Chapter 16 - Chapter 16

No matter what, he could determine one thing based on Li Xinyue's performance in protecting the Qin family and her ruthless attack on Cao Ren.

For now, Li Xinyue does not harbour any malice towards the Qin Family.

After hearing that muffled sound, all the officials ran towards the big tree, and the Qin Family's women were not in danger. Qin Yichen leapt up and flashed away from his original spot.

No matter how chaotic it was outside after Li Xinyue entered the space, she obtained another big surprise.

The dagger, mini pistol and sniper rifle she had just taken out all had one extra copy.

For Li Xinyue, these were the best things that could save her life on the road. The more the better.

After waiting in the space for about ten minutes, Li Xinyue flashed out and saw that all the officials had disappeared, and the Qin Family's women had also vanished from their original spot.

She immediately jumped down from the tree and returned to the bridal chamber.

She saw only that the sisters-in-law had already carried Qin Yichen onto the door panel under the officials' supervision.

The four sisters-in-law carried the door panel with great difficulty and walked out.

The officials kept urging them.

"Walk faster, don't dawdle."

Qin Yichen, carried by several sisters-in-law, felt extremely ashamed in his heart.

It was his incompetence that made these sisters-in-law face difficulties while still having to take care of him.

Seeing the sisters-in-law walking with such difficulty, Li Xinyue suddenly remembered the wooden cart found by those officials when they were searching just now.

"Wait a minute."

The leading official looked back and asked displeasedly, "What's the matter?"

"Aren't you in a hurry to send us to the outskirts of the city?" Li Xinyue asked both hastily and slowly.

"So what?" The official's first reaction was that this woman wanted to play tricks. They had witnessed her scene of yelling at General Cao with their own eyes.

Li Xinyue pointed to the four sisters-in-law carrying the door panel: "You can see that except for the husband, the rest of us Qin Family exiles are all women. It is simply impossible to move quickly."

"What do you want?" The official asked.

"When you searched just now, there was a wooden cart, not worth much money. Why not use it to push the husband so that we can travel faster."

The official rolled his eyes.

"Fine, that wooden cart is yours now."

After getting the wooden cart and lifting Qin Yichen onto it, Li Xinyue personally pushed it out.

The sisters-in-law looked at Li Xinyue with admiration.

The wooden cart saved both time and effort. Soon, the officials escorted the group to the front door of the Marquis of Protector's Mansion.

At this moment, the front door of the Marquis's Mansion was crowded with people.

Some were passing by and wanted to watch the excitement, while some were family members of the sisters-in-law, who rushed over after hearing that the emperor had ordered a raid on Mo's residence to see their family members.

As a result, before they saw anyone come out of the Marquis's Mansion, they were shocked by a muffled sound.

Then they witnessed with their own eyes as a big bloody hole appeared on the back of Cao Ren's head, and his whole body fell off the horse onto the ground.

The Prefect of the Capital had already been summoned.

The Prefect of the Capital ordered the coroner to examine the injury without saying anything else.

It was apparent that the wound that caused Cao Ren's death was the bloody hole on the back of his head.

However, the coroner could not determine what hidden weapon caused it.

After all, Cao Ren was an imperial official executing his duties. His death while on duty was no trivial matter.

Although the incident occurred outside the Marquis of Protector's mansion, it was no longer a secret that Qin Yichen had been severely caned with fifty heavy rods by the emperor last night and had to be carried back. It was simply impossible for him to make a move against Cao Ren.

Moreover, the only Qin Family members who could move freely now were a group of powerless women who were even less likely to be suspected of attacking Cao Ren.

After considering it, the Prefect of the Capital felt that he could not solve the case, so he immediately ordered Cao Ren's body to be taken to the Supreme Court.

When the Qin Family members came out, Cao Ren's body had been taken away.

Most of the people who had originally intended to watch the excitement here had run to the Supreme Court to watch the excitement.

The few who remained were family members of the sisters-in-law.

The first to rush over was the Feng family, the family of Sister-in-law Feng Cuilian.

The Feng family's official rank and position were low, and they needed the qualifications to attend court.

They had found out about this news by sending someone out after seeing Cao Ren lead people towards the Marquis of Protector's mansion.

Upon hearing this news, Sister-in-law Feng Cuilian's mother cried and begged her elder brother to accompany her here.

"Cuilian, my daughter, mother cannot help you...wuwuwu..."

Old Lady Feng held her daughter's hand and wept bitterly.

Seeing her mother, Feng Cuilian immediately threw herself into her arms and started crying.

This scene brought tears to the eyes of everyone present.

Old Lady Feng took a purse from her arms with trembling hands and secretly stuffed it into Feng Cuilian's hands.

"Mother came out in a hurry and was not well prepared. These silvers are all the mother's private savings. Keep them for unforeseen needs on the road."

If it weren't for the silver hidden inside her clothes being searched, Feng Cuilian would not have wanted to take her mother's money.

In her heart, the Qin Family members did not bring anything out, and if she did not accept this silver, it would be difficult to survive the journey to the northwest.

She clutched the purse her mother had given her, choking back tears. "Mother, don't worry about me. With my Mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and Ninth Brother, we will definitely arrive safely in the northwest."

At the same time, the Xiao Family, the family of Sister-in-law Xiao Qinger, also came and secretly stuffed Xiao Qinger with a purse.

When they brought luggage to help prepare, they were rejected by the officials.

The reason was that criminals were not qualified to use these things.

The others, without family members to see them off, looked at the two sisters-in-law enviously.

At this time, Li Xinyue was also guessing in her heart whether anyone from the Li Family would come to see her off.

The result was that no one from the Li Family came.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the officials urged the Qin Family members to leave and forcibly dispersed the Xiao and Feng family members who had come to see them off.

Taking one last look at the majestic gate of the Marquis of Protector's Mansion, Old Lady Qin took the first step.

Qin Hanyue, still somewhat frightened, followed closely behind her mother.

Next, was Li Xinyue pushing Qin Yichen on the wooden cart, followed by the eight sisters-in-law.

All along the way, looking at the prosperous streets, vendors' shouts come from both sides occasionally.

At this moment, the Qin Family members were evident in their hearts that they would have nothing to do with the capital's prosperity from now on.

Under the gaze of the common people, the Qin Family members escorted by the officials had already walked out of the capital's gate.

Except for Sisters-in-Law Feng and Xiao, who saw their family members, the other seven sisters-in-law, including Li Xinyue, did not see anyone from their maternal families come to bid farewell.

The sisters-in-law, who had originally held a glimmer of hope, were completely disheartened after walking out of the city gate.

They couldn't help but lament the world's coldness, that even the usually harmonious maternal families did not dare show their faces at this time.

Li Xinyue was indifferent to this. After all, she still considered herself an outsider at present and did not have high expectations for the original host's parents.

Everyone was lost in their thoughts, and unknowingly, they had arrived at the capital's outskirts.

Unexpectedly, in addition to the officials responsible for escorting them, many other exiled criminals were waiting there.

And from the positions of those criminals, it could be seen that whole families also exiled them.