Lin Yuxin stroked Xiao Hao's head, looking at his thinner face these past few days, and tried hard to suppress the heartache in her heart. She knew she was being a bit presumptuous, but how could she know if this seedling would grow crooked if she didn't try?
Li Xiaochen looked at Lin Yuxin with tenderness in his eyes. He didn't care who the next emperor would be, but his girl had lofty ambitions and had high hopes for this young man. If this was what she wanted, he would work with him to achieve it.
After resting for a while, everyone continued their journey.
The further they walked, the hotter it got. After two days, Lin Yuxin could see that the ground was already cracking.
Water is already a scarce resource. In the north, it's not just because there's no rain, but also because the temperature is too high and the water evaporates too quickly. So the water in Hetian can't last much longer; a little over a month is already the limit.
As Lin Yuxin watched the refugees begin to flee south, her heart sank. It seemed the situation was worse than she had imagined.
"Zhao Yi!"
"Young Miss?"
Zhao Yi appeared beside the carriage and bowed his head to ask a question.
"Go ask those disaster victims where they came from and what the situation is like over there."
Lin Yuxin bowed her head and gave the instructions.
"yes."
After she assigned Xueying to Xiaohao, her maternal grandfather instructed her to bring Zhao Yi and Zhao Er along, along with twenty members of the Zhao family army. She arranged for them to be in Li Xiaochen's team so that no one would discover their presence.
Only Zhao Yi and Zhao Er were visible in the open, while Xue Ying remained hidden in the shadows.
However, Li Xiaochen had mentioned that the Emperor had also sent people in the shadows, so he reassured her that she wasn't afraid.
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