kvmb Chapter 352 Stockpiling Mission 3
Chapter 352 Stockpiling Mission 3
The masters of Prince Zhan's Mansion were only Xiao Yu's grandfather Xiao Qingshan, grandmother Wang, and Xiao Qingshan's concubine Li.
Xiao Yu's father Xiao Wencheng and mother Qian (Xiao Wencheng had no concubines because Wang disliked concubines and therefore did not allow her son to take a concubine)
Xiao Yu's second uncle Xiao Wencai, second aunt Zhao, Xiao Wencai's two concubines, and grandchildren only had Xiao Yu and Xiao Heng, 11 people in total. Including Zhang Xintong and Zhang Shu, there were 13 people in total.
Twelve people and a group of servants knelt down to receive the imperial edict, and Xiao Yu was lying beside them.
"By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Xiao Yu has committed treason and is sentenced to exile in the far north, and his property shall be confiscated. This is my decree."
The imperial edict was short, but its meaning was clear.
In this dynasty, if one person made a mistake, the whole family would suffer. With the imperial decree, all 13 masters of the Zhan Palace were exiled together. As for the slaves, they were of course taken away by the government and sold; they could not be left to serve the prisoners.
Zhang Shu had consummated her marriage with Xiao Heng last night, but now she was leaving, asking him to write her a letter of divorce. Xiao Heng was selfish, not a gentleman. After going to the Far North, how could he possibly marry again? He had to keep Zhang Shu. He also truly loved her and there was no way he was going to let her go.
Like Zhang Shu, there was also Xiao Qingshan's concubine Li, the illegitimate daughter of a seventh-rank official. She made a fuss and asked Xiao Qingshan to divorce her. Xiao Qingshan and Li had been together for so many years, and when disaster struck, Li wanted to leave, but Xiao Qingshan did not write her a divorce letter.
Zhang Shu and Li cried and made a fuss, and the soldiers had to whip them twice before they finally behaved themselves.
The officers and soldiers who came to confiscate the property were quite kind and had some respect for Xiao Yu. They did not make things difficult for her and asked the maids in the palace to confiscate the women and the officers and soldiers to confiscate the men. After all the belongings were taken away, the officers and soldiers who were escorting the 13 people into exile urged them to leave.
Zhang Xintong carried Xiao Yu onto the cart. Xiao Yu was unconscious and hadn't woken up. Zhang Xintong covered him with her cloak, pushed the cart, and left.
When Xiao Yu's mother Qian saw her daughter-in-law's actions, she forgot about the sad things and helped Zhang Xintong push the cart.
Zhang Xintong took a powerful pill, so pushing the cart was not difficult for her, but she did not stop Qian from helping her push it.
The group soon arrived outside the city. Since there was no one to be exiled with them, six officers and soldiers escorted the 6 of them to the far north.
The officers and soldiers did not put handcuffs or shackles on the 13 people. Iron was very scarce in this dynasty and was used to make weapons.
There was a group of old, weak, women and children. The officers and soldiers had knives in their hands and were not afraid that anyone would escape.
Outside the city, Qian's parents came to see her off and gave the soldiers some silver, so they let them through.
The one who came was Qian's sister-in-law
"Mother fainted, and your eldest brother can't come over, so I came to bring you something. It's a long journey, and shoes are very important, understand?"
Qian nodded
"Sister-in-law, I understand. You just take good care of mother and don't worry about me."
Zhang Xintong took this opportunity to quickly check on Xiao Yu's injuries. Xiao Yu's buttocks were battered and one leg was broken. Zhang Xintong was angry. "Can't I choose a different identity? Why do I have to endure this?"
Zhang Xintong fixed Xiao Yu's bones, applied the best medicine to his wounds, and fed him spiritual spring water. After Zhang Xintong finished cleaning up Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu did not wake up and was still unconscious.
"Xiao 9, when will Xiao Yu wake up?"
"Normally it would be three days later, but with your treatment, he'll probably wake up tomorrow."
“Is this a big world or a small world?”
"Tongtong, this is a big world"
As for the big world, Xiao Yu might have his own memories, or he might not. However, Zhang Xintong was more inclined to believe that he had no memories of his own body, only the memories of his body.
If he had his own memories, he wouldn't have made things so miserable for himself.
Qian's sister-in-law didn't dare to stay too long, so she left her bag to Qian, told her to take good care of herself, and left.
In the bundle given by Qian's sister-in-law were two sets of clothes, several bottles of medicine, a dozen white flour buns, some change, a pair of shoes, and a few silver bills hidden in the soles of the shoes.
Just before departure, Zhang Shu's mother finally arrived, probably because she was trying to collect money for her daughter. Zhang Shu burst into tears, but her mother did not say a word to comfort her.
"Mother, I don't want to go into exile."
Zhang Shu's mother was drugged to make her mute by Zhang Xintong, so she had no way to comfort her daughter. She could only hand the bundle to her daughter and pat her repeatedly to comfort her.
The officers and soldiers were getting impatient and urged them to leave. There was another round of ghostly howling. Before leaving, Zhang Shu's mother glared at Zhang Xintong and stopped pretending.
The exile team set off again, and Zhang Xintong pushed the cart forward.
After walking for an hour, Xiao Qingshan's concubine, Li, began to curse under her breath. She no longer looked like a daughter of an official family. She was too tired to walk any further, and the more she thought about it, the more she hated him.
"It's all Xiao Yu, it's all your good grandson Wang, who got us exiled. You should all die. If you had died earlier, none of this would have happened. Wang, you're just a peasant woman, yet you've been occupying the position of principal wife for so many years. You're so shameless. And you, Xiao Qingshan, you say you love me the most, but you've never given me the position of principal wife. I'm a young lady from an official family, but I'm inferior to a peasant woman. And now, not only have you implicated us, but you've also refused to write the divorce letter I asked you to, and now you're forcing me to suffer with you, you old fool."
Li started out by cursing softly, but her voice grew louder. Xiao Qingshan couldn't stand the sight of a woman who was usually gentle and considerate, now in such a state, cursing him, so he slapped Li in the face.
Li fell to the ground crying, still cursing. Xiao Wencai saw the soldiers coming over and quickly carried Li on his back.
"Mom, don't cry, I'll carry you."
The Xiao family was quite chaotic, so Xiao Wencai should normally call Wang "mother" and Li "little mother", but Li disagreed and Xiao Qingshan condoned her, so Xiao Wencai called Li "mother" and Wang "big mother".
Li felt sorry for her son and stopped making a fuss.
During the hour Zhang Xintong was away, she saw the situation of this family clearly.
Xiao Qingshan and Wang were not on good terms with each other, and Xiao Qingshan and Li were not on good terms with each other either.
Xiao Wencheng and Qian had a good relationship and lived in harmony with each other. Wang and Qian also had a good relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The relationship between Xiao Wencai, Zhao, and his two concubines was just so-so, neither good nor bad. Li and Zhao had a bad relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and Zhao didn't react at all when Li was beaten.
Xiao Wencheng was very filial to Wang and was just average to Xiao Qingshan.
Xiao Wencai was very filial to both Li and Xiao Qingshan.
The two brothers Xiao Wencheng and Xiao Wencai are not on good terms.
Xiao Heng was very indifferent to the elders in his family, without any ups and downs, but he did not like Xiao Yu and always looked at her unkindly.
Xiao Heng was quite caring towards Zhang Shu. Zhang Shu had now realized the reality and was very dependent on Xiao Heng.
Zhang Xintong was the worst at handling these kinds of family relationships. A few days later, once they were far from the capital, she planned to take Xiao Yu with her. The problem now was that Xiao Yu had no memories of her real self, only those of that body. Who would he take with him from the rest of the family? Taking them all with him was a real headache for Zhang Xintong.