What Old Madam Mu disliked most was the third family. When she saw that they dared to lecture her beloved son and granddaughter, she immediately turned hostile.
She is now the most senior elder in the entire Mu family. All the younger generations must respect and be filial to her, or at least dare not disobey her openly.
Mu Hongcheng didn't expect that the old lady would actually give him such a low profile, and his face immediately turned pale.
"Mother, how can you humiliate my mother like this!"
"Kneel down!" Lan Jiarou looked at Mu Hongcheng with a cold face.
If the bowl and chopsticks in her hand had not belonged to the Su family, she would have smashed the bowl in the other person's face.
Mu Hongcheng looked at his eldest mother in surprise, wondering why she was humiliating him like this.
But in this era, filial piety is more important than anything else, and he didn't dare to openly contradict or disobey this old man in front of so many outsiders.
He knelt down with a look of humiliation on his face.
Lan Jiarou's eyes were on the other people in the third room.
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The third wife bit her lower lip in anger, and unwillingly pulled her two sons to kneel down.
Lan Jiarou was satisfied to see that they were obedient and continued eating.
Mu Wanjun didn't expect her grandmother to be so powerful that she could directly make the people from the third room shut up. She happily gave her grandmother a thumbs up.
"Grandma, you are this." Lan Jiarou was flattered by the compliment and continued to eat elegantly.
"Eat quickly, don't keep your little sister waiting for too long."
Upon hearing this, Mu Wanjun immediately sped up her eating.
Shen Shuli didn't expect that her best friend's family had such a high status in the Mu family, which was quite different from the plot in the book.
Perhaps it was because of what her best friend did to the Mu family after she traveled through the book that led to the current situation.
After Mu Wanjun quickly finished her meal, she wanted to pull her best friend aside to talk in private.
But the prison rope around her waist tied her and her family together, so they could only stay where they were.
"I don't think we can take off this prison rope for the time being. Once we are out of the capital, we will find a way to get rid of it."
Shen Shuli said as she looked at her best friend's hands, feet and the chains around her waist with an unhappy look.
"Well, these things are really torturous. I just walked more than ten miles and my hands and feet are already rubbed red." Mu Wanjun was a little annoyed.
"Time is running out. The bailiffs will probably urge you to get on the road. Hurry up and pack your things. It's time for me to leave too." Shen Shuli urged.
"Okay, go back now."
After watching Shen Shuli leave, Mu Wanjun immediately packed up with her brother.
"Dad, you are at the front of the rope, so you have to push the cart. If you are tired, let your brother take over." Mu Wanjun arranged.
The eldest brother Mu Yansheng was at the end of the rope to facilitate pulling the cart.
The others were tied up with ropes in the middle and couldn't get the car.
"Okay, there's still space in the car, perfect for your grandmother to lie down and rest."
The only person in the Mu family who was not wearing handcuffs or shackles, and had no rope around her waist, was Mrs. Mu, Lan Jiarou, who was the only one with some freedom.
But her health was already very poor, and having a cart would give her a chance to rest.
Mu Wanjun glanced in the direction of the Xie family.
The situation of the women in the Xie family was better than that of other families whose homes were confiscated and who were exiled.
The women's hands and waists were not shackled with chains, only chains were placed on their feet to prevent them from escaping.
The women of the Xie family enjoy this preferential treatment.
Because all the men of the Xie family died on the battlefield with outstanding achievements, the emperor pardoned the women of the Xie family in order to win the hearts of the people.
Only then can the women of the Xie family take turns to take care of the old lady of the Xie family and Xie Chengyuan.
As for the four male members of the Xie family, since they were still young, they were pardoned and only put in shackles.
The people sent a lot of food to the Xie family, but no pots, bowls or other utensils, so they only ate dry food and water at noon.
At least there is food and I won’t starve.
Xie Chengyuan was lying on a cart, and his sister-in-law and nephew took turns pulling it.
I don't know the exact extent of his injury...
In the cell.
Xie Chengyuan had been lying there pretending to be unconscious, and only dared to get up and move around a little when it was late at night and all the prisoners were asleep.
Perhaps the bailiffs knew that he was seriously injured and would not live long, so they did not put handcuffs or shackles on him.
He was kind enough to give him a cart and have someone pull it to help him on his journey.
Since Xie Chengyuan used the healing medicine given by the mysterious maid and the Mu family, his internal injuries have been mostly healed.
But the eighteen golden needles in the body have not been removed yet.
The golden needle was circulating in the blood vessels all the time, and he had to expend a lot of internal energy to force the golden needle back.
Avoid the golden needles flowing into the heart.
The Xie family and the Mu family are next to each other.
Xie Chengyuan could clearly hear the conversation between Shen Shuli and Mu Wanjun.
Shen Shuli's voice had long been engraved in his mind, and he could recognize her just by hearing her voice.
He never thought that Shen Shuli was an old acquaintance of Princess Anrong of the Mu family, and that they had such a close relationship.
Not only did she often enter the prison cell to visit Princess Anrong, but she could also be seen on the road to exile.
He analyzed it carefully for a few days and was 80% sure that the maid who brought her medicine on the night of the house search was Shen Shuli.
Because the smell of that maid was exactly the same as Shen Shuli's, this was definitely not a coincidence.
Seeing Shen Shuli leave, Xie Chengyuan secretly opened his eyes a little and looked in the direction she left.
When he saw her walking towards the Su family's team, his eyes lit up slightly.
It seems that the news he received was correct. The Su family should stay with the exile team for a while. He finally felt relieved.
The Su family team has been packed up.
After Su Yunhai and Shen Shuli returned to the team, they immediately set off and walked ahead of the exile team.
The yamen runners also had their fill and rest.
He immediately stepped forward with a whip and urged the exiled prisoners to set off.
Many exiled prisoners had relatives and friends who saw them off and gave them a lot of luggage.
The speed of travel was much slower than when we just left the city gate.
"Hurry up! If you take so long, you won't be able to reach the post station by night. Do you want to sleep in the wilderness and feed the wolves?"
Speaking of.
The bailiff swung the whip in his hand fiercely.
Wen Jingxian, the eldest lady of the Xie family, who was standing at the front of the team, was unexpectedly hit with a whip by the yamen runner.
She was caught off guard and was hit so hard that her vision went black and she almost dropped the cart in her hands.
Second Young Lady Xie, Liu Shiyao, was holding the other side. When she saw this, she reacted promptly and helped her sister-in-law.
The car shook violently, and Old Madam Xie and Xie Chengyuan, who were lying in the car, were startled.
The old lady's head hit the side panel of the car, and a bump appeared instantly.
"Grandma, sister-in-law, are you okay?"
The young ladies of the Xie family hurried over to check.
Before they get close.
The bailiff's whip fell again.
"What are you doing! Do you want to escape?" The bailiff cursed at the women of the Xie family and beat them without showing any mercy.
"No, we didn't run. We didn't plan to escape. Sir, please show some mercy!"
"Mom, stop hitting my mom, hit me instead!"
The Xie family was immediately in chaos.
The young boys quickly protected their mothers and aunts behind them and took the beatings from the yamen runners for them.
Not long.
There were faint traces of blood on the already dirty white undergarments of the Xie family.
After the bailiff had vented his anger, he urged the Xie family to continue lining up and setting off.
Old Madam Xie and Madam Xie felt secretly resentful when they saw the yamen runners bullying the Xie family.
But they could do nothing but bury their hatred deep in their hearts.
It wasn't just the Xie family that got beaten.
Those who couldn't keep up with the pace were punished by the yamen runners.
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