On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Governor Chen is very knowledgeable.

Some of the guards on his side were dead or injured, and there were only a few who were useful.

But on Li Yan's side, even though some people had left, both Li Yan's guards and the people from the Xiao family looked young and strong.

If a fight really breaks out, we won't stand a chance of winning.

Furthermore, he had less and less say in front of King Jin'an.

In troubled times, military generals are important.

Prince Jin'an must value the father and son of the Li family more. If he falls out with them, he will not gain any benefit.

Therefore, he urged the women and children in his family not to meddle in other people's business. He would rather suffer a little loss than be greedy and let Li Yan hold on to his mistakes.

Even if Mrs. Li wanted to find fault, her body wouldn't allow it. After she let go of her worries, she fell ill.

But even if no one found fault, more than a dozen people worked to sort it out, and it took two full days to divide the properties of Governor Chen and Madam Li.

Of course, there are definitely some confusing accounts that cannot be calculated at all.

For example, a Ru kiln vase in Governor Chen’s mansion.

There are five famous kilns today: Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun and Ding.

Ru kiln ranks first, it is rare, precious, exquisite and a seldom seen treasure.

Unfortunately, the people of the Xiao family did not know how to appreciate these things, and they just picked up a vase and included it in Governor Chen's list.

Or it could be the eight-treasure pearl hairpin on Grandma Li Er’s list. Lin Xuan closed her eyes and chose a hairpin for her from the colorful, jeweled hairpins.

All she could guarantee was that what she gave was a hairpin.

Moreover, she thought that the hairpin she chose for her was of very good quality.

As long as they don't mix up the facts, then they have done their job.

After delivering the gifts to both families, Xiao Xiao did not treat her family members who had been busy for half a day badly.

She didn't feel bad about things that weren't hers, so she generously let everyone pick two items they liked from the pile of gold, silver coins and jewelry left.

Even Lin Long and Xiao Sanlang were not treated differently and each of them could choose two.

This good news made everyone so happy that they no longer cared about the dazzling jewels.

Wu ran forward first: "Great! I've been eyeing a golden crown for a long time."

"No matter how heavy it is, it's not as heavy as the gold ingots." Xiao Laoer felt that his wife's brain was not very good, and told his two sons: "Don't learn from your mother, you follow your father to get the gold ingots."

Xiao Erlang couldn't help it: "Dad, one tael of gold is worth ten taels of silver. The craftsmanship of this gold crown is expensive. It is much more cost-effective than gold ingots."

Xiao Lao Er looked at his second son and said, "So what do you think is the most valuable thing here?"

Xiao Erlang was not sure either, so he simply looked at his future sister-in-law.

Lin Xuan pointed to a vase and said, "I think that vase is pretty good, and so is that jade disk and that gold hairpin over there..."

Xiao Laoer knew his shortcomings and had little vision, so he was very receptive to advice.

And Boss Xiao also looked at Xiao Lian's mother-in-law, his own wife.

He felt that Lin Xuan was only half-baked, while Mrs. Chen was born into wealth, raised in wealth, and became even wealthier after getting married.

That's a person with keen eyesight.

Mrs. Chen had already taken a fancy to a painting, and was admiring it at the moment. Her second daughter-in-law reminded her to pick out valuable things for them: "That's the best ink, and those paintings, they are all worth a fortune." She also knew that the Xiao family might prefer gold and silver, which are universal items, so she selected several pieces of jewelry with exquisite craftsmanship.

Xiao Xiao waited until everyone had chosen their favorite items before asking everyone to sort and pack them into boxes.

Even she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: They are really bandits, they robbed everything, including medicinal materials, gold and silver jewelry, ornaments, pens, ink, calligraphy and paintings.

Unfortunately, there were too many things and they were too eye-catching, so even if she wanted to keep them all, she didn't dare.

After the five carriages were sorted and loaded, Li Yan and Boss Xiao, led a few people, escorted the carriages to the provincial capital.

But Xiao Xiao stayed temporarily because she was already married. Now her stepmother and her younger brother and sister-in-law were sick, so she had to stay and take care of them.

No matter whether it was the people from Governor Chen's Mansion or Madam Li and others, those who were unwell had all been examined by Old Master Jiang, who had prescribed medicine for them.

Fortunately, Jiang Da not only had plenty of food, but also stockpiled a lot of medicinal supplements.

Therefore, Mr. Jiang doesn’t have to worry about not having suitable medicinal materials.

Now, Old Master Jiang was personally escorting the carriage filled with medicinal herbs and precious supplements, heading straight to the provincial capital.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Madam Li coughed for a while before taking a few sips of the warm tea handed to her by the maid. She said with disgust, "What kind of quack is this? I haven't gotten better after taking medicine for several days."

Xiao Xiao was right beside the bed, and she said softly, "Mother, illness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread, you should rest more."

"I can't sleep." Mrs. Li thought of the culprit who harmed her and gnashed her teeth: "Kill those two concubines."

When she thought that the person who caused her to suffer such misfortune was her aunt whom she had never even taken seriously, she felt extremely angry.

It was said before that Jiang Da was extremely lustful, so they chose two concubines to send over.

As a result, the rumors really came true and were meant to kill them.

Therefore, when Mrs. Li heard that they were still alive, she shouted and wanted to kill them.

Xiao Xiao looked frightened: "Mother, my daughter-in-law is a law-abiding person. How can you take someone's life at will?"

When Madam Li saw her pretending to be a virtuous and law-abiding person, her eyes hurt. She simply closed her eyes and said, "Then tie him up and bring him to my bed."

When they thought about the Chen family's farm, which was occupied by Jiang Dahe and the bandits, the two concubines often took the opportunity to make things difficult for them.

Now that the situation has changed, Mrs. Li certainly wants to deal with them.

Xiao Xiao looked regretful after hearing this: "Mother, you said it a little too late. I have already sent the two concubines back to Uncle Chen's yard. It's not a good idea to ask them back now, right?"

In fact, Xiao Xiao understands both of them very well in her heart.

They were originally good girls, but Governor Chen treated them like objects and gave them away. No wonder they wanted revenge.

Furthermore, Xiao Xiao had never stayed in this farm before, nor had he become a prisoner or been troubled by others.

If it wasn't inappropriate to let them go, and if the manager from Governor Chen hadn't come to ask for them, Xiao Xiao would have wanted to give them a way out.

Mrs. Li wanted to roll her eyes after hearing this.

She said that Xiao Xiao was so hateful. Since her eldest brother wanted to take her away, she didn't tell him earlier.

Mrs. Li especially didn't want to see her at this moment.

Even if she didn't want to admit it, her eldest son and his wife did save her.

Then she had to tolerate Xiao Xiao for a while. Even if she was dissatisfied with her, she couldn't get angry. She could only turn a blind eye and try to send her away: "I want to take a break. You go check on your sister-in-law for me."

Xiao Xiao also wanted her mother-in-law to get better quickly so that she wouldn't be unable to walk around, so she immediately responded and went to another room to visit her brother's wife, Zhou. (End of this chapter)