If it weren't for her liking Qin Jian and wanting to get him through scheming, none of this would have happened.
She was unwilling to accept it, feeling that Qin Jian was responsible for her misfortune. Even though she had been convicted, she couldn't let Qin Jian get away with it.
After all, given Qin Jian's position in the court, as long as he was willing to speak up for her, she would definitely be released without charge.
But Qin Jian never thought of helping her, and never even came to see her.
She hated the injustice of fate, so if Qin Jian refused to save her, she would destroy him!
She continued, "Impossible! He said he liked me, and that he would protect me no matter what. I want to ask him myself, don't his words mean anything?"
"Come on! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have said that! Madam Qin is quite far along in her pregnancy. When I went there, General Qin was massaging her feet. When she heard that you wanted to see the General, Madam Qin, being kind-hearted, thought you must have something to say and asked the General to come and see you. Guess what the General said?"
The jailer deliberately glanced at the jailers and prisoners around him who were watching the drama unfold. Everyone shook their heads. The jailer suddenly became proud and said, "The general said he's not going and is too busy. After all, some people can't say anything nice. Who knows what this crazy woman will say about him if he really comes!"
"Hahaha, I knew it! General Qin was the one who took down the Cao family case. If the two of them really had something going on, why would General Qin have let her go to jail and stage this whole thing himself!"
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The jailer, as expected of someone who had been paid, spoke with great enthusiasm, only stopping when his throat was dry.
By this time, the people in the prison no longer believed Cao Shulan at all, thinking that this crazy woman was just trying to extort money, but General Qin was not buying it.
Originally, everyone thought that Qin Jian was a scumbag who had deceived the girl's feelings beforehand, and now that something had happened, he was denying it.
Unexpectedly, after hearing what the jailer said, they immediately realized that they had been tricked, and many things began to attract attention.
First of all, Cao Shulan was indeed not as beautiful as Madam Qin, and Madam Qin went to the border with General Qin, and that's when she got pregnant. How could General Qin have had the opportunity to get involved with Cao Shulan?
Furthermore, General Qin handled the Cao family's affairs single-handedly, so how could he possibly have any improper relationship with Cao Shulan?
Even if there is one, it must be a setup to investigate the Cao family's affairs!
Yes, that must be it!
So people started mocking Cao Shulan. After the conviction, the charges were made public, and everyone knew what she had done, so mocking her was effortless.
Even Madam Cao couldn't bear to watch any longer and couldn't help but say, "Take good care of yourself. There will be a lot of hardships ahead on the road tomorrow."
Cao Shulan is now completely unwilling to listen to Madam Ma's advice. Her mother was only exiled a thousand li, but she was exiled three thousand li. She would die on the road sooner or later.
Her mother's family clearly had the ability to protect her, but they chose to sit idly by.
In their eyes, she was a discarded child, abandoned even by her own mother. Since they had already abandoned her, what was the point of saying anything more?
It's all an act; she doesn't need it!
She completely ignored Madam Ma and even kept her distance. Since they would never see each other again after the exile, she didn't bother with any pretense.
Mrs. Ma sighed with some distress. No matter how hard-hearted she was, this was still her daughter. She had always wanted to raise this woman well, but she never expected to raise such a fool who couldn't say a kind word or a harsh word.
She knew her daughter was holding a grudge because her family hadn't helped her, but in the current situation, who would dare to get involved? After all, everyone's hands weren't clean, and if they were investigated, they'd all be finished!
Although her family hasn't intervened yet, they'll definitely make arrangements for her during her exile, and she'll even be able to live a better life once she arrives. But her daughter doesn't understand any of this, and she won't listen to her explanations.
Well, since that's how it is, she won't care anymore. Anyway, the places of exile are not in the same place, so she can't worry about it too much.
After figuring it out, she stopped worrying about it and continued to sit in the corner with her eyes closed to rest.
Everyone has their own destiny; let it be.
Cao Shulan ignored the advice and kept shouting. The jailer, annoyed by her, dragged her out and beat her.
Fortunately, the jailer knew what was important. They were setting off tomorrow, and he couldn't let anyone get too badly injured, otherwise it would be too unlucky for them to die on the road as soon as they left the city.
After being beaten, Cao Shulan finally calmed down a bit. She lay on the ground, seemingly lost in thought, and didn't move for a whole night.
The next day, when the jailer brought food, he found that the body had already stiffened.
Mrs. Ma only then learned that her daughter was gone. After a moment of shock, she quickly regained her composure.
My daughter is strong-willed and has no desire to suffer the hardship of exile, so it's no surprise that she's so distraught.
She personally helped Cao Shulan up from the ground, her face expressionless, yet a tear still fell.
Now, her husband and children are gone, and she is all alone.
She can't die; she has to live well and then find a chance to get revenge!
Although she was tortured, Cao Shulan committed suicide by biting her tongue, which did not implicate the jailer. However, it was still considered unlucky that she caused this incident just before setting off, which was quite annoying.
Two jailers came in to collect the body, preparing to take it to the mass grave. Suddenly, Madam Ma knelt down before them and said, "Please, gentlemen, have mercy on my daughter and give her a proper burial!"
As she spoke, she took a silver note from the sole of her shoe and handed it over. The jailer was somewhat disgusted, but it was indeed a silver note, and a large one at that, so he accepted it anyway.
"I didn't expect you to have a trick up your sleeve!"
After receiving the silver notes, the two men moved with unusual gentleness as they carried the body.
Ma watched them leave, wiped away a tear, and then silently finished the food the jailer had brought her.
The prisoners next to her watched her eat so calmly and couldn't help but admire her. If they hadn't just seen her kneel down to give money, they would have really doubted that she was truly heartless.
"You seem to care a lot about your daughter, so why didn't you talk to her at all while she was in prison?"
She was dead for a whole night, and her mother didn't even notice.
Ma had no interest in chatting with anyone. She ate in silence and then closed her eyes to rest. She needed to have enough strength to survive the exile.
The man spoke for a while, but when he saw that the woman was ignoring him, he got angry and stopped talking.
A short while later, the jailer came in, took all the people who needed to be exiled out for roll call, and after confirming the number, they set off.
Qin Jian heard about Cao Shulan's situation when he got up to practice archery in the morning. He wasn't too bothered by it. In his opinion, Cao Shulan was destined to die. She was exiled three thousand miles away, and she simply didn't have the life to complete the journey.
He instructed, "Don't let Madam know about this. Also, arrange for someone to take care of Madam Ma on the way. That woman is cunning and cannot be allowed to live."
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