A dream ends life

The Empress Dowager knew that the plan had not been accomplished when she saw Nanny Li's expression.

Her face was not as angry as Li Ma'am's, but rather more interesting. "Did Su not fall for it?"

Li Ma said: "No, not only did he not help, he even helped that lecher. Such a person is not suitable for our prince."

After listening to Nanny Li's narration, the Grand Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows and said, "I heard that Su is very smart. Did she see something strange? I told you that your method is not good and will definitely not work. Do you believe me this time?"

Nanny Li said hesitantly, "It shouldn't be. Although we just did it on impulse, Su just happened to go out. She wouldn't notice anything."

After finding out that Su had gone out, they decided to sell themselves to bury their father, but they never expected the result.

It seems that if you want to get close to the Su family, you will have to put in some effort.

"Miss, what should we do next?"

The scene of a gray-haired old lady calling her master of similar age "Miss" was too weird.

However, no one in the room thought there was anything wrong. Nanny Li had been with the master since she was a child, and she had to be more cautious when she was in the palace. Now that she was outside, she had long since changed back to the way she used to be.

The Empress Dowager tapped her forehead with her finger, as if she was thinking about something.

"Look at me!"

……

Su Ci left Qingzhou the next day and planned to go to Huaxi City. October 18th was only a few days away, and she originally wanted to stay in Qingzhou for a few more days, but who would have thought that this would go wrong.

This time there was no stopping and starting. The carriage headed towards Huaxi City with a purpose, and the speed was much faster.

Ignoring the many weird and unexpected things that happened along the way, everything went pretty smoothly.

That evening, Su Ci was helped by Chunshui into the inn to rest. Su Ci lay on the bed with his eyes closed, his face as pale as white paper.

After days of running around, my body has long been unable to bear the strain and is not as good as before.

Chunshui was busy in and out, bringing water and medicine, and asked the innkeeper to bring hot water for Su Ci to bathe.

After all the hassle, both of them were very tired.

"Chunshui, go take a rest. Don't be too tired."

Chunshui shook her head: "I am not tired, I still have to guard the master, otherwise I will not be at ease."

Su Ci said: "I'm just a little tired, it's okay, go and have a rest."

There was a noise coming from downstairs.

Chunshui looked at Su Ci and asked, "Is there any chance of trouble again?"

Su Ci's eyes were dark: "No matter what happens, as long as it has nothing to do with us, don't interfere."

Chunshui said, "Yes. I will go out and take a look."

After a while, he came back and said, "It was a gambler who sold his wife to pay off his gambling debts. It's nothing serious, master, rest assured."

Su Ci smiled and asked, "Which one is this?"

Chunshui snapped his fingers and said, "The fourth one."

"The first one was a woman who fainted on the roadside; the second one was a mother and her two children who sold themselves; the third one was a young lady who escaped from a brothel madam, and today is the fourth one."

Su Ci chuckled: "Tomorrow it will be the bandits blocking the road!"

Chunshui also laughed: "It seems to me that we are almost at the mountain bandits."

The master and servant were laughing and joking, paying no attention to what was happening outside.

Ever since they encountered the man who sold himself to bury his father in Qingzhou City, they have often encountered such scenes. They don’t know who has the perseverance to keep putting people around them.

Seeing that Su Ci was a woman, he hoped that she would be soft-hearted and keep the person, but he didn't expect that Su Ci would not be fooled. He just watched the farce from the beginning to the end.

Sure enough, the noise outside gradually faded away after Su Ci did not respond.

We set out on our journey the next day, and strangely, nothing happened that day.

The same thing happened on the third day.

Three days passed without any accidents happening. Just when Su Ci thought it would remain quiet forever, bandits appeared.

A group of people were staggering and running towards them on the road ahead. Su Ci looked out of the window. Among these people were old and young, men and women, and even babies. They looked completely different from the previous ones.

Su Ci frowned and asked the coachman to find out what was going on.

The driver stopped an old man who was about to give up struggling and couldn't run anymore, so he took a chance to catch his breath.

The two talked for a few words and the driver had a general understanding of the situation.

"Master, there are horse bandits on Qingfeng Mountain ahead. These people are villagers from a nearby village. Last night, the horse bandits sneaked into the village to steal food. These people are all escaped from the village."

Su Ci asked, "Is Qingfeng Mountain ahead?"

The driver said, "Yes, there are indeed bandits on Qingfeng Mountain. We have recruited a lot of people in the past few years. They are a tough nut to crack. Local officials have been clearing them out for years, but to no avail. They are very rampant."

Su Ci sneered: "Is it that the clearance is ineffective, or is it that the officials and the bandits are colluding? If they really want to clear them out, no matter how strong their troops are, can they stop the imperial cavalry?"

The officialdom of Dongyong State is in a state of chaos, and local officials are even more fearless. It is not surprising that these people act on their own and collude with bandits.

But the unlucky ones are the common people.

The fleeing villagers heaved a sigh of relief when they saw their carriages, and they stopped one after another and sat on the roadside to rest.

A baby in a woman's arms would not stop crying no matter how the woman tried to comfort him.

I wanted to feed the baby, but we were on the roadside, so I could only pat the baby's back helplessly.

Su Ci said, "Chunshui, give some water to that woman."

Chunshui took the water bag out of the carriage and came to the woman: "Little sister-in-law, drink some water. If you want to breastfeed, you can go to the carriage. My master is a woman."

Afraid that the woman and her family might misunderstand, Chunshui added another sentence.

At this time, two old ladies supported each other and sat beside them.

The two men were panting and were dressed very simply.

"Miss, take a break. It's a blessing to be able to escape death. Thank God."

The gray-haired old woman clasped her hands together and worshiped the sky.

The other one looked at the younger one and said, "I am old and can't run anymore. If the bandits catch up with us, don't worry about me and run for your life."

"I'm not leaving. Miss, you go first and I'll stop them from behind."

"Aunts, is there no one at home? Why are there only two of you?" Chunshui asked as he watched the two of them talking.

"There was a time before. Our young lady and my young master were separated by bandits, and now we don't know where the young master is." The old woman said, raising her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.

The woman holding the baby nearby started crying. Her family had also been separated by the bandits, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.

Chunshui felt upset, but there was nothing she could do.

The woman finally got on the carriage. Seeing that Su Ci was the only woman in the carriage, she felt relieved.

After saying thank you, she sat in the corner, unbuttoned her clothes and fed her baby.

Not only did the baby refuse to eat, but he also cried so hard that he couldn't breathe. The woman was now panicking.

Su Ci didn't know how to take care of the baby either, and the two were in a dilemma. Two old women got on the carriage.

"The child is frightened. Don't feed him yet, or he might choke on the milk."

Nanny Li took the child over.