Xue Bufan had no opinion on where the prisoners lived. Anyway, if anything went wrong, he had the prefect to take responsibility for it, so he might as well enjoy himself.
"Okay." Xue Bufan nodded.
Room No. 1 on the third floor of Lanyue Pavilion.
The rooms prepared by the Yunzhou prefect for the Mu and Xie families were full of luxury and care.
Whether it is the interior decorations or the gauze curtains and incense, everything is extremely exquisite, for fear that the Mu family and the Xie family would not be able to get used to living there.
"Your Majesty, Madam Xie, you guys wash up and rest first. I have prepared a few tables of food, which will be delivered to your room later."
"Master Zhou, you are too polite. It is great to be able to rest in such a nice room. There is no need to go to such great lengths."
Mu Hongqi felt that as prisoners, it was too high-profile for them to do this.
If the emperor heard this, I don't know how he would deal with them.
Zhou Hao didn't care: "The families of the prince and General Xie are both extremely noble people. Unfortunately, with my ability, I can only do this much."
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"I won't bother you any more. Have a good rest. I'll come back to have a drink with the prince in the evening."
"Okay!" Mu Hongqi nodded in agreement.
Shen Shuli didn't expect that the Yunzhou prefect would arrange the Mu family and the Xie family in such a luxurious inn.
"It can be seen that the relationship between the prefect and the Mu family is very good, otherwise it would not have gone to such an extent." Su Yunhai said.
Su Yunhai also spent a huge amount of money to move into Lanyue Pavilion with the Su family and the Shen family.
But there are no more No. 1 rooms left.
The room was small enough for two families to live in, and it wasn't big enough for so many people.
The escorts and the silver-black-armored guards lived in a large bunk bed in a human-shaped building.
But Lanyue Pavilion is the best inn in Yunzhou Prefecture. Even the worst room is decorated in a very exquisite way.
Finally we were able to get into the city and stay in an inn to rest.
The Su and Shen families were all relaxing and washing up in their respective rooms.
At three quarters past the hour of Xu, an eight-immortal table was set up in the courtyard of Lanyue Pavilion.
Yunzhou prefect Zhou Hao held the pot and poured wine: "This jar of pear blossoms has been buried for five years. It was the wine that the prince gave me on the day I left Beijing to take up my post in Yunzhou Prefecture. It was so that I could drink with the prince one day."
Mu Hongqi's fingertips trembled slightly when he heard this.
On the eve of Zhou Hao's departure from Beijing, he did give Zhou Hao a cart of Lihuabai liquor, but he didn't expect that he would bury the wine and be reluctant to drink it.
"That's thoughtful! Let's not go home until we are drunk!" Mu Hongqi sighed and poured him wine.
In Xie Chengyuan's room.
He was once again placed in the same room with his four nephews.
The four brothers Xie Jinxing, Xie Jinchen, Xie Jinhui and Xie Jinyan had just washed up and were chatting in the room.
"Hey, I haven't stayed in such a comfortable room in a long time. It feels like a dream."
The youngest, Xie Jinyan, was lying on the soft and silky quilt in his loose underwear, sighing comfortably.
The whip marks on his back left bloody marks on the soft woven gold quilt, which was particularly eye-catching.
“Well, when I was in the General’s Mansion, all the expenses were more particular than this, but I never cared about it. I didn’t expect that now I can only miss the glory of the past…” Xie Jinhui also sighed.
Xie Chengyuan tore off the shroud-like bandage, revealing the densely packed tiny scars on his body that had not yet fully healed.
These days.
Shen Shuli secretly sent him a lot of elixirs, and Mu Wanjun also took out all the gold needles in his body. His body has almost recovered.
Moreover, this place was already outside the capital city, and he no longer planned to hide it from his other family members.
Seeing that his four nephews didn't notice him, Xie Chengyuan had to remind them.
"You little brats, now you know the general's mansion is good?" Xie Chengyuan interrupted, "Who was the one who complained about the choking incense?"
He suddenly spoke, startling the four young men so much that they rolled off the bed.
"Uncle Jiu, are you awake?"
The four young men were filled with excitement. They ran to Xie Chengyuan, surrounded him, looked him up and down carefully, with tears in their eyes.
"Well, actually I was awake the whole time, but I just couldn't move easily."
"And someone has been secretly monitoring our Xie family's every move, so I didn't dare tell you."
Xie Chengyuan gently patted the four teenagers on the shoulders and explained carefully, hoping that they would understand.
Xie Jinxing hugged Uncle Jiu's shoulders tightly, his body trembling, and he couldn't help sobbing. The boy's helpless tears fell on Xie Chengyuan's shoulders.
During this period of time, these four young men were under tremendous pressure.
It was because the four of them were the few remaining male members of the Xie family, and the oldest was only eleven years old. They were still like newborn saplings, and they provided a stable space for the women in the family.
Their hearts are filled with fear, confusion and anxiety, and they have no idea where tomorrow will lead them.
The end of the hour of Hai.
There was deathly silence in the inn.
The dim lanterns swayed gently in the breeze, casting a few flickering shadows of light.
Shen Shuli was dressed in a black nightgown, her figure was as light as a ghost, and she moved silently in every corner of the inn.
She frowned slightly, her eyes revealing an innate alertness and sharpness.
From the moment she stepped into the inn, she noticed that there was an indescribable weirdness in the behavior of the prefect Zhou Hao.
This intuition, like a sharp thorn, pierced deeply into her heart, making it impossible for her to sleep peacefully no matter what. She decided to go find out what was going on under the cover of night.
According to what she learned from various sources.
This inn is Zhou Hao's private property. On weekdays, it is bustling with guests and the business is booming.
Shen Shuli's gaze finally settled on the stable behind the inn.
She crouched down, approached slowly and carefully, and in the faint moonlight, carefully checked the hay in the trough.
There were a few dark red ears mixed in it. The ears were bright and eye-catching in color, and the grains were full and round. They were clearly the blood millet that only military horses would use.
Shen Shuli was startled in her heart, and she narrowed her eyes subconsciously, muttering to herself in a low voice: "The horses raised by the prefect are very strong!"
However, apart from this, she searched almost the entire inn but did not find anything else unusual.
With no other choice, I could only give up for the time being.
Fortunately, the night was safe.
At dawn the next day.
Xue Bufan urged the two families to set off.
At this time, the prefect of Yunzhou was already waiting outside the inn with other exiled prisoners and yamen runners.
The Xie and Mu families had a good rest last night and changed into clean, brand new prison uniforms. Everyone seemed to be in good spirits.
The prison uniforms of the two families still gave off a pleasant aroma, which was completely different from the sour smell of the prisoners in the cell.
This shows that the prefect treated them no differently than other prisoners and did not give them any special treatment.
"My Lord, Madam Xie, did you have a good rest last night?"
"Very good. I, Xie and my family, thank the prefect for his hospitality."
Old Madam Xie stood as straight as a pine tree, with her gray hair combed neatly, looking dignified and majestic. She bowed slightly to express her gratitude.
Mu Hongqi also stood up with a smile on his face, and his voice was filled with a sense of ease and joy: "It has been a long time since I had such a sound sleep, thanks to the prefect for hosting me."
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