Before confiscating their property, they emptied the imperial city and exiled them!

Hearing their boss's angry roar, the constables immediately ran over.

Upon seeing this, Lin Wanwan hurriedly exclaimed, "Lord Lu, my mother is ill and needs rest and treatment."

So please give me some medicine to treat my mother's illness.

Lu Hu's angry face suddenly calmed down.

He drew his sword and pointed it directly at Lin Wanwan: "Your mother is already ill, how dare you come before me?"

Knowing what Lu Hu was afraid of, Lin Wanwan quickly explained, "Don't worry, Lord Lu, my mother just caught a common cold. It's not the plague!"

Lu Hu kicked her to the ground, angrily saying, "You think you can just say it's not true?"

Lin Wanwan had never suffered such injustice before.

She had no choice but to show weakness to Lu Hu just now for her mother's safety.

Lin Wanwan struggled to her feet, her eyes burning with rage as if she wanted to incinerate the Lu Hu in front of her.

"What are you looking at? Believe me or not, I'll kill you!" At this moment, Lu Hu's mind was completely controlled by the word "plague".

He has no recollection of Chu Junze's instructions to him now!

Lin Wanwan clutched her stomach and had no choice but to return to her mother's side.

Qiao Siyan was heartbroken to see her daughter injured, but there was nothing she could do.

She looked at Lin Ziqian, who, although worried about them, did not come over to comfort them.

He could only watch the mother and daughter with heartache from afar.

Then, Qiao Siyan looked at Qingyao with disappointment.

He said in a commanding tone, "Why aren't you coming over to help the young lady up!"

The chains binding Qingyao had just been removed thanks to Zhao Feng's care.

Now, who would want to suffer with them?

If it were before, she would definitely have walked over without hesitation.

However, after being used by them time and time again, Qingyao has long since repaid them for their previous kindness in her heart.

Seeing Qingyao standing there motionless, Lin Wanwan couldn't help but get angry: "What are you still standing there for? Why aren't you coming over?"

Qingyao pretended to be hesitant and said, "Although I want to go, I still have to take care of the old lady!"

That's what they say, but in Qingyao's eyes now, there isn't a single good person in the Song family.

"Alright, let's get going!" Lu Hu then pointed at a constable and said, "You keep a close eye on them and don't let them come any closer."

The assigned constable looked dejected, yet dared not disobey his boss's orders.

On the carriage, Lin Xiaoxiao placed a few sweet potatoes on the charcoal stove.

Because of the strong fire in the charcoal stove, the sweet potatoes were cooked in no time.

The fragrance filled the carriage.

Yu Tan unconsciously swallowed.

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled, carefully picked up a sweet potato, and slowly peeled one for him.

After receiving the sweet potato, Yu Tan immediately started eating it without worrying about the heat.

Next, Lin Xiaoxiao baked several more.

Some were distributed to people outside.

To keep Da Kui from getting cold, Lin Xiaoxiao tied a rope around his waist and pulled the cart.

This way, when he was traveling, he wouldn't have to hold onto the cart, and he could carry a heater in his hand to keep warm.

Although the Su family couldn't ride in a carriage, they carried hand warmers.

But I didn't feel tired.

Su knew that the money she gave Lin Xiaoxiao was not enough to cover their family's expenses along the way.

But Lin Xiaoxiao never hesitated to be kind to them.

Although Song Wenjing had made preparations long ago, he did not want Song Huai'an to know.

Because, given Song Huai'an's temperament, this might disrupt his subsequent plans.

"Why is it snowing again? Is God trying to kill us?"

Lin Xiaoxiao lifted the sedan curtain and found that snowflakes were indeed falling outside again.

Suddenly she noticed that besides them, there were more villagers braving the snow to make their way along the roadside.

They carried a lot of luggage, either on their backs or pulling them.

However, they were not in a hurry, and soon Lu Hu's team caught up with them.

Lin Xiaoxiao walked ahead and found Song Wenjing, who was rushing to catch the carriage.

He asked, "Did you encounter any villagers carrying similar luggage when you were traveling before?"

Song Wenjing handed her the hand warmer, then turned his gaze back to the road.

He began by saying, "I have indeed seen quite a few villagers like this along the way, carrying their belongings and hurrying on their journey."

What's wrong? Is something the problem?

Lin Xiaoxiao sat down beside him and said worriedly, "If it's a normal village relocation, they will move in groups to ensure their safety."

However, it wouldn't be surprising if one or two families were traveling like these villagers.

But you see them all the way along the way, don't you find that strange?

Lin Xiaoxiao's words also drew Song Wenjing's attention to the villagers who were on their way.

The luggage they carried was probably all their belongings.

They would travel together in groups of two or three.

Indeed, given such terrible weather, they chose to move away from their hometown where they grew up and depended on for survival.

Something must have happened that caused a disaster that made it impossible for them to continue living in their hometown.

Lin Xiaoxiao noticed that he had also noticed something was wrong, so she continued to speak.

"You need to be extra careful on the road ahead."

Song Wenjing turned to look at her: "Are you worried about me?"

Lin Xiaoxiao looked directly at her and smiled, "Yes! Is that not allowed?"

Song Wenjing suddenly moved closer, his eyes dark and unfathomable as he looked at Lin Xiaoxiao: "Of course you can, after all, it's only natural for a wife to care about her husband."

That's a foul!

How can he be so good-looking?

To avoid arousing Song Wenjing's suspicion, Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly returned to the carriage.

Song Wenjing's eyes were deep and swirling as he recalled how someone had been infatuated with him just now.

If we can keep this little girl, sacrificing some of her beauty isn't out of the question.

As more and more villagers moved and traveled along the road, even Lu Hu noticed something was wrong.

Lu Hu, mounted on horseback, loudly directed the troops.

"Everyone, keep up! You all keep a close eye on them!"

"Brother, why are all these people moving out in this freezing weather?"

Lu Hu frowned, staring intently at the road conditions, and said irritably, "How should I know?"

"How about we grab someone and question them?"

Lu Hu pondered for a moment: "Okay, remember to be kind in your tone!"

"Okay, don't worry!"

After receiving the order, the yamen runner quickly went to a villager's house to inquire.

The villagers instinctively felt fear when they saw the soldiers.

Therefore, he told the yamen runner everything he knew.

Their parents had all suffered natural disasters of varying degrees, which is why they wanted to move to a different place and start a new life.

The constables then questioned some villagers who were traveling in the opposite direction, and their spirits were noticeably lower.

They explained that they were also villagers fleeing the epidemic, but an outbreak had occurred in Rongcheng, so they could not be taken in.

That's why they had no choice but to return!

Upon hearing about the epidemic, the constable asked tentatively in shock, "Is it the plague?"

After receiving the villagers' answer, he hurriedly ran to Lu Hu's side and reported everything he had found out.

Lu Hu was surprised that what Lin Xiaoxiao said was true, but what if that woman had been infected with the plague before?

That means the plague was not under control.

They are in danger now too!