My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Ji Yunshuang had only taken a few steps forward when Lu Yuzhu, being sensible, wanted to get down, saying, "Mother, Zhuzhu can walk by herself."

Ji Yunshuang held her youngest daughter tightly without letting go, and said with great interest, "Isn't it better for Mother to carry you?"

The little girl hugged her mother's neck, kissed her on the cheek, and said sweetly, "I love you, Mommy, but Mommy will get tired carrying Zhuzhu. Zhuzhu is all better now, and Zhuzhu can walk by herself."

Ji Yunshuang looked at the sensible little girl and her heart melted. She gently pinched the bridge of her nose and said with a smile, "Then walk by yourself for a while, and tell me when you get tired."

"Mmm," Lu Yuzhu replied sweetly, holding her mother's small hand.

Looking at his younger sister, who was smiling like a flower, Lu Yanqi felt a mix of emotions.

My younger sister seems to be more attached to our mother than before.

If one day she finds out that her mother's kindness towards her was just a way of taking advantage of her, wouldn't she be very sad?

Should he take action sooner rather than later to prevent his sister from suffering even more in the future?

His handsome little face was almost scrunched up.

Seeing his son's distressed and conflicted expression, Lu Yinheng assumed that he was saddened by seeing his mother and sister being close. He squatted down and said, "Can you walk? Or I'll carry you."

Lu Yanqi quickly shook his head and said, "No need, I can walk by myself."

After they encountered bandits in their previous life, he fell seriously ill, and his memories were very vague for a long time afterward.

But he later heard from others that his father was seriously injured while fighting bandits, and his mother abandoned his seriously injured father and ran away with his younger sister.

The father's physical injuries were not treated, yet he had to pretend to be strong and take care of them, which caused the injuries to become a hidden ailment in his body that continued to torment him.

Thinking about his father's health, he was secretly anxious, and for the time being, he put aside the matters concerning his mother and sister.

"Alright, you can go by yourself."

Although Lu Yinheng said that, he kept an eye on his son's expression the whole way, planning to stop when his son couldn't take it anymore and carry him for a while.

But Lu Yanqi never complained of being tired. He kept his handsome little face scrunched up as he walked beside his father with his short legs.

Not only did Lu Yanqi walk the whole way without complaining of being tired, but Lu Yuzhu also obediently followed Ji Yunshuang's side, not wanting to hold her mother back.

Lu Tianhu, on the other hand, kept causing trouble from behind.

Lu Tianhu complained of leg pain and asked someone to carry him, while Liu blamed Ma Lan for being stepped on by Ji Yunshuang.

Ma Lan was bothered by her son and scolded by her mother-in-law, and couldn't find a chance to please Ji Yunshuang all day.

While Ji Yunshuang and the others were on their way, Chen Wu led his men to search all the hills around where Huang Yuanwai had gone missing. Not only did they fail to find Ji Yunshuang, they also lost track of the other two guards.

He had to report back to Huang Jiayu, "Young Master, we haven't found anyone... Also, we've lost contact with Wang Fu and Wu Da as well."

Huang Jiayu's brows furrowed slightly. "Wang Fu? Is he Steward Wang's son?"

Chen Wu quickly replied, "That's right. This time, the Wang family moved to Jiangzhou with us. Wang Fu's wife and children are serving the lady, so they shouldn't defect."

"If he didn't escape, then he's dead." Huang Jiayu's face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but curse.

Chen Wu vaguely heard something about an old geezer who couldn't control his lower body and ruined his big plans.

Startled, he quickly lowered his head even further.

Do you think they can listen to such words?

Huang Jiayu cursed for a long time, venting his anger before saying, "Find an artist to paint a portrait of that woman and send it to the managers of all the shops, so that they can keep an eye out. Dig three feet into the ground, and you must find her for me."

Chen Wu quickly agreed, and Huang Jiayu thought for a moment and added, "Also, check who that woman's family is."

Chen Wu felt extremely troubled.

This would normally be easy to handle, but now we live in chaos, with people fleeing everywhere. Who knows if they've died or escaped somewhere?

But judging from the young master's expression, this matter is clearly very important. Otherwise, he wouldn't have put aside important matters to specifically stop and look for that woman.

He could only agree to each of their requests and try his best to find a solution.

*

Lu Yinheng led everyone through the mountains all day long, until it was almost dark when he finally stopped at the foot of a rocky cliff.

"We'll rest here tonight and set off again at dawn tomorrow."

Hearing that they would be staying here that night, everyone put their luggage on the ground and lay down sprawled out to rest.

Lu Yinheng rested for a moment, then got up and said to his younger brothers, "You all stay alert. I'll go look around and gather some firewood."

They haven't left the mountains yet, so the chances of encountering refugees inside are slim. But there are wild animals in the mountains, so they still need to be careful.

Lu Wuzheng hurriedly said, "Brother, you're still injured. You rest, I'll go!"

Lu Xumu also said, "That's right, brother, you should rest first. We'll go gather firewood."

Lu Yanqi looked at his father with great concern.

"No need, I'll just go see if there's any medicine for treating injuries. You all stay here and help settle things in and take good care of your family."

Lu Yinheng had led his troops through these mountains countless times in his previous life and was quite familiar with the area. He remembered that there were large quantities of wound medicine in the nearby valleys.

He first went to the valley he remembered, gathered medicine for his wounds, and then picked up some firewood to take back.

Back at the foot of the cliff, he distributed some herbs for treating external injuries to Zhou Dalin and several other villagers who were also injured. He then said to the crowd, "There is a stream not far ahead. Anyone who needs water can come with me to fetch some."

Ji Yunshuang took the cauldron and asked her brother-in-law to watch the two children, then decided to go fetch some water to make some hot soup.

Liu hadn't had a chance to curry favor with her all day, but now that she saw her, she hurriedly stepped forward and said warmly, "Cousin's wife, let me fetch you some water!"

Ji Yunshuang avoided her expressionlessly and said, "You don't need to try to please me. No matter how much you try, you won't get any advantage from me."

Liu was furious, but forced a smile and said, "Cousin-in-law, you've misunderstood me. I just regret my past ignorance and want to start anew. Please give me another chance!"

As she spoke, she turned to the villagers who were with her and said loudly, "As the saying goes, 'A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold.' I may not be a prodigal son, but I know I've made mistakes and can correct them. Don't you all agree? You should at least give me a chance to start over, shouldn't you?"

She wanted everyone to say a few words in her defense, but no one paid any attention to her; everyone was busy with their own things.

Ma Lan was embarrassed.

When she turned around again, Ji Yunshuang had already left with Lu Yinheng.