Chapter 6: Bully at Home
The carriage and horses approached.
Not King Xi!
The carriage belonged to the old lady's eldest daughter, and the fast horse belonged to Xie Anfeng's colleague.
Xie Anfeng's colleague was the deputy general of the camp outside the capital.
There was nothing else to say, so his colleagues could only comfort him with words like "The mountains are high and the waters are long, take care of yourself", and gave Xie An two large packages, which were collected by everyone, about 500 taels of silver, and some clothes and bread.
Xie Anfeng thanked him, and Jiang Shuang naturally went to take the package.
Xie Yanyan grabbed it and said, "My second brother and I are strong enough, we can carry it."
Jiang Shuang didn't think much about it, the package was indeed very heavy.
Xie Yanyan took the package and immediately transferred half of the silver, bread and clothes into the space.
Anyway, the package is lying next to me and no one comes to count how many things are inside.
The old lady's eldest daughter gave her two packages, three hundred taels of silver, a few clothes and some lotus leaf buns.
The old lady was dissatisfied and complained, "I carefully selected your in-laws. They are not only wealthy, but also third-rank ministers. You are going thousands of miles away. What can you do with three hundred taels of silver? Your brothers have their own families, and your father and your elder brother have broken legs. This money is not enough to hire a doctor."
The eldest daughter said sadly, "Mother, my husband didn't ask me to come here at all. I came here secretly. Please understand my difficulties."
The old lady's face fell: "It's difficult for you? Is it as difficult as it is for us?"
The eldest daughter said nothing, thinking to herself, "You asked for this. If the eldest brother had not indulged in drinking, whoring and gambling, would the century-old Xie family have collapsed overnight?"
But she didn't want to say it anymore. After going to Lingnan, she might never see him again in her life.
Carriages kept arriving from afar, but most of them were relatives from side branches or other exiled families. The main branch of the Xie family remained silent.
Li Rong saw that the time was almost up, so he called out to the other escorts, who then mounted their horses and shouted, "Let's set off."
The old lady was panicked. Prince Xi didn’t come!
The imperial edict was issued suddenly, so some people might not know the news for the time being, but Prince Xi and Concubine Baogui would definitely know it first.
"Xiangxiang, what's going on?" The old lady was anxious, and little Shen was also anxious. Could it be that they really had to measure these thousands of miles on foot?
Xie Xiangxiang's face turned pale and she felt despair in her heart. Could it be that the tragedy from her previous life was going to happen again?
After resting for an hour, they set off again. The old lady's legs suddenly felt like they were no longer her own. She shouted to Xie Qingmu, "Tell Fang and the fourth girl to get off, and give the carriage to me and your father."
Xie Qingmu muttered, "Isn't my father carried by my second brother? Why does he need a carriage?"
"Do you want to tire us to death? Don't you know how uncomfortable it would be to carry your father on his back because of his injured leg?" The old lady said majestically, "Free up the carriage immediately!"
Fang was almost angry to death, but she had been suppressed by the old lady for a long time. She was indignant but dared not say anything. She watched Xie Qingmu drive her, her daughter Xie Tingting, and her son Xie Yao away.
She stopped the carriage and cried, "My husband, even if you don't pity me, please pity Ting'er and Yao'er. Yao'er is your only son!"
The old lady shouted fiercely: "Fang, do you want to ride on my head?"
Xie Qingmu pushed Fang's hand away, ruthlessly pulled the three of them out of the car, and gave the car to the old lady.
Xie Jinrong immediately lay down in the carriage.
The two illegitimate sons of the eldest son's family shouted, "My father also wants to put the carriage. It's not a big deal if we carry him on our backs, but if we do it for a long time, my father's legs will definitely be crippled."
The old lady has always been concerned about her eldest son, and now that his leg is injured, he must get in the carriage.
So after Xie Jinrong, Xie Anhuai and the old lady got on the carriage given by the Fang family, everyone in the third house had to walk.
Xie Qingmu begged, "Mom, there's no room to sit in the carriage. Can I sit on the shaft? I'm so tired."
Xie Tingting clung to the shaft of the carriage and said, "My feet are all blistered. This is a carriage given by my maternal grandparents. Grandma, can you let me squeeze in?"
Xie Yao also cried: "I want to take a car, I'm tired!"
The old lady shouted, "Old Third, please take good care of yourself. You have no rules at all!"
Xie Tingting's emotions finally exploded when the old lady pulled Xie Xiangxiang onto the shaft of the cart: "You asked us to be filial, but you let her sit on it. Why?"
"Just because she is prettier and more capable than you, Prince Xi will catch up with her sooner or later. What use can you be to her?" The old lady said bluntly, "Your grandfather and I are still alive. How dare you disobey your elders?"
Tiffany Xie was furious and started yelling again.
There were more than 200 prisoners in this group, and each escort was in charge of a team. The escort in charge of Xie Jinrong's group was called Liu Mingjie.
Hearing Xie Tingting's crazy screams, Liu Mingjie rode over and whipped her without asking why: "What are you yelling about!"
Tiffany Xie was caught off guard and the whip caused her neck and arms to become red and swollen.
She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst out: "You lowly slaves, how dare you hit me? They were the ones who stole my carriage, and you don't know right from wrong, and you still hit me?"
Liu Mingjie was called a lowly slave and without saying a word, he was whipped all over the head.
"Tell me clearly, who is the slave?"
After being whipped, Tiffany Xie curled up on the ground with her head in her hands, crying loudly. The more she cried, the harder she was whipped.
Soon the exposed skin was torn into pieces.
Fang Xue hugged Xie Tingting and used her back to bear the whipping, begging, "Sir, she is a child and does not understand things. Please be merciful and I will discipline her."
Li Rong came over and asked with a sullen face, "What's going on?"
"She called us lowly slaves." Liu Mingjie didn't say anything else but just this main point.
Li Rong shouted, "Behave yourself and understand the situation. You are exiled and criminals, not noble young masters or ladies. Remember your identities. If you don't know the current situation, you will be killed and buried on the spot."
The last sentence woke up all the arrogance that came before.
No one dared to shout anymore.
Fang supported Xie Tingting, looked at the old lady with hatred, and cursed softly: "Old idiot..."
Xie Qingmu heard it but pretended not to hear it, and he resented his mother in his heart.
Why, none of the three branches of his family had the right to ride in the carriage sent by his in-laws, and why was it given to his eldest brother's family?
After leaving Shili Pavilion, if anyone complained or cried again, the escorts would no longer tolerate it. As long as they made a fuss, they would be whipped directly. If one whip did not stop the crying, they would be whipped twice, or even ten times.
Those who originally came out of Kyoto and complained the most would be beaten up as soon as they made a sound.
The little girl shrank back into Xie Ning's arms out of fear. Xie Lingyu whispered to Xie Yanyan, "Sister, they really hold a grudge!"
Perhaps to give them a warning, Li Rong did not arrange for everyone to stay in a hotel that night. Instead, they spent the night in a land temple at the foot of Yichuan Mountain.
The land temple consists of only one room with three stone walls and an open door. On it is a gray plaque with the words "Tugu Shen Temple" (Tugu God Temple). There is not much incense or offerings.
The bailiff ordered everyone to collect firewood and the cook to build a stove and cook.
After the millet porridge was cooked, the prisoners lined up to get some hot soup. The soup was limited, only five or six people could get one bowl, and the whole family shared it.
It is still chilly in late March, and a bowl of hot soup is especially precious.
Xie Qingmu took out the cakes sent by the Yue family and distributed them to Fang and her children. Xie Yanyan took out the cakes given by the deputy generals and distributed them to Xie Anfeng and his brothers and sisters-in-law. Of course, Jiang Shuang also took one.
The old lady cleared her throat and said to Jiang Shuang and Fang: "Jiang, Fang, you should hand over all the dry food and silver you received, and the whole family will be distributed together."
I am so happy today. I saw my dearest friends Lin and Miaoyin 418 came on the first day. Thank you, my dear baby!
(End of this chapter)
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