Shen Xudong and Shen Xiangxi couldn't squeeze in and could only cry and wail from the outside.
The illegitimate children all watched from the outside, and no one showed any sign of reluctance towards her.
Shen Lijun, on the other hand, kept his distance, fearing that he would be implicated.
Zhang Caiyun stared wide-eyed as she was tortured to death by the exiled criminals, dying with her eyes wide open in disbelief.
Su Yu raised the whip and whipped the prisoners until they were in pain and scattered.
Immediately afterwards, the officials put shackles and chains on them, tied them to trees, and gave them a good talking-to.
The exiled prisoners are still cursing.
"She deserved it. If it weren't for her, my youngest daughter wouldn't have starved to death!"
Shen Xudong and Shen Xiangxi went to collect Zhang Caiyun's body. Her body was smashed so badly that there wasn't a single piece of good flesh left. She looked like a pile of mud, and they even had to use stone shards to scrape the rotten flesh off the ground bit by bit.
All the money on his person had been taken, and Shen Lijun was also a little sad, after all, they had been husband and wife for decades.
Ma Dazhuang was still shaken. If it weren't for Zhang Caiyun, who was even more hated, standing in front of him, he would probably be the one who was killed now.
Su Yu said coldly, "I told you before that we can't do this kind of thing. This is just blocking people's way out. If they have no way out, why would we give you one? We officials don't have as many criminals as we do."
"The daily meals should still be provided for free. If they want to improve their meals, they can pay extra. It's a mutually agreeable arrangement."
Ma Dazhuang didn't listen at the time; he just thought Su Yu was young and had simple ideas.
Actually, before the accident happened, Mu Wanting had told him that if he had stopped doing this then, things wouldn't have come to this.
Now it seems that Su Yu and Mu Wanting saw things clearly; he himself was blinded by greed.
To appease the people, Ma Dazhuang distributed white flour cakes and meat soup for free, and later distributed black flour cakes and vegetable dumplings for free.
They then announced that Zhang Caiyun had acted on her own initiative and that the money had all gone into her pocket. So, late that night, Zhang Caiyun was dragged out and her corpse was publicly humiliated.
However, some exiles did not believe it. Everyone knew that without Ma Dazhuang's tacit approval, Zhang Caiyun would not have such great abilities.
Mu Wanting and her group have their own problems, and they don't care what happens on the other side.
But Ma Dazhuang came looking for them.
"Mrs. Mu, you did a great job as a cook, why don't you continue?"
Mu Wanting shook her head and refused.
"I'm sorry, sir, my family members haven't been feeling well lately, and I need to help them regulate their digestive systems, especially my niece."
Even though he knew Mu Wanting was just an excuse, what could Ma Dazhuang say?
He replaced them without even saying goodbye, and now they don't want to go back, so he has to bear the consequences.
Ma Dazhuang left with a cold face, and the third branch of the family agreed.
"A cook who doesn't do a good job can be very hated, like Zhang Caiyun..."
At this point, they sighed again, after all, they were from the same family.
But when I think about all the terrible things she did, I feel that her fate was too lenient.
Shen Yujiao sneered: "When my sister-in-law was a cook, she was very popular. In the end, it's Second Aunt who is hated. A hateful person will be hated everywhere."
Mu Wanting didn't say anything and focused on making dinner. Her dinner was relatively light and was finished quickly.
Madam Shen also got to eat some decent food from the third branch of the family, a rare treat that filled her stomach.
After drinking it, they felt a warm sensation in their stomachs.
"It's been so long since I've had your cooking, it's still as delicious as ever."
Mu Wanting smiled and said, "Even if it's delicious, eat less so as not to upset your stomach."
Then, Mu Wanting prepared some formula for Qin'er and delivered it to her.
Qin'er was happily drinking from her bottle, and her diarrhea had stopped.
Shen Mingjiao was overjoyed to hear that Zhang Caiyun was dead.
“She deserved it. My precious Qin’er suffered so much. If I had the strength, I would have stabbed her in the back myself.”
Mu Wanting sighed. As a mother, she could tolerate being hurt by others, but once her child was hurt, she would fight tooth and nail.
Her own mother was just like that back then. She had a mild personality, but if anyone bullied her or her brothers, she would want to tear them to pieces.
Thinking of her mother and brothers, her heart ached again.
Now, her mother is her only remaining family member.
So she must find her mother.
That night, as they were asleep, they heard strange noises outside the tent. As soon as she sat up, she saw a dark figure with a knife flash past outside the tent.
She was startled; had she encountered robbers?
She quickly stepped out of the tent and immediately saw Shen Xinglan and the assassins fighting back and forth outside.
Shen Xingyi and Shen Xinghe were also helping.
Shen Yujiao wanted to go out, but Mu Wanting said, "You stay here to protect the family, I'll go."
As she spoke, she pulled out two hidden arrows from her package and handed them to Shen Yujiao and Shen Mingjiao respectively.
Then he found a secluded spot and quietly fired a sneak attack.
She also applied anesthetic to the arrows, which would greatly increase the chances of capturing them alive.
Her cold arrows were indeed effective, hitting seven or eight people in no time. Shen Yujiao and Shen Mingjiao did not disappoint her either, their shots were very accurate.
Shen Xinglan and the other two also seized machetes and began slashing at the assassins.
Although Shen Xinglan's legs and feet were still intact, her skills were greatly reduced, but she was still no slouch when fighting these assassins.
Ma Dazhuang also sent officials to help, and Su Yu's knife was also very sharp. Soon, the assassination squad of fifty or sixty people was either killed or wounded, and several others were paralyzed by Mu Wanting's poison and fainted.
Those who were injured bit off their tongues and committed suicide.
He was unconscious, but woke up half an hour later. Upon waking, he also tried to bite his tongue and commit suicide, but Shen Xinglan stopped him.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
The assassins were interrogated separately. This man wouldn't talk, so Mu Wanting gave him some truth serum. When she saw that he looked distracted, she finally asked him.
"Who sent you?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."
"What did the Emperor say?"
"They said they absolutely had to kill Shen Xinglan."
It seems that the Emperor is quite concerned about the fact that Shen Xinglan is still alive.
When they could get no more information from the man, the two went to find Su Yu and the others.
Su Yu was at a loss: "I can't smell it, it's as stubborn as a mule."
Seeing that he looked like a minor leader, Mu Wanting immediately fed him some more truth serum.
Not long after, he confessed in a daze.
"His Majesty sent a total of five groups of people this time. In addition to them, there are four other groups."
Unable to obtain any more information, Shen Xinglan swiftly killed the man; such a person would only bring trouble if left alive.
When they returned to the tent, they saw several women looking at them with concern.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"
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