Chapter 30 Bloodline

Liu Mingwu smiled bitterly and told everything that had happened to her.

Liu Mingwu married into the Xie family and gave birth to only one daughter, Pianran. Because the Liu family had the support of the former Crown Princess, the Xie family did not dare to do anything to her.

But after the incident in the Eastern Palace, the Liu family was implicated and never recovered, and her life in the Xie family also fell into a slump.

Concubines were brought into the house one after another, illegitimate sons and daughters were born one after another. What disgusted her the most was that the man actually redeemed an Oiran from a brothel and wanted to make that woman his concubine!
Because her daughter's marriage was in jeopardy, she could only swallow her anger and let the woman be carried into the Xie Mansion in a sedan chair carried by eight people.

But I didn't expect that bitch to have such big ambitions. She not only wanted to be the concubine, but also wanted to be the only wife.

First, he designed a plan to make Pianran fall into the water, and then let his daughter take over Pianran's marriage. Later, he joined forces with the Xie family and the chief clerk to falsely accuse the Liu family restaurant of poisoning a yamen runner, causing the entire Liu family to be exiled.

Her leg was chopped by someone sent by that bitch, and her most loyal wet nurse also died trying to save her during that assassination. Fortunately, Ding Si, an old friend of Liu Mingxuan, the head of the Liu family, arrived in time, otherwise, who knows how many people would have died.

After hearing about Liu Mingwu's experience, Zhao slammed the table in anger.

The Xie family prides themselves on being a family of scholars, but they never expected that they would harbor such filth and dirt.

"That bitch should have a spy in the exile team. We must not let him notice the relationship between Yingying and me. I'm worried..." Liu Mingwu didn't finish her words, but Zhao understood what she wanted to express.

Zhao thought about it and whispered to Liu Mingwu about their destination.

"Why do you want to go to Yaocheng for no reason?" Liu Mingwu was extremely surprised. If they wanted to escape, Wu County was obviously the most suitable place to live.

Zhao looked around and lowered her voice, "Chaosheng, Yingying's husband, guessed that the world would soon be in chaos, and Yaocheng might be the safest place."

Liu Mingwu covered her lips in surprise. She did not blame Zhao for marrying her sister's daughter to a country bumpkin. For Yingying, the most important thing was to live a simple and stable life.

Besides, she had just met Yingying's husband, a nice guy. Even when he was maintaining order over there, his eyes followed Yingying from time to time, which showed that he was sincere to her.

"But we are still far away from Yaocheng, and we are short of water and food on the road. Liang Touer, who is in charge of escorting us, has also been worried about water and food recently." Liu Mingwu was really worried about them.

However, the problems she mentioned were not a problem for Zhao. "Chao Sheng is very good at finding water sources. We have never been short of water. We also have enough money and food."

Liu Mingwu suddenly realized. No wonder everyone in their group looked clean and tidy, unlike the refugees they met on the road who looked pale and skinny.

She held Zhao's hand and finally felt relieved. "Then we'll meet in Yaocheng."

Zhao responded, and then thought of the spy she had just mentioned, "Who is the spy in the exile group you are talking about?"

Liu Mingwu thought she knew about it so that she could be on guard in advance, so she directly described the man's appearance to her.

"He was a servant who had signed a death contract with the outer courtyard of the Liu family. On the way, he wanted to destroy Pianran's reputation, but was discovered by Liang Tou'er and was severely whipped." Speaking of this, Liu Mingwu wished she could eat him alive.

Her life was so miserable. First she fell into the water and was sent to a temple to become a nun. Now on the road of exile, even a servant dared to attack her.

It's all her fault as a mother who is incompetent. If she had been ruthless enough to deal with that woman in her early years, there wouldn't be all these troubles now.

Zhao patted her hands and said, "Don't be sad, it's just an ant."

At this time, Pan Yingying came over with a bowl of boiled medicine, "The medicine is ready."

Liu Mingwu raised her sleeve to wipe her face, thanked him, and hurried away with the bowl of medicine.

After the others left, Zhao whispered to her what Liu Mingwu had just said.

Pan Yingying said "hmm", "It's not a big deal, I'll let Chaosheng handle it." A ready-made free agent would be a waste if not used.

After selling the three buckets of water, they earned 76 taels of silver. Pan Yingying divided the money on the spot. They got a total of 8 taels. She distributed the remaining four cents to the younger ones as pocket money, and each of them got 45 cents.

As the last ray of sunlight set in the west, everyone took out their food and decided to get together for a big pot meal.

There were meat, vegetables, and fine flour pancakes, and everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

Liang Ye walked out of the door. He had originally intended to try to buy some food and water from these people, but he didn't expect to smell the fragrance of food as soon as he walked out of the yard.

He swallowed, turned and left, deciding to come back after the others had finished eating.

On the other side, in the dilapidated courtyard, Liu Mingwu carefully fed a bowl of medicine to Liu Pianran.

Liu Mingxuan was half lying on the door panel opposite which was covered with hay, and Ding Si fed him the shiny porridge one spoonful at a time.

Liu Mingxuan still had a lot of banknotes hidden on him, but there was nothing he could do. On the road of exile, he had money but nowhere to spend it and could not buy food at all.

The only remaining food was what Ding Si brought with him, and now it had all gone into the stomachs of the patients.

After Liu Mingxuan finished his porridge, Ding Si walked out of the room with the bowl in his hand. Liu Mingwu tiptoed to the opposite side and said, "Big Brother."

Liu Mingxuan opened his eyelids, which weighed a thousand pounds, and said, "Hmm," "What's the matter?"

Liu Mingwu confirmed that no one would come in for the time being, and leaned over to his ear and told him everything that had happened today.

Liu Mingxuan clutched the hay beneath him, his eyes shining with excitement.

"Hahaha! That's great! God bless me, really God bless me!" Liu Mingxuan laughed out loud, as if he wanted to pour out all the depression in his heart.

Liu Lin and his wife Wu Shuxian, who were outside, heard the noise and hurried in with their two children.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Liu Lin went to the bed, thinking that his father was dying and was now in his last moments of life.

Unexpectedly, Liu Mingxuan's eyes were red, and he grabbed his arm with amazing strength.

The news he dropped in a low voice was even more shocking.

"Lin'er, your aunt left behind a daughter, and her bloodline is still alive!"

Liu Mingxuan looked like a madman. He laughed and then began to cry.

"If they were still alive..."

At that time, Crown Prince Xiao Fengyi studied in Jiangnan under an assumed name. He was a close friend of Liu Mingxuan and later fell in love with Liu Mingzhu. Otherwise, how could a mere merchant family like the Liu family produce a crown princess?

Liu Lin was dumbfounded. His father had been secretly looking for the whereabouts of the child for years. He thought his father was suffering from hysteria because he could not accept the death of his aunt. However, he did not expect that it was actually true. His aunt actually left the child behind.

"Is the news true?" He turned to look at his aunt.

I think I should confirm with my aunt who seems to be calmer at the moment.

Liu Mingwu nodded and explained to him in a low voice, "It was your aunt's most loyal and devoted aunt who has been taking care of your little cousin all these years."

(End of this chapter)