Heartstrings Resonance: The Beloved Princess of the Female Power

Finally recovering a little, she tried to sit up, but her ribs ached as she moved. Xiao Yao looked at her like this, distressed and helpless, saying, "Don't move. Just lie down and say what you want to say."

Mu Yunxi stopped struggling and asked weakly, "Mother, what happened? Ning Zhi...how did she die? I vaguely heard some noises and felt like we were being chased." After she finished speaking, she had no strength left and could only lie weakly on Xiao Yao's legs with her eyes closed to rest.

The road was too bumpy, and Xiao Yao and Mother Wu were afraid that Mu Yunxi would fall again, so they took turns hugging her and holding her in their arms.

Xiao Yao stroked her hair and sighed, "Yes, but they didn't want to kill us. They wanted to capture you and me. Otherwise... we wouldn't be able to escape."

The carriage was silent for a moment. Mu Yunxi heard Xiao Yao stop and was about to ask again.

Then Xiao Yao continued to speak slowly: "Since entering Jingzhou, Xiaoshan has sensed that something is wrong. Someone has been following us. I thought that since there was our mansion's logo on the carriage and we were on the official road, most criminals would not dare to attack. I was still confused when I encountered the bandits. Is the Jingzhou prefect doing nothing? Although this location is a bit remote, it is an official road! Manager Sun negotiated with them, saying that he could give them all the money and hoped that they would give way, but they actually rushed towards our carriage without saying a word. There were too many of them, and the carriage could not rush out. Xiaoshan and the others had to fight. Several people rushed towards the carriage, and Manager Sun was defeated. You know that you and I got off the carriage to help."

Xiao Yao lost herself in memories and said, "Later, you were kicked out, and we were surrounded and couldn't save you. The gangster walked towards you, and Ning Zhi rushed out from nowhere and hugged the gangster's legs tightly." At this point, Xiao Yao choked up, tears streaming down her face. She wiped away her tears with her hands and continued with a choked voice, "She was...stabbed in the back by that gangster. She refused to let go, and was...stabbed again. At that time..." At this point, Xiao Yao was already in tears. Although she was a maid, she grew up in front of her. How could she not have feelings for her? She died to save her daughter.

Mu Yunxi opened her eyes and stared at the rooftop. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she listened. Although she knew Ning Zhi was dead, her body couldn't help but tremble in pain. Mu Yunxi sighed, "The original person really cared about this friend!" They were master and servant, but they were also very good friends. She envied them deeply.

Xiao Yao calmed down and continued, "That's why you were rescued by Xiao Shan, but... in order to help Xiao Shan break out of the encirclement, Xiao Zhi ignored the knife coming from behind and rushed towards Xiao Shan's opponent. He was hit in the back and lost his strength. He was stabbed in the abdomen by the two bandits in front and died." Xiao Yao paused here.

But Mu Yunxi didn't disturb her, she knew Xiao Yao must be sad. Xiao Shan and the others were all assigned by Master Xiao to be Xiao Yao's guards. When Xiao Yao was in the Xiao Mansion, she was favored and often practiced martial arts with Xiao Shan and the others. Although they were master and servant, they grew up together, so the bond between them was always stronger.

After a while, Xiao Yao continued, "Mother Wu rushed out from the back with a carriage and told Xiao Shan to put you in the carriage, and she rushed out with the carriage. I found that those people didn't kill me, but just surrounded me, so I rushed to the front to try, and it turned out to be true. I led Xiao Shan and a few others to fight our way out, and we killed more than ten people on the opposite side. We escaped from the fight and got on the carriage. Xiao Shan and the others protected us and ran out. Fortunately, Mother Wu had learned how to drive before and broke the deadlock, otherwise you and I might have become prisoners. It's a pity that we couldn't bring Ning Zhi and the others' bodies." Xiao Yao was about to choke up again but was forced back by her.

"Luckily, there was a village after we escaped for a few miles. Mother Wu heard that there was a doctor in the village. We were all injured and needed medical treatment. The doctor was reluctant to save us at first because we were all knife wounds. Steward Sun gave him 100 taels before he was willing to bandage Xiaoshan and the others. After the doctor examined you, we found out that your ribs were broken, but fortunately they can heal. After bandaging us, the doctor urged us to leave quickly and refused to give us any medicine. In the end, Xiaoshan had to hold the knife to his neck before he was willing to prescribe some medicine for us. There were only some clothes on the two carriages. Steward Sun bought some rice and pots for the doctor's family. We wanted to buy a pot, but the doctor refused to sell it, saying that this was the only pot in his family and if we wanted to buy another one, we would have to register with the county government. I thought, it would be fine if he didn't sell it, but he urged us to leave quickly and not implicate him. I thought so, so we left." Xiao Yao spoke to Mu Yunxi as if they were chatting casually.

In Zhao State, the output of iron was small; all ironware was regulated.

Mu Yunxi listened quietly, and suddenly asked, "Mom, are you injured too?"

Xiao Yao said to her angrily: "Don't interrupt me."

"Tell me first, where are you hurt?" Mu Yunxi said in an undeniable tone, and prepared to get up.

Xiao Yao held her down and said in a casual tone, "It's just a superficial injury, nothing serious."

"I don't believe it!" Mu Yunxi frowned. "Even if those people don't kill us, with all the swords and sabers, there's always a chance of something unexpected happening."

In the memory of this body, Xiao Yao was still a very relaxed and happy person. She was loved by her parents in her mother's family and loved by her husband in her husband's family.

"Really? If you don't believe me, I'll show you when we get home." Xiao Yao said to her jokingly. In fact, Xiao Yao was really fine. She just got scratched on her clothes during the fight, which scratched her skin a little. When she returned to Youzhou, she probably wouldn't even have a scar.

Mu Yunxi still didn't believe it, but since Xiao Yao didn't want to talk about it, she didn't mention it. "Then go on, mother."

Xiao Yao smiled gently and said, "Okay~!"

I have to say that Xiao Yao is always gentle and loving towards her children, no matter when.

Xiao Yao sorted out her memories and said slowly, "At first, we didn't notice anything until the next day after we left the village. We were planning to go to the prefectural government office in Jingzhou, hoping they could handle this matter. We also wanted to go to the city to check on your injuries. However, just as we were about to reach the prefectural city, a dozen men in black suddenly rushed out of the woods outside the city. They seemed to have been waiting there all along. Manager Sun saw that something was wrong and quickly turned the carriage around. There were also people behind us, and regardless of being surrounded from both sides, he ordered Xiao Shan and the others to charge out to the side. No one's injuries had healed yet. Xiao Li and Xiao Liu were killed by those criminals in their attempt to buy time for us to escape."

At this point she blamed herself, "I should have listened to your father and brought more men. I thought fewer people would make the journey faster, so I refused. I should have listened to your grandfather and hired a security company."

Mu Yunxi wasn't one to comfort others. She pondered what her original self would say, then imitated her original self's tone and said, "If it weren't for this, Mother wouldn't have been able to see Grandmother for the last time. There were so many people and so many things to do, so there would definitely be delays on the way. As for not hiring an escort agency, wasn't Mother also thinking that it would be inconvenient to have outsiders around? Plus, she was eager to return home and didn't want to delay any further, so it's understandable. Mother can't be blamed for this. Besides, Uncle Xiaoshan and the others are all quite skilled, so they had no idea these villains would be so vicious and wouldn't let go. Mother, please don't blame yourself."

Xiao Yao said, "Yes, they didn't kill us for money, but only wanted to capture us, mother and daughter. Manager Sun discussed with me before, 'The official road is so dangerous, should we take the small road instead?' I thought, if the official road is so dangerous, how can the small road be safe? But I still wanted to give it a try, taking a longer route. But I didn't expect that at the fork in the road between the small road and the official road, there were already several people lying in ambush in the woods over there. If your uncle Xiao Shan hadn't heard the sound of horses snorting when he went forward to explore the way, I would probably have had a hard fight again. The criminals had horses, and Xiao Shan and the others decided that if they continued south, they would have to kill the men ahead. Therefore, Steward Sun and I stayed behind with the carriage while they went around to take out the men. After waiting for two quarters of an hour, we heard the sound of a horse neighing near us. I breathed a sigh of relief when Steward Sun said it was Xiao Chuan. Xiao Chuan said Xiao He and Xiao Zhu were injured, and Xiao Mu was bandaging them. Xiao Shan looked at the horses and asked them to come and get us. Luckily, Xiao He and the others weren't seriously injured, and we still had some medicine from the doctor.

"Ah!" he sighed and continued, "With horses, we can travel faster. Now that we're leaving Jingzhou, they're getting even more anxious. They probably didn't expect us to escape, so they chased us last night. We traveled all night and now we're at Shuanglinzhou. I wonder if they'll let us go?"

After saying that, he looked down at Mu Yunxi and said, "Xi'er, are you scared?"

Mu Yunxi looked back at her and said, "Someone's deliberately targeting us! Mother knows who it is, right?" It was a positive statement. "Besides, there are only a dozen or twenty people each time. Don't they have any more manpower?" Mu Yunxi was quite puzzled.

"Xi'er is so smart," Xiao Yao said, smiling and stroking her head. "Xi'er may not know that in Zhaoguo, officials cannot transfer personnel at will. They need a transfer order, and the order must be stamped by the officials in the county yamen. In addition, the yamen runners' movements are recorded every day after they roll in. Where they went and what they did are recorded by a dedicated person, and someone will come to check on them from time to time. This rule was established ten years ago because the magistrate of Qihe County in Tongzhou ordered the yamen runners to plunder the people. The yamen runners who were unwilling to do so quietly disappeared. One time, they happened to plunder Prince Gong, who was traveling in Qihe County, and this angered Prince Gong. After an investigation, it was found that no less than forty yamen runners had died. The matter was reported to His Majesty, and this rule was established."

"Your Majesty, this is not bad. This law not only protects the yamen runners but also supervises the officials. It is a good way to check and balance each other. I think it will work the same for the officers and soldiers as well." Mu Yunxi commented objectively.

Xiao Yao tapped her forehead with her hand. "Don't say this to outsiders, Xi'er. You must remember that the imperial power is supreme."

Seeing Xiao Yao's serious expression, Mu Yunxi said seriously, "I understand! Mother."

Xiao Yao continued, "So I guess the people chasing us are probably like your uncles Xiao Shan and his men, their own thugs. There were about forty of them before and after. I estimate that this man only has a hundred thugs, and the others can't be transferred. He investigated us, and since we are outnumbered, he thought twice as many people could take us down."

"He only supports a hundred people? This person's family background is not that rich!" Mu Yunxi guessed.

"Xi'er is smart." Xiao Yao praised with a smile.

Mu Yunxi had never been praised like this by her relatives before, and she felt quite awkward. She wanted to say something more.

Mother Wu knocked on the car door and said, "Madam, the porridge is ready."

"Okay, pour a bowl and let it cool, and give it to Xier later. Also pour a bowl for me, and you can share the rest, okay?" Xiao Yao said to the outside of the carriage.

"Yes!" Mother Wu's voice responded.

Then she lowered her head and said to Mu Yunxi, "Whatever you want to know, I will tell you. Eat some porridge first, and we'll talk later."

"Okay!" Mu Yunxi replied.

She knew that aside from some of her father's official duties, her parents would keep nothing secret from her. She was about to reach marriage, and they were teaching her how to manage the household and the family affairs. This was one of the reasons they were taking her out this time, to let her learn more and see more. Although Mu Yunxi studied martial arts, she was also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, though not everything.

Xiao Yao called out to the outside of the carriage, "Mother Wu, please bring the porridge to the carriage!"

"Okay, ma'am!" Mother Wu had been waiting outside. When she heard her being called, she came up immediately.

"Madam, it's already quite cold. I'll feed you, young lady. Please eat quickly." As she spoke, she handed another bowl to Xiao Yao, "I'll feed you, young lady. I'm afraid you need to be supported, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to eat."

Xiao Yao, who had originally wanted Mu Yunxi to continue lying down, thought so too. Eating like this would make her throat clogged. Then she gently helped Mu Yunxi up and leaned against her, asking, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt! Mom, just eat quickly, don't worry about me," Mu Yunxi said weakly. Then she asked, "Has Mom Wu eaten yet?"

"Miss, I have eaten. Let me feed you!" She then said to Xiao Yao, "Madam, please eat quickly. We have all eaten since you gave me your order."

"it is good!"

Mother Wu took Xiao Yao's place and let Mu Yunxi lean on her.

Now is a special period, Xiao Yao didn't act pretentiously. She picked up the bowl and started eating. After escaping for these days, she didn't care about those useless rules.

Mu Yunxi was also very hungry. Her original body had been in a coma these days and she was only fed some rice soup and medicine juice. She was weak now mainly because of hunger, so she didn't try to be stubborn even though someone was feeding her.

"After taking a mouthful of porridge, my stomach feels warm and comfortable." Mu Yunxi couldn't help but sigh in her heart! After finishing a bowl of porridge, Mu Yunxi felt much more energetic. She was always calm and composed, but in such a short time, she felt a lot of emotions!

In her previous life, she didn't have much love and care at home, but she didn't starve. Because of her grandfather, she didn't neglect them even after she became successful. Even when her mother kept calling her to tell her that her brothers needed money, she would give them some, but only a portion, leaving them to pay the rest. Knowing their daughter's temper, Li Xiu and her husband would give up while they were still together. Making a fuss would only get them nothing.

But after Grandpa Mu Dajun passed away, Mu Yunxi would only give them living expenses every month no matter how much they asked.

"Is there more? Your son is still alive. Stop trying to suck my blood."

"The birth money was given to your son, so you guys can starve!"

"Sue me? Whatever you want! As long as you can!"

The scene of the couple calling to ask for money flashed through my mind. It was interrupted by a gentle female voice.

"Xi'er, what are you thinking about? So absorbed?"

Mu Yunxi smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, mother."

Looking at the woman in front of her with messy hair and dirty clothes but radiating the radiance of maternal love, who was looking at her with a worried face, she knew that this woman was her mother now.

I thought to myself, "God is good to me. What I lacked before, I now have."

Thinking of her original body, she said to herself, "I don't know why I came here? Why did I travel through time and space into your body? But don't worry! I will respect your parents and protect the people you want to protect!"