The officials began to drive away the servants of the Li family.
It has been raining every day for the past two days, and the road is muddy and difficult to walk. Coupled with the strong wind for days, people like Li Changyan who have practiced boxing and kicking all year round have become a little overwhelmed.
Song Chengxuan seemed to deliberately torment them, not giving them any time to rest and driving them forward.
The steward of the Li family finally couldn't help it and went to Ma Zheng to plead for mercy.
"Our eldest wife is not feeling well," the Li family said with a bow, "please see if we can walk slower."
The imperial court only wanted to arrest Li Changyan and Li Mao, but it did not mention how to deal with the Li family's female relatives. If the escorting officials were willing to show their favor, the Li family's female relatives would not have to follow them.
Ma Zheng looked serious: "You want to go with the prison car, but you can't bear it anymore after only a few days? Where are you in the imperial court? Are you allowed to do whatever you want to the Li family?"
The manager of the Li family was scolded so much that he did not dare to say anything and could only bow his head and apologize.
Xu Qinghuan lowered the curtain of the carriage.
Mrs. Li has a reputation of being a virtuous person. No matter what happens, she will advance and retreat with Li Changyan. Every time when Li Xu is in trouble, Mrs. Li will give her a lecture and ask her to advance and retreat with the Li family and not to hide any selfish things in her heart.
, it is nothing more than asking her to use all the favors from the Anyihou Mansion.
Xu Qinghuan still has fresh memories of Mother Li's heartfelt words.
Now that something happened to the Li family, Mrs. Li's behavior seemed not to be as good as she said in her previous life. After only following the prison van for a few days, she began to use her poor health as an excuse to leave the escort team.
At this time, shouldn't husband and wife be together? Li Changyan is still suffering outside, how can Mrs. Li be willing to leave?
"Let's go on!" Xu Qinghuan put down the curtain and continued to read on the pillow. Mrs. Li's health was not good in her previous life, so she often had to wait in the house.
Later, her illness became more and more serious, and Mrs. Li still looked the same. Her illness was not serious, but she was not getting better either.
The Li family may have underestimated Mrs. Li's body.
In the previous life, the Li family's loving husband and wife, loving mother and filial son, now seemed even more false in her eyes.
…
Grandma Song's carriage sped up, and the Li family's carriage and horses had to keep up.
The steward of the Li family supported Mrs. Li in the car: "How is Mrs. Li?"
Mrs. Li shook her hand.
"If not, I'll talk to you later."
Mrs. Li pursed her lips and said, "Isn't Mrs. Song walking in front? She didn't even take a break. We would be humiliating ourselves if we continue talking."
"How can that be the case," said the steward's mother, "you are not in good health to begin with, and you were frightened before, and there is nothing in our carriage. Grandma Song uses soft cushions, and there is a thick layer of carpet inside the carriage.
The curtains are so thick that no matter how strong the wind is, they can't get through."
These are small things.
Mrs. Li always felt that Mrs. Song was testing her.
not to mention.
"How can we compare with Grandma Song? The master is now being escorted to Beijing for interrogation. We are the family members of criminal officials, but Grandma Song is different. Governor Song is a new noble in the court, and he is superior..." Mrs. Li felt a pang in her heart when she thought of this.
, the figure of Prince Jian appeared in his mind, and his mouth was full of bitterness.
The prince died at the hands of Song Chengxuan. Whenever she thought of this, her heart was as sharp as a knife and she wished she could avenge the prince. However, Song Chengxuan and Xu Qinghuan were too difficult to deal with and did not give her any chance to breathe. She needed to be careful in order to avoid them.
This calamity.
"The Governor of the Song Dynasty clearly said that he would hand us over to the Taiyuan Prefecture after receiving the documents from the Taiyuan Prefect, but... the documents had clearly arrived, but he still pretended not to have seen them," the steward's mother kept saying, "Master Jiu
I haven’t shown up yet. I must be running around for the eldest master and you. I feel sorry for Master Jiu..."
The words of the steward mother reached Mrs. Li's ears.
Xu'er never followed her. Was she afraid that Song Chengxuan would find out something? Or she had other considerations.
The master was arrested before, but Xu'er never dismounted. She thought about it carefully. Xu'er was always on guard, fearing that Song Chengxuan would suddenly attack.
In other words, her previous guess was correct, Xu'er already knew everything, and in order to hide the secret, he had to take action from Mrs. Gao.
With this choice, Xu'er accepted his identity. What's next? He wants to take over the manpower left by the prince in the north.
For some reason, Mrs. Li felt like she was being hollowed out.
When Li Xu comes to the north, everyone will naturally focus on Li Xu, and she will no longer be so important. If Li Xu is endangered, she will be the second Gao Jiansong.
Mrs. Li was frightened by her own thoughts.
No, their mother-son relationship is there, and Xuer is a filial child, so he would never do that.
There must be something hidden in Mrs. Gao's incident.
Mrs. Li held the handkerchief tightly and whispered to the steward: "Don't say anything anymore." There should be no more trouble in this situation.
The sun was about to set before the team stopped again.
Mrs. Li was helped out of the car and struggled to see Li Changyan. As soon as she got out of the car, Mrs. Li's eyes fell on the crowd when she suddenly spotted a familiar figure.
The man was wearing coarse clothes and dressed like a rough messenger's daughter-in-law. He was helping to move the belongings in Grandma Song's car.
Mrs. Li stood there in a daze, wanting to take a clear look at the daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, the daughter-in-law turned around and walked towards the post.
"Madam, what's wrong with you?" the mother in charge asked immediately.
Mrs. Li finally came back to her senses: "Why are there suddenly so many more people?"
The mother in charge said: "It should be the Yi Cheng who asked for help. This is always the case when we pass by the post house. My wife was too preoccupied before and probably didn't pay attention."
It wasn't that she didn't pay attention, it was that she didn't see that face.
"I'm going to see the master." Mrs. Li turned to look for Li Changyan.
Li Changyan and Li Mao were covered in dirt, their faces were chapped by the wind, their hair was in a mess, and they looked miserable.
Mrs. Li quickly asked someone to find a cloth and come forward to scrub Li Changyan.
"Thank you for your hard work." Li Changyan drank some water before speaking hoarsely.
"Master, if you bear with it a little longer, it will be fine when you get to the Yamen in Beijing."
Li Changyan didn't think so. What he was involved in was a rebellion. I don't know why the court decided that he was a member of the Jianwang Party and what Gao Jiansong said.
Li Changyan refused to speak any more and leaned against the room to rest.
"Let's go!" The official came to drive Mrs. Li away.
Mrs. Li couldn't help but be surprised. Before she went to the inn, she was always with Li Changyan and Li Mao. Why was she taken away today? She thought of the face she just saw, and her doubts deepened.
"What are you still doing?"
Mrs. Li stood up at the urging of the clerk, and then walked out slowly. When she stepped out of the house, she looked around, but she didn't see the familiar figure.
…
Li Changyan fell asleep in a daze when he suddenly heard someone calling his name: "Master, master, please wake up."
Li Changyan opened his eyes and saw a familiar face.
"Qing'e."
Li Changyan was stunned: "Aren't you already dead? Could it be that I... I also..."
"Hush," the woman immediately stopped Li Changyan, "Master, this servant is not dead, I just ran away for my life. I heard that the master was in trouble, so I followed you.
The master was imprisoned because of Master Gao... But I know that the master was wrongly accused, because the letter from Master Gao was not written to the master, but to his wife."