Chapter 48 Mother, I'm Sorry
Xu Yifei subconsciously looked down, only to be met by a pair of clear, glassy eyes.
The anger in my heart gradually subsided.
"Zhaozhao believes her uncle! As long as her uncle says yes, Zhaozhao will believe him!"
The baby's soft, sweet voice seemed to melt his heart.
For some reason, Xu Yifei, who had been misunderstood for many years, suddenly felt a surge of resentment.
Yun Zhao stretched out his short arms and tried his best to stand on tiptoe.
Xu Yifei picked her up, and she happened to touch his head.
"Uncle, don't cry, don't cry~ What happened?"
"That's right, the assassins all got away, so I told Luo Qing, 'See you in Yangguan County.'"
But we can't get into the county town. Let him give us the official certificate; we'll take it anyway.
He had no use for it except for getting into the city, and he probably thought what I said made sense, so he gave it to me.
Xu Yifei's explanation was not without merit, but Wei Mingde was the first to speak up and defuse the situation.
"What the eldest son says is very true. The second son and his wife are just confused because they are worried."
Wei Jingchen took a step to the side, blocking the tigress's view.
"Actually, we don't need to worry. As long as we report to the county government office in Yangguan County..."
We told them we encountered robbers on the road, got separated from them, and were worried about missing our trip and being mistaken for fugitives, so we came on our own.
When Luo Qing and his group arrived in Yangguan County, they also held differing opinions, which were in our favor.
On the contrary, if Luo Qing arrives in Yangguan County first, even if the official document was indeed given by the officials themselves, he could easily be falsely accused.
“Jingchen is right. Let’s hurry up and get to the city before we go down the mountain.”
Wei Mingde made a quick decision and called for everyone to get in the car.
"Wait a moment."
Wei Jingchen suddenly called out to the person.
Everyone turned their heads in confusion and saw Wei Jingchen walk to the assassins' corpses and remove the hidden arrows from their wrists.
Yun Zhao: !
My house was raided!
She was planning to secretly store it away using her spatial storage when she left!
"Jingchen is so thoughtful. We're in dire need of weapons, so taking theirs is perfect!"
Xu Yinan stepped forward to help collect the sword and hidden arrow.
The group hurried along, not daring to stop for even a moment except to use the restroom, and they ate dry rations for lunch.
Xu Yinan felt increasingly uncomfortable as he ate, and almost choked on the dry food.
"I've been eating so well these past few days, I really can't stomach this dry ration..."
"Bear with it. If it weren't for Zhao Zhao's good luck, you wouldn't be able to eat so much meat."
Xu Yifei rolled his eyes at his younger brother and took a bite of the pancake.
"The pancakes you're eating now, and the fire you're using to roast them, were only obtained because Zhaozhao hid the hairpin in exchange for silver."
Xu Qingyi tapped her younger brother in a low voice.
"Really? I knew it! Zhao Zhao is our lucky star!"
Xu Yinan pinched Yun Zhao's little face, genuinely fond of this little niece.
Xu Yiyan obediently hid to the side and ate his dry rations. Hearing their conversation, he craned his neck out curiously.
"Sister, how did you manage to hide the hairpin at Zhaozhao's place, that scoundrel Yan Jing who led the raid?"
"This is a rather strange story."
The Wei family members were on the oxcart and in the donkey cart, and Xu Qingyi didn't hide anything from them.
"That day, everything in the Prince of Jin's mansion mysteriously disappeared, leaving only some useless books and some silver!"
Yun Zhao, who was listening nearby, immediately perked up his ears.
"Who stole it? How dare they steal from the Prince of Jin's residence?!"
Xu Yifei immediately flew into a rage.
"If I find out who it is, I'll twist their head off!"
Yun Zhao: ...
Suddenly I felt a chill on my neck.
"That day, Yan Jing suddenly led his troops to ransack my home and publicly humiliated me. It was Zhaozhao who rushed to protect me."
I didn't have time to hide the jewelry either. Xiaoxue... took my jade hairpin with her.
It was given to Zhaozhao, who always carried it with her, which is why she unexpectedly received this silver.
When Ling Xuerou was mentioned, Xu Qingyi subconsciously lowered her voice.
"She stole something?"
Xu Yinan immediately understood.
He had never really liked this niece before, feeling that she was too young to be competitive and unrealistic, unlike her sister and brother-in-law.
He only realized the truth when he learned that the child was not his biological son.
"I knew it! Marquis Dingyuan is no good. How could he have given birth to such an obedient child as Zhaozhao?"
My sister and brother-in-law are such a good couple, how could they have had that kind of child? Thankfully, they were switched back.
Otherwise, if Zhaozhao continues to grow up in the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion, she might end up like me, raised into a useless person!
Xu Yinan felt that he was a good-for-nothing, and he accepted it.
But my sister and brother-in-law are such good people, they shouldn't have given birth to a child like Ling Xuerou, who is not good at teaching!
"It's just that Zhao Zhao is suffering, she's already in trouble as soon as she got back."
Xu Yiyan was not as optimistic as his second brother.
"Second Uncle is not a good-for-nothing! Zhao Zhao has not suffered at all! Zhao Zhao is very content to be with Mother and Uncle!"
Yun Zhao turned and nestled into her mother's arms, looking up at her with eyes that sparkled like stars.
Xu Qingyi's heart softened, and she tenderly kissed Yun Zhao's forehead.
"My dear child, I must have done many good deeds in my past life to have such a wonderful baby as Zhaozhao!"
Yun Zhao recalled that in his previous life, he had believed the lies of Ling Xuerou and Ling Ruofeng and abandoned his parents.
She was filled with regret. Such a good mother and uncle, yet they had caused her parents to die unjustly on the road to exile, leaving them with regrets!
Yun Zhao held Xu Qingyi tightly, his nose stinging, and dared not look up.
"Mother, I'm sorry..."
The child's murmured voice, tinged with tears, softened everyone's hearts.
"What wrong has Zhaozhao done? There's no need for Zhaozhao to apologize to her mother. Even if Zhaozhao has done something wrong, there's no need for her to apologize to her mother. We are family!"
"Yes, we are family. Family members don't need to apologize!"
Xu Yifei knew that he was now grown up and it was no longer appropriate for him to hold his sister, so he could only anxiously pace around on the side.
The group finally arrived outside Yangguan County before sunset.
Yangguan County is a relatively large county town, and many people come and go from the town gates.
Worried that the tiger might frighten people, Yun Zhao told the tiger to wait for her outside the city before they even left the main road.
The tiger cub was injured, so Yun Zhao decided to keep it with him.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you, but you have to promise me you won't run away!"
Yun Zhao held the cubs and warned the mother tiger.
The tigress nudged her hand with her head, growled twice, and then turned and left.
Upon entering the city, the soldiers guarding the city gates stopped and inspected the people.
Upon seeing that the room was full of prisoners in their uniforms, they immediately retreated.
"Someone come quick!"
In a flash, the officials surrounded them, and the people queuing to enter the city scattered in fright.
Wei Mingde got off the oxcart with the documents in his hand. He had suffered a lot these past few days, enduring wind and rain.
But they all drank spring water and ate stewed meat with the Xu siblings, and they didn't look much haggard.
Wei Mingde had served as an official for many years, and even when he was wearing prison clothes, he exuded an air of integrity.
Despite being exiled, Wei Mingde remained neither humble nor arrogant when handing the documents to the officials.
“We are a group exiled to Lingnan. Because we encountered bandits on the way, the officials escorting us told us to take the documents and go into the city first, and then come to meet them after they drove away the bandits.”
The city guards snatched the document with a hostile attitude and looked him up and down suspiciously.
"You didn't kill the officials and steal the documents, did you?"
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