Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Li Changgui and his wife sorted out the things, put them directly into the space, and rushed to the capital at full speed.

When he arrived in the capital three days later, he found that the atmosphere in the capital was silent and the people did not dare to make noise.

During these three days, ministers were beheaded and their homes were confiscated every day at the execution ground not far from the Xicheng vegetable market, and their entire families were thrown into prison.

At this time, the Cui family was imprisoned in the Sky Prison. Every day they watched in fear as people were taken away, afraid that they would be the next one, and they all blamed the master and the mistress.

Mr. Cui, with disheveled hair and covered in dirt, huddled in a corner, angrily cursing at Mrs. Cui beside him.

"It's all your fault for giving birth to a good daughter. If it weren't for her, would I still be able to participate in this?"

"If I had known this, I would not have given birth to her."

Mrs. Cui was in tears and all the pearl hairpins on her body were stripped off. The man kept blaming her, which made her feel very regretful in her heart that she had not stopped her daughter from becoming a concubine.

In a cell opposite, Li Changyu leaned against his mother in fear.

"Mom, will something happen to us?"

Mrs. Zhao never thought that she would end up in jail in such a miserable state, hiding such a huge thing from her son.

"It's okay. At most his property will be confiscated," Mrs. Zhao said after learning that her son just drank some wine with those people and didn't do anything.

"It's all your fault, otherwise I wouldn't be locked up in jail." Zhou Qingqing angrily scolded the mother and son. How could a rich lady be locked up in jail?

"When my father comes to rescue me, I will divorce you"

"You she-devil, just get a divorce if you want," Li Changyu cursed back without wanting to be left out.

The cell was filled with cries, shouts, and the fear and terrified look of the elderly, the weak, women, and children.

After Li Changgui arrived in the capital, he tried every possible way to find out the situation of the Cui and Li families.

No restaurants or hotels in the capital dared to make loud noises at will, for they were all frightened by the blood on the ground at the execution ground on West Street Market.

He found a servant at Li's house in the north city to inquire about the situation of his father-in-law's family, because there were too many ministers involved, and his father-in-law was not a big deal. At most, his property would be confiscated and he would be sent back to his ancestral home. The emperor did not dare to involve many ministers from aristocratic families, so he could only take action against the people below him.

After finding Mrs. Zhao's family, they could only tell Li Changgui that they had also used their connections. Now they dared not go to plead for mercy, and they would announce the confiscation of their property in a few days. He was not on the list because he and the Li family were two separate families.

The Cui family was directly involved in the fight for the throne among the princes. The youngest daughter was the concubine of the fifth prince. Her crime was quite serious, so they had to wait for the emperor to issue an imperial edict.

Li Changgui didn't care about what happened to them in the dungeon. He just wanted to deal with it as soon as possible and return to Suzhou.

At this time, the palace was heavily guarded, and palace maids and eunuchs were not allowed to enter or leave without permission.

"Cough...cough..."

A coughing sound came from the emperor's main hall, and the imperial doctors inside all knelt down trembling.

"Convey my order to the Minister of Justice and have him deal with these people as soon as possible." The emperor knew that this matter could not be delayed any longer. Some ministers could only be treated lightly and could only be dealt with later when they had evidence to prove their worth.

The deaths of several royal sons in succession had made him less energetic and spirited than before. He could only wait for things to calm down and then choose one of his remaining sons to train.

A few days later, the prison issued an order that all those who participated in the rebellion would have their property confiscated and be exiled to a border thousands of miles away. Those who were implicated would have their property confiscated and their household registration repatriated.

The Zhao family secretly gave some benefits to the Minister of Justice, and distributed money to the officials under him, so as to change the household registration of Li Changyu and his mother and son to that of rebellious ones.

Li Changgui handed over all the cash and silver notes he had on him to the Zhao family for help in negotiating the matter. He wanted to repay his stepmother for the five thousand taels of silver she had given him for taking care of him when the family was divided. In addition, Mrs. Zhao did not make things difficult for him, so it was the last thing he could do for the mother and son.

Li Changgui had no way to deal with the exile of the Cui family. After all, the names on the list were very famous, and it was impossible for the people on it to cross out their names for no reason. Besides, there was also a concubine of the fifth prince there.

Li Changgui was somewhat thankful that he was not implicated in Cui Luanluan's married daughter, but he would never be able to return to the capital in the future. After all, the Cui family was involved in the rebellion, and the officials in the capital would spread rumors about his wife's background.

"You lowly slaves, I am the fifth prince's concubine." Cui Yingying was in a remote and deserted courtyard in the palace with her hair disheveled and in her underwear, and was taught a lesson by people sent by the princess.

"You think you are still a concubine. The Cui family has been sentenced to confiscation of property and exile."

"The palace has been sealed off. You are not allowed to leave at will from now on."

"Nowadays, everyone in the palace listens to the princess." The arrogant servant laughed at her for overestimating her own abilities and not considering whether her status was enough to qualify.

Cui Yingying could not accept her own failure, which caused her parents to be exiled in their later years, and her mental state became somewhat out of control.

"It's not like that, it's not..." He was about to rush out of the courtyard with a crazy look, but was forcefully pulled back into the courtyard by the guards and the door was closed.

She regretted it.

She should have listened to her mother and married her cousin Wang, and lived a life of luxury.

"Mother, brother, what are your plans for the future?" Li Changgui took his stepmother and her family home and changed into clothes that didn't fit him well.

"Changgui, thank you so much." Mrs. Zhao had never experienced such a prison calamity before and was frightened.

"Second brother, it is all thanks to you for your help, otherwise mother and I would have been part of the exile team," Li Changyu expressed his gratitude to his second brother.

"Now that we have no property, we have to return to our ancestral home within the time given by the Ministry of Justice. We plan to return to Suzhou."

"My parents' family has sent me 12,000 taels of silver, which I can use to set up a family business in Suzhou." Mrs. Zhao was very sad that her dowry was taken away.

Many exiled criminals stayed at Shili Pavilion on the outskirts of the capital, waiting for their relatives to deliver their luggage and parcels.

Li Changgui brought a backpack full of daily necessities and clothes and handed it to Cui Shian, and told him privately that there was also a lot of small change and banknotes in it, so he should hide it and use it on the road.

"Brother-in-law, it's all thanks to you for sending these things. My sister is going to rely on you to take care of her." Cui Shian was very excited to receive these things. He had been serving as a county magistrate in another place for less than two years when he was suddenly arrested and brought back to the capital and thrown into a dungeon. He learned about the situation from his father, who scolded him for being confused and listening to his younger sister.

Under the sound of the rough whipping of the yamen runners, the criminals in the exile team also began to walk forward.

Li Changgui did not stay in the capital for long, and hurried back to Suzhou City with his stepmother and her family.

The old Li family house that was obtained during the division of the family property was left to them, and the nearby hundred acres of land were also transferred to their names.

In the days that followed, Li Changgui didn't pay much attention to them.

When the boy was five years old, he took part in the provincial examination, and ranked fifth among the successful candidates. After that, he did not continue to take part in the imperial examinations in the capital, and joined the Hexuan Academy as a teacher.

In the days that followed, he stayed in Suzhou City for many years to accompany his wife and children until his son took part in the spring imperial examination. He then returned to the capital and died of illness in his later years.