Seeing the person return to the house, Wu Changcai wiped the cold sweat from his brow and quickly asked a junior yamen runner, "Has anyone left the courtyard?"

"No! Don't worry, sir, Tie Tou and the others are here!" the young constable replied confidently.

Wu Chang's expression tightened even more.

Seeing his serious expression, the young constable quickly asked, "Boss, is something wrong?"

"It's alright, you guys just need to wear more layers tonight."

Knowing that Xie Ming was a "master", he had no other ideas and prepared to honestly do what he was supposed to do.

Xie Ming chose such a gentle approach and did not take action against these officers and soldiers because they were not considered bad people.

In his past life, he was just being foolish and meddling in those trivial matters; stealing from the soldiers was truly audacious.

Later, the wealthy families that the officials and soldiers asked him to steal from were not good people either, otherwise he would not have agreed to do so.

If it weren't for the appearance of "Great Holy Mother" and Prince Anyang, Xie Ming felt that getting along with these officers and soldiers would be quite good, at least better than with Xie Qiwei.

The important thing is that they really protected Xie Yuzhi's safety afterward. Did these officers and soldiers not know whether there was really a "senior brother" on that last stretch of road?

It's all about conscience.

Especially Wu Chang, who, despite having suffered several hardships after being sold to the palace, still recognized Xie Yuzhi when he was working in prison.

With his help, life was a little easier, so Xie Ming didn't think giving him 20,000 taels was too much.

As he lay down next to his son to fall asleep, Xie Rouyu slowly woke up.

Knowing that she had come back to life, she cried and laughed at the same time, which terrified her aunt who was sleeping next to her.

After realizing where she was, Xie Rouyu found it all quite absurd.

In her past life, she suffered greatly after escaping exile and was almost sold by her stepmother. If it weren't for her aunt protecting her, she would have become a courtesan in a brothel.

Finally, the eldest sister who wanted to get close to the heir of the Prince of Anyang secretly sold her great-uncle's younger brother behind her family's back.

Her father gave the woman a severe beating. If it weren't for the fact that she was the heir of the Prince of Anyang, her father would have definitely beaten that "poisonous woman" to death.

Later, after entering the Prince's mansion, she went to look for someone, but unfortunately, she could no longer find them.

Knowing that the inner quarters were a place where people would devour each other, she began pestering her aunt to teach her many skills.

It was the eldest sister who was lucky and bet on the right horse. The Prince of Anyang took advantage of his role in the new emperor's ascension to the throne to bring the Xie family back to the capital.

She has also found a good match and is just waiting to marry him after she comes of age.

Unexpectedly, her good days didn't last long. Her elder sister brought her into the royal palace because she couldn't have children.

Haha~

It wasn't that the eldest sister couldn't have children, but rather that the heir apparent couldn't have any either.

So she quickly found a cousin in the clan who resembled the prince and borrowed his sperm.

But that cousin was ruthless; later, fearing the truth would be exposed, he actually made her…

She thought that once she died, everything would be over, but she never expected that her soul would just drift around in the palace and be unable to leave.

When she was a ghost, she saw her son and daughter getting along well and warmly with Xie Qiwei, and the prince even dismissed all of her concubines for her.

The absurd thing is that her cousin faithfully guarded her side, living and dying for her...

Xie Rouyu felt like she was a huge joke, and she was unwilling to accept it!

Then my head throbbed and I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was in this familiar yet strange dilapidated house.

If she wasn't mistaken, she had traveled back more than ten years to when she was only 13 years old.

Waaaaah... Thank God!

She would never let that hypocritical and utterly despicable woman have her way again in this lifetime.

Knowing that Xie Rouyu, once awakened, was determined to steal Xie Qiwei's heart, Xie Ming fell into a deep sleep with peace of mind.

Setting off again, the exile caravan had already left the capital's territory, and Xie Ming, who had made arrangements, successfully removed his shackles.

The other prisoners naturally objected and demanded that the item be removed from their bodies.

Wu Chang quickly gave the price. Inspired by Xie Ming's high price, the officials set prices according to the distance of the journey and also limited the number of people.

There were only a few spots available for places as close to the capital, and they were snapped up by a few people with family connections.

Xie Ming was the only one from the Xie family, so naturally some people were unhappy that he got the spot.

"Grand Uncle, there are still old people at home..."

Just as Xie Ming carried the fast-sleeping Xie Yuzhi on his back, he saw Xie Rouyu approaching.

She was full of energy, her little face was rosy, and I was very satisfied with the "memory awakening fever" I gave her yesterday.

"Ten thousand taels!"

He interrupted her, saying that it wasn't unreasonable for him to ask for 10,000 taels after spending 20,000 taels himself. If the young lady could afford it, he would give it to her.

"What?"

Xie Rouyu didn't understand what he meant, but she had a vague feeling that she knew what the person on the other end was saying.

"Didn't you want this spot? Give me 10,000 taels."

"Grand Uncle, the officials only offered 600 taels!"

Xie Rouyu was furious. Raising prices like this was unacceptable, especially since she hadn't planned to pay anything. She just wanted to leave Xie Qiwei with nowhere to go.

"You can be shameless, but I can't raise prices?" Xie Ming sneered. He had just woken up and his mind was still not clear, but he didn't mind helping people wake up.

"You~you~"

"Stop 'you' and 'me'! If you keep nagging, I'll get your dad to serve me!"

Xie Ming was shameless enough to leave Xie Rouyu speechless. To be honest, if her father really had to serve this damned uncle, her family would have no way to reason with him.

They are the rightful elders, and elders who haven't separated from the family yet.

Xie Rouyu felt like she'd been out of her mind to come looking for a scolding. She wondered why Xie Qiwei had it so easy to do good deeds in her past life, while she had it so difficult!

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