My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

As soon as Uncle Chu returned home, he was immediately questioned by his second brother: "Third brother, what did Chu Shao tell you?"

He half-seriously sighed and looked downcast: "Second brother, it's not like you don't know his temper. Now he has too much time to take care of himself and can't spare any money to help my family. He only said 5000 taels was an estimate. The real situation may be a little better."

"He's so stingy! He doesn't care about the life and death of his clan members!" Second Uncle Chu cursed a few times, then suddenly changed the subject, "Third Brother, are you my biological brother?"

"of course."

"That's it." Uncle Chu leaned into his ear and muttered a few words.

Uncle Chu's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he shook his hand left and right to create the afterimage: "No, no, no, you can't do that. When you and I go down to Jiuquan, how can we have the face to meet our ancestors and father?"

Uncle Chu's face was ferocious: "He forced us to do this, he can't blame us!"

"But my family has not lived enough. Second brother, I advise you not to seek death. It is better to live than to die, right?"

"As long as you and I join forces..."

"Absolutely impossible!" Uncle Chu immediately interrupted his unfinished words with an extremely firm attitude.

If Chu Shao didn't help at all, he might hesitate.

Now that he could get half of the money from the father-in-law, how could he put aside a large sum of money to do something that betrayed his ancestors and cost people's lives.

"You coward! I'll see what you will do when the time comes!" Uncle Chu walked away angrily.

Third Uncle Chu winked at his eldest son, implying that he must never tell others about the public funds, especially the Second Uncle Chu's family.

The eldest son nodded to express his understanding.

On the other side, Chu Yi watched the third uncle and his son walk away, turned around and entered the tent and sat in front of Chu Shao. He said with a dissatisfied look: "Father, look at their faces, they are really disgusting. You shouldn't give them half of the money."

The eldest son of Chu immediately reprimanded: "Sixth brother, don't be so presumptuous!"

Chu Yi said "yes", but his posture was calm and relaxed.

Chu Shao was used to the invisible appearance of his sixth son, so he directly talked about the business: "My father originally thought of Youzhou to buy a few hectares of fertile land and reorganize the family property. Now the money to redeem his life far exceeds my father's expectation." It was estimated that I had to appropriate the emergency first.

According to the rules of dividing public property in the clan handed down from ancestors, half of the property will be deducted from the direct branch first, and the remaining branches will be divided equally. As a father, I did this, firstly because of my unshirkable responsibility as the clan leader, and secondly, to break the possibility of your third uncle, the two brothers, joining forces. "

The second uncle Chu and the third uncle Chu are brothers and have a sworn relationship. The possibility of joining forces to force the Chu family cannot be ruled out.

Although Chu Shao was not afraid, he did not want to be stained with the blood of his relatives unless he had to.

In addition, he was optimistic about several sons of Uncle Chu's family. Those people had outstanding performance in fighting enemies and putting out fires in the past, and they deserved careful cultivation.

Chu Yi has always been smart and quickly understood the key, "The father is wise, but the son is shallow."

Chu Shao was rarely gentle: "Lao Liu, you have always been free and easy, and you don't know the twists and turns here. It's understandable."

Free and easy?

Chu Yi felt bitter in his heart, maybe it was time to be free and easy.

That night, many people were tossing and turning and crying.

However, no matter how they were physically and mentally, they set off as usual the next day.

The further east you go, the worse the conditions become.

The north wind howled, making people shiver, and scattered snowflakes gradually began to float in the sky, making it increasingly cold.

Su Yunwan sat on the horse, raised the window and looked out. A wave of cold air swept in, and she couldn't help but sneeze.

"Wan Wan, come and put on some more clothes." As soon as he finished speaking, a pure white fox fur cloak fell on his shoulders.

Qin Junyi turned to the front and tied her shirt, "Don't catch a cold."

"It's okay." The fire was blazing in the carriage, and he was wrapped in layers, and he was holding a small hand stove in his hand. Just now, it was only stimulated by the cold and the heat.

Outside, Mr. Zhong's expression changed drastically, "Notify all vehicles to speed up and get there as soon as possible!"

The snow is falling more and more, flying all over the sky, and the ground is soon covered with snow.

It was extremely difficult for the carriage to walk in the snow.

Except for the officials and the Qin and Chu families who had prepared winter clothes early, the other prisoners were so cold that they huddled together and turned into chaff.

That night, Shiyi and the former chief of guard of Prince Qin's Mansion arrived in the heavy snow, had a secret talk with Qin Junyi, and then left quietly.

In this ice and snow, the exile team traveled day and night, and finally arrived at the place of exile, Youzhou, at noon one day.

Since ancient times, the Far North Border has been a point of no return for those who committed serious crimes. As the northeasternmost city of the Zhou Dynasty, Youzhou was naturally no exception.

Youzhou faces the sea to the east, the Central Plains to the south, and the Taihang Mountains and Yanshan Mountains to the west and north. This terrain is like a big pocket open to the south.

As the northern barrier of the Central Plains dynasty, it was often invaded and plundered by northern nomads such as the Xiongnu, Khitan, and Xianbei.

In addition, the winter here is extremely cold. The common people are poorly dressed and cannot keep out the cold. They cannot stand such extreme cold weather.

The turbulence of the war and the harsh climate caused Youzhou to become sparsely populated and the local population was seriously underpopulated, making it a famous barbaric place.

As they approached the city, Su Yunwan looked out through the car window and saw a hundred-foot high wall standing in front of him, filled with a simple and vicissitudes of life.

Entering the inner city and looking around, it was desolate.

The long stone street was filled with dirty snow, and a few pedestrians lowered their heads and stepped cautiously for fear of falling. On both sides of the street are rows of shops built of adobe, with dilapidated walls and closed shop doors.

When the exile team arrived at the government office, Zhong Wei went with the government servants to go through the handover procedures first, while the others got off the car and waited where they were.

Qin Junyi wore a black fur cloak and used his internal power to reverse the flow of Qi and blood. He pretended to be seriously injured and was sitting crookedly in a wheelchair.

When the old lady saw how weak he looked, even though she knew it was just an act, her heart still ached.

The other Qin family members, both those who knew and those who didn't, all looked sad.

Suddenly, the fourth master, Qin Ji, suddenly knelt on the ground, hunched his shoulders and whispered: "Mother, Brother Yi, I want to take Chu Qingqing as my concubine, please make it happen."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Lin's face instantly turned pale and she was trembling all over: "Master, why do you suddenly want to take a concubine?"

"I also thought about it for a long time before making up my mind." Qin Ji's eyes dodge, not daring to look directly into Mrs. Lin's eyes.

Mrs. Lin screamed and roared: "Why! Isn't it enough for me to serve you?"

Her voice brought the stunned old lady back to her thoughts, and she was good at reprimanding: "Why are you arguing? It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. You have no right to comment!"

"Mother!" Mrs. Lin felt extremely wronged and choked with sobs.

At this time, Qin Ruoshan said with a sullen face: "Dad, if you just pity Chu Qingqing, I will borrow money from my eldest brother to redeem her. There is no need to take her in."

"This...how can this be done?" Qin Ji objected stumblingly.

"There's nothing wrong with it." Qin Ruoshan turned to Qin Junyi: "Brother, I will definitely pay you back."

Qin Junyi nodded slightly and said weakly: "I believe it."

Qin Ji suddenly looked panicked, "Brother Yi, Shanshan has reached the age of marriage. She cannot bear this burden."

"At worst, I won't get married!" Qin Ruoshan said angrily with tears in her eyes.

Qin Ji and Lin said at the same time: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

As soon as the words fell, the couple looked at each other blankly for a second, and Qin Ji turned away again.