Chapter 6: Fooling the cute Qianxue
Chu Ci knew nothing about this.
Of course, even if they knew, they would only applaud.
Because the crown prince, no, now the former crown prince, was banished to the imperial mausoleum. The emperor ordered the entire Fan family to leave immediately without even a trial.
Everyone understood that the Fan family had lost the emperor's trust and had no chance of recovery.
Under such circumstances, no one was willing to risk the emperor's jealousy and send the Fan family off, so almost everyone on the road was naked. Seeing this, the escorting officers and soldiers, eager to squeeze every last bit of value out of the Fan family, whipped the Fan family before they even left the capital.
Chu Ci was furious, cursing their ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. Then he stared at Fan Jingrui and asked, "Are you going to keep enduring like this?"
"At least we're out of the capital." Fan Jingrui gritted his teeth as he said this. The man had hit his own mother, not someone else. He wished he could take her place, but with so many eyes and ears in the capital, he couldn't, and didn't dare, make the slightest move.
"Okay, you can help cover for me during that time. One night, is that okay?" Chu Ci deliberately spoke vaguely, and believed that Fan Jingrui would never refuse such a request.
Sure enough, Fan Jingrui agreed without even thinking. Perfect!
Unfortunately, while balance bikes could be used freely in the inner city, they became useless outside the capital, and even electric bikes were the same. Finally, Chu Ci searched through the space and found an electric four-wheeled vehicle.
Now I’m looking forward to the dark!
However, the sun had just risen overhead. Chu Ci couldn't help but feel relieved. Fortunately, it was early spring. If it were midsummer, it would be a long wait.
Looking at the female members of the Fan family not far away, they had not slept all night and were frightened. They were only given a steamed bun as hard as a rock in the morning, and they had already fallen to one side.
If this goes on, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for even three days, let alone Yazhou.
No, I can't wait any longer. Chu Ci waved his hand and took out a cultured pearl he had collected in his previous life from the space. "Sir, can I exchange this pearl for a water bag?"
Weren't the officers' brutal actions just for this moment? Naturally, there was no reason to refuse. They even stopped and shouted, "Are there any more to change? The weather will get hotter and hotter in the future, and you won't be able to bear the consequences if you don't have water."
Everyone in the Fan family naturally understood such a simple truth, but they had to keep the few belongings they had with them to deal with greater crises, so they could only grit their teeth and shake their heads.
Seeing this, the officer was not angry.
After all, the road to exile is a long one, and all sorts of difficulties are possible. By then, won't all these people's belongings belong to them? No rush!
However, the officers' faces grew even darker as they turned around, even exchanging water bags for one, empty of a single drop of water. This was pure, deliberate harassment.
Chu Ci was so angry that he almost cursed out loud, but he had to bow his head under the eaves, and no matter how angry he was, he had to compromise. "Xing'er, turn on the scanning mode."
"Master, there is a water source near the main road one thousand meters from here."
Very good, one thousand meters. Converted to this world's meter, that's two miles. I should be able to hold on. In that case, Chu Ci didn't want to cause any more trouble.
However, for the women of the Fan family, even ten meters, let alone one thousand meters, was torture.
Fan Qianxue, the adorable foodie who had always been by Chu Ci's side, was already crying, "Sister-in-law, can we still make it to Yazhou? We won't die on the way and become wandering ghosts, right? That's so scary, I don't want to..."
"No, don't be afraid. Tonight, your sister-in-law will teach you the Five Animal Exercises. As long as you learn it, you can go to Yazhou, not to mention the horizon." Chu Ci really felt sorry for this lovely little girl.
"Really? Will that have an impact on you, sister-in-law? Won't the sect pursue the matter?" The little girl was obviously moved, but did not agree immediately. Instead, she worried about Chu Ci's situation first.
What a lovely little girl! How could Chu Ci bear to let her die on the road and turn into a handful of earth?
Chu Ci narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Don't worry, it won't happen. Master once said that even if the skills are good, what good are they if there's no one to pass them on?"
"So, if she knew that a lovely girl like you, Qianxue, was willing to practice, she would be so happy! Unfortunately..." At this point, Chu Ci revealed a hint of sadness, "She can no longer see it."
Sure enough, the little girl was fooled, "I do, I do. If I have the chance, I can go and pay my respects to her."
They might even expand their thinking, "If I can do this, then grandpa, grandma, parents, uncles, aunts, uncles, and aunts should be able to do this too, right? Sister-in-law..."
"Of course." Chu Ci was still worried about how to strengthen the Fan family's resistance without arousing suspicion. Now, a ready-made excuse was delivered to his door.
Fan Jingrui, who was standing by, did not stop it but was happy to see it happen.
Sadly, Fan Qianxue, Chu Ci, and even Fan Jingrui were all disappointed. Old Madam Fan had actually refused them on the grounds that it was vulgar for women to practice martial arts.
Ah, ah, ah! The book only describes how righteous Madam Fan is, but doesn't mention that she's also a bit of a conservative person?
A friend's death is better than a poor one's, so Chu Ci threw this difficult problem to Fan Jingrui. "Fan Jingrui, it's time for you to take action now."
"Me? A grown man, how could I..." Fan Jingrui didn't expect that he still had his own business.
Unfortunately, Chu Ci didn't even give him a chance to explain. "So, even the most talented man in the capital thinks that women practicing martial arts are vulgar? That women can only live their lives for one man?"
Even someone as knowledgeable as Fan Jingrui was somewhat speechless at this moment because of Chu Ci's questioning. At the same time, he had a premonition that if he couldn't answer this question well, the relationship he had just established with Chu Ci would be broken. "I'm not, I don't have it."
"I just think..."
Regardless of what Fan Jingrui thought, Chu Ci was very unhappy. "What do you think?"
“Women are better at communicating with each other?”
"Or do you think that Madam Fan only occupies the status of an elder and I should give in?"
"Fan Jingrui, you won't forget the agreement between us, right?"
Sure enough, Fan Jingrui's expression became very interesting. He felt embarrassed at having his thoughts exposed, and also felt awkward at having plotted against someone who had always helped him.
In short, the boy was still calm and composed even in the face of hell. "I haven't forgotten. I will also find a way to persuade my grandmother."
Chu Ci sighed. So, can't scholars really just speak their minds? "Why didn't you think of asking Mr. Fan to speak directly?"
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