On the day Zhao Yiran was beheaded, Wei Shichu himself brought Zhichun out to watch him commit suicide. As for why he didn't bring Zhao Lue with him? This is of course because Zhao Yiran, a scumbag father, is unworthy, so he deserves to be reviled by thousands of people and die apart from his relatives.
"Madam, I never expected that this day would happen..." Zhichun looked at Zhao Yiran who was kneeling on the execution ground and said, "In the past, we could bully anyone in the Zhao Mansion, and our lives were not as good as those of ordinary people. But Zhao Yiran The people in the government are aloof and have never looked down upon us, but now, each of them has become a prisoner, dying and exiled, but we can be safe... This fate is really capricious. I am really glad that it was us. The young master has been adopted..."
Wei Shichu nodded, agreed very much, and said, "Yes, who would have thought that our current situation with them would be reversed? No, they are not as good as us before."
The master and servant lamented the uncertainty of fate, and saw Zhao Yiran's head being chopped off with their own eyes.
Well now, Zhao Yiran, the source of the tragic fate of the original owner and Zhao Lue, is dead, and more than half of the great revenge has been avenged.
As for the other half? On the day when the rest of the Zhao family were exiled, Wei Shichu specially took Zhao Lue to see them off at the city gate.
"Mom, why are we here?" Zhao Lue asked with doubts in his eyes. When he was in the Zhao Mansion, he didn't want to get acquainted with other Zhao family members. He was young at that time, and now he was adopted to the Fifth Grandpa as his great-grandson Kuai Yi. It's been years, so he has no impression of the people in the Zhao family and doesn't remember them at all.
"A group of prisoners are going to be exiled to other places. Let's come and take a look and join in the fun." Wei Shichu said to him with a smile, "By the way, I want you to see the consequences of not being a good official. Either you will be beheaded or you will be killed." Being exiled will make your whole family suffer. You will take the imperial examinations and be an official in the future, but you must remember the misery of these people now and warn yourself not to repeat their mistakes in the future, you know? ?”
Zhao Lue had already begun to enlighten. He heard from his teacher that the ideal of a scholar in life is to be an official and make decisions for the people. So when he heard Wei Shichu's words, he put on a face that was still full of childishness and said to Wei Shichu seriously: " Mom, I remember, I will never become a bad official in the future and let you be implicated."
"Okay, then I'll watch." Wei Shichu believed that with his own education, Zhao Lue would definitely not become a bad official who did evil.
Mrs. Chen was being escorted by the officials lifelessly, like a zombie. She had been so devastated by the bad news these days that she couldn't even pay attention to her two sons.
Fortunately, her mother-in-law was not too ruthless and asked her servants to bring her some money and food. She also asked her to live well with her two sons. After a few years, maybe the world would be amnesty and they would be able to come back.
The burden was taken over by Chen's eldest son. During this period of time in prison, he had already experienced the ups and downs of human relationships. He knew that a moment of anger could not fill his stomach, nor could it alleviate his physical and mental pain, so he was very aware of current affairs. He would not ask why his grandfather's family sent them only one servant, nor would he be so proud that he did not want the money and food sent by the servant.
"Thank you grandpa and uncle for me." Chen's eldest son also said to the servants. When the servants saw this, they recalled his high-spirited and arrogant appearance when he was the eldest son of the Zhao family and couldn't help but sigh. Take a breath and look, when the nobles are reduced to the quagmire, they can see their former humble servants and talk to them in a friendly manner.
"That's easy to say. I just wish the eldest son a safe journey." The servant replied.
Soon it was time to part ways, and the guards drove the prisoners on the road with a vicious voice. After walking for a while, Mrs. Chen suddenly looked back as if she had regained consciousness.
Originally, she just wanted to see if her mother-in-law was really so heartless. She only had a servant to see them off. She also had some expectations, thinking that maybe her parents, brothers and sisters had come secretly, but they just didn't dare to talk to her openly...
However, she looked again and again, but she didn't see her familiar face.
No, there are still some! When Mrs. Chen saw that familiar face, her pupils shrank sharply and she blurted out: "Mr. Wei! Mrs. Wei is there!"
After she finished speaking, she became furious again and said through gritted teeth: "This bitch still dares to come to see us?!"
As soon as she said these words, it was like a drop of water falling into a pan of oil, and it exploded instantly. The people of the Zhao family were shocked and incredulous: "Mr. Wei? The concubine who was divorced by the second master?"
"Her son was adopted, so he doesn't need to be exiled now..."
"Why is she and her son so lucky? Why are we so unlucky?"
"Do you think she knew that the second master was going to be unlucky and designed her and her son to leave?"
"What? She actually knew in advance?"
"No!! She is also a member of the Zhao family! Sir, please arrest that woman and her son and exile them as well. She is Zhao Yiran's concubine!"
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The Zhao family, full of unwillingness and resentment, wanted to drag Wei Shichu and her son into the water even if they died. They were obviously much nobler than Wei Shichu and her son before, but now they have become despicable exiles. How can they tolerate their situation being worse than before? Are you worse than the people you step on?
But it was a pity that no matter how unwilling or resentful they were, it was useless. The guards only thought they were noisy, so they whipped each of them fiercely a few times, cursing and saying: "Why are you noisy? You have so much energy and waste of saliva, why not go faster!" If you make any more noise, I’ll beat you to death!”
The brothers and sisters who were once half-brothers to Zhao Lue turned around and looked at Zhao Lue, who was held in Wei Shichu's arms and looked pretty, and said something to his mother's neck affectionately. Mixed flavors, regret, anger, unwillingness, resentment...
However, it was useless no matter what they thought, it was already too late, and they had long regretted the missed opportunity to be adopted.
However, when they go through all kinds of hardships to the place of exile and suffer from hunger and cold, they will regret it even more, and they will regret it every time they think about it...
After the Zhao Mansion was overthrown, the revenge of the original owner and Zhao Lue had been avenged. All those who had bullied the original owner, mother and son, would live in more pain than the original mother and son.
After taking revenge, Wei Shichu devoted himself to cultivating Zhao Lue. Zhao Lue was a smart boy. In his life, he had a mother who cared about him, the fifth prince and his wife who loved him as their own grandchildren, and a learned gentleman who taught him wholeheartedly. With great expectations, he grew up to be a young man with profound knowledge and bright future. He was already listed on the gold medal list before he even reached the crown, and successfully entered the official career with a bright future.
When Zhao Lue got married and had a son, the fifth prince and his wife died with smiles on their faces, and Wei Shichu also lived a happy old age.
(End of chapter)
