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

"Second son, your mother is getting old and can't take any more trouble. You'd better be more careful!"

The old lady wiped away another tear as she spoke. If her second son still didn't change his ways this time, she would truly consider him as no son at all.

"Mother, I was wrong."

"Sister-in-law... thank you!"

Lu Yunqi spoke sincerely. He truly thought they had completely given up on him, but unexpectedly, in this life-or-death situation, only they still recognized him…

"Don't thank me, thank your mother! Parents always have such loving hearts!"

Song Qingqian coldly explained that if the old lady hadn't knelt before her, she really wouldn't have wanted to care about him.

However, she still had to thank the old lady, since she hadn't thought of any other underhanded tricks to get away with Lu Yunqi running away from the wedding.

She had heard that many powerful families would use a rooster or a random servant as a substitute. If she were to marry Lu Yunqi, she would torture him to death in no time and then live a carefree life herself…

Although things are not entirely satisfactory now, at least Lu Jingchuan is an upright and responsible person, so she hasn't lost out.

"Thank you anyway..."

After expressing his gratitude once again, Lu Yunqi closed his eyes in anguish, unable to breathe due to the heartache. He could only gasp for air.

Yu Ke'er's words were like needles, piercing his heart, each sentence filled with utter despair.

Song Qingqian mercilessly exposed his disdain, saying, "Anyone can talk empty words, so I don't believe it at all. If Lu Yunqi is truly grateful, he should show it with concrete actions. Don't forget the pain once the wound has healed."

"Won't…"

Lu Yunqi explained in a low voice.

"You don't even have the confidence to speak, so you've saved us for nothing! I bet if Yu Ke'er beckons with her finger, you'll run faster than a rabbit."

Lu Yunqi fell silent. He didn't want to talk about anything, let alone hear anything about Yu Ke'er.

Before sunset, the officers and soldiers found a long-abandoned temple. Sun Wuyin was exhausted, so he ordered the exiles to rest there.

The temple was small and could not accommodate many exiles, so only Sun Wuyin and a few soldiers stayed inside, while the rest of the exiles rested outside.

Looking at these towering ancient trees, Song Qingqian felt for some reason that the place was cold and eerie, with an overwhelming sense of yin energy.

"Grandma, I'm so hungry."

Xiao Yu'er spoke softly, saying that she had been sweating a lot while walking and was almost starving.

The old lady lowered her head in shame. She didn't want to refuse her granddaughter, but she really had nothing to offer.

Song Qingqian beckoned to her, took out some small osmanthus cakes from her package, and asked her to distribute some to the group. Then she took out a dagger and nimbly climbed up a towering ancient tree behind her.

"Lan Yue, Xie Yue, come here for a moment!"

After Song Qingqian finished speaking, she tied up two large gray cranes and threw them down. The two Lu sisters were a little scared but also surprised and rushed forward to hug the two big birds. Then they saw Song Qingqian jump down from the tree, holding seven or eight bird eggs in her arms.

"A...a big bird?"

When the exiles saw that Song Qingqian had climbed the tree and obtained a large bird and its eggs, their eyes lit up and they all rushed to climb those trees, some even fighting over them...

The officers and soldiers watched the fighting crowd crack a few times with their whips, then went off to cook wild vegetables while cursing.

The exiled soldiers couldn't climb as fast as the officers, but when they got to the top, they found it was pitch black, with no bird nests in sight. Occasionally, they could hear what sounded like birds taking flight...

Finally, frustrated, he picked some wild fruit, grumbling as he climbed down again.

When Jiang Ce heard about the large bird, he came over with his whip. At noon, Sun Wuyin had shared one of the two rabbits, and he was thinking of taking the large bird back to properly honor Sun Wuyin, so that he would have more power.

In the two days since his injury, it has become clear that Sun Wuyin is about to give up on him and promote Zhang He. How can he tolerate this? Now he must seize this opportunity.

Jiang Ce approached and saw that one large bird was still properly tied up, while the other had been plucked and stuck into a tree branch. He snatched one of the birds from Lu Lanyue's hands and spoke arrogantly:

“I’ll take this one; consider it your tribute to the commander.”

"Wait!"

After handing the prepared gray crane to Zhan'er, Song Qingqian stood up and snatched the gray crane from Jiang Ce's hand.

Jiang Ce let out a miserable scream and collapsed to the ground.

"doctor…"

Jiang Ce spoke in a trembling voice, and soon several soldiers came over and protected him.

"Deputy General Jiang, the wound has reopened."

Hu Guo sighed regretfully, and had no choice but to continue to open up the bandages and suture Jiang Ce.

Screams filled the air. Lu Lanyue shrank behind Song Qingqian in fear, trembling as she whispered:

"Third sister-in-law, what should we do?"

"fine!"

Song Qingqian patted her reassuringly and told her to go to the old lady's side.

Just then, Lu Jingchuan wheeled himself over and stopped beside her, whispering a reminder:

"I'll handle this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Ce screamed, "Tie up that bitch Song Qingqian! I'm going to teach her a lesson today!"

"stop!"

Lu Jingchuan coldly shielded Song Qingqian behind him and said, "Jiang Ce, you stole our things and even tried to kidnap my wife? What's the difference between you and a scoundrel!"

"She injured me, so she should be held responsible. Guards, break her arm!"

Jiang Ce roared.

Song Qingqian sneered and leaned closer to Lu Jingchuan, saying mockingly, "See? You're really naive to try to reason with an unreasonable person!"

"Go back, I'll handle this myself!"

Song Qingqian approached Jiang Ce, carrying the gray crane, and smiled sinisterly as she spoke:

"Why are you getting angry and embarrassed because your plan failed?"

"Jiang Ce, where do you get the nerve to try and take my things? If you're so capable, go catch a couple yourself. If you're not, why are you trying to bully innocent little creatures?"

"They may be afraid of you, but I'm not. You just want the Grey Crane, right? Then you can take it by force."

As Song Qingqian spoke, she picked up the strips of cloth tied to the gray crane and tossed them into the crowd of exiles.

The exiles immediately descended into chaos, with people looting, beating, and wailing...

The soldiers who had just been advocating for Jiang Ce also joined the frenzied scramble.

Having broken free of its restraints, the gray crane went berserk, grabbing anyone it saw. Finally, amidst the frantic scrambling, it seized an opportunity to break free from the crowd, spread its wings, and flew up into a tree before soaring away...

"You...you're a madman..."

Jiang Ce was so angry with Song Qingqian that he almost fainted from a heart attack, but luckily the doctor Hu Guo was there.

Seeing Jiang Ce wake up, Song Qingqian continued to add insult to injury: "A piece of trash like you is a waste of air when you're alive, a waste of land when you're dead, and a waste of food if you don't die!"

"you you you…"

Song Qingqian scoffed and continued to mock, "You can't even speak clearly, what use are you?"

puff!

Jiang Ce was overcome with anger and blood, vomited a mouthful of blood, and then completely fainted.

Hu Guo sighed, "Madam Lu, why bother? Leave some room for maneuver in the future..."

"There's no future for him; it's best he's dead!"

After finishing her sentence, Song Qingqian turned around and continued to barbecue with Zhan'er, leaving Hu Guo completely dumbfounded.

But Hu Guo had always followed the exiles back and forth, and his body had become weak over the years. How could he possibly lift the enormous Jiang Ce? After several attempts, he could only sigh helplessly…

At this moment, Lu Haofeng stepped forward, lifted Jiang Ce and carried him back to the temple, then exaggeratedly recounted Song Qingqian's crimes.

Sun Wuyin had already heard the details from Xiao Zhuozi. Lu Haofeng was eager to show off, so he gave a perfunctory smile and had Xiao Zhuozi toss him a roasted bird leg.

Looking at the bird leg in his hand, which was as thick as two fingers, Lu Haofeng's eyes immediately lit up with greed, further solidifying his stance.

Looking at the unconscious Jiang Ce, Sun Wuyin ordered Hu Guo, "No matter what, you have to make him hold on for seven or eight days, otherwise you will be buried with him."

"Yes, I obey!"

Hu Guo nodded, his heart pounding with fear.

"Put it aside, don't leave it here in my way."

Sun Wuyin glanced at Hu Guo with disdain, then had Xiao Zhuozi help him carry Jiang Ce to a corner where Sun Wuyin couldn't see him.

Finally, he beckoned Xiao Zhuozi over and whispered in his ear:

"Have that young lady from the Lu family come to me in half an hour."

"it is good!"

Xiao Zhuozi smiled wickedly and nodded. After hesitating for a moment, he mustered his courage and spoke:

"Boss, I think that illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family is quite nice, how about..."

Sun Wuyin raised an eyebrow and smiled at him, finally saying lightly, "Let's see what you can do!"

Xiao Zhuozi nodded, his face flushed, "Thank you, boss!"