Chapter 47 Secret (Second update! Please subscribe)
As Converse spoke, the expressions of the others changed and they were terrified. How did he, how did she know their secret?
At this time, they understood that this was a threat. If they did not agree, their secret would probably be known to everyone by then.
Thinking of this, they all looked at Converse.
Converse looked helpless and nodded to everyone, saying that he had no choice but to accept it, otherwise, the consequences would be serious...
Everyone shuddered and finally lowered their heads. After all, it was not like shouting "I am a pig" in front of everyone. It was just bowing their heads to apologize. It was no big deal.
Soon, everyone walked towards Chen Xue.
Xu Tian saw that they had been discussing for a long time before coming over, and he immediately became alert, "What do you want to do?"
Even the prisoners around looked over curiously. After all, a group of yamen runners looked intimidating from afar.
Therefore, they were very curious whether the Chen family had angered the yamen runners again, and some jealous people immediately felt gloating.
Some expressed sympathy.
Of course, some people also looked worried.
Converse glanced at Xu Tian but ignored him.
Several people came to Chen Xue, took a deep breath, and then lowered their heads. "I'm sorry, we were rude before. Please forgive us, young lady!"
A group of yamen runners lowered their heads and apologized to Chen Xue. This scene not only shocked Xu Tian, but also surprised the prisoners around him.
They thought these yamen runners were out to settle accounts with the Chen family, and were planning to enjoy the show, but who knew...
Damn it!
It's unbelievable that this group of yamen runners actually want the prisoners to bow their heads.
They have seen the ugly faces of these yamen runners these days. They whip people, scold people, and even blackmail people. Which prisoner does not hate these yamen runners?
They had never seen these yamen runners smile or lower their heads, and they were arrogant and domineering all day long.
But today, what they saw was a group of yamen runners actually bowing to the Chen family.
Although the Chen family was a high-ranking official in the capital before being exiled, they are now prisoners. Why do these yamen runners still want them to bow their heads?
Everyone was confused, and considering that Xu Tian had been very kind to the Chen family before, and Zhao Guang had also tried to curry favor with the Chen family, now these yamen runners also wanted the Chen family to bow down, could it be that...
Could it be that the Chen family is going to rise again?
Impossible!
This is just exile!
Although many of them knew that Chen Yuan was framed, after all, when they were embezzling money, how could they not know who they were "paying tribute to"?
In short, the Chen family is not in the same group as them.
Looking at the attitude of these yamen runners now, something is obviously wrong.
They actually bowed to the Chen family. There was only one possibility, that was they couldn't afford to offend the Chen family. But the Chen family was already criminals, so why couldn't they afford to offend them?
The biggest possibility is that Chen Yuan might be cleared of his charges, and then reinstated and regain power. Only in this way can it explain why these yamen runners bowed to the Chen family.
For a moment, everyone felt complicated, some were envious, some were unwilling. Why were everyone else prisoners, but their Chen family... Well, although their Chen family was wronged, everyone was still unwilling to accept it.
But they knew very well that if things were really as they guessed, they must not offend the Chen family, but instead must try their best to please them.
At this moment, they were somewhat relieved that although they were jealous of the Chen family before, they did not mock them or offend them.
I heard that the Zhang family has offended the Chen family deeply. I wonder if they will regret it.
No one knows whether the Zhang family regrets it or not, but they are already in a difficult situation at this time. After coming out of the post station last time, Zhang Yiquan fell ill and almost lost his life.
Zhang Yiquan fell ill, and the Zhang family suddenly panicked. After all, Zhang Yiquan was the pillar of the Zhang family.
However, there was no doctor in the exile team, and the yamen runners would not let them leave to find a doctor, let alone help them find a doctor.
If Zhang Yiquan's mother hadn't known some folk remedies and saved him, he would probably have been the first prisoner to die in the entire exile team.
Of course, this was also thanks to the sudden requirement for the exile team to collect medicinal herbs, which gave them the opportunity to go to the forest to find medicinal herbs and rescue Zhang Yiquan.
Although Zhang Yiquan recovered from his illness, he was still very weak, so he had no time to cause trouble for the Chen family, and he had no idea what the Chen family was doing now.
Let’s get back to the topic.
While everyone was shocked by the yamen runners' behavior, they looked at Chen Xue nervously, waiting for her answer.
"You think this little compensation is enough? My daughter is a nobody. Even though she's down and out now, she's not someone you can bully."
A dissatisfied voice sounded from beside Chen Xue, expressing her thoughts.
Chen Xue turned around and saw Xiaodie who appeared out of nowhere. She was a little surprised, "Xiaodie, why are you here and when did you come?"
"I've been here for a while. The lady was a little worried because the young lady and the master hadn't come back for so long, so she asked me to come and take a look."
As she spoke, Xiaodie patted her chest and said proudly, "Don't worry, girl. I'm here and won't let anyone bully you."
Chen Xue was both touched and a little amused. Xiaodie was a girl younger than herself, so it was not certain who would protect whom.
However, it was just right that she came. There were some things that I was not comfortable saying, and she could say them.
No wonder many people hope to have a loyal and smart subordinate. Sometimes it really saves trouble.
As soon as Xiaodie said this, Kuang Wei and others changed their expressions immediately, but the next second, her words made everyone feel cold.
"Don't think we don't know that you have quite a bit of silver on you, yet you're only using this little to send off a beggar!"
Kuang Wei and the others felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, thinking that Chen Xue even knew their secrets, so it was normal for her to know how much silver they had.
Just as they were struggling, they saw Chen Xue raise her hand as if to snap her fingers, and Converse and the others' expressions suddenly changed.
Forget it, forget it, just consider it as spending money to ward off disaster!
So, they took out all the silver they had and handed it over, "We were wrong, please show mercy, Miss Chen!"
Without Chen Xue saying anything, the clever Xiaodie stepped forward to collect their silver, ran back to Chen Xue and handed the silver to her.
Chen Xue weighed it and thought it was indeed a few hundred taels. She guessed that they had extorted a lot from her these days, but now it was a bargain for her.
"Okay, let's end this matter here. If you..."
Before Chen Xue finished her threat, Kuang Wei and the others said anxiously, "No, absolutely not. Miss Chen, please rest assured. We will definitely behave ourselves."
"Get lost!"
"Why!"
Converse and the others were waiting for this sentence. Upon hearing it, they turned around and ran away, faster than a rabbit.
"Just let them go like this?" Xu Tian walked over somewhat unwillingly, feeling that letting Converse and the others leave like this was too easy for them.
As for Chen Xue asking them to compensate for the losses and taking so much money from them, Xu Tian was not jealous and felt it was natural.
"What else? I can't possibly kill them!" Chen Xue shrugged. "Do you really think they'll keep their promise? What if they're forced into a desperate situation and want to die together?"
Xu Tian was speechless.
Chen Xue touched her nose. That was what she said, but it was just to fool Xu Tian. The real reason was actually the same. She just wanted to get hold of something that Kuang Wei and the others could use against them so that they would not cause them trouble in the future, just like Zhao Guang.
By then, the yamen runners in the entire exile team would not dare to attack them, and would even protect them. Then they would not have to hide and could be exiled freely.
"It's already a good deal for them." Lord Chen sneered.
Xu Tian's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Lord Chen had expressed his intention to kill Kuang Wei several times. If he really did it, it would be a great bargain for them now.
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