After being exiled with her husband and children, she returned with great power to rule the world

As night fell, Murong Ling'er relied on her memories from the daytime and quietly approached Marquis Huo's mansion like a ghost.

At this moment, the Huo Hou Mansion no longer had the large number of strict guards of the past. Instead, there was a group of Ministry of Revenue personnel who were busy counting property and registering it.

Murong Ling'er was light and nimble, and she took advantage of the cover of night to sneak into the Marquis' Mansion silently.

She first set her sights on the mansion's large kitchen. Coincidentally, these days were the days when Marquis Huo's mansion was conducting large-scale purchases.

When she stepped into the huge warehouse, the scene before her made her feel secretly happy.

There were piles of rice, flour and cooking oil, and piles of fresh chicken, pork, mutton and beef neatly arranged. Not only that, there were also all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, including those flying in the sky, swimming in the sea, walking on the land and grown in the fields.

Murong Ling'er showed no mercy and even took away the buns, steamed buns, pastries and steamers, sweeping them all up in an instant.

Murong Ling'er moved as fast as the wind. Her powerful spiritual sense was like a sharp tentacle. Wherever she swept, as long as she thought about it, valuable objects would be like obedient children and be put into her storage space.

From the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard, everyone's room, to the storeroom and study that the Marquis' Mansion regarded as of utmost importance, no one was spared.

After a thorough search, Marquis Huo's Mansion was completely looted by her. However, Murong Ling'er was not satisfied with this.

At this moment, the scene of the Prince Chu's Mansion being raided during the day emerged in her mind.

Thinking of this, she expanded her spiritual sense without hesitation and searched in the direction of Prince Chu's Palace.

King Chu Yanci of Chu was convicted of treason and his residence became the target of a major search.

The masters and servants in the mansion had all been imprisoned, leaving only the Jinyiwei stationed here.

Murong Ling'er was skilled and courageous. Under the strict surveillance of the Jinyiwei, she sneaked into the big kitchen of the Prince of Chu's Mansion without being noticed.

Coincidentally, the main kitchen of the Prince of Chu's Palace had just completed a large-scale purchase in the past few days, originally in preparation for the funeral banquet for the Prince of Chu.

Who could have expected that the palace would be surrounded just as the food was delivered and before anyone could even start preparing it.

The large kitchen of the Prince of Chu's Mansion is more magnificent and luxurious than that of the Marquis Huo's Mansion, and the ingredients are also more high-end and abundant.

Murong Ling'er still started from the kitchen and walked through the inner and outer courtyards of the palace. The King of Chu's study and the palace's storehouse were naturally within her search range.

When Murong Ling'er confirmed that she had put all the supplies that could be looted into her pocket, she slowly stretched out her hand, and in an instant, a blazing flame suddenly emerged from her palm.

As soon as she changed her mind, the flame instantly split into two, and with a fierce force, like two lightning bolts, it shot straight towards the Huo Marquis Mansion and the Chu Prince Mansion at the same time.

At that thrilling moment when the fire was raging, Murong Ling'er, who was trying to destroy the body, fled like a frightened bird.

However, in that dark and damp cell, she was only confused for a short while before she was brutally driven out by the ruthless jailer. From then on, she officially embarked on this road of exile full of unknowns and hardships.

At this moment, snowflakes began to float in the sky without any warning. The biting cold wind was like a sharp blade, blowing mercilessly on everyone's face, making people shiver uncontrollably.

Murong Ling'er held the half-sleeping Murong Chen in her arms and took difficult steps, while looking at the huge group of exiles.

It was roughly estimated that the entire team consisted of hundreds of people. The men's hands and feet were bound with heavy shackles, making a heart-shaking sound when they walked. Their clothes were as thin as paper and could not withstand the invasion of the severe cold at all.

Fortunately, because Lin Yi intentionally let people off the hook during the house search, the exiles from Marquis Huo's mansion were able to wear thick cotton clothes and carry packages that could provide some protection from the wind and cold.

In this way, compared with the miserable conditions in other mansions, their situation is indeed much better.

Because the number of exiles was as high as more than a hundred, the person in charge of the escort divided the team into three teams and sent them staggering in different directions.

After some diversion, Murong Ling'er's team was reduced to only fifty or sixty people. Seeing that they were about to completely leave the capital, everyone stopped and looked back, their eyes full of pain and reluctance.

The once familiar city walls and streets are now just distant memories.

"Alright! Stop looking! Hurry up and move on. We're on a four-thousand-mile exile road, and everyone must arrive within the allotted time. We have to walk seventy miles today, so hurry up and don't dawdle!"

Chifeng, the captain of the police escorting the fugitives, shouted at the top of his voice.

As he spoke, he swung the whip hard in the air several times. The whip passed through the air, making a sharp whistling sound.

In an instant, a burst of sobbing cries accompanied by the sound of iron chains dragging on the ground rang out again, which seemed particularly miserable in this world of ice and snow.

As the snow fell heavier, it seemed to bury the whole world in white.

They walked for an unknown amount of time in the snow. Princess Wang of Chu grew increasingly pale and frail. Seeing her eldest daughter Chuchu carrying her eldest son Chu Lingfeng on her back, her steps staggering and struggling forward, she felt heartbroken and said quickly, "Chuchu, give Lingfeng to me. I'll carry him."

Chu Chu gritted her teeth and refused firmly: "Mom, no need, I can do it, I can still carry it."

Her voice was a little hoarse due to fatigue, but her tone was firm. She knew very well that her mother had always been in poor health and there was no way she could carry her eldest brother on her back.

Wang looked at her daughter distressedly and said, "Chuchu, if you can't hold on any longer, you must tell me."

Chuchu responded: "Mom! Don't worry! I will tell you if it really doesn't work."

Chu Yinyin, who had been hurrying along with her head down, overheard the conversation between the mother and daughter. She rolled her eyes, panting, and couldn't help complaining, "Mom, Big Sister, you should talk less and save your energy! If you can't carry me later, don't count on me. I've been weak since I was young and can't carry Big Brother."

"Little sister, stop talking." Chu Chu hurriedly stopped her.

"What's wrong? I haven't said anything yet!" Chu Yinyin looked unconvinced.

"Chu Yinyin, shut up!" Wang couldn't help but scold.

"Mom, I..." Chu Yinyin wanted to argue.

"Ah!" Suddenly, Chu Yinyin felt a sharp pain on her back. She couldn't help but scream and turned around, only to see an officer holding a whip and whipping her again.

"Ah!" Chu Yinyin's scream was particularly harsh in the wind and snow.

"Stop!" Chu Lingfeng, who was lying on Chu Chu's back, shouted loudly. At the same time, he quickly grabbed the whip with one hand and looked at the murderous officer with a cold face.

The officer hadn't expected anyone to resist. He glared at him and said viciously, "Since you've been exiled, you're a prisoner. You disobeyed orders and dared to resist? I think you're tired of living!"

As he spoke, he gripped the whip and pulled it hard. Chu Chu, who was carrying Chu Lingfeng on his back, was already bent over due to carrying the weight for a long time. The strong pull made him lose his balance and fall directly to the ground.