Zhulan dozed off for a while before Zhao Shi returned, wiping her face with a handkerchief and looking somewhat refreshed, "Are your two cousins taken care of?"
Zhao Shi nodded, "They said that the Zhao family had offended someone, their food was stolen, and they also faced some natural disasters, thus both families, being bold, have decided to head to the capital together."
Zhulan asked, "What about the remaining Zhao family members?"
Zhao Shi fell silent, then continued, "In earlier years, they fled due to hardships. Their health was severely depleted. First, my father passed away, and a few years ago during the snow disaster, though they were not directly affected, an outbreak of cold spread among the elderly. They couldn't survive the winter and all passed away, leaving only their households. The two of them were bold enough to dare go to the capital, while the others fled elsewhere."
