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Su Jin smiled at Xu Yunguo: "Hello."

Xu Yunguo also smiled and nodded: "Hello, Second Miss."

Seeing Su Jin's face was not looking good, and she looked even thinner than she who had been fleeing all the way, she opened the bundle in her arms and took out the things: "These are all prepared by Sister Su Qin for you. There are food, clothes, and a lot of fabrics, jewelry, and rouge and powder. However, those are too big for me to carry, so I only brought these."

The bundle contained the undergarments and underwear that Su Qin had sewn for the Su family overnight, as well as a box of snacks, a box of osmanthus candy, two hairpins, and a box of bird's nest.

There was no table in the tent, so every time Xu Yunguo took something, the Su family had to take it. Madam Su touched the finely stitched undershirt and thought of the menstrual belt Su Qin had sent her in the prison. Her eyes instantly reddened. "This child, as a mother, I have never made a single piece of clothing for her, yet she prepared all these so thoughtfully. How long must it have taken her to make so many clothes?"

Xu Yunguo was a straightforward person who spoke directly, saying whatever came to her mind. When she heard Madam Su say this, she said directly, "Sister Su Qin had been living with us outside the city. At that time, she did ask Lord Zou to bring her some cloth to make clothes, but they were all men's clothes for her. I have never seen her make these. She was picked up by Grandpa Zeng the day before we left. If she didn't buy these, then she must have made them overnight."

Su Jin covered her mouth in surprise when she heard this: "Big sister made so many clothes in one night?"

She also learned needlework, and she knew how much energy it took to make so many clothes. How could she possibly make so many clothes in one night?

Su Jijing took the clothes that belonged to him, and tears flowed uncontrollably again: "It's really hard for her. At such a young age, she not only has to save us but also has to consider these trivial matters."

He had read Su Qin's letter and knew what Su Qin had prepared for their family. It was precisely because he knew that he felt even more guilty and distressed.

Su Jin touched the hairpin in her hand, her eyes reddened. "We used to prepare jewelry for Big Sister, but now she prepares it for us. Mother, look at this hairpin, it's much better than the one we prepared for Big Sister. Where did she get it from? Did she suffer a lot outside?"

Little Su Sheng was originally holding the sweet-scented osmanthus candy with a happy face, but when he heard this, his face wrinkled. He handed the sweet-scented osmanthus candy to Xu Yunguo and said, "Sister, Sheng'er doesn't like sweets. Please give this back to you, big sister. Sheng'er doesn't want anything. Sheng'er wants you to come back."

Xu Yunguo was a little dumbfounded: "Ah? But I can't see her now."

Su Sheng lowered his head in disappointment: "Ah, I can't see him!"

Su Jijing then spoke: "Well, since Qin'er has prepared this for you, you should stay. Don't let her kindness down. When you grow up, just remember your eldest sister's kindness."

Su Jin: "Yes, my daughter has made a note of it."

Su Sheng: "My son has also made a note of this. When he grows up, I will buy the best jewelry and the most beautiful clothes for Big Sister."

Since Xu Yunguo was asked to take care of Madam Su and Su Jin under the pretext, she couldn't just do nothing. Madam Su led Xu Yunguo back to the tent where she and Su Jin lived, and then asked Xu Yunguo to fetch some water, wash herself clean, and change into the clothes made by Su Qin.

When she was in the city before, Mrs. Su also bought two sets of clothes, but she wanted to save money for Su Qin, so she didn't buy anything too good. She also made the undergarments herself. When she learned that Su Qin had given her a lot of good materials, Mrs. Su planned to sew a few better clothes for everyone on the road. However, they couldn't wear them on the road. The victims were still hungry, and if they wore too good clothes, it would easily arouse public anger. But they couldn't do without them either. They would inevitably meet an official's wife when they returned, so they had to have a few decent sets of clothes.

Xu Yunguo helped them wash up before leaving. Afterwards, Su Jijing told Madam Su the contents of the letter, asking her to keep an eye on the two children and be careful of the people around her. Madam Su was shocked and frightened after hearing this: "Will we all be in danger from now on?"

Su Jijing shook his head. "It's not that serious. As long as I don't get in the way of King Liang, he won't kill us all. After all, the more people he kills, the more loopholes he'll have. It's a good thing that we're leaving the capital this time. I originally planned to do a good job in disaster relief, but now it seems that I have to make one or two mistakes. These mistakes must be just right so that King Liang can't seize the opportunity to punish me. It would be best if I could be sent to a distant post. Now is the critical moment for King Liang to win over his court officials. As long as we stay away from him, he won't be able to take care of me for the time being. At most, someone will be monitoring us. We just need to keep a low profile."

Madam Su was still a little worried: "But if Prince Liang succeeds in the future, even if our family hides far away, he won't let us go. Besides, Qin'er is still in the capital. Isn't she in danger?"

Su Jijing: "We can only take care of the present now. No one can predict what will happen in the future. As for Qin'er, she is smart. Since she has decided to stay, she should be able to protect herself. Besides, Mr. Zeng has recognized her as his granddaughter and will protect her.

Although Zeng Lao did not serve as an official in the court, he had many students. He was a student of both the court and officials in various places. Zeng Lao was also very famous among scholars. If the King of Liang was not stupid, he would not offend Zeng Lao and would only try to win him over.

Madam Su sighed, "We can only take it one step at a time. Before, I thought our family would die, but now every day we are alive is a blessing. Even if something happens in the future, it will only be another death. It's nothing."

Su Jijing guiltily hugged Madam Su into his arms: "I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble."

Madam Su shook her head: "How can I blame you for this? As an official in the court, it is inevitable to encounter this kind of thing. Even if it wasn't you, I might not be able to avoid it if I married someone else."

The couple comforted each other, and Su Jijing's anxiety and grief finally dissipated. Everything was back to normal the next day, except that Xu Yunguo often went in and out of their tent. Su Jijing also let Xu Jia and Wang Er's mule cart follow them on the pretext of facilitating medical treatment. From then on, Su Jijing would ask Wang Er and Wu Qian to do things. Gradually, everyone thought that they had climbed up to Su Jijing, and others did not dare to say anything except envy.

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King Liang of Shangjing City received the news about Su Jijing and his group. Although the news that the Xu family was approaching Su Jijing was sent back, the people who followed them did not find out anything. It was just that a family had approached the Su family in order to save their son.

King Liang didn't care about this matter. They were just a few disaster victims and he didn't take them seriously. He sent Su Jijing away and really had no intention of letting them come back. His focus now was not on these defeated generals. He risked breaking his leg not just to deal with Su Jijing.

He looked at the person who had returned with the message and asked, "How's the news going?"

The messenger who came back felt a little guilty, and King Liang looked at his expression and said, "Speak."

The man's legs went limp and he knelt on the ground. "Your Highness, I've already sent people to the disaster victims to praise Your Highness for being willing to injure himself in order to spare the people. But, but it doesn't seem to be working very well."

King Liang's face darkened as he asked, "Are you saying my leg was broken in vain?"

The man was so scared that cold sweats broke out: "No, the victims are still very grateful to the prince, and praise the prince for his compassion and care for the people."

King Liang narrowed his eyes, seemingly impatient to ask further questions. The man immediately continued, "It's just that the victims rarely discuss these things among themselves. Along the way, they've been discussing how to rebuild their hometowns and how much money they'll receive. They don't seem to care about the affairs of the court."

He was also a little surprised. In the past, if something was spread among the victims, it would spread very quickly. But this time, he sent people to praise King Liang among the victims, and those who agreed only gave a few words of praise and then went on to talk about other things. They were not keen on talking about this matter. Since few people said it, the news would naturally spread slowly. They had few people, and they couldn't just praise King Liang to everyone they saw. The purpose was too obvious.