The concubine enters the palace? The princess empties the palace and goes into exile with the baby

The next day, Song Yao and the others continued on their journey. Because a monster attack had occurred last night, everyone was very nervous. So, when they passed through the woods, everyone was afraid that something would jump out of the woods.

Fortunately, they were not so unlucky. After encountering it once, they never encountered it again.

After walking for a month, they finally left Ba County. After another seven days, they arrived in Shu Province.

Shuzhou is far away from Ba County, so now they don’t have to worry about encountering refugees.

Shuzhou is rich in salt mines. When Song Yao and his companions passed by one of the salt mines, they saw that the salt mine had collapsed at some point. The entire mine was emitting a foul stench. The body of a miner who was killed by a stone on the roadside had already been highly decomposed and was crawling with maggots and flies.

Su Zhen and the others were all sitting in the carriage and didn't see the scene outside.

Therefore, only Song Zizhou, Song Qing and Song Mingxuan saw this scene.

In order not to scare everyone, Song Zizhou walked to the front carriage and said to Song Yao inside: "Ayao, there's something wrong outside. Dad, Mom, don't come out."

Song Yao lifted the car curtain. When Song Zizhou saw her, his face was solemn and he said, "Ayao, there's a landslide in the mine ahead. The accident happened quite some time ago. Many workers have been crushed to death in the mine. If you're not afraid, you can come down and take a look at the situation."

Before Song Yao got off the carriage, she just lifted the curtain and smelled a foul odor coming from all directions.

When Song Yao was collecting specimens in the mountains, she saw the body of a victim. The body was already highly decomposed at that time, and Song Yao still remembers the stench vividly.

So when she first smelled the odor coming from all directions, she knew it was the stench of a corpse.

The smell of a corpse can be deeply engraved on your body, and the smell will not dissipate for a long time.

When Song Yao walked to the front of the carriage, she saw the victims lying on the ground, heavily crushed by rocks.

The corpses we saw were all in a state of advanced decay.

Song Zizhou walked up to her and was a little surprised to see that she was not afraid at all, "Ayao, aren't you afraid?"

Song Yao glanced at him with a serious expression, "These rotting corpses are far less scary than living people."

Song Zizhou understood what she meant. He looked at the road ahead that was blocked by rocks and said helplessly, "This road leads to the capital of Shuzhou, but now it's full of rocks and rotting corpses. We have no way to move those rocks."

Song Yao took a look at the road blocked by rocks, then turned and walked away.

As they walked, she said, "This road is impassable. Let's find another one."

Removing the stones was a huge undertaking, and they had no strong laborers to spare.

Instead of sweating and wasting time here, it is better to find another way.

"Okay!" Song Zizhou agreed, got on his horse, and waited until the carriage in front had retreated before he followed.

The road they were taking now was the main road leading to Shuzhou. Now the road was blocked and could not be passed. They could only retreat to the fork in the road they saw yesterday and take another road.

It took Song Yao and the others another day to reach the fork in the road.

This time, they took another path without hesitation.

They walked for a while and arrived at a village as the sun was setting.

Song Zizhou saw an old man carrying a hoe and walking towards the village.

They must have gone to work in the nearby fields.

Song Zizhou called the old man over, rode his horse to his side, and after getting off his horse, he politely said, "Old man, we are from the capital and want to visit relatives in Pingyang County. However, the other road is blocked by rocks and we can't pass. Do you know of any other way to get to Pingyang County?"

The old man was followed by an old woman in coarse linen clothes. They stared at Song Zizhou for a few seconds, then looked at the convoy behind them. Seeing that the young man was also polite, they relaxed their guard.

The old man said, "There is a road that can lead to Pingyang County, but it's a small road and a bit bumpy. I'm afraid it won't be convenient for you to have a carriage."

Song Zizhou breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "As long as there's a road, it's fine."

Song Yao got out of the carriage, walked up to the old man, and said politely, "Old man, it's getting dark now, and there are many of us. Can we stay overnight in your village? Don't worry, we are not bad people."

Since we have come across a village, it is better to spend the night in the village than in the wilderness.

Ever since experiencing Taowu and the wolf pack, Song Yao has felt a little scared.

The old man frowned and said, "There aren't many people in our village now. There are only three families left. If you want to stay, you can stay in those empty houses. However, our houses here are rather simple, and I'm afraid you won't be used to them."

There were so many of them, and they had a carriage, it was obvious that they were from a wealthy family.

Since they are a wealthy family, they naturally cannot get used to living in such a simple house.

Song Yao said, "Old man, we are not picky, as long as it can shelter us from the wind and rain."

"Then come with me." The old man glanced at Song Yao and left with his wife first.

Song Yao and the others followed behind and after entering the village, they saw that the village was indeed quite deserted and there was really no one to be seen.

The old man took them to one of the empty houses and told them that they could live in any house as long as it was empty, and then he didn't take them to see other houses.

Song Yao said thank you, and the old man and his wife left.

Everyone got out of the carriage. Because this family already had a stove, they didn't set up one and asked Chef Zhao and the others to go to the kitchen to cook.

The other servants went to clean up the house. Although they were only staying for one night, the houses had not been occupied for a long time and were covered in dust, so they had to be cleaned before they could move in.

Song Yao wandered around the yard for a while, and Su Zhen came up to her and said, "Ayao, those two old people just helped us. They are quite pitiful. Why don't you take some food to them?"

"Okay." Song Yao nodded and went to the mule cart to get three dou of rice, two dou of flour, two kilograms of potatoes, and two large cabbages.

Since one person couldn't carry it, Song Yao called Song Zizhou, Song Mingxuan and others to help.

Song Mingxuan asked in confusion: "Ayao, we don't have much food left, why should we give it to them?"

Song Yao glanced at him and took the potatoes. "They are old and kind-hearted. If we can help, we will help a little. It's okay."

She said that and left.

The Song Mingxuan brothers followed closely behind.

When Song Jiaqi and the others saw Song Yao and the others giving the food away and refusing to give it to them, they became furious.

Song Mingxuan followed behind Song Yao and said as they walked, "We haven't reached Shuzhou yet. If we finish eating all this food, what will we eat?"

Song Yao said: "There is still a lot of food in my space, don't worry, you won't starve."