My daughter was sold, I want to divorce her and go back to my parents' home to escape the famin

234. Qingxue fainted and went to Sunjia Village

However, even in a desperate situation, the Third Prince still showed no sign of repentance. Instead, he laughed wildly towards the sky as if he had gone mad.

"Hahahahaha... You bunch of fools, do you really think that this is the end of it? Let me tell you, the power of the aristocratic families is far beyond your imagination! They will never let you go easily! Lin Qingxue, Gu Jinxuan, just wait and see! One day, the people of the aristocratic families will avenge me, and then, none of you will be able to escape your tragic fate! The aristocratic families are much more powerful than the royal family. None of you present here will have a good ending in the end..."

The Third Prince's shouts and curses resounded throughout the palace, lingering in the air for a long time, making people shudder.

Lin Qingxue, who was standing aside, quietly stared at the figure of the third prince as he gradually walked away until he disappeared. Her beautiful eyes were flashing with a heart-pounding determination.

"Aristocratic family? Humph!" Lin Qingxue gritted her teeth and squeezed out a few words, "I will make you pay a heavy price for the crimes you have committed!"

After the third prince was taken away, Lin Qingxue felt as if all the strength had been drained from her body, and she felt limp and unable to muster any energy.

Coupled with the fact that she had just experienced that thrilling incident and the extreme weakness caused by her body not yet fully recovered from childbirth, she was shaky and almost fainted.

Gu Jinxuan rushed forward with an anxious look on his face, stretched out his hands and held her steadily as she was about to fall.

His eyes were fixed on her slightly pale face, filled with concern and heartache, and his voice unconsciously softened. "Qingxue, you look so weak. You should hurry back home and get some rest! I'll take care of the rest of the things here. You don't have to worry about it anymore."

As he spoke, he gently patted her shoulder, as if he wanted to give her some strength and reassurance through this simple action.

Lin Qingxue shook her head. "No, the matter is not over yet. The Sun family has not been dealt with yet. I thought that the Sun family had already done their best by selling out the sisters Xiaoya and Xiaowan. I didn't expect that they actually wanted the sisters to die. I will not let them go."

"Okay, what do you want to do? I'll help you," Gu Jinxuan didn't know that Lin Qingxue's condition was very bad at the moment, but he could see that Lin Qingxue was holding on.

"Put the entire Sunjia Village under arrest. Kill all those involved. Take down the entire family of the Sunjia Village chief. If the village chief hadn't sent his grandson Sun Xiaomao to tip off the Lin family, the three of us would have been dead long ago."

As Lin Qingxue spoke, her voice became weaker and weaker, but she didn't notice it herself. She just felt that she was getting weaker and weaker.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Someone come and get the imperial physician," Gu Jinxuan roared, and naturally someone outside the tent went to get the imperial physician.

However, Lin Qingxue couldn't hear it because she fainted.

It was only because of Gu Jinxuan's support that she did not collapse to the ground.

But it was because Gu Jinxuan supported her that he discovered that something was wrong with her and smelled the strong smell of blood on Lin Qingxue.

Gu Jinxuan roared, and the others also realized something was wrong. They surrounded him and Lin Qingxue, and saw that blood was still flowing under Lin Qingxue's body.

The imperial physician was hurriedly invited into the tent, jogging all the way, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

He didn't bother to wipe it. As soon as he entered the tent, he quickly came to Lin Qingxue's side and took her pulse with a serious expression.

Gu Jinxuan stood guard closely by the side, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white from the force, his eyes full of anxiety and worry.

"Imperial Physician, how is the Crown Princess?" Gu Jinxuan asked with a trembling voice, almost impatiently.

The imperial physician frowned, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke, "The Crown Princess has suffered a severe loss of energy and blood after giving birth, and having experienced such a thrilling event, her emotions have fluctuated greatly, causing her body to be so weak that she has even fallen into a coma. If she doesn't take good care of herself, her lifespan may be in jeopardy. She should refrain from having children within the next five years. It's best for her to rest in bed for three months."

When Gu Jinxuan heard this, he felt dizzy and his legs went weak, almost falling down.

He forced himself to stay strong and said through gritted teeth, "This prince understands. Please prescribe medicine for the princess first. When you return home, the Duke of Huguo's mansion has many high-quality medicinal herbs. Please come to the mansion and let the princess take a closer look."

The imperial physician nodded hurriedly, not daring to slack off in the slightest. He quickly instructed his apprentice to prepare the medicine box and start preparing the prescription.

Gu Jinxuan spoke to the emperor and the empress dowager, asking Princess Anyang to look after the children for him, and asked Princess Lin to return home early to take care of the twins. He then carried Lin Qingxue back to his tent.

After arriving at the imperial farm, Gu Jinxuan had his own tent. Gu Jinyu and Princess Lin's tent was next to his tent, and in front of it was the tent of Princess Anyang and the children.

Back in the tent, Gu Jinxuan called two maids from Princess Anyang's tent to change Lin Qingxue's clothes and wash them clean.

After the maidservant had packed up Lin Qingxue, Princess Anyang also came with the children. The Duke of Protectorate was still staying beside the emperor, busy dealing with the follow-up matters, so Gu Jinyu went to Sunjia Village to capture the Sun family.

After a while, a bowl of black medicine was brought over. Gu Jinxuan took it personally, carefully helped Lin Qingxue up, and tried to feed the medicine into her mouth.

However, Lin Qingxue was in a coma with her teeth clenched tightly, and the medicine could not be fed to her at all.

"What should I do?" Gu Jinxuan was extremely anxious, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He tried several methods but none of them worked. The unconscious Lin Qingxue could not hear what he said.

Just when everyone was at a loss, an old man hurried into the tent. This man was the chief imperial physician in the palace, sent by the emperor.

Ultimately, the matter of Lin Qingxue was the royal family's fault. Even if the Third Prince was not favored by him, he was still his own son, and Gu Jinxuan was his nephew. Naturally, the emperor would try his best to make amends and redeem the relationship.

The old man looked at Lin Qingxue's condition, and carefully inquired about the imperial physician's previous diagnosis and medication. Then he calmly took out a silver needle from the medicine box, gently warmed it over the lamp, and skillfully inserted it into several acupuncture points on Lin Qingxue's body.

After a moment, Lin Qingxue's brows moved slightly, and her clenched teeth gradually loosened.

Seeing this, Gu Jinxuan was overjoyed and quickly picked up the medicine again and fed it to her mouth little by little. Although she only drank one-third of the bowl of medicine, it was better than not drinking it at all.

After taking the medicine, Lin Qingxue's face gradually showed a hint of color, however, she still showed no signs of waking up.

Gu Jinxuan stayed by the bed, not daring to leave for a moment, his eyes fixed on her face, as if that was the only way he could wake her up.

At the same time, Gu Jinyu brought a team of soldiers to Sunjia Village. He was ordered to capture Sun Erniu, the family of Lin Qingxue's ex-husband.

Sunjia Village is not far from Linjia Village, separated by two mountains. It is even closer to Huangzhuang, right near Huangzhuang.

When Gu Jinyu arrived with his men, the villagers of Sunjia Village were working in the fields. It was almost noon, and the farmers did not dare to be lazy at this time. After all, they relied on the land for their livelihood.

Generally during this time, the men in the family work in the fields, while the women do the laundry, cook, and tend to the vegetable garden. They also have to find time to clean the house and feed the chickens and pigs.

Throughout the village, smoke was coming out of every chimney, indicating that the women in the village were preparing for the encounter.

The arrival of Gu Jinyu and his group naturally attracted the attention of the villagers, but they were not afraid, because Gu Jinyu and his group were all wearing military uniforms and were obviously "one of our own."

"Sir, I wonder what brings you to Sunjia Village? I am the village chief of Sunjia Village." Just when the villagers and Gu Jinyu and the others were in a stalemate, Village Chief Sun rushed over, exhausted.

"Is everyone in your village here? If anyone is not here, go and call me over. I have something to say to you," Gu Jinyu's expression became much better as he looked at Village Chief Sun. This was the benefactor of his sister-in-law.

"Master Lao, please wait a moment. I will send someone to call for help." Seeing Gu Jinyu's imposing manner, Village Chief Sun did not dare to ask more questions. He could only ask a few young men around him to run errands and call for help.

In less than a cup of tea, all the villagers in Sunjia Village came over and stood timidly behind Village Chief Sun.

"Everyone is here, right?" Gu Jinyu scanned the crowd with a cold face. To be honest, he thought these villagers were all quite honest people. He didn't expect that they would actually sell their daughters. It was unbelievable.

"Hey, General, everyone is here. My Sunjia Village originally had over 1,300 people, but over 800 of them died while fleeing the famine. Now, there are only less than 500 left."

Facing Gu Jinyu, Village Chief Sun and the villagers of Sunjia Village were very humble. Even though the famine escape had ended for almost two years, the villagers of Sunjia Village would never forget what happened on the way.

Gu Jinyu looked at Village Chief Sun and the Sunjia Village villagers behind him with a sharp gaze and asked coldly, "Where is Sun Erniu's family?"

After hearing what Gu Jinyu said, the villagers of Sunjia Village understood that Gu Jinyu and his group were provoked by Sun Erniu.

For a moment, all the villagers looked at Sun Erniu, Sun Daniu, his two sons, and Sun Pozi, a group of five people, who were hiding behind the crowd with resentment.

Following the villagers' gaze, Gu Jinyu saw the timid Sun Erniu family. He looked up and down at Sun Erniu with cold eyes.

Gu Jinyu watched for a long time and could also guess how such a cowardly Sun Erniu got the confidence to harm Gu Xiaoya and her two sisters.

"Are you Sun Erniu? How did you find the imperial manor and drug the three sisters of Princess Zhaoya, causing them to be chased by wild beasts?"

Gu Jinyu's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, staring closely at Sun Erniu in front of him, as if he wanted to see through him.

His words made all the villagers present dumbfounded and shocked!

For these simple villagers, the name "Princess Zhaoya" only exists in rumors.

Although they could occasionally hear some stories about this noble princess from others, in fact, almost none of them had actually seen her in person.

After all, Princess Zhaoya was born into a high-ranking royal family with an extremely respected status; while the villagers living on this land were at the bottom of the social class and toiled for their livelihood every day.

Such a huge difference in status meant that they had no chance at all to meet a noble figure like Princess Zhaoya.

"Oh, I'm talking about Princess Zhaoya. You certainly don't know her, but Sun Erniu, there's no way he knows her, right? Princess Zhaoya and Princess Zhaowan are your and Lin Qingxue's daughters, but they weren't recognized by your Sun family. After Lin Qingxue divorced you, she fled with the Lin family and settled near the imperial city. Later, she even married into my Protectorate Mansion and became the Crown Prince's Consort. She's also my sister-in-law."

After a pause, Gu Jinyu watched Sun Erniu's suddenly changing expression and trembling body with interest, and said with a smile: "The two princesses are not loved by your Sun family, but my Gu family loves this pair of sisters very much. I have been ordered to investigate this matter. Anyone who knows the truth can bring it to me in exchange for silver. Anyone who knows the truth but does not report it will be killed without mercy."

Just as Gu Jinyu's clear and loud voice fell, the crowd that had been relatively quiet and orderly suddenly started to stir as if a stone had been thrown into a lake.

People began to whisper to each other, and the sound gradually grew louder and gathered into a noisy torrent, as if to fill the entire space.

A young man hesitated for a moment, then slowly stepped forward, his voice a little nervous: "General, I... I know something. A few days ago, I saw Sun Erniu and a man in black from outside the village sneaking around in the woods at the village entrance. They were whispering for a while, and Sun Erniu seemed to have some silver in his hand."

Upon hearing this, Sun Erniu was so anxious that he jumped up and down, pointing at the young man and cursing, "Stop talking nonsense and slandering me! I'm not some mysterious person. You're framing me!"

Gu Jinyu glanced at Sun Erniu coldly, waved his hand, and two soldiers immediately stepped forward and held Sun Erniu down.

"If you dare to shout again, I'll slap you in the face!"

Gu Jinyu said coldly, then turned to look at the young man and said with a pleasant face, "Go on, don't be afraid, I have your back."

The young man swallowed hard and continued, "Later, I passed by Sun Erniu's house and heard him and his wife talking about 'making those girls look bad'. I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I think they were talking about the princess and the others."

At this time, several more villagers stood up and provided clues.

Some said that Sun Erniu had been acting strangely recently and often went out in the middle of the night; some said that Mrs. Sun had once made a lot of nonsense in the village, saying that Lin Qingxue was marrying up by marrying into the Duke of Huguo's mansion and that she would be kicked out sooner or later.

As more and more evidence came out, the crimes of Sun Erniu's family gradually surfaced.

Village Chief Sun, his face filled with shame, walked up to Gu Jinyu and bowed to apologize, "Master, it's all my fault for not managing the village properly. I've allowed these unfilial people to do such heinous things. On behalf of the entire village, I'm willing to apologize to the Princess and the Protectorate Palace."

Gu Jinyu waved his hand and said, "Village Chief Sun, you don't have to blame yourself. The sins committed by Sun Erniu and others will be borne by themselves. You have done a favor to my sister-in-law, and I, Gu Jinyu, know this."

Gu Jinyu ordered the soldiers to bring Sun Erniu's family and the villagers who provided important clues back to Huangzhuang for further interrogation.

Although he wanted to kill Sun Erniu immediately to avenge his three nieces, he knew even more that his sister-in-law would rather let his nieces take revenge personally.

Although his sister-in-law appears to be very easy to talk to, Gu Jinyu knows that she is a person who will never hesitate to take revenge when she finds out about someone's faults.