“Mother, I was actually thinking that if I could get out of this predicament, I would definitely prepare the things I would need for the journey to exile as soon as possible, so that you wouldn’t have to go empty-handed.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinhuan rolled her eyes. She was indeed a white lotus flower, able to make even the black seem white.
Both Xu's mother and Xu Tianzhou believed it.
"Youyou, your mother has misunderstood you."
"Big sister, I knew you weren't the kind of heartless person."
After Xu Tianzhou finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Jinhuan. Upon seeing her outstretched hand, he shuddered and hid behind his mother.
Before the Xu family could say anything more, the Imperial Guard captain urged impatiently, "Let's go, come with me to the prison."
And so, the women and men of the Xu family were led out of the mansion by the Imperial Guards.
By this time, many ordinary people had already stood on the street watching the excitement, pointing and commenting on the people who had come out.
"Didn't you see how beautiful this rich girl is?"
"Hey, isn't that the talented Xu Youyou? I still remember her poem 'Shuidiao Getou' was famous throughout the capital. She was exiled too?"
"I also heard that she was getting very close to the Fifth Prince and was supposed to become his concubine. I never expected that she would be exiled first."
Xu Youyou used to walk with her head held high, but today she lowered her head, covering her face with a fan, her face full of irritation.
After hearing the people around her talking about her, she lowered her head even further, wishing she could just shrink into a crack in the ground.
As Xu Jinhuan listened to the comments made by passersby about Xu Youyou, unlike Xu Youyou who was covering her face, she walked confidently down the street.
At the same time, she couldn't help but complain in her heart that this "Shuidiao Getou" was really popular, and that countless time-traveling women had to kowtow to Su Shi.
Meanwhile, on the second floor of a teahouse by the roadside.
"Sir, I think this girl is quite interesting. Everyone else is practically covering their faces, but she still walks with her head held high and proud. If anyone glances at her, she'll glare back."
She doesn't seem like someone from here; she's more like a girl from our Great Zhou Dynasty.
On the second floor of the teahouse, a servant-like man spoke to a young man dressed in fine clothes.
The man looked at Xu Jinhuan and felt the crystal core on his forehead cheering and jumping for joy. He had finally found her.
"Go and find out where they are going to be exiled to."
The servant was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but immediately replied, "Yes!"
As the man pointed at Xu Jinhuan, she felt a burning gaze, a gaze that seemed to devour her...
Xu Jinhuan looked up alertly, only to see a silly-looking servant grinning. Could it be that she was mistaken?
On the second floor of the teahouse, the waiter felt his lips twitching slightly. "Sir, can I stop smiling?"
I don't know what the old man saw, but he was so scared that he hid behind the wall, and he was left laughing here, saying that the sillier the laugh, the better.
Zhou Ziheng sat back down in his chair. "Alright, stop grinning like that."
He then took a sip of tea, his eyes smiling, "You're still as perceptive as ever, Jin Huan..."
Xu Jinhuan strolled to the prison as if he were walking through a shopping mall. After entering the prison, he very consciously patted off the straw and found a relatively soft place to sit down.
"How can anyone live in such a filthy place?"
Xu's mother glanced disdainfully at the dark cell, which had only a small window that let in a little light.
Xu Jinhuan rolled her eyes at her, "Stop being so picky. This might be the most comfortable place you'll ever stay."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu's face paled. Recalling what her aunts had said before, she sighed slightly. If it weren't for the fact that she had so many children, and if her parents hadn't passed away, and her brother and sister-in-law were now in charge of the household.
She might also divorce Xu's father; after all, no matter how many rumors circulated, nothing was more terrifying than actually losing her life...
Seeing that her mother's expression was not good, Xu Youyou immediately helped her sit down on a relatively clean straw mat, and said to Xu Jinhuan with dissatisfaction,
"Second sister, don't exaggerate. Our Xu family will surely be blessed with good fortune, and it won't be like what you say."
Upon hearing this, Xu's mother seemed to suddenly remember something. She grasped Xu Youyou's hand and said expectantly.
“Youyou, aren’t you on good terms with the princes? Why don’t you write a letter and see if they can help persuade the Emperor?”
Upon hearing this, Xu Youyou bit her lip lightly, "Mother, this matter concerning our family was personally ordered by the Emperor. How could such an imperial decree be changed so easily?"
Moreover, if the princes were to plead on our behalf, the Emperor would likely become even more wary of our family, and we might not even be able to leave the capital alive.
Only then did Mrs. Xu slump back onto the straw, her eyes dimming.
Knowing her situation, Xu Youyou realized that she didn't have many people to rely on, so she quickly comforted her mother.
“Mother, although the princes cannot plead for us, they can lend us a helping hand on our journey to exile. With their help, we can suffer less.”
Hearing this, Xu's mother, who had been somewhat dejected, perked up again.
"Youyou, you're right. It's a good thing I have such a thoughtful daughter like you, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."
After speaking, Xu's mother took Xu Youyou's hand and patted it gently, her eyes full of satisfaction.
Xu Youyou glanced smugly at Xu Jinhuan in the corner, her eyes filled with pride. So what if she was her biological daughter? She was still inferior to her...
Just then, an official entered, carrying a food box.
"Miss Xu, someone has brought you some food."
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