Chapter 529 She Lost Her Parents and Can’t Find Them Back
After Xiao Fei finished reading the imperial edict, the cell was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Xiao Fei was still a little uncomfortable and glanced at the expressions of Xiao Hongyi and others.
There were many expressions such as shock, sadness, despair, etc. Xiao Fei was very satisfied.
"Don't look so sad! You've confused the royal bloodline and murdered the young prince in an attempt to steal the Dayuan throne. This is a heinous crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of your clan. The Emperor has mercifully spared your lives and has now sentenced you to exile in the Northwest Desert. You should reflect, repent, and reform. Why don't you thank him now?"
Xiao Hongyi was happy, because he knew that the emperor would not take their lives. After all, it was difficult for the royal family to have offspring.
Not causing killing is to accumulate blessings for the royal family!
Then, with a mournful face, he took the lead in expressing his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."
Xiao Fei turned and walked out of the prison. The moment the heavy door closed, a child's voice burst into tears: "Wow... Father, I don't want to be exiled. I want to be a little prince, wow..."
"Xiao Hongyi, you're actually a fake king! How dare you confuse the royal bloodline? The three of us have been terribly harmed by you! How could you let us survive in this desolate desert of the northwest?"
"Wow, wow, wow... Mother, I don't want to be exiled... wow, wow..."
"Heng'er! Don't cry, I'm here, I will protect you."
Chen Huanhuan held her youngest son in her arms and comforted him while cursing Xiao Hongyi and Zhuang Liyue.
"Enough!" Zhuang Liyue was furious. "It was because you thought Ayi was the young prince's relative that you deliberately approached and seduced Ayi. Now you have fallen into depravity and become a concubine. Who can you blame?"
"You! It was clearly Ah Yi who stole it, and you guys are really good at turning the tables. Ugh... I won't live any longer."
"Ah! Mother!" Chen Yun quickly reached through the fence and grabbed Chen Huanhuan. "Don't do anything stupid. My brother and I are here with you. Please don't leave us behind."
"Wow... Why am I so miserable... It's my mother who's wronged you..."
Xiao Chengqian glanced at the door, squatted down, and gently comforted the sad-looking Du Zhihuan, "Hanhuan, don't worry, I'm here and won't let you suffer..."
"Yeah, I'm not afraid." Du Zhihuan said something against her will with her back to him.
How could she not be afraid? The Northwest Desert was no place for humans to stay, and she was still injured. She might die before she could even reach the place of exile.
She is the daughter of the Du family of Weiyuan Marquisate and a third-rank noble lady personally appointed by the emperor. She is the apple of her parents' eyes and the beloved sister of her brothers.
She didn't deserve to be exiled with an uncertain future.
She deserves a better life!
At this moment, she realized that she was wrong, very wrong.
When Song Yu came back, he didn't call for her to fight or kill her, nor did he fight with her for her family.
Originally, she could have gotten along with Song Yu like sisters, but she ruined her good chess moves!
"Hanhuan, these are all the eldest grandchildren of the eldest sons of the local aristocratic families. They're all good-looking. If you don't like them, your father and I will accompany you to see the results next year. We can pick a good-looking and good-natured young man from among the students going to Beijing for the exam. It's up to you, okay?"
[Huanhua, don't move. Daddy will pick out the fish bones for you before you eat. Don't let them get stuck in your throat, it will cause trouble.]
[Hanhan, come and see what goodies Third Brother has brought you back...]
Du Zhihuan thought of the love her family had shown her since she was a child, and tears flowed unconsciously.
She was wrong.
"Hanhuan?"
"Brother, I'm sleepy. I don't want to talk. I want to take a nap."
Xiao Chengqian took off his heavy coat and handed it to Yunque.
Yunque quickly took it and covered Du Zhihuan with it.
Hey, Miss, you are going to suffer. It is hard to say whether you can reach the Great Desert alive.
"Sir, Xiao Hongyi's family looked grim and desperate after hearing the imperial edict. They cried and screamed. If I hadn't known they had a way out, I would have been deceived by them."
Mu Jingxing said, "You will be in charge of escorting them tomorrow. Bring some food with you. After all, it's a long journey and you need to act convincingly so that Zhuang Liyue doesn't notice."
"Don't worry, my lord. I won't let you down."
"Go to the kitchen and tell them to have a hot and filling meal tonight."
"Okay, Prince!"
Song Rui woke up from his desk when he heard the noisy sounds. After hearing what his classmates said, his confused eyes were filled with shock.
"How is it possible that Xiao Hongyi is a fake king? Please don't talk nonsense."
"Ah Rui, it's true! Absolutely true. Notices have been posted at the palace gates, not only at the city gates, at the market entrance, but also at every government office in the capital. We even went to the actuary class to verify it with the eldest son of the Gu family. Rumors are spreading like wildfire that Xiao Hongyi is not only a fake king, but also murdered the little prince and sent him into exile."
Song Rui opened his eyes wide, and took a long time to organize his words, "Who is the True King?"
Song Rui knew without asking that he was Wen Can's brother.
Could it be Song Mingen?
But he died a long time ago, it can't be him.
"I don't know! My father is just a minor official in the capital and doesn't know the inside story. Young Master Gu is keeping his mouth shut and I can't get any information. The classmates of other high-ranking officials are also keeping silent. Anyway, the real prince came back and exposed Xiao Hongyi's identity as a fake prince. It is said that Prince Rong's Mansion will soon hold a birthday banquet for the real young prince..."
Song Rui recalled the scene he saw yesterday and rushed to the bookstore on Wenwan Street half an incense stick of time in advance.
However, at that time yesterday, I did not see the familiar carriage.
After waiting for another half an hour, he still didn't show up.
Song Rui laughed at himself. What was he expecting?
Song Mingen is not dead, is he the real little prince?
How is this possible?
Even if he is not dead, he is the true king.
Can he still recognize his eldest nephew?
This is obviously impossible!
As soon as Song Rui left, the carriage from Prince Rong's mansion slowly drove over.
Song Mingen leaned back on the soft couch in the carriage, pinching his brows, looking a little tired.
Zhang Feng was sitting outside the car when he accidentally caught a glimpse of a figure walking away from him. "Master, I saw Song Rui."
There was no movement in the carriage. Zhang Feng looked back and saw Song Mingen's eyes were slightly closed, as if he had fallen into a light sleep.
"Come, come, you are in for a treat, come and eat." Xiao Fei brought in steaming hot meals with his men.
"Mom, I want to eat meat." When Xiao Hongyi's youngest son saw the hot food being brought in, he hurried to the fence.
Chen hurriedly pulled him back.
You can’t eat this!
Zhuang Liyue and Xiao Hongyi looked at the four dishes and one soup and thought to themselves that this was not good.
The emperor wants to exile them on the surface, but in fact he wants to send them on their way tonight!
"Guard Xiao." Du Zhihuan saw that all the dishes were her favorites, and she felt a little excited. Could it be what she imagined?
Xiao Fei looked at her. Tsk, her face was pale. She must be someone who can't endure hardship. "What's wrong with you?"
Du Zhihuan hesitated for a moment: "Did my parents send these meals in?"
Xiao Fei sneered, "What do you think? If you hadn't intended to harm others, you wouldn't have ended up like this!"
The glimmer of hope in Du Zhihuan's heart was completely extinguished.
Xiao Fei glanced at Zhuang Liyue, Xiao Hongyi and the others, "That's right, it's the last meal before execution. Do you dare to eat it? And that big bowl of white flour buns will be your breakfast and lunch tomorrow!"
With a bang, the heavy cell door was closed.
Du Zhihuan was the first to pick it up. She turned her back to Xiao Chengqian and ate while crying.
She hurt her parents' feelings, and they won't come to see her anymore.
Yun Que felt complicated when he saw this. He did not try to comfort her but picked up his own portion and started eating.
Seeing that Du Zhihuan and her servant were fine, Xiao Hongyi said, "Eat, children."
"Hwan-hwan." Xiao Chengqian was worried that Du Zhi-hwan was too weak to survive the rescue, so he gave her half of his portion of food. "These are your favorites. Eat more and warm yourself up."
Du Zhihuan wiped her tears and looked back at him.
Her brother really treated her well, but she lost her parents and could never find them again.
She didn't want to live in hiding with him.
"Brother, I'm full and can't eat anymore. Please eat it while it's hot. If the food gets cold, it will make your stomach uncomfortable."
"good."
Chen Yun looked at the two of them caring about each other with disdain in his eyes.
What does it matter if you don’t have a woman when your great cause is accomplished?
If he were to do this, there's no way he would fail.
His elder brother is really too soft-hearted.
After dinner, Du Zhihuan sat quietly for half an hour and then lay down covered with Xiao Chengqian's coat.
Du Zhihuan bit her lip. If she just lay there forever and never got up, would her parents come to see her?
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