They headed towards the capital, and walked slowly considering the child's health.

After seven days, the child's cold had basically recovered, with only occasional coughs.

Shangguan Ru has come out of her grief.

The main reason was that Shangguan Ziqi and Yu Yuanzheng treated her very well and did not look at her differently just because she was a divorced woman. This made her feel that she had someone to rely on with her family.

Moreover, Shangguan Ziqi is her biological elder brother, so based on this, she will have someone to rely on in the future.

The team with children is full of laughter.

Every time Yu Yuanzheng passed a town, she would ask her guards to buy some things that children liked for Xiao Yue'er, including food and toys.

In just a few days, Xiao Yue'er and she became as close as mother and daughter.

"Aunt, aunt," he called her in a very affectionate way.

Every time Shangguan Ru saw Yu Yuanzheng teasing her daughter, she would watch gently from the side.

One day, they came to a valley with high mountains on both sides. There was only one official road that could be walked through the bottom of the valley, and there was a small stream flowing at the foot of the mountain.

The weather was a bit gloomy, but not enough to rain.

Autumn is as cool as water.

We had been walking for most of the day and everyone was hungry, so we needed to make lunch.

"Let's walk out of this valley and stop at the entrance to make something to eat." Shangguan Ziqi was riding on a horse with Xiao Yue'er in his arms. He looked at the mountains on both sides and made a decision.

"Okay." Yu Yuanzheng stuck his head out of the carriage window and looked around, agreeing.

After leaving the valley, there was a relatively flat open space. I saw many stoves there. It must be that the merchants and travelers who came and went also chose to rest here.

They brought plenty of food with them, so they didn't have to go hunting for more food.

Yu Yuanzheng knew how to cook, so she led two maids and Shangguan Ru to cook together.

Little Yue'er was having fun nearby.

"Hehe, uncle, uncle. So tall, so tall."

Shangguan Ziqi held her up high in his arms, and she kept shouting with joy.

Shangguan Ru is not very good at cooking, so she learns how to make fire.

As a result, she made herself look like a clown.

This made Yu Yuanzheng laugh.

Of course, she smiled like that on purpose, to create a pleasant atmosphere and to help Sister Ru relax a little more.

Shangguan Ru, embarrassed by the laughter, wiped her face with a handkerchief, but the more she wiped, the more smudged her face became.

"Oh, oh, mom is a big tabby cat." Xiao Yue'er also ran over to make fun of her mother.

"Let's go to the water and wash." Yu Yuanzheng suggested.

Shangguan Ru shyly stood up and went to wash her face by the stream, which was only a few dozen feet away.

Zhuiyun followed her a few feet away and looked at her.

When Shangguan Ru looked at herself in the water, her face was indeed very colorful. It was not an exaggeration for her daughter to say that she was a big tabby cat.

He squatted down, wet the towel, washed his face again and again, took a photo, and stood up only after it was clean.

And just as she stood up, a sharp arrow shot straight at her.

The speed was so fast that Zhuiyun jumped up as soon as he noticed the danger, but it was too late.

The sharp arrow shot straight into Shangguan Ru's chest, right at the heart.

"Ah!" A scream came.

Shangguan Ziqi turned around and saw Zhuiyun catching Shangguan Ru who was shot by an arrow.

The guards arrived one after another.

"Master, where is it?" Zhuiyun saw a bush moving.

I knew the archer was hiding there just now.

"Chun Lei, Xia Yu, stay here, and the rest of you follow me." Shangguan Ziqi gave the order and flew several feet away.

When we reached the other side of the stream, we followed the direction Zhuiyun pointed.

The guards reacted quickly and followed.

Yu Yuanzheng was also startled and ran over hurriedly.

"Sister Ru!"

"Big sister, it hurts so much." Shangguan Ru's face was pale. She had just washed and there were still water stains on her face and the hair around her.

Now he is sweating again.

When Yu Yuanzheng saw the arrow stuck right in his heart, his heart sank.

"Hurry, carry the person into the carriage." Yu Yuanzheng's smiling face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

You don't have to think about who sent someone to do it.

But why so fast?

They had only been on the move for a few days, but had the news already reached the capital? Could Third Uncle have arranged for someone to assassinate them?

Even a carrier pigeon isn't that fast.

There is only one possibility, that Uncle San has been sending people to keep an eye on the Lin family.

This has been with them all the way.

Just to kill Sister Ru directly.

So unexpected.

It's important to save people.

Zhuiyun carried the person into the carriage.

"Zhilan, Zhiruo, help me." Yu Yuanzheng ordered coldly.

"Yes, ma'am."

The three guards were on high alert, standing guard outside the carriage, ready to receive orders at any time.

They also keep their eyes on the surroundings so that they can react immediately if there is any danger.

Xiao Yue'er saw that her mother was being carried by someone and saw something stuck in her mother's chest. She didn't understand, but from the adults' expressions she knew that something had happened to her mother.

"Waaa..." he cried loudly.

"Don't cry, cousin. Your mother will be fine with your aunt here." Xia Yu hugged her in his arms and comforted her.

At this time, Yu Yuanzheng opened the medicine box and took a pair of scissors to cut open Shangguan Ru's shirt.

She didn't know the length of the arrow, how deep it had sunk, or whether it had a barb.

Facing her relatives, she didn't know how to start.

Her hands were shaking a little.

How would this surgery be performed? Without anesthesia, I wouldn't dare do it. Ru is just a weak woman, how could she endure the pain of surgery?

"Chun Lei, how far is it from here to the next town?" Yu Yuanzheng asked anxiously, sticking his head out.

"If it's just a small town, it will take an hour. If it's a county town, it may take until dark." Chunlei answered truthfully.

"Chunlei, pack up, we're leaving now and heading to town. Sister Ru can't have the arrow removed here. Zhuiyun, you stay and wait for your husband and the others to come back." Yu Yuanzheng made the decision immediately.

"Yes."

The food is still in the pot, but we can't eat it right now. Let's get going immediately.

"Sister Ru, bear with it. When we get to town, I'll give you anesthesia and then remove the arrow for you."

The arrow was not pulled out, and the bleeding was not much, so he would not die immediately. He could hold on for a while.

But it can't be delayed too long.

"Sister-in-law..., I, I won't die, right?" Shangguan Ru now has a strong desire to survive.

She didn't want to die yet. She wanted to go back. She wanted to question Concubine Luo and her parents why they treated her like this.

She wants to live, she has a daughter to raise.

Yu Yuanzheng put their clothes and a quilt under Shangguan Ru to reduce the vibration.

The carriage started quickly.

Chunlei drove the car himself.

They were walking on the official road, which was relatively flat.

The carriage ran very fast.

Yu Yuanzheng and the two maids tried their best to support Shangguan Ru so that her body would not be shaken too violently.

Seeing that all the adults had cold faces, Xiao Yue'er didn't make any noise and leaned obediently against Yu Yuanzheng's legs.

Shangguan Ru was bumped along the way and groaned from time to time.

Finally, we arrived at a small town after an hour.

The town was not too small. Yu Yuanzheng felt a little relieved when she saw two pharmacies.

Stop directly in front of a drug store.

Chunlei immediately carried the person out of the carriage.

The waiter in the pharmacy saw a carriage parked at the door and came out immediately.

He was also shocked when he saw an arrow stuck in Shangguan Ru's chest.

"Hurry, follow me." The waiter led the people into the inner room, an inner room specially used to treat patients' wounds.

An old doctor followed in.

The old doctor took one look and waved his hands.

"You should go to the county town. My medical skills are not enough to treat this small place."

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