At this moment, a group of people came from a distance.
Led by a few yamen runners in front, the group of people were tied up with ropes or shackles. There seemed to be more than a hundred people, and they followed them towards the city gate.
Liu Qiaoer saw an acquaintance among the group of people.
She rolled her eyes and asked Chunxiao to pull the carriage back so that she could follow Lu Yunqing out of the city. She took off her jewelry and outer clothes, leaving only her inner clothes, and rolled on the ground twice, getting herself dirty.
Quietly, followed behind Pei Yuanshan.
"What are you doing?" Pei Yuanshan was wearing shackles and walking slowly.
He was tall and strong, and Liu Qiaoer's petite body fit perfectly under his shadow.
"I wanted to leave the capital, but was tricked by Tutor Lu and the Crown Prince." Liu Qiaoer explained.
Pei Yuanshan's case had been decided long ago, and the day of exile was today. There was no hope for his family to turn things around.
Hearing Liu Qiaoer's words, Pei Yuanshan snorted coldly: "You deserve this fate for being with the prince."
To be honest, the Crown Prince is indeed petty-minded and even more vindictive than the Third Prince.
Liu Qiaoer didn't understand the affairs of the court. She just felt pity for Madam Pei as her belly grew bigger day by day.
"Do you regret bringing Su Xueying back to Beijing?"
Pei Yuanshan didn't say anything. It was obvious that he regretted his actions. If it weren't for Su Xueying, he wouldn't have been caught and his entire family wouldn't have been exiled.
Seeing Pei Yuanshan didn't say anything, Liu Qiaoer continued, "Su Xueying is dead. After she betrayed you, she was taken back to the palace by the prince and hidden away."
"The prince used her to kill the queen mother, but was beaten to death on the spot by the guards in the queen mother's palace. I know that the third prince's backer is the queen mother. This time you have suffered a huge loss."
Liu Qiaoer deliberately confused the facts and instigated Pei Yuanshan and the prince. She knew that Pei Yuanshan had committed such a big mistake, but was not beheaded but exiled. It must be the Third Prince who was secretly manipulating it.
As long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. At this moment, Liu Qiaoer planted a seed of hatred in Pei Yuanshan's heart.
Pei Yuanshan still didn't say anything. A group of prisoners came to the city gate and lined up to leave the city.
Since they were prisoners, the people guarding the city gate did not check them one by one. They were strung together with ropes, and Liu Qiaoer cleverly grabbed one of the ends.
"You don't need to sow discord between me and the prince. I have been exiled and am useless." Pei Yuanshan finally said something.
Liu Qiao'er shook her head and said, "No, you are actually a capable person. At least your business is flourishing. If you were not obsessed with women, you wouldn't have ended up like this."
"I won't ask you for help in vain. I'm a doctor. We'll go north together. I'll take good care of your wife."
Pei Yuanshan is a fierce general, but he was delayed by Su Xueying.
In fact, it is hard to say whether it is Su Xueying or his wife. After all, there are so many women in the backyard and it is easy to get into trouble.
But now Mrs. Pei is pregnant with Pei Yuanshan's child, so no matter what, he has to consider the child.
The group left the city and came to the Shili Pavilion outside the city.
There will be many people coming here to see you off.
People are fickle-minded. Some people will draw a line between themselves and these criminals, while others know how to help them in times of need.
Pei Yuanshan's family was no longer in the capital. Mrs. Pei's brother came to her parents' home, stuffed some silver bills into her hands, and left in a hurry.
Liu Qiaoer originally wanted to take this opportunity to leave, but when she saw that Mrs. Pei looked unwell, she calculated with her fingers that her due date was just a few days away. She couldn't bear to see her suffer, so she stayed.
In the capital, Chun Xiao met Qi Ze after driving her carriage home.
Qi Ze was shocked: "Why did you come back alone? Where is Miss Liu?"
Chunxiao then told the story of Liu Qiaoer escaping from the palace overnight.
However, Qi Ze had no idea because the capital city was in chaos early in the morning. It was said that a group of thieves had come to the capital city and robbed the prince's warehouse and the warehouse of so-and-so.
A lot of silver, gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings were lost.
The prince ordered the four gates of the capital to be blocked, allowing people to leave but not goods.
After all, with so many things lost, leaving the capital would require a large number of carriages and boxes.
When Qi Ze heard the news early in the morning, he felt it was both strange and familiar. Just as he was about to go out to inquire about the news, Chun Xiao came back.
Qi Ze scratched his head and looked confused: "What should we do? The master asked me to come back to protect Miss Liu. She has run away. Let's leave the capital."
Chun Xiao nodded: "The girl has another letter for me to give to the second young master."
When Lu Yunqing got up early in the morning, he was also a little confused. People were being arrested everywhere in the capital, saying that something was missing, and even their granaries were not spared.
I just came back from a walk and was surprised to see Chunxiao.
"Qiao'er is out of town? Isn't she in the East Palace?"
That day, Liu Qiaoer was brought to the Eastern Palace by Master Lu. Liu Qiaoer went there alone, and Chunxiao was left at home. After all, she had now trained herself to be the shopkeeper of a rouge and sugar shop.
On the surface, Liu Qiaoer was just a doctor in Prince Yi's mansion. All the transactions and businesses she did in private were done in the name of a small person.
Toy stores and bookstores, for example, are under the name of Princess Mingxin.
Although Liu Qiaoer has cut off Princess Mingxin's dividends, everyone secretly thinks that it is Princess Mingxin's property.
In addition, when she sold these shops, it was Bai Chao, a subordinate of Prince Yi Zhao Ziyu, who helped her.
So, she is busy but her business is not.
The business is taken care of by Lu Yunqing, Chunxiao and others.
In the letter Liu Qiaoer left for Lu Yunqing, she asked him to take good care of the business, and if the capital was in chaos, he should close the store and go to Mobei to find her.
Liu Qiaoer is going to find Lu Yunzheng.
Lu Yunzheng gave up his studies and took up military duties, taking over the army of General Zhenbei because he did not want to become the Crown Prince's aide, nor did he want to submit to the Third Prince. After the two men fought for the throne in the capital, he would directly submit to the court.
Of course Lu Yunqing understood what his brother was thinking.
Liu Qiaoer also left Lu Yunqing a token that allowed him to enter and exit the palace at any time.
It was given to her by Princess Mingxin back then.
Now that the Queen Mother is gone, the Queen is the only one in power in the palace. Yue Nishang has become a capable maidservant beside the Queen because of her contribution in exposing Su Xueying.
If Lu Yunqing had any problems, he could go to the palace to ask Yue Nishang for help.
Or if Yue Nishang needs help, she can come to him.
Yue Nishang is Lu Yunzheng's confidante, and Lu Yunqing also knows that if he knows Yue Nishang is in the palace and he stays in the capital, they will definitely take care of each other.
Things in the capital were arranged properly, and Qi Ze took Chun Xiao and prepared to leave the city to meet up with Liu Qiaoer.
Liu Qiaoer felt that she was really asking for trouble when she had no crime to commit, and the road to exile was indeed hard.
After leaving Shili Pavilion, although the shackles were removed, important criminals such as Pei Yuanshan were still put on iron chains.
The men were fine, but Liu Qiaoer watched the officer put the heavy iron chain on Mrs. Pei's hands, and she hurried over.
"Sir, please be kind. Madam is too heavy to wear this anymore. Don't worry, I will definitely help you keep an eye on her. She won't run away in this state."
As she spoke, Liu Qiaoer casually handed the officer a silver note worth one hundred taels.