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Chapter 607 I hope you're not the traitor.

All three knew that Xiangyang was the least suspicious. The other two had gone with Ling Silang this time, and they were given to them by Lord Wen. Ling Silang trusted them a lot. If either of them did something bad, the whole group that went out this time could be wiped out.

The more she thought about it, the more anxious Du Mingxian became, not knowing what to do.

"Madam, Madam?" Xiangyang sensed that Du Mingxian was preoccupied and seemed lost in thought, so he called out softly twice.

Du Mingxian snapped out of her daze. "What's wrong?"

"Madam, has something happened? We've been serving you and the master for over a year, and we've never seen you ask us about our past."

“Yes, there is a traitor among you.” Du Mingxian stared intently at Xiang Yang as she spoke, trying to gauge her expression.

She looked at Du Mingxian with a surprised expression, "Madam, this... Madam." For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

Just then, Xia Yu returned, carrying two water pouches and two oil paper packages. After dismounting, she handed one of the water pouches to Du Mingxian, who was breastfeeding her child, saying, "Madam, this is hot water. Please drink some."

"Ah."

"There's a small town ahead. I bought a few freshly steamed buns; other food is hard to carry."

"Steamed buns will do," Du Mingxian said, glancing at the food. "You two eat first."

Xiang Yang didn't know what kind of expression to make. Du Mingxian glanced at her and said calmly, "Let's eat first."

Xia Yu sensed that something was wrong, but didn't say anything. She simply opened the oil paper package and handed the buns to Xiang Yang.

The two of them were eating, and Du Mingxian was still sitting and breastfeeding, but her mouth was not idle either. "Princess Tapo said that there is a traitor among us, and he is from the capital. I thought about it and couldn't think of anyone who is suspicious."

“But she said that they already know that my child was not adopted from outside, but was born to me. Very few people know that I gave birth to the child, so now everyone who knows about this is a suspect.”

Xia Yu ate her steamed buns calmly, without much reaction, since she was there when Princess Tharpo said those words.

Xiangyang seemed to realize something, "Madam, is it possible that this princess is deceiving you? Trying to sow discord between you and your loyal subordinates?"

Du Mingxian shook her head. "Other things could be considered instigation, but when it comes to the child, very few people know the truth. Who would know?"

Xiang Yang remained silent, quietly eating his steamed bun. Du Mingxian spoke up, saying, "We need to rush over there to stop them. Xiang Guang and the coachman are both suspects, and they've been following the adults around the whole time, so it's hard to feel at ease with them."

"Madam, let's rest for a bit and then hurry on our way. We should be there by tonight."

"Yes, you'll have to work hard today."

Du Mingxian had finished feeding the baby. An'an was very well-behaved, looking around with his eyes open, showing only curiosity about the unfamiliar environment. She put a straw mat underneath him, opened the swaddle and changed An'an's diaper. Since he was looking around, she didn't pick him up.

Xiang Yang and Xia Yu didn't dare to go up and hug the child directly.

"Give me a handwashing."

Xiangyang opened the water bag and rinsed Du Mingxian's hands before she started eating her steamed buns. After a quick meal, An'an felt sleepy, so Du Mingxian picked him up and said, "I'm going to take care of something in the woods. You guys go too, and we'll meet up here in a bit."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian turned and walked inside, while Xiang Yang took the initiative to say to Xia Yu, "There's a traitor among us from the Wen family. Everyone is a suspect. Xia Yu, I've been with you recently, so it'll be a good testimonial."

Xia Yu glanced at her, and without hesitation, nodded gently, "Okay, let's go together. I hope that traitor isn't you."

Xiangyang didn't know how to explain, "I've been happy ever since I started following Madam, and I never thought of betraying her. But I never expected... something like this would happen. I'm heartbroken."

"Let's go, lest the lady come back and can't find us."

Du Mingxian found a place, went into the space to take care of her bodily needs, glanced at the child, drank some hot soup, and then slowly came out of the space. When she got outside, she saw Xia Yu and Xiang Yang already waiting for her.

Holding the fake baby in swaddling clothes, they mounted the horse and galloped forward.

She didn't get much rest throughout the day, only stopping to rest when An'an woke up and needed to be fed.

They stopped several times along the way. Perhaps An'an was used to the feeling of being in his own space from birth. Also, most children nowadays sleep most of the time, so he was particularly well-behaved in his own space. Even when he woke up, if Du Mingxian didn't stop in time, he would just stay in bed with his eyes open and look around.

It wasn't until evening that Du Mingxian stopped to rest again and breastfeed her child before instructing, "Xia Yu, go ahead and try to contact our people."

"Okay." After Xia Yu left, Xiang Yang led the horse to graze, without saying a word or making any other movements.

After Du Mingxian had settled the children, Xia Yu still hadn't returned. She waited for another half hour, but still hadn't seen her, and began to get anxious.

"let's go."

Xiang Yang spoke somewhat urgently, "Madam, Xia Yu hasn't returned yet. If we leave now, she might not be able to find us when she comes back."

"It's alright, let's go check ahead, maybe she's been held up by something else."

"Yes."

Two people, two horses, walking forward.

This time, the two walked more slowly. It was a bit dark at night, and Du Mingxian was wearing night vision goggles. There was no moon today, making it difficult to walk. She was in front facing the sun, while Du Mingxian was behind, so no one could see the night vision goggles on her eyes.

As Du Mingxian walked, she observed and searched for traces through night vision goggles. Soon she spotted Xia Yu's horse on the side, untied and leisurely grazing.

Du Mingxian felt something was wrong. As she walked further, she saw signs of a struggle and whispered, "Xia Yu is in trouble."

"Madam, is this Xia Yu's horse?"

"Yes."

Xiangyang was getting anxious. "Madam, how about we light a torch? We can't see anything right now."

My view is obstructed.

Du Mingxian refused outright, "We don't know what the situation is here, nor do we know who Xia Yu is fighting. What if we light torches and alert them?"

“But Madam, we can’t see anything in this dark. Even if we go to look for Xia Yu, we won’t find her.”

Du Mingxian understood this principle and was willing to trust Xiangyang. "How about this, I'll go in first and tie the horse outside. You make a torch now and slowly go forward to find me."

"Madam, are you alright taking care of the child alone?"

"I won't go too far. If anything happens, I'll call you immediately. Just keep an eye out for any noise."