Chapter 110 She caught a cold and was on the verge of death.
They stayed where they were, waiting for those who hadn't gone into the city, while their stomachs grew empty as they waited for their relatives who had gone into the city to return with delicious food. They waited for almost two hours, but no one came.
During that time, I was so hungry that I ate all the cornbread I could find, but I was still very hungry. I looked eagerly in the direction of the road and finally saw a figure.
"They're back, they're back, they're back, bringing lots of food."
A group of people excitedly rushed forward. The guards who were resting not far away thought the prisoner was going to escape, so they grabbed the knives next to them and chased after him. They only stopped when they saw Lao Liao walking at the end of the road, who was walking in front.
Yang said, "Xue'er is back, let's go see her."
Xiao Xuance took the food box from Yun Zhaoxue's hand.
Madam Yang helped her up and asked, "Xue'er, are you tired?"
"I'm so tired, my legs are aching from walking."
She wasn't tired after drinking the spring water, but normally, a pregnant woman like her would definitely be tired after walking for so long.
Ms. Yang said, "Your legs are sore? Are they swollen? Pregnant women's legs are prone to swelling, so you need to massage them."
Yun Zhaoxue said, "There's no swelling, my legs are just sore from walking for too long. I'll rest for a bit, you guys go ahead and eat."
Yun Jiaoyue was expecting Yun Zhaoxue to be beaten and scolded for returning empty-handed, but then she heard Yang Shi say that she would massage her legs.
Completely bewildered, could it be that the Xiao family has all been poisoned by Yun Zhaoxue?
Otherwise, why would they have kicked their own daughter out of their team for her sake?
Is this something a normal person would do? Obviously not.
She wanted to awaken the Xiao family's hatred for Yun Zhaoxue.
Thinking this, Yun Jiaoyue stepped forward and said to Madam Yang, "Madam Xiao, the constable said that he can only go to the city to buy things once every three days. You asked your eldest sister to go to the city to buy things, but she only cared about enjoying herself at the restaurant. She spent all the money and then packed up the leftovers for you. She didn't buy rice or noodles for you. After eating this leftover, you will go hungry."
My father and I both advised her not to go to restaurants, and to save her money to buy rice and flour, making noodle soup and porridge with wild vegetables. Every little bit helps, at least enough to fill her stomach. But my eldest sister wouldn't listen. I hope you can forgive her this once, please don't divorce her.
Madam Yang replied, "Who said we only have one food box? The rice shop assistant just delivered a whole cart of goods to us, all bought by Xue'er. Xue'er is smart and capable; she will always be our Xiao family's daughter-in-law. Why would we divorce her?"
Only then did the others realize that the car and its contents had been purchased by Yun Zhaoxue.
So that's how it works? How come they didn't think of that?
She carried it all herself for most of the day, exhausted, and then mocked the other woman for not asking for anything, saying she would go hungry and be divorced by her husband's family...
Yun Zhaoxue must have been laughing at them in her heart at that time.
Why does my face hurt so much?
Next time, they'll rent a carriage to transport their things back and take a ride in it.
Yun Jiaoyue gave an awkward smile, then tried to make amends, saying, "So that's how it is. I was just being presumptuous. Seeing that Madam treats Eldest Sister like her own daughter, I feel relieved. No wonder Eldest Sister is so confident and even said that she is the only one who can divorce her husband."
Upon hearing this, Madam Yang was shocked. "...Divorce? Xue'er, you want to divorce your husband? You're pregnant. Is it because Ce'er did something wrong that you want him to change?"
Yun Zhaoxue explained, "My original words were that I am the one who can divorce my husband, not the one who can be divorced. Mother, don't listen to her taking things out of context. Some people are unhappy while others are doing well, so she acts like a troublemaker, trying to make everyone unhappy."
"You'd better spend more time on the Third Prince, or you'll be the one getting divorced."
Yun Jiaoyue said confidently, "Your Highness and I have a deep affection for each other, how could Your Highness divorce me!"
"You're making such a big claim, I almost believed you. You must have been beaten quite a bit these past few days. Look at your two concubines, so docile and charming. No wonder the Third Prince likes them so much, even taking them with him to exile. I would like them too." Yun Zhaoxue slightly raised her chin, indicating that she should look behind her.
Yun Jiaoyue looked over and saw Liu Yiyi and Su Wan'er clinging to the Third Prince's arms, one on each side, and saying coquettishly, "Your Highness~ where's the rouge I asked for?"
"Your Highness, there's also my share. My face has been peeling from the sun these past two days."
Yun Jiaoyue gritted her teeth in anger, cursing the two damned bitches in her heart.
She pulled two boxes of rouge from her sleeve and strode over. "My two sisters, the rouge you wanted is here. His Highness specifically instructed me to buy it."
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When the second wife's family saw that Wu's hands were empty, they hurriedly asked, "Didn't you go shopping? Where are your things? Why did you come back empty-handed?"
“My silver was stolen by that bitch Yun Zhaoxue, and she won’t admit it. She deliberately tripped me up. I didn’t have money to pay for my medical bills, so the Third Prince’s Consort paid for them for me. Not only did I lose my silver and not be able to buy anything, but I also ended up owing two taels of silver.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Hongying turned her head and glared at Yun Zhaoxue, gritting her teeth as she said, "Yun Zhaoxue? It's her again? She's deliberately going against us, and she can't stand to see the people of our second branch of the family doing well. I'm going to settle accounts with her."
Wu nodded in agreement, "Yes, we should go and settle accounts with her. We must get the money back and make her compensate me for fifty taels of medical expenses."
On the way in the morning, Xiao Xiuning caught a cold and had to return to the second wife's group. She also gave money to Wu to buy some food and medicine to treat her cold, but now she has nothing left.
Meanwhile, the third branch of the family snatched the things from Xiao Mingshu's hands and hurriedly searched for food, not seeing the meat buns, sesame cakes, dried meat, and snacks they wanted.
A small bag of rice and a small bag of flour and noodles, as well as a pot, bowls, ladles, oil and other cooking ingredients.
Aunt Zhang pinched Xiao Mingshu's arm angrily, "You brat, where are the meat buns and sesame cakes I asked you to buy? I've been asking you for ages, and all you've brought back is this junk. Not a single thing is edible right now."
“I don’t have that much money, and you’re not giving me any. I’ve done the math: the money I would spend on meat buns and sesame cakes could buy a few kilograms of flour or noodles. Which is more worthwhile: eating enough for one meal or eating enough for three days?”
While scolding her, Zhang pinched her, "I'm starving to death, and you're still making a profit. Did you sneak out to eat before coming back? This brat has been selfish since she was little, only thinking about herself. She eats the good food herself, but buys noodles for us to eat, with no meat and just watery soup."
Xiao Mingshu cried and said, "We don't have enough money. We can't even buy a few pounds of flour and rice with just one piece of meat."
Originally, it was Xiao Ershu who was going to the city, but he didn't have any money and asked Xiao Mingshu for some.
Xiao Mingshu knew he was used to spending money lavishly and didn't know how to manage money. I told him to go buy some, and he took the money and bought some sesame cakes and meat buns, and then the money was all gone. How are we going to get by for the next three days?
She absolutely refused to hand over the money, but the group was ready to depart, so the third branch of the family had no choice but to let her go.
Yao'er, the grandson of the third wife, saw that Xiao Mingshu hadn't bought him the meat buns and sesame cakes he wanted. "I want to eat meat buns and sesame cakes! My bad aunt won't buy me meat buns and sesame cakes, waaaah..."
Xiao Mingshu patiently coaxed her nephew, saying, "Yao'er, don't cry. Auntie will cook you some noodles right away."
Yao'er continued to cry, "I want to eat meat, meat buns, I don't want noodles, waaaaah..."
"You brat, you give all the meat buns to the whole family, can't you buy some for your nephew?"
"Can't you go buy them for them yourself, sister-in-law?"
"What do you mean? Yao'er is our only hope in the third branch of the family."
Xiao Mingshu said, "The constables and the people who came to the city this time have money on hand and have bought meat buns. If you have any spare money, you can buy one from them. Yao'er is your own son. You can't bear to see him crying like this, can you?"
Her sister-in-law, Huang, replied, "Where would I get spare money? How can I buy it if I don't have money?"
"Yeah, how can we buy it if we don't have money? I don't have any money either. I've spent all the money I had and can only buy rice and noodles."
"You brat, you've gone too far! You can't even do the simplest tasks right, and you dare to talk back to your elders! I'll beat you to death!" Seeing that Xiao Mingshu, who usually tolerated everything, still dared to talk back, Zhang Shi raised her hand to slap her.
Xiao Mingshu knew she was going to get beaten, so she quickly backed away. A gust of wind brushed against her cheek, and she closed her eyes in fright.
Zhang used too much force and missed, unable to stop the momentum. She spun halfway around, lost her balance, and fell, hitting her head on a nearby tree and twisting her back. "Ah! My back, my back..."
Xiao Mingshu rushed forward to help her, "Mother..."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang slapped her across the face. "Smack!"
"Let's see if you dare to talk back again."
One slap wasn't enough, so he slapped her again, "Smack!"
Xiao Mingshu didn't cry, nor did her eyes redden. She simply said calmly, "Mother, have you hit me enough? If you have, I'll go cook some noodles."
"Hurry up and go, I'm starving!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Yang felt a dull pain in her chest for some reason, as if she had been hit by something.
She put down her chopsticks and got up to try to stop them.
Xiao Xuance advised her not to go, saying, "Mother, the third branch of the family is at odds with us. The more you try to stop them, the harder they will beat you."
"Shu'er is a good girl. She always thinks about her family. With such a good daughter, her third sister-in-law often beats and scolds her. She doesn't know how lucky she is."
The second daughter-in-law, Song Mingyan, said, "Yes, if Ning'er were half as good as Shu'er, that would be wonderful."
As soon as she said this, everyone looked at her.
Yun Zhaoxue silently gave her a thumbs up in her heart. Well said. Most children will only become more spoiled and rebellious if they are spoiled, while those who are often beaten and scolded by their parents will be more filial.
She disagreed with both, but if a child makes a mistake, they should still be punished.
Song Mingyan realized she had misspoke. "I'm sorry, Mother. I shouldn't have said that. Ning'er is a good girl too."
"Hmm," Yang replied faintly, a hint of sorrow flashing in her eyes.
It's because she failed to raise her daughter properly. She used the same teaching methods, so why didn't her daughter listen to her?
Ye Hongying, who had just walked over, heard, "Ning'er is almost dying, and you're still talking badly about her. You're not worried about her at all, and you treat outsiders better than she does."
The outsider refers to Yun Zhaoxue.
"Ning'er is dying? How could it be so serious?" Madam Yang stood up anxiously, dropping the bowl and chopsticks in her hand with a 'clatter' to the ground, and quickly walked towards the second house.
Xiao Xiuning leaned against a tree to rest, her face pale. Seeing her struggling to open her eyes, she said weakly, "Mother, Mother, you've come..."
Yang quickly had her two sons help her back to their own camp.
In the morning, my granddaughter Xian'er also caught a cold. Her forehead was hot, but it wasn't too serious. As soon as the medicine arrived, I put it in a pot to boil.
After the medicine was brewed, a large gulp was forced down Xiao Xiuning's throat, but she spat it out before she could even drink it, "Pfft~"
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