Chapter 234 People with bad intentions
When Gu Yanchen saw her expression, he looked strange.
"Why do you look like that? Could it be that Lin Xue'er is not pregnant?"
Ran Qingxuan shook his head and nodded at the women in the Li family's team.
"Look at those women. Do you see anything wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanchen glanced towards the Li family, and after looking around, his face suddenly turned red.
"Did you see that?"
"Why are you letting me watch this..."
Ran Qingxuan snorted coldly and shook his head, looking at the plump lower bodies of the women and shaking his head repeatedly.
“When I was treating Lin Xueer just now, I found traces of special drugs in her body.
Long-term use of that kind of drug will make women's buttocks gradually grow larger. Among these women, only Lin Xueer showed no change, proving that the drug was used for a very short time, so she had a chance to get pregnant. ”
Gu Yanchen looked strange. He didn't expect Li Yuan's hobby to be so peculiar.
"And in my opinion, even if Lin Xue'er can give birth smoothly, the baby she will give birth to will have birth defects because of the drugs in her body."
Gu Yanchen also knew about this situation, but when people from wealthy families encountered this situation, they would usually deal with the child quietly and not let outsiders know.
"The child is innocent after all. I just don't know what the Li family will do if the child is really defective after it is born."
Ran Qingxuan murmured, looking at Lin Xueer who was still unaware of the situation, wondering what he was thinking.
Gu Yanchen helplessly put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her softly.
"No matter what, you have helped with this matter in every way you can, and you have also pointed out a clear path for Lin Xueer. Even if the child has problems in the future, it will be the Li family's own responsibility. You don't have to worry too much!"
"I know."
In the previous life, pregnant women would have regular prenatal checkups to avoid having children with defects that could not be treated at birth and would be unable to take care of themselves when they grow up.
Having surgery early would give the mother and child a chance, but it was different in ancient times. If Ran Qingxuan dared to say that the child would have defects in the future, Zhao Chunxiu would probably spit all her phlegm on her.
In short, no matter what, Ran Qingxuan decided not to care about it anymore. After all, his family affairs were more important.
Anyway, after this incident, Ran Qingxuan's words came true. The Li family now worships Lin Xueer as their ancestor, just like the king of heaven.
Whenever something went wrong, even if Zhao Chunxiu got beaten, she would smile and ask Lin Xueer if she felt relieved. If she didn't, she would pull Li Si over and let her beat and scold her as she pleased.
Time passed like this as Lin Xueer beat and scolded the Li family. In ten days, Zhao Chunxiu and Li Si lost a lot of weight.
Every day, Lin Xueer tortured the mother and daughter in different ways. Even Li Xinyuan dared not say a word. Whenever they dared to resist, Lin Xueer would pretend to hit herself in the belly.
After several times, the Li family was completely subdued by Lin Xueer.
After washing Lin Xueer's feet again and helping her to sleep, Li Si finally couldn't hold it anymore. However, she didn't dare to say it to her face. She took the basin and walked quickly to the creek outside the campsite, and smashed the wooden basin to the ground with anger.
While she was crying, Mrs. Shang, He Qin, sneaked over and handed her half a white steamed bun.
When passing through Shuangling City, the Xiao family asked Madam Gu to say some good words to the escort. They bought some scraps of cloth and silk threads at a nearby cloth shop. When they had nothing to do along the way, they embroidered some handkerchiefs and purses. They also exchanged them for some small change in towns along the way.
Seeing this, Madam Shang He Qin also followed suit. Now that she had saved up a few taels of silver, she could finally eat white flour buns.
The only difference was with the Li family. When Zhao Chunxiu was in the capital, all she did every day was eat and torture the concubines. She didn't even know how to do a little needlework.
The money that was saved was basically spent on Lin Xueer, and Li Si didn't get any benefit at all.
Seeing that He Qin brought her half a steamed bun, she took it and took a few big bites as she had been hungry for a long time. While biting, she cursed all the people she disliked.
He Qin glanced in the direction of Shang Bin calmly, then turned around and touched Li Si's head with a loving look on her face.
"Sisi, your aunt has seen all the grievances you have suffered during this period, and it hurts my heart. I really pity our Sisi."
"aunt..."
Ever since his brother's death, He Qin had often comforted Li Si for the injustice he had suffered. In the face of He Qin's concern, Li Si felt full of grievances and wanted to express them.
"Aunt, you are the best. My mother was so focused on my brother that she didn't even take me with her when she ran away. It's obvious that she didn't care about me at all."
"I thought my brother was dead, so they focused on me and started to treat me well, but then Lin Xueer showed up."
"That bitch took advantage of her pregnancy to bully us. I haven't even had a full meal these past few days. I still have to massage her shoulders and legs and help her wash."
"If it weren't for you comforting me, my mother would have thought I was a maid and was ordering me around!"
"Poor Sisi, such a good child, how could your mother be blinded by that bitch!"
He Qin looked distressed and with red eyes she hugged the person in her arms to comfort him.
Little did she know that when Li Si leaned into her arms and cried, a calculating look flashed across He Qin's face.
After comforting him for a while, He Qin helped him back to his feet, and then calmly began to tell the story of how the Gu family had been since they were exiled...
The more Li Si thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more ferocious his expression became.
Seeing this, He Qin pretended to be angry and said.
"If there wasn't a Gu Yanchen in the Gu family, Ran Qingxuan and the women of the Gu family wouldn't dare to be so arrogant. Why should it be Gu Yanchen's fault that makes our families suffer as a result?"
"That's right. If it weren't for Gu Yanchen, I would still be the eldest lady in Beijing, living a life of luxury at home. How could I have suffered such injustice?"
Li Si heard it but didn't understand the hidden meaning. He Qin saw this and suddenly lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
"It's because we are all women. We have no way to deal with Gu Yanchen. If he dies, I wonder if Ran Qingxuan will continue to be so arrogant."
When Li Si heard this, his eyes became fierce and a plan came to his mind. He pulled He Qin and whispered something to her.
After the two left, Li Si lay down and rested as if nothing had happened. After He Qin returned to her resting place, she looked at Shang Bin, who was expressionless and silent, and nodded.
At that moment, Shang Bin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly smiled sinisterly.
The team walked northwest for more than ten days. When they arrived at a town to rest in the evening, Bu Wei gave stern orders before the prisoners had rested.
"Tomorrow we will be crossing a thousand mountains. This is the most dangerous route to the northwest, but it is also the shortest one.
Neither the donkey cart nor the wooden cart can be used. You should discuss how to deal with your personal belongings. Tomorrow morning, you can take Gu's donkey cart and wooden cart out to sell, but you can keep the donkey. ”
After Bu Wei finished speaking, he left. The Gu family sat in the room with a small stove at their feet. The family sat together to keep warm and discuss the matter.
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