The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Aunt Zhao, are you crazy?" The old princess said angrily, "Defection without permission will bring disaster to your family. Don't you understand this principle?"

Aunt Zhao knelt on the ground and trembled as she said, "No, it's not like that. We just...we just want to go to town to buy some things."

Upon hearing this, the official shouted coldly, "How dare you quibble! What did you buy that required the three of you to leave together? Didn't the official tell you when you came here that only one person could leave at a time?"

"Please forgive me, sir. I forgot for a moment. I hope you will be merciful and will never do it again. Please give us a chance." Aunt Zhao said in a trembling voice.

The officer looked at He Jingheng obscurely, and then said in a deep voice: "The death penalty can be avoided, but if there is no punishment, it will not serve as a warning. Each of the three of you will be severely beaten with 30 sticks to serve as a warning to others."

what?

Thirty lashes?

If this hits your body, wouldn't it be extremely painful?

The three of them quickly begged for mercy.

"Sir, we know we were wrong, please have mercy on us!"

"Please have mercy, sir!"

The officer remained unmoved. With a wave of his hand, several yamen runners dragged the three people into the yard.

After a while, cries and shouts reached everyone's ears.

At this time, the officer walked up to Shang Ruoyi and said in a deep voice: "Since you have made contributions before, your family will not be punished. However, you must keep an eye on these three people. If you run away again, I will not be able to protect you."

"Thank you for your forgiveness, sir."

After the beating was over, the officers left.

The young aunt and several others had already fainted.

Seeing this, the old princess said in a deep voice: "Take them away quickly."

She didn't like Aunt Zhao in the first place, but she still loved He Qinian. After all, he was her grandson. But after this incident, which almost implicated the entire family and caused them to be punished, she no longer liked him at all.

Young people might be better off, but if she were hit by these thirty lashes, how could she be alive now?

Thinking of this, she became even more angry.

At this moment, a maid came in with an envelope in her hand. She bowed to Shang Ruoyi and said, "Madam, this is from the grain store owner in town."

Shang Ruoyi unfolded the letter, took a look at it, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. It seemed that the deal could be discussed.

At this time, Qin remembered that Shang Ruoyi had made contributions, and asked curiously, "Ruoyi, what did the master just say about contributions?"

Shang Ruoyi briefly recounted the incident of saving Manager Li before. Everyone nodded after hearing her words. They didn't expect that such a thing had happened.

They couldn't help but feel secretly happy in their hearts, thanks to this incident, otherwise they would definitely be punished.

He Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that this credit is used on them."

"What does this mean?" Qin asked in confusion.

"There is a rule in Tianshun Law that if an exiled prisoner has made merit in the place of exile, he can apply for a commutation of sentence." He Zhiyuan sighed, "Such a good opportunity was actually used on them."

Upon hearing this, the old princess became even more displeased with Aunt Zhao's family.

Shang Ruoyi shook her head: "Third Uncle, even if Aunt Zhao wasn't here, we wouldn't be able to reduce the sentence."

When He Jingheng heard her say this, a hint of recognition flashed in his eyes.

She is quite insightful.

Everyone present was a meticulous person, and when they heard her say this, they knew what she meant.

Emperor Tianshun had gone through great pains to exile them to this far north, wishing they would die there. How could he allow them a chance to have their sentences reduced and return to Beijing?

The old princess sighed and said lightly: "Let's all go." After she finished speaking, she was helped away by Aunt Li.

"Sister-in-law." He Yunyi stepped forward: "I want to learn Kung Fu, can you teach me?"

Shang Ruoyi was stunned: "Learn Kung Fu? Why don't you go find your brother?"

He Yunyi's face froze: "Brother is too strict. You don't know, one time I went to the training ground to find him, he was teaching his men kung fu, I saw him kick that man away with my own eyes." She was so scared that she turned and ran away, and even forgot to talk to him. She still remembers that scene: "Sister-in-law, please, don't let brother teach me. That man lay on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up. If it were me, wouldn't he kick him to death?"

Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but be amused by her: "How can it be the same? You are his biological sister, how could he be so harsh?"

"Why not?" He Yunyi said loudly: "Before you married me, I barely saw him a few times a year, and my relationship with him is worse than that with the cats and dogs in my yard..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard He Jingheng's voice behind him: "Ah Cat, Ah Dog?"

The hairs on He Yunyi's back stood up. She didn't turn around, but looked at Shang Ruoyi and winked at her.

Shang Ruoyi understood immediately: "Where can I find cats and dogs for you in this place of exile?"

He Jingheng found it very interesting to see the two of them acting in front of him.

He could hear their conversation clearly.

"Want to learn kung fu?"

He Yunyi's back stiffened, and she slowly turned around with a flattering smile on her face: "Brother, I don't want to learn, not at all."

He Jingheng glanced at her and said, "If you want to learn, I will teach you personally."

"No, no, no, I don't want to at all!" He Yunyi said quickly: "I have something else to do, I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away without caring about He Jingheng's expression.

Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh and said, "What on earth did you do to scare this child like this?"

"She has been very timid since she was a child, and she has never suffered any hardship. It is more than twice as difficult for her to learn martial arts at this age." He Jingheng watched her back disappear around the corner and then fixed his eyes on her: "You must have suffered a lot learning kung fu!" He had seen the moves she had made, most of which were killing moves that could kill with one blow. However, if one wanted to learn this kind of moves, one must have been injured by someone using this move before, otherwise it would be impossible to learn it at all.

Shang Ruoyi's heart moved, as if something hit her hard on the heart.

This was the first time in her life that she had heard someone ask her such a question.

All everyone saw was how great her skills were, but no one ever asked how much hardship she had endured or how many beatings she had received to become like this.

"Not bad." She looked at her nominal husband in front of her and smiled, "Only those who endure hardships can become the best."

He Jingheng couldn't help but smile when he heard that. What a saying that only those who endure hardships can become successful!

Shang Ruoyi looked at the direction where He Yunyi left and whispered, "However, if she wants to learn, I think you should not stop her. You can't protect her forever. Even if you can, there will always be times when you are too busy to do anything. Haven't you heard of a saying? It's called 'a hemp rope always breaks at the thinnest part'. Sometimes, just when you have no time to take care of something, trouble will come knocking on your door. I always think that people are more practical by relying on themselves. Even women should rely on themselves."