Qin Ziqian once secretly asked a doctor to take his pulse, but the doctor looked embarrassed and spoke evasively. He only said that Qin Ziqian was weak and needed to be careful about his diet. He also suggested that he take more supplements to strengthen his body.

Seeing Zhuang Qiuhe coming back with the crying Qin Mengrui, Qin Ziqian felt even more annoyed.

Zhuang Qiuhe gently comforted her daughter: "Mengrui, your belly is already hard to hide. It will be too late to make a fuss any longer. Now that things have come to this, since you and Jiang Hao have had this, you can only marry him. At least you can be his principal wife, not his concubine."

Originally, Zhuang Qiuhe wanted Qin Mengrui to take abortion pills, but Qin Mengrui refused and vowed to give birth to the child even at death.

At this point, Qin Mengrui had no choice but to marry Jiang Hao. Although she really looked down on Jiang Hao, she had no other choice. This matter had already become known to everyone, and her pregnant belly could hardly be hidden anymore.

After Qin Ziqian knew the whole story, he sighed and said, "I warned you not to make trouble, but look at what has happened now. All the officers and prisoners know that my sister is a frivolous and dissolute person!"

Zhuang Qiuhe put all the blame on Jiang Mian. "If Jiang Mian hadn't failed to handle the matter properly, how could it have gotten to this point? She swore that she could do it? But what was the result?"

At this time, Jiang Mian learned that Jiang Shen had agreed to the marriage of Jiang Hao and Qin Mengrui. She just rushed over to explain when she heard the voice of her future mother-in-law blaming her.

Not only that, the future sister-in-law rushed over to her crazily when she saw her figure, her face full of resentment, and she slapped her directly, cursing: "Jiang Mian, you are so cruel, I actually believed you, and you used such despicable means to make me look bad! And forced me to marry your fat brother! I tell you, I will never let you go in this life!"

Although Zhuang Qiuhe blamed her in her heart, she did not show it. She just pretended to stop Qin Mengrui. Jiang Mian was still scratched by her a few times, and her face felt burning with pain.

She planned this matter meticulously, handling every detail extremely well. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Jiang Lanxu also promised it in person. So what went wrong?

She originally wanted to watch the good show of Jiang Nianwei's family, but she didn't expect that this good show would happen to her brother. She was shocked and felt mixed emotions.

At this point, she could only bite the bullet and explain everything, "I really made an appointment with my cousin, and he did agree to my request in person. I saw him walking towards the woodshed with my own eyes, but... I don't know what went wrong."

Her voice trailed off and her brows furrowed as if she was trying to remember what had happened.

Suddenly, she raised her head and thought of a possibility: "Could it be...could it be that they discovered our plan?"

Qin Mengrui could no longer suppress her anger when she heard this. She screamed, "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Apart from you, an outsider, who else here knows about this plan? You bitch, I must kill you!"

Jiang Mian was not a docile person, and retorted: "You are eager to be a concubine, but marrying my brother is at least his wife!"

"I would rather choose a pig than be your brother's legal wife! He is not even one ten-thousandth as good as Jiang Lanxu."

"So what? You've already been possessed by my brother. Do you have any choice now?"

Qin Mengrui was furious when she heard this, and the two started fighting.

She suddenly grabbed Jiang Mian's hair and pulled it back hard. Jiang Mian almost cried out in pain.

She clenched her teeth, endured the pain, and quickly fought back. The sharp blade slashed across Qin Mengrui's cheek, leaving a bright red mark.

The two of them went back and forth, neither giving in, completely losing their previous reserve.

There was a fierce fight going on there, and Jiang Nianwei was happy to see it. At the moment, the two of them had no time to do anything else.

……

And thanks to everyone's efforts, the plague in the town has been effectively controlled, the situation has gradually stabilized, and they will soon continue to set out for the place of exile.

Before leaving, Jiang Nianwei went to the health club again.

She found that this place has undergone tremendous changes just as she had imagined. She hoped that it could flourish in Ye Zhenzhen's hands. She also asked Ye Zhenzhen to rent an embroidery room for her so that Yunniang would have a place to stay if she had the chance to return here.

As they were getting closer and closer to Yazhou, Jiang Nianwei bought a lot of wood, tools, fishing nets, fishing rods and the like, and also customized a batch of special masks and shoes. When they arrived at that desolate place, they were afraid that there would be nothing, so they needed to prepare early.

According to Ye Zhengqing, the journey after this town is very difficult. They have to pass through a forest, which is full of miasma, swamps and dangers.

Ye Zhenzhen was worried that their family would not have enough food on the road, so she specially prepared a lot of food that was easy to preserve. "The road ahead is long, you must be careful."

She gently reminded him, "When you get there, remember to write back to let us know you're safe."

Jiang Nianwei showed a helpless smile, "Once we get there, it will be a problem whether we can send the letter, but don't worry, we will be careful and reach our destination safely."

She suddenly remembered that today was the third day of the second lunar month, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried and doubtful, wondering whether her second brother Jiang Lixuan could complete the task smoothly.

At this moment, Jiang Lixuan was in the military camp, discussing the art of war with Xie Zhuo.

At this moment, Xie Wangshu rushed in hurriedly. "Dad!" she shouted breathlessly, "I want to borrow your bow and arrow."

Xie Zhuo frowned slightly, looking at his somewhat reckless daughter, and said in a deep voice: "Shu'er, how many times have I told you that you must let someone know before coming in."

There was a hint of reproach in his tone, but also a hint of doting on his daughter.

Xie Wangshu stuck out his tongue and showed a playful smile, "Dad, I forgot, next time I will definitely let someone inform you, really!"

She said with an anxious look, "This time it's more urgent. I heard someone saw a blind bear in the nearby forest. I promised you that I would hunt a bear and skin it to make you a warm cloak."

Xie Zhuo's eyes flashed with warmth when he heard this, but he still kept a straight face and said, "Nonsense! How can a blind bear be hunted so easily? If anything happens to you, what should I do?"

"Dad, I'm not a child anymore, you don't have to worry. You taught me archery. Don't you have confidence in yourself?"

He sighed softly and finally compromised: "In that case, you must be careful on this trip and don't be careless. I wish you a successful hunt."

Jiang Lixuan, who was standing aside, was stunned at the moment, his mind echoing with his sister's parting instructions. She was indeed right, Xie Wangshu planned to go hunting on the third day of February, but how could there be such a coincidence in the world?

Without time to think, he knew that he had to stop Xie Wangshu today.

He took a deep breath and spoke slowly in a gentle tone: "Miss Xie, why don't I go hunting with you to protect your safety."

Xie Wangshu turned her face slightly, and her gaze shifted to Jiang Lixuan again. In her bright eyes, there was a hint of imperceptible resentment.

Ever since Jiang Lixuan came to Xie Zhuo's side and took on the important task of military advisor, he no longer had the time to accompany her on the horse farm and shoot arrows together. However, today he unexpectedly took the initiative to offer to accompany her.

"Since you have this intention, let's go together." Xie Wangshu turned his head awkwardly, but there was a hint of expectation and joy in his tone.

The two were about to jump on the saddle and go deep into the deep forest, but Jiang Lixuan was nervous, with all kinds of reasons and excuses surging in his mind.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to turn to Xie Wangshu, revealing a slightly awkward smile, "Miss Xie, why don't we go to Zhenxiu Restaurant for dinner together? I'll treat you as a token of my gratitude for your kindness."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wangshu looked at Jiang Lixuan in confusion, wondering secretly why they chose this time to invite everyone to dinner?

She shook her head and said, "When we hunt a blind bear, I'll treat you to bear meat!"

It seemed that she was determined to go hunting, and her tone was still a little dissatisfied, "If you are reluctant, then stay. I don't need you to follow me!"

She seemed to be really angry. Xie Wangshu whipped the horse whip violently, and the horse under his crotch immediately rushed out like an arrow.

Jiang Lixuan really had no idea why Xie Wangshu was angry. He sighed helplessly and had to ride his horse to catch up with him.

But thinking of his sister's instructions, he knew he couldn't give up just like that.

At the entrance of the forest, the two men wandered around for a while, but only hunted two rabbits, and they never caught even the shadow of the legendary blind bear.

Xie Wangshu couldn't help but feel helpless, but her unyielding nature drove her to continue going deeper into the deep forest.

Jiang Lixuan knew Xie Wangshu's temper very well. Once her hunting instinct was aroused, it would be difficult for her to stop easily.

So, he had an idea and came up with a solution.

He deliberately loosened the reins, pretended to lose his balance, and fell off the horse, "Wangshu, save me."

The first time Xie Wangshu heard Jiang Lixuan call her by her maiden name, her heart trembled, as if she was hit by something, and she was instantly confused. She quickly dismounted to check on his injuries. "You always seem so calm and composed, and you can handle anything calmly. How could you be so careless today and get yourself hurt?"

Jiang Lixuan's arm fell on a hard stone, and the glaring red color slowly seeped out, staining his sleeves with spots.

Looking at the bright red bloodstain, Xie Wangshu's heart couldn't help but tighten. She knew that the wound must be serious, so she took out the medicine she carried with her, applied it to the wound, and bandaged it with a handkerchief.

Jiang Lixuan said with some apology: "Miss Xie, I am sorry for being so rude just now, but I am injured, why don't we go back today!"

"That's all I can do. When you get back from this injury, you need to ask the doctor to check if you have any broken bones."

The two were about to mount their horses and return when suddenly, a strong wind blew up in the forest, followed by raindrops as big as beans that came down with a crackling sound, instantly soaking the two men like drowned rats.

Xie Wangshu looked around hurriedly, and after some searching, she finally found a cave. She quickly took Jiang Lixuan and two horses and hid in it.

She didn't know that if she went deeper into the forest, she would pick up a man of noble status, who would harm her entire family in the future.

Jiang Lixuan also seemed to have a sense that if he hid here, it seemed that he could avoid some crisis.

At this moment, Xie Wangshu realized that she and Jiang Lixuan were alone in this cave, and both of them were soaked, with their clothes sticking to their skin, revealing an indescribable ambiguity.

Although she is open-minded and not fussy by nature, she can't help but feel a ripple in her heart when facing a man she likes.

The two sat opposite each other, with a subtle atmosphere in the air. Xie Wangshu wanted to check on his injuries. "The wound was soaked by the rain. I wonder if it will get worse."

The injury did hurt a little, but at least it stopped her from going deeper into the forest, so it was worth it.

He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the pain in his heart, and put on a serious and earnest expression: "When the rain gets a little lighter, we will return immediately. It shouldn't be a big deal."

Unexpectedly, half an hour passed quickly, and the torrential rain was still pouring down like a river from the sky, with no sign of abating.

Jiang Lixuan also felt dizzy. He was injured and caught in the rain. He was gradually eroded by the high fever. His consciousness became hazy and blurred. Finally, he couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.

He seemed to be in chaos, but he could hear Xie Wangshu's anxious and urgent calls. At the same time, a stream of cold water slowly flowed into his mouth.

Xie Wangshu had just started a fire when he saw Jiang Lixuan, who was dying and had lost consciousness.

She took off their wet coats and dried them by the fire.

Then he heard Jiang Lixuan muttering to himself, "It's cold, so cold."

"You were unconscious anyway, so you probably didn't know what happened. Besides, if it weren't for my willfulness, you wouldn't have been hurt."

She slowly approached Jiang Lixuan and shared her body temperature with him to warm him.

Jiang Lixuan's cold body seemed to have touched a heat source, and he just wanted to keep getting closer and hugging him tighter... He was still mumbling to himself: "Don't... don't leave me."

Xie Wangshu didn't dare to move, she only felt her cheeks burning, and let Jiang Lixuan hold her tightly in his arms. After an unknown amount of time, she gradually lost consciousness.

She had a dream. In the dream, she went into the forest alone and rescued a handsome man. Three days later, she found out that the man was the prince.

She fell in love with the prince at first sight. Her father had made great military achievements and won the noble status of the prince's consort for her.

So, she married into the Eastern Palace with full joy.

In order to cater to the preferences of Crown Prince Baili Ce, she abandoned her red tassel spear and bow and arrow, and gave up the freedom and pleasure of riding a horse.

She began to learn how to be a gentle and virtuous woman, cooking, wearing solemn palace clothes, and every move revealed elegance and dignity.

She carefully planned everything for him, whether it was disputes in the court or trivial matters in the harem, she did her best to handle them in an orderly manner.

She gave silently without asking for anything in return, just hoping that he would look back and see her persistent efforts and her selfless waiting.

However, she accidentally discovered the secret in Prince Baili Ce's heart - the one he truly loved was an ordinary peasant girl.

When he looked at the peasant girl, his eyes were full of tenderness and doting, but when he looked at herself, there was only indifference and disgust in his eyes.

The prince said sternly: "You took her original position."

Xie Wangshu woke up suddenly, and when she woke up again, it was already late at night.

The dream just now was too real and too unforgettable, as if her soul had really experienced that heart-wrenching pain.

But fortunately, it was just a dream, and she did not save any prince in reality.

Lying next to her was Jiang Lixuan who was still unconscious. The flickering firelight made his outline extremely clear.

Seeing that he was still unconscious, Xie Wangshu stood up and prepared to get dressed.

Jiang Lixuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze gradually focused, finally fixed on Xie Wangshu's fair and bare back, and then hurriedly shifted his gaze.

Xie Wangshu put on his clothes in a panic, his face flushed, "What did you see just now?"

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