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

The sounds inside the carriage immediately fell silent. A moment later, Wang Yue's panicked voice came from inside.

"What could possibly be wrong with me? Why are you here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Get out!"

Lian Rongrong smiled slightly; Wang Yue's panic was exactly what she wanted to see.

“I heard noises coming from my cousin’s car, and remembering that she hadn’t been feeling well during the day, I was very worried.”

"You don't need to pretend like this. You're worried about me?"

"Look at what you're saying, cousin. We're blood cousins, no matter how much we bicker, blood is thicker than water."

I have a few more hand warmers here; I'll bring them in to my cousin right away.

As Lian Rongrong spoke, she took a few more steps forward, but before she got close, Wang Yue's shout came from inside.

"Stop right there! Let's stop with the sisterly drama between us!"

The more flustered Wang Yue became, the more certain Lian Rongrong became of her suspicions.

Now that things have come to this point, how could she possibly let Wang Yue and that scoundrel off so easily?

Without saying a word, Lian Rongrong strode forward and reached out to pull the zipper of the tent.

Wang Yue, of course, couldn't just sit and wait to die. She held on tightly to the zipper inside while telling Qi Wangsheng to quickly hide under the covers.

With one side inside and the other outside, the stalemate continued until finally, Lian Rongrong smiled and let go of his hand.

Just as Wang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, Lian Rongrong suddenly shouted:

"Help! My cousin is in danger!"

In the quiet mountain forest, Lian Rongrong's shouts sounded especially loud.

Apart from Chun Tao, who had been instructed by Lian Rongrong long ago, everyone else emerged from the carriage in a daze.

"What's going on?" The Lian father and son were more alert than others. They got off the carriage and rushed to Lian Rongrong's side.

"Dad," Lian Rongrong said to Lian Jinghuai with a worried look, "There's some noise coming from my cousin's car. I'm worried she's been kidnapped!"

Looking at Lian Rongrong's dramatic performance from a distance, Qi Yuan couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

But the honest and upright Lian Yijun was completely oblivious to his sister's cunning gaze.

Lian Yiyun drew his sword and shouted at Wang Yue's carriage, "Who goes there? If you don't want to die, get out here right now!"

With things escalating to this point, Wang Yue and Qi Wangsheng have no way out.

Clinging to her last hope, Wang Yue shouted to the crowd outside, "I'm really fine! I wasn't kidnapped. Lian Rong is just making things up!"

"But I clearly heard some noises inside!" Lian Rongrong looked innocent, but then immediately said with concern:

"Cousin, if no one is kidnapping you, please come out and let us see you. That way, we can all feel at ease!"

Lian Rongrong's request at this moment seemed perfectly reasonable. Even Wang Yue's own mother, Lian Xiuyan, couldn't help but urge her daughter to come out quickly.

Wang Yue felt like she was being roasted over a fire, but she seemed to have no other choice. If she didn't go out, the people outside would believe that she had really been kidnapped.

If that happens, I'm afraid the truth will be impossible to keep hidden. But even if she goes out, can the truth really be kept secret?

Lian Rongrong's insistence today clearly indicates that she has discovered something.

Wang Yue's mind was in turmoil, but she had to make a choice as soon as possible.

After much deliberation, Wang Yue decided to go out first.

When Wang Yue came out, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief. Only Lian Rongrong had a slight smile on her lips, looking confident and composed.

Lian Rongrong gave Lian Yicheng a wink, and the two siblings, as if on the same wavelength, immediately jumped onto the carriage and opened the tent door.

"There really is someone here! Come out!"

Lian Yicheng drew his long sword and pointed it at Qi Wangsheng inside the carriage. At this moment, the flustered Qi Wangsheng hadn't even finished dressing.

Qi Wangsheng tried to struggle, but Lian Yicheng threw him off the carriage along with his blanket.

When everyone realized that the disheveled man was Qi Wangsheng, they couldn't help but gasp.

The situation was crystal clear. There was no kidnapping; it was simply Wang Yue and Qi Wangsheng having an affair.

The old lady, who had been worried about her granddaughter, was so angry that she almost fainted. If her mother hadn't been there to support her, something terrible might have happened.

"What a misfortune for our family! What a misfortune for our family!" The old lady trembled all over, and all her anger finally turned into just one sentence: "What a misfortune for our family."

Lian Jinghuai instructed his wife to help his elderly mother back, while the others stayed behind to deal with this thorny issue.

"Yue'er, what exactly happened?" Lian Xiuyan also looked disappointed.

But Wang Yang, standing beside her, jokingly remarked without a care, "Can't you tell? Do you even need to ask?"

Lian Xiuyan glared at Wang Yang, "That's your sister, how come you act like nothing happened?"

While Lian Xiuyan was scolding her son, Wang Yue was waiting for Lian Rongrong with resentment.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Wang Yue not only didn't feel ashamed, but instead blamed all the mistakes on Lian Rongrong.

However, Lian Rongrong was already used to such shamelessness.

Lian Rongrong spread her hands, putting on an innocent look, and retorted:

"Cousin, you're being heartless! I heard noises coming from your car and was worried about your safety. How is that wrong?"

Besides, I had no idea you were hiding such a scoundrel in your tent.

But then again, cousin, you can actually accept a scoundrel like Qi Wangsheng? Your taste is truly appalling!

Upon hearing this, Wang Yue snorted coldly, and then actually began to defend Qi Wangsheng.

"I think you're just sour grapes. Wang Sheng is now a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, and his future is limitless."

You're retaliating because you can't get Wang Sheng's love.

Since things have come to this point, I might as well be frank. Wang Sheng and I have already secretly pledged our lives to each other.

When he returns to the capital one day, he will marry me in a grand and glorious ceremony.

Not only that, Wang Sheng will also fight for my imperial title, making me the most honored woman in the capital!

Wang Yue's foolish words made Lian Rongrong laugh out loud.

Lian Rongrong shook her head, clapped her hands repeatedly as she looked at Wang Yueke's amusing expression.

"Alright, alright, since my cousin thinks so highly of Qi Wangsheng, let's go with him!"

As soon as Lian Rongrong finished speaking, Qi Wangsheng and Wang Yue's expressions changed immediately.

"What do you mean by that?" Wang Yue asked, her face hardening.

"The literal meaning, don't you understand?"

"You want to kick us out?" Wang Yue's eyes widened, seemingly annoyed, but actually panicked.

"Cousin, I've said it before, I won't even take Qi Wangsheng, that bastard, into my home!"

Since you love him so much and dream of becoming his wife, it would be more fitting to leave with your good husband to show your true feelings!

"Impossible! I will never leave!" Wang Yue shouted like a shrew.

Seeing this, Lian Xiuyan also rushed over to argue with Lian Rongrong.

"What right do you, a mere girl, have to act as the head of the family? The elders of the Lian family are still alive; it's not your place to boss people around like that!"

Lian Rongrong glanced at the mother and daughter, then turned to her father, Lian Jinghuai, curtsied, and said:

"Father, I'm sorry, but I really can't tolerate taking that bastard Qi Wangsheng with me on the road!"