Shen Jun put his hands on her shoulders and asked her to look directly at him, "We are a family. No matter what happens, I will face it with you."
Shen Qingqian also said: "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, if you have anything to do, just say it. Although our family is still a prisoner, the general has said that we will no longer be treated like a prisoner in the future."
She thought Mrs. Xiao was worried about this, so she mentioned it.
Mrs. Xiao was delighted when she heard this, "Really? That's great!"
After she finished speaking, she thought of something and her joy faded again, "But...well, go in first, you will understand after seeing it."
Shen Qingqian looked at Shen Jun. He shook his head and motioned for Shen Qingqian to follow.
Shan Mancheng walked at the end, and he was the only one carefully observing the surrounding environment.
This alley is incompatible with the streets outside. The houses on both sides are dilapidated and the corridor in the middle is full of potholes. At first glance, it doesn't look like a place where ordinary people live.
When she arrived at the place, Ms. Xiao pushed open a shaky door and went in.
When Shen Yao, who was in Shen Qingqian's arms, saw the alley, her whole body tightened and she hugged Shen Qingqian's neck without letting go.
"Old lady, madam, I'm back." Mrs. Xiao's voice was particularly clear in the small courtyard.
Two boys ran out of the house. They looked to be only six or seven years old. They went straight to Mrs. Xiao, hugged her legs and said hurriedly: "Aunt Xiao, is there anything to eat?"
"...No." Mrs. Xiao was a little embarrassed and turned back to look at Shen Jun, "Brother Jun, do you have food with you?"
Shen Jun quickly took out the buns he bought before. They were already a little cold and squashed along the way, "That's all."
"There are buns! Brother, get them to grandma and mother quickly!"
The two boys took the buns and ran into the house.
Shen Jun and Shen Qingqian were confused.
"Yuanyuan, this is..."
Mrs. Xiao lowered her eyes and said, "In the room are the old lady of the Lin family of Duke Fu, the wife of Duke Fu, and a few concubine children of the Lin family..."
"Fu Guogong?" Shen Jun looked confused.
Shen Qingqian heard this and suddenly said: "Isn't Duke Fu missing?"
She learned many things from Shengze that outsiders didn't know. For example, Duke Fu disappeared when the imperial army was defeated. It was said that the imperial court was still looking for the Lin family.
But why are Fu Guogong's mother and first wife, as well as the Lin family's concubine children, in northern Hubei?
Mrs. Xiao gave a rare sarcastic smile, "He was afraid of death, so he ran away, but the old lady who helped him divert the court's pursuers can no longer appear openly in front of others."
It was precisely because of this that Mrs. Lin changed the route halfway and took the group of them to northern Hubei via a detour.
But they were unlucky. Just a few days before arriving in northern Hubei, they were robbed by a group of bandits. Originally, there were several bastards from the Lin family in this team. After this, all the adult men in the team were Gone.
Mrs. Xiao still remembers how frightened the remaining orphans and widows were at that time. They rushed all night without their lives, and walked for three days and three nights before they arrived outside the city of Northern Hubei.
At that time, King Zhao had withdrawn his troops, and the interrogation of refugees in northern Hubei was still very strict. Mrs. Lin lost most of the remaining silver before she could enter the city.
Without money, they could only find places like this alley to stay.
The remaining money was spent within a few days, but just then Mrs. Lin fell ill again, making things worse for them.
Mrs. Xiao went out today just to find something to eat. Unexpectedly, she didn't find anything to eat, but she ran into Zhang Dong.
After hearing what Mrs. Xiao said, Shen Qingqian felt sad and at the same time had to say something pertinent, the Lin family was so unlucky!
