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

The old lady looked at her two sons lying on the stretcher, her legs went weak, and she knelt down on the ground, wailing loudly…

"My son..."

Seeing this scene, Song Qingqian disregarded everyone else and stepped forward, pulling aside the physician standing next to Lu Jingchuan, and said:

"I will take care of the general. You go and check on the others."

"Third Madam..."

The physician was extremely anxious. This could not be allowed; the Third Young Master was already on the verge of death, and it would be too late if he was not treated soon.

"I have a plan, so don't worry!"

After Song Qingqian took Lu Jingchuan's pulse, she pried open his mouth and stuffed a life-saving pill into his mouth.

He then reached out and touched Lu Jingchuan's leg bones. Both of his legs were shattered, and almost no part of his skin was intact.

That old emperor was too ruthless!

Upon seeing Lu Jin'an, Bai fainted immediately. When she woke up again, she collapsed onto Lu Jin'an.

"Husband, wake up! Look at Wan'er! You haven't even lived to see our child born yet, how can you abandon us?"

"Husband..."

Just as the Lu family was weeping bitterly, Sun Wuyin burst in with an imperial edict in hand and a large contingent of soldiers.

He glanced at everyone and then commanded, "All relatives and family members of the Lu family, receive this decree!"

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Lu Jin'an, the eldest son of the Lu family, as a court official, has committed embezzlement, perverted the law, and disrupted the court. His crimes are unforgivable. Now he will atone for his sins with his death. Considering past favors, the Emperor grants him the privilege of having a complete corpse."

Lu Jingchuan, as a general, colluded with important officials of the court to sell weapons, knowingly breaking the law.

Considering his past military exploits, I grant him the pardon of the death penalty, but he will not escape punishment.

By imperial decree, all the property of the Lu family is confiscated, and all its members are exiled to barbarian lands. So be it!

"Hurry up and accept the imperial decree!"

Seeing that the Lu family remained unmoved, Sun Wuyin disdainfully threw the imperial edict directly at the old matriarch's feet and ordered:

"By imperial decree, I will confiscate all the property of the Marquis's mansion, leaving nothing behind. The entire master of the household will be exiled, and all the servants will be sold off!"

Upon hearing this, the Lu family members immediately panicked and rushed forward to plead:

"My lord, we have severed ties with the third branch of the family and are no longer part of the Lu family. Please wake up and let us go!"

"My lord, these are the signed severance agreements we have signed. Please take a look. Each one has the old lady's handwritten signature, so they are genuine and valid."

"Yes, yes, sir, we have them too."

Sun Wuyin's eyes flashed. After glancing at the letter severing ties, he threw it on the ground and then wickedly stepped on it.

"Whether you sever ties or not, you are all members of the Lu family and have benefited from the Lu family's merits. If it is to be exiled, not one of you can escape!"

"Sir, if you'll let us go, we're willing to offer you all our wealth as a tribute, just please show us mercy..."

Sun Wuyin looked down on them with utter contempt and said disdainfully, "Do you have any valuables? These days, everything in the Marquis's mansion belongs to the imperial court."

"Men, search these houses thoroughly. Don't leave behind a single copper coin. Also, search everyone's personal belongings."

"grown ups…"

The cries of the Lu family members were heartbreaking, filled with unbearable grief!

After being woken up, Lu Jingchuan pushed Song Qingqian away with all his might.

"Qingqian, you should go. I can't drag you down. Our marriage is off..."

Song Qingqian's eyes darkened, and she said coldly, "When I wanted to leave, you insisted on keeping me here. Now that I don't want to leave anymore, you insist on kicking me out. Why is it always you who makes the decisions, Lu Jingchuan?"

"Qingqian, the situation is different now. In my current state, I can't protect you; I'll only harm you. You should go back to the Song family. After all, the capital is far better than these barbarian lands..."

"It's too late, there's no going back!"

Lu Jingchuan was filled with remorse. He pleaded painfully, "Please, I'm begging you, just go!"

"Sun Wuyin, she's not a member of the Lu family, make her leave!"

Sun Wuyin walked over, looked Song Qingqian up and down, and a look of amazement flashed in his eyes. How could he have never known that the Marquis's mansion had such a beautiful and refined woman?

He had followed Lu Jingchuan for several years, but he was always unsuccessful. All the military achievements always went to Lu Jingchuan, and all the soldiers only believed in him.

He went through great lengths to get into the Imperial Academy, but unexpectedly ended up working under Lu Jin'an.

Originally, I thought I could reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but I didn't expect Lu Jin'an to be so stubborn. He'd rather be an honest official than make money. How ridiculous...

Therefore, exchanging five hundred taels of silver for an escort officer was truly worthwhile. He had been tormented by the Lu brothers for so long, and it was time to get his money back.

He gave a disdainful smile and said, "Lu Jingchuan, are you ordering me around? Do you still think you're that high and mighty war god general?"

"Haha... You're a prisoner now! You're not even worthy to carry my shoes, yet you dare to order me around?"

After Sun Wuyin finished speaking, he kicked Lu Jingchuan hard. At the critical moment, Song Qingqian ran over to protect Lu Jingchuan and took the kick from Sun Wuyin.

"Shallow..."

The old lady looked at the two embracing each other, and suddenly fainted again due to a rush of blood to her head.

"Oh, little beauty, you really aren't afraid of death?"

Sun Wuyin suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I remember now, you are the Song family daughter who made such a fuss yesterday and got married into the family, right? I didn't expect you two to be such a loving couple."

"I suppose you two haven't even had a chance to consummate your marriage yet? Even if Lu Jingchuan wanted to, he couldn't, it's truly a waste. How about I take his place? I guarantee my lady will be quite comfortable..."

As Sun Wuyin was speaking, he reached out to touch Song Qingqian's cheek, when suddenly a dagger stabbed at him, and he hurriedly withdrew it.

"This young lady has quite a temper, I like it!"

"Sun Wuyin, don't touch her!"

After Lu Jingchuan finished speaking angrily, he suddenly spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Lu Jingchuan, even if I touch her, what can you do? You're just a cripple now, and you might die one day from exhaustion."

Let alone your wife, I can take good care of your two younger sisters, haha…”

Song Qingqian gripped the dagger tightly, staring at Sun Wuyin with a cold expression, and said:

"Sir, you are here by imperial decree to confiscate our property. If someone dies today, it will be difficult to explain, won't it?"

"If I were an adult, I would at least wait until we leave the capital before taking any action. That way, even if the higher-ups blame you, you can get away with it, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes, young lady is much smarter and more sensible! We have a long future ahead of us."

Sun Wuyin raised an eyebrow and smiled with satisfaction. He was truly a promising student. Just thinking about how Lu Jingchuan's woman was with him meant that he could walk sideways on the entire exile route.

"Shallow, absolutely not..."

Lu Jingchuan grasped Song Qingqian's hand, pleading repeatedly.

"Are you really that stupid? Didn't you realize I was lying to him?"

Song Qingqian leaned close to his ear and whispered an explanation.

She couldn't beat up the escorting officer while she was under the emperor's nose, but once she was out of the capital, she would definitely get revenge for the kick.

"And don't try to persuade me to leave. The Song family is also among those being exiled this time. What difference does it make where we're exiled anyway?"

"How?"

"What's so surprising? The Song family deserves their exile!"

Last night, while she was packing her things, she saw the list of exiles at the Jingzhao Prefecture. It included not only the Song family, but also the Yu family, the Jiang family, the Huo family, and others.

It seems the old emperor and the crown prince are planning a radical overhaul of the court officials.