Chapter 27 Scheming Against the Gao Family
Zhi Chun and the others didn't care what the old man was thinking; the four of them hurriedly came to Xu Qingyi's side.
"Miss, you've suffered so much!"
Seeing Xu Qingyi's face, which had become much more haggard in just two days, Zhichun and the others felt really bad.
"Miss, please take this water pouch and candied fruit. You can replenish them when you rest!"
Zhichun stuffed the things into Xu Qingyi's hands, and Zhidong hurriedly draped a cloak made of silk quilt over her.
Zhi Qiu divided the bag of dried meat into several portions and put one bag in each person's hands.
As the group gathered together, Zhixia quietly slipped a dagger into Xu Yifei's hand.
"Young Master, please protect the young ladies!"
Xu Yifei looked up in surprise, then quickly tucked the dagger into his waistband.
"Don't worry, with me here, no one will be able to hurt my sister!"
Yun Zhao tilted her head back and asked with a curious look, "Sister Zhixia, where is the little lamb?"
"sheep?"
The others couldn't help but find it strange.
"Don't worry, young lady, the sheep is tied to the donkey cart and will follow along!"
After Zhixia finished speaking to Yunzhao, she explained to the others.
"The young lady heard that there was a slaughterhouse in town, so she took her maid to the slaughterhouse and bought a ewe."
"It's producing milk! Young master, you won't have to worry about running out of food on your journey!"
As she spoke, Zhixia took out a new water pouch.
"There's some warm goat milk in here. If the young master gets hungry on the road, you can feed him some more!"
"That's great!"
They were worried that the journey to exile would be arduous and the baby would go hungry due to lack of food!
"Our Zhaozhao is so clever, she even thought of that!"
Xu Yinan pinched Yun Zhao's chubby cheeks and grinned in a way that made him want to punch her.
Before the group could exchange more than a few words, the officials began to evict them.
"Let's go, it's time to set off!"
"Okay, let's go right away!"
Zhichun and the others hurriedly took out their shoes.
"Quickly, put on these shoes. They were made by us in the last two days. Just make do with them for now!"
The thick, padded shoes were warm and soft, making them much more comfortable to walk in than the thin cloth shoes worn by ordinary prisoners.
Yun Zhao put on his new shoes and even jumped around a few times on purpose.
"Thank you, Sister Zhichun! These shoes are so comfortable! Zhao Zhao feels like she can walk on her own in them!"
These past two days, Yun Zhao has spent almost all of his time in the arms of an adult.
She deliberately raised her voice, and Xu Qingshi and the others naturally heard it.
Xu Qingshi looked down at her shoes, which were damp with melting snow, and frowned.
"Mother, even a baby like her who's being held has new shoes, while we who always walk don't!"
Who wouldn't want new shoes? The shoes the officials gave to the prisoners were not only thin, but also not warm at all.
My shoes got wet after just a few steps, and now the inside of my shoes feels like an icebox!
Before Xu Qingshi could even utter a word of complaint, the officials urged her to leave.
Before leaving, Zhi Qiu gave each of them a small hot water bottle.
The siblings exchanged glances and quickly hid the hot water bottle.
Xu Yifei picked up Yun Zhao, while Xu Yiyan continued to hold Yun Huaijin.
The Lu family father and son drove the cart, following the procession one in front and one behind, walking leisurely.
"Mommy, please have some water!"
Yun Zhao blinked and urged.
"Okay, Mother, I'll drink it now!"
Xu Qingyi assumed her daughter was just being concerned about her, so she pulled out the stopper of the water bag, tilted her head back, and took a small sip.
The warm water, with a hint of sweetness, instantly filled my mouth.
Xu Qingyi's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Yun Zhao with some surprise.
"Mother, this water that Zhaozhao specially prepared for you, isn't it delicious?"
Yun Zhao grinned, revealing his cute little tiger teeth.
"Mmm, it's delicious!"
Without much thought, Xu Qingyi handed the water pouch to Yun Zhao's lips.
"Come on, Zhaozhao, drink too!"
"Zhaozhao has one too~ I prepared them for everyone!"
Yun Zhao patted his little water pouch and grinned.
Listening to the conversation between the mother and daughter, Xu Yinan curiously picked up the water bag.
Is there anything special about this?
He took a small sip and couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Oh, they even put sugar in it?"
Xu Yinan whispered, then leaned closer to his older brother and gave Yun Zhao a thumbs up.
"Our Zhaozhao is so clever! This journey must have been so tiring, but a little candy makes her feel so energized!"
Yun Zhao proudly raised her little head.
In fact, none of them knew that Yun Zhao had put white sugar in it.
It was the spring water in her space.
She secretly took her mother's pulse at night. Although her mother was not poisoned, her mother's body was obviously exhausted.
Given my mother's physical condition, her body will completely give out in less than two days.
There is a resident physician in the Prince of Jin's mansion. She has personally inspected the medicinal herbs there, and they are all of excellent quality, including many rare herbs.
To her surprise, the Princess Consort of Jin had such poor health.
Yun Zhao couldn't help but wonder if the imperial physician had deliberately used some kind of medicine.
What appeared to be merely a minor health issue for her mother had actually taken a toll on her health.
It was inconvenient to take medicine on the road, so in order to ensure that her mother could live to reach Lingnan.
She could only secretly replace all the water in her water pouch with spring water from her spatial dimension.
They even added a tiny bit of sugar to mask the sweetness of the spring water.
The weather wasn't great today, and the group's shoes got completely wet after walking for only a short while.
Gao Minglang's son, Gao Xi, started causing trouble again.
"My feet are so cold! I want new shoes too! I want some too!"
Mrs. Gao, Yao Xinrui, looked embarrassed and tried to stop her son from making a scene, but she was helpless.
"Be good, Xi'er. I'll buy it for you at the next post station!"
This morning's commotion meant the Gao family didn't manage to buy anything.
Forget about shoes, we didn't even buy any food.
"Then why does she have it?"
Gao Xi pointed at Yun Zhao and shouted angrily.
Yun Zhao was suddenly called out and looked at him with an innocent expression.
You mean this? You want it?
She lifted her foot and shook her shoes, which were spotless and completely dry.
"Yes! I'll take it. How much do you want?"
"But you're so much older than me, you can't fit into my shoes!"
Yun Zhao swung her toes and hugged her uncle's neck.
"Uncle, are you tired? Why don't you let Zhaozhao get down and walk? It's too tiring for you to carry her. It's a pity she can't ride in the stroller~"
"Uncle isn't tired!"
Xu Yifei was certainly not too heavy to carry a little girl, but Yun Zhao's purpose was not just that.
"Uncle, you've worked so hard! Brother Gao, why don't you take off your shoes and walk like this? Otherwise you'll catch a cold!"
Yun Zhao feigned concern, hugging her uncle's neck tightly and swinging her little feet, appearing quite carefree.
Gao Xi became even more displeased upon seeing this.
"Mommy! I want to be carried too! I don't want to walk anymore, what if I catch a cold!"
After saying that, Gao Xi tried to climb onto his mother.
Mrs. Gao was in a real bind.
Gao Xi is Gao Minglang's youngest son. He is eight years old now and looks even stronger than Wei Jingchen, who is twelve years old.
At Madam Gao's age, how can she carry him all day?
She turned to Gao Minglang for help.
"master!"
Gao Minglang looked ahead with a headache. There was Lu Xun's oxcart, followed by a donkey cart.
He suddenly had an idea!
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