Quickly wear a life of peace

This further confirmed the Duke of Wei's guilt, so the sentence was even heavier. All males over the age of seven were beheaded, and all female family members were exiled.

Among the five families that betrayed and were exiled, only the Song family had the lightest crime and was the most comfortable.

Only the head of the family was sentenced to exile, while his family members were all safe.

Perhaps the emperor knew what was going on, so he didn't send the entire family to jail like the other families did.

The exiles were lined up on the roadside, wearing shackles.

The people who came to see them off stood one meter away from them and placed the luggage prepared for them on the ground under the supervision of the escorting officers. Only after checking could the prisoners take it away.

No one from the Gong family came to see them off. The Song family also had no one to see them off.

But the Song family has the most things.

There were five carriages full of luggage, and they were escorted by the escort agency.

Of course, in order to make Song Yushi live more comfortably, the Song family also prepared horses and carriages for the officials, and promised to cover their food and lodging along the way.

These officials were naturally delighted, as these horses were worth a lot of money and would all be theirs from now on.

With such a long distance on the journey, food and lodging would be a considerable expense, and since they saved on that, the officials immediately became more talkative.

In fact, even if we don’t give it to them, nothing will happen to Mr. Song.

After all, he is the Sixth Prince’s father-in-law!

The crime was not serious, and they would be able to return to the capital if there was a general amnesty. So they did not dare to offend the Song family.

However, in order to avoid trouble and make Censor Song feel more comfortable, the Song family insisted on giving gifts.

When Song Yushi saw that his family members wanted to follow him to Lingnan, he was very touched, but he disagreed. "You don't have to follow me. I can't stay there for long. I will come back when there is an amnesty. It's not a good place, and you are weak. Don't go and suffer this hardship."

The old lady was distressed and pulled her son who she hadn't seen for many days, tears falling unconsciously. "Son! You have suffered! It is because life there is not easy that I must follow you. When I think about you going there to suffer, how can I enjoy the happiness here?"

Others also expressed their willingness to share the joys and sorrows with Censor Song.

Old Song was so moved that he almost cried. He still insisted on letting his mother go back because the journey was difficult and he was afraid that his mother could not bear it.

Finally, the official announced that the time was up, but he still failed to persuade the Song family to go back. So, everyone set off together.

Although it is spring now, it is still freezing cold in the north.

Everyone else had thick clothes to wear, except for the family of Xie, Duke of Weiguo, who were still wearing slightly thicker prison uniforms and shivering from the cold.

But no one dared to sympathize with their family. The affairs in their family were too strange and no one dared to get involved.

The children in their family were held in the arms of their adults, but their faces were still purple from the cold.

The adults of the Xie family had no choice but to beg the officials to buy them some thick coats to wear.

But at this time, it was impossible for them to return to the capital. They were still far away from the place where they could buy things, and the officials would not leave them to buy things.

The Xie family had no choice but to ask these fellow prisoners for help. After all, other families had people sending gifts, and there were still two thick clothes.

The first family to look for was the Song family. After all, the Song family was the richest, had more supplies, and had spare energy to help others.

Although the people of the Song family felt pity for the children, they did not dare to act on their own. They still asked Old Song, and only after he nodded in agreement did they give each of the children a piece of thick clothing.

As for the adults, they had none, and the Song family did not prepare so many sets of clothes.

Xie's family then held the child in their arms or on their backs again to keep him warm.

But doing so consumed more physical energy, walked slower, and was repeatedly scolded by the officers.

After walking for half an hour, I had to rest for half a quarter of an hour. I didn't walk very far in the whole morning.

Fortunately, when it was almost noon, they passed by a village. The Xie family used the silver notes hidden on their bodies to buy some warm clothes from the villagers at a high price.

Jia also suggested that they eat some food in the village before setting off, so that they would have some strength to continue their journey in the afternoon.

The chief of the officials, Wang Dahu, agreed with a smile on his face. Who would want to go out in the snow and eat in the cold wind when they can sit in a warm room and eat?

As the eldest son and grandson, Song Ji Yang was responsible for finding the village chief to arrange this matter.

The two brothers Song Jihong and Song Jichang went to another house and paid the villagers to boil some hot water so that Song Yushi Song Changgeng could soak his feet and relieve his fatigue.

Poor old Song was so delicate that he had never experienced such hardship before. His feet were covered with blisters. Jia Shi couldn't stop crying out of pity.

When Song Changgeng saw his mother crying, he immediately panicked and tried to comfort her with a smile, "Hey, Mom, why are you crying? If my uncle saw this, he would chase me for three miles with his cane."

Jia immediately burst into laughter and reached out to gently hit her son twice, "You are the only one who talks nonsense!"

Then he turned to Zhang and ordered, "Go get a needle, I'll pick the blister for him, otherwise it will be bad if it breaks."

Zhang took out the wrapped needle from her purse and said softly, "Mother-in-law, let me do it. I won't let you get tired."

Sitting on a stool and soaking his feet comfortably, Song Changgeng agreed and said, "Yes, mother, you take a rest and let Zhang come."

Then he turned to Zhang and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you. When we get to the next town, we can find a pawnbroker and buy a few maids to serve you. Now that we are out of the capital, it won't be a big deal to have maids and servants."

Zhang nodded and agreed. She had never done any work since she was a child, and she felt that everything was not going well this morning.

Song Qingning took out some analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine from the medicine bag, boiled it in a small casserole, and when it was ready, he asked his eldest brother to bring it in along with the water for his father's foot bath.

Smelling the unpleasant smell of medicine, Song Changgeng thought it was for him to drink and his face turned green.

When he found out that it was his daughter who made the soup for his feet soak, he smiled happily and praised Song Qingning to his mother, saying that his daughter was very thoughtful.

Jia was satisfied with her granddaughter's behavior, but she laughed at and scolded her son for being unruly, saying that he had given up his official position and even lost his image.

While eating, Song Qingning asked his aunt to boil a pot of thick ginger soup, which he distributed to everyone in the exile team, giving each person a large bowl.

After walking for a whole morning, I sweated when I was tired, and when I stopped and was blown by the wind, those with weaker bodies might get sick.

Drink a bowl of ginger soup to sweat and warm up the body to avoid any accidents that will delay the journey and cause them to suffer as well.

The people in the team now no longer have the arrogance they used to have. They understand their own situation and thanked them gratefully, accepting the kindness.