Chapter 138 The Third Wife Kicks Xiao Xiuning Down the Hillside
The second and third wives cried out in alarm, "Imperial physician, doctor! She's vomiting blood and has fainted! Come quick!"
The imperial physician examined their pulses and said, "Both of them are seriously injured and have fainted due to anger and shock."
Zhang pressed anxiously, "Then what should we do? Is there any way to wake them up now?"
They were exhausted from walking on their own, and now they had to carry them on their backs; they couldn't carry them at all.
"Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. We have no first-aid kit and no medicine, so how can we save them? Even if we did, they can't wake up now; the earliest we can do is wait until tomorrow."
Xiao Xuanjing was shocked upon hearing this, "Tomorrow? How are we going to get down the mountain if we don't wake him up?"
“We have to carry it down the mountain or lift it up. Without medicine, even a miracle worker couldn’t help us.”
After saying this, the imperial physician waved his hand, turned around and faced his own group, refusing even the five-coin consultation fee, for fear of being entangled with them.
Xiao Xuanjing called out to him, "Imperial Physician Chen, please don't leave yet."
Just as things were settled here, a wail and howl came from the Shen family's side again: "Yu'er, Yu'er, why are your eyes closed? Open your eyes and look at your mother! Don't sleep! Imperial physician, doctor, come quickly and see what's wrong with my Yu'er!"
With her son's tongue cut out and her daughter severely injured, Shi Yichun was utterly exhausted.
After examining Shen Qingyu, Physician Zhang determined that her injuries were too severe for her to have caused her to faint, but that her life was not in danger.
Old Liao felt it was not advisable to stay on the mountain for long, so he did not give them time to receive treatment. He ordered everyone to go down the mountain and reach Chenliu County the next day, where they could then go into the city to buy medicine or seek treatment at a clinic.
It was dark and the road was steep. The second and third wives supported the unconscious Ye Hongying and Xiao Xiuning, falling countless times along the way. The whole family looked like they had crawled out of a mud pit.
"Ouch, that hurts so much!"
Uncle Xiao and Wu, who were supporting Xiao Xiuning, had scratches on their hands and legs from the stones.
When he got up again, he gritted his teeth and decided to abandon the person.
Xiao Xiuning can't do anything and still needs them to take care of her. She has no use to them and is far inferior to the hardworking and capable Xiao Mingshu.
"Bang!" Xiao Xiuning was thrown to the ground, hitting her wound. She tried to get up by pushing herself up with her hands, but the pain made her fall back down. "Ah!"
She grabbed Zhang's trouser leg and pleaded, "Mother, please don't abandon me, save me."
Zhang ruthlessly kicked the person away, saying, "You're injured like this, you won't survive without medicine. Buying medicine costs a lot of money, and we don't have the money to treat you. This is your fate. Blame the eldest son's family for having money and medicine but refusing to help you. If you become a vengeful ghost, take their lives. They're the ones who harmed you, so don't come looking for me."
"Mother, don't abandon me. You don't need to give me any money, just take me down the mountain and I'll find a way to save myself..."
She is their biological daughter. How could they abandon her? She was only injured, not dead. She can be healed.
Xiao Xiuning turned around and glanced at the back of the group. There were only a few people behind her. The members of the main branch of the family had already walked to the front. They didn't know that she had been abandoned. She was afraid that she didn't want to die and hadn't yet sought revenge on that bitch Yun Zhaoxue.
She clung tightly to Zhang's foot; she was their own daughter, and they would never abandon her.
Zhang kicked her again, and the third branch of the family gave up and followed the group down the mountain.
Xiao Xiuning rolled down the slope, "Ah!"
A dark figure rushed down after her as she rolled down, calling out, "Ning'er, Ning'er, why did you fall to the ground? Let me help you up."
"Brother Duan, save me..."
By the time the group reached the foot of the mountain, it was already past midnight. Everyone was exhausted and panting. Those who had steamed buns and cornbread ate a few simple bites and went straight to sleep. Only a few families had the energy to set up a pot and cook porridge.
There was no water or firewood. There was a river five miles away, and each household sent two people to fetch water.
Xiao Xuanwu and Xie Wanyun went to the Xiao family, while Yang Shi and the others were responsible for gathering firewood.
Xiao Mingshu was efficient and took on the cooking and stir-frying tasks, making things much easier for everyone else.
Yang couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer, so she let her rest instead.
Xiao Mingshu really liked the atmosphere in the main house. Everyone worked together, and she felt it was already great that her family could lend a hand.
The fragrant porridge is ready.
A large pot of porridge, filled with ingredients such as dried meat, dried fish, dried scallops, dried shrimp, wild mushrooms, and wild vegetables...
Those who had eaten their cornbread and gone to bed were half-asleep when the aroma of the porridge woke them up. They muttered complaints, "You always cook the porridge so deliciously, are you trying to make us drool?" Waaaaah~~~
He's not destined for that. He should just go to sleep; he won't be hungry when he's asleep.
Old Liao and the others were not far from the Xiao family's house. They were just about to rest and hadn't fallen asleep yet when they smelled the aroma, sniffed, and sat up. "You're not allowed to make such delicious food in the middle of the night anymore. It will attract wild animals and cause deaths."
Xiao Xuanwu replied, "Yes, Master Liao, I will definitely pay attention next time."
Xie Wanyun served her son a bowl of porridge and quickly put the lid on the pot.
Yun Zhaoxue took a small sip of her porridge and asked the person beside her, "We killed Qin Yurong, but the Qin family won't let this go."
"You don't need to worry, the Qin family poses no threat to us."
The Prime Minister's eldest daughter died in Qingfeng Village, and he still has witnesses and physical evidence of the Prime Minister's collusion with Qingfeng Village. He just needs to find someone to present it to him.
They were all struggling to survive; no matter how far their reach extended, it wouldn't reach the exiled troops.
"We need to hurry. Keeping the Qin family around is just a menace. By the way, was the treasure vault where the bandits were taken by your men or the Third Prince's men?"
“They’re our people. I’ll have Zhuiying and the others find a chance to cash out those things and give the money to you.”
“Yes, it’s ours. What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is mine.” Yun Zhaoxue drank a bowl of porridge, then ate a second bowl but didn’t want to eat anymore. She wasn’t used to eating at night.
Not wanting to eat too much, he couldn't finish half of his meal. Food was precious on the road to exile, and he was afraid of being beaten if he threw it away, so he poured the rest into Xiao Xuance's bowl.
Xiao Xuance was taken aback.
Yun Zhaoxue blinked and said in a soft voice, "I can't eat anymore, you eat it for me."
"You've only eaten so little, do you want to eat more? There's still plenty left in the pot."
"I really can't eat anymore, I'm sleepy and want to sleep, can you eat it for me?"
"Okay, you go and rest first."
It's all been poured into his bowl, what else can he do but eat it?
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