Chapter 416 Exile 1

Luan Luping was beheaded and shown to the public. The rest of the Lu family was lucky enough to survive and were exiled outside the pass.

That morning, all the Lu family members were released from the Tianlao. The Ministry of Justice had limited manpower, and it was really difficult to escort so many people to the pass. So they simply borrowed a lot of manpower from the Ministry of War.

After being locked up for so long without seeing the sun, the Lu family, men and women, old and young, were very excited to be released from the Tianlao. Thinking that they would be escorted to the bitter cold land outside the pass from today, and would never be able to return to their hometown in this life, they were overwhelmed with grief again, and many of them cried.

"No more noise!" The escort officer who escorted the Lu family was impatient and shouted with a cold face: "If anyone doesn't want to leave, this official will fulfill his wish and send him back to the Tianlao."

These two short sentences immediately shut everyone up.

Although being exiled was unbearable, it was much better than being locked up in the Tianlao all day.

Everyone was taken to the prison car in groups.

Ling and Lu Qian were in the same prison car.

"Ah Qian!" Ling hugged Lu Qian tightly, tears blurred her eyes, crying and laughing: "My son, I finally see you. I thought that we would never see each other again in this life."

Treason is a serious crime, and it would not be a big deal if the emperor executed the entire Lu family. Everyone would only praise the emperor for his wisdom.

Ling often comforted herself in the prison that her family would do their best to save her, but she did not hold much hope in her heart. She never expected that the emperor would show extra mercy and only kill Lu An and Lu Ping. The rest of the Lu family members were saved.

Her husband died just like that, and Ling was of course sad, but fortunately she had been mentally prepared and was not too sad. It was a pleasant surprise to reunite with Lu Qian and his mother at this time.

"From now on, it will be just the two of us, mother and son, who will depend on each other." Ling was immersed in the ecstasy of her son's safety, and spoke incoherently: "A Qian, it's great that you are alive. I really didn't expect that we could be reunited..."

Lu Qian looked wooden and stiff, letting Ling hold him and cry bitterly.

Living like this is actually worse than dying.

Why did he live again?

In his previous life, he was infatuated with Ling Jingshu, but he never thought that he would harm her for her whole life. After she died, he didn't want to live alone, and finally found a chance to follow her.

Then, when he opened his eyes again, it was a brand new life.

He went to Dingzhou with excitement and joy, and saw the young and beautiful Ling Jingshu. He thought that this time, he could finally love her well 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, her husband Lu Hong in her previous life, and she also hated him.

He wanted to get closer to her, but it backfired. Watching the two of them go further and further away.

She finally got her revenge. She must be very happy at this moment!

She is going to get married, and it is the Queen who personally arranged the marriage. Wei Yan's family background and character are outstanding, enough to match her. She will have a good life in the future, and he will no longer have to worry about her.

Thinking of this, he has nothing to let go. Accompanying his mother to endure the hardships outside the pass is to atone for the sins of the previous life!

...

Two hours later, the prison car left the city gate.

Ling cried for two hours, her throat was hoarse, and she could hardly speak. Most of the panic and fear of so many days were vented, and her emotions finally calmed down a little.

It was not until this moment that Ling realized that something was wrong with Lu Qian: "A Qian, what's wrong with you? Why haven't you spoken all this time?"

Lu Qian was already thin, and after sitting in the prison for so long, he was even more haggard and thin. His expression was numb and stiff, and he looked like a fool.

Ling was shocked and started crying again.

Lu Qian turned a deaf ear to him.

A prisoner carriage 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 silver note into the escort officer's hand.

The middle-aged man's face was a little blurry from a distance.

Lu Qian's eyes gradually focused, his expression changed, and he suddenly opened his mouth: "Mom, it's my uncle!"

Ling was crying so hard that she couldn't hear clearly for a while.

Lu Qian repeated again: "My uncle is here to see us off."

Ling's slow brain finally reacted: "Your uncle... Is it my brother who is here?" She quickly wiped her tears with her dirty sleeves and looked over.

When she saw the familiar figure and face of Uncle Ling, Ling burst into tears again: "Brother!"

This shout finally reached Uncle Ling's ears.

Uncle Ling looked over following the sound, and when he saw the emaciated mother and son of the Ling family, his eyes warmed. He bowed to the escort officer and said, "Please give us a favor. We will take my sister off!"

The escort officer received a thousand taels of silver notes, so he would not make things difficult for him: "I will give you one stick of incense. If you have anything important to say, please speak quickly."

...

Not only Uncle Ling came to see him off, but also the sick old lady Ling came with all her might. Everyone in the Ling family also came.

Old lady Ling was helped down the carriage, trembling. When she saw Ling, she burst into tears and kept calling her "my son" and couldn't stop crying.

Ling also cried heartbreakingly.

Lu Qian searched among the Ling family members who were seeing him off, and soon found the familiar figure.

Ling Jingshu!

She's here too!

She must be here to see him off for the last time!

She is seventeen years old this year, and has lost all her immaturity. Her face is extremely beautiful, like a blooming peony, dazzling and moving.

Ah Shu! Lu Qian moved his lips and silently uttered two words.

Ling Jingshu's pair of beautiful eyes looked over. There was no joy of fulfillment in her eyes, nor was there any sneer or mockery, only calmness and indifference.

Yes! For her, everything in the Lu family has become a thing of the past forever. They are no longer her nightmare. She can let go of everything and live a brand new life.

Ling Jingshu slowly walked up and said to Lu Qian: "Cousin Qian, the future is long, take care of yourself."

Lu Qian thought he would never cry again. But when he heard this short sentence, tears welled up in his eyes: "A Shu... We are sorry for you."

His voice was very low, a little broken and blurred. No one except Ling Jingshu noticed.

"It's all over." Ling Jingshu's face was still calm and indifferent, and her voice was soft and pleasant: "Speaking of which, I should thank you."

Thank you for never revealing my secret to anyone.

Thank you for not complaining even until this moment, even though you were exiled.

In the previous life, he was the one who let her down. In this life, it was she who let the innocent Lu Qian down.