After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 5 The city gate bids farewell to the exiled team
Ten days passed in a flash.

News came from above that the sentenced prisoners will gather outside the city tomorrow and set off at noon.

Xie Yuchuan, who was imprisoned in the imperial prison, was the last to receive the news. When he stood up, his shackles jingled and his steps were heavy.

The officer in charge of the escort waited impatiently and urged: "Prisoner Xie Yuchuan, the emperor has graciously let you out of the imperial prison. Don't be ignorant and hurry up! I don't know how lucky you are to be able to escape from the imperial prison." Get out alive.”

"I thank Yuchuan for his great fortune."

As for being kind or not, Xiahou Jie does not deserve it.

Emperor Longqing treated their Xie family like this, and sooner or later, he, Xie Yuchuan, would get it back.

After putting on the shackles and being put into the prison car, the strict prison gradually disappeared behind him.

Both sides of the imperial street were crowded with people who came to watch, and many officials and businessmen from aristocratic families also mixed in to watch.

"Oh, what a pity. The Xie family has been loyal for generations."

"Don't talk nonsense. The Xie family was convicted by the imperial court. The Xie family was defeated. If the nine clans are not destroyed, it is because of the mercy of the Holy One."

"Tsk, what do you know? Does the Xie family want to lose the war? The imperial court has no responsibility?"

"What nonsense! Shut up, you don't want to live anymore?"

"I heard that many people who spoke for the Xie family were implicated this time."

"Yes, I have also heard that Dong Bohou and Master Zhang of the Hanlin Academy have also incurred the wrath of the Holy Spirit, and they seem to be on the list of exiles this time."

"This is wrong. You only know one thing but not the other. Dong Bohou is not just saying a nice word for Duke Xie. I heard that the Holy One wanted to recruit a son-in-law for Princess Shaoyang, and he fell in love with the eldest son of Dong Bohou Mansion. But The Marquis married the Crown Prince first, do you think the Emperor will be happy?"

"I understand. It's not easy to be the consort of the crazy old lady Shaoyang Princess. What's going on with Mr. Zhang?"

"Oh, this... it's hard to say. I heard that the imperial court wanted Mr. Zhang to record the fictitious story of the Xie family gods in the history books. Mr. Zhang took out Taizu's historical records and argued hard, and the emperor was kicked to the desert when he was angry. Gone north."

"..."

"This is nothing in the world."

Outside the north city gate, the cold wind blew.

The city gate guards blocked off a side of the room for the relatives of the exiled prisoners who came to see them off. Some people quietly stuffed some money and leaned forward, while the guards who had benefited also turned a blind eye.

Ruan Ezhi, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, together with his wife Sun and his son Ruan Peining, have been waiting for a long time.

The father and son hurried out of the city after leaving the court. They did not have time to return home to change their clothes on the way, so they took off their court clothes in the car. As soon as they got off the car, they approached the lady and asked, "Have you brought everything for Anan and Brother Rui? Beidi The journey will be extremely cold, so don’t forget to wear warm clothes and medicinal materials.”

Mrs. Sun nodded, "I brought them all. I got up early and made some mung bean cakes that Anan loved to eat when he was a child. It's already noon, why aren't you here yet?"

Mrs. Sun stood on tiptoes and looked inside the city gate. Some exiled prisoners had already come over to meet their relatives and friends, but why couldn't the Xie family still see them?

She couldn't help but feel anxious and asked her husband and son: "The court won't regret it temporarily and put them to death again, right?"

Mr. Ruan comforted his mother, "Mom, don't worry, eldest sister and the others will be here soon."

"well."

Sun's eyes were red and swollen, and she hugged the bundle she had prepared in her hand.

Fortunately, not long after, the Xie family's team also left the city gate. More than twenty people were walking with shackles on their shoulders, their faces were as sinking as water, their clothes and hair were messy, but their expressions showed no sign of decline.

Mr. Ruan looked at it from a distance, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the Xie family lived up to its century-old heritage, and that the place where they were imprisoned was also proud.

But when my eyes fell on my biological daughter Ruan and my grandson Rui Geer, I couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Anan!" Sun covered her face and cried.

Xie's grandson's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ruan, heard the familiar voice, and her dull eyes lit up instantly!

Looking through the sound, it was the parents and younger brothers who burst into tears for a moment, holding the hands of their young son and trembling.

"Mother——" Mrs. Xie also saw the Ruan family, turned sideways and said to the back: "Anan, take Brother Rui over."

The eldest lady Zhou also nodded to her daughter-in-law: "Go."

Mrs. Ruan led her son Xie Jiarui towards her parents' home. Others looked at them with envy and couldn't help but search for their family members in the crowd.

The expectant eyes gradually dimmed.

Not everyone is as lucky as Ruan.

The Ruan family's parents were holding their daughter and grandson in distress. Mrs. Sun rubbed her daughter's chapped hands with trembling hands, unable to hold back her tears, "Anan has suffered, what should I do?"

"Mom, don't cry, Anan is fine."

"What should I do? Can you and Brother Rui not go to the Northland?"

"Madam!" Mr. Ruan hurriedly stopped Mrs. Sun, for fear that she would say something that would embarrass his daughter.

Mrs. Ruan wiped her tears, "I know, I know! I shouldn't say it, but I can't bear it."

Master Ruan sighed, patted his daughter's shoulder gently, looked down at his grandson, "Jia Rui, let's talk to mother and grandmother."

"Okay, grandpa, Jiarui knows."

Lord Ruan touched his head lovingly, turned to Madam Xie, raised his hands and saluted, "Mrs. Seriously."

Mrs. Xie waited for the Xie family to return the favor.

"Sir Ruan, you are serious. You really shouldn't come here today. It will be of no use to the Ruan family." Mrs. Xie said gratefully.

Ruan Euzhi didn't take it seriously, "It doesn't matter. It's better to have a leisurely time by giving lectures in the academy than worrying about the miscellaneous things in the official department."

Mrs. Xie frowned slightly, thinking that although the Xie family was weak, it still affected the surroundings.

Ruan Wenzhi could see clearly and comforted in a low voice: "The building is about to collapse. It cannot be supported by a single tree. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Ruan is just following the trend. The old lady does not need to worry about it. But the little girl Anan has grown up spoiled and is afraid that She can't bear the hardship of the journey, so my wife has prepared some extra clothes and medicines, and I hope the old lady won't refuse."

"It's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's difficult to send charcoal when the time is right. Madam Ruan has taken the trouble." Mrs. Xie was very grateful. "Don't worry, Sir Ruan, the descendants of the Xie family will help each other if they are in trouble. We will definitely take good care of Anan, Brother Rui, mother and son."

Master Ruan's eyes were red, and he nodded while choking.

As a parent, all you want is for your children to be safe.

Without her husband and son by her side, Mrs. Ruan couldn't hold it in for a long time and whispered softly, "Anan, how about... you bring Brother Rui back home?"

Ruan raised her head, shook her head gently with tears in her eyes, and said with firm eyes: "Mom, if Anan doesn't leave the Xie family, my husband and the others are gone, but brother Rui is still here. Although he is young, he is a descendant of the Xie family, and the son of the Xie family can only die in battle. There is no one who runs away from the battlefield. My daughter married into the Xie family. They have not treated me poorly. My husband also loves me. If the Xie family is in trouble now, it is me who is in trouble. No matter how bad the storm is, my daughter is not afraid. Besides, Brother Rui My sixth uncle is still here, mom, don’t worry.”

Seeing this, Mrs. Ruan knew that she could not change her daughter's mind, so she stopped persuading her and put the baggage in her hand into her daughter's arms. "It's cold in the north. You must protect yourselves on the way and prepare some extra money. This time There are many exiles, and most of the Xie family are old and weak, so don’t feel bad when it’s time to take care of them, as long as people are alive, they are better than anything else.”

Mrs. Ruan felt that the instructions were endless. Ruan Peining came over, bent down and picked up her nephew Xie Jiarui.

"Brother Rui, how about going back to the Minister's Mansion with your uncle?"

Although this was asked to the child, it was also said to the eldest sister Ruan.

Xie Jiarui looked at his mother. He was still young and could not fully understand the relationship between adults, but he would not answer casually unless his mother nodded, even if it was the uncle he liked.

Ruan said to her younger brother: "Help me take care of my father and mother."

Ruan Peining nodded and agreed.

"Sister, I heard that the Xie family's gods are obviously spiritual. Do you know whether it is true or not?"

Ruan looked around and lowered his eyes slightly.

The mother and son looked at each other, Ruan Peining looked a little relaxed, and Mrs. Ruan silently clasped her hands together to pray for her daughter.

The crowd around him became restless, and someone shouted loudly: "Here he comes, he comes! It's Xie Yuchuan! Oh my god, he's still alive!"

(End of this chapter)