Before confiscating the house and going into exile, he emptied the enemy's warehouses and fled.

Chapter 5 It’s time to fight for character
Ten miles long pavilion, the place to say goodbye.

Relatives and friends at home would send money, clothing, food, and even carriages to prisoners who were exiled or distributed.

During the exile, money and materials given by relatives and friends were allowed to be accepted and carried.

The government stipulates that each prisoner is only given six taels of food per day, which is a small bowl of rice or a palm-sized pancake. For children under the age of 15, their food allowance is halved.

Prisoners are not allowed to communicate with outsiders. Shopping and eating can only be done through the merchants. Sooner or later, the money given will go into the merchants' pockets.

Exiled to Lingnan, the journey was long and dangerous, and it took more than half a year to go there. Escorting prisoners is a hard job, but the government officials are low-class and most of them are from poor families, so they rush to do this job.

They control what the prisoners eat, drink, and eat. They can pick some from the prisoners' mouths and earn extra money from the prisoners.

Whoever can make Jie Chai earn money will naturally have an easier life.

The old lady, Xiao Shen and Xie Xiangxiang, who had never suffered so much, were already so tired that their soles became weak, and they stared blankly in the direction of the capital.

"Prince Xi will definitely come." Although the old lady has no money in her hand, she is full of confidence. "He is the prince, and he will definitely fulfill his words. Otherwise, how will he convince the public in the future."

Little Shen also mustered up her confidence and stroked Xie Xiangxiang's soft long hair: "Xiangxiang is so good, King Xi should know how to cherish it."

The third wife, Fang, immediately came over and said, "Mother, King Xi will definitely send a carriage full of supplies. For the palace, this is just a piece of cake."

Xie Qingmu said longingly: "My eldest niece is the most talented girl in Kyoto, the daughter-in-law of the imperial concubine. King Xi has a great reputation, so she will definitely not lose etiquette.

At least three carriages would be sent, one for my father, one for my eldest brother, and one for my mother, sister-in-law, and niece. I just rode my father's carriage. After walking for more than an hour, I was exhausted. "

"Third uncle, what are you thinking? King Xi will definitely take Xiangxiang away. The imperial concubine has already proposed marriage. Xiangxiang belongs to King Xi. How can she still be exiled in the wilderness?"

Xie Anhuai's eldest son, Xie Yun, was very disdainful of Xie Qingmu.

Xie Qingmu immediately became energetic: "We don't need to be exiled, right?"

"Then I don't know. Anyway, our family will definitely be able to get away with it."

[Xiangxiang will definitely ask King Xi to pardon my family and my third uncle’s family]

[As for the second bedroom, bah! They didn’t crawl out of a mother’s belly, so you can eat whatever you want]

Xie Tingting approached Xie Xiangxiang and begged in a flattering manner: "Eldest sister, if King Xi comes, can you take me and leave with you? I will listen to eldest sister all my life."

Xie Xiangxiang thought about King Xi's enthronement as emperor in half a year. He calmed down a little and said softly: "Let's talk about it when the person comes."

While everyone was talking, they saw a carriage approaching quickly.

Everyone watched eagerly. Is this carriage coming for them?
The old lady was also looking forward to it, but she was a little dissatisfied. Why did only one carriage come?
The carriage was getting closer and closer. It was the most ordinary carriage on the street, with a green cloth skirt and no decoration at all.

When they got closer, the carriage stopped and a middle-aged man leaned out.

Xie Tingting shouted: "Steward Fang."

She was so excited that she took the third lady's hand and said, "Mom, grandma has given us money and a car."

The Fang family was not ranked high in Kyoto circles, and their ancestors could only produce a fifth-grade official. When Fang Xue married the third master, Xie Qingmu, she was definitely a high-ranking official.

Butler Fang got out of the car and originally wanted to give the package to the third wife, but Xie Tingting held on to the carriage and refused to let go: "Leave the carriage for us, my mother and I are exhausted, and there are several blisters on the soles of our feet." .”

Mrs. Fang also held on to the carriage and refused to leave.

Butler Fang had no choice but to leave the package and carriage behind and walk back on foot.

Xie Tingting looked at the packages prepared in the car, including 200 taels of silver, a few changes of clothes, and a large bag of bread.

The pancakes were dry and hard, and she had no interest in them at all, but with the carriage, she no longer had to walk on her own.

"Mom, come up quickly." Xie Tingting climbed into the car happily.

Sanfang cheered excitedly. Their relatives were the first to come to deliver things, which was so respectable. "It's a broken car, what's the point of being proud of!" Xie Yun hummed. If something hadn't happened at home, he would have been the future Young Master.

The eldest sister is the concubine of King Xi. She wants to be on the royal jade plate. A broken carriage is nothing!
Amid everyone's eagerness, several more carriages came from afar.

The former Houfu people were once again full of anticipation for opening the blind box.

As the carriage got closer and closer, Jiang Shuang suddenly shouted happily: "It's the Jiang family's carriage."

The people in the second room did not move much. The supplies Jiang Shuang brought were about the same as those of the old lady and the first room. It would be good if they could let Xie Yanyan brother and sister get some out of their fingers.

The carriage stopped, the curtain opened, and a maid with a double bun stepped out.

Jiang Shuang continued to look at the car curtain, but no one came down.

"Where's my brother?" Jiang Shuang's mother-in-law was also a minor official, and she had only a few direct descendants, with only one older brother.

The maid unfolded a scroll and said expressionlessly: "According to the orders of the master and the eldest young master, for the sake of the Jiang family's descendants, we will sever ties with the eldest lady from now on."

That piece of paper was a divorce letter, and both the old lady and the eldest brother of the Jiang family signed it, which was considered the unanimous opinion of the clan.

Jiang Shuang turned pale and shouted uncontrollably: "Impossible, you are talking nonsense, who sent you?"

The maid was polite and thoughtful, and said in a cold tone: "Miss, before I come here, I asked your slave to bring a few words to the eldest lady: The eldest daughter is a filial wife, but not a good daughter. Over the years, the government has done everything it can to subsidize the eldest daughter. , but the eldest lady has never been filial to the master and his wife."

After saying that, the maid got into the carriage and left without looking back.

Jiang Shuang cried in embarrassment.

The old lady cursed loudly: "The Jiang Mansion, which is so big, still falsely claims to subsidize the Hou Mansion? What a joke!"

Naturally, no one in the big room comforted Jiang Shuang.

Ms. Fang laughed so hard she laughed: "My mother-in-law didn't give me anything, so I just returned it and broke off the engagement! Second sister-in-law, haven't you always said that your mother-in-law's brother and sister-in-law are very good?"

Xie Tingting said angrily: "Even if we break up the relationship, we should still send some solid food, right? Do I want to starve you all to death?"

"Shut up." No matter how bad Jiang Shuang is, she is still her mother. Xie Ning and Xie Yong both yelled at Xie Tingting, "The clothes you are wearing were made by my mother!"

"Ouch, no wonder it's such bad luck. It turns out it's the clothes that brought it." Xie Tingting had never taken the people in the second room seriously.

Xie Anfeng glanced at the third room and shouted: "Shut up, everyone."

He had killed enemies in battle and had blood on his hands. Xie Tingting was afraid, rolled her eyes and stopped talking.

Song Linngling was the daughter-in-law. She supported Jiang Shuang and advised her softly: "Mom, being angry will hurt your health. Please sit down and rest for a while."

Xie Yanyan's expression was always pale, and he had no intention of comforting her at all.

In the memory of the original body, when Jiang Shuang returned to her parents' home, her grandfather and uncle did provide a lot of subsidies every time, but Jiang Shuang used it to lick the old Shen family and the little Shen family.

Jiang Shuang often stayed up late to make clothes and shoes for the old lady, the children of the eldest brother and the third brother, just to praise her "the embroidery work is really good" and "the second brother's family is filial and generous, which is a good thing".

As for the clothes and shoes of the four brothers and sisters in my family, the clothes and shoes were basically made by my sister-in-law Song Linngling. Before my sister-in-law came in, Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu often wore their shoes with their toes exposed.

Jiang Shuang also kept scolding them for squandering shoes.

Carriages kept coming to Shiliting, but they were all relatives from other families. Seeing the sun going west, the old lady felt anxious.

Why hasn’t King Xi come yet?
Everyone counted the time and prepared to set off. From a distance, I saw several fast horses coming at a galloping speed, with a cloud of smoke rising behind their hooves.

A carriage followed.

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, King Xi must be here.

(End of this chapter)