Chapter 188: Whether it is poisonous or not, you will know after trying it.
When the village head asked this, Gouzi's mother couldn't help but panic: "Village head, you...you must not be fooled by this woman! She is just an exiled female prisoner, how can you believe what she says!"
The village head turned around and scolded, "Shut up! If it weren't for Miss Shen, Wenxuan would probably be dead now. Maybe it was some 'salt' in your house that caused him to die. How dare you shout like that here! Miss Shen, for the safety of our entire village, please tell us the truth."
Chen Fenghe glanced at her indifferently, then nodded to the village head and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it's probably because of the salty 'salt'. As for whether it's poisonous, Uncle Village Head, could you find a chicken and give it a try to find out?"
After hearing this, the village head quickly picked out a chicken from his own family. Chen Fenghe mixed the grayish-white "salt block" with cabbage leaves and fed it to the chicken.
Sure enough, after a while, the chick foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground dead.
At this moment, the whole village was in an uproar.
Some fierce ones went straight up to Gouzi's mother and tried to rip her mouth off: "Okay! Gouzi's mother! I always thought you were a good person, but I didn't expect you to sell us fake salt! Are you planning to poison us? I'll beat you to a pulp today!"
"That's right! Gouzi's mother, you are so unkind, actually selling poisonous salt to a fellow villager! What are you up to?"
Gouzi's mother's face turned pale. In a short while, she was pushed around by those fierce women until her hair was disheveled and her face was scratched with several wounds. She was so scared that she said incoherently: "I... I don't know! This stone is... salty. If it's not salt, then what is it? Who knew it was... poisonous! Please stop beating me! Can't I just give up selling it?"
But who listens to her?
When they thought that if Chen Fenghe had not stopped them, they might have bought the poisonous salt. After eating it, the whole family might have been poisoned and had a close call with death like Wenxuan, they wanted to slap Gou Zi's mother to death.
Seeing this, the village head hurriedly had people pull them apart and said, "Everyone, stop fighting. Gouzi's mother probably didn't know that this thing was poisonous. Now that everyone knows, just destroy the stone and don't let it hurt anyone again. We are all from the same village, so please forgive Gouzi's mother this time. Gouzi's mother, why don't you apologize to Wenxuan's mother?"
Gou Zi's mother's face was swollen after being beaten. She didn't dare to say anything else at this moment. She walked up to Wen Xuan's mother and apologized shamefully, then went back to her home with her family in shame.
The village head arranged for everyone to crush the stones and transport them to the mountains for burial.
As for the seafood, the villagers saw that Chen Fenghe saved Wenxuan's life and no longer doubted her medical skills, and they all rushed to buy the seafood.
The exile team then set out again.
It started snowing again. Although the mule cart that Chen Fenghe bought saved them the pain of walking, it was still quite cold as it could not shelter them from the wind or snow.
Yuan Xun came over, brought over his own raincoat, and said, "Miss Shen, this raincoat should be of some use to you to keep out the wind and snow."
Upon hearing this, Chen Fenghe subconsciously glanced towards Xiao Yunshuo's carriage, then shook her head and refused, "Master Yuan, I appreciate your kindness, but it's not necessary. I have a cloak on and I'm warm enough, so it won't be a problem."
Yuan Xun was rejected, but he still wanted to say something. At this time, Yuan Xu's voice suddenly rang out: "Miss Shen, my master said that this snowstorm is coming with great force. I wonder if Miss Shen is willing..."
Chen Fenghe's heart couldn't help but rise to his throat.
Was Xiao Yunshuo going to invite her to get on the carriage in front of so many people?
Isn't this too much jealousy?
Before he could finish his thought, Yuan Xu continued, "Would you like to let these three little guys get on the carriage to avoid the wind and snow?"
Chen Fenghe: “…”
My face subconsciously felt a little hot.
Ahem...Okay, she was thinking wrongly.
It's not her fault. Xiao Yunshuo is a man of deep thoughts and a bit of a whim, so it's normal for her to have the wrong idea.
Chen Fenghe looked at the three little ones in the car. Although they were wrapped in small fur cloaks and hoods, their little faces were still red from the cold, and there were even shiny ice crystals on their eyebrows.
She felt it was both cute and pitiful, and asked with a smile, "Would you like to go ride in the carriage with the little brother?"
I originally thought that these three would agree immediately. After all, the three little guys had expressed their envy towards the covered carriage more than once. But in the end, the three of them shook their heads desperately, and looked at Chen Fenghe eagerly.
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why not? It's warm in the carriage..."
Shen Qingxing glanced at Yuan Xu, then threw herself into Shen Fenghe's arms and said fearfully: "Sister, the big brother in the carriage is so scary, I want to be with my sister and aunt!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yichuan and Xiao Yunhao nodded desperately and said in unison: "We also want to go with sister (sister-in-law) and aunt (mother)!"
Chen Fenghe: “…”
Yuan Xu: “…”
Chen Fenghe remembered that in order to avoid being seen, Xiao Yunshuo and Yuan Xu usually wore masks, but under the masks, they also deliberately disguised their faces to look like they had smallpox. It was indeed... not very good-looking. For a child, it was indeed the level that would give him nightmares.
Qin Mengyue couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said, "If you don't want to go, forget it. We can squeeze together and it won't be cold. Thank you for your kindness, young master..."
Yuan Xu touched his nose awkwardly and had to go back to report.
Yuan Xun was already very angry when he saw Yuan Xu coming to disrupt the situation, and now seeing him being rejected and going back in disgrace, he couldn't help but feel a little gloating.
Unexpectedly, after Yuan Xu returned to the carriage and said a few words, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and then Xiao Yunshuo got off the carriage coughing.
Chen Fenghe frowned slightly. What was Xiao Yunshuo going to do now?
Xiao Yunshuo, wearing a fox fur cloak, walked over leisurely and said to Qin Mengyue and Shen Fenghe, "I heard that the children are afraid of me, so they don't dare to ride in the carriage. How about this, you two take the three children and ride in the carriage, and I will take the mule cart."
Chen Fenghe laughed dryly twice: "This...isn't it a bit bad?"
Are you really okay with being so blatant?
Xiao Yunshuo said, "I am weak and have been traveling with you all this time. It is thanks to Madam Shen that I have been treated and prescribed medicine for my condition. My health has improved. I wanted to let Madam Shen and her family take the carriage as a token of my gratitude. Besides, I have just told Master Chen about this and he agrees. I don't think there is anything wrong with it."
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment. Oh yes, there is also this setting...
Although Xiao Yunshuo initially proposed to Chen Wu to go together, in order to avoid being noticed, he deliberately pretended that he had no connection with Shen Fenghe.
But they were bound to have some intersections along the way, and the poison in Xiao Yunshuo's body also needed Chen Fenghe to treat. Therefore, Chen Fenghe had diagnosed Xiao Yunshuo several times and prescribed medicine for him in front of the exiled prisoners.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yunshuo would use this as an excuse.
However, seeing how Qin Mengyue and Xiao Yunhao were frozen, Xiao Yunshuo's action was probably mainly out of concern for his mother and ninth brother, so it was naturally difficult for her to refuse.
"Mom, look...?"
Qin Mengyue glanced at the three little ones snuggling beside her and Shen Fenghe, and then at Xiao Yunshuo. Although she felt sorry for her eldest son who had become weak and thin in recent days, she also knew that Xiao Yunshuo must feel guilty seeing them riding in a mule cart while she was riding in a horse carriage, so she brought up the matter in public.
Therefore, Qin Mengyue finally nodded and said, "Thank you very much for Mr. Yun's kindness."
After expressing their gratitude, Chen Fenghe and Qin Mengyue took the three little ones off the mule cart and came to the carriage.
When the three little guys saw Chen Fenghe and Qin Mengyue accompanying them in the carriage, they were no longer afraid and ran towards the carriage excitedly.
However, another embarrassing thing was soon discovered.
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but twitch his lips as he looked at the carriage that was already full of Qin Mengyue and the three little guys.
Why don't you buy a bigger carriage? Who will be able to sit in it?
Yuan Xu looked over and said with an awkward smile, "Haha... this... this was the biggest carriage in town at the time. There was really no choice..."
The original carriage was buried during the avalanche, so this one was bought after arriving in the town.
Chen Fenghe smiled, but felt a chill in her heart. She gritted her teeth and said, "It's okay. I'll go back and take the mule cart."
Qin Mengyue originally wanted to let Chen Fenghe ride in a carriage, and she wanted to ride in a mule cart, but suddenly she remembered that Xiao Yunshuo also rode in a mule cart, so she gave up the idea.
Shuo'er and Fenghe didn't have many opportunities to be alone along the way, so they naturally couldn't give up any chance to develop their relationship now.
Chen Fenghe walked back to the mule cart somewhat awkwardly, ignoring Xiao Yunshuo, and got on the cart and sat in a corner.
Xiao Yunshuo didn't know whether he suddenly realized that he had to avoid suspicion or what, but he just glanced at her when she walked back from a distance, and then closed his eyes to rest.
The exiles continued their march.
Not long after, Chen Fenghe suddenly felt that her hand, which was hidden under the cloak, was being grasped by a big hand.
Chen Fenghe subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back, but she was no match for the man's strength. At this moment, another warm thing was delivered to her hand.
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was a small hand warmer, which should contain some residual heat of charcoal, warm but not hot.
When she was hesitating whether to refuse, Xiao Yunshuo had already withdrawn his hand, and his appearance was still cold as if nothing had happened.
Now Shen Fenghe couldn’t pay it back even if she wanted to.
Although he felt conflicted, he had to admit that the warmth of the hand warmer spread from the palm of his hand all the way to his heart.
The snow had been falling for half a day, and the road was already ankle-deep. It finally stopped around noon.
They didn't find a place to rest along the way. They only saw a village in the distance. They rushed to the village and borrowed a yard from the headman. They bought some firewood and some bought some food and vegetables. They each started a fire in the yard to cook.
Qin Mengyue then said naturally, "Mr. Yun, thank you for giving up your carriage to me and the children. If you don't mind, would you be willing to have lunch with us?"
Xiao Yunshuo pondered for a moment and then agreed.
Yuan Xu immediately came over enthusiastically to help light the fire and fetch water from the well.
Chen Fenghe took out a piece of bacon and a piece of tofu from the space, and asked the villagers to buy a radish and a cabbage, intending to stew them directly into a bacon and tofu pot, and also make a few shredded radish pancakes. It was a cold day, and eating them would warm the body.
Qin Mengyue and the three little ones also came to help and were having a lot of fun.
Chen Fenghe didn't see Xiao Yunshuo and thought he was resting in the room. Unexpectedly, after a while, the yard door was suddenly pushed open, and she saw Xiao Yunshuo coming back with a pheasant weighing three pounds in his hand.
Chen Fenghe: “…”
Where did he get a pheasant in this cold weather? The key point is that he is so sick now, why would he go out in the snow for no reason?
When the three little guys saw the pheasant, they forgot about their fear of Xiao Yunshuo and ran over, dropping their firewood.
"Pheasant! It's a pheasant! It's still alive!" Shen Yichuan was a little bolder and leaned over to take a look with sparkling eyes.
"Xing'er, stay away from me, be careful... be careful of pheasants biting you..." Xiao Yunhao held Qingxing's hand and pretended to be brave while looking at the pheasant with colorful feathers.
Seeing this, Yuan Xu hurried over to take the pheasant, and said with a frightened smile: "Sir, why did you go out hunting without saying anything? What if in this weather..."
However, before he could finish his words, Xiao Yunshuo looked at him and shut him up. He chuckled twice and said, "I'll go boil some water to remove the feathers from the pheasant."
In this way, the meal became much richer, and it finally became bacon, pheasant and tofu stew.
As usual, Chen Fenghe served some to the officials, and the rest of the food was eaten by the family sitting around the fire.
Yuan Xun couldn't help feeling a little jealous when he saw Xiao Yunshuo and Yuan Xu having dinner with Shen Fenghe and the others.
But they had borrowed the carriage, so it was only right for Miss Shen to invite them to dinner together. He could only bite the pancake in his hand angrily, and inexplicably remembered the words that the man named 'Yun Xu' had once warned him.
Some people are untouchable.
This warning should mean that he cannot touch Miss Shen, right?
He also knew that Miss Shen was originally the Crown Princess, and he, a small official, was naturally not worthy of her.
But... can this Yun Shuo be worthy of him?
Even if he has a good family background and is rich, but with that pockmarked face, does he have the nerve to say that he is worthy of Miss Shen?
Although he didn't like Yun Xu, it was undeniable that Yun Xu had saved him several times. He thought he was reminding him out of kindness, but now it seemed that he was doing it purely to clear obstacles for his young master?
The more Yuan Xun thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but glare coldly at Yuan Xu several times.
Yuan Xu seemed to sense Yuan Xun's gaze, and turned around and nodded at him openly, which made Yuan Xun so angry that he turned his head away and stopped looking.
Xiao Yunshuo coughed softly while eating.
Qin Mengyue asked with concern, "Did Master Yun catch a cold? Fenghe, after dinner, please take Master Yun's pulse."
Chen Fenghe agreed: "Mother, I understand."
Xiao Yunshuo raised his eyes to look at her, nodded slightly and said: "Thank you, Miss Shen."
The Qin family gnawed on their dry steamed bread while watching Chen Fenghe, Qin Mengyue and the others eat, and they couldn't help but feel angry.
"What a traitor! He would rather feed outsiders than share anything with his family. He must be attracted by the fact that Mr. Yun is rich and free, and wants to get close to him!" Qian Qiuyun said sarcastically with envy.
Upon hearing this, her daughter-in-law Li Guihua whispered, "I think this Young Master Yun must have taken a liking to Chen Fenghe, right? Otherwise, why would he be willing to let them ride in the carriage?"
"I think so too. Although Mr. Yun is rich, his face is really scary..." Qin Chang's wife Sun Shulan also said in a low voice.
"What's face worth? Young Master Yun is so rich. I think that little bitch Chen Fenghe can't wait to get close to him!" Qian Qiuyun said.
Qin Lizheng heard this and scolded in a low voice, "Keep your voices down, you bitches! Don't you think you've been whipped enough? Let that little bitch be naughty. The more naughty she is, the easier it will be to discipline her later!"
After hearing this, Qian Qiuyun and others thought about how many times they had been beaten for talking too much, and they couldn't help but shudder and dared not say anything more.
Qin Jian suddenly said, "Dad, why do I see that Young Master Yun? His features look somewhat similar to the Crown Prince's."
Qin Lizheng was stunned when he heard this.
He had always felt that he had seen Young Master Yun somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember where. After Qin Jian mentioned this... he really did look a bit like him.
Qin Jinzhong couldn't help but take a closer look. They did look alike. However, the prince was already dead, so how could it be possible...
Qin Chang said, "How can it be similar? The prince is already dead, and everyone in the world knows it. We'd better not talk nonsense, or we'll get beaten again..."
"That's right. The Crown Prince has already been executed, so how could he be here? Besides, if it was the Crown Prince, he wouldn't be so foolish as to run here. Isn't that walking into a trap?"
As the Qin family spoke, they couldn't help but deny their own thoughts.
After dinner, Chen Fenghe took Xiao Yunshuo's pulse, then couldn't help but frowned slightly and said, "It's the cold invading. I'll prescribe two doses of anti-asthma and cough medicine for you."
As she spoke, she deliberately rummaged through the bamboo basket on the mule cart. In fact, she took out some medicinal herbs from the space, including almonds, perilla seeds, aster, coltsfoot flowers, licorice and other herbs, and added some cloves, cinnamon, etc., to dispel the cold.
Xiao Yunshuo covered his mouth and coughed twice, then said, "Thank you."
Chen Fenghe tried to hold back for a moment, but couldn't help herself and said, "Young Master Yun is weak right now, which is when the evil poison can easily invade. You should be more careful in the future and avoid going hunting in the snow..."
If the poison had not been completely eliminated, this cold would not have made him sick, but now that his immunity is weak, it is a different matter.
Xiao Yunshuo looked at Shen Fenghe quietly with his dark eyes, and then said, "Thank you, Miss Shen, for reminding me."
Somehow, Chen Fenghe always felt that under the cloth covering his face, the corners of his lips were inexplicably curved, and even his tone seemed to have a hint of smile.
After lunch, the exile team set out again. As soon as they reached the village entrance, they saw a team of carriages and horses coming along the official road in the distance.
Chen Fenghe saw at a glance that the person riding the horse in the lead was Qu Wenmin. There were two carriages behind him. The person riding next to one of them was Lian Feng, who had appeared with Qu Wan'er before.
The other carriage was also accompanied by several attendants, whose clothes were obviously different from those of the soldiers under Qu Wenmin.
Who...is this?
She couldn't help but frown slightly.
What does it mean that Qu Wenmin suddenly came to the north?
If he was patrolling with the army, it wouldn't make sense to bring his daughter along.
Xiao Yunshuo, who was sitting next to her, suddenly had sharp eyes.
Chen Fenghe didn't recognize them, but Xiao Yunshuo recognized them at a glance. Those servants who were dressed differently from others were all secret guards of the palace, and only the emperor and the princes were qualified to mobilize them.
And these people happened to be the guards of the second prince Xiao Yuncong.
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