Chapter 311 Finally Arrived

The next day.

Early in the morning, Xu Zhenbang returned with his officials.

Xu Qingshi's eyes were swollen from crying inside the house.

He opened his eyes and saw the officials walking in.

She was stunned for a moment, until the officers came forward to lift her up.

"No! It wasn't me!"

She was terrified and quickly backed away.

But no matter what she said, Madam Xu's death was still inextricably linked to her.

Xu Zhenbang was standing in the courtyard when the officials escorted her out of the house.

Xu Qingshi's eyes lit up instantly, as if she had seen a lifeline.

"Father! Save me, Father! Aren't you planning to divorce her? I'm your own daughter! You can't let them lock her up in jail!"

Before Xu Zhenbang could speak, the officer behind him snorted coldly.

"If you commit a crime after being exiled, you'll lose your head!"

Xu Qingshi then realized that she wasn't going to go to jail, but rather to pay with her life!

She looked at Xu Zhenbang in disbelief.

"You knew you would be beheaded, yet you still handed me over?"

Xu Zhenbang frowned slightly and scolded in a low voice: "You know what you did, don't try to shift the blame onto others!"

"What did I do? I just pushed her! She fell down on her own! I'm innocent!"

Under the escort of the officials, Xu Qingshi was directly put into a prison cart.

Liangzhen and Linjia Village are quite a distance apart, yet the officials actually used a prison cart to escort her to Guanzhou for trial!

This also means that she will have to endure being looked down upon all the time!

"I'm not going! I'm not wrong! You're the ones who are wrong!"

She refused to get into the prison van no matter what, and during the struggle, she even rammed her head against the guards.

As more and more onlookers gathered, Xu Zhenbang could no longer bear to watch.

He strode forward and slapped Xu Qingshi across the face!

In an instant, a large area of ​​her face swelled up.

“It’s my fault for not raising you well. I’m really not a good father, whether it’s towards you or your older brothers and sisters.”

In his youth, he only thought about making achievements and establishing a career.

Later, after getting married and having family responsibilities, he had already become a border guard.

Conditions in the southwest are harsh, and he couldn't bear to let his wife and daughter suffer.

Fortunately, the children were well-behaved, and the mother and wife got along well at home.

But he never expected that his wife would die in childbirth.

On one hand, there is the heavy responsibility of guarding the border, and on the other hand, there is the heavy burden of protecting their families.

His only thought was to make the Southwest Army stronger as soon as possible.

The Southwest Army was powerful, and foreign enemies dared not invade.

He could then be relieved of his heavy responsibility of guarding the border and return to the capital to reunite with his family.

Seeing his son being spoiled and ruined, he wanted to take his son with him to educate him.

Unfortunately, the children's nature has already been set, and each one is harder to correct than the last.

Every time he returned to Beijing, his youngest daughter was exceptionally well-behaved.

He then assumed that Mrs. Xu cared about her two children at least a lot.

Unexpectedly, each of them had a more distorted personality than the last.

The plan to sow discord was successful, but it far exceeded his expectations.

Watching the officials take Xu Qingshi away, Xu Zhenbang sighed and said nothing more.

The officials hadn't gone far when Yun Zhao suddenly appeared out of nowhere, looking up at them.

Just when the officials thought she had come to say goodbye to Xu Qingshi, Yun Zhao asked a question.

"Officer, what's the progress on Lord He's capture of the fugitive?"

"You mean the Ling family matter?"

"right!"

"When I came here to take my shift a couple of days ago, I heard from the people in the government office that it seemed that the King of Yue had sent someone over, but I don't know the specifics."

The officials assigned to the shift were naturally not He Chuan's confidants, and they didn't know much about him.

Yun Zhao had a bad feeling, but he didn't show it on his face.

Just as he was about to leave, Xu Qingshi in the prison cart smiled.

"If your parents knew that you've always been attached to the Ling family, what would they think?"

Yun Zhao raised an eyebrow at her, his expression calmer than that of a six-year-old child.

"You should worry about your own head first."

"What's it to you!"

Xu Qingshi said through gritted teeth.

"Of course it has nothing to do with me. What you did in the past has now been canceled out. You have nothing to do with my family anymore."

As Yun Zhao spoke, a fleeting chill ran through Xu Qingshi's body.

Xu Qingshi suddenly remembered that her mother had cursed her back then.

They won't let her off so easily for what she did to the Yun family in the past.

Could it be that they tried to frame her?

As Yun Zhao watched her face gradually turn terrified, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Auntie, may you rest in peace~ We won't be going on the day of the beheading, it's not convenient."

She stood beside the prison cart, waved to Xu Qingshi, and smiled innocently.

"It was you! You framed me!"

Xu Qingshi suddenly sprang up, gripping the railing and shaking it desperately while screaming.

The officer slammed his stick into the prison cart, making a loud "bang".

"Shut up if you don't want to get beaten up!"

The officers shouted angrily, and Xu Qingshi could only shrink back, no longer daring to shout.

Once they were out of sight, several little foxes darted out of the bushes and lingered around Yun Zhao, acting all cute.

"Alright, Xiao Wu, you worked hard last night. You're all on holiday today, go have some fun!"

Yun Zhao stroked the little fox's head and finally felt a little relieved.

The little foxes seemed to sense her anxiety and did not leave immediately.

They ran around her, then suddenly collapsed, exposing their little bellies and whimpering.

"Okay, okay, I'll stay with you!"

She scratched the little fox's belly and played with them.

Not far away, the Xu family members watched this scene and couldn't help but laugh.

If they can continue like this in Linjia Village, it won't be a bad thing.

But the peaceful days won't last long.

A few days later, people from the capital arrived.

Brothers Luo Qing and Luo Hao rode their horses straight to Linjia Village.

Behind them flew military flags bearing urgent messages, and they sped along, drawing the attention of everyone in Linjia Village.

What is that?

"Those two people look so familiar!"

Lin Jiadong put down his hoe: "Wenfei, come with me!"

Village Chief Lin recognized it; it was a military flag for an urgent dispatch sent from 800 li away.

Those who see this military flag must cooperate with the other party to complete the urgent 800-li (approximately 400 km) delivery mission.

The entire Linjia Village, and even the entire Liang Town.

The only families that could send such urgent messages from the capital at the Yun and Xu families are probably the Yun and Xu families.

When he arrived in a hurry with his son, everyone was already kneeling on the ground to receive the imperial decree.

"Get up, young master. We don't have much time. Please pack your things quickly and leave with us."

They needed to get to the Northwest quickly by the agreed time.

The Yun and Xu families feigned shock, and Xu Yifei was even more shocked, taking a while to react.

"Okay, I'll pack my things now!"

They had been preparing for this day for a long time, but they still needed to put on a show.

Xu Qingyi led her maid into the room to help.

Luo Hao looked at Yun Zhao standing next to Yun Xuan, and his expression softened unconsciously.

"Hello, Brother Luo Hao~"

Yun Zhao tilted her little head back and laughed.

"You've gained weight; looks like you're doing well."

Luo Hao laughed.

Yun Zhao: ...

Is it polite of you to tell her she's gained weight as soon as you meet her?

"Just kidding, it's better for kids to be a little chubby. Kids who are too thin are more prone to getting sick."

Taking advantage of his conversation with Yun Zhao, Luo Hao used his body to block the view of others.

Then, he took a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Yunxuan.

"Minister Xun asked us to give this letter to you."

He lowered his voice as much as possible and stuffed the letter into Yunxuan's hand.