Chapter 234: Chapter 230: Acting (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

Translator: 549690339

With this realization, as if a pathway opened throughout her body, as if she had opened up her governor and conception vessels, Yingbao felt a sense of clarity.

Damn it, so that’s why.

No wonder Xiao Mo inexplicably included Chen Tiantian, it must have been someone’s request.

This person must be Chen Tiantian’s stepfather.

The only person who could ask her stepfather for help was Chen Tiantian’s biological mother Han Yueniang.

But what is unknown is why Xiao Mo didn’t take her back to Prefecture City to find her biological mother, the Han Family, but instead went to Beijing with them.

Unable to figure out the reason, Yingbao stopped pondering over it. She closed her eyes, looking around her cave for things that could relieve the heat.

It’s June now, the hottest month of the year.

The carriage they were in felt like a steamer, even when the front curtains were lifted by Chuniang, it was still unbearably hot.

“Mother, are you thirsty?” Yingbao saw her mother’s forehead covered with sweat and handed her a cotton handkerchief to wipe it.

Chuniang took the handkerchief from Yingbao and shook her head, “I’m not thirsty”.

In fact, she was thirsty. However, they were on the move, and she didn’t want to ask someone to stop the carriage from moving just to get water.

Yingbao did not believe it. She rummaged through her large bundle and pulled out a long bamboo tube.

Both ends of the bamboo tube were sealed and attached with a small slim piece of bamboo.

“There’s water in this, mother, you drink”. Yingbao handed the bamboo tube to her mother, pointing to the piece of bamboo, “Just suck it up.”

Her mother receieved the bamboo tube and followed her daughter’s advice and sucked on it, experiencing the cool water gushing into her mouth.

After a few sips, Chuniang offered it back to her daugther, “You have some too.”

YingBao shook her head, pulling out another identical bamboo tube from her large bundle, “I have my own. You keep that one.”

She had many bamboo tubes in her cave not only filled with water but also with a bit of Wudingzhi.

By evening, the caravan arrived at a relay station.

Xiao Mo’s soldiers presented the paper of Wan Die to register, and only then were the large doors of the relay station slowly opened.

This relay station is very large and divided into many courtyards.

Xiao Mo’s team was led into one of the medium-sized courtyards.

Yingbao and her mother got down from the carriage and looked around.

The inn was neatly arranged, all the buildings were of green bricks, with carved beams, painted pillars, overhanging eaves and arches, with a strong feeling of grandeur.

They were arranged in a spacious room with four narrow beds arranged against the wall.

Yingbao and her mother each claimed a bed and placed their large bundle on it.

Chen Tiantian and Ahzhao also entered, each holding a small bundle, looking pitiful.

“Aunt Jiang,” Chen Tiantian greeted Chuniang with a smile.

Chuniang nodded at the two of them and didn’t say anything.

Ahzhao, however, looked glum and was preoccupied, sorting through her bundle on her bed.

Not long after, the station soldiers brought food.

A pot of tofu vegetable soup, eight steamed buns, four empty bowls and four pairs of chopsticks.

This was their dinner, the same as those soldiers.

Yingbao took a pottery bowl and spooned in some soup for her mother, and also spooned a bowl for herself, took four steamed buns. Mother and daughter sat on the edge of their bed starting to eat.

Chen Tiantian also served herself a bowl and took a steamed bun and handed it to Ahzhao, “Hurry and eat. We have to travel again tomorrow.”

“Stop pretending!” Ahzhao swatted away the bowl, pointing at her, “If you want to go to Beijing, just go by yourself! Why are you dragging me along? You want to make me your maid, don’t you?”

The pottery bowl crashed to the floor, shattering into pieces. The soup, green vegetables, and tofu spilled everywhere.

With a hurt expression, Chen Tiantian said, “Ahzhao, I did this all for you. How could you say that about me?”

“Shut up!” Ahzhao wiped her face with her sleeve, “I’ve told you! My mother has just died, and my little brother is still young and can’t be left alone! But you still told that man that you want company. Chen Tiantian, you did it on purpose! You did this on purpose to upset me, didn’t you!”

Chen Tiantian: “Ahzhao, how could you talk about me like this? I just saw you looking gloomy, so I wanted to take you to Beijing to broaden your horizons…”

“Shut up! I don’t want to hear another word from you!” Chen Zhao shouted angrily, not waiting for her to finish, he turned and left the room to fetch water and wash up.

Sitting on the horse carriage all day, Chen Zhao felt like he was being steamed dry, if he didn’t wash up and cool down soon, he thought he might faint.

Yingbao watched their drama enthusiastically while eating her meal.

In her previous life, Chen Tiantian was just like this, causing unhappiness under the pretense of good intentions.

And the reason why Chen Zhao’s relationship with Chen Tiantian was sometimes good and sometimes bad was also because of this.

When they got along, they could unite against outsiders, but when they quarreled, they attacked each other.

Well, it’s a bit like they love each other as much as they want to kill each other.

After eating, Chunniang took Yingbao to fetch water for cleaning and then lay on the bed to rest.

While she was half asleep, Yingbao felt someone watching her.

She suddenly turned around and saw a person standing at the head of the bed, her hair in disarray, looking particularly eerie under the moonlight.

Yingbao quickly picked something up and threw it at her.

“Ah!” Chen Tiantian screamed, squatting down holding her forehead.

Chunniang was startled awake, and quickly took out the fire starter to light the oil lamp.

She saw Chen Tiantian squatting on the ground crying with a face full of blood.

“What happened?” Chunniang glanced at the broken porcelain on the ground, then looked at her daughter.

Yingbao suddenly threw herself into Chunniang’s arms, bawling, “Mom! There’s a ghost! I’m so scared!”

Humph! Anyone can act!

Chunniang was frightened and held her daughter tightly, comforting her: “Don’t be afraid, Baobao, there’s no ghost.”

Then she glared fiercely at Chen Tiantian: “Why did you get up in the middle of the night and run to my daughter’s bed? Are you trying to harm people?”

Chen Tiantian was a bit flustered, and when she touched her broken forehead and realized that a lot of blood was flowing, she got scared, “I didn’t…”

At this moment, someone outside knocked on the door: “What happened?”

As soon as Yingbao heard people coming, she cried even harder: “Ahhh! There’s a female ghost! I’m scared!”

It would be best to keep Chen Tiantian away from her in the future, so she wouldn’t have to be on guard against her all the time.

The door was kicked open and several soldiers rushed in, followed by Xiao Mo.

He immediately saw Chen Tiantian, kneeling on the ground with a face full of blood, and Yingbao crying incessantly, frowning.

“What happened?” He looked at everyone in the room.

Holding her daughter tightly, Chunniang said resentfully, “You ask her! Why didn’t she sleep in the middle of the night and ran to my daughter’s bed! Is she trying to harm people?”

Chen Tiantian defended herself while holding her forehead: “I, I just saw Yingbao’s blanket fall off and wanted to help her…”

“You’re lying! My blanket didn’t fall!” Yingbao cried even louder, “I want to go home! Waaah! So scary! She pretended to be a ghost to scare me! I don’t want to see her anymore…”

Xiao Mo stared at Chen Tiantian suspiciously, “Tell the truth! Why did you get up in the middle of the night and run to Yingbao’s bed?”

Chen Tiantian covered her face and wept, “I, I don’t know…” She then fell to the ground, pretending to faint.

Yingbao watched it all clearly, if it wasn’t for her mother holding her tightly, she would have jumped off the bed and kicked her a couple of times.

What a drama queen she is! She would have wasted her talents if she didn’t go perform in a drama!

Seeing the situation, Xiao Mo immediately ordered someone to carry Chen Tiantian out of the room and find the doctor.

He turned around and instructed Chen Zhao, “You go and take care of Chen Tiantian.” His tone left no room for refusal.

Chen Zhao dared not disobey and hurriedly put on his shoes to follow. In his heart, he secretly cursed Chen Tiantian, thinking she was a jinx.

She didn’t sleep in the middle of the night and went to the Jiang’s child’s room, was she trying to steal something, like last time?

Alas, he thought himself so unlucky, being tied to such a dishonest girl, he felt helpless to get rid of her.