Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

When everyone heard this, their expressions instantly became serious.

Xiao Heng immediately ordered the entire team to stop and rest for a while.

Then, he and the others went to a more secluded place and began the conversation.

Shen Qingge naturally left first out of tact. She knew very well that with her current status, it was not appropriate for her to stay openly with Xiao Heng and others, especially when discussing such confidential matters.

Xiao Heng was the first to break the silence and said:

"Cang Feng, there's no one else here, so you can tell me everything that happened.

What happened in the capital city?"

For some reason, as soon as Xiao Heng saw Cang Feng's appearance, he felt an inexplicable panic in his heart.

As for Cang Feng, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he had something to hide. After hesitating for a while, he slowly said:

"Um... Master... After hearing what I'm going to say next, please stay calm!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng clenched his fists and nodded solemnly to show his agreement.

Cang Feng took a deep breath and managed to utter a few words after a long while:

"Your father, our emperor, passed away a few days ago!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present seemed to be frozen in place, stunned.

They looked at each other, then turned their heads at the same time, their eyes all falling on Xiao Heng.

Even Shen Qingge, who was a little further away, stopped what he was doing and stood there in a daze.

However, in stark contrast to everyone else, Xiao Heng seemed to be fine, his face as calm as water.

He raised his head slightly, looked at Cang Feng calmly, and said in an unusually calm tone:

"Cang Feng, please continue. I know what's going on. Don't worry!"

Upon hearing this, Cang Feng looked at Xiao Heng hesitantly, his eyes full of concern.

But seeing that Xiao Heng's expression did not change, he felt a little relieved. He narrowed his eyes, spoke faster, and continued:

"Now, Prince Qin Xiao Mo has successfully ascended the throne and is honored as Emperor Xiaowu, and the reign title has been set as the first year of Longshuo.

According to rumors, Emperor Xiaoren suddenly fell seriously ill in the palace and unfortunately passed away. Because of this, the coronation ceremony was held in such a hasty manner!

"Right now, the entire capital is in a state of panic and chaos.

Many aristocratic families and wealthy businessmen, relying on their well-informed channels of information, chose to flee the capital in order to protect themselves.

At the same time, Emperor Xiaowu had also begun a new round of regime reshuffle, and almost all the officials in the court were replaced.

I wonder if it will affect us who are far away?"

After Cang Feng finished speaking, there was a long silence. Only the bleak wind of early winter made people shiver.

No one dared to disturb Xiao Heng, so they let him think quietly there.

After a long while, Xiao Heng finally spoke, his expression calm. However, his hands were behind his back, and blood was oozing from his palms.

"The situation has been decided. We must accept it calmly and not make any irresponsible comments about the new emperor!"

Xiao Heng's voice was low and powerful, carrying an unquestionable majesty.

Then, he changed the subject and his expression became serious:

"However, the most urgent thing right now is to speed up our journey and reach Nanling as soon as possible.

I am worried that if Emperor Xiaowu remembers us, he will definitely order the withdrawal of our vassal states or even send troops to strangle us...

After saying this, Xiao Heng closed his lips and said no more.

He nodded slightly to Yun Yi beside him, who immediately understood and hurried forward to gently push the wooden wheelchair he was sitting in back into the carriage.

If you ask why Xiao Heng still sits in a wheelchair, it's simply because he feels the danger around him has not been completely eliminated, so he's just pretending.

As Xiao Heng's figure disappeared from everyone's sight, the entire team set off again, not daring to delay for a moment.

After the team set out again, everything seemed to be calm and nothing had changed, but everything seemed to have changed.

Shen Qingge, who was walking in the team, was also feeling uneasy at the moment.

It was because Xiao Heng's behavior today was too abnormal, especially his extraordinary calmness, which made her feel strange.

……

After marching for a whole day, the team finally stopped when night fell.

Nowadays, the weather is getting colder and colder, especially late at night, when the chill penetrates into the bone marrow.

In the open space of the official road, the cold wind was howling wantonly because there was no shelter. It was obviously no longer suitable for people to spend the night outdoors.

For this reason, before stopping every day, the Fifth Prince Xiao Heng would send several skilled guards early to explore the mountains and forests on both sides of the official road to see if they could find a cave where they could rest.

However, not every day is so lucky as to find a cave to live in, just like today.

Besides, the exiles are still serving their sentences. Even if the prince shows leniency and takes care of them, he cannot overstep his bounds.

Therefore, even if there were surplus tents brought by the enfeoffment team, they could not be provided for these exiles to live in.

Faced with such a predicament, the convicts had no choice but to go into the nearby mountains and forests, desperately picking up more dry firewood and building a bonfire to keep out the cold.

Some of the more dexterous ones, if there is some leftover oilcloth in their bags, will use strong hemp ropes to tie it tightly to thick wooden sticks to make simple tents for sleeping.

As for the Shen family, there is no need to worry about this situation at all.

Shen Qingge not only prepared enough oilcloth to sew several spacious and comfortable tents, but she also hid soft and warm goose down quilts.

However, in order to avoid attracting attention, she carefully sewed another layer of ordinary cotton cloth and wrapped it on the outside before taking it out for the Shen family to use.

Therefore, the Shen family was not cold at all. Instead, they could even sweat a little while sleeping in the tent.

By the time everyone was busy running around and finally went to bed, it was already past midnight.

On early winter nights, you can no longer hear the chirping of insects and the surroundings are very quiet.

But for some reason, Shen Qingge just couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning. Finally, she simply crawled out of the tent and let the cold wind blow.

Xiao Heng's cold look resurfaced in her mind, and she muttered to herself:

"This kid hasn't been like this for a long time. Is he just forcing himself?"

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. She looked up and saw that there was indeed some light coming through Xiao Heng's tent.

After hesitating for a moment, she somehow teleported outside Xiao Heng's tent and looked inside through the gap.