Chapter 570: The exiled female prisoner with two bodies (5)
Gong Liangsu was riding on his horse, looking with a heavy heart at his family members who were walking numbly and haggardly in shackles not far ahead. Even though he had seen such scenes for several days, every time he saw his blood relatives suffer such pain, he felt angry and distressed. He was angry at the emperor for being old and incompetent; he felt distressed that his family members were starving and suffering, while he could only watch from afar and could not help much.
He was in great pain and felt helpless. He wanted to kill all those harsh officials and rescue his family, but he couldn't do that unless he wanted his entire family to be wanted by the imperial court.
The whole world is covered with earth. Even if he saved his family now, he might not be able to protect them in the future because they were all old and weak. Except for his eldest brother who was a man in his prime, the others were powerless. He could protect one, two, or even three people, but there were seven people in Gong Liang's family besides him. He really had no way.
Every time Gong Liangsubai thought of this, he hated his own uselessness. He could only grit his teeth and tell himself to be patient and not act on impulse. Only if all his family members were alive could they be vindicated in the future.
Liu was weak after all. Even though her life was saved by Lan Shichu, she was still very frail and needed Gong Liangxian to carry her on her back occasionally, or Lan Shichu and her elder sister-in-law Wen to support her.
At this moment, she was being supported by Wen and walked forward. The officer saw that the two women were walking slower and slower, and immediately whipped them with dissatisfaction: "Hurry up! Don't dawdle!"
Mrs. Wen staggered in fear, and Liu couldn't keep her balance either. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were about to fall to the ground...
Gong Liang Sibai, who was behind, almost used his Qinggong to save his own mother, but he knew that he could not reveal his identity, so he held back. His hands holding the reins were clenched into fists, his lips were bleeding from biting his teeth, and his eyes were wide open with red bloodshot. The intense emotions in his heart almost made him lose control.
Just when he thought he was going to watch his mother and sister-in-law fall to the ground, suddenly a pair of hands supported them. It turned out to be Lan Shichu who was walking in front. She was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and supported one of them with one hand, preventing them from falling.
"Mom, sister-in-law, be careful!" Lan Shichu reminded them.
Mrs. Wen was so frightened that her face turned pale. She hurriedly checked on her mother-in-law: "Mom, are you okay? I'm sorry, it's all my fault for walking unsteadily."
Although Liu was also startled, she shook her head and did not blame her: "It's okay, didn't your sister-in-law support us?"
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" After hearing this, Mrs. Wen hurriedly thanked Lan Shichu.
"I'm glad you're all okay." Lan Shichu let go of them and waved her hand. If she wasn't afraid that Liu would fall and die, wasting her medicine, she wouldn't have bothered to help her.
Gong Liang Sibai, who saw Lan Shichu's actions from behind, was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he carefully observed his wife and found that although she was fragile, she actually seemed to walk more easily and steadily than her elder sister-in-law. Moreover, she had just saved her elder sister-in-law and mother... When did the Lan family become so reliable?
Gong Liangsubai pursed his lips. He felt both grateful and guilty towards Lan Shichu. She had only been married to him for a few months when she suffered such an unexpected disaster. She went from being a daughter of a wealthy family to an exiled prisoner. Few women could endure such a huge gap in status, but she managed to endure it and did not die of depression or illness on the way. This made Gong Liangsubai couldn't help but admire her.
Lan Shichu had no idea what her cheap husband was thinking. She only wanted to reach her exile destination as soon as possible and settle down. Even if she had to live a very difficult and simple life, it was better than sleeping in the open on the road.
The exile team arrived at their accommodation for the night. This time they were in the city, and everyone had a house to live in that was not leaky or leaky. Although the prisoners still had to sleep on a large bunk bed, at least they could lie in bed.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Lan Shichu was suddenly awakened from her sleep. Someone had entered the men's dormitory next door. It was not a patrol officer, so the officers did not need to conceal their footsteps, but the newcomer had deliberately covered up their footsteps. If it were not for Lan Shichu's internal strength and sensitive ears, she would not have been able to detect it.
"Brother, wake up! Brother..." Gong Liangsubai shook Gong Liangxian who was sleeping soundly and called softly, but Gong Liangxian was probably too tired during the day and slept very deeply at night. Gong Liangsubai shook him for a long time before he woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw a masked man facing him. He was so scared that he wanted to scream, but Gong Liangsubai quickly covered his mouth and said in a low voice: "Brother, it's me."
Gong Liangxian immediately recognized it as his brother's voice and his eyes widened in surprise.
Gong Liang Sibai continued to whisper to him, "Brother, please don't say anything. I have knocked out the guard outside. Let's go out and find a secret place to talk."
Gong Liangxian nodded quickly, and the two brothers tiptoed out of the big bunk bed.
As soon as they got out of the door and arrived at the secret place, Gong Liangxian asked anxiously: "Why are you here? Did you come here on your own? Why are you following me? Leave quickly. You are the only one left in our Gong Liang family who has not been caught. You have to hide well outside and don't get caught by the government. If we can't escape death, at least you are the only one who can pass on our family line..."
Gong Liang Subai said quickly: "Brother, don't worry. I organized the caravan during the day. Those officers didn't recognize me at all. I can't abandon you and have fun outside."
Gong Liangxian saw that he looked very similar to the caravan manager during the day, and realized that he had successfully deceived the officers with such a disguise. He was immediately furious: "You are so brave that you dare to follow us openly? What if we are discovered by the officers? You'd better leave quickly!"
"No, brother, I can't leave now. My parents are old and weak, and my nephews and nieces are young and can easily get sick. I can secretly bring you some food here, and if you get sick, you can find a doctor and medicine in time. If I leave, what if my parents get sick?" Gong Liang explained.
Sure enough, after hearing him talk about his parents and children, Gong Liangxian could no longer drive him away, but he was still very worried.
The two brothers talked about their family's health for a while, and then began to talk about the court and the deposed prince.
"Have you met the prince since you returned to the capital?" Gong Liangxian asked.
"Yes." Gong Liang Sibai suddenly felt depressed. In his heart, he actually blamed his cousin, the Deposed Crown Prince, because his family suffered this catastrophe because of his involvement. But his reason told him that the culprit was the emperor. So even though he knew that the most important thing for him at the moment was to help the Deposed Crown Prince regain the throne, he still quietly came to accompany his family on this road of exile, probably subconsciously wanting to avoid the Deposed Crown Prince.
(End of this chapter)
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