Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

The expected pain did not come. When Cheng Qiqi turned around, she saw a burly man with a thick beard kicking the bandit off the carriage!

"An'an, are you alright?"

Cheng Qiqi looked down and quickly checked her daughter to make sure she was alright before pulling her to hide in a corner. She looked up and saw the burly man with a thick beard again. He was dressed in coarse linen clothes, short and brown, and looked like he had just come home from working in the fields.

However, his tall and slender figure, and those exceptionally long legs when he kicked the bandits, were excessively handsome!

At that moment, the burly man with a bushy beard had his back to her, and he had easily defeated the bandit, disarming him with his bare hands. He looked incredibly cool, but then he turned around…

His full beard hardly resembled his handsome features, but his eyes, deep as an ancient well, seemed somewhat incongruous with his face, and also vaguely familiar.

"Qiqi, An'an, come here quickly."

When Liu Suyi saw the bandits with real swords and guns, she turned pale with fright. Seeing Cheng Qiqi and Jin Suian still by the carriage, she quickly called out to them.

The bandits only wanted food and money; losing them was no big deal. But the mother and daughter had to survive.

Without thinking twice, Cheng Qiqi protected her daughter and followed Liu Suyi to a safe place.

"Those guards were really too much. They knew the bandits were coming for us, but they didn't care at all."

Liu Suyi said angrily, "Fortunately, the Marquis woke up, otherwise..."

Cheng Qiqi spotted the exceptionally brave Marquis Zhongyong from the chaotic crowd. Even though he had only recently recovered from the caning, Marquis Zhongyong was now like a seasoned veteran!

The bandits were utterly defeated, and with the burly man with the bushy beard, another tall man, and many men from the collateral branch of the Jin family, the fight was fierce and evenly matched!

As for the guards escorting him?

That pretentious attempt to stop them was absolutely hilarious!

"You corrupt official, you've embezzled all our money, may you die!"

The bandits' shouts rang out.

"My lord."

Liu Suyi gasped in shock as she saw the bandit leader slash half of the Marquis of Loyalty's back with a knife, causing blood to splatter.

"roll!"

With a kick of his long leg, the burly man with the bushy beard swung his long leg and slashed his knife into the chest of the bandit leader.

"Big brother."

The bandits swarmed forward, and the leader, clutching his bleeding chest, shouted, "Retreat!"

The bandits came quickly and left quickly!

They vanished into the nearby woods in an instant. If it weren't for the bloodstains on the ground, one might have thought it was all a dream.

The burly man with the bushy beard helped the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage to lie down, then pulled a pill from his neck and stuffed it into the Marquis's mouth.

A whistle rang out, and a chestnut horse suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The burly man with the bushy beard and another burly man rode away on the chestnut horse. In the direction where the horse disappeared, scarlet blood fell like raindrops, leaving a trail behind.

"My lord."

Liu Suyi staggered over and saw the arm-length wound on his back, from which blood was gushing out. She covered her mouth in fear, and tears streamed down her face like pearls from a broken string.

"Second Uncle."

Jin Lizhi and the others stood aside, looking at the pool of blood, too frightened to know what to do.

Lin Huilan and her son Jin Yanzhi kept their distance, not daring to approach at all.

"I have some hemostatic powder here. Let's stop the bleeding first and then bandage the wound!"

Cheng Qiqi took out a tissue-regenerating and hemostatic powder from her waist, squatted down, and began to sprinkle it on the Marquis's body.

Cheng Qiqi's calmness made Jin Lizhi and the others realize what they should do. They tore strips of cloth and began to bandage the wounds on Zhongyong Hou's body!

The scene was a complete mess. Zhang Gui, who had just been terrified by the bandits, was now horrified by the long wound on the Marquis of Zhongyong's body. He whispered, "Father, he... he's not dead, is he?"

His voice trembled.

"Promising!"

Scarface Zhang kicked him. How could he have given birth to such a good-for-nothing son?

Scarface Zhang looked thoughtfully in the direction where the two burly men with bushy beards had disappeared. As soon as the bandits arrived, they appeared. He had seen clearly the scene of them stuffing medicine into the loyal and brave marquis's mouth!

It seems they really are the remnants of the Crown Prince's old guard?

The heir apparent is dead, the Marquis's mansion has fallen; he was truly loyal.

Scarface Zhang cleared his throat and said, "Hurry up and pack your things, get ready to continue your journey!"

The wounds of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery hadn't even been fully bandaged yet. Hearing what Scarface Zhang said, everyone was angry, but they also wanted to leave as soon as possible. Who knew if those bandits would come back for a surprise attack?

The grain on the cart was in disarray, and the bedding was thrown on the ground.

The women of the Jin family also packed their belongings and put them back on the carriage.

"Hurry up, everyone! If the bandits come back, none of us will survive."

At Scarface Zhang's command, the Jin family members moved even faster.

After being given simple bandages, Lord Jin was carried onto a carriage and embarked on his journey of exile once again. Everyone looked at the unconscious Lord Zhongyong and had only one thought in their minds.

My lord, will you ever wake up?

A chestnut horse stopped in a thatched hut. Hu, the military doctor who was preparing herbs, looked up and saw the unconscious, burly man with a thick beard. He immediately helped him down, asking, "What happened? Are you injured? Where's the life-saving medicine I prepared?"

"The Marquis and his men encountered bandits, who were definitely disguised assassins. They not only injured the Marquis, but also my elder brother. My elder brother's life-saving medicine was given to the Marquis."

Chongshan's voice was choked with sobs. He had been riding at breakneck speed the whole way, fearing that something might happen to the young master.

"Alright, hurry up and get the hemostatic powder."

When Physician Hu saw the wound on the prince's arm, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, it didn't hit any vital organs."

"Why don't we go into the city? We can go into the city to buy medicine!"

Even though they had already reached the entrance of the county town, Scarface Zhang insisted on continuing forward, saying he needed to hurry.

"Smack."

With a flick of his whip, Scarface Zhang lashed out, and the old man Jin, who had just asked the question, was instantly whipped until his skin was torn and bleeding!

"Can't we make up for the time lost due to the bandits?"

Scarface shrugged, revealing a hideous wound that looked exceptionally terrifying!

"father."

Jin Li stepped forward to support his father, then quietly took some loose silver and approached with a fawning smile, saying, "Sir, my second uncle has just been injured and needs to go into town to buy medicine. Please make an exception for him."

"Oh?"

Scarface Zhang picked up the loose silver coins and weighed them in his hand, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. The Jin family was becoming increasingly stingy. He put the silver away and coldly refused, "No way!"

"Sir, bandits just came, and you didn't protect us..."

Before Jin Lizhi could finish speaking, Scarface Zhang flicked his whip, slicing through the air.

With a sharp "smack," it seemed to strike the very heart of everyone.

Scarface Zhang stood directly on the carriage, looking down at them and said condescendingly, "Those bandits were retaliating against corrupt officials and speaking out for the people; their deaths have nothing to do with us!"