Chapter 14 They didn't even spare the infants!
"You, you! You've gone too far! How dare you contradict your elders like this! Xu Qingyi, is this your good daughter?"
Is this how your Yun family teaches us? Or is it because I'm not your biological mother that you humiliate me like this?
Madam Xu was furious and clutched her chest as she angrily rebuked him.
“Grandmother, you’re mistaken. Zhao Zhao grew up in the Marquis of Dingyuan’s residence for the first five years and only recently returned home.”
"It wasn't the Yun family who taught me that! Besides, Zhao Zhao is telling the truth; my grandmother has wronged me!"
Yun Zhao threw herself into Xu Qingyi's arms, her eyes red-rimmed, and looked up at Xu Qingyi.
“Mother, what Zhaozhao said is the truth. Third Uncle is not a criminal. He even makes a bowl for Grandmother to eat from.”
It's better than my fourth uncle drinking all the soup and not leaving a single drop for my grandmother, don't you think?"
The family of three turned to look and immediately burst into a tirade of angry curses.
"You unfilial son! Your mother hasn't drunk any yet!"
"Husband! How could you drink all the soup? What will Qian'er do now!"
"Brother! What am I supposed to drink after you finish yours?!"
Xu Yiyuan slurped down the last sip, not even wiping the grease from his lips, and even let out a burp.
Wu Lianzhen stepped forward, snatched the soup bowl, and seeing that there wasn't a drop left, shoved him hard.
"You, Xu Yiyuan! Are you crazy? This is three taels of silver!"
"How dare you! I am your husband, what's wrong with having one more sip? It's only three taels of silver!"
Go buy another bowl and share it! Anyway, you three women don't eat much!
Xu Yiyuan wasn't really shameless; he had originally planned to take a sip first.
I didn't expect that I would finish the soup in one sip.
With only a little left, not knowing if it was enough for anyone to lick, they simply drank it all up.
"you……"
"Mother, I am a man. If anything happens on the road, I will have to help. Drinking more meat soup will give me more strength, won't it?"
What he said seemed to make sense, and Madam Xu was speechless for a moment.
Yun Zhao felt incredibly pleased to see them get their comeuppance.
She hugged Xu Qingyi's leg and said sweetly, "Mother, Zhao Zhao doesn't want to drink the fish soup anymore. Zhao Zhao wants to save it for Mother and my little brother!"
Xu Yinan changed his clothes, warmed himself by the fire, and then watched the excitement with amusement.
"Zhaozhao is so filial! Sister, you and Xiaojin can have my bowl too. I'm a man, it won't matter if I drink less soup!"
Seeing the unpleasant look on Old Madam Xu's face, Xu Qingyi warned in a low voice, "Anan, don't talk nonsense! Hurry up and help grill the fish and cook the fish soup!"
"Hehe, okay!"
Xu Yinan, who was never serious, responded with a grin.
Turning around, I saw Wei Jingchen and the two ladies of the Wei family, who had already prepared the fish. The head and tail were used to make soup, and the plump belly was used to grill the fish.
Seeing this, Xu Yinan scratched his head.
"I'm so sorry to trouble you two sisters-in-law of the Wei family!"
"Master Xu, you're too kind. We were hired to cook soup, so this is what we should do."
Wei Jingchen nodded slightly and explained.
"However, one pot can only make fish soup, so this ginger soup..."
"Ah, this should be enough to make a lot of ginger soup, right?"
Xu Yinan suddenly asked.
"Yes, a big pot is basically no problem."
"Then wait a moment!"
Xu Yinan hugged his clothes tighter, sniffed, and walked towards the officer.
Before long, he returned with a large pot.
“I told the officers that we would each have a small bowl later, and they agreed to lend it to us for free!”
He thought that drinking it diluted was still drinking it, after all, it was just for prevention, not because they were sick, and it would be good if everyone could drink a little.
Yun Zhao had intended to warm him up, but he hadn't expected that in order to save some money, he would actually share it with the officials.
So, after she finished making the ginger soup, she insisted on giving it to her second uncle.
"Let me do it! Let me do it!"
She took the ginger soup from Wei Jingchen, turned around, and, using her clothes as cover, dropped a small pill into the soup.
"Second Uncle, drink up! This was specially brought over for you by Zhaozhao!"
Hearing that it was prepared especially for him by his little niece, Xu Yinan happily accepted the bowl.
"Thank you, Zhao Zhao, Uncle will definitely finish it!"
After saying that, he tilted his head back and poured it down.
The spiciness of the ginger soup, combined with its extreme heat, caused him to make a hissing sound.
"Ha, you'd think our General's Mansion couldn't even afford a bowl of ginger soup!"
Wu Lianzhen rolled her eyes and walked past Xu Yinan.
"This ginger was dug up by Zhao Zhao, so if you're so capable, don't drink it!"
Xu Yinan chuckled and retorted with dissatisfaction.
To everyone's surprise, when Wu Lianzhen reached for the ginger soup, Wei Jingchen refused to give it to her.
What do you mean by this?
Wei Jingchen handed the ginger soup to Yun Zhao without changing his expression.
"This ginger was dug up by the young princess. Who gets to drink it is naturally up to the young princess."
The usually gentle and refined Young Master Wei was surprisingly sharp-tongued, and Yun Zhao almost couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
She ran up to Wei Jingchen, took the ginger soup, and tilted her head to look at Wu Lianzhen.
"My fourth aunt said Zhaozhao isn't family, so I'm sure she won't want this soup either. Sigh."
"What a pity, Brother Jingchen! Why don't you give it to your father? Zhaozhao worked so hard to dig it up, we can't let it go to waste!"
Yun Zhao obediently handed the ginger soup back to Wei Jingchen.
Whether the latter truly understood Yun Zhao's meaning or not, she simply agreed.
"On behalf of my father, I thank the young princess."
"Brother Jingchen, Zhaozhao has been demoted to a commoner and is no longer a little princess. You can just call me Zhaozhao!"
"Okay, thank you Zhaozhao."
With the bowl taken from her hand, Yun Zhao smiled even more broadly.
She is good to the Wei family, and the Wei family will remember her kindness in the future!
Upon seeing this, Wu Lianzhen couldn't help but mutter a curse under her breath.
"You brat! Drink, drink, drink! See if you ever drink yourself to death!"
She cursed as she returned to Old Madam Xu's side.
Little did she know, behind her as she left, a pair of eyes were fixed on her retreating figure.
After Yun Zhao finished eating and drinking, he lay down next to Xu Qingyi and watched her feed his younger brother.
"Mommy, my little brother is so good! He didn't cry or fuss the whole way!"
“Your brother has always been like this; unless he is feeling unwell, he rarely cries or fusses.”
Yun Huaijin has always been a worry-free child. Along the way, while other children cried and fussed, this six-month-old baby was remarkably well-behaved.
This well-behaved child who never cried made Yun Zhao somewhat worried.
"Mother, you go eat the fish! Zhaozhao will take care of your little brother!"
Yun Zhao made a move to pick up the child, but Xu Qingyi was a little worried that she wouldn't be able to lift him.
Unexpectedly, she was so strong that she picked Yun Huaijin up in one go!
"Then Zhao Zhao, be careful."
Xu Qingyi smiled gently, turned around and took the fish soup that Xu Yiyan handed her, and took small sips.
"My little brother is so cute!"
Yun Zhao smiled and reached out to hold Yun Huaijin's hand, secretly taking his pulse.
After a while, the smile on her face froze.
This pulse...
A storm was brewing in her eyes as she glanced at Madam Xu, Wu Lianzhen, and the other three.
Who is it?!
They don't even spare such small babies!
Soon, Yun Zhao composed herself and returned to the innocent and carefree demeanor befitting her age.
Little did she know that the fleeting murderous intent she had just displayed had already been seen by others.
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