Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

"Second sister is awake." Lin Xiaoyue was just a light sleeper and had been keeping alert. The cell was very quiet, and Lin Zhaodi's sniffling woke her up.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw my second sister, who was pale, being beaten with ten boards. Although the executioners tried their best to be lenient, they still used bamboo boards that were one inch thick at the base and half an inch thick at the tip to hit her back and buttocks. Even if it didn't hurt her bones, her skin would be torn and she would need to rest for ten days or half a month to recover.

Lin Xiaoyue carefully helped the prone Lin Zhaodi up, rearranged the straw mat, and let her change her position to lean sideways. At this time, even though she woke up from a coma and her fever had subsided, she had lost blood and her vitality was damaged, and she looked very haggard.

She tidied up Lin Zhaodi's messy hair and lifted the thin blanket for her. In August, although the temperature was fine during the day, it was cold at night and the dungeon was gloomy, so a thin blanket was still very useful.

After settling everyone down, Lin Xiaoyue took out a large bowl of steaming pigeon soup under the cover of her backpack, brought it to Lin Zhaodi, and helped her slowly finish the bowl of soup.

Lin Zhaodi was also speechless about Sanmei's actions. While drinking, she was complaining in her heart: Sanmei was in front of her, and she was no longer trying to hide it. Although he knew the existence of the storage bag, you took out a big bowl of pigeon soup that was almost full of steam from the bag without any hesitation. My child, let's hide it more carefully next time, okay?

Not to mention that Lin Xiaoyue didn't know what Lin Zhaodi was thinking, even if she knew, she was too lazy to argue with her second sister at this time.

After the second sister finished her soup, she cleaned up and asked coldly, "Sister, do you still have any thoughts about the mother and son of the Wei family?"

With just one sentence, Lin Zhaodi's intention to tease Lin Xiaoyue was blocked in her throat. Lin Zhaodi's eyes flickered slightly and she said nothing.

Lin Xiaoyue seemed to have expected that she would not want to answer her question directly, so she just said to herself, "If you don't say anything, I will take care of those two people."

"No, Sanya." Lin Zhaodi said hastily, "You know very well that I have no feelings for that damn Zizhen Dazhi. The reason I am entangled with them is because that shameless mother and son insisted on getting involved. Don't worry about it. Leave the people to me and I will deal with them myself. Don't dirty your hands."

"You can handle it, but why drag it to this point?" Lin Xiaoyue glanced at the place where Lin Zhaodi was being beaten with a stick with disdain, and refuted her seriously, "Okay, it's just an extra princess's hat, is it necessary for you to be so timid now? If I had known earlier, I would rather not wear this princess's shabby hat."

"What are you talking about?" Lin Zhaodi couldn't help but get anxious when she heard what her third sister said. This girl really dared to say anything now, not afraid of being heard by others. Is it up to her to decide whether to be a princess or not? She wasn't afraid that it would be spread out and cause trouble for no reason.

Lin Xiaoyue put her hands on her hips and pouted righteously: I'm really not afraid.

"Okay, I won't say any more. I just came to see you. Today is the second day. You will stay one more day tomorrow and you will be able to come out the day after tomorrow. I will ask the county magistrate for a favor later and arrange for someone to come in and take care of you. Just focus on healing and don't worry about anything else."

"San Ya, listen to me..."

"Second sister, do you think I am such a reckless person?" Lin Xiaoyue packed up her things and squatted in front of Lin Zhaodi, looking at her with a firm gaze, asking her to look at him. "No one can touch my family. The mother and son of the Wei family dared to frame you like this, because they are sure that you dare not gamble with my reputation. If I keep avoiding them and let them take advantage of me and hurt my family, then what is the point of me being a princess?"

Lin Zhaodi understood the implication of Lin Xiaoyue's words, her eyes darkened, and then she let out a long sigh as if she had completely let go of something, "I just don't want to be a burden to you."

"Second sister, you have never been a burden to me. You are my second sister and my family?" Lin Xiaoyue said as a matter of course with a slight smile on her lips.

Lin Xiaoyue seldom said such emotional words to her family. More often than not, she protected them with practical actions.

Sometimes Lin Zhaodi really couldn't figure it out. Since fleeing from the famine, she had become the younger one who needed to be taken care of. San Ya had become the backbone of the family. All the suffering, all the difficulties, all the responsibilities fell on her thin shoulders... Just like now, it was a problem that she should have dealt with, but San Ya was dragged into it.

An indescribable bitterness surged in her heart, spreading to her eyes and gathering into tiny tears. Not wanting San Ya to see her miserable appearance, Lin Zhaodi lowered her head, sniffed hard, and said in a humming voice, "Then you... must be careful."

Lin Xiaoyue smiled and patted Lin Zhaodi's shoulder, "Don't worry, second sister, I'll take care of everything."

After leaving her words, Lin Xiaoyue turned and left. In the dimming darkness, no one saw a cold smile on her lips. "Hehe, since you treat me like a dish, why don't I help you?"

Before leaving the county government office, Lin Xiaoyue went to see the county magistrate. In addition to expressing her gratitude to the county magistrate for taking special care of her second sister, she also asked the county magistrate for a favor and arranged for someone to go in and take care of her second sister.

Not to mention that since Lin Xiaoyue and the Lin family settled in Wanbao Town, they have made great contributions to the town and even the entire state capital in terms of the plague, which makes his political achievements far surpass those of his colleagues. Just to say that Lin Xiaoyue is now a princess, he did not lose a single cent for this favor.

What's more, for the county magistrate, this matter was just a trivial matter of turning a blind eye, so he naturally did not respond.

Lin Xiaoyue thanked the county magistrate and left the county government office. She turned around and rode her mule to Yongzhou City to find the largest and most famous brothel. After having a secret talk with the madam for a while, she left Yongzhou City in a swagger.

When they returned to the farm, the moon was already high in the sky. They made a bowl of instant noodles and went to have a small meeting with the members of the investigation team who had gone out to gather information.

By the time we came out of the meeting, it was already the end of the Yin hour. The silhouettes of the distant mountains and the bright lights of the long night were looming in the lingering morning mist. The rouge color spread a little bit on the other side of the mountain, rendering the sky crimson, and outlining a romantic and hazy scene under the autumn halo, paving the way for a new day.

Lin Xiaoyue returned to her room in silence, closed the door tightly, and told the maids and servants not to let anyone disturb her. She wanted to plan and prepare for what to do next.

And during the time she was in seclusion, she also missed Xiaocao coming to her to report that she was out on business.

Because of this negligence, Lin Xiaoyue almost regretted it.