Chapter 356 Taking in a Woman
There were many carriages on the road, which stopped and started frequently. After half an hour of traveling, they still had not reached the South City and were still stuck on the road. Just when Murong Li wanted to get off to see what was going on, he heard crying sounds from the front.
A woman was crying, sobbing intermittently, and it was hard to tell what she was crying about.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, some people were crying here, which attracted a lot of abuse from people.
"What bad luck! If I had known someone would be crying here today, I wouldn't have left here."
Su Yue heard a woman's voice coming from the carriage next to her.
Su Yue frowned, wondering who was crying here on New Year's Day, so she pulled Murong Li, who was about to get off the car, and released her mental power to check.
Three carriages in front of theirs, a woman was sitting on the ground with a child in her arms, crying and shivering with cold.
Some people went forward to check, and some people went forward to ask her to move aside, but the woman turned a deaf ear to them and sat on the ground crying, not caring at all how anxious and accusing the people around her were.
Su Yue looked at the returning woman. The woman was in her twenties, wearing a worn cotton coat, with messy hair and a bundle hanging on her shoulder. It was obvious that she was not from the capital.
The child in her arms was about two or three years old, also wearing a worn cotton coat, and looked like he was asleep.
However, Su Yue noticed something unusual. How could the child sleep with such a loud noise? After taking a closer look, she found that the child's face was flushed, his breathing was rapid, and he was in a coma. It was obvious that he had a high fever.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Judging from the woman's clothes, she probably doesn't have money to take her child to the doctor. Today is New Year's Day and no clinic is open.
Murong Li nodded at her, and the two of them immediately got off the carriage. Someone saw them and immediately shouted, "Quick, quick, get out of the way! Prince Li and Princess Li are here."
When the people outside heard the man shout, they all looked at them. Seeing that it was really them, they immediately made way for them.
"Prince Li, Princess Li, Happy New Year!"
Many people greeted them.
The two of them greeted them and then walked up to the woman. The woman didn't seem to care at all who came and continued to sob.
Su Yue squatted down and asked her gently, "Sister-in-law, why are you sitting here crying?"
The woman raised her head when she heard a woman's voice asking her. Su Yue saw that her eyes were swollen like walnuts and her eyes were not clear.
The woman stammered, then whispered in a hoarse voice, "I came from another place to seek refuge with my relatives. On the way here, I got separated from my husband. I had no choice but to come to the capital alone with my child. We, mother and child, went through untold hardships to find him, but unexpectedly, unexpectedly..."
As the woman spoke, she choked up and became speechless.
"What happened? Did your husband find a new love and no longer want you and your child?"
A woman then asked the woman.
The woman didn't answer, she just kept wiping her tears.
"Since she's silent, it must be true. What a pitiful person! How could she have met such a person?"
"Then don't sit here and block everyone's way. If you have any grievances, just speak up. Prince Li and Princess Li are here and will definitely stand up for her. But she's keeping silent, which makes people anxious."
There was a woman who was very disappointed with her friend.
"Yes, they say that misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven."
"There must be something hateful about pitiful people..."
The woman still seemed to be oblivious to everyone's discussions. Su Yue knew there was something else behind her words. She glanced at the child in her arms and said, "It's no use just sitting here crying. The child still has a fever. If he's not treated in time, it will be a big problem."
"My dear lady, I'm unfamiliar with this place, and today is New Year's Day. I really don't have any other options..."
"Then can you still get up and walk?" Su Yue asked her again.
The woman nodded.
"Then you can come with me and live in our house first. We have a doctor here. You can take care of the child first, and we can talk about the future later. Is that okay?"
The woman nodded at her again: "Thank you, my lady."
The woman looked as if she didn't know Su Yue's identity.
"What madam? That's Princess Li. Why don't you kowtow and thank her?"
Someone couldn't stand it and said something.
"ah?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, then immediately kowtowed to Su Yue: "I am sorry for not recognizing you, Princess. Please forgive me."
Su Yue looked at the woman steadily and saw that when she heard her identity, there was only confusion in her eyes, no surprise.
Su Yue lowered her eyes, not knowing whether the woman really didn't know or was just thinking deeply. She stood up and helped the woman up.
There was another woman who came to help.
"Come to our carriage first. We'll have someone take you back later. There will be people taking care of you in the mansion. If you need anything, just ask Jiang Bo. The prince and I are going out for a walk. We probably won't be back until the afternoon. We'll come see you when we get back."
The woman nodded hurriedly and just said thank you.
Su Yue and the woman helped her onto the carriage and asked the secret guards to send her back. This place was not far from South City, so they walked over.
After the secret guard sent the woman back, he would naturally come to South City to wait for them.
"Princess Li is still the best. As soon as she takes action, the little woman is willing to get up."
As the two were walking on the roadside, they heard people talking.
"That's because Princess Li is kindhearted. Look how many ladies have gotten off the carriage."
"That's true. Although the clinics outside are closed, every mansion has its own doctor and pharmacy."
"Tsk, you think everyone is as kind-hearted as Princess Li. You really look down on those ladies. They talk about benevolence and morality every day, but when you see that woman looks like she's from the countryside and that child is sick, you're afraid of trouble."
"Princess Li is not afraid of trouble. Who dares to cause trouble to them?"
“That’s right…”
The discussions gradually faded away, and Su Yue just smiled.
"Murong Li, do you think there's anything wrong with that woman?"
"I didn't see it."
It was a little strange that the woman appeared on this street in East City, but he really couldn't see anything wrong. There was nothing but sadness in the woman's eyes.
If this woman had any purpose, it was simply because her disguise skills were too high.
Su Yue also said, "I don't see any problem either, but this woman's appearance here is really too abrupt, so we might as well take her back and keep her under our noses. If she has no other intentions, we can just keep her in the mansion. But if she comes for us, the fox's tail will be exposed one day."
So many people came forward to ask the woman to leave, but she ignored them. When she went, they paid attention to her. Su Yue didn't believe that the woman had no problems.
(End of this chapter)
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