Chapter 18 Bribery

"Dad, I want to go to Fangzhou with you."

“No!”

Lin Fu immediately retorted.

Fangzhou is a long way away, and how can a weak woman like her endure such hardship?

"Father, my daughter has made up her mind."

The second and third wives saw that Lin Zhiyi was only carrying a tattered bag on his shoulders, and they looked gloating.

Lin Xiuran suggested, "Father, since my sister wants to go with us, let her go. Fortunately, she is under our noses, which makes us feel more at ease."

Lin Xiuyan also agreed, "If my sister can't make it to Fangzhou, I'm still here. I have the strength and can carry my sister to Fangzhou. I will definitely not let my sister suffer."

A warm feeling rose in Lin Zhiyi's heart.

In the original owner's memory, her two brothers doted on her from childhood to adulthood. They often said, "If my little sister wants the stars in the sky, I can build a platform for you to reach them."

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Lin Fu was silent for a moment, "Okay."

Song Ruolan also agreed.

She held Lin Zhiyi's hand and said, "Don't worry, my daughter. As long as I have something to eat, I won't let you go hungry."

Even so, she still frowned.

The reason is that ever since the Lin family got into trouble, people who were on good terms with the Lin family have been staying away from them, for fear of being implicated.

No one has seen them yet, so they have no money.

Zhizhi had a hard time following them.

But fortunately, my daughter was by my side and I could see her as soon as I opened my eyes.

After saying these few words, Lin Fu ran out of strength and was supported by Lin Xiuran, who found a place to sit down.

Because these people were cannon fodder supporting characters in the book, Lin Zhiyi only knew that Lin Fu was mercilessly caned fifty times by the dog emperor because he pleaded for mercy for the deposed prince.

He was originally a civil servant, and his body was not as strong as that of a military general. Fifty years of age was indeed a heavy injury, and he set out on the journey before his wounds had fully healed, and he eventually died on the way.

Seeing Madam Song's worried face, Lin Zhiyi advised, "Don't worry, mother. I've prepared medicine and a cart. I'll go and ask the escort officials to help, so that father can ride in the cart and avoid the bumpy ride."

It was inconvenient to decoct medicine while walking, so Lin Zhiyi specially prepared pills and plasters for Lin Fu.

What's more, because she often travels and explores, there are many medicines in her space, including medicines for treating external injuries, such as iodine cotton swabs, alcohol cotton pads, and hydrogen peroxide.

Sterile gauze, elastic bandages, Band-Aids, hemostatic powder, etc. for hemostatic dressings.

There are also various oral medicines, allergy and mosquito repellent medicines, etc.

With her around, Lin Fu will definitely not die on the way.

Mrs. Song was very pleased to see her daughter. She had really grown up and knew how to care for her parents.

Chai Ya parked the cart aside and came over, assuring Madam Song, "Madam, don't worry. I have plenty of strength to pull the master and will definitely send him to Fangzhou."

Madam Song raised her eyes and saw that it was Chai Ya. She smiled and said, "Good girl."

Mrs. Song had an impression of Chai Ya because when Chai Ya came to the Lin Mansion, she was brought there by her family to sell herself.

The housekeeper of the mansion originally confiscated the child.

When Chai Ya saw Madam Song leaving the house, she hurriedly knelt in front of her and begged Madam Song to take her in.

She also said that as long as she could fill her stomach, she didn't need any wages.

At that time, Chai Ya had just turned ten years old.

After learning about the situation, Mrs. Song realized that the child was not well fed and clothed at home, so she thought of selling herself.

Mrs. Song kept her and asked her where she wanted to work. Chai Ya replied without hesitation, "I want to work in the kitchen."

The reason is that working in the kitchen can fill your stomach.

Mrs. Song smiled and thought to herself, this child is really honest.

At this moment, seeing that her daughter was only accompanied by Chai Ya, she understood everything. She was afraid that the servants were unreliable and only Chai Ya was left.

Lin Zhiyi asked Madam Song to talk to Chai Ya first while she went to arrange for the escort officers.

Because of the special identities of these people, including the deposed Crown Prince Li Wenjing, the court specially dispatched a eunuch to accompany them to supervise the execution.

In addition, there are five prison guards in the Censorate who are responsible for document inspection and process supervision.

There were dozens of Jinwu Guards, each wearing a sword at their waist, who were responsible for providing armed escort.

The rest were ordinary escort officers.

Lin Zhiyi went straight to the eunuch who was in charge of the executions—Wang Dequan.

She had already found out about Eunuch Wang's preferences in the past few days.

She took out a bag of golden beans, wrapped it in red silk, and handed it to Wang Dequan. "Eunuch Wang, this is my humble gift to you. I hope you will accept it."

Lin Zhiyi looked at Eunuch Wang. He was about fifty years old, with a round face and a slightly fat body. Although he had a kind smile, his eyes were sharp.

Eunuch Wang didn't answer, but stared at Lin Zhiyi and asked, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Please keep these for now. I won't make any unreasonable demands. My father is seriously injured. I hope that Eunuch Wang will be flexible and allow him to ride in the cart. I am willing to escort my father to Fangzhou."

This made Eunuch Wang look at Lin Zhiyi with approval, thinking he was a filial child.

"Master Lin's injuries are indeed serious, but... the court has its own rules."

Lin Zhiyi secretly cursed Eunuch Wang for being cunning and treacherous.

Then she took out another bag and said, "This is for you too. Don't worry, Eunuch Wang. This matter is known to heaven, earth, you, and me. No third person will know about it."

Eunuch Wang immediately laughed, "Oh, how embarrassing..."

Then he weighed the two heavy bags of gold, his face wrinkled again, "Don't worry, Miss Lin, you can let Master Lin take the cart."

This is not a big deal.

As the prison guard and escort officer, he still has this power.

"Thank you, Eunuch Wang."

Lin Zhiyi turned around and secretly calculated in her heart that there was still a long way to go, and sooner or later she would take back everything she had given away.

What Lin Zhiyi didn't know was that there was always a pair of eyes staring at her.

That is the heroine of the book, Mu Yunzhao.

She was very surprised when she saw Lin Zhiyi coming to the exile team.

She remembered that Lin Zhiyi did not come to see her off in her previous life, so why would it be different in this life?

At this time, Lin Zhiyi also walked to Madam Song's side, "Don't worry, mother, Eunuch Wang agreed. Perhaps it's because Dad has done many good things for the court before, so Eunuch Wang is willing to give father this face."

Mrs. Song had no doubts. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and told her two sons to help their father onto the cart.

Lin Fu waved his hand and said, "No need."

Since the emperor sentenced him to walk to Fangzhou, there was no reason for him to ride in a cart.

Lin Xiuran advised, "Father, please don't make us worry, okay?"

"My injury is nothing serious."

Lin Xiuyan also said: "Father, I'm afraid you won't be able to reach Fangzhou like this."

"Who said that?"

Lin Fu was heartbroken for a while because his daughter forced him to write a letter of severance.

Now that his daughter was willing to recognize him and the whole family was together, he didn't feel scared even if he had to walk all the way to Fangzhou.

Seeing that they could not persuade their father, the two brothers looked at Lin Zhiyi.

Lin Zhiyi instantly understood what they meant.

Thinking of how the original owner always pretended to be angry and pouty, Lin Zhiyi turned around as she remembered. "Father, if you want to waste your daughter's kindness like this, then I will never talk to you again."

Sure enough, this trick worked very well. Lin Fu hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I can't just take the cart. When my injury is healed, I'll walk by myself."

With the help of Lin Zhiyi and his two brothers, Lin Fu got on the cart.

Thick bedding was laid on the cart to prevent the bumps on the road from aggravating his injuries.

Lin Zhiyi was about to ask about her father's injury when she heard her sister-in-law Gu Wanyun's voice, "Give up on this idea. I won't divorce you!"