Confiscating property? A stunningly beautiful substitute bride empties the national treasury and is

Sun Wuyin had been hoping Jiang Ce would return to avenge him, but now he realized Jiang Ce was a useless piece of trash.

He then ordered his men to continue their journey, as they had to leave the capital city before nightfall!

The exiled people were waiting to see Song Qingqian suffer a miserable end, but instead they received news that they should continue on their journey. Many of them felt a little resentful.

Why? Why can Song Qingqian get away with harming people without being punished? Is it just because she has a face that can bewitch everyone?

At this moment, Jiang Meier was seething with hatred. Why was it that out of hundreds of exiles, she was the one who got injured?

She has always been the most beautiful woman in the capital, attracting many young men from noble families. Even when she was exiled, the soldiers would show her mercy and take good care of her because of her beauty.

But now, before she's even left the capital, her face is already ruined. Isn't this just deliberately making things difficult for her?

No! She couldn't just sit and wait to die! Jiang Meier was already plotting her revenge.

As for Jiang Yicheng, he deserved it! Jiang Meier was somewhat disappointed in him. How could she have such a stupid and brainless brother who was completely fooled by a woman!

It's one thing to embarrass yourself, but to make the entire Jiang family the laughingstock of others is utterly ridiculous.

When the Huo family saw that the Lu family had gotten into such trouble and had even offended the officials, they thought it over and decided not to let Huo Chong get involved. So they had to give up on the matter of carrying people away.

Song Qingqian glanced at the Huo family members but didn't say anything. She took out five taels of silver and gave it to Huo Chong.

"Madam, I only carried the general for less than two hours, three taels of silver is enough!"

"I'm so sorry, my mother..."

Song Qingqian didn't insist. She smiled and said directly, "No need to apologize, I understand. It's okay, go ahead!"

"Thank you!"

Huo Chong nodded, took the silver, and went to catch up with the Huo family.

"Aunt, I can walk by myself!"

Xiao Yu'er spoke up obediently, saying that her uncle was being carried by no one and her aunt couldn't care less about her.

"Third Sister-in-law, leave Yu'er to me!"

Lu Lanyue walked over, took Yu'er's hand, and explained:

“Mother said she’ll take care of Zhan’er and I’ll take care of Yu’er. Neither of us can become a burden to the Lu family. Especially now, we need to unite.”

Song Qingqian nodded: "Thank you for your hard work!"

"It's no trouble at all, Third Sister-in-law, it's what I should do!"

Song Qingqian sighed as she watched Lu Lanyue's departing figure. She was still just a child herself.

"Lu Yunqi, here, eat this and we'll be on our way!"

Song Qingqian handed over a pill and a water bottle.

"What? What are you going to give me to eat now? It's not poison, is it?"

Lu Yunqi frowned as he looked at the dark, granular things in his hand. What were these? How could this woman have so many random things?

"It's a Blood Qi Pill. Taking it can replenish your blood and energy and restore your strength. You're injured, and I'm worried you won't have the strength to lift it!"

Song Qingqian explained that it seemed no matter how much money they offered, no one was willing to help them. Oh well, she had nothing to say if they didn't want to make money; they would have to rely on themselves.

"Just hang in there a little longer, I'll try to get a horse-drawn carriage, that way it'll save us both trouble."

"Stop talking nonsense! Forget about carriages, we can't even afford a horse right now!"

Lu Yunqi drank the pills down with the spring water and sighed.

Song Qingqian smiled calmly: "Don't underestimate yourself, how do you know I don't!"

"Even if you have it, you can't squander it like this! And what's your relationship with that old man? Why is he giving you so much silver?"

Lu Yunqi asked curiously, "The relationship must be extraordinary, otherwise the other party wouldn't be stupid. People would have avoided exiles like us long ago."

"What's it to you? Don't pry!"

Song Qingqian snorted coldly. It's not a good thing that everyone is so gossipy. But this opportunity is good too, it will make things much more convenient.

"Hmph, now that you've married the third son, you can't call him by his name anymore, understand? You have no respect for elders."

Song Qingqian glanced at him speechlessly and said disdainfully, "If you want to be something big, you need to show some respect. Look at your unreliable state now, you're not even as good as your two younger sisters. Even if I call you, would you have the nerve to answer?"

"How am I being out of touch?"

"Are you coming or not? Do you want another whipping?"

"Let's go, of course we'll go!"

Lu Yunqi gritted his teeth and said.

Song Qingqian smiled and said nothing more. She glanced back at Jiang Ce, who was assigned to the grain cart and looked quite relaxed…

Finally, before sunset, the exiles left the capital's territory.

The exile procession only stopped when they could no longer see their own fingers. Sun Wuyin ordered his men to find an open space to rest and set up a large pot to cook porridge…

Seeing that the exiles were all going to collect wood to start fires, Lu Yunqi followed them. A moment later, he returned, covered in soot and looking angry.

"They're doing this on purpose. Why do others get it for free, but I have to pay five copper coins? It's outrageous! And those soldiers even said that from now on, we'll have to pay for food too, or we won't get any..."

How could they do this?

Lu Lanyue looked at the old lady with a sob in her voice. The old lady sighed repeatedly: "Poverty chills the heart to the bone, and one's true character is revealed in times of hardship!"

"Mother, Yu'er is so hungry..."

"Mother, Zhan'er is hungry too..."

The two children looked at Bai Shi, tears welling up in their eyes. Their mother had ignored them all day, and they were so scared…

Bai glanced at her two children, her heart aching so much she could hardly breathe. What was she doing? She still had children! With her husband gone, her burden was even heavier. She couldn't let her children suffer.

Bai held her two children in her arms and cried softly. Soon, the three of them were embracing each other and weeping bitterly.

The two Lu sisters also began to sob softly, and the old matriarch couldn't help but wipe away her tears as well…

Lu Jingchuan wanted to persuade her, but he knew it would be better not to. It would be good for her to vent after suppressing her feelings all the way, especially since his sister-in-law had been holding it in all the way. He was worried that something might happen if she didn't vent.

"Where is Qingqian?"

Lu Jingchuan surveyed the area and looked at Lu Yunqi. It was too dark here, with only two torches at the soldiers' location, so he hadn't noticed when Song Qingqian had left.

"She just told her mother that she was going to find a log to start a fire and heat up the food. She should be back soon."

"Second brother, go and look for them. There are so many exiles, I'm worried."

Lu Jingchuan warned her that the area was too crowded and that even if she found some wood, it might be snatched away by someone else, which would be very dangerous for a weak woman like her.

"it is good!"

Lu Yunqi had just gotten up and walked a short distance when he saw a small figure in the distance carrying a torch, weaving through the exiles.

"Lu Yunqi, what are you doing here? Here, take this!"

Song Qingqian handed him the torch and asked in a low voice, "The soldiers didn't give us any food, did they?"

Seeing that he didn't speak, Song Qingqian understood. At this moment, Yu Ke'er leaned over and whispered:

"Brother Yun, can I borrow your torch? It's so dark here, I'm scared... and Qu'er is still crying..."

"Brother Yun, you're the best! You won't refuse Ke'er, right? Please!"

Watching Yu Ke'er's coquettish whining, Song Qingqian glanced at her indifferently and said disdainfully:

"Your brother Yun won't refuse you, but I will. This is something I picked up. If you're scared, have him pick one with you!"

Song Qingqian snatched the torch and left immediately. Her interception technique was so clumsy that only a man would be moved.

As expected, Lu Yunqi hesitated for a moment before speaking: "If you don't want another one, I'll go find you another one. If you're scared, we can go together!"

Yu Ke'er's lips twitched involuntarily, and she pretended to be scared, saying, "Brother Yun, it's too dark and not safe. My father won't allow it. Why don't you go ahead? Ke'er will wait for you here!"

"Alright then, you wait!"

Just as Lu Yunqi was about to leave, Song Qingqian calmly reminded him, "If you come back late, there won't be any food. You can go if you want!"

"this…"

Lu Yunqi was in a dilemma. He was so hungry he was practically starving, and he couldn't go without eating. But Ke'er was looking at him so pitifully, and he couldn't refuse...

Seeing his hesitation, Yu Ke'er said aggrievedly, "Brother Yun, how about we forget it? I don't want you to go hungry..."

Lu Yunqi gritted his teeth and said, "Ke'er, wait for me, I'll be right back!"

"Okay, Brother Yun, you're the best! I knew you loved Ke'er the most!"

Yu Ke'er looked at his face, which was full of little hearts, and his smile was sincere and earnest.

Only after Lu Yunqi disappeared into the darkness did she suppress her smile and return to Aunt Xue's side.