Many hands make light work, and chopsticks tied together make a ball. If the Jing family did not leave the capital, their members would have already lost touch with them. From then on, they would be at the mercy of others and trampled upon.

The journey of exile is difficult enough, and even without other external factors, countless people would die. If there were so many serious criminals from the imperial court mixed in, the Jing family would no longer be able to unite as one, and they would not know how they died.

What's more, the person above probably didn't directly behead all the people in General Jing's Mansion and exterminate their entire clan just because he was worried about the instability of the military morale. It is hard to say whether there will be any dangers waiting for them along the way.

Even though Jing Changning knew that his niece's words were strange, he didn't have time to think about it. He just knew that the clan members couldn't be distracted at this time.

Jing Qiurong added, speaking as loudly as she could, "We've also gathered all the children from your groups who weren't exiled and sent them to my farm last night."

If she hadn't been worried about her family's safety on the road to exile, Jing Qiurong would have regretted everything she had done last night just based on the expressions on the faces of the clansmen just now.

These words were spoken loudly, and not only Jing Changning, but also the four men next to him, the old lady, and several daughters-in-law heard them. They did not expect that Jing Qiurong would do such a thing without saying a word.

The old lady looked at her daughter, then at Jing Changning, and finally at the old general who had opened his eyes and looked towards her. He actually nodded slightly at her and said in a hoarse voice, "Gather their hearts first."

The old general must have heard the conversation between Jing Chunxi and Jing Changning, and his eyes moistened as he thought about it. He never expected that despite his fame and care for his people, they would take advantage of him and even try to exterminate him.

Yes, at this time, those wicked people above them wished their people would be torn apart. Not only did they want them to be without the support of their people, they also wanted to cut off their possibility of revival.

The old lady also understood the old general's intention. She took a few steps forward and stood straight. "If anyone is really distracted from my branch, please speak up. This will save me, Jing Qiurong, the eldest daughter of the Jing family, from risking being disliked by her husband's family. I gathered all the young children together, thinking of protecting them from the wind and rain, ensuring their safety throughout their lives, and even thinking of giving them the same education as our branch."

Old Madam He Jing Qiurong's words stunned almost everyone, especially the women who had been jumping and shouting the loudest and crying just now, who suddenly stopped talking.

Who doesn't have children and grandchildren? It's not uncommon for families to have children under ten years old.

Some even whispered, "Is it true?"

"Will my son not starve or freeze to death in the future? Will he have someone to rely on?"

"It doesn't look fake, otherwise there would be divine punishment. This is what the old lady said herself. She is kind-hearted and a Buddhist."

"So the children can still study?"

……

But this calm did not last long, and someone immediately raised questions.

"Your Pingyang Marquis Mansion is not that kind. It's good enough that they didn't divorce you."

"Exactly. Shouldn't that company distance themselves from the matter at this point? Would they still ask for your help?"

"Otherwise, why didn't anyone come from the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion?"

Each of them spoke with questioning instead of gratitude. Looking at the few servants following closely behind Jing Qiurong, suspicion gradually grew in their hearts.

In order not to arouse suspicion and attract too much attention, today, in addition to their family of three, Jing Qiurong only brought Aunt Mi, Chu Chunxi brought Tang Shuang and a lame servant, and Dongzi was not allowed to follow Pu Ge'er even though he wanted to. Since Zhou Wei was too conspicuous and many people knew him, he was asked to disguise himself as a coachman and drive the carriage because he had to meet the Third Master.

"Haha, if you dare to take in so many children, I'm afraid the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion will have to divorce you and kick you out of the house. You can brag all you want, but you don't believe me.

This time we should make a clean break with them. We don't know what trouble they might cause along the way. The emperor might even kill them all along the way! If you want to believe it, then believe it. I, an old woman, don't. If you listen to them, maybe your children and grandchildren will be sold off by them and have to help count the money."

Chunxi silently memorized the appearance of the old woman and her daughter-in-law who had been dancing the most happily, and also the other two instigating women.

Who wouldn't know how to settle accounts later? With supplies and gold and silver in hand, there's nothing we can't accomplish!

"You should be able to recognize your own children's handwriting, right? If you don't believe me, just come forward and take a look."

Jing Qiurong put Pu Ge'er down and stood beside her mother, then reached into her arms. Some of the people had already realized something and were looking at her movements with anticipation, wishing she could reach faster so they could see their children's words immediately.

"Except for the three boys and two girls from my Great General's Mansion, and the seven children from my Second Uncle's family, there are a total of thirty-one children who were taken to my dowry farm last night. Your two families, please count. Are your children nineteen?

In case you don't believe me, I asked several children who could already read to write down their names yesterday. Some of your branches have theirs, so feel free to come up and check whether it's yours or not.

If I had brought the wrong person, I could have gone back and corrected it, so as to avoid saving the wrong person and wasting my dowry and the good intentions of my General's Mansion.

It would be better to leave more money and take good care of the five children in our branch so that they can live a better life!"

Because the area was open and crowded, Jing Qiurong practically shouted as she spoke. Her voice, with its powerful force and the anger she felt, carried far away. Not only did she want them all to hear, but she also had nowhere else to vent her anger.

If her daughter hadn't said it was the Fairy Aunt's advice last night, she would have wanted to throw in the towel and ignore these tribesmen. Who wants to have their kindness taken for granted?

They are such heartless people, it's not worth it to put your warm face on their cold butts, spending money and suffering! The old lady's three daughters-in-law were also very moved when they heard such a voice. They leaned against Jing Qiurong and the old lady Jing. Zhuang even used her strong and upright body to push Jing Qiurong from behind, fearing that she would fall backwards.

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