"Oh, by the way, these two were beaten like this because they spoke rudely in prison and offended the officials."

However, His Majesty has shown great leniency by allowing you to add another cart to transport the people. Why don't you quickly express your gratitude?

Knowing he had no way out, Hu Zhuo used every skill he had learned to disgust them relentlessly.

He felt that he was wronged by the Shen family. If it weren't for their exile, why would he have destroyed the imperial edict?

There was no such imperial edict at all.

Therefore, all of this should be blamed on the Shen family. Only by making them suffer more can I feel relieved.

The Shen family members remained silent and completely ignored him.

Shen Yunqi and Shen Zheng were both unconscious, and they were extremely worried. They had no time to pay attention to what a dog was barking by the roadside.

The men were all shackled, making it impossible to check them out, and the women's hands were also locked; only the children were relatively free.

Shen Xingmian quickly stepped forward, checked their breathing, then took the water bottle hanging from her waist and poured some water into each of their mouths.

Seeing this, everyone else was puzzled, and the onlookers were also confused. The person was in such a state that it seemed impossible to save him. Was this a last meal, so they were just giving him some water to tide him over?

Only Luo Qi'an and Shen Yunting knew that their elder brother and nephew were saved.

Just as Shen Xingmian finished feeding the child water, an impatient voice rang out: "Alright, everyone's here. Let's hurry up and leave the city, or it'll be noon by the time we get going."

Then his voice became obsequious: "Eunuch Hu, you can go back and report now. We'll escort the prisoner away."

Shen Xingmian sneered inwardly. If this person knew what had just happened, he certainly wouldn't be so obsequious to the eunuch right now. His flattery had been a complete waste.

She looked back and saw that the men were so heavily shackled that their movements were severely restricted, and they couldn't pull the cart at all.

Besides the old nanny, the woman had two maids who looked fairly sturdy. With just one glance, Shen Xingmian knew that the two of them must have some martial arts skills.

At the same time, the two maids stepped forward, bent down, and each pulled up one side of the cart.

Shen Yunting couldn't bear to see the two girls suffer so much, and wanted to put her elder brother on the donkey cart, but seeing his injuries, she decided it was better not to move him for the time being.

Seeing the distress in Shen Yunting's eyes, one of the maids immediately said, "Miss, we can manage. All that food wasn't for nothing. Let's hurry up and go."

Shen Yunting nodded. Liu Yun was right. After going through so much this morning, everyone was exhausted. They needed to leave quickly to breathe a sigh of relief.

Before the officials could urge them any further, the two maids pulled the cart and moved forward.

The donkey cart started moving too. Everyone took one last look back at the place where they had lived for so many years, and felt a pang of sadness.

They probably won't be able to come back.

Only Shen Xingmian was full of hope. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, it wouldn't be too difficult. Once they reached the desolate mountains and wilderness, these officials could be dealt with in no time.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

The emperor thought that if he drugged his maternal grandfather and beat his maternal uncle and cousin so badly, their whole family would be doomed, and only then could he sleep soundly.

Ha, you're really narrow-minded and insecure.

If he didn't do this, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully even if his family were driven to the North.

The group quickly joined the exiled troops and stopped to rest at a farewell site outside the city.

This was so that prisoners who were still under the care of others could obtain some money from their friends, allowing the officials to skim more profit along the way.

Shen Xingmian thought no one would come to see the Shen family off, but to her surprise, quite a few people came, some of whom she didn't even recognize her mother.

They were locals who came spontaneously, bringing with them things they had grown themselves: boiled eggs, baked pancakes, pears picked from their own trees...

Although they weren't valuable items, they were heartwarming enough.

Shen Yunting looked at those people, then at her father and elder brother lying there, and felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. They had done so much for Lin Yue, and it wasn't all for nothing.

The common people were terrified of the watchful officials around them, so they dared not say anything. They put down their things and left, only turning back and kneeling in the direction of the Shen family when they had gone quite far.

Before the officials could cause trouble, they quickly disappeared into the crowd.

The eldest aunt and the nanny sorted the things into several backpacks, one for each person, and carried them on their backs. Only then did the Shen family appear to have some "family property".

It's really quite shabby.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Shen Xingmian quickly pulled her mother to give her eldest uncle and cousin water. Others didn't know, but the mother and daughter knew very well that their maternal grandfather was fine, but the situation was urgent for the two men here.

The supernatural water that was just poured on them was only enough to keep them alive; it was still unknown when they would wake up.

Such a serious injury, in such hot weather, could easily fester and become inflamed, and then even a miracle wouldn't be able to save it.

Shen Yunting had practiced martial arts since childhood and was very skilled at treating injuries. With the clean cotton cloth given to her by her daughter, she quickly applied medicine and bandaged her older brother and nephew.

The wounds all needed to be treated. Fortunately, Shen Xingmian had already told her mother the secret of the space; otherwise, if she had to keep it hidden, it would have caused a delay.

Luo Qi'an subtly shifted his position, shielding them from the prying eyes of the officials.

The two looked at the wounds, their foreheads sweating with anxiety. If it weren't for their daughter's "miracle water" and medicine, Shen Yunting probably wouldn't even be able to keep his hands steady.

She was so heartbroken that tears were about to fall, but she could only hold them back.

There are some things that only she can do; she can't let her little daughter, who has just woken up, take on these responsibilities for her.

Shen Xingmian understood her mother's feelings at this moment. She was also very distressed to see these wounds. If it weren't for her previous experience in treating wounds, she probably wouldn't be able to help at all.

Some of the wounds had the skin and flesh rolled back; just looking at them was enough to scare you.

My aunt was about to come over, but my mother stopped her, telling her to take good care of my cousin. Both of them had been quite frightened, and I was afraid something might happen to them.

The eldest aunt wanted to say that Mian'er was so young and just right, she should be taken better care of. But seeing her efficient movements, and looking at her daughter's pale face and red eyes, she decided to listen to her sister-in-law.

Her daughter, who was usually lively and active, didn't say another word after seeing her father and older brother.

Seeing her suppressing her emotions and with bloodshot eyes, Mu Zhizhi felt very sorry for her.

She was terrified that her daughter would get sick, and even more afraid that her husband and son would not wake up. Her heart was clenched with worry, and she was in great pain.

Watching the mother and daughter moving quickly in the distance, she clearly realized that she had to help her daughter pull herself together and not rely solely on her family.

They also need to be able to support their families.