Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

The brother and sister placed all the food they could fit on the back of the first carriage, and then Rongrong returned to the carriage they had been in.

She jumped onto the carriage, turned the horse around, and then did the same to the carriage carrying supplies.

After doing all this, Lian Rongrong raised her whip and lashed it hard against the horse. The horse neighed and galloped forward.

After driving both carriages in opposite directions, Lian Rongrong returned to Lian Yicheng's side.

Lian Yicheng looked at the red-maned horse he was leading and asked Lian Rongrong, "Do you want this one too?"

Lian Rongrong shook her head, "We've gone through so much trouble, I can't bear to let go. Second brother, wait a moment."

As she spoke, Lian Rongrong turned around, picked up a long robe that had been thrown on the ground, and tied it to the horse's tail.

After doing all this, Lian Rongrong smiled and walked to Lian Yicheng's side, "Let's go."

Lian Rongrong and Lian Yicheng led the horses ahead, their long robes trailing behind them in the snow, effectively erasing their footprints.

"You silly girl, when did you become so thoughtful?" Lian Yicheng's smile was very handsome, with a bright, sunny quality.

When Lian Yicheng's words reached Lian Rongrong's ears, she was startled.

"Look at what you're saying, Second Brother, as if I used to be stupid."

"It's not that I'm stupid, it's just that I don't have this kind of..."

Lian Yicheng couldn't think of the right words, but he felt that the younger sister in front of him was somewhat different from before.

"Let's hurry up and go, or Mother will worry again."

Lian Rongrong guessed what Lian Yicheng was thinking, but now was not the time to dwell on these issues.

The brother and sister quickened their pace and soon passed the south turn.

"Wait a minute." Lian Yicheng suddenly stopped, looking as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

Lian Rongrong lowered her voice and asked Lian Yicheng, "What's wrong?"

"Someone."

Lian Yicheng gestured for silence, handed the reins to Lian Rongrong, and then quietly walked back to the corner he had just turned.

Lian Yicheng peeked slightly in the direction he had come from and saw that more than twenty men in black had surrounded the carriage that was trapped in danger.

But they seemed to know that there was probably no one in the carriage, so they only lifted the curtain slightly and then, under the leader's command, chased after the carriage tracks.

Lian Yicheng breathed a slight sigh of relief as the men in black gradually disappeared into the distance.

He quickly turned back to Lian Rongrong, took the reins, said "Hurry up," and headed south.

"Rong'er, you saved the whole family's life this time. My father and I have fought on the battlefield for many years, but our reaction was not as quick as yours."

"It's not that you were slow to react, it's that you never expected anyone to be so eager to kill us."

If this were to happen on the battlefield, I'm sure Father and my brothers would react immediately.

Lian Yicheng nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but he still admired his younger sister's composure in the face of danger.

"Rong'er, how did you come to the conclusion that someone would want to kill us?"

"This matter is a bit difficult to explain. I already know about His Majesty's secret decree."

Lian Yicheng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled knowingly. For Lian Yicheng, how his sister knew the secret decree was no longer important.

Not only was it unimportant, it could even be considered fortunate. Lian Yicheng recalled Lian Rongrong's performance over the past two days and suddenly realized that this girl had actually been saving everyone's lives all along.

Lian Yicheng had never imagined that the Second Prince, Li Yuanyi, would actually be so audacious.

The brother and sister walked for a while longer and finally saw the cave that Fu Bao had mentioned.

The faint sound of voices could be heard inside the cave. Lian Rongrong and Lian Yicheng exchanged a glance and smiled slightly.

Upon entering the cave, one sees the Lian family members sitting around a fire.

As a family of generals who had been on the march for many years, they were able to survive even in harsh environments.

Although a fire was lit in the cave, the cold wind kept blowing in from the entrance, and the cave was also spacious, so even with the fire, everyone was still shivering from the cold.

Upon seeing Lian Rongrong return, Lian Xiuyan, who was shivering from the cold, immediately found an outlet for her anger.

"Jinghuai, I'm not trying to be mean, but you guys are taking these three girls way too seriously."

Married daughters, after having children, don't stay at their husband's family home properly; instead, they go back to their parents' home and boss people around.

In this freezing weather, instead of staying in our nice villa, we insist on suffering in this cave.

Hmph! I wonder if he's lost his mind.

Lian Jinghuai rarely refuted his elder sister's words, except when it came to his daughter.

Just as Lian Jinghuai was about to speak, Wen Hui, who was sitting next to Lian Xiuyan, suddenly stood up, walked to Lian Rongrong's side, and took Lian Rongrong's arm with a look of heartache.

“Aunt, my younger sister is already extremely saddened by being divorced from the Qi family, so please say no more.”

Upon hearing Wen Hui's words, the old lady, who had not been paying attention to the dispute, immediately looked up.

"Wenhui, what did you say? Who got divorced?"

Seeing the old lady's shocked expression, Wen Hui immediately feigned a slip of the tongue. She turned to Lian Rongrong and said apologetically in a low voice:

"Rongrong, did I say something wrong? Doesn't Grandmother know?"

Lian Rongrong's face remained expressionless, but she couldn't help but sized up her second sister-in-law in front of her.

Ever since meeting Wen Hui, Lian Rongrong has felt that this woman is not simple.

The fact that she brought Wang Yang, that gambling addict, back from the capital city all by herself is already something that no ordinary woman could do.

Therefore, Lian Rongrong doesn't think that her second sister-in-law's current apology is genuine or heartfelt.

In Lian Rongrong's memory, she and her second sister-in-law Wen Hui seemed to have no conflicts. In fact, from Lian Rongrong's perspective, her second sister-in-law seemed to be a close and reliable person.

But Lian Rong's perception is Lian Rong's own, and Lian Rongrong has her own judgment.

Lian Rongrong gently patted Wen Hui's hand, feigning intimacy, "It's alright, Second Sister-in-law, we'll find out about this sooner or later."

Lian Rongrong stepped forward, bowed to the old lady, and then calmly said:

"Grandmother, please forgive me. I have indeed divorced Qi Wangsheng, but divorce is not the same as being divorced."

As soon as Lian Rongrong finished speaking, Lian Xiuyan sneered, "That sounds nice, but what's the difference between getting a divorce and being abandoned?"

"Of course there is." Lin Chuyue couldn't stand it anymore, so she stepped forward to speak up for Lian Rongrong.

"Actually, my sister and that bastard Qi Wangsheng didn't even get a divorce. It was clearly my sister who divorced her husband."

A scoundrel like Qi Wangsheng doesn't even deserve a divorce. It was so satisfying to personally throw the divorce papers in that bastard's face.

"What did you say?" Upon hearing this, the old lady immediately stood up agitated.

Lian Xiuyan remained silent, merely watching the spectacle with amusement. She knew that her mother valued propriety and integrity above all else.

If Lian Rongrong really threw the letter of divorce in Qi Wangsheng's face without any regard for the consequences, this would infuriate her mother even more than if she were simply divorced.