Chapter 322: Bie Zhiyou escapes and is exposed

"Oh..." The other party nodded while weighing the silver ingot in his hand. "So you are in a hurry to go out of town to visit your relatives. Yes, that's right. Relatives are important! What about the car behind?"

Ji Mo quickly winked at Li Qifeng who was driving the car. Li Qifeng understood immediately and coughed lightly. Aunt Qiu who was sitting next to the car got the signal and couldn't help but look at Li Yaoguang and Yu Meixue who were sitting in the main seats. After receiving Li Yaoguang's soothing look, Aunt Qiu calmed herself down, reached out to open the car door, and instantly revealed everyone in the car.

Ji Mo hurriedly said, "Sir, the people in the carriage are my wife, her three younger siblings, her wet nurse, and the servants who serve her personally. They are not outsiders."

"Oh? A servant and a brother-in-law?"

Servants would be fine, as any family with a little power and money could afford them. Especially after the disaster in the North, population is the least valuable thing. Having only a few servants in this line of work is not many at all, but there are three of these young brothers and sisters... The captain couldn't help but look at Ji Mo.

"Brother, are these sisters-in-law from your wife's family or yours? If they are from your family, why did you bring your sisters-in-law with you when you went to visit Yue's family? And three of them? But if they are from your Yue's family, I don't think they look like your wife."

Ji Mo smiled embarrassedly.

"Don't be afraid of your laughter, sir. You can tell from my household registration that I am the only son. It's just that the times are not good these days, and my wife is soft-hearted. Some time ago, a tribe member came to seek refuge in distress, leaving behind these three children. My wife couldn't bear it for a moment, thinking that life at home was relatively good, so she temporarily took these children in to raise. Now, before we could even get settled in, something happened to my wife's family. There are no elders at home, and it's not good to leave the children alone, so I had no choice but to bring them along."

When the other party heard this and thought about this damn year, his heart softened and he looked at Ji Mo with admiration and sigh.

"You've had a hard time, and you're kind-hearted. Never mind. It's so cold, and the road is hard to walk on. Since you're in a hurry to visit a patient, hurry up and leave quickly. Don't waste time."

"Hey, thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir."

After getting his consent and returning the household registration and other items, he waved his hand and the soldiers blocking the center of the city gate put away their red tasseled spears and made way.

Ji Mo thanked him repeatedly, then took back the household registration and other items, mounted his horse swiftly, bowed to the other party and thanked him again, then led the mule cart behind him through the city gate at high speed, and the family was able to leave the city smoothly.

However, they didn't know that at this moment, a group of aggressive soldiers rushed to the closed courtyard.

bang bang bang bang bang...

"Open the door, open the door, the government office is here to serve, open the door quickly..."

bang bang bang bang bang...

At the same time, Li Yaoguang, Ji Mo and his party also arrived smoothly at Gu Qing's manor and met people.

Knowing that they were leaving, Gu Qing and the others were quite surprised. They knew that the imperial court was being unkind. Seeing that Shen Yue had occupied the old capital and could not be defeated, they could only settle for the second best and target the families of other soldiers, completely ignoring the bloodshed of these soldiers in the past. Gu Qing and the others cursed that the imperial court was doomed.

Everyone was angry, and Yanzhi even pulled Li Yaoguang and said, "There is no future for a court like this, otherwise we should follow you."

Gu Qing and others were interested, but Li Yaoguang was unwilling.

"Don't, Sister Yanzhi, Sister Gu, Sister, don't do this! I know you mean well, but I'm going to escape. I don't know where I'll end up. How can I be a burden to you?
You are now free, have no relatives in the north, and are not on the wanted list of the court. There is really no need for you to follow us and take risks. Isn't it better to live a stable life? Besides, Xinhai Pavilion is so big, you still have to take care of it. At least if someone wants to take it, you can watch over it and know who is the one who took it, so that you won't be able to find the person to take it back in the future, right?"

Li Yaoguang said this honestly. She didn't want Gu Qing and the others to flee with them again. This was not a forced escape. Now that they were living a peaceful life, why should she drag everyone down? Moreover, with so many people, they would be a bigger target and naturally more dangerous.

After much deliberation and Li Yaoguang's persuasion, Gu Qing and his group finally gave up. However, when they were leaving, their mule cart turned into a horse cart, and the three strong horses pulled the cart much faster than a BMW.

With the things and money that Gu Qing and the others had forced upon them, they set out again, and at first they were thinking of heading north.

After all, the North is now controlled by the Shen family army, and even the imperial court cannot interfere. If not, they would not be so crazy now. Moreover, as long as they arrive in the North, those who have been arrested will have relatives to turn to, and family reunion is the safest thing.

Li Yaoguang and Yu Meixue thought the same thing. After some discussion, the group headed north from the east side of the city.

The plan was good, but the imperial court was not stupid. Since they had made up their minds to take action, they would not let them escape easily even if they were to fall out.

Before they even reached the east side of the city, the soldiers who were sent to the Li family to arrest people broke down the gate that they had been unable to open for a long time.

When they found that the gate of the courtyard was locked from the inside and there was no one inside, the people who came to arrest people became panicked.

"Boss, what should we do? There's no one inside. I'm afraid they've all run away!"

The officer who was called the leader could not help but curse under his breath, "Damn it, this family is probably a dog's nose, right? The higher-ups have ordered that we must catch them. If they run away, you and I will be in trouble. Damn it! So, you take a few brothers and quickly notify the four city gates to guard them tightly and not let anyone out of the city. By the way, ask, has anyone gone out since the city gates were opened?"

"Yes, boss. What about you?"

"Me? Oh, of course I'll go back and report to my superiors that the man has escaped, and see if they'll issue a warrant to arrest him!"

According to the current intention of the superiors, if the person really runs out of the city, and they don't catch him before he crosses the river, and then leaks the secret and disrupts the superiors' plan, they will not be able to afford to chop off more than a hundred heads.

The man became anxious after he finished speaking, and hurriedly left the empty yard, cursing in his heart as he walked. Such a confidential operation, he didn't know which brain-chopping guy leaked the news, making him make a wasted trip and take the blame. If he knew who had harmed him, he would not let him off easily.

The emperor was afraid of death, and the court was even more afraid that Shen Yue would turn against them if he was forced into a corner. That was why they were eager to recruit soldiers and collect grain to enrich themselves, and to keep the families of these soldiers under control so that they could reason with the north and appeal to their emotions.

Knowing that someone had actually escaped, and that the person who escaped was the guy who had been commended by the emperor, voluntarily joined the northern army, and was personally canonized by the emperor, the emperor and everyone in the court looked unhappy.

The emperor, in particular, felt that his authority had been greatly challenged. If he couldn't kill Shen Yue, how could he not kill a mere woman, child, or ant?
He immediately issued an imperial decree to reprimand the Zhenwei Marquis's mansion, causing the Marquis to suffer a miserable fate. He also issued a death order that the family who had challenged his imperial authority must be captured, dead or alive.

The dignity of the emperor must not be challenged.

Because the emperor was furious, his subordinates were more efficient than ever before. When Li Yaoguang and his party bypassed the eastern outskirts of the city and approached the river in the north, they encountered a crisis even though they had clearly not taken the official road but only the small road.

The sun was already high in the sky at this time, and the faint, invisible, powerful early spring sun was just hanging obliquely overhead.