On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 404 Everyone has their own thoughts

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Although Li Shiyue didn't get the real reason why Zhou Yiran ordered Lu Guang around from his mouth, what Zhou Yiran said was enough for Li Shiyue to guess in her mind.

Li Shiyue really wanted to speed up the delegation's journey, ideally to proceed at full speed as they had come.

However, on the return trip, it wasn't just about having more goods; we also had a sixth sister!
As a result, their pace of travel was much slower than when they came.

As for Li Shiyue's reason for wanting to return to Andong as soon as possible?
The reason for this was that she led Wang Datou and the others to wipe out two tribes, one large and one small, on the grassland, even though she had already conspired with She'er.
They had already discussed it with Zhou Yiran, and they were more than 70% confident that this matter would not cause them any trouble or bring them unacceptable consequences.

However, it's not entirely certain.

If the Turks or other Mohe tribes that still exist want to take revenge on her, it would be quite a troublesome matter.

Therefore, it is naturally best to return to Andong as soon as possible.

Back on my own turf, I naturally felt at peace.

Even if the Turks or Mohe came looking for him, Liu Tan would naturally send troops to fight back, for the sake of the warhorses, cattle, sheep and other valuables.

As for the private part, it's already April!

As April began, the day Jin Daping had mentioned, Li Xiatian's delivery date, was just around the corner!

Even in modern society, with such advanced medical technology, women still lose their lives due to pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding!

So, at this time, when Li Xiatian was pregnant with twins, wouldn't her delivery be like passing through the gates of hell?

Li Shiyue thought that if something unexpected happened, if she were there, she could at least give Li Xiatian the strange pills with the strange functions she had obtained from the system.

There's at least a chance that Li Xiatian's life can be saved!

Whether the child can be saved is not that important!
But protecting Li Xiatian is the most important thing!

Therefore, whether for public or private reasons, Li Shiyue was thinking about returning to Andong as soon as possible.

Therefore, after gaining a belly, Li Shiyue went to Gao Jin and said, "Arrange for two shifts of people to stay awake at night!"
We'll assemble and set off at dawn tomorrow!
We need to get back to Andong as soon as possible before they find out!
"Those," Li Shiyue sat by the campfire, pointed twice at the hired caravans to the north, "Have the brothers keep an eye on them. If any of them disobey, just take action!"
If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility!

After giving instructions to Gao Jin and the others, Li Shiyue told Li Qiutian what to do, then mounted his horse and headed to the rear of the caravan.

Besides Sixth Sister's carriage, Xie Mingyue and the rest of the Xie family were also accommodated here.

Upon arriving at their destination, Li Shiyue personally told her sixth sister outside the carriage that they had to depart at dawn the next day. Then she looked towards the back of the carriage, where Xie Mingyue was already standing and watching her.

"Thank you, Madam. Get some rest early tonight. We need to set off at dawn tomorrow!"

Li Shiyue did not dismount, but remained on horseback, looking down at Xie Mingyue who was standing there.

Seeing Xie Mingyue nod in agreement, Li Shiyue also nodded and pulled on the reins, running away.

Xie Mingyue, with her intelligence and wisdom, could easily see that when their delegation left the Turkic royal court, the Xuanjia Army, which originally numbered a hundred, was missing men!
Although there seemed to be a lot of people in their delegation from the outside, Xie Mingyue, who had followed Li Shiyue from Lijiatun to the Turkic court from the beginning, could tell that at least half of the Xuanjia Army had not returned with Li Shiyue after he left the Turkic court!
However, ever since Xie Mingyue clashed with the Sixth Prince at the market, she no longer treated Li Shiyue with the haughty demeanor of a noble lady.

Don't be fooled by Xie Mingyue's polite attitude when she first met Li Shiyue; even though she was the one who bowed and greeted Li Shiyue first, Xie Mingyue, who came from the Duke of Ying's mansion, actually had her own pride.

Even though she appeared to be very polite, she still looked down on Li Shiyue, a commoner.

But after the incident with the Sixth Prince at the market, Xie Mingyue lost all her pride.

At least at this moment, when she faced Li Shiyue, who did not dismount and speak to her, she was receptive;
She didn't delve into the fact that half of the Xuanjia Army in her regiment was missing.

Li Shiyue and Zhou Yiran were both aware of Xie Mingyue's intentions in this regard.

However, neither of them seemed to care much about it.

For people like Li Shiyue and Zhou Yiran who have clear goals and requirements for their future, the disdain and contempt shown by people from aristocratic families like Xie Mingyue are really not important.

After eating a tasteless meal by the fire, Xie Mingyue stood up and glanced at the front and back of the caravan a few more times before getting into the carriage with her maid.

After a short while, the maidservant got off the carriage with a water jug, and Xie Mingyue pulled out a scroll from a hidden drawer in the carriage.

Opening it up, by the dim light of a lamp lit on the carriage wall, Xie Mingyue looked at the city defense map on the scroll, which she had painstakingly drawn during her month-long stay in the Turkic royal court. She thought of the transactions between herself, the Turkic prince She'er, and the Khitan merchant Yelü Jiujin.

Xie Mingyue has her own little schemes, and Zhou Yiran also has things that Li Shiyue doesn't know;

So, how could Li Shiyue not think about herself?
After riding around the caravan, Li Shiyue returned and instructed Li Qiutian, "Sister, my brother and I will patrol for the first half of the night, and Gao Jin will take over for the second half."

You go to sleep first tonight, I'll be back in the middle of the night.

This time, Li Qiutian did not refuse Li Shiyue's proposal.

Li Qiutian knew that only when she was well-rested could she do more things for Li Shiyue during the day.

So, with the obedient Stone in tow, the two of them rode their horses and began to patrol around one side of the caravan.

Shi Tou is the kind of person who doesn't talk much unless asked.

After the two of them had circled around, Li Shiyue rode his horse with Shi Tou to a place about a mile away from the caravan and dismounted.

After dismounting, Li Shiyue took out some candy from her purse and fed it to her little red horse.

"Brother, wait for me here, I need to use the restroom."

After saying this, Li Shiyue patted the little red horse's neck and walked towards the depths of the lush grass.

She certainly wasn't actually going to relieve herself; today, it's April!

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