Qiao Lian'er took out several heavy silver ingots from his sleeve, along with a thousand-tael silver note, and handed them to Xiao Lan.
"That should be enough for your expenses during this period. As for the rest, consider it as travel expenses to the capital."
"Princess, I'll figure something out myself." Xiao Lan was about to push the money back when she saw it.
Qiao Lian'er stopped her hand: "If you feel bad, then remember it for now, and we'll talk about it later."
Xiao Lan thought about how she wanted to take her younger brother out of this remote mountain village and to a faraway place, but without money, she couldn't go anywhere, so she had no choice but to accept the money.
Any words of gratitude would be superfluous. She simply said, "Princess, please take care on your journey home."
Qiao Lian'er left the horses and carriages for them to use, and she would buy them from a carriage and horse shop when she arrived in Yunzhou.
The rice cakes from Yunzhou were delicious, and she brought two for each person in her family. They were still piping hot when they arrived in the capital.
From the moment they set off for Yunzhou to their return to the capital, it only took a day.
Only after confirming that Xiao Lan was from Yunzhou did Qiao Lian'er mention this to the Qiao family.
"Yunzhou is so far away. Why did Xiaolan come all the way from such a far place to the capital?" Madam Feng asked in confusion.
"It's about finding relatives, but we haven't found them yet," Qiao Lian'er said, using this as an excuse.
Xiao Lan must have gone to the Jiang family, but she ended up like this; someone in the Jiang family must have treated her badly.
The fewer people who know about it, the better, until everything is fully investigated.
Da Meng stared blankly at the empty room where Xiao Lan had stayed.
"Will she return to the capital?"
"Yes." Qiao Lian'er then explained Xiao Lan's family situation. Knowing that Xiao Lan had lost her father at a young age and that her mother was now bedridden, the Qiao family members felt pity for her.
"Poor child," said Old Mrs. Qiao, "he has suffered one misfortune after another."
"Hey Lian'er, did you leave Xiao Lan some money for herself? She must have come all this way to seek refuge with relatives because of her mother's illness, hoping to save her mother." Da Meng's tone became urgent as he thought of this.
He now longs to go to Xiaolan's hometown and see her one last time.
"If I hadn't stayed, Brother Da Meng would be rushing to Yunzhou right now," Qiao Lian'er joked.
Da Meng breathed a sigh of relief and scratched his head sheepishly: "I was just worried that she would be left without a home and that she would be far away from here, and I wouldn't be able to take care of her."
Qiao Laosan and Lu Shi exchanged a glance. It seemed that this child really cared about Miss Xiao Lan.
They initially thought that Da Meng would find a woman from a high-class family, someone of equal social standing, but if he truly liked her and she had good character, her family background wouldn't be so important.
The Qiao family also came from a remote mountain village, so they wouldn't have any such reservations.
"She came looking for her relatives, lost her memory, and was poisoned. What happened?" Qiao Xi'er pondered.
As soon as she said that, everyone immediately realized what she meant.
“Yes, Lian’er, Miss Xiao Lan was perfectly fine, how could she have been harmed by someone?” Qiao Yunni said, “You said she would come back again, will those people harm her again?”
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