Chapter 27 You You You
Exile, just two simple words, but the meaning behind them is chilling and terrifying.
Not to mention other things, just walking thousands of miles with shackles on your hands and feet can cost many people their lives, not to mention all the little things you have to experience along the way.
Lu Yao and Shen Yanrong were also put in shackles.
The two little guys, Yunhao and Xinyue, just watched helplessly, tears in their eyes, trying hard not to shed a single tear.
During these days in prison, they listened to their mother and father analyze the situations they might encounter in the future. They also had a certain understanding and mental preparation for exile, but when they saw their parents wearing these heavy things with their own eyes, they couldn't help but feel scared and sad.
They must be very sad and hurt, right? They don't want their parents to suffer.
Lu Yao and Shen Yanrong felt bad seeing the children like this. They wanted to pick them up as they did in the past, but the two children refused.
"I'm not a child anymore."
"I've grown up too."
The two children looked like little adults, with serious expressions.
Yun Hao said seriously: "We can walk on our own."
"Yeah." Xin Yue nodded repeatedly. What her brother said was what she wanted to say.
My parents' hands and feet are shackled. As their children, we cannot share their burden, but we cannot add to it either.
Xie Zheng could have left after explaining the matter, but he didn't. Instead, he followed everyone all the way to the city gate. His attention would occasionally fall on the family of four, watching how they got along and interacted, with a barely noticeable curl at the corner of his mouth.
Seeing the four of them taking care of each other and following the officers and soldiers forward, while the other members of the Shen family were still dawdling, he immediately said to his deputy beside him: "Tell them to hurry up."
At this speed, we won’t be able to leave the city before noon!
These people are worse than three-year-old children.
The deputy took the order and hurried to urge them.
Faced with the ferocious officers and soldiers, how could the Shen family dare to discooperate at all?
Crying and sobbing? Didn't the soldiers say that if we couldn't reach the first post station today, everyone would have to sleep outdoors? If you have the energy, you might as well hurry a few more steps.
These people are not the kind of people who are gentle with women. If you delay their work, you will definitely suffer the consequences.
There are always unexpected results under high pressure.
Before noon, the group left the city gate and arrived at Wuliting.
They will take a short rest here and meet up with their colleagues who are being escorted to Ganzhou nearby, and the relatives and friends of the exiles will also choose to see them off here.
Hearing that they could rest, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and many of them sat down on the ground and gasped for breath.
They had never walked such a long distance, let alone suffered such hardships.
The shackles on their hands and feet were very heavy, making it difficult to take a step. Their ankles and wrists were all rubbed raw, and the slightest touch hurt a lot, but they didn't dare to express any dissatisfaction or complain, and could only endure the pain and move forward step by step.
The people pushing the carts were overjoyed when they heard the soldiers' greetings. They could finally let go of the breath they had been holding on to, and some even fell to the ground.
Their status and position were awkward. Although they were occasionally troubled by the mistress's legitimate children, they had lived a life of luxury over the years. Now, not only did they have to drag heavy shackles, but they also had to push a cart. In less than two hours, they were exhausted. If they had not been forced by Old Lady Wang and others, they would have quit long ago.
Thinking about how long a journey ahead I felt overwhelmed with sadness, not knowing if I could make it to my destination.
"Auntie, how are you?"
Auntie fell to the ground. Shen Yulian hurried forward to help her up. Seeing her pale face and cold sweat, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer. "Auntie, wake up, don't scare me."
These days, the aunt not only has to serve the old lady, but also has to protect herself. Her condition was already not good, and now she has to push the cart. Even the strongest body can't bear it.
"Why are you crying?"
Old Lady Wang, supported by Wang Yalan, sat down on a rock. Seeing Shen Yulian crying, she became even more annoyed. "What else can you do all day besides crying? You useless thing, you're dying just trying to push a cart."
She hung her legs and complained, thankfully she was old and didn't have to wear shackles like everyone else, otherwise her old bones wouldn't be able to endure the torture.
"Don't be angry, Mom," Wang Yalan comforted her, "At the beginning, there's always a period of adjustment."
"People are just stupid," Old Lady Wang disagreed. "My sweet grandson did it for the first time too, but he did a great job."
Shen Yaoming was taking care of Shen Shiren in front of the cart. When he heard what Old Lady Wang said, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled: "This is what a child should do."
He said this as if the others were just putting on a show and he was the only one who was doing his best.
After hearing this, Shen Yu, who was sitting on the ground to rest, looked at Shen Hui and saw reluctance and forbearance in each other's eyes.
They knew that they and their aunt were not of high status, but it was impossible for them not to hate being bullied like this.
Lu Yao and Shen Yanrong ignored the farce here. They just wanted to find a place away from these people to rest.
Old Lady Wang wouldn't let them off easy. She taunted, "My dear grandson is the most filial. He's nothing like some ungrateful, cold-blooded people. They don't even know if their own father is alive or dead, let alone help take care of him. They don't even bother to look at him."
She had been feeling very uncomfortable all the way and now she finally found a chance to vent. How could she let someone go like this?
Chen Yanrong didn't even glance at her and walked away with the child.
"You bastard!" Old Lady Wang was enraged by this attitude. She picked up a stone and threw it at him. "Why don't you just go to hell? Our Shen family is so unlucky to have encountered a bunch of scum from your Rong family!"
Old Lady Wang has been taken care of by a group of female relatives these days and is not wearing shackles. From the sound of her cursing with full force, one can tell that she is in very good condition. She threw the stones in anger. If Lu Yao and Shen Yanrong had not been on guard against the old lady suddenly going crazy, they might have been hit.
The two of them didn't want to pay any more attention to these people, but some people insisted on being mean.
"As expected, shamelessness is invincible." Lu Yao asked the man to take care of the child, stepped forward, and sneered, "You Shen family have done all kinds of bad things and still lived well, so we can live a long life."
When they just set out, they received advice from General Xie, and the case of the Rong family was brought up again. Now the truth has been found out. Otherwise, the punishment of the Shen family would not have been handed down now. This also means that the Rong family will be rehabilitated soon.
And the Shen family...
Seeing that Old Lady Wang was rolling her eyes in anger, Lu Yao consoled her, "The evil will last for a thousand years. You will surely live a long time, so that you can see how the Shen family will be punished."
After saying that, she couldn't help but worry about them: "You better be careful at night. Mother and the wronged spirits of the Rong family are waiting, especially the old lady, your aunt and nephew, and this Mr. Shen... Oh, look at my mouth, this person is no longer an adult but a criminal."
"You, you, you..." Old Mrs. Wang pointed at Lu Yao and kept saying "you" for a long time, but she was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Thinking about her past impressive record, when had she ever suffered such injustice?
But seeing that the bitch looked like she was eager to have a big fight with her, she turned and glared at Shen Yanrong: "You don't want to do anything about it?"
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