Chapter 28: Troubles before departure
After receiving Lin's affirmation, Shen Xitang adjusted her expression, revealed a smile that she thought was charming, and walked towards that side with a twist of her waist.
She didn't notice the contemptuous looks from the people around her.
As soon as Liu Feng finished speaking, Shen Jinan began to sob softly: "Prince! You must make the decision for me!"
She pointed at Liu Feng lying on the ground while crying and began to accuse him of his evil deeds: "Today, I was preparing to set off with the team when this gentleman suddenly rushed out, grabbed me with his hands, and wouldn't let me go. He also insulted my whole family. My poor husband was ill and he almost beat him up!"
She was crying and sobbing, and everyone who heard her was moved. Moreover, many people had witnessed Liu Feng holding her back just now.
It was the first time that Gu Yanqing heard her call herself a commoner woman, and she was a little stunned.
Shen Jinan secretly pushed him, and he finally reacted: “Well…it’s true.”
He hid his fist behind his back, lowered his head and coughed a few times, looking weak, acting with Shen Jinan.
Fang Huaining fell silent as he looked at the two of them. Someone with ulterior motives noticed his expression and jumped out.
"Your Excellency, please don't be fooled. Everyone knows this woman is fickle and has slept with Commander Lin and many other officials. She must have deliberately seduced him!"
Shen Xitang was so anxious that he jumped up and down, watching her confuse right and wrong, thinking, I finally got the chance, I must punish Shen Jinan.
As she spoke, she pretended to be weak and wanted to lean on Fang Huaining: "My Lord, you just need someone who understands your feelings and can remind you at any time not to be deceived by such a vixen..."
Before she could offer herself to him, Yunzhu's scabbard was already pointing in front of her.
She didn't even touch the corner of Fang Huaining's clothes and was forced to stand up straight.
"Chen Xitang, who is the fickle one? Do we need to ask everyone to explain to the prince?"
Gu Yanqing showed no mercy this time. "You've been spreading rumors about An An all along the way, but she didn't bother with you out of consideration for our sisterly relationship. Instead, she encouraged your arrogance. So, you want to continue spreading rumors again today?"
Shen Jinan secretly gave Gu Yanqing a thumbs up in her heart. Although she felt surprised, what Gu Yanqing said made her believe it.
"Gu Yanqing, you are so tolerant. You have been cuckolded so many times, and you are still covering up for her. Your family is not relying on her for food, right?" Shen Xitang's eyes were full of madness.
Why! Why on earth!
Why is it that the Third Prince is engaged to Shen Jinan, Gu Yanqing protects her, and now this prince also protects her?
She just wanted Shen Jinan’s reputation to be ruined!
"If Shen Jinan hadn't sold herself, you, Gu Yanqing, would have starved to death long ago, right? Hahahaha, what Prime Minister Gu? He's just a loser who lives on women!"
Shen Xitang laughed loudly, causing the onlookers to frown.
"Chen Xitang, what exactly are you thinking? It was you who colluded with the police, and it was you who shamelessly drugged them. For so many years, I thought I had a clear conscience. What on earth did I do to offend you and your daughter, to make you harm me so repeatedly?"
Shen Jinan walked forward and angrily scolded Shen Xitang.
"Hasn't this matter been tried and clarified long ago? Do you want to frame someone?" Fang Huaining didn't even glance at her. He just glanced at Liu Feng and said, "It seems that Lord Liu is a little tired of being the postmaster. If that's the case, let's replace him."
He looked around but didn't find anyone suitable, so he set his sights on the person next to him: "Yunzhu, you stay and arrange this matter. Once it's settled, catch up and join us."
Yunzhu was somewhat reluctant, but the decision made by her own prince could not be changed so easily.
He could only look at Shen Jinan for help: “Madam, please take good care of my young master along the way. I will reward you handsomely in the future.”
Shen Jinan was extremely surprised. He covered his mouth with his hand and said in shock, "The prince is going to accompany us on the journey? How can this be possible? Not only will the journey be bumpy, but the coastal area will also be bitterly cold. I'm afraid the prince's body won't be able to withstand it."
"Madam Gu, you're joking. With Madam Gu here, I believe nothing will happen to this prince."
Fang Huaining waved his hand, and the carriage behind him was driven over. "It's been a bumpy ride, why don't you ride with me?"
Seeing the carriage, Shen Jinan's eyes suddenly brightened, and he no longer cared about Fang Huaining's half-threatening words.
She looked at Gu Yanqing expectantly: "Your health has just improved, and you are not suitable for traveling. Why don't we ride with the prince?"
Although Commander Lin had taken good care of them before, it was still a bit too ostentatious for them to want to ride in a carriage.
Now that the benefits are coming to your doorstep, how can you bear to refuse them?
That sparkling look reached the bottom of Gu Yanqing's heart, and he couldn't say no: "Bring Sui Sui Huan Huan back."
The further south they went, the harder the road became. The wide official road gradually turned into a narrow path, and the trees around became denser and denser. During the break, Commander Lin sent someone to deliver a message.
"We are about to enter a dense forest. There are all kinds of ferocious beasts. Everyone must be careful!"
Although these people were exiled, they were also human beings, and everyone's life was equally important in his eyes.
After entering the forest, the carriage could no longer move forward.
Therefore, Fang Huaining had no choice but to follow them down and walk across the mountains and forests.
"Sir, why are you doing this..." Yun Zhu watched Fang Huaining walk forward with difficulty, feeling distressed. Their young master was a man of high rank and noble character, how could he have suffered such a hardship...
"I've been stuck in the house all year round, so I really should go out and exercise." The reason why his body was so weak was, on the one hand, because of the toxins, and on the other hand, because he had been ruined by that man over the years.
They forbade him from practicing martial arts on the grounds of poor health, so that he could rest easy. How could Fang Huaining not know what those people were planning?
Now, after seeing this vast world, he suddenly felt that the capital city was like a large dungeon, where people were imprisoned and lost their bloodiness.
He suddenly understood what his father had said before.
"Sui Sui Huan Huan, if you see any herbs like this, pick them all and bring them back to mother." Shen Jinan took a herb and carefully explained it to Sui Sui Huan Huan. On the one hand, it was to let them know about the medicinal materials, and on the other hand, it was to earn some experience points.
There were spies watching her at the post station during this period, and her experience points were only enough to barely maintain her daily needs, and it had not increased for a long time.
Now that we have entered such a huge treasure house, we must naturally make good use of it.
She even discovered several rare and valuable medicinal herbs here.
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