The next day, when Liu Yingying woke up, it was already noon. Xiaoxue had already prepared breakfast and was keeping it warm in the pot, waiting for her to get up and eat.
"What about the three children?"
"They're still asleep. Should I go wake them up?" Xiaoxue asked.
"No need, let them sleep." Liu Yingying shook her head.
She still has a lot to do today, and she wonders how Xue Ye is doing with the other children outside the city.
I glanced at the breakfast on the table; it was steamed buns with vermicelli, fried dough sticks, and porridge that Xiaoxue had made herself.
Liu Yingying ate absentmindedly, then suddenly asked, "Has anything happened in the city today?"
Xiaoxue thought for a moment and replied, "There is something. This morning, the government was arresting people everywhere. They said that last night, thieves broke into one of the Yong'an Marquis's estates outside the city and set it on fire, burning everything that could be burned..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yingying lowered her eyes slightly, her expression dark and brooding.
They did not set fire to the estate when they left last night.
The fire could only have been started by the Yong'an Prefecture itself…
Suddenly, she realized something: the Marquis of Yong'an's mansion was trying to destroy the evidence!
The food in her mouth had lost its flavor, and she only drank two mouthfuls of porridge before getting up to leave, instructing, "I'm going out for a bit. Take good care of those three children and don't let anyone find out they're here!"
Xiaoxue nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Sister Liu, I'll keep an eye on them!"
Before leaving, Liu Yingying returned to her room and took several silver notes and a bag of loose silver.
The city is currently under intense search, and Xue Ye and his group of children are too conspicuous, so they probably won't be able to enter the city anytime soon.
They need to eat and drink when they're out there, and they can't get anywhere without money!
She had originally planned to buy some food in the city to take with her, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt it was not a good idea.
With so many people, bringing only a little food would definitely not be enough, but bringing too much would attract attention from others.
Fortunately, there were some merchants passing through outside the city, so we could wait until we got there to buy supplies.
However, before the plan could be implemented, things took a new turn.
As soon as she stepped outside, she looked up and saw the familiar carriage from the previous night parked at the door.
Beside the carriage stood a handsome young man dressed in a black robe, who looked somewhat familiar.
They are from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion...
"Lord Ning'an, please wait!"
"It was the young master who instructed me to come and fetch you. You can call me Dongqing!"
His tone was polite, but his face showed no sign of humility.
Indeed, as the young master and a confidant of the General of the Northern Frontier Cavalry, he only needs to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield in the future, and he will also be a potential general.
She was merely a county magistrate from a remote, impoverished area, who in the capital would at most be considered a slightly larger pebble.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Young Master Dongqing!" Liu Yingying nodded calmly.
Dong Qing was slightly taken aback, then quickly replied, "I wouldn't dare, Your Highness can simply call me Dong Qing!"
Liu Yingying smiled and nodded, then got into the carriage.
Dongqing, who was driving outside, said, "Young Master has an estate outside the city. The government officials dare not search there. The County Magistrate can take her people there temporarily."
Liu Yingying knew that Dong Qing's words meant Huo Huaizhi's intentions. Since they had reached a consensus, she decided not to hide it anymore.
"Please ask Young Master Dongqing to convey my gratitude to the young master!"
"OK!"
As they spoke, the carriage slowly left the alley and entered the wide streets of the capital, before continuing its journey out of the city.
The Marquis of Yong'an's mansion probably never expected that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion would get involved in this matter, so they had a smooth journey.
Meanwhile, Xue Ye and the group of children were still hiding in the cave. The children hadn't brought anything with them when they came out last night. Although Xue Ye still had some silver on him, he didn't dare to go down the mountain to buy food.
After a night of hiding, he, an adult, was in relatively better shape, but the children were all starving.
Fortunately, they were in the mountains, with endless mountain ranges behind them. Xue Ye told the children to stay in the cave and then went hunting.
He was lucky; he caught two pheasants and a rabbit in no time, and also picked some wild fruits.
Back in the cave, Xue Ye quickly prepared the game he had hunted and roasted it over the fire.
The children formed several circles around the fire, their eyes fixed intently on the roasting pheasants and rabbits emitting a delicious aroma, the sound of them swallowing their saliva filling the air…
The children also started talking non-stop.
"Big brother, you're so amazing!"
"My dad can hunt too, and he said he'd teach me when I grow up..."
But before he could grow up, he was found on the estate. Fortunately, he can go home now!
Almost every child's eyes shone with anticipation for home.
Once the food was cooked, Xue Ye had the children share it equally.
With over thirty children, this amount of food was barely enough to fill their stomachs.
Liu Yingying and Dong Qing also arrived at the mountain at this moment.
After exchanging glances with Xue Ye and confirming that they were both unharmed, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
When Xue Ye noticed Dong Qing following behind Liu Yingying, he immediately gripped the knife in his hand even tighter.
Liu Yingying quickly said, "Let me introduce you. This is Young Master Dongqing, who is here to help us."
"Dongqing, this is my nephew, Xue Ye."
"These children were all brought from the village. I'll leave the rest to you!"
Dongqing glanced at the children; "This place is no place to linger, everyone, please follow me..."
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