"Both the Liang family and the Feng family were involved in the harem witchcraft case five years ago."
This is the same case as the one involving Wei Maolin, but with the passage of time, the case itself is no longer important. For example, in the case of Wei Maolin, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Concubine Ling and the Second Prince held a grudge against him because he impeached the Ling family, and that was why they found an excuse to punish him.
It just so happened that the case of witchcraft in the harem was being re-examined recently, and the fact that Wei Maolin was related to the mysterious Tianshi Mansion during the previous emperor's time became a ready-made reason for the frame-up.
"I don't know what Lord Liang has done specifically. But Lord Liang's wife is the niece of the Empress Dowager. When Concubine Xian pleaded with the Emperor, the Empress Dowager also pleaded for the Liang family. That's why the Emperor was so angry that he didn't kill us, but only exiled us to the North Gate."
"The Feng family... Lord Feng is a deputy minister of the Imperial Temple. It is said that several items involved in the witchcraft case were leaked out of the Imperial Temple through his hands."
Wei Maolin himself was wrongly implicated, so it was difficult for him to judge the Feng and Liang families. He only sighed when he mentioned the Bai family at the end.
"Old Madam Bai's two sons serve as a guerrilla general and a garrison commander in the Northwest Army. The battle report came the day before yesterday. The Northwest Army was defeated. Because General Bai delayed military intelligence, 3,000 soldiers were surrounded by the Xiliang Army and no one survived."
The commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army is the elder brother of Concubine Ling in the palace. He knows nothing about leading troops to fight a war. Many people speculate that General Bai may have taken the blame for Ling.
It’s a pity that General Bai and his brother died on the battlefield and there is no evidence to prove their guilt. The basin of dirty water was finally poured down. Poor old lady Bai and the women, children and young children of the Bai family not only had to endure the pain of separation from their loved ones, but also had to suffer the pain of exile to the border.
Wei Yunlan's gaze jumped over the burning bonfire and fell on the Bai family's group not far away.
This group of people is the lightest among the four.
The family of more than ten people only carried three bags, and it was not difficult to see that they were filled with clothes, bedding and other things.
If they really had nothing to eat, they wouldn't have just sat there eating hard buns with cold water.
"Alas." The world is so unfair.
A good general like General Bai died on the battlefield, suffering injustice. Loyal officials like her father spoke out for justice, but were imprisoned and exiled.
General Bai and his father have ended up like this. Will anyone else on the border dare to fight forward in the future? Will there be anyone in the court who dares to make suggestions and write letters to the emperor in the future?
If this continues, where will the Yong Dynasty have anyone available?
No wonder the northern barbarians’ cavalry were able to break into the capital city ten years later!
In her previous life, she had only heard of the Liang family among these three families.
It seems that the other two families, like the Wei family, were either killed on the road to exile, or have been living in misery in the north for the past ten years and have never found a chance to rise again.
As for the only Liang family she had ever heard of...
In the previous life, when Xue Linglong and Chen Feng were transporting military equipment to Beiguan, it was the Liang family who contacted them at Beiguan.
Wei Yunlan is now very suspicious. The Liang family was suddenly found to be involved in the witchcraft case five years ago. Is it true, or is it intentional by the person behind it to lay out a bigger plan?
…
The night is deep and the moonlight is high in the sky.
After a series of events, when they really embarked on the road of exile, the whole family was together, and the Wei family felt at peace.
Even my sleep was much deeper than when I was at home.
In the simple camp, snoring sounds were heard one after another.
Wei Mingxuan had fallen into a deep sleep long ago. Wei Jiayan held his eyelids open and nestled beside Wei Yunlan, listening to her gentle voice telling stories.
As I listened, I couldn't help but yawn.
Half asleep, he murmured, "It would be nice if daddy was here too."
Wei Yunlan's eyes, which were filled with a gentle smile, were stunned for a moment.
"Aunt, will Dad come to Beiguan to find us?"
"Yes, go to sleep." Wei Yunlan gently patted the thin blanket covering Jiayan.
Jiayan finally couldn't hold up his tired eyelids anymore and fell into a deep sleep.
Wei Yunlan couldn't sleep.
Her brother Wei Mingyi was sent to Tanzhou to supervise the river last year. He was accidentally washed away by the current when the river burst its banks last month. His life or death is still unknown and his whereabouts are unknown.
The Wei family and Duke Xu's mansion have been sending people to look for his whereabouts, but have not found him yet.
Wei Yunlan knew that it wasn’t just this month. In the past life, Duke Xu’s Mansion hadn’t been able to find Wei Mingyi’s whereabouts for a full ten years. He was probably already in danger…
Wei Yunlan couldn't sleep at all this time. She touched the dagger tied close to her forearm in her sleeve and stood up.
"Miss?" Tingxue, who was sitting on the other side of Wei Yunlan, also sat up suddenly.
"I'm going to find a place to relieve myself."
"Then I'll go with you." Tingxue rubbed his eyes and got up.
Not being allowed to follow would only make people more worried.
Wei Yunlan led Tingxue to the woods and said, "Just stay here and I'll go a few steps forward. Don't worry, I'll call out if anything happens."
Tingxue was not as thoughtful as Ningshuang. Upon hearing this, she thought that her young lady was not used to being without a screen, so she went into the bushes alone to get more shelter.
"Miss, I'll keep an eye on you here. If anyone comes, I'll warn you!"
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Tingxue." Wei Yunlan walked forward a few steps and stopped in a place surrounded by trees. He turned around to make sure he was out of sight from the camp, then pretended to take out a token engraved with the words "Tianshu" from his sleeve, but actually took out a token from space.
I waited there for a few moments.
Suddenly, a rustling sound was heard from the treetops right in front of her.
Wei Yunlan looked up and saw a slender figure in night clothes appearing on the branch.
When Wei Yunlan's eyes met, the other party nodded seriously.
These are the guards she hired with her 25,000 taels of silver!
Tianshu Pavilion really keeps its word and never deceives anyone.
They were able to easily climb up a tree four or five meters high and stay behind the exile team for half a day without leaving any trace, which showed how skilled these guards were.
Looking at the figure on the tree, it should be a woman. Wei Yunlan guessed that she might have left under the pretext of going to the bathroom, and the other party was afraid of being rude, so they sent a female guard to follow her.
After confirming that Tianshu Pavilion had kept its promise, Wei Yunlan felt much more at ease. After lying down for a while, he fell into a drowsy sleep.
The weather near the capital is relatively warm, with a gentle breeze at night, so even if you sleep in the wilderness, it is not too difficult.
She slept very deeply this time.
When I opened my eyes again, I was shaken awake.
Ningshuang had already put away the beddings next to her and reminded her, "Miss, it's time to get ready to leave."
The rest of the people had almost gotten up. Gao and Nanny Wang were using the residual heat from the fire to heat up the bread they had brought from the capital.
Seeing this, Wei Yunlan stood up and joined the busy crowd.
At this moment, Guixiang, who was sent by Gao to take care of Cheng Yue'e and Xiao Jiarong, suddenly ran over anxiously, "Oh no, the eldest young lady has caught a cold and is now delirious with fever!"
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