Qi Yunxiao glanced at Hu Jinxiu with disdain, his tone calm and indifferent: "Hu Jinxiu is a traitor who participated in treason. I will write a memorial to report this and request His Majesty to confiscate the Hu family's property, exile their three clans, and enslave them for generations."
"don't want!"
Hu Jinxiu's eyes widened suddenly, her attention finally shifting away from Qi Yunxiao's birthmark. She panicked, struggling to get closer to Qi Yunxiao, as if that would change his decision.
Qi Yunxiao stood up, took two steps back, and dodged Hu Jinxiu, who was writhing on the ground like a maggot.
Hu Jinxiu's clothes were covered in dust, as were her face and head; she was in a state of unprecedented disarray and wretchedness.
She strained to look at Qi Yunxiao, finally pleading, "Brother Qi, I beg you, I was wrong! Please don't be so cruel, they are all innocent..."
Qi Yunxiao's eyes grew even colder: "When you participated in the treason, did you ever think about how it would implicate your family?"
"You don't even care about your family, so why are you pretending to be a good person now?"
After Qi Yunxiao finished speaking, he felt it was a waste of breath to say another word to her, so he turned around and took Shen Qingyu's hand: "Let's go, let's go back to the capital first."
My parents-in-law are still in Beijing. Even if I want to go back to Shenjia Village, I have to pick them up first.
The group rushed to the capital, and Hu Jinxiu never saw Qi Yunxiao again.
She was locked in a cage, exposed to wind, snow, and sun all day long, and within two days she developed a high fever.
Shen Qingyu didn't care at all.
One of the accompanying guards knew about herbs and gave her two bowls of herbal soup.
She tried not to drink and went on a hunger strike, but after being slapped twice hard, her chin was pinched and she was forced to drink it.
Hu Jinxiu cried hysterically: How did things turn out like this?
In her confused state, Hu Jinxiu finally began to reflect and reconsider.
Clearly, he was the owner of Jialefang and the head of the Hu family business. Even if he didn't have a high position, he certainly lived a life of luxury.
When did everything begin to change?
Oh right, it was when she met Qi Yunxiao again that she was shocked to find that he was married and had a child.
Her jealousy and resentment towards Shen Qingyu led her to have uncontrollable thoughts of overstepping boundaries, and then... her words and actions also went astray.
She was humiliated by Gao Jingye and became his mistress. If she hadn't been involved with Qi Yunxiao's daughter, she probably wouldn't have brought disaster upon her entire family.
But because of her resentment, she kidnapped Qi Yunxiao's daughter...
"Waaah..." Hu Jinxiu cried even harder.
One of the guards, disgusted by her unpleasant crying, grabbed her hair and stuffed a rag into her mouth.
Now the world is quiet.
Looking at the snow falling outside the carriage, Shen Qingyu exclaimed in amazement, "This is... the first time I've seen snow this winter!"
This statement was very precise, perfectly covering up what was almost let slip.
Qi Yunxiao pulled the curtain from Shen Qingyu's hands and put it away: "Be careful not to catch a cold."
Shen Qingyu retorted, "I'm dressed so warmly, how could I catch a cold?"
"Mom, I'm cold," Erbao pouted, looking aggrieved.
Shen Qingyu glanced at Erbao's clothes: "You're dressed warmly enough too."
Erbao felt even more aggrieved: "My head is cold."
Shen Qingyu: "Uh... how about I find you a hat?"
Honestly, I never expected my child to go bald. Who could have prepared such a hat in advance?!
In the end, Shen Qingyu could only take out a fur cloak with a hood and cover the little guy with it, like covering him with a blanket.
Erbao nestled contentedly inside the large fur cloak, only his tiny face peeking out; he was now completely at ease.
A guard leaned over and whispered, "Sir, those prison carts are too cold, and several prisoners have developed fevers. What should we do?"
Qi Yunxiao said helplessly, "Make sure they're dressed in thick clothes, lest they freeze to death."
The Dragon Guards obeyed and left. Not long after, they returned with a report: "The snow is falling heavier and heavier, sir. Should we continue our journey through the night?"
Otherwise, once the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, the roads will be impassable, and it's hard to say how long we'll be delayed on the road.
"We must travel through the night," Qi Yunxiao ordered again.
There are still three days' journey to the capital. If we travel through the night, we hope to reach the capital before the roads are blocked by heavy snow.
"Yes." The Dragon Guard replied and immediately went to relay the order.
When Hu Jinxiu received a thick set of clothes, her eyes lit up: Could this have been given to her by Brother Qi?
But then the light in her eyes went out: So what if it was given by Brother Qi? He might not even care about her.
After all, he was a criminal who was to be escorted to the capital. If he froze to death, he probably wouldn't be able to explain himself.
As darkness fell, the caravan only bought some food at the inn and continued on its way, taking an extra hour before finally stopping at the bottom of a deserted cliff.
The cliff here is a slope, and the area sheltered by the slope is free of snow, making it convenient for everyone to rest for a while and have something to eat.
Shen Qingyu had prepared charcoal in her carriage, and the charcoal in the space store was more than she could use.
She and Qi Yunxiao set up a charcoal stove by the roadside, boiled a pot of spiritual spring water, and threw in the cooled braised meat and dried biscuits, making a pot of thick meat soup.
This meat broth was mainly for Erbao and the Mad Taoist.
They've been suffering lately; they can't eat raw or cold food, and their digestive systems need to be cared for.
Sure enough, Erbao and the Mad Taoist were sweating profusely as they ate the braised pork noodle soup.
Shen Qingyu smiled and wiped the sweat from Erbao's bald head: "Eat slowly, I'll make you more if you're still hungry after you finish."
Erbao didn't even look up, slurping the batter loudly: "Mom, this is so delicious! I've missed your cooking so much."
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