Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 10.1

Chapter 10.1
Save Me!

Liu Xiniang shouted absurdity, and soon, the jailers arrived. After some questioning, they took Liu Xiniang away.

After Xiniang left, Luo Wanqing stood alone in the empty dungeon. She realized that this place turned out to be so big and so quiet. This silence nearly suffocates Luo Wanqing. She didn’t know how long it had been before someone finally came and said icily, “Luo Wanqing, today you should leave for Lingnan. Come up.”

Luo Wanqing trekked across the water and climbed up. During these ten days, her agility and muscle strength had improved. She climbed out of the water effortlessly and then followed the jailer outside.

The jailer rambled on, instructing her on the matters of exile, and took her to change into the prison clothes worn by exiled prisoners before leading her to the prison lobby.

Numerous people left for Lingnan together this time. The imperial court cleaned up the case of private salt and arrested many people in Jiangnan.

Luo Wanqing came close to the prison lobby and heard the clamor of people. Men and women prisoners were all mixed. Many people were searching for their scattered relatives. Luo Wanqing saw Yao Zelan and Su Hui with Luo Qingshui at a glance, hurriedly rushed over and said urgently, “Mother, sister-in-law!”

Yao Zelan and Su Hui had both changed into their prison uniforms. When they saw Luo Wanqing, Yao Zelan hurriedly went forward and looked up and down, ”Wanqing, are you alright? I heard them say you fought again in the dungeon and that they locked you up until now. I’ve been worrying about you every day, you ……”

“I’m fine.” Luo Wanqing calmed Yao Zelan and laughed, “Aren’t I here? Where’s brother?”

Looking around, she began to search for her brother, Luo Shangchun.
Seeing that she wasn’t in any serious trouble, Yao Zelan also started searching for his son, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.

They looked around before they heard a familiar loud call, “Mother! Ah Hui! Wenshui! Wanqing!”

The other party called out four people in a row, and Luo Wanqing, Yao Zelan, and the others turned around together to see a youth covered in wounds poking through the crowd, looking at them with delight. This youth looked tall and thin. His appearance was similar to Luo Wanqing. He looked scholarly and extremely well-born.

“Father!” Luo Wenshui was the first to react, breaking away from Su Hui’s arms and rushing towards the other party.

Su Hui hurriedly followed her. Luo Shangchun crowded towards them, bending down to carry Luo Wenshui into his arms, then turning his head to look at Su Hui and the others. He glanced at the family. He had a lot to say, but when he heard Luo Wenshui’s query, “Father, why are your eyes red?” He didn’t dare to ask again. He wiped his tears in a sorry state and said in a bitter-sweet way, “Finally, I’ve seen you all. Let’s walk together on this journey and treat it as a trekking.”

“You can even say this.” Su Hui lowered her head and wiped her tears, “No seriousness.”

“I’m just taking things as they come,” Luo Shangchun didn’t mention Luo Qushu, only twisting his head to joke with Luo Qishui, “Father is here. Is Qishui happy?”

“Happy!” Luo Qingshui raised her hands. Then, she felt like falling down and hurriedly hugged Luo Shangchun tightly.

Luo Shangchun hugged his daughter and kissed her, turning his head to look at Luo Wanqing and Yao Zelan, looking at the two people’s appearance, his eyes moved slightly.

“Son is unfilial,” Luo Shangchun hoarsely bowed his head, “I let mother suffer.”

“How can you be blamed for this?” Yao Zelan shook her head.

Luo Shangchun turned his head to look at the bandaged Luo Wanqing, seemingly unable to bear it but afraid to ask. “Younger sister, brother is here.”

“I’m fine.” Luo Wanqing could see the worry in Luo Shangchun’s eyes and said gently, “Line up first.”

The jailers greeted everyone as they walked towards the tents where they would be getting checked. Every prisoner needs to have their body inspected before they exit the prison.

Luo Wanqing let Yao Zelan, Su Hui, and Luo Qingshui walk in front. She and Luo Shangchun walked at the back. As the two siblings walked side by side, Luo Shangchun looked up at Yao Zelan and then back to Luo Wanqing, hesitating for a long time before whispering, “I’ve heard about Jiang Shaoyan’s matter ……”

“Brother,” Luo Wanqing knew what Luo Shangchun wanted to say. She interrupted him and gently urged, “You’ll be the one who takes care of mother and sister-in-law in the Luo family in the future. You can’t just focus on your studies anymore. You need to be more resourceful.”

The news of Luo Qushu’s death had not spread yet, so Luo Wanqing did not tell Luo Shangchun directly. Luo Shangchun only knew that they would behead his father in the fall. He wasn’t surprised. He only wondered, “Why have you grown so much older? Were you bullied?”
Such concern caused Luo Wanqing’s body to tremble involuntarily and her eyes sour. But she restrained her emotions and only said, “Mother has a leg problem and feels swollen every night. You should pay attention to keeping her warm and give her a massage before she goes to bed. She will be much more comfortable.”

Luo Shangchun froze. He used to pay little attention to the details of the family. The imperial examinations were difficult, and he was preoccupied with studying. Now that he heard Luo Wanqing suddenly mention it, he felt he should care about it. He nodded and said, “I know, in the future, I’ll learn more.”

“Sister-in-law often works on accounts. Her cervical blood vessels are not smooth, so she’s prone to headaches. If you have time, you should massage her more.”

“Although Wenshui is young, don’t limit her as a daughter. If she can learn martial arts, she should learn some.”

“Being a family, to be able to be together is the most important. Don’t put other things, such as name and honor, in the heart. Brother, you should take good care of our Mother and Sister-in-law. Put them first in everything …….” Luo Wanqing lowered her voice and carefully instructed all the details she could think of.