Chapter 76 My stomach hurts, I'm going to miscarry.
Having just crawled out of the mud, the Third Prince roared, "If you're blind, dig your eyes out and feed them to the dogs!"
The guard turned to look at the person sitting in the mud and was immediately shocked. "Your Highness, how did you become like this? Forgive my poor eyesight for not recognizing you."
The third prince gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up! Quickly bring me water to wash my face."
The guard took off his water pouch and poured water on his face.
Yun Jiaoyue also asked the maid to pour water for him to wash his face. After pouring out the water, his face was still not clean and he was covered in mud.
Yun Jiaoyue, wearing the outer robe handed to her by a maid, felt sticky all over and couldn't stand it. She ran to the Third Prince's side and pleaded in a tearful voice, "Your Highness, let's find an inn and have someone prepare water for a bath."
The Third Prince was in a bad mood and said irritably, "If you're so capable, go by yourself."
He asked the guard, "I was just taking a nap, how did the carriage fly off and fall apart? What happened?"
The guard being questioned glanced at Yun Jiaoyue, then lowered his head and replied, "Your Highness, it was the Third Prince's Consort who sent people to steal Princess Zhaoxue's fish. A fight broke out, and the guard was thrown by Prince Xiao and crashed into the carriage. The carriage suddenly went out of control and sped away, and then Your Highness was thrown off."
The Third Prince then turned to Yun Zhaoxue and questioned, "Didn't you use silver to buy it? How did it turn into robbery?"
“I originally asked the guards to take two taels of silver to buy it, but Yun Zhaoxue demanded five hundred taels for each one. I wanted to treat His Highness to a good meal, so I gave her another ten taels of silver to buy it. They really didn't know what they were doing, ah…”
The Third Prince slapped her hard across the face, his eyes blazing with anger. He gritted his teeth and nodded, "Very well! You've acted on your own behind my back again!"
Although devising a strategy could exploit Xiao Xuance's weaknesses and allow him to use the Xiao family army in the future, it would be better to avoid making enemies with them.
The third prince felt that she was there specifically to bring him misfortune, and since marrying her, nothing had gone smoothly for him.
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The rest of the line came up.
Old Liao announced loudly, "Everyone, rest where you are tonight, and set off half an hour earlier tomorrow."
As long as he doesn't delay the journey, survives, and manages to reach his place of exile, he can complete his mission.
Wu Chuang stepped forward and whispered a few words in Lao Liao's ear.
Old Liao's cold gaze pierced through the crowd and landed on Yun Zhaoxue's face. "Why are you everywhere? You better come out here!"
Yun Zhaoxue was helped out of the group by Xiao Xuance. She was slightly bent over, clutching her abdomen, her face as pale as paper, and her lips bloodless.
His voice was weak and feeble. "Uncle Liao, we're innocent! Our whole family is so poor—the old are old and the disabled, the sick and the weak are weak, and we're so poor we're eating wild vegetables. We can't even afford cornbread. We finally caught two fish, which were our family's hope. They were stolen, so of course I had to fight to get them back."
Oh, my stomach hurts so much, am I going to miscarry, my baby…
"Xue'er, Xue'er, sit down quickly..." Madam Yang and Xie Wanyun stepped forward to help her sit down to the side.
Xiao Xuance clasped his hands in a fist salute to Old Liao, "Officer, you said that the team should not rob others of their property. Someone stole our fish, so that person should be punished."
Wu Chuang sneered, "Oh! Who do you think you are, acting like a great general? You think you can order us around?"
"Old Wu, he's right. Men, go and drag that thief out here."
The two guards dragged the guard out and threw him to the ground.
Old Liao kicked it, "Bang!"
"I told you guys this morning not to rob other people's property, but you ignored me and caused a lot of trouble every day. I'll beat you to death! Anyone who dares to rob other people's property in the same group will suffer the same fate."
"Clap clap clap..."
The prison uniform behind the guard was torn and crisscrossed with whip marks.
Everyone watched in terror.
Everyone was shocked to hear Lao Liao say that they could go to the post station to shelter from the wind and rain, but now they were sleeping in the open, far from any village or shop.
I hate those who ride in carriages. They enjoy themselves, but when the carriage breaks down, they get dragged down with it.
Those who were thrown off the carriage were still crying and wailing, while the man relied on his reputation.
The third prince's two concubines and Shen Qingyu screamed the loudest. The side of her back was split open from the fall, and the larger the wound, the more blood flowed uncontrollably.
"Waaaaah, it hurts so much! You have to find a doctor to treat me, I need a doctor..."
The people around him cursed.
"So annoying, so annoying..."
"Shut up, stop howling. If you're going to make a scene, go somewhere else. Can't you let people have some peace and quiet?"
Madam Shen stuffed a piece of cloth into her daughter's mouth and then asked the rest of the Shen family to find the imperial physician in the exiled corps.
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The Xiao family members looked at Yun Zhaoxue, who was sitting under the tree, with concern.
"Xue'er, don't listen to Ce'er. I still have some money here. I'll go find a doctor for you. As long as you and the child are alright, I'll borrow money to treat you."
Xiao Xuanwu took out his own silver, "And mine too."
Xie Wanyun and Song Mingyan rummaged through their bundles and took out some silver to give to Madam Yang. "I also have some silver here. Our money was all saved by my third sister-in-law. I'll use it to call a doctor for you."
Yun Zhaoxue shook her head. "Mother, no need. I'm hungry. Perhaps I'll feel better after I eat."
Xiao Xuance opened the cloth bag and handed her the wild hawthorns inside, saying, "Here, have some."
"Xue'er is about to miscarry, and you refuse to hire a doctor for her in order to save money. You even fed her hawthorns, trying to kill my grandson. How could I have given birth to such a cold-blooded and heartless unfilial son!"
After saying that, Yang was so angry that she slapped him across the face. "Smack!"
Yun Zhaoxue, "..."
This seems to have gone too far.
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