Ling Mohan wanted to continue describing Da Bao's good deeds, but under Feng Jin's threatening gaze, he shamefully shut his mouth, and his accusations against Da Bao came to an end.
Er Bao calmly watched this uninteresting farce from the side, his face showing nothing but disdain, as if he were disgusted by their pointless struggles.
"What's with that look in your eyes!" Ling Mohan noticed Er Bao's disdainful expression, which seemed to carry a hint of mockery towards him.
"Waa... waa..."
Da Bao cried even harder, pointing at Er Bao with his finger, as if complaining to Feng Jin.
With Da Bao's crying filling his mind, Feng Jin suddenly felt a headache. This child cried too much.
"Alright, alright, don't cry... be good..."
Feng Jin gently patted Da Bao, comforting him. He had just stopped crying, and with this commotion, he cried even more fiercely.
Da Bao, sobbing, rested on Feng Jin's shoulder, contentedly enjoying his mother's affection.
It truly lived up to the saying that a crying child gets milk. In contrast, Er Bao was far too calm.
Ling Mohan was also impressed by Da Bao's dramatic performance; this child seemed to have a thousand schemes in his mind.
"Aren't you supposed to be taking a headcount today and setting off tomorrow?"
Feng Jin glanced at Ling Mohan, her gaze seeming to usher him away.
"Watch these two, and I'll be right there."
With that, Ling Mohan got up and left.
After seeing Ling Mohan leave, Da Bao seemed to have no intention of pretending any longer. The wronged expression on his face immediately vanished.
Feng Jin also noticed the speed of Da Bao's expression change, but she didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just a coincidence. After all, in her mind, children this age were still the most innocent and pure.
Placing Da Bao and Er Bao together, Feng Jin picked up a small wooden figure from the side to amuse the two children.
This little wooden figure was bought by Cai Qing from the market. It was like a modern-day robot, capable of running and jumping, and its craftsmanship was very exquisite.
It was not easy to make such an object, and the most important thing was that it could move on its own. Such skill would be remarkable even today.
It was a pity that there were only these two little wooden figures. If there were more, she would have truly wanted to buy them all to let the two children play with them slowly.
...
The next morning, the group busied themselves with setting off. After staying at the post station for a few days, they deliberately quickened their pace on this journey.
They traveled for several hours and only stopped to rest and recuperate around noon.
As Feng Jin sat down to rest and eat something, Cai Qing rushed over.
"Young Madam... disaster... disaster..."
"Speak slowly, your Young Madam is still here."
Feng Jin's tone was slightly helpless, making her a bit nervous with Cai Qing's urgency.
"Young Madam..." Cai Qing panted, "Young Madam, it's... it's Granny Sun, she was just stabbed..."
With a 'bang...' sound, Cai Qing's subsequent words were interrupted.
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment before coming to her senses: "Madam, forgive me, this servant was negligent and broke the bowl. Madam, forgive me!"
"It's alright, clean it up first."
Feng Jin said lightly, then turned her attention back to Cai Qing: "Continue what you were saying. Granny Sun was attacked, what happened next?"
"Granny Sun was stabbed, her life was saved, but... but..." Cai Qing recalled the bloody scene and suddenly felt a bit nauseous. Suppressing the feeling of nausea, she said, "Granny Sun's hand was chopped off..."
"Ah..." Chu Qing screamed in fright, her eyes filled with terror, her shoulders trembling slightly.
"Look how scared you are. Granny Sun deserves it. Who told her to always trouble Young Madam before? Now that she has no hands, let's see if she won't be honest."
Cai Qing, from the bottom of her heart, couldn't stand Granny Sun. For someone so wicked and venomous, it would be deserved if both her hands and feet were chopped off, let alone one hand. It was retribution for her evil deeds.
"Don't talk nonsense. Have they found out who stabbed Granny Sun?"
"I heard that it was a palace maid from Xiliang, what was her name..."
Her memory was failing her; she couldn't remember at a crucial moment...
She had specifically inquired about the name before returning and had been mumbling it all the way. She didn't expect to forget it at the critical juncture...
"What was her name?" Chu Qing was also a bit anxious, unable to care about anything else, and quickly asked.
Cai Qing frowned, thinking for a long time before finally remembering: "Right... her name was Yu Rong..."
Finally, she remembered. It had exhausted her.
Hearing that it wasn't Zhen Zhu's name, Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, her heart filled with gratitude.
This was within Feng Jin's expectations, but she hadn't anticipated that her first use of hypnosis would be so successful.
Yu Rong chopping off Granny Sun's hand was enough to show her deep hatred for Granny Sun.
"Cai Qing, go get the Condensed Dew Intermittent Paste from the last layer of the makeup box, and we'll go see Granny Sun."
"Young Madam, that bottle of Condensed Dew Intermittent Paste was painstakingly developed by you. It's a waste to give it to Granny Sun."
"That medicine is for treating illnesses and saving people. It doesn't matter who it's used for. Go get it quickly."
Cai Qing reluctantly went to get the Condensed Dew Intermittent Paste. It was truly a waste of good medicine to use it on Granny Sun.
"Chu Qing, Granny Sun also took good care of you before. You should go and see her too."
"Yes, Young Madam." Chu Qing nodded in agreement and followed behind Feng Jin.
When Feng Jin arrived, the physician was already treating Granny Sun. Basin after basin of bloody water was carried out of the tent, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of blood.
Feng Jin couldn't help but cover her nose and stepped inside to take a look. She couldn't help but sigh. The wound was so ragged; it seemed she had been cut several times before her hand was severed.
Granny Sun had certainly suffered a great deal, but it was all her own doing.
"Your treatment won't stop the bleeding. If this continues, Granny Sun will die from excessive blood loss."
Feng Jin couldn't stand watching his clumsy treatment and couldn't help but remind him. If he continued to torment her like this, Granny Sun would die from excessive blood loss before being killed by Yu Rong's blade.
"Who are you to point fingers at this official?"
Being pointed out by Feng Jin, the physician felt embarrassed and glared at Feng Jin.
"Someone more skilled than you. Use this ointment on the wound, and then bind it with gauze. It will stop the bleeding quickly."
Granny Sun couldn't die here. She had to at least last until they reached the capital.