Chapter 8 The Call
The old man of the Chen family used to be in charge of the Ministry of Revenue in Beijing. This time he was sentenced to immediate execution. Chen Er was the most unscrupulous descendant of the Chen family.
Along the way, Chen Er suffered the most beatings, but the Chen family also suffered the least.
"Look at you guys, don't get excited. I just said that. Since you don't want to, I won't mention it." Chen Er curled his lips and quickly returned to the Chen family.
Shen Qingqian watched Chen Er go back and whisper a few words to others. Those people looked in the direction of the Shen family, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.
In the Jin Dynasty, household registration management was strict. If they escaped, they would become people without identity, which was countless times more miserable than being a fugitive.
Convicts were at least considered the "property" of the imperial court, but people without status could be bullied, beaten, and killed by anyone.
"Brother, we have to be careful of Chen Er and the others." Shen Qingqian expressed his concerns without hesitation.
The exile team has a collective responsibility system. If anyone in the team escapes, the rest of the team will be punished, and the punishment is usually severe. For example, the word "escape" will be carved on the face where there was no word originally carved. After arriving at the exile place, the work they do is the hardest and most difficult.
Shen Xiao nodded solemnly, turned to Shen Shan and said, "Third brother, keep an eye on Chen Er and the others tonight."
"I understand." Shen Shan agreed, and his eyes immediately fell on Chen Er and the others.
With Chen Er's temper, he doubted whether this man could endure until night.
"Second brother, fourth brother, please help keep an eye on the sisters at home. I'm afraid the future will be uneasy." Shen Xiao said with his lips tightly pursed.
In addition to Shen Qingqian, the girls who were exiled from the Shen family included Shen Qingman and Shen Qingxiao from the first wife, and the twins Shen Qingyu and Shen Qingning from the second wife.
The worst off among them was the eldest wife.
Shen Jun had been married for more than two years, but after something happened to the Shen family, Yue's family forced Shen Jun to divorce and took his wife and daughter away.
Shen Qingman had been married two years ago, but when something happened to the Shen family, her in-laws divorced her and sent her back home just before the eunuchs arrived with the imperial decree. Consequently, Shen Qingman was exiled, and Shen Qingxiao's marriage was called off.
In fact, it was not only Shen Qingxiao who was broken off the engagement, but also Shen Shan.
Shen Yong, Shen Qingyu and Shen Qingning have not had time to decide on their marriage yet. Shen Qingqian and Shen Zhe from the third house have not yet discussed marriage due to their young age, otherwise they would definitely have been rejected.
In short, the Shen family experienced all the ups and downs of human nature this time.
The Shen family quickly made arrangements, but after the panic, most of the other people in the team returned to their previous numbness.
They are now like fish on a sticky board. Even if they know the possible consequences, what can they do?
Shen Qingqian was nervous, but when she looked up and saw the chief escort leading people approaching quickly from behind, she couldn't help but frown.
They had only been there for a quarter of an hour to get the news, and they had returned in such a hurry. Could the situation be worse than she thought?
Soon Shen Qingqian knew the answer.
"Hurry and set off! King Zhao's army is approaching!"
The chief escort was running out of breath. He had the worst physical condition among all the escorts, and this shout almost made him fall down.
There were only a few mules in the team pulling food for the journey. The leader of the escorts didn't care about anything else at this moment. He threw the food to the men in the exile team and rode the mule to run away.
"Li Laosan, I leave these people to you. We'll meet up at Linchengyi!"
The chief escort handed the team over to one of the escorts, and ran away with a few of his "confidants", and soon disappeared.
Shen Qingqian's mouth twitched when she saw this scene, while the others were speechless and a little confused.
The chief escort has run away, what should they do?
"Third brother, Wang Mazi has run away, what should we do?" a clear-headed escort asked anxiously.
Li Laosan was very angry about this sudden "order", but unlike Wang Mazi, his family had no background at all. He knew very well that if these exiles were lost, he would not be able to escape with any good, so he had no choice but to take on the burden.
"What else can we do? Hurry up and hide with everyone!"
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