"Mother, I was actually thinking that if I could escape, I would definitely prepare the things I would need for exile first, so that you wouldn't have to go on the journey empty-handed."
Xu Jinhuan rolled her eyes upon hearing this. She is such an innocent girl that she can even say something black is white.
But both Xu's mother and Xu Tianchu believed it.
"Youyou, mother misunderstood you."
"Big sister, I know you are not that kind of person."
After Xu Tianchu finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Jinhuan. After seeing the hand she extended, he shuddered and hid behind Xu's mother.
Without waiting for the Xu family to say anything, the Imperial Guard Captain urged them unhappily, "Let's go, follow me to the prison."
In this way, the women and men of the Xu family were taken out of the mansion by the imperial guards.
At this time, many ordinary people were already standing on the street watching the excitement and pointing at the people who came out.
"Don't you see that this girl from a rich family has a pretty face?"
"Hey, isn't that the talented Xu Youyou? I still remember that her song Water Melody was famous in the capital at that time. She was also exiled?"
"I also heard that she was very close to the Fifth Prince and was planning to become his concubine. I didn't expect that she would be exiled first."
In the past, Xu Youyou always held her head high when walking on the road, but today she lowered her head and covered her face with the round fan in her hand, her face full of annoyance.
After hearing the people around her talking about her, she lowered her head even lower, as if she wanted to shrink into the crack of the ground.
Xu Jinhuan listened to passers-by's comments on Xu Youyou. Unlike Xu Youyou who covered her face, she walked on the street with confidence.
At the same time, I couldn't help complaining in my heart that this Water Melody is really popular, and thousands of time-traveling women have to bow to Su Shi.
At the same time, on the second floor of a roadside teahouse.
"Master, I think this girl is quite interesting. Others almost cover their faces, but she still walks proudly and confidently. If anyone looks at her for a second longer, she will glare back.
She doesn't look like someone from here, but more like a girl from our Great Zhou."
On the second floor of the teahouse, a man who looked like a servant spoke to a young man in fancy clothes.
The man looked at Xu Jinhuan and felt the crystal core on his forehead cheering and jumping for joy. He finally found her.
"Go check where they are going to be exiled."
The servant was a little surprised when he heard this, but he immediately replied, "Yes!"
When the man pointed at Xu Jinhuan, she felt a burning gaze that seemed to devour her...
Xu Jinhuan looked up alertly, only to see a servant with a silly grin on his face. Could it be that she was wrong?
On the second floor of the teahouse, the servant felt his mouth twitching, "Master, can I stop laughing?"
I don't know what the old man saw, he was so scared that he hid behind the wall. And he was asked to laugh here, saying the sillier the laugh, the better.
Zhou Ziheng sat back in his chair, "Okay, take back that silly smile of yours."
Then, he took a sip of tea, smiling, "You are still so sharp, enjoy yourself..."
Xu Jinhuan walked to the prison like he was strolling around the street. After entering the prison, he patted the straw very consciously and found a relatively soft place to sit down.
"It's so dirty here, how can people live here?"
Mother Xu cast a disdainful glance at the dark cell, where only a small window provided some light.
Xu Jinhuan rolled his eyes at her when he heard that. "Stop being so picky. This might be the most comfortable place you've ever stayed in."
Upon hearing this, Xu's mother's face turned pale. Thinking of what the aunts had said before, she sighed slightly. If she didn't have so many children, if her parents hadn't passed away, her brother and sister-in-law would be in charge of the family now.
She, she might also divorce Xu's father. After all, no matter how many rumors there are around, it is not as terrible as actually losing one's life...
Seeing that Xu's mother looked unhappy, Xu Youyou immediately helped her mother sit down on a relatively clean straw mat and said to Xu Jinhuan in dissatisfaction,
"Second sister, please don't exaggerate. Our Xu family must have good luck. It won't be like what you said."
After hearing this, Xu's mother seemed to suddenly remember something. She held Xu Youyou's hand and said expectantly.
"Youyou, don't you have a good relationship with the princes? Why don't you write a letter and see if they can help persuade the emperor."
Xu Youyou bit her lip when she heard this, "Mother, this matter of our family was decided by the Emperor himself, how could this decree change overnight?
Furthermore, if the princes take the initiative to help plead for mercy, the emperor will be even more afraid of our family, and it may even be a luxury for us to leave the capital alive."
Only then did Xu's mother sit back on the straw dejectedly, and the light in her eyes dimmed.
Xu Youyou knew her situation and that she didn't have many people to rely on, so she quickly comforted Xu's mother.
"Mother, although the princes cannot plead for us, they can lend us a hand on the road to exile. I think with their help, we can suffer less."
After hearing this, Xu's mother, who had been somewhat depressed, regained her spirits.
"Youyou, what you said makes sense. Fortunately, I have a caring daughter like you. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."
After Xu's mother finished speaking, she took Xu Youyou's hand and patted it gently, with satisfaction in her eyes.
Xu Youyou looked at Xu Jinhuan in the corner with a smug look in her eyes. Even if she was her biological daughter, she was still not as good as her...
Just then, an official came in with a food box in his hand.
"Miss Xu, someone brought you food."
Xu Youyou immediately took the lunch box with a smile on her face, and also took the note folded in her hand from the lunch box.
She carefully hid the note and said to Xu's mother with a smile, "Mom, you've been busy for a long time, I'm sure you're hungry, let's eat something."
At this moment, Xu's mother's stomach started to growl.
Mother Xu sighed again, "Youyou, it's a good thing you're here, otherwise I wouldn't even have a hot meal."
Xu Youyou smiled and shook her head. She looked very dignified and virtuous, but pride could not be concealed in her eyes.
After she shared the chopsticks with Xu's mother, she looked at Xu Jinhuan embarrassedly, "Second sister, there are only two sets of bowls and chopsticks here..."
Mother Xu looked at Xu Jinhuan with dissatisfaction. She had not taken the initiative to approach her since Father Xu's house was confiscated. "She has her own ideas. Naturally, she would not look down on our food..."
Before she could finish, she saw Xu Jinhuan rummaging in his sleeves and took out an oil-paper bag. When he opened the oil-paper, two big, white and plump buns were revealed.
After Xu Jinhuan took a bite, she squinted her eyes in satisfaction. This was her first time eating buns stuffed with sea cucumber, but the taste did not disappoint her, it was very fresh!
The cooking skills of the imperial kitchen are quite good. I will take a few chefs with me when I return to the capital.
The rich aroma of steamed buns instantly spread throughout the cell. Xu Youyou and her mother looked at the porridge and side dishes in the food box, but suddenly they felt like they couldn't eat any of them...
"Be quiet and go in!"
The bailiff brought another group of people into the prison, some of them were locked up in the cell where Xu Jinhuan was, and some were locked up in the cell next to it.
“It’s all your fault. If someone in your family hadn’t said something wrong, our house wouldn’t have been raided and we’re now being exiled.
You guys are still thinking about eating now, but you've ruined my job!"
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