Chapter 179: Exiled with the Zhao and Ye families

The woman's screams not only woke up several people in the east hall, but also Qi Yanzhou rushed in immediately.

Following closely were the Royal Guards carrying lanterns.

Lanterns lit up the east wing.

The women immediately wrapped themselves in quilts to prevent their private parts from being seen by men outside.

When Qi Yanzhou came to the inner room, he immediately smelled the intoxicating fragrance in the air.

He raised his hand to cover his nose, held his breath, and opened the window.

Before the Imperial Guards came in, he closed the bed curtains and blocked Ye Chutang, who was wearing her underwear, inside.

The Royal Guards smelled a faint intoxicating fragrance before they entered the inner room.

"What happened?"

Ye Chutang said: "Your Excellency should ask Qi Jingyao what she intended by drugging me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Royal Guards held their breath and went into the inner room.

Qi Jingyao covered her stomach which was hurt by the kick and rolled on the ground, screaming in pain.

She was only wearing an inner garment, which had been rolled open a little, revealing her snow-white skin and a pink bellyband.

The Royal Guards were so excited that they couldn't take their eyes off the scene.

A man stepped forward and helped Qi Jingyao, who was sweating profusely from the pain, up.

Although Qi Jingyao was a concubine's daughter, she was also brought up in pampered surroundings.

The figure is slender and soft as if it has no bones.

The Royal Guard felt that if he used a little force, he would crush her arm, so he couldn't help but touch it again and again.

"Miss Qi, what happened just now?"

Qi Jingyao was in so much pain that she had to lean on the imperial guards to keep her balance.

She felt disgusted but didn't have the strength to push him away.

Noticing the man's obscene gaze, she endured the pain and held her open clothes.

"Sir, I heard some noises in the inner room and smelled a faint aroma. I was worried that something had happened to my second sister-in-law, so I came to take a look. But as soon as I reached the bedside, I was kicked down."

Ye Chutang sneered as he listened to Qi Jingyao's words that distorted right and wrong.

"Are you saying that the officials are just decorations and didn't even notice someone breaking into Prince Chen's mansion?"

Qi Jingyao had already gotten used to the pain in her stomach and pushed the imperial guards away with disgust.

Her eyes were red and she looked aggrieved.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't mean that. I was worried that the person who broke in was a 'ghost thief'."

Ye Chutang never imagined that one day, someone would use the "Ghost Thief" to defeat her army.

She was so angry that she laughed.

“Sir, if you want to know if Qi Jingyao is lying, you just need to smell her mouth.

When I found someone blowing drugs into the bed curtains with a bamboo tube, I blocked the hole with my fingers in time. ”

If the smoke cannot be released, it will flow back and leave the mouth of the person who caused it with a bad taste.

Qi Jingyao originally thought that her words were flawless, but she didn't expect that Ye Chutang would find a flaw in them.

Her mind was working quickly and tears started flowing instantly.

"Second sister-in-law, I showed up in the inner room because I was worried that something might happen to you. It's fine if you don't appreciate it, but why do you want to frame me and humiliate me?"

"I am willing to die to prove my innocence!"

After saying this sadly, she banged her head against the wall.

Ye Chutang immediately pushed aside the bed curtain and stuck his head out.

She saw Qi Jingyao sliding down the wall and falling to the ground.

The impact was very strong.

His forehead was broken and blood flowed down his cheek into his mouth.

The smell of blood covered up the smell of the incense.

The force of the impact was also very light.

It's just a head injury, there won't be a concussion, and there's no danger to his life.

The Imperial Guards were startled and immediately took out the external injury medicine they carried with them and applied it to Qi Jingyao.

The powder was sprinkled on the wound, causing piercing pain.

Qi Jingyao was shaking with pain and whimpered pitifully, which made people feel heartbroken.

At this time, Aunt Su, wearing her outer coat, came into the inner room.

She hugged Qi Jingyao, whose face was covered in blood, and cried so hard that the mountains and the earth shook.

"My dear daughter, how could you be so desperate and cruel that you want to abandon me?"

If you don’t know, you would think Qi Jingyao is dead.

"Sir, you have to stand up for Yao'er and not let her suffer injustice or humiliation!"

The Imperial Guard glanced at the "unconscious" Qi Jingyao, and then at the sneering Ye Chutang.

Now, there is no evidence to prove that what Qi Jingyao said was true, and there is no evidence to prove that Ye Chutang did not lie.

They can only try to smooth things over.

"This is your Qi family's family affair, handle it yourself."

After saying this, the Royal Guards left with their lanterns.

The oil lamp in the east hall had been lit long ago and was very bright.

Qi Yanzhou looked coldly at Aunt Su who was crying miserably and asked Ye Chutang.

"Atang, how are you going to deal with these two people?"

Ye Chutang said, "It's a bit noisy, knock him out and throw him out."

"Okay. Atang, there's still an hour until dawn, you should sleep a little longer."

Aunt Su looked at Qi Yanzhou approaching and hid back in fear.

"Madam, do you want to kill us?"

Ye Chutang's eyebrows were stern, "Well, go to hell quickly, you're annoying me!"

After saying this, she closed the bed curtains.

Qi Yanzhou used his palm knife to knock Aunt Su and Qi Jingyao unconscious and threw them into the yard.

The door to the east wing was closed.

Madam Qi said, "Turn off the lights and take a rest."

The lights were off, but Aunt Xu and Aunt Gao were not sleepy at all and both looked towards the inner room.

They had a new understanding of Ye Chutang and began to feel fear in their hearts.

He is worthy of being the one who does not recognize his own relatives and caused the Ye family to be destroyed. He is so cruel and cold!

Ye Chutang didn't care what others thought of her and fell asleep quickly.

An hour passed quickly and daybreak came.

The Imperial Guards woke up the Qi family.

Let them wash, eat, and pack up quickly, and set off on time at noon.

Aunt Su and Qi Jingyao also woke up.

The two of them lay in the yard for an hour. Not only were they sore all over, but they were also covered in mosquito bites.

Knowing that no one was helping them, he felt sorry for them and didn't dare to act like a troublemaker anymore. He quickly got up and packed up.

Chen time.

The officials who were escorting the Qi family to exile came to Prince Chen's mansion.

There were fifty people in total.

From their steps, one could tell that they were very skilled in martial arts and were definitely not ordinary escort officers.

Qi Yanzhou had never seen these people before and guessed that they were the Dragon Guards.

The Dragon Guards are even more mysterious than the Emperor's Shadow Guards. They are specifically responsible for handling matters that are beneficial to the country but cannot be made public.

For example, eradicating the Qi family members who have "rebellious intentions"!

Of course, the Dragon Guards will not take any action until they are far away from the capital.

Ten people from the Qi family left the capital under the escort of officials.

Qi Yanzhou was driving a donkey, and the cart looked even fuller because it was carrying several quilts and blankets.

Aunt Su and Aunt Gao also brought a lot of things with them, and they each pushed a cart and walked behind.

Qi Jingyao's forehead was wrapped in gauze, with blood seeping out, making her look fragile and pitiful.

Many people stood on the street to see Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang off and gave them gifts.

The two men refused all of them on the grounds that the cart could not hold anything.

Out of the imperial city.

Zhao Mingxu's family and Ye Jingchuan's family were escorted to the city gate, waiting for the Qi family to arrive and head north together.

There were quite a few people escorting the two families, a total of sixty people.

Fifty of them were dragon guards, and ten were official exile escort officers.

The leader of the escort officers was Wu Chenggang. After briefly explaining the situation, he arranged the formation.

"It's getting late, let's go!"

Zhao Mingxu's family walked in front.

He was a philandering man. In addition to his principal wife, he also married two concubines, more than ten concubines, and countless maids.

However, his wife Zhu Rong was very powerful in the harem. Apart from his legitimate sons and daughters, he only had three illegitimate daughters born to his concubines.

When the imperial decree to imprison Dingzhou was issued, all the concubines who failed to give birth to children were divorced.

Now, there are only ten people heading to Dingzhou.

Zhao Simin hated Ye Chutang to death. She looked back from time to time, with two small flames burning in her eyes.

Her burned face looked hideous because she had not received proper treatment after being imprisoned.

The Qi family walked in the middle.

Ye Chutang met Zhao Simin's gaze, raised the corners of his lips mockingly, and smiled provocatively.

This journey of exile will definitely not be boring!

Ye Jingchuan's family walked at the end, wearing shackles and fetters.

The Ye family now has few members.

There were only Ye Jingchuan, Old Madam Ye, Aunt Jiang and Ye Siyin.

When Aunt Liu was surrounded by the Imperial Guards in the Shangshu Mansion, she knew something was going to happen.

She used one thousand two taels of silver to buy a letter of divorce.

Aunt Jiang had been slapped fifty times in the face by Ye Chutang before, leaving her face unrecognizable. Now there were scabs on her face, which looked horrible.

Like Zhao Simin, Ye Siyin was spared from prison by the emperor and went into exile with her family.

She was often bullied in prison. Not only did she lose a lot of weight, but she was also covered in wounds.

After walking for a short while, her face turned pale as paper and she looked so weak that she couldn't go on.

But when she looked at Ye Chutang's back, her hatred inspired her to do something powerful and she did not fall behind.

Except for Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou, none of the three families had ever suffered hardship. They usually took sedan chairs when going out, and occasionally walked for a while and took two steps at a time.

Due to the hot weather, our pace slowed down after walking two miles.

Zhu Rong panted like a cow, "Sir, can you take a break? I really can't walk anymore."

The wound on Zhao Simin's face had not yet healed completely, and sweat was pouring down, causing severe pain.

"Sir, please stop and drink some water."

Wu Chenggang snorted coldly, "We're already walking slowly enough, why are you taking a break? We're only covering fifty miles a day, and you want to travel day and night? I won't allow that!"

After saying this, he whipped the ground with a whip, and dust flew up.

"If you don't want to be beaten, just behave yourself. I'll let you rest when it's time."

Zhu Rong and Zhao Simin didn't dare to say anything else and continued walking with gritted teeth.

The most tired are the Ye family.

Because wearing shackles and chains is not only cumbersome, but also restricts movement.

The neck and ankles were bleeding.

After walking for about half an hour, Old Madam Ye could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.

"Ouch, it's fatal!"

Seeing that most people looked pale, Wu Chenggang said, "Rest here for a cup of tea."

After that, he said to the Ye family: "Apply medicine quickly and wrap the neck and ankle with cloth, otherwise the wound will become more serious."

The weather is hot and it is easy for wounds to become infected and lead to illness. If not handled properly, it is normal for people to die.

Ye Jingchuan had never suffered such a great suffering, and he nodded with a pale face.

"Thank you for the reminder, sir."

After saying this, he helped Madam Ye up and asked Jiang to come over and apply medicine.

The old lady held Ye Jingchuan's hand and whispered, "Chuan'er, can you bribe the officials with some silver and take off the shackles and chains? Otherwise, mother will not live for two days."

"Mom, don't worry. I'll give it a try once we're a hundred miles away from Beijing."

Now that they are still in the capital, the escorting officials do not have the courage to make money even if they want to.

The Ye family applied medicine and bandaged each other's wounds, and when they were almost done, they continued on their journey.

It only takes an hour to walk from the Imperial City to Shili Pavilion.

But it took this group of pampered people an hour and a half to walk there.

The relatives who came to Shili Pavilion to see the bride off also made them wait for a long time.

“Here it comes!”

Someone shouted, and everyone stretched their necks to look in the direction of the imperial city.

Jun'er is short and can't see anything.

He shook Song Jingning's arm and asked, "Master, have you seen my eldest sister?"

Song Jingning is tall and has long legs. He looked at the slowly approaching team, his eyes falling on the middle.

The distance was too far, and he couldn't see who was who.

But for some reason, I felt that Ye Chutang was there.

When the escort team got closer, he saw that he was right and couldn't help but chuckle.

"I saw it. It's in the middle. It's wearing a straw hat and is not exposed to the sun."

Jun'er stood on tiptoe and looked in the direction Song Jingning mentioned.

But they only saw the escorting officers guarding the outer layer.

Fortunately, the exile team arrived soon.

Wu Chenggang said: "Rest here for a quarter of an hour."

As soon as he opened his mouth, his relatives knew he was the leader and they all came forward to give him money.

"Sir, I am very happy. I want to say goodbye to my daughter."

Everyone who gave money said the same thing, but the people they were saying goodbye to were different.

Wu Chenggang took the money generously and nodded.

"Go ahead, and make it short. Don't delay our trip."

"Thank you, sir."

The relatives walked towards their loved ones.

Song Jingning brought Jun'er to Ye Chutang.

"Madam Qi, I didn't expect that we would meet again at Shili Pavilion."

Ye Chutang looked at the handsome Song Jingning and said with a smile: "Yes, life is so unpredictable."

After saying that, she took off her straw hat, squatted down and looked at Jun'er whose eyes were red.

"Men don't shed tears easily, so hold them back."

Jun'er nodded heavily, trying hard to hold back the tears, and raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes.

"Eldest sister, when I grow up, I will go to Tianshan County to find you."

"Okay, elder sister is waiting. You have to eat well, study hard, learn martial arts diligently, and take good care of yourself."

Jun'er wanted to cry again, so he raised his head and tried hard to hold it back.

"Jun'er remembers what the elder sister said."

After saying that, he gave all his savings to Ye Chutang.

"Eldest sister, Jun'er can't help you in any way, and the banknotes are not much, you must accept them all."

Ye Chutang smiled and scratched Jun'er's nose, then stuffed the banknote into his arms.

"I don't think this little money is good enough for you. Wait until you earn 100,000 taels, and then give it to me."

Song Jingning watched the interaction between the two and felt inexplicably jealous.

He tightened his hands at his sides and resisted the urge to touch Ye Chutang's head.

Jun'er knew that Ye Chutang didn't look down on his banknotes, but was worried about him and was afraid that he would have no money to spend.

"Jun'er will work hard to grow up, earn money, and let his elder sister live a good life!"

"Okay, I'll write to you when I have time."

After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he gave Jun'er a few more instructions.

She stood up and looked at Song Jingning.

"Mr. Song, thank you for bringing Jun'er to see you off. He will trouble the Song family in the future."

Song Jingning looked at Ye Chutang's little face which turned red due to the hot weather, and frowned slightly.

"Jun'er is a student of Hua Ting Academy, so it's my duty to take care of him."

After saying that, he handed over the bag on his shoulder.

"These contain some preserved fruits and nuts that are easy to preserve, as well as food and medicinal materials that can reduce internal heat and relieve summer heat. They are not worth much, so take them."

When Jun'er heard this, he quickly added a sentence.

"Eldest sister, the teacher picked out the best and also bought some snacks that are only available in the capital."

He wanted to pay the money, but the teacher wouldn't let him.

Song Jingning felt a little embarrassed by what Jun'er said and coughed lightly.

"Exile is hard, you have to eat something good."

After Ye Chutang took the bundle, he took out two silver bills from his sleeve pocket and handed them to her.

"This is a kind gift from my father. It's not much. Please don't refuse it, Madam Qi."

Although there were only two silver notes, their face value was five thousand taels each.

Of course Ye Chutang would not take the Song family's money.

"Mr. Song, keep this banknote. You will use it when you build an academy in Tianshan County."

"The Song family still has money to build the academy. If Madam Qi doesn't take it, I won't be able to explain to my father and I might get beaten."

Having said that, Ye Chutang had no choice but to accept the banknote.

"Mr. Song, please tell the head of the Song family that I will make sure he gets more value for his money."

"Okay, I'll definitely bring it to you."

After Song Jingning finished speaking, he called Jun'er to go to the pavilion.

“Work!”

"Master, here I come."

Ye Chutang was confused and looked towards the empty pavilion.

The pavilion was located at a high altitude and surrounded by many trees, so she couldn't see clearly what Song Jingning and Jun'er were doing.

After a while, Jun'er was seen carrying a tray with cut watermelons and distributing them to the escorting officers and soldiers.

Every time he gave someone a gift, he would say, "My eldest sister is Ye Chutang, please take care of me."

Ye Chutang looked at Jun'er carrying watermelons back and forth with a smile on his face.

This brother is not loved in vain!

She withdrew her gaze and looked at the other relatives who came to see her off.

The most people came to see Zhao Mingxu's family off.

After all, he is the emperor's younger brother, and who knows when he will be released from confinement and return to the capital.

Plus, it doesn’t cost much money to see him off.

So, almost all of his wives and concubines' families came, and it was quite lively.

In comparison, the Qi family was much quieter.

Everyone knows that the emperor wants to destroy the Qi family, so it’s not a good idea to get too close to them, lest they be implicated.

Apart from the people from Madam Qi's family, Qin Muyun was the only one left.

Qin Muyun's injuries have not yet healed fully, he is thin and his face is pale.

He knew that Qi Yanzhou had everything he needed, so he didn't buy anything and just forced some silver bills into his pocket.

"Ziqian, I am leaving the capital too."

Qi Yanzhou was a little surprised, "Huaixuan, why did you suddenly change your mind? Master Qin is not forcing you to get married anymore?"

"I wanted to establish a career before starting a family, so I knelt in the ancestral hall for two days to get my grandfather's consent."

"That's great. You've wasted more than ten years for the Qin family. It's time to go out and try your luck."

Qin Muyun glanced at Ye Chutang, a smile showing between his brows.

"Someone once told me that family is important, but I shouldn't be confined to one place for the rest of my life."

Everyone is moving forward, so he naturally cannot stay where he is.

This terrible world needs to change, and he wants to do his part.

Qi Yanzhou put his hand on Qin Muyun's shoulder and apologized solemnly.

"Huaixuan, I'm sorry about Atang."

Qin Muyun lightly hit Qi Yanzhou on the chest.

"Miss Ye has clearly rejected me a long time ago. You don't need to apologize. I'm really happy for you that she chose you. Treat her well and don't let her down."

No matter how many people I meet in the future, I will never meet "Ye Chutang" again.

"Don't worry, even if I let down the whole world, I won't let her down!"

Hearing this, Qin Muyun remembered the letter his master had sent him yesterday.

He approached Qi Yanzhou and whispered in his ear: "My master used the Tui Bei Tu to calculate the fate of the country yesterday."

Qi Yanzhou's expression became serious and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Is your master okay? What was the outcome?"

"From the handwriting, Master's condition is not good, but he did not allow me to look for him. As a result, within ten years, Beichen Country will be destroyed, and the new Imperial Star will be formed."

"Who is it?"

“The letter my master gave me was a secret letter. Maybe he didn’t write it clearly because he was afraid of being discovered. Or maybe he didn’t figure it out.

Ziqian, you know, calculating the destiny of a country is a taboo in Taoism. If you want to know it in detail, you may have to risk your life! ”

If a person dies, no matter how much he knows, he cannot speak about it. It is meaningless.

Qi Yanzhou knew a lot about divination because he had a lot of contact with Qin Muyun.

"Huaixuan, ask your master to take care of himself and wait for peace and prosperity in the country."

"Okay, take care!"

"You too, protect yourself when you go out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chenggang shouted loudly: "The quarter is up, get ready to go!"

Seeing that every escorting officer had eaten a piece of watermelon, Song Jingning gave the remaining two to Ye Chutang.

"There's not enough time. You can eat on the way."

"Okay, see you again."

Ye Chutang put on a straw hat and set off with the team.

The relatives who came to see them off waved their hands, looking reluctant.

Half of it is fake, and half of it is real.

The Ye family had no relatives in the capital, and the one who came to see them off was the divorced concubine Liu.

She was not concerned about the love of sleeping in the same bed with him, but came to give the one thousand taels of silver for buying the divorce letter and to get back the contract of selling her body.

As the escort team went further and further away, the people who came to see the bride off left one after another.

Song Jingning and Jun'er were the last to leave.

When he left, he felt a sense of loss, and his mood became depressed.

Jun'er was the same, with his head down and looking unhappy.

Ye Chutang, who was leaving, had no idea of ​​the other's mood and walked slowly with the team.

Qi Yanzhou was worried that she was too tired, so he said with concern: "Atang, let me carry you."

"No, I'm not a delicate lady, and walking won't tire me out."

"But your body..."

"If I can't walk anymore, I'll tell you."

Although Ye Chutang said this, she would not ask Qi Yanzhou to carry her.

There is land under your feet, and you can walk easily by using earth-related abilities.

Qi Yanzhou saw that Ye Chutang was not trying to show off, so he nodded and said, "Okay, don't tire yourself out."

As it was past noon, everyone was starving and could hardly walk.

Wu Chenggang said, "Walk two miles further and there will be a river. We can eat and rest for half an hour by the river."

If he were an ordinary exiled prisoner, he wouldn't be so easy to talk to.

He had already been whipped to hurry on his way.

But today's group of people are all "Gods of Wealth" who can make a lot of money, so there is no need to push them too hard.

As long as it does not affect the daily distance traveled.

The group of people who were unable to walk suddenly gained strength after hearing Wu Chenggang's words.

A quarter of an hour later, we arrived at the river.

There are many lush trees by the river.

I went to the next stop and felt cool.

Ye Jingchuan immediately stuffed silver into Wu Chenggang's hand.

"Sir, when we rest later, can you open the shackles and let us take a breath?"