PFC Chapter 466 Ancient Natural Disasters 6
Chapter 466 Ancient Natural Disasters 6
Seeing her actions, Xu Qingyu walked over and asked, "Sister-in-law, are we going to pick up so many?"
"Well, we'll start a fire to cook later, and we'll need to warm ourselves by the fire to sleep tonight. It would be best if we could have a hot meal before we set off again tomorrow morning. This isn't enough."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyu didn't say anything more and silently sped up her pace.
The two picked up the items in opposite directions, so they walked further and further away.
Du Yulan was focused on her work when she suddenly heard a commotion coming from her sister-in-law's house. Worried that something might have happened, she grabbed some hay and headed over there.
As I walked over, I saw that there were people all around, watching the commotion from afar.
Then, seeing the scene of two people facing off under everyone's gaze, the eldest sister-in-law was standing in front of the female lead, Ye Baiwei, who seemed to be arguing with the person opposite her.
The two women opposite her appeared to be around the same age. Based on the original owner's memories, she recognized them as the legitimate and illegitimate daughters of the Vice Minister of War.
Their family was exiled entirely because they were implicated in the false accusation that the sixth prince was plotting a rebellion. The emperor wanted to take the opportunity to replace his own people in the court, so naturally he had to remove them from power.
The Minister of War was originally going to be punished, but he directly pushed out the Vice Minister of War to take the blame and flattered the Emperor to express his loyalty, thus escaping punishment.
Ye Baiwei: "I saw with my own eyes you take away the hay that my cousin-in-law had prepared. Bring it back to me."
In the story, Sikong Yuan's two cousins are both good people, which is why she stepped forward to help.
As the eldest daughter of a former Vice Minister of War, Xiao Rong was rather spoiled and arrogant.
"You say you saw it, but where's the evidence? Even if you're the Sixth Prince's consort, you can't just ignore the evidence. Oh, I forgot, there's no Sixth Prince's consort anymore."
As she spoke, her eyes were filled with mockery and disdain.
Given the current situation, no one would dare to testify for the two of them. Although the Vice Minister of War and his family had also been exiled, no one would dare to directly offend them.
The families implicated by the Sixth Prince actually harbored some resentment in private, and they were even less likely to come out and help.
Xiao Wan, the second daughter born out of wedlock, chimed in, "The sixth prince has become a commoner, so why are you still putting on airs like a princess consort? Are you trying to frame us?"
"Forget it, it's just a handful of hay." Xu Qingyu pulled Ye Baiwei back from arguing.
She didn't want her to get into trouble because of her.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Rong's expression became even more smug: "The First Madam of the Situ family is indeed sensible. Some people, after being a prince's consort for a day, still think they are. Let's go."
After saying that, she turned and left, looking as if she had won a battle.
"Yes, eldest sister." Xiao Wan quickly followed.
Ye Baiwei and Xu Qingyu, who remained where they were, looked at the two men's retreating figures with rather unpleasant expressions.
Du Yulan watched the whole thing from behind, and she moved the fingers of her free left hand.
Suddenly, everyone noticed that Xiao Rong and Xiao Wan, who were walking in front, seemed to have tripped over something and fell to the ground.
"Ouch, what tripped me up?" Xiao Rong got up angrily, her head and clothes covered in dust and hay.
Xiao Wan helped her up: "Big sister, I tripped too!"
The two women probably felt ashamed and left in a hurry, even abandoning the hay that Xu Qingyu had just picked up.
Seeing their disheveled appearance after falling flat on their faces was a stark contrast to their smug demeanor just moments before.
Ye Baiwei and Xu Qingyu felt refreshed and happy to see them suffer.
Du Yulan smiled slightly before walking over: "Sister-in-law, the Sixth Prince's Consort."
"Sister-in-law, oh dear, I completely forgot about the important matter. Are you all getting impatient?"
They were so angry with those two that they forgot their families were waiting for them to come home.
"It's nothing, it's only been a short while."
Ye Baiwei looked at Du Yulan with a hint of curiosity: "You don't need to call me that. I'm no longer the Sixth Prince's Consort."
Du Yulan knew this too; she was just being polite, after all, the Sixth Prince was now a commoner: "Alright, Miss Ye."
"No need to be so polite, just call me by my name, you can call me Bai Wei."
"Okay, Bai Wei."
"Then I'll call you by your name too. Your name is Yu Lan, right?"
"Ah."
"Yu Lan, it's so cold now, do you know what air conditioning is?" Ye Baiwei suddenly asked.
Du Yulan feigned confusion at the opportune moment, glancing at Xu Qingyu as if asking, "What is an air conditioner?"
She didn't intend to reveal it, after all, her situation was different from Ye Baiwei's, and she was too lazy to find a reason to explain.
Xu Qingyu was also puzzled and shook her head, saying, "I've never heard of it either."
Seeing that Du Yulan's expression didn't seem fake, Ye Baiwei pondered for a moment, wondering if she was overthinking things.
She did suspect that she was also from another time, but now she wasn't so sure.
He thought the plot might have changed because of his arrival, creating a butterfly effect.
"Bai Wei, what kind of air conditioner are you talking about? Does it have anything to do with the cold weather?" Xu Qingyu asked when she saw that Bai Wei didn't answer.
Ye Baiwei snapped out of her reverie and shook her head, saying, "No, I've only heard people mention it, but I don't know what it is."
"Oh, I see. We should head back now. Would you like to come back with us and sit for a while?"
"No, we're not far apart. I've been out for a while now. Sister-in-law, goodbye Yulan."
Xu Qingyu replied to her, and Du Yulan simply nodded.
After everyone left, Xu Qingyu hurriedly picked up the hay that the two sisters had taken from her earlier: "Sister-in-law, let's go back too."
"it is good."
As the two were walking towards their lodgings for the night, they saw Situ Xiu, who had come looking for them.
He wore a long, cross-collar cotton coat, had a slender figure, and his peach blossom eyes were naturally bright and gentle when he looked at people. He was handsome.
That's right, Situ Xiu is the kind of handsome man with a classical style. He has fair skin, pink eyes, and a very charming smile.
He walked over and first called out "Sister-in-law" before looking at Du Yulan: "Why did you take so long? Are you alright?"
Du Yulan shook her head, and Situ Xiu reached out his hand: "Give it to me, I'll hug you."
She didn't refuse and handed him the hay in her hand.
Remembering there were other people around, Situ Xiu suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Sister-in-law, give me yours too."
Xu Qingyu smiled and said, "No need, I'll go back first, you can take your time."
After saying that, she quickened her pace and went back.
Situ Xiu glanced at Du Yulan, who was smiling at him. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "W-what's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Du Yulan shook her head, looked away, and asked, "Is the fire ready?"
"Okay, the porridge is cooking. Are you hungry?"
"A little. Aren't you hungry after traveling all day?"
Situ Xiu nodded honestly: "Hungry, but I can still bear it."
The two women talked as they returned to their place.
Porridge was cooking in a pot, and everyone sat around it. The fire drove away the cold, and the aroma of rice filled the air, making them all hungry after a long day's journey.