After being exiled, the Crown Princess rose to the top by pitting the villain

Lin Zili and Yun Zhiyu's first reaction after hearing this was that there must be a trap.

If things go wrong, it will be a big trap set up for them.

Wait, this woman looks familiar. Why?

"Is it our Zhao Qing? Grandma finally sees you! Woo woo!"

"Grandma! Qing'er finally sees you. You've suffered so much!"

When Liang's "excited" voice sounded, Lin Zili glanced over for the first time, only to see that her wrinkled old face was dark red due to excitement, and the wrinkles were gathered together, which looked a bit funny no matter how you looked at it.

The acting was so good that she almost believed it.

Qi Zhaoqing is the eldest daughter of Qi Yingliang, the third wife. Qi Yingliang was born to Aunt Sun, who was raised by Qi Wenming as a concubine. Given Liang's personality, she might not have much true feelings for her own blood, let alone her illegitimate son and eldest daughter.

As for Qi Zhaoqing, compared to Liang's obvious pretense, she performed impeccably and looked like a good granddaughter who really missed her family.

But it's because it performed too well that it seems fake.

Qi Zhaoqing hurriedly got off the carriage and ran towards the Qi family's team.

She was quite a good person. When she got off the car, she asked the maid beside her to give some change to each official. Lin Zili watched from afar and estimated that each person got as much as five taels of silver, which was extremely generous.

The salaries of the officials were not that high, and because of Lin Zili's presence along the way, he could make more money than them. The officials hadn't made much, so when they saw five taels of silver, how could they not be tempted.

What's more, the people who came were from the Li family, the maternal family of the prince's favorite concubine. Even if they were not female relatives of the direct branch of the family, they were at least close to the Li family. There was no harm in making friends with them.

"I really miss my family. I wonder if I can invite the officials to our farm to rest for a night and let our family get together."

Qi Zhaoqing wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, looking like she missed her family very much.

With such a look, not to mention the officials who wanted to curry favor with him, even Zhang Dazhou and Zhou San were all moved by him and couldn't say anything to refuse.

With the addition of five taels of silver, the unintentional action eventually turned into an intentional one.

"Madam, we can't refuse your kindness, so we'll bother you."

The officials made the final decision without any discussion.

Lin Zili and Yun Zhiyu looked at each other and decided to stay put and wait and see what they were going to do.

The farm was just a few miles away, and soon the group arrived at Li's farm.

This is a wine-making farm, and the intoxicating aroma of wine is everywhere.

The aroma of the wine instantly caused a commotion among the crowd, and even the officials who tried to stop them were unable to calm them down.

Lin Zili had forgotten that one of the Li family's side branches runs a winery, and many of Ruo State's wine yeasts are produced by them. No wonder the other side branches of the Li family live in other counties, but only this branch can rely on the main branch to live. It turns out that they have their own abilities.

I hope Qi Zhaoqing doesn't do anything stupid. Otherwise, she wouldn't mind stealing their secret recipe and reselling it to make money.

"The officials' rooms are in the southeast wing, and the families in the team can only live in the big bunk beds on the farm. The farm is not big enough, so we have to inconvenience you. Zhao Qing has prepared delicious food and drinks in the evening to make up for it."

It was a rare occasion for the exiles not to have to sleep outdoors, so why would they be picky? Plus, they could have free meals, so everyone felt they had made a great deal.

For a moment, everyone thanked Qi Zhaoqing and looked at her with much more eager eyes.

In Lin Zili's words, worshiping Buddha is not that enthusiastic and sincere.

Yun Zhiyu deeply agreed with this.

Qi Zhaoqing's every move and gesture was that of a noble lady, with a gentle and humble attitude. Qi Yingliang, on the other hand, was elegant and generous. For a moment, whispers of praise came from the exile team.

However, Qi Zhaoqing seemed not to have heard their praise and remained calm and composed. Qi Yingliang also stood at the back in a low-key manner without any extra expression.

When Liang heard everyone's praise, her expression became a little subtle.

In Lin Ziri's words, it is both ugly and beautiful.

But Liang managed to hold it in, acting as happy as if she was praising her own granddaughter.

"You sir, please go back to your room and take a rest. Dinner will be ready soon."

After Qi Zhaoqing finished speaking, he bowed and left. He didn't even look at Lin Zili the whole time, and even seemed to be avoiding her.

Qi Zhaoqing was so pretentious, how could she not say hello to her? This was not in line with her personality.

To sum up, Lin Zili can be completely sure that there is definitely something fishy going on tonight.

Lin Zili and Yun Zhiyu were not afraid at all. Only when there is a crisis does there come an opportunity to cheat others.

"Mr. Yun and Mrs. Yun, are you going to the streets to buy supplies?"

Just when everyone was dispersing to rest, Zhou San came to Yun Zhiyu and Lin Zili and asked.

The two of them thought they would not have to go out on the streets. After all, according to Qi Zhaoqing's face-saving skills, he would definitely prepare food for the journey tomorrow.

"That's theirs. Zhang Da and I will buy it ourselves."

This surprised the two of them.

Before this, although Zhou San and Zhang Da disdained some of the behaviors of the other officers, they basically would not confront them so blatantly.

"Brother Li is right. We should have a conscience. Zhang Da and I are alone. Since you and Madam saved us, you are our brothers' reborn parents. We will obey your orders from now on."

He and Zhang Da also made plans that after this mission was over, they would go back and resign, and then come to the north to find the Yun family.

"It was just a piece of cake to fight the wolves and save the official Zhou Zhang that day. Zhiyu does not need any reward from you. All you need is that you can provide more convenience to our Yun family on the road in the future."

Yun Zhiyu didn't dare to accept the so-called life-saving grace casually. The situation in the north was unclear, and his father's whereabouts had not been found yet. He couldn't allow anyone from the capital to stay with him.

"We'll discuss this later. Why don't we go to the street and buy the necessary supplies first?"

Zhou San knew that Yun Zhiyu didn't believe him, but he didn't force him. He thought that time would tell and there would always be a chance for him to understand him in the future.

The other families had no intention of purchasing supplies. They all wanted to stick closely to the Li family. This was also good. There were fewer people and things would be more convenient. They just needed to get Zhou San away.

As the three of them left the manor, Lin Zili spotted Qi Zhaoqing's personal maid and two men dressed as Taoists entering the manor from the other side, looking very sneaky.

To be honest, this Taoist priest is not even as good as the one in the previous village. Maybe it’s because of the different price and the difference in actors.

Lin Zili tugged at the sleeve of Yun Zhiyu beside him, motioning him to look over.

Yun Zhiyu: This Taoist priest has a bit of a bandit vibe.

Lin Zili: I think so too.

Lin Zili knew what the bandit-like Taoist priest was invited to do. It was simply to drive away the ghost that was borrowing her life.

Tsk, would she be afraid?