Chapter 36 Farewell
No one noticed that Xuanyuan Yi on Xia Qingfeng's back was stunned when he saw Xia Xing'er's smile.
The only word that can be used to describe it is "chikan".
Imperial Concubine Xi was the only one among all the people present who was always paying attention to Xuanyuan Yi. She felt that it was really shameful to see her son like this.
Mother Xia took Xia Xing'er around and looked around, muttering non-stop, "It's good that you're okay. Don't rush into everything in the future. Your father and brothers are here. If anything happens, they can go first."
Father Xia and his three brothers nodded in agreement, saying that their daughter/sister was too outstanding and they had no chance to show their talents.
They also simply ignored the matter of the jailer!
In their minds, as long as their daughter/sister is fine, it doesn’t matter to them whether other people are okay or not.
"Let's go, let's catch up with them quickly before they cause any more trouble."
The city gates were under martial law because Emperor Shun Kang was catching thieves. The three clans of the Xia family, including the father's clan, the brother's clan, and the son's clan, were implicated in addition to the main family.
However, they were not imprisoned but directly exiled. A large group of more than 200 people were queuing up waiting for inspection.
Although Xuanyuan Yi was still a prince, Emperor Shunkang allowed him to take a carriage to the place of exile, but he had to leave the city gate.
Xia Qingfeng and the others had to take turns carrying him on their backs for this stretch of the city.
"Bah! He's a god of war! I think he's just crap. He couldn't be a prince, but he had to be a traitor! It's really a disgrace to the Xuanyuan Imperial Family!"
"You bastard, if the war had ended earlier, my son wouldn't have been taken into conscription and wouldn't have died. It's all your fault, you bastard prince!"
"How many soldiers died in the three years of war? All because of your selfishness. Aren't you afraid that those ghosts will come to you in the middle of the night to claim your lives?"
"Come on, everyone, come quickly, let's smash these beasts to death, these traitors, and avenge the soldiers who died in the past three years..."
Along the way, there are people who are ignorant of the truth and are emotionally agitated. They have no ability to distinguish right from wrong and will just listen to whatever you say.
Some of them did not believe that Prince Zhennan and his men would commit treason and were arguing for them.
"The Prince of Zhennan has protected the Xuanyuan Dynasty for decades and fought in nearly a thousand battles, big and small. I don't believe he would do such a thing. Someone must have framed him!"
"Yes, someone must have framed him. Why would a good prince betray his country? There is no reason at all!"
"False accusation? How is that possible? If it was a false accusation, why didn't he protest? I think he's guilty and has something to hide."
"Yes, that's definitely the case! He's a traitor, and these people are his accomplices. Come on, smash them to death, everyone, smash this traitor to death!"
Eggs, rotten vegetable leaves and even stones were thrown at the exile team, with the Xia family and Xuanyuan Yi throwing the most.
Xuanyuan Yi could feel several stones hitting his back.
Some people who had always believed in Xuanyuan Yi and the others had tears in their eyes when they saw all this, but they were powerless and could do nothing but turn around and wipe away their tears quietly.
Among this type of people, most are old, weak and disabled soldiers who have just returned from the battlefield.
They understood that it was not that Xuanyuan Yi and the others did not want to cry out for justice, but that crying out would be useless and would not change their current fate, so they could only remain silent.
Concubine Xi's eyes were already filled with tears. She wanted to rush out of the crowd and tell these people that her son was not that kind of person, and would not commit treason or collude with foreign enemies.
Her son was wronged, her son is a hero.
But she knew that these ignorant people would not believe her. Her words were pale and powerless at this moment, and she could do nothing but cry.
When had the once high and mighty Imperial Noble Consort Xi and Imperial Noble Dowager Xi ever suffered such a crime, been in such a miserable state, and been treated like this?
Rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs were thrown at them from all directions. Although Nanny Fang tried her best to block them for her, it was of no use.
If she had known this would happen, she should have gone with the late emperor when he left.
Nanny Fang was also feeling bitter at this moment. She was old, and although she was a servant, she was also a close confidant of the nobleman. She lived better than the average daughter of an official family and had always been superior to others. Since yesterday, all this seemed like a dream.
The three little guys were protected in the adults' arms, their eyes were red, their hands clenched into fists. In an instant they grew up, and at this moment a seed of wanting to become stronger was born in their hearts.
Xuanyuan Yi lay on Xia Qingfeng's back, listening to all kinds of slanderous remarks against him, his family, and his confidants. His hands were clenched into fists, and the blood in his body was boiling.
Looking at his mother and the Xia family members who were protecting him, with rotten eggs and vegetable leaves all over their bodies and heads, his anger had reached its peak.
He didn't know who he should hate or blame at this moment. The people were ignorant and believed whatever the superiors said.
He is now a disabled person, unable to even walk independently, and has to be carried by his best friend since childhood.
Confused, he didn't know what to do in the future, and whether he could still stand up and protect his mother and his beloved.
He looked up at Xia Xing'er's position and saw that she actually threw the rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves thrown at her back the same way. Although there were some on her body, they were not too many.
Suddenly, the gloom in his heart lessened a little, and his mood instantly improved a little.
Looking at this lively and pretty girl, he didn't know if he was still qualified to stand by her side.
After finally getting out of the city, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. I don't know what he said to the leading officer.
The team of more than 200 people stopped to rest less than five miles outside the city gate.
I saw many families sending their trusted confidants, maids and servants to see their relatives off.
The escorting officers were happy to see this happen. The more stuff the criminals had on them, the more money they would make in the future.
The person sent from Grand Tutor Zhuge's residence was a steward who stuffed a large bundle into Zhuge Pei's hand and also secretly placed a purse inside. The purse was bulging with what must have been banknotes.
The housekeeper also asked her if she wanted to divorce. If she did, the Grand Tutor would go and plead with the Emperor, as he still had some face with the Emperor.
Zhuge Pei firmly rejected it, indicating that he would share the hardships and life and death with the Xia family.
Because Bai Wan'er's stepmother was the head of the household, no one came. From her face, you can see that she was still very disappointed.
Liuxing Liuyun also came in a carriage and took Xuanyuan Yi away.
When Concubine Xi was about to get on the carriage, she wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say, so in the end she said nothing and got on the carriage directly.
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