Chapter 3: Beginning of Exile
Everyone in the Luo family also looked over in surprise. Could it be that the old prince was so wise that he had already known the emperor's thoughts and moved the money away?
Old Prince Luo was heartbroken because the wealth accumulated over generations had disappeared without a trace, and he was almost injured by the slander.
"I just woke up from a coma this morning and don't know where the money went..."
Suddenly, the old princess Tian woke up from a nightmare, reaching out to grab something and shouting, "Silver, my silver..."
Old Prince Luo paused and looked at his wife hesitantly. He knew that his wife was greedy for money. Could it be that she took it?
Lieutenant General Qi grew up in Prince Luo's mansion, so he naturally knew the old princess's habits.
"Imprison the Luo family and leave the capital tomorrow. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
As for the old princess, Tian, she was taken away alone by Deputy General Qi.
When she appeared in public the next day, although she was dressed neatly, bloodstains were faintly visible on the exposed parts of her body.
"Mother." Second Master Luo Wenhong and Third Master Luo Wentao hurriedly helped the person, moving very carefully.
Tian looked at the second son weakly, smiled with relief and fainted again.
The beating was not in vain, the silver was finally transported out by the second brother.
At this time, Deputy General Qi was not only reprimanded by the emperor for not getting any useful information, but was also suspected of having secretly withheld the silver.
There was no hope of promotion from then on unless he could find the money.
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The Luo family members were shackled and dragged along the street, with people who hated them standing on both sides.
"General Luo caused my brother's death and his body was never found. Damn it!"
"Give me back my father."
"No one in the Luo family will have a good death!"
In the excitement, the people threw all the rotten vegetable leaves in their hands over.
Luo Huai stood in front of his family without leaving any trace. Zhu Mingqing's eyes flashed slightly. He was obviously a half-grown child with a thin back, but he looked fearless.
The Luo family was used to being high and mighty and had never suffered such humiliation. They all dodged to the side when they heard all kinds of foul smells all around them. At the same time, their resentment towards the eldest wife deepened.
Old Prince Luo is the one who feels the most uncomfortable. The men of the Luo family have been fighting on the battlefield for generations, and Tingshan is a cautious person. He would never act on his own. Is it really true that when the rabbit dies, the dog is cooked?
The iron chains rubbed against the ankles, and after just a quarter of an hour, some people could not bear it anymore. Just when they tried to slack off, they were whipped and their skin was torn.
"Behave yourself, everyone. I don't care who you were before. You are all exiled criminals in my eyes. You'd better not cause trouble along the way, otherwise... humph!" Liang He threatened fiercely.
Zhu Mingqing knew this person. He was the leader of the officers responsible for escorting the Luo family to Guancheng.
Although he looks tough, he is actually very principled.
After the third brother's leg was injured, he was the one who found a doctor, otherwise he might have lost his life.
Zhu Mingqing hurried on his way while observing the Luo family.
Prince Luo had four sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Luo Tingshan, was born to his deceased first wife, Wang. The second son, Luo Wenhong, the third son, Luo Wentao, and the only daughter, Luo Wenqi, were born to his second wife, Tian. He also had a youngest son, Luo Wen'an, who was born out of wedlock.
Her family has four children: Luo Feng, Luo Huai, Luo Xiao and Luo Fu. Her second family has two sons and one daughter, her third family has two sons and two daughters, and there are many other branches. The sheer number of people is dizzying to look at.
Alas, this journey is destined to be not peaceful.
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An hour later, everyone finally arrived at the pavilion ten miles away, where their relatives and friends had been waiting for them.
The families of the second wife, Mrs. Song, and the third wife, Mrs. Wu, both sent a lot of items, including food and clothes. After all, the journey was going to be displaced and the weather was freezing, so no one knew what would happen, so it was always better to be more prepared.
Others also said goodbye to their loved ones, and miserable wails were heard all around.
"Third brother, I will never see Brother Huanyu again, woooo... I don't want to be exiled." Luo Fu seemed to have just come to her senses and was crying with tears and snot.
Luo Xiao was only fifteen years old. Although he was a bit arrogant on weekdays, he was still afraid of the thought of exile.
He couldn't help but look at his second brother, "Is father really wrong?"
Luo Huai is the same age as him, and they are twins, but he has always been calm and Luo Xiao listens to him.
He was silent for a long time before he said, "Father joined the army when he was young and participated in countless battles. He even repelled the Kingdom of Yue and recaptured the seven cities of Quanzhou. He was a famous general known throughout the world as a god of war. He never lost a battle leading an army."
Except this time!
Luo Xiao certainly believed in his father, who was the person he admired the most: "But how did the Luo family become like this?"
Luo Huai clenched his fists. He didn't know much about what happened on the battlefield.
But his father told him that there seemed to be something fishy about the Yue State’s sneak attack this time. His father must have found out something, so this happened.
He will definitely find out the truth and avenge his father.
Zhu Mingqing was observing the three children from a distance. From what he could see so far, Luo Huai's character was acceptable and he had some brains, but as for Luo Xiao, that remained to be seen.
As for the fourth sister, Luo Fu, she is still thinking about Liang Huanyu, the male protagonist in the book, even at this time. She is purely in love.
"Madam." She was thinking about how to get along with the children in the future when Fen Tao suddenly appeared. No matter how Zhu Mingqing tried to drive her away, she couldn't leave. She just said that she had completed Madam's instructions and was now a free person. No one could control where she went.
Zhu Mingqing said helplessly: "You can follow me if you want, but remember one thing, your life is the most important."
"I understand." Fen Tao quietly opened a corner of the bundle and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "After reading the letter, the old man and the old lady gave me a lot of banknotes. They said they would definitely follow the lady's instructions and asked her to take care of herself."
Zhu Mingqing looked down at the banknotes. The Zhu family was originally just an ordinary businessman. They were able to gain a foothold in the capital with the support of Luo Wangfu. These banknotes given to her were probably half of their wealth.
In the distance, inside a simple carriage.
The two elders of the Zhu family looked here quietly and kept wiping their tears.
"My poor daughter, if I had known this would happen, I would have let her and Guangyi go."
Old Master Zhu sighed distressedly, "It's come to this, why bother bringing up all that? I hope Qing'er has truly come to terms with it and won't commit suicide again, so we can leave with peace of mind."
"I don't know whether what Qing'er said is true or not. Do I have to leave?"
Old Madam Zhu was reluctant to look back. She had lived there all her life, and now she was leaving, she didn’t know if she would be able to come back in her lifetime.
Mr. Zhu's cloudy eyes were filled with determination: "We must leave!"
Half a month later, Mr. Zhu was extremely glad that they left early, otherwise they would have ended up like other families in Beijing.
On this side, Mrs. Song saw that none of Zhu Mingqing's family members had come with him, and he was still in the mood to chat and laugh with the maids. She couldn't help but mock him: "They are really a merchant family, timid and cowardly. They didn't even come to visit after their daughter was exiled."
"Oh, I just don't know how I'm going to get through this journey. It's so pitiful."
Zhu Mingqing knew that she was making insinuations about herself again, and she didn't need to explain the truth to others one by one.
As long as she has space, she is not afraid of not being able to survive even if she goes to the ends of the earth.
But, Song Er is really a talker.
She blinked her eyes and pretended to be pitiful: "Yes, I am so pitiful, you should give me some of your things."
Song was shocked by how quickly her expression changed, and she said, this woman just knows how to pretend.
But why should I give her her things?
Just as she was about to make a few more sarcastic remarks, she remembered the scene of her going crazy yesterday. To be on the safe side, she immediately grabbed her bag and ran away.
The other branches were originally happy to watch the fun, but when they saw Zhu Mingqing shift his gaze to them again, they all whispered to each other and pretended not to see anything.
Fen Tao couldn't help laughing out loud. The lady had actually learned bad things.
When the time was almost up, the officials began to drive people away. They had to send people to the place of exile on time, otherwise they would be punished.
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