I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

Old Madam Xiao suddenly looked up at Yu Huaqian with a look of disbelief.

She guessed all sorts of reasons why Yun Zhan was punished by the Emperor, but she never expected that it was because of treason and conspiracy to rebel.

Collaboration with the enemy and treason is a serious crime of extermination of nine generations of the family. Could Emperor Wu of Liang be so kind as to forgive them and simply exile them?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. My son would never collaborate with the enemy and commit treason. Someone must have framed him!"

"I want to beat the drum to protest my grievances. My Xiao family has been loyal for generations. How could we collaborate with the enemy and betray our country with the intention of rebellion..."

Old Madam Xiao's eyes were bloodshot and her lips kept trembling. She didn't believe the words in the imperial edict at all.

The three sisters-in-law opened their mouths in shock, their minds went blank.

They were shocked last night when they received a reminder from their mother's family that the Xiao family would be exiled to Ningguta.

At that time, the men in black accused the fourth brother of collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, but they did not take it seriously at all.

I just thought that my fourth brother disobeyed Emperor Wu of Liang and was reprimanded, which led to the exile of the entire palace. I never expected that what the man in black said was actually true.

The crime of treason and treason involved so many people. How could Emperor Wu of Liang let the Xiao family off so easily? He must have issued the order to exile them because there was insufficient evidence.

The three sisters-in-law argued anxiously,

"Unfair, how could my fourth brother be a traitor to the country..."

"Your Majesty, please understand. My fourth brother is devoted to the country..."

"False accusation! Someone is framing me!"

.......

"Shut up. We have witnesses and evidence. How can you make excuses?" Yu Huaqian looked at everyone with a sneer.

Old Madam Xiao looked at Yu Huaqian's unquestionable expression, and her confused heart suddenly became clear like a mirror.

What's not clear about this? Emperor Wu of Liang just couldn't tolerate the Xiao family.

"If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext for it." Old Madam Xiao said in a deep voice with a dark face.

She knew her son well and knew he would never commit treason.

Yu Huaqian pulled the corner of his lips, "Old Madam Xiao, please accept the order. The evidence is irrefutable. Don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit. Do you want everyone in the Xiao family to be beheaded?"

After saying this, he realized something was wrong. How come there was not a single servant in such a huge Zhenguo Mansion?

Yu Huaqian frowned slightly, raised his hand and waved,

"Go and search the house quickly and arrest all the servants of the Xiao family."

There is nothing in the palace now, so it would be nice to copy some things to use.

I never thought that he, a eunuch in charge of the imperial seal, would live to see this day.

The chief guard responded and immediately took a team of guards to search the houses one by one.

After the imperial edict was read, Lin Yiran pulled Madam Xiao up.

At this time, why are you still talking to a eunuch about this?

She didn't want to hurt her knees, so she was exiled. All the wealth in the capital was in her hands, and she lived a good life.

The people in the palace should be the ones who are sad. Who knows how many people will go hungry today.

Don’t put too many delicious foods in her space.

The food collected from the imperial kitchen and the kitchens of various ministers alone was enough to last them for several months.

Yu Huaqian glanced at the women of the Xiao family and waved his hand.

"You can't take away any needle or thread from the Xiao family."

"Someone, take them to be searched."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen old maids holding prison uniforms in their hands, scolded the women of the Xiao family and walked towards the living room.

The guards and old maids all had sullen faces, and they looked like they had lost their parents. They had no intention of making things difficult for the women of the Xiao family. They just wanted to get things done according to the rules.

Now the Xiao family is in trouble. When they return to the palace, they will be the ones who are in trouble.

So many things were lost in the palace, and every guard was tortured.

The old maids each have their own area of ​​responsibility, and there will be punishment as well.

After a while, a guard came running back from the backyard in a panic.

"Replying to Eunuch Yu, all the servants in the Xiao Mansion have hanged themselves."

Yu Huaqian paused, waved his hand and sighed, "Carry it out and throw it away."

It is said that the Xiao family members are fiery-willed, and this servant is equally stubborn. He would rather die than be sold.

If you die, just die!

These slaves have no family, so there is no way to get involved even if you want to.

Then, several guards came to report hurriedly.

"Replying to Master Yu, the Xiao family has nothing left."

This was truly the worst house search ever. It was a wasted trip and not a penny was found.

The Xiao family's house was as clean as the palace, with only four walls left.

"What!?"

Yu Huaqian was shocked and frowned, "The Xiao family was also robbed? Have you searched everything thoroughly?"

"We searched very thoroughly." The guard nodded. "Everything in the courtyards and storehouses was gone. There was only a stove left in the kitchen..."

The Xiao family is really miserable, as it rains but it pours.

Yu Huaqian looked up at the sky and sighed heavily.

This was the first time he encountered this situation.

They searched the house in vain and wanted to sell a slave, but they all committed suicide. It was a wasted trip.

The only valuable thing left in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is this house. Let's take it away and wait for His Majesty to deal with it.

After a while, the guards came out from the backyard carrying seven or eight corpses.

Yu Huaqian took a casual glance and didn't see how many people there were. He waved his hand and asked the guards to carry them out.

If he looked carefully, he would find that those who committed suicide were all older servants in the mansion.

These old women are used to living in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. When they think about having to hide from place to place in the future, they would rather die in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

So these people pretended to go back to pack up their things and then hanged themselves in the house.

.......

"Take them off quickly, don't leave any behind."

The old maids threw their prison uniforms on the ground, put their hands on their hips and glared at the few people.

"What? You still think you are the master? Are you waiting for us to serve you? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself to see if you are worthy of our service?"

"Take out all the money you have hidden on you and save yourself from the pain."

As she spoke, an old nanny couldn't wait to step forward and tear off Madam Xiao's clothes, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.

Lin Yiran grabbed the old lady's wrist and glared at her fiercely.

"Who do you think you are! My Xiao family has been loyal for generations. Even if we are exiled, we should not suffer physical and verbal humiliation."

"If you really make a fuss, you won't get any good results."

"That's right, my father is General Yao. If I tell him that it was you old bastards who humiliated me, I'll see if he will forgive you!"

The second sister-in-law yelled at the old maids at the top of her voice.

When the old maids heard the name of General Yao, they suddenly became a little timid.

General Yao was not a high-ranking official in the capital, but he had a hot temper and everyone in and outside the palace knew about it.

"嘁~"

The old maids curled their lips, showing dissatisfaction on their faces, and finally loosened their hands and scolded coldly,

"Hurry up and change it, don't waste time."

Lin Yiran tugged at Madam Xiao's sleeve and glanced at her sisters-in-law.

"Mother, sisters-in-law, please change quickly. There are people guarding outside."

As he spoke, Lin Yiran took off his clothes first, picked up the prison uniform on the ground and put it on naturally.

When the old maids saw Lin Yiran’s changed clothes, they rushed over and started grabbing them.

The old lady who was close by and quick-handed grabbed the clothes and started searching them inside and out.

"Pah~~~It's nothing!"

The old lady searched around but didn't find a single penny in the clothes, so she spat secretly.

Fortunately, the clothes are still in good condition and can be exchanged for some money.

The old nanny balled up the clothes in her hands and looked at the other female relatives.

With Lin Yiran taking the lead, the other sisters-in-law gritted their teeth, took off their clothes with shame and anger on their faces, and put on the prison uniforms.

The two nieces, with tears in their eyes, put on the huge prison uniforms with the help of their mother.

Old Madam Xiao refused to let her daughters-in-law help her and changed into prison clothes herself.

Everything happened just as Lin Yiran had expected. The old maids watched the people change their clothes closely. All the clothes they took off were searched. Anything hidden in the clothes would be found out.

After searching their clothes, they were still not satisfied and spread out their hair and took away all their hairpins.

When their hair was searched, the three sisters-in-law were so nervous that their toes curled up.

The search is so thorough, the banknotes in the shoes will not be discovered.

They all listened to the fourth brother's wife and specially asked for plain cloth shoes from the servants. They looked worthless at first glance, and these people probably wouldn't even want cloth shoes.

The old maids looked at the disheveled hair of the Xiao family women, glanced at the dusty cloth shoes on their feet, curled their lips in disgust, and turned to walk out.

Seeing that the old maids did not search their shoes, the sisters-in-law collectively breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Yiran with gratitude.

If Fourth Brother's wife hadn't asked them to sew the banknotes into their shoes in advance, the silver would have gone to these old folks.

Life is not easy when you are in exile and have no money.

"Eunuch Yu, no banknotes were found, only these hairpins."

The old maids handed the hairpins they found on several people to Yu Huaqian.

Yu Huaqian looked at these silver hairpins with a complicated expression.

The Xiao family is really poor.

"Tell me, where did your Xiao family transfer all the property to?"

Yu Huaqian's eyes flashed, and he glanced at the women of the Xiao family who were following the old maids, and asked in a cold voice.

Although he knew that the Xiao family had also been robbed, he still decided to scare them first to see if he could get some benefits.

What if there is?