Chapter 60 [Change for a Better Future]

Xin Che's face showed approval when he heard this: "Although this move is risky, it can indeed alleviate our current situation a lot."

Then, he took out a dagger from his bosom, cut a wound on his hand, and dripped three drops of blood into the bamboo basket. The poisonous insects in the bamboo basket immediately twisted excitedly, as if they were activated.

Seeing Xin Che's trust in her, Jiang Lili tilted her head and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I've taken bribes from Emperor Qingning and conspired with the Miao people to harm you?"

Xin Che raised his sharp, phoenix eyes, seriousness written in them: "You saved my life, so if I can give you a better future, that's fine."

He had already lost heart after being pushed into a dead end by Emperor Qingning, but he did not expect that the Crown Prince's Consort, whom he had just met, would appear in the form of a little fairy.

Jiang Lili was stunned by the weight of this sentence.

Xin Che smiled and said, "Let's go back."

Fireflies lit the way as the two men emerged from the smoke.

Jiang Lili opened the lid of the firefly lamp, and the fireflies in the lamp flew out like scattered stars. Jiang Lili waved her hands: "Thank you, little ones!"

Xin Che looked at Jiang Lili's actions, thoughtful.

After returning to the camp, everyone applied anti-poison ointment and fell asleep peacefully in the windproof tent wrapped in warm sleeping bags. They slept very soundly that night.

*

On the morning of the second day, after stuffing their stomachs with dry food, the exile team began their journey without stopping.

Except for the people in Zhaoping Marquis' Mansion, everyone else slept in fear last night, and now everyone is on the road with dark circles under their eyes.

Jiang Lili had gotten used to sleeping in these days. Perhaps she was too tired from the anti-drug operation last night, and had to get up so early this morning to travel, so she yawned several times in succession.

She glanced at the cart that the escort was holding. The cart was hard and uncomfortable to sleep on. It would wake people up if they encountered a rough road.

Xin Che watched Jiang Lili's head slump forward little by little, like a little ostrich. He laughed and said, "How about I carry you on my back and you sleep on it for a while?"

After saying that, he squatted down in front of Jiang Lili.

Jiang Lili was so sleepy that she was confused and her mind was wandering. She couldn't resist the temptation to be lazy and lay on Xin Che's broad back.

In the morning, the forest air was fresh and birdsong was chirping. The morning light filtered through the leaves, illuminating the two of them and casting tiny shadows on the ground.

Yang Yunzhao, who had caught a cold before entering the mountains, had blurred vision after walking two or three miles. She stopped to rest for a while and glanced at the front of the team. Jiang Lili was sleeping comfortably on Xin Che's back, and she was extremely envious.

Unable to hold on any longer, she sat down on the ground and said, "No, I can't walk anymore."

She grabbed her father Yang Baoshan's sleeve and said, "Dad, I want to take the cart from the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion. Please talk to my aunt for me."

Yang Baoshan looked conflicted when he heard this.

Yang Yunzhao's mother, Luo, pushed him and said, "Old man, go find your sister quickly."

"We are all relatives, how can she refuse us?"

Yang Baoshan has been avoiding the Zhaoping Marquis Mansion these days. Besides being afraid of being implicated by them, there are of course other reasons.

Seeing his daughter's pale face, Yang Baoshan gritted his teeth and walked towards the Zhaoping Marquis's family.

Yang Baoshan went to see Lady Yang, the wife of Marquis Zhaoping, and said, "Second sister, Yun Zhao is too ill to walk. Please lend her your cart."

Luo was worried that Yang Baoshan wouldn't be able to handle the situation properly, so she followed him and urged him, "Yes, Second Sister, our Yun Zhao is sick because of your wife Jiang. You are responsible for this matter. Please ask Jiang Lili to prescribe medicine for our Yun Zhao!"

Mrs. Yang felt very distressed when she saw her niece so sick. Although it was all her own fault, she should have learned her lesson from these setbacks. After all, she was her niece.

As a result, when she heard her sister-in-law being so aggressive, confusing right and wrong, and not respecting Jiang Lili at all, she immediately felt unhappy.

Yang said coldly, "It was my daughter Li Li who fought for the cart. If you want her help, you should ask for her opinion in a nice way."

Mrs. Luo looked confused. "Aren't you Jiang's mother-in-law? Jiang should respect you and listen to you. Can't you just use your status to suppress her?"

Yang frowned when she heard this, and she knew that continuing to talk to her sister-in-law would be like talking to a cow.

Chen, the second wife, heard this and knew that her mother was a lady from a wealthy family and was not good at arguing with others, so she quickly stepped forward.

"Then you can talk to the yamen runners and they will help you find a solution. We are also fugitives and we don't have the energy to take care of you."

When Yang Yunzhao heard that they were going to find the yamen runners, he shook his head repeatedly: "Aunt, then you can ask Jiang Lili for some medicine, right?"

"She seems to be treating patients with such ease."

Upon hearing this, Chen was furious and said, "The illness is being treated by my sister-in-law. It depends on her wishes. Why are you asking me to come over and talk? Don't you have the right attitude when asking someone to treat an illness?"

Mrs. Luo grew impatient and began to press her. "Isn't Jiang Lili known as a miracle doctor? Shouldn't a miracle doctor have a compassionate and kind heart? What's wrong with giving my Yun Zhao a few prescriptions? It won't cost him a thing."

Yang Baoshan was also anxious. He thought this matter was easy. After all, he knew his sister's personality best. She was soft and easy to talk to. All the pampered noble ladies in Beijing were like this.

He said with a look of deep sorrow, "Second sister, we are family members with blood ties, who are you helping?"

When Yang heard the three words "family", she recalled some bad memories and felt uncomfortable all over.

Her expression turned completely cold. "Brother, when the Marquis of Zhaoping's mansion was falsely accused and witchcraft items were found, you had extensive connections in the capital. I came to ask for your help in investigating the case and clearing the Marquis of Zhaoping's mansion of the injustice, but you turned the door away and even said that a married sister is like spilled water."

"I'm like spilled water now, so there's no need to say such things anymore, big brother."

Yang suffered a lot during her exile and became indifferent to the warmth and coldness of human nature. Although she still couldn't let go of her family affection, her temperament had become tougher, especially when it came to matters concerning Jiang Lili. She knew she couldn't be easily influenced and cause trouble for Lili.

"Brother, please go back with your attitude. Our Zhaoping Marquis Mansion is in decline and cannot help a big Buddha like you."

"You--" Yang Baoshan flicked his sleeves and had to go directly to find Jiang Lili.

*

Early morning, Bol grassland.

Yan Chaoyue has a lot of work to do for Jiang Lili's several large red envelopes.

Yan Chaoyue gave Zhang Xiaopang a long shopping list, all of which were needed for raising Gu.

Rather than saying it is raising poisonous insects, it is better to say that it is using modern scientific methods of raising reptiles to raise these poisonous snakes and insects.

When the Miao people led by Hou Xiaoxiao's grandfather arrived at the northern border, grasslands and other high-latitude areas in the north, their combat effectiveness was weakened. This was because the Miao people and the poisonous insects were not acclimatized to the local climate and environment.

The more Yan Chao became familiar with the habits of these poisonous creatures, and with the help of modern temperature-controlled chambers to regulate the living environment of the animals, allowing them to gradually adapt to the grassland environment, all problems were solved.