Outside the city gate, a team of officers were escorting a group of prisoners in shackles.
The autumn wind was cold, but they were wearing thin clothes, and some of them had blood on their bodies, looking very miserable.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and leave!"
The officer shouted loudly and swung the whip in his hand with a "snap".
A bloody mark instantly appeared on the back of a prisoner. He staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground.
However, he said nothing and endured it.
Seeing this, the others also lowered their heads and quickened their pace, not daring to say a word, for fear that the whip would fall on them in the next second.
Ye Heng was among them.
Seeing this scene, his heart trembled, but he couldn't help but look back.
He survived, and His Highness really still cared about him, but... he didn't know how difficult the journey to Tongbei would be!
The journey from the capital to Tongbei is long, and their exile would take at least three or four months.
When we arrived in Tongbei, it was the coldest time of the year.
Just thinking about the hardships and torture involved made him feel cold all over.
What's more, after he left, no one knew what the situation was at home... He didn't even get to see Mingze for the last time!
When Ye Heng thought of this, his chest felt tight and painful.
"Still watching?"
An officer saw what Ye Heng was thinking and sneered.
"Master Ye, are you still thinking about someone coming to see you off?"
This "Master Ye" is really irritating.
However, Ye Heng didn't dare to challenge the other party at this time. He just showed a flattering smile on his thin and haggard face.
"The officer misunderstood. I, I didn't..."
"I advise Lord Ye: Don't be so delusional! You must know the situation over there better than us. It is His Majesty's mercy that they were spared from slavery! Lord Ye, you should think more about yourself!"
Ye Heng's heart sank.
During the time he was imprisoned, his family must have had a hard time. Gao's family could no longer maintain its business, and Mingze... only Shixian was left.
But what can she do as she is a girl?
Ye Heng saw the other party's impatience and had to reluctantly look away.
But every step I take feels extremely heavy.
I don't know what plans His Highness will make in the future...
Suddenly, the sound of funeral music and wailing came from afar.
Ye Heng subconsciously looked in the direction where the sound came from, and his eyelids twitched.
It was a team of people escorting the dead, with a person in the front holding a banner, four people in the middle carrying the coffin, and a few others crying and scattering paper money.
In the bleak autumn wind, this scene seems particularly sad and desolate.
Faintly, I seemed to hear someone crying.
"...Second Young Master, have a pleasant journey!"
As Ye Heng listened, his heartbeat instantly quickened and a strong sense of uneasiness surged up in him!
He couldn't help but take two quick steps, wanting to get closer and listen more carefully, but the officer next to him immediately stopped him and glared at him:
“Bold!”
Looking at the strong whip, Ye Heng shuddered and stopped immediately, but his eyes kept looking forward involuntarily.
He listened, he listened to how...
He tried to identify the faces of the group of people, but they were all strangers and he could not make out anything.
Just when Ye Heng thought he was wrong, someone whispered:
"Did I hear it wrongly? Why are those people crying for the second young master of the Ye family?"
Ye Heng's hands couldn't help but tremble.
The crying sound became clearer and clearer. The man in front of him looked over here. After searching around, his eyes finally fell on Ye Heng.
Ye Heng's heart sank heavily!
He almost instinctively looked away, not daring to look at the other person again, for fear that something out of his control would happen in the next second.
However, the opposite happened and what you fear will come true.
After seeing Ye Heng, the man suddenly walked towards this side quickly!
The officer frowned and said, "Who are you? What do you do?"
The man quickly stood still and saluted respectfully: "Sir, I am here to escort the spirit of Second Young Master Ye!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into silence and looked at Ye Heng.
Second Young Master Ye!
Besides Ye Mingze, who else is there?
The prisoners who were exiled together did not know about this news, but the officers had heard about it. They looked back at Ye Heng with disdain and immediately scolded him: "This is the exiled team! We still have duties to perform and cannot afford to delay!"
The man said quickly, "Sir, you have misunderstood. How dare I delay your business? I am only following the order of Second Miss Ye to attend the funeral of Second Young Master Ye."
The officer's tone slowed down a bit: "Second Miss Ye?"
This person is not someone they can afford to offend, so they have to be very polite to him.
The man nodded repeatedly, and when no one was paying attention, he handed over a heavy purse: "Yes, yes! Miss Ye Er said that Ye, Ye...after all, we are father and son. It would be pitiful if we can't even see each other for the last time. So she sent me to attend the funeral of Young Master Ye Er, so that they can make up for their last regret."
The officer weighed the weight in his hand, feeling satisfied, and his attitude became even friendlier.
"In that case, Miss Ye Er is also kind-hearted."
"Isn't it? You also know that the Ye family in Fengling Lane was raided. There was chaos and war. Miss Ye was ill and couldn't afford to take care of these things. Although there was a grudge between the two families, Miss Ye couldn't bear it and paid for the funeral of Young Master Ye herself..."
Ye Heng's chest rose and fell violently. Finally, he could no longer bear it and shouted angrily, "What a vicious woman! She is so cruel!"
What kindness? What pity?
It's all her conspiracy!
Isn't it because of her that they are now in this situation? In the end, she has become a good person!
She did it on purpose... She clearly did it on purpose!
Not only has he broken up their family, but now he's stepping on them like that!
It is such a huge humiliation!
Ye Heng was filled with resentment, his eyes were red, and veins bulged on his forehead. It was obvious that he hated Ye Chutang!
When that person heard the voice, his expression changed slightly.
"Master Ye, what you said is inappropriate, isn't it? If it weren't for Miss Ye Er's help, your son wouldn't even have a coffin now! She was kind enough to arrange the funeral for Master Ye Er, but why are you not only ungrateful, but you also scold her so harshly?"
Ye Heng was panting heavily and could hardly breathe.
"Her! It's all because of her—"
As he was about to step forward to take action, he was whipped back by the officer.
"How dare you! Do you really think you are Lord Ye? Behave yourself!"
Ye Heng was thrown to the ground, and the rough stones scratched his palms and knees, but the pain was nothing compared to the humiliation and pain in his heart.
The officer glanced at him coldly:
"What they said is right. Miss Ye Er was kind enough to help you, but not only were you not grateful, you even spoke harshly to her. That's really too much!"
"Don't forget, if it weren't for her money and effort, you wouldn't even be able to send your son off to his last journey!" (End of this chapter)
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