The heroine is so cute, she quickly puts on her clothes and lies down

Now the entire Anle Marquis's residence, including the first wife Shen, the eldest daughter Zhu Wan, the second daughter Zhu Yue, the third daughter Zhu Xue, and the young master Zhu Yin, were all kneeling outside the courtyard. Next to them, the second wife Liu, the eldest son Zhu Kun, the second daughter Zhu Qing, and the concubine Zhu Xiang were also there.

Except for the two masters who were still in the Ministry of Justice and the old lady, all the masters in the marquis' mansion were kneeling here.

The old lady didn't need to come because besides being the old lady of Marquis Anle, she had another identity. She was a princess born into a royal family and a member of the royal family. She even nominally didn't have to go with the confiscation of property and exile this time, and no one would say anything if she stayed in the capital.

However, the old lady had spoken as soon as she heard the news, and she stood together with the mansion. The reason she didn't come now was that she was old and in poor health, so the officers and soldiers were allowed to rest in the side courtyard.

It was because the old lady was in a coma at this time that Zhu Yin had the opportunity to come out and see his two sisters.

When the old lady wakes up, she must see her grandson, otherwise she will not be able to sleep well.

The wealth of one generation often leads to the evil deeds of future generations.

Which of the wealthy families in ancient times was completely clean?

The reason why Marquis Anle fell this time was that he stood on the wrong side. Although the current emperor is old, he is not really stupid. He has never established the position of crown prince because he does not want anyone to covet his position.

However, how could an ambitious person see this clearly? Marquis Anle was ignorant of the consequences and was jumping up and down in order to get close to the fifth prince.

Being loyal alone is useless. You must make your master believe that you are loyal. And how to make your master believe that you are loyal depends on official tactics.

Marquis Anle's methods were extremely underhanded, and he actually chose to fight against the Seventh Prince's forces.

Whenever someone behaves in an unexpected way, others tend to attribute the cause to the worst possible motives.

And Marquis Anle was a man who was not difficult to understand, so everyone could see what he was thinking.

Not only did he offend the Seventh Prince to death, but he also failed to get things done, causing the Fifth Prince to be disappointed in his ability to get things done, and he also exposed his own tendencies to all the civil and military officials in the court.

It just so happened that the emperor wanted to pick someone to make an example of in order to quell the escalating turmoil over the throne. Marquis Anle really brought this upon himself.

Not only did he seek his own death, but he also implicated the entire marquis's mansion and the second wife. The old lady gave birth to two sons. The eldest son inherited the marquis's mansion, and the second son passed the imperial examination on his own. He was a capable and resourceful man, and with the support of the marquis's mansion, he was able to rise smoothly all the way to a fourth-rank official.

Although his official position was not very high in the capital, he was not too old and had plenty of time to wait. Who knew if he would become a high-ranking official and one of the Nine Ministers in the future?

However, there is nothing you can do about having a brother like this. We all prosper together. We are all grasshoppers on the same boat, and no one can escape if something goes wrong.

The people in the second wife now have a lot of complaints about the first wife.

Liu was sharp-eyed. She caught a glimpse of the sadness on Shen's face and sneered, "Sister-in-law, you can't be heartless. Mother has to work hard despite her illness. When the palace is gone, you will have to support her during her exile."

Shen's eyes flashed with resentment, and she said with sorrow: "Second sister-in-law, you know that the master never listens to me. He only has the girls outside in his heart. I never knew that he would do such a thing. Mother is really hard-working. In the future, this family needs you and me to help more."

Shen was well versed in the art of speaking, especially to someone as shallow-minded as Liu. With just a few words, Liu was flattered so much that she forgot her original resentment.

Zhu Kun, who was kneeling on the other side, glanced at Shen meaningfully. This elder sister-in-law was still pretending to be virtuous and generous until now, and she really didn't feel tired.

Looking at the sky, it was already late.

Zhu Yue reminded: "Yin'er, it's almost time for grandma to wake up, you should go now."

Zhu Yin looked at Zhu Wan, who lowered her eyes quietly and said nothing, and had no choice but to go back to the side courtyard first.

"Big sister, I understand your grudge. If we go to the Land of Exile and no one knows our past, there may be a chance of a turnaround."

Zhu Wan's expression moved slightly, and a ripple appeared in her dry well-like mood.

It was already dark when the house search process was completed. The people in the yard seemed to have been forgotten. After kneeling for a long time, their legs became sore that they could no longer hold back, so they sat down. No one cared about them at night. They were a group of people who had always lived a life of luxury and had never experienced such suffering.

Shen felt sorry for her daughter Zhu Xue. She touched her head and pleaded with the guard: "Sir, can you let the child go to the old lady's house in the side courtyard to rest? The child is young and the dew is heavy. I'm afraid she can't hold on."

As she spoke, she took off her gold-thread and red jade hairpin and stuffed it into the guard's hand.

Looking at the valuable jewelry in his hand, the officer couldn't help but waver, thinking that he had already arranged for a child to go, so this one wouldn't make a difference.

He waved his hand and stopped trying to stop him.

Liu followed suit, took off the hairpin on her head, bribed the officials, and finally the whole group of people were able to go to the side courtyard to rest for a night.

One night was enough for the officials to turn the mansion upside down. Boxes of all kinds of treasures and gold and silver were taken away. The originally exquisite rockery, ponds, pavilions, towers, etc., which were as beautiful as a fine painting, were also destroyed in the search and lost all their beauty.

At Yinshi, between three and five in the morning, everyone including the old lady was awakened. Marquis Anle and the Second Master, who were detained in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, were brought back, and a group of people were about to embark on the road of exile.

They were required to take off their original fine clothes and beautiful accessories and turn them in. They were not allowed to leave any property on their bodies, and they all had to change into rough, simple prison uniforms.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yue secretly transferred the gold bracelet in her sleeve into the space.

There was no place to hide anything in the loose and rough prison uniform.

Men and women were divided into two teams, with the exception of children, who were allowed to follow their mothers. All of them wore shackles, a tool used in ancient punishment to restrain prisoners. It consisted of wooden shackles and metal chains to prevent escape and resistance.

Zhu Yue heard that they would be allowed to take off their shackles only when they arrived at the place of exile, but this did not mean that they were completely free.

Now everyone has to wear heavy shackles and be tied up with ropes by the government when walking.

The only exception was the old lady. She hired someone to drive a carriage and brought a doctor with her. Whenever she took a break during the journey, she would send someone to visit her two sons and grandchildren.

Originally, Zhu Yue was still thinking that he didn't know how many people would die on the way to the place of exile. The place of exile was in the northernmost part of the court, where it was extremely cold all year round, snowed frequently, and there were occasional snowstorms. On the way, they had no luggage prepared, they ate poorly, wore poor clothes, and walked for such a long time every day, and they could die suddenly on the road if they were not careful.

No matter how many of them died, the escorting officials would not be moved. Exile in ancient times was so cruel.