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When the Third Master heard Ning Xu speak, he also raised his head. The three people from the Mo family were not surprised, and Concubine Bai didn't want to deal with this matter at all.

Mo Xun: "Look to your right, is there a person squatting on that rock?"

Ningxu looked to the right and saw Mo Xi leaning against a rock with a bowl of rice in his hand, eating with a sullen face.

Ningxu: "Why did she become so dead again?"

In the early days after their departure, Mo Xi couldn't stand seeing Ru Meng, a maid, sitting at the same table with them, so he would walk away with his bowl in disdain. Later, he changed his mind about Ru Meng and gradually accepted the fact that she and the Third Master were together, and they were happy every time they ate.

Now it seems that he is angry with someone at the table again.

After lunch, the Third Master asked Lady Bai to find a set of simple clothes for the woman, and sent two guards to help the woman take care of the child.

But after all, there are differences between men and women, and there are few girls in this team. Ningxu and Moxi are obviously not suitable for raising children. The most reliable one among them is probably the maid brought by Concubine Bai.

So the maidservants of Lady Bai were requisitioned to take care of the women and children. Lady Bai's carriage was also requisitioned, and except for her own people, the carriage was mostly filled with baby things.

After dinner, Ningxu went out for a walk with Mo Xun and Mo Xiao. Seeing that they were walking far away, Ningxu pulled the two people closer to her, "What happened to Mo Xi? Who offended her?"

Mo Xun: "Who dares to mess with her? She just saw how much the mother loved and cared for her baby, so she thought of the Second Madam."

Mo Xiao nodded.

"Ah?" Ning Xu was puzzled. If she remembered it, then she remembered it. Why was she still so unhappy?

Mo Xun: "You know, Mo Xi was brought up by the Second Master since she was a child, and the Second Madam didn't like her, so she lacked maternal love. Now seeing a mother who loves her child so much, who can stand it?"

Ningxu: "I thought she didn't need motherly love. She behaved like that in Prince Mo's mansion." "Hey, did the Second Madam really never care about her at all?"

Mo Xun winked at Ning Xu and said, "You care about her now? Didn't you two have a bad relationship in Prince Mo's Mansion before? Going out for a trip has eased things up a bit."

Mo Xiao nodded.

Ningxu turned her head away uncomfortably, "Well... just ask. Her personality has improved a lot now, and she doesn't target me anymore. I'll just be merciful and forgive her." Ningxu shook her shoulders with relief. After all, they were friends who had seen ghosts together.

Mo Xun and Mo Xiao smiled when they saw her like this, and then Mo Xun said seriously, "We only know that the Second Madam and the Second Master agreed to each take care of one child. The Second Madam has a perfect daughter like the Second Sister, and then looking at Mo Xi's previous appearance, everyone would make some comparisons."

Mo Xiao nodded.

Mo Xun: "As the younger generation, we can't say anything. Don't even think about it. The Second Madam treats you very well."

Ningxu continued walking. The Second Madam was really good to her, so this was something she couldn't understand. The Second Madam seemed to be good to everyone, but she just looked down on Mo Xi. It seemed that there was a reason why Mo Xi looked like that before.

It's quite pitiful...

When they were back on the road, most of the guards' horses were seized by the Mo family. The Third Master sometimes couldn't help but get off the horse to ride, and Ningxu watched everyone from outside the carriage. The guards who were forced to get off the horse couldn't sit in the carriage, so they all squeezed into the driving seat of the second carriage, which looked a bit funny.

That's why Mo Xi felt much better when he saw how funny they were.

But the good times didn't last long. There were too many uncertainties with the baby, so they had to stop and go along the way. Either the baby was hungry, or had pooped and needed a diaper change. In addition, they only had one or two camping meals a day, so the time wasted outside of traveling was even greater.

The Third Master and Mr. He were sitting in the carriage with the curtains open. Both of them were looking in the direction of travel with hesitation on their faces. Ning Xu was sitting at the window and playing with Mo Xun who was riding a horse outside.

The third master made the plan for this trip, and it was He Lao who ensured that the plan was completed. Apart from the two of them, few people determined the specific route and time regulations. The Mo family only knew that the baby delayed the trip, but they were not so anxious or resistant.

But it was different for San Ye and He Lao. If they wanted to make a topographic map of this place as planned, they had to follow the planned route completely. But according to the current progress, it would take at least twice as long as usual to get out of the mountains.

"Ugh……"

The Third Master sighed deeply.

Mr. He also had a worried look on his face.

Ningxu, who was by the window, heard the noise, pulled back her body, looked at the two people opposite and beside her, and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

The Third Master replied weakly, "There is not enough time..."

Ningxu certainly understood what the Third Master meant. She would feel uncomfortable if she sat in the carriage for too long, but seeing that everyone was actively on the road, she couldn't complain. But not complaining and not feeling the troubles around are two different things. She naturally noticed the inconvenience caused by the baby. "How about we find a town to stay and settle the girl and the child there?"

Third Master: "That's the problem. We took this road with a mission. We need to observe the ecology and climate deep in the mountains in detail so as to prepare for subsequent development. It would be best if we could draw a topographic map. This place is very far away from any town. From here to the end point, Qingcheng, there are endless mountains and no cities at all. If we want to settle them mother and son, we can only take a detour."

If they took a detour, the mapping plan would fail and all the previous mountain roads they had walked on would have been in vain.

After the Third Master finished speaking, he and Mr. He sighed in tacit understanding.

Taking a detour is not an option, so is it possible for us to just drag the team forward?

Ningxu was thinking in her heart, she originally thought that this trip was really just for fun, but she didn't expect that the Third Master came out with a mission. No wonder he sometimes drew something with a pen in the carriage, it turned out that he was drawing a map.

No town?

Ningxu: "That's not right. You said there's no town nearby. Then how did the mother and son make it into the mountain? They must have starved to death before they could meet them, right?"

Ningxu suddenly remembered that before they met the mother and son, they had been walking in the mountains for several days, right?

Third Master: “Hmm?”

Her words immediately woke up the Third Master.

"Yes, without a carriage, how did they walk for more than ten days from the nearby city to meet us?" The Third Master suddenly became clear-headed and looked at He Lao, "Have the people we sent out returned?"

Mr. He: “No reply yet.”

Ningxu: "Then the blood on that girl..." Ningxu looked at the Third Master worriedly.

How could a woman who had just given birth three months ago walk on a mountain road for more than ten days? Who was she?

Third Master: "It is almost impossible for a weak woman to walk on the mountain road, unless she had a companion before. It is possible that they were in danger, or..." In order to survive, she killed her companion...