The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Before leaving, Granny Wang reached out and took two handkerchiefs from the shelf, then showed them to the officials outside.

The official didn't say anything, but he felt that Granny Wang was a good servant and had a good impression of her. "Hurry up and go, don't dawdle."

Granny Wang carried the person forward; it was Granny Li who had tipped her off earlier.

Seeing that Granny Wang was carrying Du Mingxian on her back as she left, Granny Li said with some disdain, "I told you to come out, why are you carrying her on your back? It's such a hassle."

“It’s all fate. We’re all gone, and we didn’t take care of her. She can’t move on her own, so she’ll die too. Let her stay with me; consider it as accumulating some good karma for me.”

Du Mingxian: "..." Bullshit blessings, they're just using her as a cover to hide their money.

It has to be said that Granny Wang is really quick-witted; she knows how to play the victim and create a kind-hearted persona for herself.

“Now that things have gone wrong, her husband will definitely be arrested too. Even if you abandon her, no one will say anything.” Granny Li said dismissively. “Besides, carrying her is so heavy. Look how tired you are.”

Granny Wang smiled kindly, "It's alright. I've grown fond of her over the days we've spent together. If I leave her alone in the room, the officials will search it later and it will only make things worse. I'll carry her on my back."

"Forget it, you're just too kind-hearted. You're barely surviving yourself, yet you still care about others."

"Take it one step at a time."

The officer, walking behind them, heard the two still talking and got angry. He whipped them both, saying, "Hurry up and leave! What are you dawdling about here for?"

The officer's whip struck her back... and then Granny Li screamed in pain and kicked even faster.

Granny Wang: "..." Because she was hiding silver behind Du Mingxian's back, and now the whip was falling on Du Mingxian, she was not hurt at all.

However, she quickened her pace.

Du Mingxian was in real pain. The front was painfully rough, and the back was burning with the stinging whip marks.

This courtyard is secluded; you can take a small path and reach the front yard in no time.

The front yard was already packed with people, looking like a dark mass.

In Sun Xiangxiang's household, there were very few women and mostly men, especially since she herself liked to keep men.

The main characters stood in the middle, while servants like Granny Wang, who had no status, stood on the side. Du Mingxian deliberately looked up and saw people, but even that one glance... took her a lot of effort.

In the end, he could only slump his head on Granny Wang's shoulder, too exhausted to look at anyone anymore.

Even when things aren't going well and no one else is around, the old women like to gossip.

Granny Li had just been beaten and didn't dare to speak. Another old woman, who was also on good terms with Granny Wang, leaned over and whispered, "Why are you carrying people out like this?"

"I can't help it, I can't bear to."

"You are just kind-hearted."

Du Mingxian was speechless; this old woman Wang was definitely doing it on purpose.

"See? Everyone's out here, and Madam's in front too. So many men, how come she eats so well?" The old woman's words were sarcastic.

Granny Wang glanced around and immediately noticed the problem: "Where is Granny Dong?"

Just then, an official shouted from the front, "Everyone must leave their valuables behind. No one is allowed to take them away without permission. If anyone is found doing so, one of their hands will be chopped off."

Soon, people started collecting the items in bags.

The men did have something on them, but the officers were used to searching and didn't really trust these criminals, so they would search them themselves and actually found something.

The officials kept their word this time; they cut off the fingers of anyone they found.

With someone setting an example, those who wanted to hide things from others lost their thieving intentions and obediently took out what they had hidden.

Of course, some people hide very well and are not found, which can only be attributed to good luck.

On Wang Pozi's side, she didn't move, keeping her back to Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian could feel Wang Pozi's heartbeat accelerating.

The woman who had been talking to Granny Wang leaned closer and said, "Are you really planning to keep carrying her? Just throw her away; the officials will be taking care of her soon."

“Did you see those men? They kept hitting her. She's still young. How can she face people after being groped like that? I have to protect her.”

"Why are you so stubborn? You don't even know this person."

Du Mingxian listened to the old woman beside her constantly advising Wang Pozi, and thought to herself that Wang Pozi was reluctant to abandon her now, as she still needed her to maintain those money.

No matter what the other party said, Granny Wang refused to let go, and the other party stopped trying to persuade her. The officers then searched their surroundings.

Granny Wang was quite proactive. "Sir, I have a silver ring on my finger and a silver hairpin in my hair. Please put them away, my hands are busy."

The officer glanced at him and said, "Put him down."

“No, she’s paralyzed. If I put her down, I won’t be able to carry her, and it won’t be easy for me to walk. She even has trouble speaking; she’s barely alive.”

Du Mingxian was speechless, but she couldn't say anything now. She wanted to know who was in charge of searching Sun Xiangxiang's house this time. It would be good if it was someone she knew.

The officer clearly didn't believe him and was about to say something when he urged Wang Pozi to put the person down. He then immediately took the things off Wang Pozi and handed them over.

“Sir, this is truly a paralyzed person. It’s only because my sister is kind-hearted that she was afraid he wouldn’t survive after we left, so she carried him on her back.”

"Is that right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes," Wang Pozi, Li Pozi, and another old woman confirmed in unison.

The officials didn't want to make things difficult for their servants. Besides, how much money could a few old women possibly have? The Emperor was cracking down hard, and they didn't dare to go against the grain. So, after confirming that there was no problem, they left.

Granny Wang secretly loosened her grip on Du Mingxian's hand. She was genuinely afraid that Du Mingxian would shout that she had hidden silver. Luckily, Du Mingxian was sensible.

Du Mingxian could sense that something was wrong with her. When the officials came over, Granny Wang was already gripping her leg tightly. She only let go quietly after the officials left, but she didn't let her fall.

After quickly collecting the items, one of the officers shouted, "Go check if there's anyone left in the courtyard. The rest of you, some will stay here, and the rest will come with me to escort these people to the Jingzhao Yin prison."

"Yes."

Even when they went to the prison, the masters went first. Granny Wang was shrewd; she deliberately hid to the side and waited until most of the people in front had left before carrying Du Mingxian and quickly approaching a constable.

"Officer, I'm reporting that Granny Dong from the pastry shop is not here, the groom's son is not here, and the groom himself is not here. I'm just a lowly old woman, could you please be lenient with me?"

The officer looked at Granny Wang with wariness in his eyes as she approached, but still asked, "Who are you carrying on your back?"

"One of the men our lady kept had a wife. That man followed our lady, but fearing his wife would cause trouble, he gave her a drug to paralyze her and then brought her to the mansion."

“The manor sent me over to serve them. Look, sir, I’m serving them very well. I’m a very capable servant. We servants know nothing about what the lady does.”

"Look..."