My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

In the upper room of the inn, the lights flickered.

Qin Junyi sat on the soft couch, his face pale, and his resolute expression showed a little weakness.

Su Yunwan sat next to him, with a smile in her eyes: she pretended to be someone who tolerated the pain.

Wu Shaohan stood quietly beside his master. When he saw Su Yunwan's teasing, a light flashed in his eyes.

Mrs. Qin sat on the chair opposite him, and the other Qin family members stood in order.

"Leave the matter of purchasing tomorrow to the old slave."

Qian Rong held up a list with his purchasing plan in both hands and took the initiative to pick up the errand.

Qin Junyi nodded, then looked at Su Yunwan, "Wanwan, thank you for your hard work before. I'll leave the purchasing to Uncle Qian in the future."

Su Yunwan nodded and told Qian Rong: "Buy a wheelchair to make it easier for Ziyuan to walk."

"Yes." Qian Rong said.

After observing over the past few days, he, who knew countless people, had already figured out Su Yunwan's connection, thus overturning his previous worries.

Regardless of her origins and status, she does have true feelings for the young master.

Su Yunwan added: "I also want to go out and buy some useful things."

Qin Junyi had a premonition, so he said: "Let Shiyi follow you."

"Need not."

"No!"

Su Yunwan and Qian Rong's words rang out at the same time.

Qin Junyi's face darkened and his eyes were sharp: "Uncle Qian, just do your duty."

"But young master, now that we are on official territory, the less we have to defend ourselves, the more danger we will face." Uncle Qian said urgently despite the pressure.

"I know it well, no need to say more." Qin Junyi said coldly.

Seeing that he insisted on doing this, Qian Rong turned his attention to Su Yunwan: "Young Madam, if you need anything, just ask, I will definitely buy it for you."

No, you can't buy that many.

Natural and man-made disasters are just around the corner, so you have to use your financial resources to hoard as much supplies as possible.

Su Yunwan said: "Zi Yuan, I don't need to be followed by guards, I will come back as soon as possible."

Qian Rong saw that the young master was still worried. He was in a high position and forgot about his sense of proportion. "Young madam, you don't believe me?"

"Presumptuous!" Qin Junyi's eyes were like swords, looking directly at Qian Rong, "Do you still remember what I said last time?"

Qian Rong was filled with panic. He knelt down with a sudden "thud" and begged for mercy bitterly: "I dare not forget that I offended the young lady, and I will let the young master punish me."

His idea belongs to the current mainstream: women should be virtuous and virtuous, and stay at home to care for their husbands and raise children.

There was no way before, but now that he and the shadow guards have many people, why does the young lady need to show her face again?

However, the young master has sternly warned him to respect the young lady, but his behavior just now went against the grain and was indeed wrong.

Qin Junyi was about to order punishment when the old lady interjected, "Brother Yi, what Qian Rong said makes sense. Now we must concentrate on protecting you to avoid falling into the emperor's way. He only contradicted Wanwan out of impatience."

Loyal servants are rare, so the old lady hurriedly interceded for him.

However, kindness does not govern soldiers. Qin Junyi has always been strict in his governance, with clear rewards and punishments, and he is only tolerant to his family members.

Seeing that her eldest grandson's attitude did not change, the old lady said to Su Yunwan again: "Wanwan, Qian Rong is just too worried about Brother Yi's safety. Please forgive me."

"Grandma, you don't have to ask Wanwan..." Qin Junyi wanted to stop the old lady, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Su Yunwan grabbed her wrist.

Su Yunwan glanced at the kneeling man coldly: "I don't care, but I have something that I don't understand. Can a servant of the Qin family directly refute the master's words in the name of his master's good?"

She had long known that Qian Rong was a loyal servant of the Qin family and was quite capable.

But he didn't know whether it was because of his old age and his meritorious service or something else, but he vaguely showed the attitude of an elder.

Qin Junyi has two elders, the old lady and the Pei family, and a servant. No matter how hardworking and loyal he is, he is just a servant.

Qian Rong's face turned red and purple, he rubbed his neck and said, "I'm an old slave who committed the crime. I am willing to accept the punishment according to the family rules."

"Twenty lashes, execute on the spot, call all the shadow guards on standby to come and watch the execution." Qin Junyi said the order that the old lady interrupted just now.

"Yes!" Wu Shaohan took the order and left.

Qin Junyi had already given the order, and the old lady did not continue to plead for mercy.

On the one hand, she wanted to maintain the dignity of her eldest grandson. On the other hand, Qian Rong bluntly refuted the eldest grandson as the head of the family. According to family rules, he should indeed be punished!

The old lady stood up and led the women behind the screen.

Su Yunwan finally stood up, walked around the screen, and soon felt several rays of fear or fear falling on her.

She turned a blind eye and stood in a corner with an indifferent expression, as if the whipping that was about to be carried out had nothing to do with her.

While several people were silent, there was a knock on the door. Wu Shaohan walked in with a long whip in his hand and led the shadow guards who were not on duty.

The shadow guards dressed in black knelt down and saluted, then stepped aside.

Wu Shao said sternly: "Uncle Qian, please take off your clothes."

Kneeling hard, Qian Rong untied his belt and took off his shirt, revealing his lean body.

As a servant of the Qin family and a confidant of the old prince, Qian Rong's martial arts is not top-notch, but he is also well trained.

According to the rules, Qian Rong sealed his acupuncture points to relieve his internal strength, then took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and prepared himself for the whipping.

Wu Shaohan stepped forward and raised his long whip, and a frightening sound of whipping sounded in the room.

One whip, two whips, three whips...

The whistling sound of the whip fell on Qian Rong's back, leaving bloody traces in just the blink of an eye.

Wu Shaohan controlled his strength, only injuring the flesh and not the inside, using pain as a lesson.

The burning pain rushed from his back to his brain. Qian Rong felt like tongues of fire swept across his back, and his painful moans were suppressed for only a few breaths before bursting out.

The sound of heavy whipping and suppressed moans echoed in the house, filling the small guest room with the smell of blood and frightening the people behind the screen.

After twenty lashes, Qian Rong's back was covered with whip marks, and no good piece of meat could be seen, and he himself almost fainted.

"Old slave...remember the teachings." Qian Rong knelt down with difficulty and spoke out.

Qin Junyi waved his hand: "I hope so, take him with you."

After the shadow guards saluted, they helped Qian Rong and exited the house.

Wu Shaohan handed the whip to someone, turned around and opened the window to let the smell of blood dissipate faster.

Su Yunwan took the lead to walk out of the screen and saw the bodies of the father and son of Sifang and Qin Junxian who were watching the execution with their own eyes. Their bodies were tense and their faces turned pale.

She calmly walked to Qin Junyi and sat down, and when she saw the female family members who came out later, she didn't show any mercy.

Qin Ruolan had never seen such a fierce side of her eldest brother. She shrank beside Pei like a frightened bird.

Mrs. Pei was also very afraid. Qian Rong was severely punished for being slightly disrespectful to Mrs. Su. And she frequently turned against the Su family. If Brother Yi pursues him...

No, as his mother, he would not treat himself like this, absolutely not!

Thinking of this, Ms. Pei straightened her back and patted her daughter Qin Ruolan's hand, silently comforting her.

And because of this idea, when Qin Junyi asked about purchasing needs, she made an excessive request.