After the carriage had traveled for a while, Dalan, who was following behind, gradually became exhausted and could no longer keep up.
Su Wan felt pity and stopped the carriage to wait a while before letting Da Lan get in as well.
Da Lan initially thought Su Wan had accepted her, and was extremely excited. Su Wan had no choice but to correct her, saying, "I saw that you couldn't walk alone, so I gave you a ride. You can get off when we reach Linyuan Village."
Dalan was a little disappointed after hearing this, but her eyes lit up when she heard the words "Linyuan Village" and she said, "So you're going to Linyuan Village?"
"What's wrong?" Su Wan asked.
"Madam, my home is in Linyuan Village."
Su Wan was somewhat surprised. She had casually saved a woman, and it all turned out to be such a coincidence. This way, she could ask Da Lan about the situation in Linyuan Village.
Linyuan Village has a good name, but it's not a good place.
The area was mostly inhabited by serious criminals who had been exiled there by the imperial court. There was also a mine there, and the exiled criminals had to go to the mine every day to work in the ore.
"Dalan, are your family still in Linyuan Village?"
Su Wan remembered that Da Lan had been unwilling to go home before.
Dalan said dejectedly, "My mother sold me to that person for three taels of silver. I'm afraid she's already left Linyuan Village."
In ancient times, people rarely left their homeland. Su Wan did not understand that a mere three taels of silver could make someone move their entire family. It seems that Linyuan Village is not a suitable place to live.
Da Lan explained, “Linyuan Village is only separated from Xirong by a river. Every autumn harvest season, Xirong would come and plunder. Any villagers with a little money would try to move away, and in the end, only those criminals exiled by the court would be left.”
There are hardly any households left in the entire Linyuan Village. And those disgraced officials not only have to do hard labor every day, but also have to worry about the Western Rong invading and losing their lives at any time.
"How far is Linyuan Village from Suiyang County?" Su Wan asked.
That's all she cares about right now. I wonder if Su Yuze will run back to find Yang Shi after he learns he's no longer in Shigang Village.
Da Lan shook her head: "Madam, this servant doesn't know where Suiyang County is. This servant has never left Linyuan Village since I was a child."
Su Wan frowned, looking worried, and remained silent for a long time.
If Su Yuze really goes back to find Yang Shi, that would be troublesome. But right now, she has no other choice but to go to Linyuan Village with Wei Jingzhuo.
The carriage suddenly fell silent, with only the sound of wheels and horses' hooves.
Wei Jingzhuo, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them after not hearing Su Wan speak for a while.
Seeing the worry on Su Wan's exquisitely beautiful face, a strange light flickered in his eyes: "You want to go back to Suiyang County?"
Since waking up, he had been dressed in a red groom's suit by Qingfeng. As for Su Wan's background, he didn't hear clearly while he was unconscious, so he knew nothing about Su Wan's life in the Su family.
Su Wan poured herself a glass of water: "More or less. I told my brother on the day I got married that I would go to see him three days later, but now I'm getting further and further away from Suiyang County, and I don't know how he is now."
Seeing the two talking, Dalan knew it wasn't appropriate for her to eavesdrop, so she said, "Madam, I've rested enough. I'll get out of the car and walk with that lady."
After saying that, she took advantage of the carriage slowing down, jumped off, and walked with Granny Cui.
Su Wan only took one sip of water before putting it down. The water tasted a bit astringent and was also a little cold; drinking too much would upset her stomach.
Wei Jingzhuo glanced at the bamboo teacup, which he had just used, and then subconsciously looked at her cherry-red lips.
Water stains remained on it, making it appear even more vibrant under the sunlight.
Her cherry lips parted slightly, as if inviting someone to taste them.
His gaze toward her grew increasingly dark and profound.
Seeing him looking at her, Su Wan assumed he wanted to hear about her experiences in the Su family, so she simply told him everything: "My life in the Su family was worse than that of a servant, otherwise Yang wouldn't have switched my marriage. On my wedding day, I sent my younger brother away first, intending to visit him when I got to Shigang Village... You know what happened later."
Of course, she wouldn't say that she planned to run away as soon as she got to Shigang Village.
Wei Jingzhuo listened quietly, and Su Wan found that he seemed to be a very good listener, once he started talking, he couldn't stop.
She would never admit that she talked too much.
After she finished speaking, Wei Jingzhuo looked displeased and asked in an icy tone, "You want to marry into the Zhao family in the capital?"
The Zhao family in the capital was indeed a marquis's household, but the mansion was a complete mess. The marquis favored his concubine over his wife, and the heir apparent was idle all day long. In particular, the second son of the Zhao family had a son born out of wedlock at a young age, and no one in the capital wanted to marry him off to them.
The fact that Prefect Su arranged this marriage for Su Wan was a terrible mistake.
Su Wan pulled out a lollipop, tore off the wrapper, and stuffed it into her mouth: "How could that be? Who would want to marry that kind of scum? Only the Yang family would be interested."
Wei Jingzhuo saw that her eyes were bright and clear, and her cheeks were puffed out in a small round puff, which was very cute. He couldn't help but feel a little itchy and subconsciously rubbed his fingers together.
He said gently, "Well, now that you've married me, you might be wanted by the authorities."
According to the exile laws of the Great Jin Dynasty, he cannot leave Shigang Village. Soon the news will reach the capital, and then all the major cities will be plastered with arrest warrants for him and Su Wan.
Su Wan asked, puzzled, "Why am I also being wanted?"
Although she married Wei Jingzhuo, no one knew that she was Su Wan. As long as Madam Yang didn't spread rumors, who would know?
Wei Jingzhuo pursed his thin lips, looking directly at her. "They already know."
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