke, he noticed the long silence behind Su Miao.

Su Miao knew what Xie Qin was looking at, and she said again, "In that case, take me inside to have a look."

"good."

Shen Changji also wanted to go in, but Gu Ying happened to come and report the situation at that moment.

His face was so black it looked like ink was dripping from it.

Why now of all times...?

Su Miao and Xie Qin, however, did not notice anything amiss, their hearty laughter reaching his ears.

This feeling made Shen Changji feel extremely uncomfortable.

“Master…” Lone Eagle called out.

Shen Changji glanced at him, and Lone Eagle instantly swallowed hard in fear.

He didn't do it on purpose at this time...

"Speak quickly!"

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Su Miao had long anticipated that the people she rescued from Liu Jiaojiao would not be in good condition.

But to my surprise, it was much worse than I had imagined.

"No...don't touch me! No!"

"It hurts...it hurts so much, stop!"

"Sir, I know I was wrong... Please, have mercy... It hurts so much..."

Su Miao glanced at them, and although she didn't examine the girls' wounds closely, the sound of their wailing and moaning made her heart ache.

"Liu Jiaojiao really has the guts to do such a thing..."

“What wouldn’t she do? Power and money are tempting everywhere, how could she not do it?” Xie Qin said.

He knows quite a bit about what's going on outside.

Although Liu Jiaojiao has been captured, Doga has not yet been captured.

Doga was the youngest son of the tribal chief of another race. He was fortunate enough to escape with his life, but he was unwilling to accept defeat and was even more willing to conform to another race.

If it weren't for Liu Jiaojiao, they wouldn't have noticed that Duojia was still alive, because he had changed his name and appearance.

Doga was a fierce and powerful tiger. He started with only fifty men under his command and gradually expanded his forces in secret.

Most of those who expanded were mountain bandits.

Xie Qin guessed that a big reason why Duojia noticed Liu Jiaojiao was because Liu Jiaojiao was engaged to Shen Changji.

Just then, Duojia learned about Liu Jiaojiao's shameful affair, and the two eventually reached an agreement.

Liu Jiaojiao probably wanted to be the Duchess of the State, enjoying everyone's envy, while using the guise of doing good deeds to send people to Duojia, in order to boost the morale of his subordinates.

Besides their role in boosting morale, those young women could also be bought and sold.

Liu Jiaojiao can extract money from this to help Duojia.

If Doga gains power, her status will also change.

Everyone was praising her for her compassionate heart, and no one paid much attention, making it very easy for Liu Jiaojiao to take advantage of her.

Xie Qin: "Doga has secretly colluded with people in the court and has a lot of influence under his command, so it will take time to bring him back."

Su Miao: "I know..."

The further she went, the stronger the smell of blood became.

The pain was so intense that she writhed in agony, the nausea she had been suppressing rising up again.

"Hmm..."

Su Miao quickly clutched her chest and ran outside.

Xie Qin and Tao'er sensed something was wrong and followed them outside.

"Miss, are you alright?" Tao'er asked with concern.

Normally, even in the most bloody and disgusting situations, Su Miao would not feel nauseous or uncomfortable.

The smell of blood wasn't very strong at the moment, but Su Miao's face was faintly pale.

Just as Xie Qin was about to approach, Su Miao quickly stopped him.

"I'm fine... I've just been indulging in food lately."

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