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

Song Qingqian nodded and replied, "Here you go, bring the carriage, and I'll give you the money."

"That's pretty much it."

Xiao Zhuozi snorted coldly.

Lu Yunqi said angrily and speechlessly, "Song Qingqian, weren't you supposed to be so tough? Why did you just obediently give it to him when he wanted it? You just let him bully you like this?"

"What can we do if we don't give it to him? Like he just said, we'll charge him a storage fee."

Song Qingqian smiled wickedly and said, "We will definitely give him the money, but whether he will be fortunate enough to enjoy it is another matter."

Lu Yunqi smiled knowingly: "That's more like what you say. This is the first time I've seen you swallow your pride after knowing you for so long. You must be up to something again."

After saying that, he glanced back worriedly; the little beggar was still following him…

Soon the carriage was brought over, and Xiao Zhuozi said arrogantly, "Your carriage, everything is here, nothing is missing, here's the money!"

Song Qingqian counted out the silver and handed it to him, then asked Lu Yunqi to bring the carriage back. After checking the contents, she confirmed that everything was exactly as Xiao Zhuozi had said.

Just as the two were about to leave, they heard a woman sobbing softly behind them.

"This...this is mine, you can't take it from me, it was left to me by my older brother..."

"Bullshit! You're just a little beggar, where would you get a jade pendant? And you say you didn't steal it? We'll take it back as a return to its rightful owner!"

Xuan Yuanxue was stopped by four burly men. Not only was her silver stolen, but her elder brother's jade pendant was also taken away.

A burly man touched Xuan Yuanxue's body, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he sneered:

"Hey, the little beggar is a girl! We're in for a treat, guys, let's drag her away!"

“Help…Help!”

Xuan Yuanxue screamed in fright and kicked wildly, but someone slapped her across the face, making her dizzy and seeing stars.

"Sister, help..."

Xuan Yuanxue knew that no one else would interfere, so she could only place her hopes on Song Qingqian. If Song Qingqian could save her brother, could she also save her...?

Xuan Yuanxue was dragged into a dead end by two burly men and then thrown to the ground.

Terrified, she quickly hugged herself and huddled in a corner. She was so scared; she missed her father, she missed her older brother…

If she could, she would rather suffer from illness for the rest of her life, at least then she could live with dignity. So what if she doesn't want to get married? At least she could live a carefree life...

"Little beggar, don't be afraid, big brother will take good care of you, ahahaha..."

A burly man with a thick beard sneered, grabbed Xuan Yuanxue by the feet, dragged her out of the corner, and pinned her down...

"No...no...please..."

Xuan Yuanxue struggled but couldn't break free, shaking her head tremblingly: "Let me go! I have money, I'll give you as much as you want, and you can even become an official if you wish..."

"what…"

Her dress was torn and teetering on the verge of falling. Xuan Yuanxue closed her eyes in despair. This Northern Xia Kingdom was no good at all; she wanted to go home…

Suddenly a warm spray hit her face, and all she could see was a patch of blood red…

The burly man's head rolled off his neck and landed beside her. Xuan Yuanxue felt stunned, forgetting to think, unsure whether she was alive or dead.

Seeing that three of the four burly men had died in an instant, Lu Yunqi quickly went up, kicked the burly men off Xuan Yuanxue, pulled her out, and wrapped her in his outer robe.

"Are you okay, miss?"

Xuan Yuanxue regained her senses, glanced at the two of them, and could no longer control herself. She hugged Lu Yunqi as if he were a lifeline and burst into tears...

Lu Yunqi was held tightly and dared not move. Listening to the little beggar's cries and trembling body, he felt surrounded by despair and fell into a deep sorrow.

Upon seeing this, the only surviving strong man knelt down with a thud and pleaded with Song Qingqian:

"Heroine, it really wasn't my fault. I didn't even dare to touch that little beggar..."

Song Qingqian gave him a vicious glare and said, "Where are the things? Bring them all here!"

"Here...here!"

As he spoke, the burly man went to the side of the bearded man, took out all the silver coins and jade pendants from his clothes, and respectfully placed them in Song Qingqian's hands.

"Heroine, I've given you everything. May I leave now? I'm truly innocent."

Song Qingqian nodded, and the burly man quickly left, only to be pierced through the heart by a dart. He spoke in disbelief:

"you…"

Song Qingqian scoffed and said, "Keeping scum around is just a waste of air!"

"Lu Yunqi, carry her to the carriage, let's go!"

Song Qingqian glanced at Xuan Yuanxue, who was crying her heart out, and instructed Lu Yunqi that Xuan Yuanxue's legs must be weak at this moment, and she couldn't possibly walk.

"A murder has occurred here. We shouldn't stay any longer. Let's rejoin the group and return to the post station."

Upon hearing Song Qingqian's agreement, Lu Yunqi quickly nodded, but out of politeness, he still inquired:

"Girl, can you walk? We need to get out of here quickly."

Xuan Yuanxue nodded, wiped away her tears, straightened her outer robe, and got up to leave, but her legs went weak and she collapsed into Lu Yunqi's arms.

"Alright, I'll carry you away. Don't worry, young lady, I'm a gentleman and I would never take advantage of you."

After explaining, Lu Yunqi bent down, picked her up, and carried her to the carriage, where he placed her inside.

Xuan Yuanxue looked at Song Qingqian with teary eyes and said aggrievedly:

"Thank you, sister, for saving me, thank you..."

Song Qingqian sighed and reminded her, "Exile is very tough. What just happened might happen often in the exile procession. Even so, are you still willing to come with us?"

Xuan Yuanxue nodded: "I want to wait for my older brother to come find me. I want to go home..."

"If something unfortunate happens to your older brother, will you be able to find your way home by yourself?"

Xuan Yuanxue shook her head blankly: "I will only know the way home when I arrive in the capital of Dongling Kingdom."

"They were perfectly fine when they came out, so why were they being chased?"

She clearly saw that those people were after her eldest brother. Who was so heartless as to want him dead?

"My older brother is a good person, why are they hunting him down?"

Song Qingqian shook her head. How could a stranger like her know? She then asked:

"Your name is Xuanyuan Xue, right? How old are you?"

Xuan Yuanxue nodded silently and whispered, "At my coming-of-age ceremony two months ago, someone said there was a mysterious and elusive doctor named Xue in Bingzhou of the Northern Xia Kingdom who could cure my hidden ailment. So my elder brother brought me here to find that doctor..."

"did you find it?"

Xuan Yuanxue shook her head, tears streaming down her face again: "We haven't found the divine doctor, and my elder brother is nowhere to be found..."

"It's all my fault that I dragged my elder brother into this."

Seeing that she was crying and at a loss, Song Qingqian reached out and handed her a silk handkerchief.

"Sister, I promise I won't cause you any trouble. Although I don't know how to do anything, I can learn. As soon as my older brother finds me, I promise I won't bother you anymore. Is that alright?"

As she spoke, Xuan Yuanxue pushed the silver notes and jade pendant to Song Qingqian, her voice choked with emotion:

"Sister, please keep this. Just like my older brother said, consider this payment. I won't eat and stay for free."