Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

As for hoping that the new emperor would demonstrate his benevolence and grant amnesty to the people when he ascends the throne, and at that time the criminals would be pardoned and allowed to leave the border... this possibility is very slim.

Not to mention that the current emperor is in his prime, the Crown Prince of the East Palace also has deep prejudices against these old ministers. Add to that the crimes they have committed this time, and it would be difficult, as difficult as ascending to heaven, to expect a special pardon.

"Mom, time is running out." The two daughters-in-law tightly grasped Madam Wei's arms on both sides, implicitly reminding the old lady to hurry up and not to dawdle. If she dawdles any longer, the bailiffs will catch up with her, and no one will be able to escape then.

Looking at her son rolling on the ground and wailing, Madam Wei felt extremely conflicted.

She didn't want to spend money to buy it. That little bit of money was the money she needed to settle down in the event she had to go to the border. How could she be willing to spend even a penny of it?

Lin Xiaoyue was too lazy to pay attention to the verbal dispute between them. Before she took two steps with her sisters, the old lady behind her said, "Wait, wait, old man, buy it with money, buy it with money."

The four of them looked at each other, and they spent money to buy it. Look at your old face, you look so troubled and distressed. If you don't want to buy it, don't force it. We are not begging you to buy it. This family is crazy.

The four of them didn't bother to pay attention to them and just wanted to leave.

However, these people refused to let them go and kept blocking them and refused to move aside.

Just when Lin Xiaoyue's patience ran out and she raised her crossbow to aim at the old lady, a dozen yamen runners suddenly rushed out from the woods behind them and surrounded them all.

My goodness, more than a dozen yamen runners, some holding long whips, some holding big swords and long arrows, they are full of murderous aura, which makes people shudder.

"Who are you?"

The leading yamen runner was fierce and fierce, staring at Lin Xiaoyue and the others fiercely, and shouted, "I am the court runner in charge of escorting the prisoners. These are the criminals whose homes were confiscated and exiled. Who are you? Why are you here?"

The head of the yamen runners looked at Lin Xiaoyue and the other three with a cold gaze, and spoke rudely, "These are exiled prisoners sentenced by the court. Are you guys here to rob them?"

As he spoke, the chief yamen runner looked at the other party calmly. There were four of them in total, not as many as the officials they had. Moreover, they were women, and three little girls with varying degrees of injuries. However, the chief yamen runner did not let down his guard.

Because these women all hold bows and crossbows with long range, strong lethality and higher hit rate.

Most men in this dynasty did not take women seriously. In their eyes, women were just appendages of men and reproductive tools. In particular, in the historical records of this fictional plane, it was mentioned that after the defeat of some small countries in the surrounding area, tens of thousands of women were treated as valuable items and compensated to the big country at a discount.

And these women were not ordinary daughters of commoners. They were all concubines of the royal families of small countries, princesses, daughters of clan members, wives and daughters of princes and ministers. They were all women of status and position.

But even so, after the defeat, some of these once glorious women were tortured to death, some committed suicide, and some endured humiliation.

From this we can see that the status of women in this dynasty was so low that men simply did not take them seriously.

Moreover, when Lin Xiaoyue and the other three saw the exiled prisoners, it was not difficult to find that women and men under the age of ten did not have to wear shackles, while only men over the age of ten needed to wear them. This shows that women and men under the age of ten were not considered dangerous objects by the yamen runners.

The yamen runners pointed their swords and arrows at the four of them only because they were afraid of the bows and crossbows in their hands, not because of the four of them themselves.

"Sir, we are just..." Chun Xing had traveled all over the country with Doctor Qiao and had seen a lot of big scenes, so she was able to handle it with ease when facing the government office escorting exiles. But before she could finish her words, the hoarse voice of Madam Wei came from the side.

"My niece, please leave quickly. You can't save us. Don't take risks for me. It's better to leave as soon as possible."

There was a hint of ferocity in the old lady's eyes, and this seemingly reasonable admonition directly put the blame on the four people.

Humph, if you little bitches don’t hand over your bows and crossbows, I don’t believe that you can wash yourself clean even if I pour a bucket of dirty water on you.

Since we are going to die, you guys shouldn't even think about having an easy life. It's better for us to die together. It would be nice to have a few more people to take our lives with us on the road to the underworld.

The two ladies who were supporting the old lady had their eyes wide open. What did the old lady say just now? Alas, wasn't it hard to persuade her to use the silver to buy weapons? Why did she suddenly come up with such a cruel move?

It should be said that the old lady is indeed the final winner who fought her way out of the siege amidst the intrigues, scheming and twists and turns in the deep mansion. Her methods and character are not bad, or in other words, she is indeed ruthless.

Upon hearing this, all the yamen runners immediately raised their swords and arrows without hesitation and aimed at Lin Xiaoyue and the other three. If they made the slightest movement, they would be killed with their swords.

The four of them were not stupid and they soon realized that this was the old woman's despicable way of taking revenge on them.

"What do you want to say, you old hag? Who is your niece's granddaughter? We don't even know her." When Lin Zhaodi thought about how the old hag and her descendants would attack them like mad dogs as soon as they ran into each other, and now they were going to drag them into the water, she couldn't help but want to swear.

Xiao Cao also gnashed his teeth in hatred, "We were just hunting in the mountains and ran into you guys by accident. Don't make up stories and accuse us without reason."

The good-tempered Chun Xing also became angry. She met these exiles for no apparent reason. Before they could say anything, these people kept biting them. Her eyes were gloomy, and her right hand moved slightly, revealing a silver needle between her two fingers.

After the last bandit attack, Sister Sanya and Grandpa had talked to her, and she understood some truths, that is, sometimes killing people is also saving people. Moreover, if the person killed is a bad person, there is no need to feel guilty.

After all, showing mercy to the wicked is being cruel to yourself.

And this old hag in front of me can do evil to strangers like them again and again, which shows that she is extremely dark inside. If I am still soft-hearted, wouldn't that make me a fool?

Lin Xiaoyue gently placed her hand on the back of Chun Xing's hand and shook her head at her, signaling her to put away the silver needle.

"Sir, this old woman just wanted to steal our hunting tools but failed. She had evil intentions and let you misunderstand so that she could drag us sisters into the water."

Lin Xiaoyue's face looked unhappy, but she was not so much disturbed by the old woman's provocative words. If she really stepped into such a low-level trap, it would satisfy the old woman and do what she wanted.

Isn't it just to provoke a fight between them and the yamen runners so that they can reap the benefits?