Chapter 328: Hot Potato

Master Jiang Qi did not delay much, and three days later, he sent his henchmen to escort Zhao Xiang and Niu's to Tongzhou Wharf, took a ferry south to Jining's hometown, and threw these two hot potatoes to Yanzhi, and by the way, Yanzhi owed him a favor.

Even though the Yanzhi has now been defeated, its position in the clan is still not to be underestimated. He has been an official in other places for many years, and his old mother and brothers in his hometown still need to be taken care of by his clansmen. Besides, there are still some remnants of the connections of the descendants, since their careers are extinct, why not give up to the same clan?

Mrs. Jiang Qi was happy to get rid of Zhao Xiang's ancestors and grandchildren, she didn't have a good impression of them, and she didn't even send a waiting girl. Niu's diet, daily life, washing and excretion along the way had to be served by his granddaughter Zhao Xiang herself, and Zhao Xiang was miserable.

Two days ago, Zhao Xiang lived in her cousin's house, and the treatment was not good, but she was able to eat and drink enough, which was much better than her life in Mianhua Hutong. But if you want to see a doctor for Niu's medicine again, it is impossible. The medicine that Niu is currently taking is still caught according to the prescription prescribed to her by the imperial doctor Jiang Cheng before leaving Beijing, and the Jiang family can't help but ask her subordinates to help catch the medicine.

The prescription prescribed by Imperial Doctor Jiang was originally used to allow Niu's to remove toxins from the body and warm the body, but in two days, it was time to change the prescription. Master Jiang Qi's family didn't plan to ask for a doctor for the Niu family, and Zhao Xiang was afraid of offending his cousin and aunt, with the idea of "more things are better than less things", and he didn't find a doctor. At first, I was fine with it, but I could feel the effect of the medicine, and my body gradually improved. But the day before departure, although the taste of the medicine had not changed, Niu could sense that the medicine had no effect on her body.

She didn't expect that the prescription was useless. should ask the doctor to change the prescription, but instead remembered what Mrs. Jiang Qi said, and subconsciously decided that this was her granddaughter Zhao Xiang playing tricks on her. With a dilapidated body like hers, she can save a small life. It's already lucky, if it's good to give birth, ask a skilled Xinglin skillful hand to carefully recuperate, and maybe she can recover six or seven points in the future, but if she can't take care of it well, for example, someone gives her some medicine that doesn't work. Even if it is a medicine that is harmful to her body, how many days will she live? When she goes south to Jining, she is tired of traveling all the way, and it is still unknown whether her body can hold up to the place! and Zhao Xiang has been waiting for her for the past few days, not as careful as the girls. clumsy, helping her to get up, and making her crash into the wall of the carriage repeatedly, causing her to be blue and red on her forehead, and the Niu family was also counted as Zhao Xiang's crime. She became more and more sure in her heart that Zhao Xiang had the heart to poison her again!

Niu secretly regretted that in order to live a rich and noble life in the future, he did not hesitate to risk the life of Zhao Xiang, a granddaughter. For this reason, he even signed a letter of severance with the Hou Mansion of Jiannan. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiang was a white-eyed wolf who couldn't be raised, even more ruthless than her mother-in-law, and she swore that she would not dare to disobey her grandmother again. After a few days, I had a bad heart again. Although Niu loves wealth, he loves his life even more. Knowing that this would be the result, she would rather continue to be supported by the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family, even if it was humiliated, so that her life would not be worry-free. She didn't have to worry about food and clothing, and the doctor treated her. There was a girl waiting for her to live. If she is better, she will be able to move without hindrance. You can also buy one or two water spirit girls from the hands of people, adopt them as adopted daughters, and train them well, so that they may not be able to raise a good child, climb into a good family, and make their old age more prosperous. It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world.

Niu's hatred and vigilance, Zhao Xiang saw it in his eyes. She was extremely wronged in her heart. She really didn't do anything to Niu. She is not a fool, there are so many people who know that she has murdered her grandmother, Niu Danfan has three longs and two shorts, even if she dies naturally because of serious illness, those insiders will be suspicious of her. Zhao Wei told Master Jiang Qi the truth, who knows if Master Jiang Qi will tell her grandmother and uncles the truth? What if the elders disliked her because of this? Therefore, even though he knew that his grandmother and uncles might not want to see Niu, Zhao Xiang couldn't let Niu's really die halfway. Even if she really wants to die, she has to die naturally, and no one can see anything wrong.

Zhao Xiang asked himself how hard he had been waiting for his grandmother in the past few days. But after all, she was pampered and raised, she has always had a girl waiting, she has not done any serious work, and it is normal for her to be clumsy. As for the medicine, she is even more wronged, she is not a doctor, how can she know this? She also felt that Mrs. Jiang Qi was disgusted with Niu's, and secretly ordered the subordinates who grabbed the medicine to do something to make Niu's condition worse. It's just that now the people who accompany their ancestors and grandchildren are the descendants of Master Jiang Qi's family, and she doesn't dare to say such things, so as not to offend others.

Zhao Xiang endured not telling the "truth" she thought she had, and could only silently endure Niu's suspicions. When Niu saw it, he felt more and more that she was weak and hated in her heart, so he couldn't help but rub her. often hummed in the middle of the night, and asked Zhao Xiang to get up and wait at every turn, drinking water for a while, beating his legs for a while, and feeling depressed for a while. Zhao Xiang was tortured by her so much that he didn't sleep well for two days, and his whole body was haggard, with big dark circles on his face. When anyone who does not know anything about an affair sees it, he must have compassion. It's a pity that the servants of the Jiang family who escorted her were all hard-hearted, and they didn't mean to help her intercede, and no one helped her do any work. She still had to struggle every day to prepare food for her grandmother, carry water and laundry, and do the laundry.

Zhao Xiang has never suffered like this, and he used to be a person who can be ruthless to harm his grandmother, even if he is forced by the situation and has to be filial to his granddaughter for a few days, he still can't stand Niu's deliberate rubbing. After enduring it for two days, I finally couldn't help it anymore, and my eyes were full of fierce light when I looked at Niu, and thoughts flashed in my heart more than once: Anyway, this old woman is already sick and half dead, if the road is hard, her condition is aggravated, and it is not a strange thing to die. It's a pity that she doesn't have time to leave the people with her and find some medicine that can be used, otherwise why should she suffer like this again?

Niu tortured Zhao Xiang for a few days, although his heart was refreshed, he also noticed her abnormality, and suddenly came to his senses: she is now sick and weak, and she really wants to fight, but she is not Zhao Xiang's opponent. This girl is the most vicious, if she buries her own life in order to be angry for a while, she can't afford it. Besides, after arriving at the Jiang family, she still has to count on this granddaughter to fight for her clothes. Think so. She restrained herself a little, although she still didn't have a good face, but she no longer deliberately tortured Zhao Xiang.

Because they were carrying sick people, they traveled very slowly, and they could only walk thirty or forty miles a day. On the afternoon of the third day, we arrived at Tongzhou Wharf. The subordinates of the Jiang family soon found a merchant ship heading south, willing to carry a few guests along the way. They agreed with the shipowner about the price, and after seeing the cabin, they went ashore to ask Zhao Xiang to get off the car and help Niu to get on the boat.

Zhao Xiang struggled to help Niu get out of the carriage. Helped her all the way to the boat. Surrounded by other passengers on the boat, as well as men carrying goods back and forth in the trading house. She was very unaccustomed to this kind of environment, and kept her head hanging low, her whole body tense, for fear that someone would touch her. Took advantage of her. When she entered the cabin, she smelled the smell in the cabin, and showed a look of disgust, and then saw a bearded man coming out of the cabin next door, and her face suddenly changed.

The servants of the Jiang family didn't care either, walked into the cabin with their luggage and put them down, and looked around: "This is enough for the cousin and grandmother Ling to live, and the cousin will be fine." The little ones live in the Chase cabin underneath. If you have something, come down and call us, and don't come if you have nothing to do. The people living below are all rough people, don't be abrupt cousin. It is not easy to make a fire on a ship. Cousin, don't boil medicine. When the ship docks to make a fire to cook, you can ask someone to borrow a stove. With that, he got out of the cabin and left.

Zhao Xiang looked at the narrow cabin without tears, as well as the shabby bed with a peculiar smell on the narrow wooden bed, and wanted to turn around and leave immediately. She secretly complained in her heart that the old man Jiang Qi and his wife turned their faces ruthlessly, and suddenly heard an exclamation from the other side of the aisle, and the voice was a little familiar.

She turned her head to look. Suddenly he became dumbfounded.

At the door of the first-class cabin at the other end of the aisle, stood Zhao Man, who had been separated for a long time. At this time, Zhao Man was wearing a muslin dress. Neat and decent, with a ruddy complexion. There is also a delicate silver hairpin on her head, which looks much more energetic than her.

After Zhao Man exclaimed, another person came out of the cabin behind her, it was none other than Aunt Xiao Qian. Then in the cabin next to them, Zhao Yan and Zhao Yan ran out again.

No one expected that they would meet again at such a time and in such a place. Both sides were stunned and speechless for a moment. Aunt Xiao Qian first thought that her mother and son had escaped, and when they were discovered by the elders, her heart was weak, her legs were weak, and she slipped to the ground next to the door of the cabin.

Zhao Xiang's eyes widened, not knowing whether to scold angrily first, or worry that they would drag him back. But Niu's eyes lit up when he saw these grandchildren who had abandoned him.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no junior around her to rely on, why would she have to protect Zhao Xiang, a white-eyed wolf? No matter how bad Zhao Yan is, he won't poison her! Zhao Yan has a net worth of a few hundred taels of silver with her! With this silver, she can live a well-off life like she used to live in Yunju Temple Hutong.

Niu opened his mouth weakly and shouted: "Good grandson! I'm ...... I've found you! Ever since I was separated, I've been ...... every day I worry every day, for fear that you will ...... You're going to have an accident. It's ...... to be with you now That's great! After that, he let out a whining cry, but unfortunately his body was too weak, and his tears were not powerful, it was just a pure dry howl. But that says it all to the rest of the people in the aisle. Seeing that there would be a reunion of relatives after being separated on the boat, everyone couldn't help but stop and look over.

Zhao Yan was the first to react, and guessed in his heart that the Niu clan would say such a thing, presumably they would not be held accountable for their escape? Looking at the current dress of Niu and Zhao Xiang, it is still the same clothes that were made when they were in Wang's house, Zhao Xiang has grown taller, and his jacket and skirt don't fit well, but he continues to wear it, which shows that the situation is not very good. Although I don't know why they are here, the fear in Zhao Yan's heart has decreased a few points first.

He picked up his biological mother, Aunt Xiao Qian, with one hand, and said to Niu with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet my grandmother here." Since that day of separation, my grandson has been missing his grandmother all the time. It is God's grace to be reunited today! After speaking, he secretly pinched his biological mother, but there was still a smile on his face: "Mother is happy and stupid, please invite grandmother into the room to talk?" He gave his sister Zhao Man another look.

Aunt Xiao Qian reacted, barely squeezed out a smile, and stepped forward to support Niu's. Zhao Man also trembled and went over to help people, and looked at Zhao Xiang with four eyes, and his face was a little longer.

The family sat down in Aunt Xiao Qian's cabin, and Niu and Zhao Xiang found that this cabin was much more spacious and cleaner than theirs. Zhao Yan's gang swept away their private room. To be able to enjoy them comfortably and comfortably has made them poor! Zhao Xiang was indignant in his heart, and after Niu's heart was angry, he calmed down: these things will soon become hers again.

The family was relatively silent. There were no outsiders at this time. Needless to say, the scene is not to be said. Zhao Yan was silent for a while, then asked with a smirk: "I thought my grandmother and sister were still in the capital, but I didn't expect to meet here." ”

Zhao Xiang also smirked back: "Uncle Jiang sent someone to pick me up to Jining to see my grandmother, I thought that it was not easy to live in the capital, and it was good to go to other places, but I didn't expect to meet the second brother." ”

Zhao Yangan smiled. Silence fell again. As soon as the family settled down in Tongzhou, Aunt Xiao Qian fell ill, and it was because of the recurrence of the old disease and the fear that she was finally cured. If not. They had already boarded the ship heading south, so how could they have been delayed until today?

"It's good to meet it." Niu coughed a few times, "Later...... Don't be separated......"

As soon as she finished speaking, the faces of everyone present changed. At this moment, someone opened the door and walked in: "There are no Jiang rice cakes sold on the dock, I bought a few fresh oranges." "But it's a thrush. She walked in with a smile, and when she saw Niu and Zhao Xiang in the room, her face turned pale. Sit down with a soft body.

Niu Shi glared at her fiercely, sneered, and said slowly, "Good girl." Originally...... So you haven't run ...... yet."

Zhao Yan said lightly: "So that grandmother can know that the thrush is already her grandson's person." The thrush's face suddenly brightened again, and she looked at him with joy on her face.

Niu Shi coughed a few times: "Don't talk nonsense, you still have ...... And filial piety, what kind of people in the house? Wait for filial piety to be fulfilled...... Marry a wife first...... Let's talk about the face-opening thing......"

Zhao Yan frowned, his face unswerving. But nothing was said.

Since he fled the capital, he has made up his mind to remain incognito. Don't live as the son of a criminal official. Since he is no longer the son of Zhao Jue, how can he keep filial piety? It's nothing to have people in a room. But Niu's words are right after all. He couldn't say anything until he got rid of her.

The Niu family has made up their minds to regain control over this grandson and rely on their mother, son, brother and sister to live. was about to say something more, but Zhao Xiang suddenly stood up, pulled Zhao Yan and walked out: "Borrow a step to speak!" ”

The brother and sister arrived in Zhao Yan's cabin, which was the same as the previous one, it was a first-class cabin. Zhao Xiang hid the envy in his heart and said coldly to Zhao Yan: "You take your grandmother away, just to atone for the previous thing." ”

Zhao Yan raised his eyebrows: "Where did you start with this?" Since the eldest sister is going to join the Jiang family, isn't the Jiang family much stronger than us? ”

Zhao Xiang said coldly: "Although the Jiang family is good, my grandmother and uncles have a grudge against my father, and they have always been on good terms with my grandmother. I once heard my aunt tell my uncle that she was going to send her to a hospice. How can I let her old man suffer like this? But what can I do if I am still under the fence? Now that we can meet you, it can be seen that the heavens are pitiful and give us a way to live. If you take your grandmother away, you will make her suffer less. ”

Zhao Yan felt funny: "In this case, you can take her back to the capital." I've heard that the Hou Mansion is willing to support you, so why do you have to go to the Jiang family? "During this time, he also asked the people in the sixth room of the Zhao family about the news in Beijing.

Zhao Xiang naturally would not admit to the matter of breaking off his family, so he said with a straight face: "If you are willing to take her away, I will not tell you the news that you are here." The Jiang family is on the boat, as long as I go and say it, you don't want to escape. I know that if you had fled, you would not have continued to live as sons of criminals. But what if I let my uncle's family follow you, and wherever you live, they proclaim your true identity? ”

Zhao Yan's face was gloomy: "What do you want?!" ”

Zhao Xiang replied quickly: "It's very simple, as long as you take your grandmother to support." I won't ask you where you're going, and I won't contact you, and the Jiang family won't know where you are. ”

Zhao Yan looked at her expressionlessly, and after a while, he suddenly smiled: "Big sister, just tell the truth." Actually, grandmother is already a burden to you that you are eager to get rid of, isn't it? You just need to settle the person, and you don't care how she's going to live in the future, do you? ”

Zhao Xiang glanced at him, although he didn't answer directly, the words that came out of his mouth were meaningful: "Grandmother's condition has worsened, and now it is not as good as before, and her temper has softened a lot." ”

The brother and sister exchanged glances with each other, and had already reached a consensus in silence. (To be continued) R466