Upon receiving such an order for the first time, Xiaoying glanced at Ling Feng's retreating figure in surprise, responded, and left.
The next morning, Su Qinghe got up and started working.
She first secretly packed the family's dry food into her spatial storage, and then had someone bring in a large vat filled with drinking water.
After instructing her that no one was allowed to enter the house until she returned, Su Qinghe put the water vat back into her spatial storage.
No one knows what might happen once she enters the mountains, so she needs to be fully prepared.
After busying herself with various tasks, Su Qinghe opened the hidden compartment under the bed and put the large box of bullets she had prepared earlier, along with other items, into her storage space.
After thinking about it, she set two more aside.
Lunchtime.
Qin Ange stared longingly at Su Qinghe.
"My lady, may I come along? It's been a long time since I've done anything. I've been to Ziyun Ridge a few times before; it's climbable."
"I'm not taking anyone this time. I can take you out when I get back," Su Qinghe said sternly.
Qin Ange looked immediately disappointed. "Alright."
Looking at the men who were there as usual, Su Qinghe couldn't help but give them some instructions.
"Buy whatever you want in the next two days as soon as possible. Once I'm up the mountain, don't go out. Just stay home and wait for me to come back."
"In short, you must take good care of yourselves until I come back."
Su Qinghe's sudden seriousness startled the men except for Ling Feng.
Ji Yuan frowned. "My lady, what happened?"
Ji Qingyu also put down her chopsticks and looked at Su Qinghe nervously. "Will my wife be gone for a long time?"
Seeing how tense they were, Su Qinghe's expression softened.
"It's still uncertain, but it's always better to be safe than sorry. Don't worry too much, just stay home and I won't let anything happen to me."
Her gaze shifted to Qin Ange.
“An Ge, only you and Ling Feng among you know martial arts, so don’t sneak out of the manor to play around these days.”
Su Qinghe exposed Qin Ange's usual misdeeds, and Qin Ange's face turned bright red, but she still obediently nodded.
"I...I understand, my lady. Don't worry, I will protect Brother Xiaoxi and the others."
Ling Feng chimed in, "Just focus on taking care of your own affairs; I'll take care of the rest."
Su Qinghe nodded with satisfaction. "Then I'll leave it to you."
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat heavy. Lin Xi gripped Su Qinghe's hand tightly, her eyes filled with worry.
"My lady, can't you pretend to be sick and not go?"
Seeing that Su Qinghe was smiling and not saying anything, Lin Xi knew that she had made up her mind, and could only sigh.
"Then let Nanfeng go with us this time, don't leave him for us."
Su Qinghe patted his hand reassuringly. "Don't worry, your wife has plenty of ways to protect herself. Your safety is what I'm most worried about right now."
"Stop talking. Nanfeng can stay in the manor so I won't be distracted."
"Okay," Lin Xi replied softly.
Although he still didn't approve of Su Qinghe's actions, he couldn't change her decision.
After thinking for a moment, he looked up again.
"It's already summer, and there are many mosquitoes in the mountains. I'll make a sachet to repel insects for my wife when I get back later. Please remember to take it with you."
Ji Yuan chimed in, "My shoes are almost finished, just one last step. They're made exactly as my wife suggested, perfect for hiking."
Lin Xi started, and then the others also gave Su Qinghe what they thought she needed.
Su Qinghe assured them that they would definitely bring everything on the day of departure, which cheered them up considerably.
After lunch, Su Qinghe first went to find Qin Anmin and patiently reminded him of his mistakes. Then she hurriedly went to several pharmacies in the city.
After buying all the medicinal herbs she needed, he locked her in her room for the entire afternoon, only coming out for dinner.
She was held back and chatted with by several men for a long time before they finally let her go back.
The next morning, at the gate of the mansion.
Su Qinghe was dressed in a very stylish and neat outfit, with two sachets hanging from her waist and hiking boots made by Ji Yuanxin on her feet.
Qin Ange was stuffing a short sword into her arms, and she also had a small bundle on her back.
Almost half of the weight on this person was forced on by several men.
Although Su Qinghe had already stored everything she needed in her spatial storage, these were all acts of kindness, and Su Qinghe couldn't refuse them; she simply wanted to put their minds at ease.
"Keep this safe, only use it as a last resort..."
Su Qinghe handed a wooden box to Ling Feng and whispered something in his ear.
"Do you understand?" After saying that, she took a few steps back and looked at him.
"Yes, don't worry." Ling Feng nodded calmly.
"It's getting late. If we keep chatting, I'll be the last one to arrive. You guys should go in now and stop watching."
Su Qinghe hugged each of them tightly before turning and getting into the carriage behind her.
"My lady, please be careful!"
The group waved goodbye until Su Qinghe's carriage had driven far away before reluctantly turning back to enter the mansion.
Midway up Lingyan Mountain.
The carriage arrived at its destination smoothly. Su Qinghe lifted the curtain and looked around to see neatly parked carriages. The driver searched for a long time before finding a place to stop.
Su Qinghe jumped off the car with her bundle on her back and walked towards the crowd not far away.
Although she had room to store things, she still had to put on a show; she couldn't knowingly go hiking without bringing anything.
"Sister-in-law! Over here!"
Su Qinghe heard Qin Anmin's rough voice from afar and strode towards her.
A large portion of the people had already arrived. Luo Pinzheng was standing at the very front. He saw Su Qinghe and quickly put on a fake smile.
"Patriarch Su, you've arrived quite early!"
"Not as early as Lord Luo," Su Qinghe replied casually, and walked straight to Qin Anmin's side.
Seeing this, Luo Pinzheng stopped being polite with her, counted the people who had come, and turned back to look at the road leading down the mountain.
Su Qinghe glanced at Qin Anmin's empty hands.
"Didn't Sister Qin bring anything?" She frowned, having specifically reminded her yesterday.
Qin Anmin knew exactly what she was thinking at a glance, and smiled as he pointed to someone not far away.
"Yes, I brought it. It's with my attendant! How could I not listen to my sister-in-law's kindness?"
As she spoke, she swayed Su Qinghe's bundle.
"Why did you carry it yourself? No matter how strong you are, it's always more convenient to have someone carry things. You don't even know how to enjoy your good fortune!"
Upon hearing her words, Su Qinghe glanced around the room and, seeing that no one else seemed to be carrying their own belongings like her, couldn't help but smile awkwardly.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Sister Qin. I've just become rich and I'm not used to it yet, haha..."
I was so focused on making it easier for one person to move around that I forgot about this.
It was rare to see Su Qinghe put up with a smug smile. "If you're rich, you should enjoy life. Sister-in-law, you'd better get used to it soon. Once you do, you'll know what comfort really means, hahaha..."
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