Chapter 353 Your wife is fierce, my wife is dashing and heroic.
The emperor was also taken aback. Although the empress reacted quickly, the emperor was not slow either.
The two exchanged a glance, and a very bold guess formed in their minds!
There are actually coal mines in Lan County!
This kind of thing is a huge benefit to the Great Shang Kingdom!
The emperor's eyes lit up as he thought this to himself.
After all, there are very few coal mines in the Great Shang Kingdom, and it is not easy to find them, but the applications of coal are extremely wide.
Although Madam Qian guessed what was going on, she didn't say anything.
The emperor and his entourage remained silent, but secretly memorized the place.
"With so many children, they must be tired. Why don't we find a place to rest now?" Madam Qian said to them.
The Empress nodded, her eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.
As if remembering something, the Empress continued, "Who else knows about this?"
Mrs. Qian shook her head and said, "No one else knows!"
The Empress was relieved, a serious look flashing in her eyes.
After all, matters concerning the coal mine are no small matter. After a pause, the Empress looked at Little Su Bao.
This little girl is not only beautiful, but also intelligent and lucky!
If their son were more successful, she would consider marrying the child to him!
but……
She knew Tang Bugui wouldn't agree.
Being a royal wife isn't easy. If it weren't for the emperor, I wouldn't have married into the royal family in the first place.
After a pause, the Empress looked at Madam Qian and said, "You have raised this child exceptionally well, thank you!"
Madam Qian paused, then quickly said, "No need to thank me. This child is destined for me. She is a child of the Tang family. If I don't treat her well, who else should I treat well..."
After a pause, Madam Qian continued, "Besides, this child is also well-behaved. He has suffered so much hardship in the past, yet he remains kind, which is already quite remarkable."
The Empress narrowed her eyes and glanced at Madam Qian, whose words were directed at her.
Even without investigating Xiao Su Bao's situation, she could guess a thing or two about it!
Adding to what had happened before, the Empress paused for a moment before speaking to Madam Qian, "This child has suffered a lot in the past, but now her suffering has finally come to an end!"
Ms. Qian nodded, her hand gently stroking the little girl's hair as she held Xiao Su Bao.
Little Su Bao raised her eyes, looked at Madam Qian and then at the Empress. The little dumpling couldn't help but feel a little worried about her father and the others.
She pursed her lips before asking, "Mother, where are we?"
There are trees everywhere, making it impossible to tell which way is which. It's quite remarkable that the Tang family was able to find their way here.
As Qian carried the little baby, she said, "This is a hill on the west side of Lan County. People call it Wild Chicken Mountain. I heard that there used to be a lot of wild chickens gathered here!"
"Pheasant?" Xiao Su Bao muttered. As if to confirm this, suddenly, a pheasant flew over from the side and excitedly rushed into Xiao Su Bao's arms.
The little girl instinctively raised her hand and grabbed the pheasant's neck firmly in her palm.
and……
With a snap, she accidentally broke the pheasant's neck!
Everyone...
The Empress's eyelids twitched. She turned to block her foolish son's view and took the pheasant from Xiao Su Bao's hand.
"It's quite plump, we'll roast it and eat it later!" After saying that, the queen chopped off the chicken's head and threw the pheasant to her foolish son.
The second prince paused, subconsciously took the pheasant, and then realized something was wrong. Why was his mother so fierce?
"Father... your wife is too fierce, now she's even chopping off the heads of pheasants!" The second prince ran up to his father, holding up a headless pheasant and muttering to the emperor.
The emperor turned to look at his foolish son, then flicked him on the forehead.
"You're the fierce one! Your wife is the fierce one! My wife is so heroic and capable, she's a woman who doesn't yield to any man! What do you know?!" The emperor glanced at his son with disdain and kicked the second prince in the butt.
The Second Prince...
Is he really his biological son?
If it weren't for the fact that his father and he looked quite alike, he wouldn't have doubted that Tang Bugui was their biological son!
Look at this, how can someone squeeze their own son like this?
The Empress glanced at her son but ignored him; she was used to the two of them acting crazy all the time.
The Empress thought for a moment, and was about to speak when she reached out and covered her stomach.
His stomach hurts again!
Little Su Bao, who was in Qian's arms, seemed to sense something and subconsciously turned her head to look over.
The Empress felt Xiao Su Bao's gaze, but pretended that nothing had happened.
Only the little dumpling could see clearly that below the Queen's stomach, a dark aura was growing increasingly dense!
Little Su Bao became a little nervous. Grandma Huang was a good person, and the light of her merit was extremely strong.
However, there was still a faint sense of malevolence about it.
Little Su Bao didn't know the name of that kind of murderous aura; she only saw it in Tang Bugui, Ling Buqi, and the Empress and Emperor.
This thing and merit have been resisting each other.
The black lump in the Empress's belly is formed from an excessive amount of malevolent energy.
Little Su Bao paused, her little brows furrowing even more.
Sensing Xiao Su Bao's gaze, Madam Qian turned her head and looked at the Empress as well.
The Empress's complexion didn't change much, but her lips were pale and her face was yellowish, with beads of sweat dripping from her forehead.
The weather is a bit hot, after all, it's June, but it's not this hot.
Madam Qian looked at Xiao Su Bao's furrowed brows, then at the Empress, and felt a vague sense of worry.
Just then, a child suddenly tripped and fell, and then started crying.
One child after another cried uncontrollably!
The men of Tangjia Village didn't stand on ceremony; each of them picked up one child and lifted them up.
Zhao Sanpao and his father stood behind, exchanged a glance, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
The people of Tangjia Village are getting more and more formidable!
Tang Si and Tang Shan, their brows furrowed in the crowd, finally couldn't help but ask, "Su Bao, where are our eldest and second brothers?"
Xiao Su Bao looked at her two older brothers, feeling a little guilty. After all, if she and her father hadn't been leaving, her two older brothers wouldn't have followed them because of this.
Thinking about what happened last night, Xiao Su Bao didn't know how to explain it to her mother and brothers.
Just then, the boy who was being held by Su Daya's father woke up.
He slowly opened his eyes, a hint of confusion in them.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and raised his hand to strike Su Daya's father.
Although Da Ya's father was usually a bit lazy, none of them would refuse when Qian Shi asked them to exercise. Anyone who refused to practice was beaten by Qian Shi.
His instinct was to react and block the boy's attack.
The boy was already weak due to prolonged hunger and physical discomfort, so this only made him feel light and airy.
Da Ya's father almost injured the man, but Tang Si reacted quickly and stopped him.
"You...you...bad guys, you'll...get...retribution!" the boy said haltingly, panting heavily.
Little Su Bao didn't have time to look at the Empress anymore, as the Empress had already moved in front of the boy.
She looked at the boy, paused, and then asked, "Are you surnamed Lin?"
The boy was taken aback, and looked at the empress with wary eyes.
However, he soon realized something was wrong; they had been locked up before.
Even if they were to come out, they would be drugged and taken away to another location.
Moreover, the group that led them were all rough-looking men, and he discovered that some of them were not even from their area, but rather foreigners.
But why are there still women and children here?
Confused, he looked up and around, his eyes filled with even more bewilderment.
"My mother is asking you a question. Is your surname Lin?" The second prince approached, carrying a headless pheasant, and looked at the boy curiously.
The boy was quite handsome, and he felt like he had seen him somewhere before.
The boy caught his breath and tentatively asked, "Did you rescue us?"
Instead of revealing his identity, he asked a question in return.
The empress's lower abdomen ached more and more, but she still endured the pain and looked at the young man.
The second prince frowned, but thinking of how pitiful they had been before, he realized that if they hadn't arrived early, the boy would probably be dead already.
The second prince calmed down a bit before speaking, "Well, you were previously locked in... a dark room. We rescued you. By the way, do you actually have the surname Lin?"
His mother's words are more powerful than an imperial edict!
The boy paused for a moment, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his older sister was also being held by a woman.
He nodded: "My surname is Lin, and my given name is Lin Xiao."
Lin Xiao said in a low voice, a strange emotion in his eyes.
"Brother...are you alright?"
Little Su Bao appeared in front of the boy at some point. She was a tiny little dumpling, but there was a strange sense of affection in her eyes when she looked at Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao paused, staring at Xiao Su Bao with wide eyes.
The little baby in front of me looks exactly like a painting that Grandpa hid!
His eyes widened, and he didn't reply to Xiao Su Bao for a long time.
Seeing the boy's gaze, Tang Si couldn't help but walk in front of Xiao Su Bao, separating them!
His younger sister is not even five years old, and the boy's eyes are really unpleasant.
"My little sister is asking if you have anything to say?" Tang Si asked the boy warily.
The boy paused for a moment, but then realized what was happening and quickly waved his hand.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!"
After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and glanced at Xiao Su Bao again.
This little girl is somewhat different from the portrait. The little girl in the portrait has rounder and cuter cheeks, and her smile is extremely radiant.
Little Su Bao has bright eyes, but they also carry a hint of shyness and obedience.
"Little brother, be careful!" Just then, a voice came, and everyone looked over to see the little girl being held in Sun Cuihua's arms.
The girl is about eleven or twelve years old. She should be pretty, but she has a scar on her forehead, which looks like she bumped into something.
Little Su Bao also turned her head and looked over, then ran over with her short legs.
"Sister-in-law, Miss, are you alright?" Xiao Su Bao asked the little girl nervously.
The little girl paused, her eyes widened, and then she looked around warily.
I was slightly taken aback when I saw Xiao Su Bao and Tang Si. Tang Si was very handsome and had a scholarly air about him.
Completely different from those who take pictures of flowers, as for Xiao Su Bao, she stood in front of Tang Si and looked very well-behaved.
The little girl reacted even faster. Seeing her awakened younger brother and an older man holding his well-behaved little sister, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
At least everyone is alive!
"Sister, they saved us!" Lin Xiao quickly said.
Lin Qiqi paused, her gaze sweeping over these people. She was naturally different from other girls; she could sense whether others liked or disliked her.
So at first, she simply examined these people.
“You…” Lin Qiqi looked at Xiao Su Bao and was immediately stunned.
Because Xiao Su Bao made her feel so comfortable, as if... they had known each other before.
More importantly, Xiao Su Bao is so innocent and pure that she can't bear to speak loudly.
"How are you feeling, Miss?" Xiao Su Bao asked nervously.
Lin Qiqi paused for a moment before recovering. She took a deep breath and revealed a soft look: "I'm fine now..."
She paused, then coughed.
Tang Si frowned slightly, but seeing Lin Qiqi's violent coughing, he still took out his handkerchief.
"Let's wipe it clean!"
After saying that, Tang Si picked up Xiao Su Bao and returned to her mother's side.
The Empress looked at the two children from the Lin family, a strange expression appearing between her brows.
The Lin family was once the richest family in the Great Shang Kingdom, and later married their daughter to Lan Junyi.
Lan Junyi...
She's good-looking and quite affectionate, but...
He's brainless, listens to his mother, and only acts tough outside.
Lin Qiqi was unaware of the Empress's thoughts at the moment. She glanced at everyone, her gaze sweeping over the Empress and her family of three.
The three seemed different from others; she had only ever seen that kind of aura in high-ranking officials.
"Waaah, sister, you're finally awake!" Little Lin Jiu looked at her sister pitifully, her eyes blurred with tears.
Lin Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as everyone was alright, that was good. She subconsciously wanted to wipe her sweat, but then realized that she was using Tang Si's handkerchief, and her eyes widened slightly.
The group carried the children to a spot not far from the city gate.
This place was completely sealed off.
Those inside were not allowed to come out, and those outside were not allowed to come in. The officials stood guard outside, their faces looking rather grim.
"Lan County is closed today; no one is allowed to enter or leave!" A man shouted instinctively when he saw so many people coming.
Qian was worried about her son, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.
Little Su Bao paused, a hint of worry in her eyes, wondering how her father and the others were doing!
The little dumpling was thinking about this when suddenly her vision blurred, her body went limp, and she almost fell over.
Mrs. Qian looked at the little dumpling nervously.
"Mother, Mother..." Xiao Su Bao's hands trembled, her face was pale, and her voice was nasal.
"What's wrong?" Madam Qian's expression changed instantly, but she didn't dare to raise her voice. Instead, she held Xiao Su Bao and hid at the back.
The villagers of Tangjia Village gathered around the little dumpling and Qian Shi.
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