Chapter 24: How about I give you a farewell gift later?
When the officers and soldiers began to urge them, several sisters-in-law were troubled when they saw Gu Yanchen lying on the ground.
"This... my sixth brother is still unconscious, how can he leave?"
The officers and soldiers didn't care about that. Exile was not a game, and they didn't care whether these women had the strength to carry people.
Seeing that the soldiers were about to step forward and scold him, Ran Qingxuan walked over to Gu Yanchen and squatted down.
Then, in everyone's surprised gaze, he lay down beside Gu Yanchen. Ignoring the horrified looks of others, Ran Qingxuan pulled up his right hand and wrapped it around himself, then turned over and carried Gu Yanchen to lie on his back.
This posture of carrying the wounded was very common in the army, but it was somewhat shocking in the eyes of the ancients.
Ran Qingxuan knelt on the ground with his arms supporting himself and slowly stood up. Although his body was thin, fortunately he was tall and had no problem carrying Gu Yanchen on his back.
But the process of carrying it on my back wasn't going very smoothly.
After several sisters-in-law recovered from their shock and realized what she was going to do, they immediately stepped forward to help.
Ran Qingxuan stood up smoothly with Gu Yanchen on his back, and walked out step by step with a firm gaze.
Being carried on his back by a woman weaker than himself, Gu Yanchen felt extremely ashamed. He felt that he was the most incompetent person in the world at that moment.
Not only did it implicate his mother and sisters-in-law, but it also implicated Ran Qingxuan, a woman who had to take care of him.
Ran Qingxuan felt the violent rise and fall of breathing beside his ear and lowered his voice.
"Relax, I'll give you a practice gift later, okay?"
Gu Yanchen was just wondering when several sisters-in-law helped them walk to the gate of Gu Mansion.
At this time, there was a completely different scene outside the Gu Mansion. Some common people heard that Prince Chen's Mansion had been ransacked by the emperor, and they rushed out to see the excitement. Unexpectedly, before they had stood there for a while, they were frightened by several loud thunders and retreated again and again.
Then without any warning, half of Deng Zhuo's head, who was in charge of the confiscation, exploded like a flower, and he fell to the ground and died.
Brain matter mixed with blood splattered all over the people around. As soon as the screams sounded, two more explosions were heard in the air, and then two more soldiers had their heads blown apart.
In an instant, the crowd screamed and scattered, and the Jingzhao Yin was soon invited over, along with two coroners.
The two coroners examined the bodies of Deng Zhuo and the officers and soldiers for a while, but they could not figure out what the hidden weapon was that caused the three men's heads to explode.
The incident happened outside Prince Chen's mansion, and Deng Zhuo was the official in charge of the confiscation of property, so it was inevitable that someone would associate their deaths with Gu Yanchen.
But no matter how you think about it, when Deng Zhuo and the soldiers were dying, Gu Yanchen was lying unconscious in the main hall, so how could he have killed them secretly?
Just as the coroner reported to the Jingzhao Yin that he could not tell what hidden weapon had caused the death, someone among the onlookers murmured.
"I don't think this thunder fell for no reason. There are so many of us standing here, why would it strike anyone else but these three..."
"I think it's because I did too many bad things that I was struck by lightning!"
"Stop talking, God is watching us!"
Jingzhao Yin's heart skipped a beat. He looked into the crowd and questioned other officers and soldiers present. The conclusions they came to were all the same. Deng Zhuo's head was buzzing with excitement after the thunder.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Jingzhao Yin did not dare to truly conclude that it was God's doing. Wouldn't that mean that God did not approve of the Emperor's decision?
He didn't dare to say that, so he could only order people to take away the bodies of Deng Zhuo and the soldiers for further investigation.
When Ran Qingxuan carried Gu Yanchen out, the team carrying the corpse just passed by them.
Gu Yanchen was prepared when he heard Ran Qingxuan's words. When he saw Deng Zhuo's brain bursting and his eyes open, he instantly thought of the tubular object that disappeared in Ran Qingxuan's hand.
His breathing became slightly heavy, and at that moment, not only Gu Yanchen himself, but also all the women in the Gu family felt a sense of pleasure of revenge.
"How is it? Do you like it?"
Ran Qingxuan's tone was captivating, as if he knew what Gu Yanchen wanted from the beginning to the end.
Gu Yanchen's arms slowly tightened, as if he was hugging, or as if he was thanking!
The people present all wanted to know why Deng Zhuo died so strangely, and they all ran towards the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
After the huge crowd dispersed, most of the remaining people were the two sisters-in-law's relatives.
After waking up, the eldest sister-in-law's mother Zheng Huilan didn't bother to chase after Lord Zhou, and went straight to the outside of Prince Chen's Mansion, where she met Madam Chang who had also come.
The two were extremely anxious, but they were unable to enter Prince Chen's Mansion and could only stand outside and wait anxiously.
It was not until they saw their daughter coming out wearing a gray linen dress that they immediately wiped away their tears out of heartache.
Mrs. Zhou staggered forward a few steps, reached out and took Zhou Furong, who was trying hard to hold back her tears, into her arms.
"Furong...my dear daughter, the Gu family has suffered an injustice today. You must not be a traitor. Even if you are exiled, you must not lose your integrity. Do you understand?"
My eldest sister-in-law Zhou Furong's family has been a scholarly family for generations, and they were well educated in etiquette and rules. Even at this time, Mrs. Zhou did not forget to admonish her own daughter.
But having said that, in reality, Mrs. Zhou had already burst into tears. She felt sorry for her daughter and knew that the Gu family was wronged, but she was unable to make any changes.
The mother of the second sister-in-law, Chang Yue'e, was even more genuine. She hugged her daughter and cried so hard that she couldn't let go. In fact, she took advantage of the time when she was crying to secretly put a small purse into her arms.
"Yue'e, I'm afraid the escorting officers will find out, so I'll secretly give you some money. The road to exile is difficult, so you must take good care of yourself and your mother-in-law, understand?"
The second sister-in-law, Chang Yue'e, was a person who seldom cried, but for some reason, when she saw the graying hair on her mother's temples, she couldn't help crying out loud.
"Mother... your daughter cannot be with you to show her filial piety. Don't worry, I will take good care of myself and my family. You... you should also take care of yourself. I believe that the Gu family will be vindicated one day..."
"Keep this in your heart and never say it out loud."
Mrs. Chang knew that her daughter was quick-witted, so she covered her mouth when she tried to continue speaking.
The injustice was redressed. The Gu family was confiscated and exiled because it was the emperor who set up the plan himself. How could there be a day when the injustice could be redressed!
Mrs. Chang felt extremely bitter, but she did not dare to make any comments.
The families of the eldest and second sister-in-law all came and secretly gave money, but the family of the third sister-in-law Chen Wan'er did not come.
The third sister-in-law Chen Wan'er's eyes suddenly turned red when she saw that the other sisters-in-law were all sent off by their families, but she was alone.
Ran Qingxuan didn't know the situation at his third sister-in-law's home. He stood by and squeezed her hand to comfort her.
The situation was the same on her side. She didn't even see a maid or servant in the Ran Mansion. It was obvious how much her scumbag father wanted to cut off ties with her.
Since he didn't know him anyway, Ran Qingxuan didn't care at all.
The officers and soldiers began to urge them to leave. Ran Qingxuan took a difficult step with Gu Yanchen on his back. With the support of several sisters-in-law, the group slowly walked towards the city gate.
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