Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 571: The Bandits Are Here!

The voice from the Political Affairs Hall represents not only the intentions of a few Prime Ministers but also the Emperor, and the trend of the upcoming court situation.

Currently, some petty people are trying to smear Li Qingmu, and these ministers should voice out to deter these insignificant individuals so as not to dishearten loyal subjects.

"That Mr. Li is sincere and honest. For the sake of the Dazhou Dynasty, he’s been worrying himself sick, causing his health to decline. I must visit him soon!"

After the court adjourned, at the entrance of the Political Affairs Hall, Cui Yuanhe said this to Di Jing, and these words were quickly spread by those with intent.

Quickly, those restless voices outside disappeared instantly.

At the Li Mansion, when Long Yue heard about this, she was both amused and exasperated. Looking at the boxes of medicinal herbs on the table, she felt Li Qingmu deserved the reputation!

Just think, even the Imperial Family, princes, and grandsons don’t enjoy such treatment. As a minister, what virtue does he have to deserve this?

"What do you think, what would Consort Li and the others be thinking?"

Long Yue squinted her eyes and teased the man beside her.

Li Qingmu’s face was expressionless: "I don’t know!"

Ha, this troublesome man is so tight-lipped!

"Wah, wah—"

Little Rui’er beside them cried again. Every time his parents quarrel or make noise, he is the first to feel it and starts wailing, making everyone annoyed and restless!

"Hush, don’t cry. Ah, this child must be starving. Did you make him rice porridge this morning?"

The little guy is now five months old, about to be weaned, and starting to need various supplementary foods. Soft, sweet porridge is most suitable for children.

Li Qingmu paused, shook his head: "Forgot."

Long Yue wanted to hit him. No wonder the child kept crying endlessly. Does this man even have a heart?

Little did she know, she forgot too.

After complaining about her man, Long Yue’s mood was surprisingly good, and she turned to make minced meat for the child.

Ordinary families simply can’t afford minced meat, let alone minced meat, even lower-quality meat is hard to come by. Li Qingmu recalled when he was young, being able to eat some rice bran was considered not easy. This child was born into a good family.

"Wealth is fundamental to the nation. If the country is unstable, how can the family be maintained? External interference must be preceded by internal stability. Now that the court is in turmoil, but I can only sit idly at home..."

Li Qingmu glanced at his son who was crying incessantly beside him, his gaze softening.

To give the child a stable living condition and enjoy a life of wealth and peace, the first thing is to help Dazhou drive away those insignificant individuals coveting the Dazhou Dynasty!

The court has been purged. Next is the people. Hopefully, the actions on the Yulong Pavilion side will go smoothly.

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"Go, quickly go! These are medicinal herbs being sent to Kaiyang County; they are very important. You need to keep a close watch, and also be mindful of any potential spies around, understand?"

On a winding mountain road, Cao Xiao led the way, accompanied by a team of twelve Cao Family Army. Behind them was a troop helping escort this batch of medicinal herbs, with some Imperial Army among them.

This lineup is quite formidable, showing just how much the court values this batch of medicinal herbs.

After all, there is indeed a lot of medicinal herbs here. Cao Xiao emptied three warehouses, herbs beyond count. If anything were to happen, it would be an incalculable loss to both the court and the disaster victims.

Therefore, when Cao Xiao took these herbs out from the pharmacy, Qi Yun made him responsible for the escort, as a sign of trust but equally, it is also a test.

If successful, he would have made great contributions. But if it failed, he would be held accountable.

So Cao Xiao was internally anxious, but he had to stay vigilant because he suspected that such a large amount of grains would surely invite envy, with people possibly intercepting them en route.

This seemed a bit fantastical, but in actuality, it was not implausible at all.

Man’s heart is unpredictable, and there are too many bad people. Those people only prioritize interests, why would they place the court and people’s interests first?

Cao Xiao mulled over these issues while transporting grains, so he tried to choose the safest route as much as possible.

But here, they had to pass through this way because other places had even more rugged mountain roads, which would not only extend transport time but could also encounter packs of wolves and leopards, making it even more troublesome.

"Junior Captain, rest assured, we understand, and will definitely transport this batch of medicinal herbs safely to the disaster area."

"Exactly, besides, we have so many people escorting, how could anything go wrong? Haha, right?"

A Little Leader in the Imperial Army laughed heartily, looking very confident.

"Great, everyone, keep it up, move faster, we must quickly cross this mountain top. Ahead is flat terrain, and then we don’t have to worry about someone intercepting the goods!"

Another leader said and then himself sped up, pulling the cart forward.

The soldiers behind were all inspired and quickened their steps.

In the mountain forest, birds’ chirping sounded one after another, occasionally with wafts of fragrance, the air was fresh and pleasant, but they had no mind to enjoy the scenery along the way, only focused on hurrying.

Quick, quick, quick! Must be quick!

"Shasha..."

Suddenly, a hoarse sound came from a side of the forest, Cao Xiao’s steps paused, and his face changed slightly.

"Watch out for an ambush!"

As a military general, he was very sensitive to this Qi Element perception and immediately sensed something wrong, thus cautioning everyone to be careful.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, countless arrows were shot out from the surrounding forest, densely packed, blotting out the sky, as if to completely engulf them!

"Protect the medicinal herbs, protect the medicinal herbs, quickly, follow me, charge through!"

Cao Xiao drew his long blade, shouted loudly, and charged forward first.

As a leader, leading by example can ignite the soldiers’ blood and passion, so these soldiers all charged forward to hack and slash at the black-clad people in the woods.

However, there were too many black-clad people, wave after wave appeared. Cao Xiao estimated there were at least a hundred people, and these were all experts, making it hard for the escorting soldiers to match them. Soon, they were put on the defensive.

"Junior Captain, it won’t work if it continues like this, you must leave, report the situation here to the court, quickly go!"

Several soldiers surrounded Cao Xiao, fighting fiercely and escorting him out of the encirclement.

"No, if these medicinal herbs are taken, how can I explain to Yue’er, how can I explain to His Majesty the Emperor? If the goods are lost, I shall also be lost!"

Cao Xiao shouted loudly, intending to perish together with the enemy!

Several guards were furious but also slightly gratified. At least it was worth risking their lives for this leader.

They glanced at each other, and before Cao Xiao could charge forward again, one of them suddenly sliced at his neck with a hand.

Cao Xiao’s body stiffened, looking at them with eyes filled with disbelief, then collapsed with a thud, unconscious.

"Hurry, take the Junior Captain away! There’s no time, go quickly, we will cover the rear!"

Immediately, these few men carried Cao Xiao and fled frantically.