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"Time's up. Those who are escorting the bride, leave quickly. The exiles are about to embark on their journey."

Jiang Ce warned them, and soon, sobs rose and fell from the crowd of exiles, their hearts breaking.

"You two are not exiles, get out of here, don't stand there in the way!"

Bei Mu retorted, "We're not leaving. We have to carry the general. Besides, we're not involved in anything, so we won't get in your way."

"What general? We only have exiled prisoners here. If you don't leave, you're committing obstruction of official business, which should be punished with the death penalty."

Jiang Ce snorted coldly, gripping the whip in his hand tightly. According to the law, he had the right to kill the two people who interfered with the exile.

"Get out of here!"

Just as Bei Chu was about to teach the deputy general a lesson, Lu Jingchuan gave a stern command:

"go!"

"General, what will happen to you if we leave? Your subordinates will protect you with their lives."

Bei Chu and Bei Mu spoke up in frustration, while Jiang Ce watched coldly from the sidelines.

After thinking for a moment, Song Qingqian suggested to Jiang Ce, "Let them go, but you have to send someone to carry my husband, otherwise what will we, a widow and her children, do?"

Jiang Ce said leisurely, "That's not my responsibility. Figure it out yourself!"

"Then let us use one of your cars."

"no!"

Jiang Ce retorted immediately.

Where are the horses?

"Neither!"

Enraged, Song Qingqian gritted her teeth and said, "Can't I just buy one of your horses?"

Jiang Ce sneered and mocked, "Oh, looks like that old man gave you a lot of money, huh? You dare to spout such nonsense now, telling you anything won't help!"

"Come on!"

Jiang Ce cracked the whip in his hand as he spoke, warning, "You all need to know your place. A prisoner should act like a prisoner, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"Young Madam, what should we do?"

Bei Chu asked anxiously.

Song Qingqian glanced at Lu Jingchuan, whose eyes were bloodshot and he was trying to hold back his anger, and sighed, "You guys leave first. Just follow him secretly. I'll figure out the rest myself."

"How can this be? You are a weak woman, how can you lift the general?"

"Let's go, lest we get whipped!"

Song Qingqian beckoned to Lu Yunqi, but Lu Yunqi stubbornly refused to come. Annoyed, Song Qingqian said:

"So you want to separate the family too?"

"Yun Qi! Go quickly!"

The old lady angrily tapped the wooden stick in her hand, thinking, "What an unfilial son!"

Song Qingqian looked at Lu Jingchuan, whose face was full of pain, and gently reminded him:

"Lu Jingchuan, this is your own second brother. Say something yourself: if he cuts ties with us, will you still acknowledge him?"

"If we sever this bond today, neither of us will be able to interfere in his life or death from now on. Can you do that?"

Lu Jingchuan lay quietly on the stretcher, his fingertips trembling slightly. He tried desperately to suppress his trembling, but the bitterness in his heart was like a sharp knife, mercilessly tearing at his heart.

Looking at Song Qingqian, who was trying so hard to be resolute, he nodded sadly: "Fine, I admit it."

"If it's not the third brother, why do you believe everything she says? Didn't you see how she made things difficult for me just now?"

Lu Yunqi panicked. He rushed over to argue with Lu Jingchuan. He was just trying to get Song Qingqian to back down and admit her mistake. How did it escalate to the point of splitting up the family?

He didn't want to separate the family. He's different from the other branches of the Lu family; he has a conscience.

"Qingqian is right. It is precisely at times like these that we can see the true nature of some people. I don't blame you."

"You two are ungrateful and unreasonable!"

Lu Yunqi finished speaking through gritted teeth and walked behind the stretcher.

Song Qingqian smiled speechlessly: "Why aren't we separating?"

"Don't talk to me, I'm in a bad mood because of you."

Lu Yunqi said impatiently.

"I thought you were really going to become a son of the Yu family."

Lu Yunqi...

This woman is not only annoying, but also incredibly noisy!

Song Qingqian glanced at the crowd and said, "Is anyone willing to carry my husband? Five taels of silver a day!"

The exiled people and the officials looked at each other in bewilderment. What kind of operation was this?

Jiang Ce coldly rebuked, "Are you leaving or not? Don't waste everyone's time!"

"You wouldn't lend me a carriage, so I'm trying to find a solution. Why don't you ask the exiled official to carry it for me? Five taels a day is not a bad amount."

After explaining with a smile, Song Qingqian looked at the exiles and reminded them, "Are you really unwilling to earn these five taels of silver? There will be many more places where you'll need silver in the future."

Seeing that no one was moved, Song Qingqian smiled self-deprecatingly. Sure enough, people still had money in their hands and couldn't bring themselves to refuse.

"Seven taels of silver!"

One of the officials tried to step forward, but Sun Wuyin glared at him coldly, and he quickly lowered his head.

"Ten taels of silver. Think it over carefully. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once my husband's leg heals, you won't be able to get this job anymore."

Song Qingqian sighed: "Alright, it seems you really don't lack money."

In fact, she knew that part of her reason for not helping was that she genuinely didn't want to, and another part was out of consideration for Sun Wuyin, since she would be relying on him for a living in the future and couldn't afford to offend him from the start.

"Let's go, the two of us can carry it!"

"Qingqian, thank you for your hard work. I...I will get better soon."

Lu Jingchuan grasped Song Qingqian's hand with self-reproach, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"It's alright, don't be so polite with me. It's just that Yu'er has no one to hold her anymore, which will be a lot of hardship for her mother-in-law and Lan Yue."

Seeing the two exchanging intimate words, Lu Yunqi awkwardly reminded them, "Sister-in-law, do I have any money?"

"No, you're family, why would you need money? As long as you don't go hungry, that's fine."

"hateful!"

Just as Song Qingqian and Lu Yunqi were about to lift the stretcher, Huo's youngest son walked over and asked in a low voice:

"Madam, do you think I can do it? I'm very strong."

"Excuse me, how old are you?"

"twenty!"

Song Qingqian smiled and nodded: "Sure, your family won't have any problems, right?"

Huo Chong shook his head shyly: "My family is taken care of by my older brother. I thought I should earn as much as I could, at least to cover the expenses on the road."

"What about Sun Wuyin? Aren't you afraid he'll make things difficult for you?"

"Madam, it's terrible to be broke. To be honest, we're really strapped for cash after our property was confiscated, so we need this job."

Song Qingqian smiled and nodded: "If you have no problem, then I have even less of a problem. I'll settle my payment every night!"

"it is good!"

Huo Chong chuckled and, without hesitation, lifted Lu Jingchuan up with Lu Yunqi.

Song Qingqian walked over and took Xiao Yu'er's hand.

The old lady sighed and said, "Ten taels a day is not a long-term solution, and besides, we have expenses."

Song Qingqian patted her reassuringly: "Mother-in-law, there's nothing we can do about it. When we get to the next town, I was thinking of buying a carriage."

"That must cost a lot of money, right?"

"Mother-in-law, I have it!"

"Hey!"

The old lady was filled with shame. She was now penniless and had to be served by several younger relatives.

Seeing that Sun Wuyin looked unwell, Jiang Ce hurriedly rode up to him and asked in a low voice:

"Boss, where do you feel unwell? Should we let the doctor take a look?"

Sun Wuyin glared at him with a ferocious expression and asked:

"Are you sure those old women searched the Lu family members thoroughly?"

"Yes, I'm sure. I searched them before letting them change their clothes, and I made sure they didn't have any valuables on them."

Jiang Ce said firmly, "I've been personally overseeing this matter, so there won't be any mistakes."

Sun Wuyin continued, "Did you see how much they gave her? Didn't she throw it back? How come she still has silver?"

Jiang Ce shook his head with difficulty: "We can't see it. Besides, didn't she keep one in her possession? Maybe all the money is in there."

"But with her spending spree like that, she won't be smug for long."

Sun Wuyin nodded thoughtfully: "Don't they have money? We won't provide them with food; let them figure it out themselves."

"okay!"

Jiang Ce agreed and then rode up to wait at the very back of the exiles.

He would whistle from time to time and wave his long whip, as if he were driving not exiles, but a herd of cattle and sheep.

After walking for half an hour, Lu Yunqi's legs gave way, and he tripped over a rock and fell down.

In an instant, the stretcher was thrown out, and Lu Jingchuan rolled off it.

"Third brother, are you alright? I... I didn't mean to, I really can't walk anymore."

Lu Yunqi hurriedly explained.

Lu Jingchuan's face turned deathly pale instantly. He bit his lower lip and said, "It's nothing!"

"Are you alright? Did you hurt your leg?"

Song Qingqian helped Lu Jingchuan into her arms and checked his injuries with concern.

Fortunately, there was no injury to his legs, but the wound on his back must have torn open again, as some blood seeped through his coarse linen clothes.

"It's a small matter, I can handle it!"

"They're bleeding..."

Lu Jingchuan spoke weakly, revealing a miserable smile: "It's really alright."