Chapter 128 Departure for Kyoto

The sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds.

The cold wind blowing from the north was as sharp as a knife. It swept through the gray village, circling around the treetops, making wild and creepy whistles.

On the official road.

A group of people and horses were moving slowly, and the two carriages in the middle were twice as big as usual and looked particularly huge.

Inside the carriage, Ji Qiubai had just said goodbye to his mother and father at the city gate. Now he was sitting next to Su Yuan with his head lowered, looking a little listless.

Seeing this, Su Yuan glanced at the people who were warming themselves around the charcoal stove, sighed softly, reached out and hugged the man with a slightly cold body temperature into his arms, and asked in a low voice:

"How about I go over with you and warm up by the fire?"

Ji Qiubai moved closer to her, lifted Su Yuan's outer robe to cover his head, and muttered:

"No, I just want to sit next to you, and you're so warm, it feels a hundred times warmer than a stove, I don't want to go far away!"

After saying this, he took advantage of the heavy robe to cover her waist with his arms, sighed, and explained:

"I, I just left my parents so suddenly that I'm a little sad. Now that I'm holding you, I'm not afraid of anything. Don't worry about me and continue reading."

After saying this, he added:

"Just pretend I don't exist."

Su Yuan looked down at the little head protruding from his waist and shook his head helplessly.

I picked up the book that had just been placed beside me and continued reading.

With the sound of her turning pages, time passed quickly outside the carriage, and several days went by in the blink of an eye.

This day.

Night falls and dusk thickens.

The Su family's convoy was parked on the side of the road, and the servants were preparing dinner. Su's father and Meng Yunlan and other male relatives took the opportunity to get out of the car and move around.

Su Yuan crossed his arms across his chest, leaning leisurely against the trunk of a big tree. On his right stood a row of guards from the Wang Mansion and the Su Mansion.

She raised her head and looked towards the sky covered with dark clouds. Her eyes were as deep as a pool and she said calmly:

"We are now at the border of Jiangzhou. Let's eat and drink well tonight and rest for the night. We will head to Minzhou early tomorrow morning and then we will cross the border without stopping."

After that, she lowered her eyes to think for a while, and continued:

"Just do as I told you before. There's a pregnant woman in the car so don't get too bumpy. Try to drive as slowly as possible. Well... according to this itinerary, we'll be out of the south in about ten days. Once we enter Changfeng City, we'll be safe."

The guards clasped their fists and replied "yes".

Su Yuan waved away.

She made an excuse to go out, took out a few small prey from the space, and roasted them on the fire.

About half an hour passed.

Xiaoshan, Fuyun and other attendants prepared a large pot of porridge and pancakes and invited everyone in the caravan to have a meal.

The other side.

Su Yuan’s roasted game was ready, and the aroma of the tender and charred meat made everyone drool.

She raised her eyebrows, took the lead in tearing off a roasted rabbit leg and put it into Nan Chu's bowl, smiling:

"You've worked hard these past few days. The baby in your belly needs nutrients. The weather is cold, so I'll leave you a rabbit leg later. Ask Xiaoshan to heat it up for you tomorrow."

After that, Su Yuan placed the minced meat in the bowls of Su's father, Meng Yunlan, and Ji Qiubai, then turned his head and said to Su Qinger:

"Go take out the eggs from the carriage and fry them. Share some with everyone. Eat some oily food tonight. I'm afraid you can only eat dry biscuits and water for the next ten days."

Don't underestimate the people in the disaster area.

After tonight.

Apart from cooking some porridge for a few men in the small stove in the carriage, I'm afraid it's not possible to cook any more large meals.

Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if you are targeted.

Although they are very powerful, they cannot just kill people everywhere.

It’s better to be low-key!

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Su Qinger glanced around at the guards who were eagerly waiting for her to get the egg, curled her lips into a smile, bowed to Su Yuan, and went down to do as she was told.

After they all quickly finished their meal in the cold wind, Su Yuan helped his father and the other men get on the carriage.

Just sat down.

Father Su glanced outside, sighed worriedly, turned to Su Yuan and said in a low voice:

"You've already said it, and Daddy can't refute you in public. Although we can't cook next, we can at least cook an egg in the car to nourish Nanchu. Now, there's nothing left. What are we going to do for the next ten days?"

Su Yuan was not panicked either. He raised his chin slightly and pointed at a row of cabinets protruding above the carriage, saying:

"Don't worry, Daddy. I've already told Su Lujiu to put it away. As the saying goes, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Naturally, food has been arranged on each carriage."

Su's father stood up, opened a row of cabinet doors and looked inside. Sure enough, he saw eggs wrapped in a thick quilt in a small basket.

Seeing this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and his hands kept closing the cabinet door. He turned his head and said apologetically:

"Alas, it's also Daddy's fault. I can think of it, so why wouldn't my daughter come? I was so impatient that I misunderstood you."

Su Yuan picked up the hot soup on the low table and drank a cup, then shook his head and said:

"It's okay. You are also worried about Nanchu's health. There are still a lot of eggs in the cabinet. You men have been very tired from the journey. You can eat some eggs together when the time comes, so that you won't get sick before you reach the capital."

She put down the teacup and said to Su Lujiu, who had already made the bed:

"Don't worry about this. Go and take a rest in the carriage behind."

Su Lujiu nodded, said "yes", put on her shoes, lifted the curtain and retreated.

After Su Yuan and others left, he moved to the entrance of the carriage and closed the inner door made of mahogany.

She turned around, took off her shoes, socks and outer clothes, walked to the third quilt on the right, and while taking off Nan Chu's outer clothes, she reminded him in a gentle voice:

"Let's go to sleep. Just like the last few nights, Nanchu and Yunlan will sleep on my left and right."

Below.

Nan Chu half-sat on the thick quilt, shyly taking a sneak peek at Father Su, who was already lying next to him. He lowered his head in shame and whispered:

"Wife, wife, how about I do it myself?"

Su Yuan looked down at his little face which had turned pink due to shyness, his hands kept moving, and he raised his eyebrows slightly and said:

"You have a six-month-old belly. Not only is your winter coat thick, but the belt also goes around your back. Are you sure you can reach it?"

After saying this, she glanced past Nan Chu at Father Su, who had already closed his eyes, and whispered in his ear:

"Or do you want Daddy to help you? I'll wake him up right now."

Nan Chu was so scared that he quickly grabbed Su Yuan's hand, shook his head, and stammered:

"No, let my wife come!"