I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

"Are you the daughter of the Lin family?"

Madam Xiao closed the marriage certificate and frowned at Lin Yiran who suddenly came to her house late at night.

"My Xiao family is no longer the same as before. Others can't hide from us anymore. Have you thought it through?"

A cup of tea ago, she reluctantly pulled out the arrow from Xiao Yunzhan's leg, and prepared to carry him out to make a big fuss.

I didn't expect that he was alive.

Although his breath was still very weak, at least he was still alive.

At this time, the housekeeper was in the room with two servants treating Xiao Yunzhan's wounds.

She was just thinking whether she should find a little maid to entertain Xiao Yunzhan and maybe he would get completely well.

Unexpectedly, the daughter of the Lin family suddenly came with a marriage certificate.

The three sisters-in-law stood aside, looking at Lin Yiran with scrutiny.

They didn't understand what the Lin family meant.

According to the Lin family's nature of flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, shouldn't they draw a clear line with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion at this time? Why would they send their daughter here at this time?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

"of course."

Lin Yiran took out the letter of severance from her bosom and handed it to Old Madam Xiao.

"Old Madam, please see, the Lin Mansion has nothing to do with me anymore. I will be the one to fulfill the marriage arranged by the late emperor."

Old Madam Xiao took the letter of severance and her brows furrowed more and more as she read it.

When she looked up at Lin Yiran again, there was a hint of pity in her eyes.

This is also a poor child. Her biological mother died when she was just born, and she has been making a living under the nose of her stepmother. Although she is nominally the legitimate daughter of the Lin family, her life must not be easy.

Otherwise, the Lin family wouldn't have pushed Lin Yiran out as soon as something happened in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.

Old Madam Xiao waved at Lin Yiran.

Lin Yiran walked over with a confused look on her face.

Madam Xiao embraced Lin Yiran and patted her back gently.

"You are a good girl, but unfortunately --- my Xiao family is already in trouble, you should not suffer this unprovoked disaster."

"If you return to the Lin family, you may still have a chance to survive. I will write you a divorce letter on behalf of the Xiao family..."

"Madam, you absolutely cannot do that." Lin Yiran hurriedly stopped him. "A marriage granted by the late emperor cannot be divorced. You must not do anything unnecessary at this time and let the dog---er, the emperor use this to add more charges to the Xiao family."

Lin Yiran pulled the corners of her lips, gently left Madam Xiao's arms, and took a small breath.

In this ancient time when imperial power was supreme, she almost blurted out the words "dog emperor".

Don't scare the women and children in this room.

The second sister-in-law raised her eyebrows slightly, glanced at Lin Yiran with appreciation, and whispered,

"He is just a dog emperor, and a blind and incompetent ruler at that."

The eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law turned their heads to look at the second sister-in-law, their eyes full of approval.

If Yao had said this before, Old Madam Xiao would have scolded her, "Be careful with your mouth, as it can cause trouble."

But today was different from the past. Old Madam Xiao simply pretended not to hear anything.

After thinking for a moment, Madam Xiao looked at Lin Yiran solemnly.

"Since you care so much about the Xiao family, I have to make some things clear to you. The emperor will issue an order tomorrow to confiscate the property of the Xiao family and exile them. You can't imagine how difficult it will be to be exiled."

The Lin family hurriedly sent Lin Yiran to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion at this time, and they must have heard something.

But she was sure that no one in the Lin Mansion had told Lin Yiran that the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion would cease to exist tomorrow.

"If my sisters-in-law can bear it, I can, too."

Lin Yiran picked up the teacup on the table, stepped back, knelt down, and said respectfully,

"I have made up my mind. My daughter-in-law, Lin, invites mother to have tea."

Madam Xiao didn't expect Lin Yiran to be so determined. She was stunned for a moment, and her eyes turned red in an instant.

The women in her Xiao family are all good, none of them are cowards, and they have the style of a general in her Xiao family.

"Good good!"

Old Madam Xiao quickly stood up, took the teacup from Lin Yiran's hand, and took a sip of the tea that had already gone cold.

"I've wronged you."

Madam Xiao put down the teacup and helped Lin Yiran up with both hands.

I really feel sorry for Lin for not even having the wedding ceremony.

If everyone can survive in the future, she will definitely hold a grand wedding ceremony for Lin. Old Madam Xiao kept these words in her heart.

"We are all family, there is no grievance or injustice."

Lin Yiran took Madam Xiao's hand and stood up.

Madam Xiao patted Lin Yiran's hand, turned to her three daughters-in-law and said,

"Come over here and meet your four brothers and sisters."

"Fourth brother's wife, I am your sister-in-law, Wan Suyun."

"Sister-in-law."

"Fourth brother's wife, I am your second sister-in-law, Yao Wenhong."

"Second sister-in-law."

"Fourth brother's wife, I am your third sister-in-law, Zheng Yunyun."

"Third sister-in-law."

The four people looked at each other with tears in their eyes and held their hands tightly. Even if they had thousands of words in their hearts, it was difficult to express them at this moment.

Old Madam Xiao looked at her four beautiful daughters-in-law, feeling very sad, and a tear fell from the wrinkles at the corner of her eye.

She turned her head, raised her hand to wipe away the tear, and instructed Mrs. Zhang,

"Go and ask the kitchen to prepare all the ingredients so that the whole mansion can have a good meal."

These ingredients cannot be eaten or taken away, so eat as much as you can.

Mrs. Zhang responded and hurried out.

"Mother, we can't take anything with us during the confiscation of our property and exile, but we can't be without money on the road."

Lin Yiran let go of her sisters-in-law's hands and continued,

"But hiding the silver on us is useless. Someone will definitely search us tomorrow morning. Let's change into prison uniforms. If they are found out, it will only cause us more trouble."

Madam Xiao nodded, "What do you think?"

Of course she knew this, so she never asked anyone in the house to pack up. There was no need for that.

Lin Yiran took off her embroidered shoes and pulled out the insoles.

"I suggest that the sisters-in-law go back now and sew a silver note into the insoles of your shoes. Remember not to put too much. One is enough."

Seeing the confused looks from her sisters-in-law, Lin Yiran explained,

"If a banknote is sewn into the insole, it cannot be detected. However, if two banknotes are stacked together, there will be noise from the friction. If the banknote is too big to be folded, remember to put a layer of thin cotton cloth in the middle of the fold."

Madam Xiao thought for a moment and slapped the table.

"Just do as Lin said, and get busy."

The three sisters-in-law looked towards the bedroom at the same time. The housekeeper and the servant were treating Xiao Yunzhan's wounds inside. They didn't hear any sound for such a long time.

They couldn't help but worry.

Madam Xiao also looked towards the bedroom and took a deep breath.

"Go and get busy. If there's anything, the butler will come out and tell you."

No news is also good news, which means that Xiao Yunzhan is doing fine now.

Lin Yiran also followed suit and said,

"Sisters-in-law, go and get busy. Sewing the insoles will take a lot of time. I'm here, don't worry."

"Thank you, fourth brother and sister-in-law."

"Thanks for your hard work..."

"Thank you..."

The three sisters-in-law looked at Lin Yiran with gratitude and ran back to pack their things in small steps.

The silver bills had to be sewn by hand, and one had to be on guard against the servants to prevent spies from informing on the matter.

The Xiao family can no longer withstand any storm, so it is better to be cautious.

"Mother, let me help you go to the warm room to rest. You are the backbone of the Xiao family, you can't fall down."

Lin Yiran looked at Madam Xiao whose face had turned pale, went up to her, held her arm, and half-dragged and half-pulled her to the small bed in the warm room.

Madam Xiao is old, and after holding on for so long, she is indeed a little exhausted.

Thinking that there would be a tough battle to fight tomorrow morning, Madam Xiao forced herself to close her eyes.

Lin Yiran closed the door of the warm room, returned to the empty living room, and grinned.

Oh, she had a really good time acting this time.

She had no feelings for these people, but she put herself into the role and acted it out loud.

Thinking of Xiao Yunzhan who was still unconscious, Lin Yiran walked towards the bedroom.