The next morning, Lin Xiaoyue was awakened by the sound of footsteps in the prison. Maybe she felt insecure when she came to this strange world, so she even slept very lightly.
She sat up and looked outside. It turned out that the prison guard came in carrying a wooden bucket, so she walked over and said hello, "Thank you for bringing me food so early."
The prison boss glanced at her, put down the barrel and said, "The boss has spoken, you should eat early so you can go on your way."
Lin Xiaoyue did not expect that the Dog Emperor was so eager to exile her, and asked in surprise: "Didn't you say something happened in the palace? Everything is fine now? Has the Queen been rescued?"
The prison boss took some money from Lin Xiaoyue yesterday, but he was quite relaxed. He nodded and said: "The Queen followed the Zhen Guo Gong out of the palace yesterday. Oh, no, we can no longer call Zhen Guo Gong! Then Zhen Guo
The palace has been confiscated, and they are currently living in the eldest prince's courtyard."
"That's right. Thank you for taking care of me these two days, brother. It's all thanks to you that I can live in such a clean cell and eat such white steamed buns." Lin Xiaoyue nodded with a smile, but in her heart she was thinking that the Emperor's family has always been ruthless, but almost
Everyone wants to sit on that dragon chair!
The reason why the Dog Emperor did not take the lives of Duke Zhen and his family was probably because he took the face of the eldest prince and the royal family into consideration.
But a grandfather's family with no money and power is like a waste to the eldest prince, and it is estimated that the eldest prince will find reasons to drive him out in a short time.
In short, the chances of the eldest prince succeeding in seizing the heir again are slim, but now that the dog emperor wants to marry a new queen, the second prince has no hope of being crowned prince. After all, this is the dog emperor's biggest bargaining chip to catch a big fish.
As long as the position of the prince is still vacant, all the forces will be ready to give it a try, so that the dog emperor will benefit! But the instability of the court is not good for Dongsui country!
Because she was thinking about something, Lin Xiaoyue ate very slowly, but the prison boss was so elated by Lin Xiaoyue's flattery just now, so she waited patiently.
After Lin Xiaoyue finished eating, he took back the bowls and chopsticks, and before leaving, he reminded him: "Sister, you call me brother, and I will call you sister. The North is a place that can eat people, and I think you are smart too.
Yes, you must be smart in everything you do."
Lin Xiaoyue didn't expect the prison boss to have a conscience. She quickly stuffed another ingot of silver into the prison boss and asked, "Brother, can you tell me what the North is like?"
The prison head looked outside and whispered: "The capital is about ten days' journey from the northern border. If ten people go there, usually half of them will die on the way. Even if you go to the northern border, someone as beautiful as you is lucky.
If the general doesn't want you, he will be taken to serve the general. If the general doesn't want you, he will be taken to warm the beds of others."
"And it's already snowing in that part of the north. It's freezing cold and you can't find anything to eat. You can't escape even if you want to! So when you get there, you either have to obey, or if you want to die, just die. Otherwise, you just have to die.
The torture will be worse than death."
Lin Xiaoyue was startled by the words of the cell leader. Sure enough, she wanted to keep it simple. She thought that the exile was just to do some hard work in the past, but she didn't expect that the Dog Emperor actually wanted her to be tortured to death. It was so vicious!
She took a deep breath and smiled gratefully, "Thank you, brother, for reminding me. I will definitely keep it in my heart!"
At this time, the officer who had been escorting him came in with a chain and said to the cell leader: "Open the door, we are here to take people away."
"Okay, okay, I'll open the door." The cell leader took out the key, walked over and opened the cell door.
Lin Xiaoyue felt frightened when she looked at the iron chain in the government officer's hand. The walk yesterday made her hands and feet hurt. If she went to the north, she might break her hands and feet!
She frowned and said, "Brothers, can you not tie me up with chains? I promise not to run away!"
The yamen servant scolded fiercely: "You think you are still the empress of the palace! Do I still need to get you a sedan chair to sit in?"
Lin Xiaoyue knew that the dog that was always biting would not bark. She stretched out her wrist that had been scratched by the iron chain and said: "Look! The emperor wants me to be exiled in the north. If I am dragged to death by this iron chain,
Halfway through, how will you come back to meet us?"
"You should also know that I used to be the most favored empress in the palace. If the empress hadn't framed me, the emperor would not have exiled me! But now that the empress has been demoted, what if the emperor changed halfway?
You have an idea, are you going to hand over a living person or a dead person?"
The yamen servant was so stunned by Lin Xiaoyue's confident aura that he couldn't open his mouth for a moment. This was the first time for them to exile the empress in the palace. The superiors did not explain how they should do things, but what this woman said seemed to make sense. If the emperor thought about it, it would still be this
Good woman, they are not allowed to send people back again?
This emperor's woman must not be underestimated. If she blows the pillow, her whole family may be wiped out!
But how can anyone be exiled without being chained? If the superiors find out, they will be scolded even if they are lightly scolded, and they may even lose their jobs!
Just when the two government officials were hesitant, Lin Xiaoyue took out two bags of silver and stuffed them into their hands, and said with a smile: "Don't you understand yet? The emperor didn't let me go into exile empty-handed!"
The two yamen servants were so happy that they secretly opened their money bags a crack, revealing a golden light. They might never earn that much money in their lifetime!
Can they really?
But Lin Xiaoyue's next words did not give them a way out. She leaned in front of them and whispered: "If I can make it to the north alive, you can each get another bag!"
The two yamen servants did not hesitate any longer and cheerfully stuffed the money bags into their arms and said politely: "Girl, please! If you have any instructions on the way, just tell me. We will take good care of you."
Lin Xiaoyue snorted coldly, it turns out that money can make all the difference!
She shouldered her burden and strode out of the prison. When the other deportees saw Lin Xiaoyue coming out cleanly without being chained, they all had envious and jealous eyes on their faces.
Seeing their disgraced faces, Lin Xiaoyue just sighed in her heart for a while. She didn't know who these people had offended. But just now she had just used her power to frighten the two government officials, in case they came back to their senses and wanted to chain her up again.
Woolen cloth?
Alas, let’s sweep the snow away from our doorsteps!
"Everyone, stay calm! Anyone who dares to escape halfway will be beaten to death on the spot! Come with me!"
A fat government official waved a whip in his hand and gave a powerful warning, then walked out with a step that he didn't recognize.
When walking out of the city gate of the capital, Lin Xiaoyue turned back and looked at the tall and majestic city gate. This place where every inch of land is precious has the most money, and she really couldn't bear to part with it.
She rubbed her head and made a very important decision.
I will come back to Beijing - when I have no money!
The rest of the journey went smoothly. The two government officials didn't give Lin Xiaoyue any trouble because of the two bulging bags of money in their arms. They could occasionally chat a few words on the way, but just walking along the way was too boring.
During the chat, Lin Xiaoyue learned that the fat yamen servant who spoke just now was named Jiang Bai, and the thin yamen servant was called He Yuan. This was their last trip to exile this year, and they would return to the north as soon as possible because
It becomes difficult to walk on the road after it snows in winter.
Then before dark today, they must climb the mountain next to Yangming Town, because it is often haunted at night and few people go there during the day. However, they must pass by this mountain when going to the north, otherwise they will have to take a longer detour.
Already.
Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but narrowed her eyes. Is it haunted? That would be interesting...