The next day.

At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the herbs that Qi Mo had dried in the yard were almost dry.

Just as Song Yao was helping Qi Mo turn over the herbs, Song Zizhou came into the yard, "Ayao, Ayao!"

Song Yao turned her head and glanced at Song Zizhou, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Song Zizhou walked up to her and said, "Someone's coming...Ten officers are escorting someone here."

Hearing this, Song Yao frowned.

She stood up and looked at Song Zizhou, "Who are these people?"

Song Zizhou said, "It's Prime Minister Liu's family."

Song Yao frowned. "Prime Minister Liu's family? Isn't Prime Minister Liu an upright official and a veteran of three dynasties? Why were all his family exiled?"

"I don't know about that. They are outside." Song Zizhou said.

"I'll go take a look." Song Yao didn't care about the herbs on the ground anymore, she got up and went out.

In the open space outside, there was a group of people standing.

In addition to Song Jingmo, Song Qing and others, there were also the ten officials and Prime Minister Liu's family wearing white prison uniforms.

As soon as Song Yao arrived, Song Yuanbai came out from the next yard.

Song Yuanbai was extremely surprised to see Prime Minister Liu. He stepped forward and said, "Prime Minister Liu, why are you..."

When Prime Minister Liu saw Song Yuanbai, he sighed deeply, "Brother Song, ah, it's hard to put it into words..."

As he spoke, he began to wipe away his tears.

The officer whipped him with a whip and said, "Why are you crying? If you cry again, I'll beat you to death, you unlucky creature."

Song Yao stepped forward and said, "My lords, you have already brought the prisoners here. You must have had a hard time on this journey. How about sitting down and having a drink?"

Prime Minister Liu is Song Yuanbo's best friend, and he is also a loyal minister. He has suffered so much along the way, so he will choose to help Song Yao.

The ten officers looked at Song Yao.

They looked at Song Yao for a while, then looked at the two villas behind her.

They knew that the Song family had been exiled, but what they didn't expect was that the Song family actually built houses in Fengzhou and even grew vegetables.

This is not exile, this is where we come to live our lives!

They were about to scold Song Yao and others when Xiao Chi suddenly walked out of the yard.

Seeing Xiao Chi here, all the officers showed surprised expressions on their faces.

This... isn't this Prince Heng?

Why is he here?

Not only were they surprised to see Xiao Chi, but even Prime Minister Liu and his family were in disbelief.

Prime Minister Liu came back to his senses and asked in surprise, "Your Highness, you...why are you here?"

Xiao Chi said: "I came here with my wife, Prime Minister Liu, why are you..."

"Alas!" Prime Minister Liu sighed, "This guilty minister was also harmed by the treacherous ministers. This is how my entire family was implicated, and this is why I was exiled here!"

Song Yao asked, "Who framed you?"

Prime Minister Liu said, "It was Imperial Preceptor Jiang. He was the Emperor's confidant. Because I offended him, he fabricated a crime and pinned it on me. The Emperor believed his slander and exiled over eighty people from my office. Many died along the way, and many were injured. By the time we reached Fengzhou, only thirteen of us were left."

As he said these words, tears streamed down his face.

I'm afraid only Song Yao and the others can understand the grievance and pain in his heart.

After all, they were also exiled.

Song Yuanbai said, "Master Jiang fabricated a lot of crimes in front of the emperor and harmed six ministers. I didn't expect the emperor to believe him. The Xiao family's kingdom is in danger!"

Song Yao said, "We've all been exiled anyway. What happens to the Xiao family's kingdom has nothing to do with us!"

Xiao Chi said: "Prime Minister Liu, you have worked hard on the journey. Come to the house and rest for a while. We can talk about other things later."

Prime Minister Liu glanced at the official behind him, his face looking somewhat embarrassed.

If he agreed, these officers would definitely beat them!

Xiao Chi knew Prime Minister Liu's concerns and said, "Prime Minister Liu, don't worry. They won't dare to do anything to me while I'm here!"

After hearing this, the officers didn't dare to say anything.

Prime Minister Liu knelt on the ground, "I, your humble servant, kneel down to thank you, Your Highness!"

The other people from the Liu family also knelt down.

Xiao Chi went to help Prime Minister Liu, "Prime Minister Liu, you are so polite, please come in quickly."

I don’t know if it was Prime Minister Liu’s illusion, but he actually felt that Xiao Chi was different from before.

Now he is very approachable and some people will even come to support him, the guilty minister!

Prime Minister Liu stood up.

Song Yao said, "Go change your clothes first and have a good rest. I will host a banquet for you tonight."

Prime Minister Liu said, "Princess, just give us a banquet. It's not easy for you. Just having someone to stutter with will be enough. Princess, Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful."

"You're too polite, Minister Liu." Xiao Chi looked at Song Yao, "Ayao, take them to rest first."

"Okay." Song Yao nodded and led Prime Minister Liu and the others into the yard.

Xiao Chi looked at the officials with a cold expression on his face. "Your mission has been completed. Return to the capital tomorrow. But I don't want you to spread a single word of what happened here, or I will bury your entire family with you!"

Several officials knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will definitely not spread this."

"Everyone, get up." Xiao Chi said, "Let's drink together tonight, and you will return to the capital tomorrow."

"Yes!"

The officials almost nodded.

Xiao Chi turned and walked into the yard.

Prime Minister Liu Hu and his family were sitting in the yard. In front of them was a bowl of water and some food.

They are full now.

Song Yao was really glad that he had bribed the eunuch at that time, otherwise, the Liu family would have suffered the same fate as them.

Liu Hu stood up, looked at Xiao Chi and Song Yao, and bowed to them. "I, your humble servant, thank you, Your Highness, and Your Highness the Princess. If you were not here, I am afraid that your humble servant and my family would have died without a burial place!"

Song Yao raised her hand and said, "Prime Minister Liu, you are too polite. This is just a small favor from us. Besides, you have a good relationship with my father and you have helped him a lot in the past. Consider this as a way of repaying my kindness."

Xiao Chi said: "Prime Minister Liu, now that we are here, let's make the best of it."

Liu Hu sighed and said, "I'm so glad you're here, otherwise we would definitely be dead!"

Xiao Heyu walked out of the house. When Liu Hu saw him, he was stunned at first, then asked in surprise: "Isn't this Prince Wenxuan? Why are you here too?"

"I met them along the way and was worried about them, so I followed them." Xiao Heyu's smile froze and his brows furrowed. "But Prime Minister Liu, why are you here?"

Liu Hu sighed and said, "We were harmed by treacherous officials. Now, our entire family has been confiscated and exiled."

Xiao Heyu frowned even more tightly. "Harmed by a treacherous minister? This treacherous minister is..."

Liu Hu said, "It was that Imperial Master Jiang. Just because I disagreed with him and offended him, he falsely accused me of a crime in front of the Emperor. Because he was the Emperor's confidant, the Emperor trusted him and confiscated my entire family's property and exiled them!"

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