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"I've already spoken to them, you can ask them if you don't believe me."

Song Qingqian turned around and pointed at the two soldiers who were carrying pheasants back.

"Even if you gave me permission, it's no use. I have to confiscate the rabbit!"

Sun Wuyin glanced at the two plump rabbits on the ground and immediately told Xiao Zhuozi to bend down and pick them up.

"Wait, we can give you one rabbit, but you can't take them all!"

Song Qingqian snatched one from the officer's hand and spoke coldly:

"First of all, I did nothing wrong. I did make the arrangements, whether you acknowledge it or not is irrelevant. Secondly, we can offer that rabbit to our superior, since I did indeed enjoy special privileges."

"But you can't just take everything. We have elderly people, young children, and a pregnant woman in our family. How can we survive without food? Surely you don't want us to be a burden to you, sir?"

Sun Wuyin chuckled and said, "You little lady, you're quite capable. Alright! This time it'll be as you say, but don't forget the rules next time, understand?"

Song Qingqian nodded: "Don't worry, my lord!"

Lu Lanyue felt a pang of heartache looking at the rabbit that had been taken away, and muttered to herself:

"How shameless! He has plenty of food among so many soldiers, yet he still steals our rabbits."

Song Qingqian smiled and explained, "There's nothing we can do. You can't have everything. At least we managed to save your third brother's wheelchair."

"It's just a rabbit, let him give it to us. He's the officer, he has that right. As long as he doesn't go too far, it's best if we don't clash with him."

"What about Jiang Ce?"

Lu Lanyue retorted, noting that her third sister-in-law showed him no mercy whatsoever!

Song Qingqian lowered her voice and said, "Jiang Ce is different. He is a knife in Sun Wuyin's hand. We can break his knife, but as long as the knife doesn't stab him, it's just a small fight. If we really fall out with him, we won't have a good outcome."

"Oh."

Lu Lanyue nodded thoughtfully, and she and Bai Shi started a fire. Song Qingqian took a dagger and began to process the wild rabbit, skinning it, removing its internal organs, skewering it with wooden sticks, and roasting it over a fire.

Her movements were fluid and graceful, showing no trace of the fragility or fear one would expect from a young woman; she was more like a well-trained soldier.

Lu Jingchuan's eyes darkened further. How could Song Qingqian, who stood before him, have been raised in a secluded mansion? The cruelty and ruthlessness she exuded were unmatched by any man.

And the wheelchair he was in—after all this time, he couldn't even sit properly on two wheels, let alone a wheelchair, yet no one in the entire exile group suspected anything…

Although the wheelchair was extremely rough, upon closer inspection, the wood was not from ordinary poplar trees, but from an extremely rare birch tree.

Could it be that Song Qingqian in front of us has been replaced? When did this happen? But if she really was replaced, wouldn't the Song family have found out...?

Lu Jingchuan couldn't quite figure out where the problem lay.

"Third Aunt, the rabbit smells so good!"

Zhan'er came over and squatted down next to Song Qingqian, wanting to roast a wild rabbit with her.

Zhan'er felt somewhat unfamiliar with Song Qingqian, so she was mostly reserved and restrained.

The reason he's being so friendly today is because he's genuinely interested in roasted rabbit.

Song Qingqian smiled and patted his head, explaining, "The rabbit won't be ready to eat for a while. If you're hungry, you and Yu'er can eat some fruit to tide you over."

"I just ate some food, so I'm not too hungry."

"Third Aunt, may I do this?"

Zhan'er mustered his courage and spoke up. He really wanted to try it too. It was so novel; he had never experienced anything like it in the manor.

"Okay, then this is yours. Remember to flip it over."

"Uh-huh."

Zhan'er smiled from the bottom of his heart. Bai Shi was a little worried about him, so she sat beside him, watching the heavenly fire and observing him.

Seeing Zhan'er's happy expression and listening to his muttered explanations, Madam Bai nodded with satisfaction, her heart gradually healing. Yes, the road ahead is long, and she must look forward...

Just as Song Qingqian stood up, a commotion arose among the exiled crowd. She looked up and saw a soldier carrying a snake as thick as an arm walking out of the woods.

Several people swarmed forward and began skinning and pulling tendons from the snake, appearing somewhat frenzied...

The soldier was quite skilled at catching snakes, as he didn't get bitten. Since the snake wasn't venomous, Song Qingqian didn't take it seriously.

Because the grain had been stolen, all that was left were some coarse flour buns that the bandits didn't want. So Sun Wuyin ordered his soldiers to pick some wild vegetables and cook them all in one pot, regardless of whether they were edible or not.

Looking at the coarse steamed buns in their hands, and then at the large, blackened mess in the pot, many of the exiled people couldn't bear it and cried...

Why do soldiers and officers eat wild game, but when it comes to them, it's something even pigs wouldn't eat?

Madam Song looked at the coarse steamed bun in her hand, which was harder than a rock, and threw it directly to Song Qianchou, cursing:

"All you do is eat, eat, eat! You might as well choke to death!"

"Go to that bitch and bring back half a roasted wild rabbit."

Song Weilan clung to Song Qianchou's arm, sobbing, "Father, please think of something! This is not fit for human consumption! We can't just starve to death!"

Today, Song Weilan was truly fortunate to have turned misfortune into blessing. If it weren't for this ugly hair, she would have been taken away long ago. Now that she is safe and sound here, she is secretly delighted!

"Don't worry, my dear daughter, Daddy's going right now!"

After calming Song Weilan down, Song Qianchou walked towards the Lu family's house. Seeing a child grilling meat, he immediately grabbed it without saying a word.

A few steps away, Song Qingqian immediately threw the dagger at Song Qianchou. After a scream, Song Qianchou fell to the side, clutching his leg.

Enraged, he retorted, "Song Qingqian, I am your biological father. What kind of daughter would murder her own father?"

"Besides, all I wanted was some rabbit meat. Did you have to use a knife? That's unfilial!"

Zhan'er was startled and was quickly shielded behind Bai Shi. It was a close call; her heart was still pounding wildly.

Song Qingqian approached him and ruthlessly pulled the dagger out of his thigh, followed by Song Qianchou's pig-like screams.

"You...you're a madman..."

Song Qianchou's face was contorted with pain, and his eyes were full of resentment as he looked at Song Qingqian.

After wiping the dagger clean off his body, Song Qingqian said with disdain:

"Don't try to claim kinship with me. Do I even know you? Who do you think you are!"

"Song Qingqian! You are unfilial! A person like you deserves to be struck by lightning!"

"Song Qianchou shouted."

Song Qingqian raised her foot and stepped directly on his injured leg, which he was dragging, and laughed sarcastically:

"It seems that you've never taken my words seriously, Song Qianchou."

"Fine, I'll say it again, get out of my sight. From now on, we'll keep to ourselves. If you dare to come here again to steal chickens or dogs, I'll break your legs."

"Song Qingqian, it wasn't easy for our Song family to raise you. Even if you haven't done anything great, you've still worked hard. You must repay our kindness in raising you."

Song Qianchou shouted out his conditions: "From now on, whatever you eat, you must share half with us, otherwise we will go and talk to the soldiers!"