Chapter 2: Confiscation of property, exile, and emptying of the palace
Su Hanchu took out a bucket of gasoline from the space, poured it on the ground, took out a box of matches, took out one, lit it, threw it on the gasoline, and did it in one go. He turned around and closed the door neatly.
Su Hanchu hurried to the kitchen again and put all the steamed buns, pastries, meals, two roast chickens, and three pork elbows into the space.
This food also requires tools to be made. With a thought, Su Hanchu put all the stew pots on the stove, the cauldron for cooking, and the spoons and bowls into the space.
Looking at the empty kitchen that he had cleaned out, Su Hanchu hurried to the bridal chamber.
At this time, the fire in the warehouse had already started.
There were many more voices in the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
"Oh no, there's a fire, there's a fire..."
Su Hanchu ignored the noisy sounds and suddenly remembered that she must not forget the most important thing. There was an important item in her dowry box in her room, and there were also some silver bills hidden in the bottom of the box.
When I returned to the room, I saw Ping'er had packed a bundle. She was wearing several pieces of clothes and had only a silver hairpin on her head, but there seemed to be jewelry hidden on her chest.
Well, this girl is quite smart.
"Ping'er, go check out what's going on outside first. I'll pack some things."
Ping'er hurried out upon hearing this.
Su Hanchu immediately put the quilt on the bed into the space, opened the wardrobe, and put all the clothes inside into it, leaving only a cloak for himself.
After thinking about it, he left a set of clothes and a cloak for Jun Moye.
Then she put her dowry box into the space, opened the drawer of the dressing table, and took away all the remaining jewelry.
Just after I finished cleaning up and drank two cups of the cold tea on the table, Ping'er came in hurriedly.
"Miss, the soldiers who were confiscating the property have arrived. The King of Qin and the Crown Prince were carried back. It seems they were beaten with a stick."
Sure enough, as soon as Ping'er finished speaking, the angry voice of the officials was heard outside.
"Hurry up, everyone! No one is allowed to bring any valuables. Gather in the front yard. Violators will be punished with twenty lashes."
Su Hanchu glanced at Ping'er, picked up Jun Moye's clothes and cloak, and the master and servant walked out.
Seeing many officers searching everywhere, some officers and soldiers began to fetch water with buckets to put out the fire.
"Why did the Prince Qin's Mansion suddenly catch fire?"
"Hurry, put out the fire, otherwise what will happen if everything burns?"
Su Hanchu put his right hand into his left wrist under his cloak, touched the bracelet and operated it, and the bracelet on his hand disappeared.
He glanced at the fire behind him and then lowered his eyes.
When they arrived at the outer courtyard, they saw that the Princess of Qin was wearing thick clothes, squatting beside the King of Qin with tears in her eyes, shouting anxiously.
"My Lord, how are you? What happened?"
Jun Moye was lying on another stretcher.
"Mother, stop shouting. Father fainted from the pain. He was beaten with eighty boards and has been overworked recently. He fainted after the execution in the palace." Jun Moye said from the side.
Princess Qin's tears fell even harder as she looked at her son lying on the stretcher.
"Ye'er, what about you? How are you?"
Jun Moye shook his head and said comfortingly, "Mother, don't worry. Your son was beaten with thirty boards. He should be fine after a few days."
Chen Siyu, who had been staying in the Prince Qin's Mansion on the pretext of accompanying her aunt, was now squatting beside Jun Moye with tears on her face and spoke with concern.
"Cousin, how do you feel? Does it hurt? Siyu is so worried. Cousin, you are okay, right?"
Jun Moye glanced at Chen Siyu and said, "I'm fine, don't cry."
Family members care about each other? I feel a little redundant. Just when Su Hanchu was unsure whether to step forward and say something, the official was already urging him.
"Hurry up, stop wasting time. Do you still think you are nobles from the Qin Palace? You are now commoners waiting to be exiled."
Based on the original owner's memory, Su Hanchu recognized that this was Zhao Kuo, the Minister of Justice, who was from the Crown Princess's family and naturally loyal to the Crown Prince.
Liu Guanshi, the steward of the Prince of Qin's mansion, stepped forward.
"Sir, can you allow us to apply medicine to the prince? The journey to the northwest is long..."
Zhao Kuo did not give any face when he heard this.
"Oh, Manager Liu is quite courageous. He even dares to call you Prince now? He's already been demoted to a commoner. The Emperor is merciful by not directly ordering his beheading. What's wrong? You don't want to be a commoner? It seems that everyone in the Qin Palace is very dissatisfied with the Emperor's will."
Upon hearing this, Manager Liu hurriedly bowed.
"Please forgive me, sir. I am still unable to change my mind. I beg you to be flexible."
Zhao Kuo sneered when he heard this.
"I don't have the guts to help a traitor. You'd better hurry and follow the escort!"
At this time, the person who went in to search for something came quickly.
"Sir, the fire is getting bigger and bigger. We haven't found anything, only a small amount of jewelry and some silver bills. It seems that the warehouse is on fire. Brothers are putting out the fire..."
When Zhao Kuo heard this, his face was suddenly filled with anger, and he pointed his sword at Jun Moye on the ground.
"Jun Moye, tell me, did you move the things from the Prince Qin's Mansion?"
Jun Moye looked at Zhao Kuo coldly, "Stop slandering me. You were the one who sent my father and I back. How could we have the time to move anything?"
Zhao Kuo didn't believe what he said. "Then where did all the things go? Your Qin Palace is so big, it's impossible that there is no property!"
Su Hanchu stepped forward and said, "Sir, the Qin Palace is indeed quite large, but it was given by the Emperor. As for money, Jun Moye was a prince before, without an official position or salary. This huge Qin Palace relies on the salary of my father alone. It's good enough to make ends meet. Where does the extra money come from?"
Zhao Kuo shouted angrily, "How is this possible? The Qin Palace must have transferred the property in advance!"
Su Hanchu said calmly, "The imperial edict for the confiscation of property arrived just a moment ago, and your officers and soldiers followed suit. Even if we at the Prince of Qin's Palace wanted to, we don't have the power. So, the facts prove that the Prince of Qin's Palace has no property at all. Even if there was any food or supplies, it would have been burned to ashes by now."
Seeing that the backyard of the Prince of Qin's Mansion was basically on fire, Zhao Kuo looked at the few people with an unfriendly expression.
"What a Qin Palace! Do you think I will believe it?"
Su Hanchu looked at the fire. Well, it was perfect. The warehouse was not far from the storehouse, and it was basically burned out.
"Sir, the Emperor has only demoted everyone in the Prince of Qin's Palace to commoners. He hasn't intended to kill us. If we don't leave now and we all burn to death in the Prince of Qin's Palace, you won't be able to explain yourself to him."
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