si-mexico Chapter 465 Ancient Natural Disasters 5
Chapter 465 Ancient Natural Disasters 5
Situ Cheng smiled and took the child, but his eyes never left her. Xu Qingyu couldn't help but glare at him.
Their child is already so big, and this person still thinks they're like her younger brother and sister-in-law, newlyweds, all lovey-dovey? Aren't they ashamed?
Situ An scratched his head; he felt his parents were acting a little strange.
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Over there, Ye Baiwei also saw Du Yulan being carried on Situ Xiu's back.
Her expression was somewhat strange, and she couldn't help but wonder, didn't the wife that the second young master of the Anning Marquis's mansion married die on the road just a few days after she was exiled?
Although the novel didn't specify the exact day she died, she remembered that the events at the inn last night were described.
The male protagonist's cousin, Situ Cheng, came to visit Sikong Yuan and mentioned that his younger brother, Situ Xiu's wife had passed away.
But when the person came over last night, she didn't notice anything amiss. Only now does she realize that the plot has gone awry.
Thinking of this, her gaze lingered on Du Yulan for a while longer, and various guesses filled her mind.
Sikong Yuan had been watching her movements closely, and when he saw her looking in a certain direction, he looked over as well.
Upon discovering that direction, he saw his cousin Situ Xiu and his newlywed wife. The two seemed to be getting along very well and were very close.
My uncle's family has always had a good family tradition, without complicated and deceitful struggles.
My cousin's wife, Du Yulan, is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites. I've heard that her family dotes on her.
If it weren't for him, who caused his uncle's family to be exiled, the two would have been a perfect match.
Thinking of this, he looked away and then at Ye Baiwei, whose situation seemed to be quite bumpy.
Ye Baiwei turned around as if she had noticed something, and saw that he was staring at her: "Is your leg uncomfortable?"
Sikong Yuan snapped out of his reverie and shook his head: "It's nothing."
Du Yulan, lying on Situ Xiu's back, noticed two pairs of eyes looking in her direction.
After they looked away, she turned her head and saw that it was the male and female protagonists.
Xiao Qi said, "Host, the female lead has noticed a change in the plot, and you are the variable. She was watching you just now."
"They'll find out sooner or later, let her guess." With that, she looked away.
After walking for about an hour, Du Yulan patted Situ Xiu: "That's enough. Put me down, I can walk by myself."
"Does your foot still hurt? I can still carry you on my back."
"It doesn't hurt anymore, you should rest for a while too."
Upon hearing this, Situ Xiu put her down and stepped onto the ground again. For a moment, Du Yulan's feet felt a chill, which was then blocked by her spiritual power.
The snow on the ground was getting thicker and thicker. Fortunately, everyone was wearing waterproof boots, otherwise their shoes would have gotten wet and their feet would have frozen.
It gets dark very quickly every day when it snows; it's already half dark now.
Everyone knows that it's easy to freeze to death if you stay out overnight, so they all held on with their last breath.
"Xiao Qi, I'm thinking of running away. I'm just walking around on the street every day."
"Host, the original owner still has family members. If you run away, the emperor will have a reason to punish them."
Du Yulan had no choice but to compromise: "Then I'll get a carriage to ride in. Walking every day is too tiring for a lazy person."
Although she could save the original owner's family's lives, all that trouble was too much, and besides, she was already married.
Xiao Qi checked the route ahead: "The day after tomorrow, the exiled convoy will pass through a city. At that time, the host can go with them to make purchases. After entering the city and buying a carriage, spend some money to get the head of the officials to allow you to ride in it."
"Okay, let's do it this way." Waiting two days is fine, after all, compared to everyone else, she doesn't feel uncomfortable at all.
It's just that I'm used to enjoying myself. Wherever I go, I'll sit if I can, and lie down if I can.
"What are you thinking about?" Situ Xiu's voice came from the side.
He looked at the person walking with their head down and their eyes slightly vacant, and couldn't help but ask.
Du Yulan turned to look at him: "I'd like to ride in a carriage later."
"A carriage?" Situ Xiu looked at the several carriages loaded with goods ahead, wondering how he could get her to ride in one.
"We're not riding in their carriages; we bought a horse-drawn carriage to travel in."
Situ Xiu had seen the map, so he knew the way forward: "They should be going into the city to replenish their supplies the day after tomorrow. I'll go with them to buy them."
"He'll go? That's fine too," Du Yulan nodded. "Okay, remember to choose a good horse. Do you have enough money?"
"That's enough. I'll take care of them and let you ride in a carriage. It shouldn't be a problem."
Situ Xiu thought that it would take some effort and a lot of money.
Du Yulan nodded, letting him try first, and would intervene herself if necessary.
"Hurry up! Haven't you eaten yet? If you don't keep up, I'll let you taste what it's like to have your skin torn open."
The sound of whips cracking, mixed with the curses of the officials and the cries of pain from the prisoners rang out, and Du Yulan and Situ Xiu looked over.
The last ten or so people were clearly falling behind and were being whipped along by an official with a whip.
Those who fell behind were mostly older people, children, and frail women; it was difficult for these people to make it to the place of exile.
This exile procession included not only families from the Sixth Prince's faction, but also other families and some ordinary people.
Large families might have the money to bribe officials, but ordinary people probably used it all to buy cotton-padded clothes right away, and it's hard to say how long they can last.
Du Yulan had no intention of meddling in other people's business. Not to mention that all the people who were exiled had committed crimes, there were just too many of them for her to manage.
Besides, not everyone will appreciate it, so there's no need to do something thankless. She doesn't need to rebel, nor does she need to win people's hearts.
The male and female leads will probably care to some extent, since one of them used to be a doctor and wouldn't just stand by and watch someone die without being treated, and the other needs a good reputation to make a living in the future.
Situ Xiu could also foresee the fate of those people, and frowned slightly, but thinking that his family was not the same as before, he could only look away.
After walking for a while, it became completely dark. Fortunately, we finally found a large, dilapidated temple that could accommodate everyone for the night.
Du Yulan followed the Situ family and found a place to settle down.
There was plenty of dry grass in the temple, enough for everyone to start a fire and cook.
Sister-in-law Xu Qingyu came over: "Sister-in-law, let's go and gather some dry grass to start a fire."
She was a little scared to go alone, so she wanted to find someone to go with her.
Du Yulan looked around and saw that Situ Xiu was washing pots with snow outside, while Situ Cheng was surrounding their living quarters.
The two elders were tidying up their bedding, and Xiaoqing and Xiaoan were helping them.
She and her sister-in-law were the only ones who were free, so she had no reason to refuse. Besides, there were many prisoners here, and if they didn't hurry up and pick up the hay, there might not be enough to go around. They were considered to be moving very quickly.
"Okay, I'll go with my sister-in-law."
The two were picking up dry grass in the dilapidated temple. Du Yulan was quick; she would fill a handful, put it back, and then continue picking. In no time, she had collected quite a bit.