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

"That's because Mother dislikes me, not me."

Jin Xue'er immediately shifted the blame, and upon hearing this, Lin Huilan slapped Jin Xue'er on the shoulder: "That's because I was disgusted, it was clearly..."

"Shut up, all of you!"

Upon hearing their accusations, Marquis Zhongyong's face darkened instantly: "Lingnan is full of miasma, poisonous snakes, and ferocious beasts. You should be glad that you've only encountered non-poisonous creatures these past two days."

"Father, please save me! I need the herbal medicine packet."

Jin Xue'er no longer felt disgusted; when the snake slid across her arm, it truly terrified her and made her heart stop.

Go apologize to your sister-in-law.

Marquis Zhongyong raised his eyelids. He knew that these things were sent by Chongshan, but Cheng Qiqi was in charge of managing them. If Cheng Qiqi gave them to them, they could not complain or apologize without even thinking about it!

"father."

Jin Xue'er wanted to say something, but when she looked up and saw the Marquis of Zhongyong's eyes, which were like copper bells, she immediately dared not speak. In order not to encounter the snake, Jin Xue'er could only lower her head.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry."

Jin Xue'er kept her head down, not daring to look at Cheng Qiqi at all. When she saw the herbal packet with a strong medicinal smell being handed over, Jin Xue'er looked up in disbelief.

"Hang it around your waist, and use the stick to beat the grass when you go to collect firewood."

Cheng Qiqi's clear voice rang out. Her father-in-law's demand for Jin Xue'er to apologize was already a clear statement of his attitude. Jin Xue'er had just come of age and was only a junior high school student, so she couldn't be bothered to argue.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Jin Xue'er mumbled something, took the medicine packet, turned around and went back. She didn't expect that Cheng Qiqi would not take the opportunity to make things difficult for her.

Jin Xue'er carefully hung the herbal packet around her waist; the faint medicinal fragrance made her feel exceptionally at ease.

"What about mine?"

Lin Huilan frowned when she saw that her hands were empty and there was nothing for her.

"Mother, just go apologize to your sister-in-law, and it will be fine."

Jin Xue'er took a stick and followed Jin Xuan'er and the others at a distance, not daring to go far, her eyes darting around, afraid of encountering snakes again!

"Jin Xueer".

Lin Huilan wanted to chase after her, but looking at the fog-shrouded mountains, she didn't dare to go forward and apologize to Cheng Qiqi.

I won't go; it's too embarrassing.

Ouch, it hurts from being bitten by a snake.

Lin Huilan walked slowly and deliberately to Cheng Qiqi.

"Cheng Qiqi, the master wants you to cook for him."

Sanjin walked up to Cheng Qiqi and said, "My lady wants to eat fish today!"

His cooking skills are so bad that even fish tastes fishy.

"it is good."

Cheng Qiqi responded, but in truth, she had no choice but to agree. Scarface Zhang, as the head of the escorting officers and the inspector, had specifically asked her to cook, and she couldn't refuse.

"Sister-in-law, I'll go with you."

Jin Runzhi had just returned from gathering firewood when he immediately accompanied Cheng Qiqi to cook.

Ever since the snake soup was delivered last time, Scarface Zhang has been having Cheng Qiqi cook every night.

"It's all your fault! Why did you bring me snake soup?!"

Liu Suyi watched Cheng Qiqi's departing figure with worry. Upon seeing the Marquis of Zhongyong return, she immediately asked anxiously, "My lord, do you think that Zhang fellow might be plotting something bad?"

"He dares!"

Marquis Zhongyong's eyes turned slightly cold as he looked in the direction of Scarface Zhang. Cheng Qiqi was cooking fish slices by the pot, while Jin Runzhi was helping her.

As for Scarface Zhang...

He kept watching Cheng Qiqi cook.

"I heard you come from a rural background? Then your life as the Crown Prince's wife must be quite miserable, you've even been exiled."

Scarface Zhang stared at Cheng Qiqi's retreating figure, saying with a look of regret, "Lingnan is a tough place. There's not enough food to eat every year, seafood is salty and there's no meat. You're going to have a hard time raising your daughter from now on."

"..."

Cheng Qiqi focused on cooking the fish slices. With ginger to remove the fishy smell, and her homemade pickled cabbage, the pickled cabbage and fish slices quickly became fragrant, with an enticing sour aroma wafting through the air.

Scarface Zhang swallowed hard. "If you want to live, I can help you."

Cheng Qiqi paused in stirring the pot, glanced at Jin Runzhi who had been sent away to gather firewood, and raised her eyes slightly: "Why?"

"You cook well."

Scarface Zhang answered, staring at Cheng Qiqi's face. No wonder she could rise from a country girl to become the Crown Prince's wife; her face isn't bad either.

"It's not uncommon for someone to die during exile."

Scarface Zhang looked confident, but the next moment, Cheng Qiqi's refusal made him frown: "I'll only let you cook."

Cheng Qiqi stood up and said, "The fish slices are ready to eat."

After saying that, Cheng Qiqi strode back. She was almost laughing in anger. This Scarface Zhang was really shameless, making her cook the only thing he could do.

Once they arrive in Lingnan, even if the Jin family is considered criminals there, they will still be upright and honest. The Jin family members are not bad people, so why should they have to worry about not having a good life in Lingnan?

Do you really think her social media space is just for show?

"Qiqi, did that guy surnamed Zhang bully you?"

Liu Suyi asked worriedly, "If she bullies you, tell your father."

No.

Cheng Qiqi smiled and shook her head, saying, "He thinks I cook well and wants me to cook for him every day."

Hmm, I was even thinking of having her fake her death and go into hiding to cook. That's not wrong!

"Pooh."

Liu Suyi was furious: "How can he be so shameless? Who does he really think he is?"

"Mom, it's just cooking a meal. Please don't cause us any trouble. It's fine."

When she went to cook, one of the brothers from the collateral branch of the Jin family would always accompany her, so she didn't have to worry about safety.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Liu Suyi gently patted Cheng Qiqi's hand and said, "Come on, your father took a few bird eggs today. Give one to each of An'an later."

"daughter."

Just as Cheng Qiqi was about to refuse, Liu Suyi said, "Alright, you and An'an eat, and you should nourish yourselves properly."

"Brother Zhang, you've got your eye on it? Or, why don't you just..." Li Ba's words had barely finished.

Scarface Zhang raised his hand, holding the bowl, eating rice and pickled fish slices, and said, "Tell me, isn't her cooking tastier?"

"I've never tasted such delicious pickled cabbage before!"

Scarface Zhang found the food increasingly delicious. He thought, "Wouldn't it be wonderful to eat something this good every day?"

"Yes, it's quite delicious."

Li Ba felt that this fish soup tasted better than any he had eaten before, with no fishy smell at all.

"Brother Zhang, we'll reach the post station in Sanming Village tomorrow night. Those bandits..." Li Ba reminded him.

"rest assured."

Scarface Zhang wiped his mouth, got up, and went back to the carriage to sleep.

The next day, the sun shone brightly. The Sanming Post Station seemed to be deep in the mountains and forests. Only an elderly couple was guarding the post station. When they saw Scarface Zhang and his entourage of officials leading the exiled prisoners, they said, "Sir, please come in."

"Um."

Scarface Zhang looked around; the simple post station was really quite poor.

"Great, I'll have a place to sleep tonight."

The Jin family was delighted to see the simple inn, which was much better than having the ground as their bed and the sky as their blanket!

After dinner, everyone went to bed early. Even Cheng Qiqi, who had some space, felt exhausted from the journey.

In the stillness of the night, a dark figure walked to the water vat behind the inn. A gentle breeze blew, and white powder drifted into the vat, slowly sinking to the bottom and disappearing...