Lu An and Lu Ping were beheaded in public, and the rest of the Lu family were lucky enough to survive and were exiled together.
That morning, the entire Lu family was released from the prison. The Criminal Department has limited manpower, and it is really difficult to escort so many people outside the customs. They simply borrowed a lot of manpower from the Ministry of War.
After being locked up without seeing the light of day for so long, the men, women, and children of the Lu family were all very excited when they were suddenly released from the prison. When I thought about being sent to a bitter cold place outside the customs from now on, and never being able to return to my hometown again in this life, I felt another burst of sadness, and there were many people crying.
"No more noise!" The escort officer escorting the Lu family was impatient and shouted with a cold face: "If anyone doesn't want to leave, I will help him and then send him back to the prison."
In just two sentences, everyone immediately shut up.
Although being exiled is miserable, it is much better than being locked up in a sky jail all day long.
Everyone was put into prison cars separately.
Ling and Lu Qian sat in the same prison car.
"A Qian!" Mrs. Ling hugged Lu Qian tightly, her eyes blurred with tears, crying and laughing: "My son, I finally see you. I thought that in this life, we, mother and son, will never see each other again. .”
Conspiracy is a serious crime, and even if the emperor beheads the entire Lu family, it won't be a big deal. Everyone will only praise the emperor for his wisdom.
In the prison, Mrs. Ling often comforted herself that her mother-in-law would do their best to save her, but she didn't have much hope in her heart. Unexpectedly, the emperor showed extra mercy and only killed Lu An and Lu Ping. The rest of the Lu family saved their lives.
Her husband died like this, and Mrs. Ling was of course sad. Fortunately, she was mentally prepared and was not overly sad. It was an unexpected joy to be reunited with Lu Qian and his son at this time.
"From now on, we, mother and son, are the only ones left to depend on each other." Mrs. Ling was immersed in the ecstasy that her son was safe and sound, and spoke incoherently: "A Qian, it's great that you are alive. I really didn't expect that mother and son could be reunited... "
Lu Qian's expression was dull and his body was stiff, allowing Ling to hold him and cry bitterly.
Living like this is actually worse than death.
What was the reason for his rebirth
In his previous life, he was madly in love with Ling Jingshu, but he never wanted to harm her for the rest of his life. After she died, he didn't want to live alone, so he finally found the opportunity and went with her.
Then, when I opened my eyes again, it was a brand new life.
He arrived in Dingzhou with excitement and joy, and saw the young and beautiful Ling Jingshu. He thought that this time, he could finally love her properly and give her a brand new life.
Unexpectedly, she was reborn with all the memories of her previous life. She hated her mother, Ling, her father, Lu An, and her husband, Lu Hong, in her previous life. She also hated him.
He wanted to close the distance between him and her, but it had the opposite effect. Watching the two people walking further and further away.
She finally got her revenge. She must be very happy at this moment!
She was going to get married, and it was the marriage that the Empress personally ordered. That Wei Yan family has outstanding character and is worthy of her. She will have a good life in the future, and he will no longer have to worry about her.
Thinking about it this way, there was nothing he couldn't let go of. Accompanying my mother to suffer hardships outside the customs can be regarded as atonement for the sins of the previous life!
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Two hours later, the prison car left the city gate.
Mrs. Ling cried for two hours, until her throat became hoarse and she could hardly speak. Most of the panic and fear for so many days had been vented, and my mood finally calmed down a little.
It was only at this moment that Mrs. Ling realized something was wrong with Lu Qian: "A Qian, what's wrong with you? Why haven't you spoken?"
Lu Qian was already thin, and after sitting in the prison for so long, he became even more emaciated and emaciated. His expression was numb and stiff, and he looked like he was in a daze.
Ling was shocked and started crying again.
Lu Qian turned a deaf ear.
A prison train suddenly stopped slowly.
There were several carriages waiting on the road outside the city gate. A middle-aged man in his forties got off the carriage and whispered something to the escort officer. He quickly stuffed a banknote into the escort officer's hand.
Far away, the middle-aged man's face was a little blurry.
Lu Qian's eyes gradually focused, his expression changed, and he suddenly opened his mouth: "Mom, it's my uncle!"
Mrs. Ling was crying so hard that she couldn't hear clearly for a while.
Lu Qian repeated again: "Uncle is here to see us off."
Ling's slow mind finally came to her senses: "Your uncle...is it your eldest brother who is here?" She quickly wiped her tears with her dirty sleeves and looked over intently.
When she saw Uncle Ling's familiar figure and face, Mrs. Ling burst into tears again: "Brother!"
This shout finally reached Uncle Ling's ears.
Uncle Ling followed the sound and looked over. When he saw the emaciated mother and son, his eyes were filled with heat. He raised his hands and said to the escorting officer: "Please do it for your convenience. Let's give my sister a ride!"
The escort officer received a thousand taels of silver notes, so he would not make things difficult: "I will give you a moment to burn incense. If you have anything important to say, please speak quickly."
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Not only did Uncle Ling come to see him off, but Mrs. Ling, who was still ill, also came with all her strength. Everyone in the Ling family also followed.
Old Mrs. Ling was helped out of the carriage tremblingly. The first time she saw Mr. Ling, she burst into tears. She cried so hard that she couldn't stop crying.
Mrs. Ling also cried heartbrokenly.
Lu Qian's eyes searched among the Ling family members who were seeing them off, and he soon found the familiar figure.
Ling Jingshu!
She's here too!
She is here to see him off on his last journey!
She is seventeen years old this year. All her youthfulness has faded away, and her face is in full bloom, like a peony in full bloom, her beauty is dazzling and moving.
Ah Shu! Lu Qian moved his lips and uttered two words silently.
Ling Jingshu's wonderful eyes looked over. There was no joy of having his wish fulfilled in his eyes, nor was there any sneer or ridicule, only calmness and indifference.
yes! For her, everything about the Lu family is in the past forever. They were no longer her nightmare. She could let go of everything and live a new life.
Ling Jingshu walked forward slowly and said to Lu Qian, "Cousin Qian, you have a long road ahead, so take care of yourself along the way."
Lu Qian thought he would never cry again. But after hearing this short sentence, tears welled up in his eyes: "Ah Shu... we can't help you."
His voice was low, a little broken and blurry. Except for Ling Jingshu, no one paid attention.
"It's all over." Ling Jingshu's face remained calm and indifferent, and her voice was soft and sweet: "Speaking of which, I still want to thank you."
Thank you for never revealing my secret to anyone.
Thank you, until this moment, even though I have been exiled outside the gate, I still have no resentment.
In the previous life, he was sorry for her. In this life, it was she who felt sorry for the innocent Lu Qian. (To be continued)