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

Are you unhappy?

Jin Mozhi stood by the window, gazing at the moonlight over the mountains, and asked sideways, "What about the 600,000 taels of disaster relief silver? The Marquis's residence was searched and 200,000 taels were found. What about the remaining 400,000 taels?"

Changing the subject, Chongshan no longer dwelled on whether the young master was happy or not. He solemnly said, "Zhishui has already investigated. Two hundred thousand taels of silver were taken from the Marquis's residence. As for the remaining four hundred thousand taels, Cui Lie fabricated a pretext, claiming that the young master has already spent all of this money!"

If he hadn't been constantly by the Crown Prince's side, he would have been completely fooled by Cui Lie.

No wonder the Emperor directly sentenced him to have his property confiscated and be exiled!

"Cui Lie has quite the appetite. Have Zhi Shui investigate thoroughly where Cui Lie spent those 400,000 taels."

As Jin Mozhi spoke, Chongshan patted his chest and assured him, "Your Highness, rest assured."

"By the way, who is stationed at Pingsha Pass in the northwest?" Jin Mo asked.

"He Bai, Deputy General He is now General He."

Chongshan's voice was laced with sarcasm: "I disliked that scoundrel from the beginning, and now I hate him even more. If it weren't for Cui Lie, he'd probably be in some corner of the world!"

Jin Mozhi sat down by the window. The tea was from the bandit stronghold; he didn't know where it came from, but it smelled quite good, filling the air with its aroma, while a cold evening breeze blew by.

His long, slender fingers tapped lightly on the table, and a glint seemed to flash in his deep, vast eyes: "I remember, there was also a Hu Dayong by Cui Lie's side."

"I remember, three years ago, when we went back to Beijing, I even got into a fight with him."

When Chongshan mentioned Hu Dayong, his knuckles twitched: "Sooner or later, I'll fight him again and beat him to a pulp."

Jin Mozhi looked up at Chong Shan's angry face, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes: "He Bai has already become a general. As a fellow member of Cui Lie's army, have you ever wondered why he has disappeared?"

"Oh, right?"

Chongshan looked at Jin Mozhi with a blank expression: "Why didn't he try to get an official position?"

It's often said that the person who knows you best is your enemy!

"Your Highness, I'll send a message by carrier pigeon immediately and have Zhishui investigate thoroughly!"

As Chongshan spoke, he immediately took care of the matter, and then asked, "Young Master, why didn't you let One-Eyed Wolf kill that Inspector Zhang? A mere ninth-rank official, does he really think he's some big shot!"

Jin Mozhi glanced at him and said, "His official rank may be low, but he is still a member of the imperial court."

One-Eyed Wolf and his gang robbed them of their money, so they beat them up and had no choice but to swallow their anger!

However, if they dared to kill, it would be a provocation against the imperial court.

The one-eyed wolf was willing, but he wasn't.

One-Eyed Wolf has now settled here with his son and brothers, and should not take any more risks.

"So, we're just going to let him go like that?" Chongshan said indignantly.

Jin Mozhi: "Of course, we want him to experience what it's like to have nowhere to turn for medicine."

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"Dad, you're finally awake! I just went with Uncle Li to buy some medicine. Drink it quickly, you'll feel better!"

Zhang Gui, being dutiful, handed over the prepared medicine.

"it is good."

Scarface Zhang looked at the dark, bitter medicine without even frowning, and drank it down.

"Brother Zhang, you've been unconscious for a day. We've already left Sanming Village."

Li Ba said, "Brother Zhang, we're safe now, but we're running low on food."

"It's alright."

Scarface Zhang's face darkened at the thought of those rampant bandits and the assassins they had sent, all of whom had been captured by the bandits. He glanced at Marquis Zhongyong and the others: "That day, they were completely unharmed?"

"The Marquis of Loyalty and Valor is injured and looks very weak."

Li Ba answered.

"They quickened their pace, so as not to delay their journey."

Scarface Zhang vented all his bandit anger on the Jin family, and soon he was exhausted.

"puff."

He coughed up another mouthful of blood, and Scarface Zhang felt his body growing weaker and weaker. He grabbed Zhang Gui's hand and said, "Agui, did you personally prepare the medicine?"

"Yes, yes, Father."

Zhang Gui looked at Scarface Zhang with confusion and said, "I did all the work myself, I didn't let anyone else do it, and Uncle Li didn't know either."

"Please summon a doctor."

Scarface Zhang lay on the carriage, feeling his body growing heavier and heavier.

"Father, there are really no doctors in this desolate place. The doctor examined you the other day and said that your illness is not serious. He said that after taking a few doses of medicine, you will get better with proper rest."

Zhang Gui whispered, "I kept a close eye on the doctor that day and didn't let anyone tamper with anything."

"Dad, don't scare yourself."

Zhang Gui's words of comfort brought some solace to Scarface Zhang.

Li Ba watched this scene, lowered his eyes, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Lingnan was getting closer and closer. Scarface Zhang collapsed, no longer having the strength to crack his whip. The Jin family breathed a sigh of relief.

"puff."

Scarface Zhang was vomiting blood more and more frequently, and he was visibly weakening: "A-Gui, there's a post station ahead. Go and find me a doctor."

Scarface Zhang now only trusts his son. Despite taking his medicine every day, his injury shows no improvement whatsoever, and his foot aches terribly every night.

"Okay, okay, Dad, don't worry, I'll tell them to hurry up."

As Zhang Gui spoke, he whipped the Jin family members, urging them to walk faster.

Scarface Zhang's condition was not good, so Li Ba said, "Brother Zhang, why don't we have all the women squeeze into the carriage? That way, we can travel faster and get Brother Zhang to the doctor sooner."

"it is good."

Scarface Zhang no longer had the time to torment the Jin family; all he wanted now was to save his own life.

The women of the Jin family boarded the carriage, while the men walked, and their pace was indeed much faster. However, they arrived at the post station as the sun was setting.

"What? The doctor went on a house call?"

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Gui flew into a rage. Wasn't this going to kill his father?

Upon hearing this, Scarface Zhang vomited blood and fainted, barely breathing.

"It's better if he's dead."

Jin Xue'er thought to herself, "It was so comfortable taking a carriage ride this afternoon without having to walk!"

In the middle of the night, when they heard Zhang Gui's wailing cries, the Jin family felt a chill run down their spines. Was he... dead?

"Suyi, stay in your room, don't come out."

Marquis Zhongyong led all the men of the Jin family to get up, and they stood guard at the door and outside the window of the women's room.

"it is good."

Liu Suyi responded, but they couldn't fall asleep at all, even though they were sleeping fully clothed.

"Qiqi, hold An'an, don't scare Fa too."

Liu Suyi turned around, still worried about her granddaughter, and reminded Meng Jingyao to take good care of her daughter!

Cheng Qiqi carefully stuffed two wads of cotton into her daughter's ears. She wasn't flustered at all. With the Marquis of Zhongyong and the Prince's old subordinates around, she felt that even if Scarface Zhang died, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble!

Sure enough, Zhang Gui's angry voice came from the post station, and finally, he slowly swallowed it down.

The next day, Zhang Gui wanted to bury his father and make a big fuss about it, but Li Ba disagreed.

"Uncle Li, I said I want to handle my father's funeral arrangements!"

Zhang Gui's eyes were bloodshot. He held the whip that Scarface Zhang always carried with him, and spoke slowly and deliberately, pointing the whip directly at Li Ba, as if he was about to lash Li Ba's face at any moment.