The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

This morning was unusually long, and everyone was awakened by the innkeeper.

Fu Yunxi pushed Mu Yibai to Jiang and Luo's suite to have breakfast together.

High-protein food and Lin's pregnancy nutrition meals were prepared on the table to help Mu Yibai's muscles recover.

"Yunxi, you should also drink some soup, it's good for your health." During the meal, Mu Yibai handed Fu Yunxi a bowl of soup.

"Thank you, husband. Today's beef tendon soup and beef scrambled eggs are prepared for you. They are good for your health."

Fu Yunxi did not explicitly say that these dishes would help him recover from his leg disease. After all, his leg had not yet healed, and he had to be careful not to be overheard by someone with ulterior motives. Moreover, he also wanted to tell Jiang and the others before his leg fully recovered so that they would not worry too much.

But Mu Yibai understood what she meant and silently ate a few more bites of the food.

Seeing that her grandson's expression today was different from the past, with a little more tenderness between his brows, Jiang knew that the relationship between the young couple had made progress, so she felt relieved!

The fourth concubines who lived in the large dormitory in the second branch of the Mu family did not sleep all night and kept complaining when they woke up in the morning.

"What a lousy place this is. I was bitten by so many bugs last night that I feel uncomfortable and itchy all over. The conditions are worse than those in the wild."

Seeing her complain, the Fifth Aunt said, "Just be content. You'll sleep outdoors tonight. Don't cry then. You'd better change your arrogant habit as soon as possible, or you may have to sleep outdoors in the future."

After a whole morning of hard work, everyone replenished their food and water and set off early.

The post station was still two days’ journey from Beiyun County, which meant that we had to find a place to camp before dark, so we had to speed up.

The weather in April was more unpredictable than expected, with cold nights and extremely bright sunlight at noon.

In order to enjoy the cool air, Zheng Chengyuan took everyone to a place with dense trees to rest at noon, but the trees were bare, with few new buds, and the shading effect was average.

"Come and get your food. As usual, the steamed buns are free, but other food costs money. The water bags are sold out. Rest for half an hour before setting off.

Zheng Chengyuan invited everyone to get their meals. He knew that these masters and ladies might not be able to handle the short break in the morning. However, the weather was unusual and he had a bad feeling. He just wanted to get to Beiyun County as soon as possible to be safer.

After hearing that they could finally stop to eat, everyone was too tired to talk.

Fu Yunxi fed Jiang and the others spiritual spring water and high-nutrition meals along the way, so their bodies were barely holding on, but it was hard to say for other families.

"Grandma, Mom, you guys should take a rest! We are so tired from the journey. I will make something to block the sun and get some food."

"Xier, stop working so hard and take a rest. You must be exhausted after walking for the whole morning." Jiang advised with concern.

After Fu Yunxi took them to find a relatively secluded place to sit down, Fu Yunxi took out lunch from the space. Because the weather was hot, she added a few cold dishes, including pork ribs stewed with bitter melon and soybean soup, cold cucumber, stir-fried macaroni with garlic, and steamed yellow croaker.

In order to avoid being seen by others, she took out a modern outdoor awning, covered with a curtain to hide the telescopic pole. In fact, the pole was wrapped in cloth, so it would not look so modern.

"Jiaojiao, Lin Xue, come here. Sister-in-law has some delicious food." Fu Yunxi saw that the two little girls were not in high spirits, so she took out two cups of pudding for them. The children were very sensible and did not complain of being tired even after walking for a whole morning.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Seeing the two of them taking the pudding to the side and eating it happily, everyone couldn't help but smile. Children are like this, they can be happy easily.

"Xi'er, come with me to see if there is any water source at the foot of the mountain in the distance." Mu Yibai's words stunned everyone in the big room. When did they run out of water? Did Brother Bai want to have some space alone with his wife? Everyone knew it tacitly.

"Okay, husband! I just happen to want to eat fish, let's go and take a look." Fu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, and realized that Mu Yibai wanted to use the rest time to do rehabilitation. Sitting in a wheelchair for the whole morning was a psychological torture for him who had just recovered from a leg injury, so she quickly agreed.

The two walked to the outskirts of the woods, but they were still worried, so they walked a distance towards the distant mountains. After confirming that there was no one around, Mu Yibai stopped and said, "Xier, I want to try standing."

"No problem, let's take our time. This can't be rushed." Fu Yunxi didn't expect Mu Yibai to call her that in private, and her heart was as sweet as honey.

She helped Mu Yibai up and let him lean on her. She had drunk spiritual spring water and taken a bath in the past two days. Her body was no longer as weak as before and she felt like she had endless energy.

"Are you ready? I'm going to let go."

"Yeah!" Fu Yunxi held Mu Yibai's waist with both hands, and slowly let go after he stood firmly. "Come on, believe in yourself, you can do it." Fu Yunxi encouraged from the side.

Mu Yibai was able to stand without Fu Yunxi's support. Even though his forehead was covered in sweat, he still endured the pain and tried to stand firm.

"You take this cane and it helps you stand and walk."

"Ok."

Mu Yibai took the crutch, held it under his armpits, and uttered each word with difficulty. Relying on the support of the crutch, he tried to take a step forward. His fingers tightly grasped the crossbar of the crutch, he clenched his teeth, his legs trembled slightly, but his eyes were full of determination.

"Don't be anxious, take your time. Try to lift your left foot first. You can rely on the crutch to strengthen your upper body. Don't use your internal force." Fu Yunxi gently supported Mu Yibai and guided him step by step.

Time was tight at noon, and it was not safe in the wilderness, so she planned to wait until night when no one was around, and then let Mu Yibai practice on the rehabilitation equipment to improve the effect.

"Okay, we'll stop here at noon today. You're already great if you can take two steps on the first day of rehabilitation."

Fu Yunxi saw Mu Yibai's sweat running down his cheeks onto his clothes, and worried that he would get injured from over-training, so she hurriedly stopped him.

But she was indeed surprised that even though Mu Yibai's leg muscles were weak, he could still take two steps. It seemed that the villain's physical fitness was indeed good and he might be able to recover earlier than expected.

"Okay!" When Mu Yibai heard Fu Yunxi's words, he immediately let go of his strength and slumped down in the wheelchair. Veins on his arms bulged, his eyes were closed, his lips slightly parted, and his head leaned on the wheelchair, gasping for breath.

Fu Yunxi felt distressed upon seeing this, so she quickly handed him a bottle of water with a straw and asked him to drink some and take a rest.

However, Mu Yibai, who had sucked half of the water, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were alert and his brows were furrowed, which scared her.

Mu Yibai has been practicing martial arts since he was young, and he has strong internal strength and sharp hearing. He looked towards the foot of the mountain in the distance and concluded that a large animal was approaching quickly.

Fu Yunxi followed his gaze and saw a wild boar with fangs bared running towards them.

"Do you have any weapons in your space?" Mu Yibai asked her.

"There is a scalpel and a fruit knife." Fu Yunxi thought about it and decided not to waste the scalpel, so she took out a kitchen knife and a fruit knife from the space and handed them to Mu Yibai.