Starting in Exile: Transmigrated as the Crown Prince's Lucky Little Wife

Chapter 6: Someone Causes Trouble on the Way to Exile, Gu Liuli Protects the Crown Prince

Those blurry figures drifted around like ghosts.

"No, no, don't, don't come near me! Waaah... Help me...!" Zhao Hao shook his head desperately.

Just then, the shadows lingered even more fiercely, looking at Zhao Hao, who was pale as a frightened bird, and stood on the tree laughing heartily.

[Host, is this enough? If not, put the baby sea serpent down!]

Gu Liuli discovered that this system was even more ruthless than her, but she still loved it!

I looked up and realized it was getting late.

They knocked Zhao Hao unconscious, took him back, and left him on the ground.

As soon as Gu Liuli left, the skill expired. Xiao Jingchuan and An Er took a deep breath, and Xuan Huo was covered in sweat. From now on, they would rather offend the Crown Prince than offend the Crown Princess.

Xiao Jingchuan, on the other hand, became increasingly interested in his substitute bride, the Crown Princess, and kept wondering if Gu Liuli had been replaced... He then shook his head, realizing he was being delusional.

When Xuan Huo carried Xiao Jingchuan back to the original spot, everyone had already packed up and assumed he had gone to relieve himself, so they didn't pay any attention.

"Sir, Lord Zhao Hu has gone missing!" Suddenly, one of the soldiers rushed over to report, his eyes glancing at Gu Liuli intermittently.

It seems this soldier knew Zhao Hao's plan from last night.

"Ah...a ghost..." The voice rang out from afar, and everyone saw a disheveled man running out in a panic.

This time, everyone covered their noses in unison, because they smelled a foul and pungent stench.

Someone shouted, "Isn't that Lord Zhao Hao? Did he poop in his pants?"

The group looked toward a certain spot of his, and it was the soldiers who came to report that reacted and helped the person who had run over.

"Zhao Hao, this is the second time already! What exactly do you want? What kind of behavior is this, a dignified imperial guard acting like this!" Zhao Hu frowned, his tone filled with anger.

"There's a ghost, really!"

As Zhao Hao spoke, he looked at Gu Liuli and pointed at her with his finger: "This woman is very strange. Zhao Hu, you must kill her immediately!"

Gu Liuli stood there, smiling like a spring breeze, yet her expression was enigmatic, and her eyes gleamed with an unusual light.

"Sir, as the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear! Have you done too many bad things?"

Zhao Hu quickly suppressed the matter and ordered everyone to stop talking about it.

For the safety of the exiled personnel, the officers and soldiers took the official road today, which was relatively wide.

However, all the exiles except the children were wearing heavy shackles, making their steps as if they were being pulled by iron.

“It’s all Xiao Jingchuan’s fault. If it weren’t for him, how could hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died? Why didn’t he die then? Instead, he survived and became a paralyzed man, and in the end, he caused us to be exiled and suffer.”

The speaker was from a collateral branch of the Empress's maternal family; Mu Jian and Mu Yan were half-siblings.

Because they benefited greatly from the Empress's influence, they didn't separate their households, and now they deeply regret it.

Mu Chun and Liu Lan walked ahead of them, hearing their conversation clearly.

Mu Chun frowned slightly, displeased. She turned her head and said in a deep voice, "Shut up! Even though His Highness the Crown Prince is currently imprisoned, he has fought valiantly for the people. Your slander of him is nothing but self-humiliation."

The collateral branches, implicated, were all resentful. Mu Jian sneered and retorted, "Weren't hundreds of thousands of soldiers trapped deep in enemy territory because of his negligence? The soldiers all died, yet he's still alive—isn't that a fact?! Were we implicated and exiled because of him?!"

Mu Jian's son, Mu Zhaoqi, continued his sarcastic remarks, echoing his father's words.

"The Empress is imprisoned in the Cold Palace, and even her imperial seal has been taken away. In our opinion, we should sever all ties with a child like that!"

“No matter what, Xiao Jingchuan has been on the battlefield,” Gu Liuli said coldly, her gaze as sharp as a knife. “He fought for the country and made great contributions. Should we erase him from our memory just because of a momentary misunderstanding?”

Mu Jian and Mu Zhaoqi looked at Gu Liuli, who was filled with murderous intent, and felt a little scared. They could only retort in a low voice, "But the Empress's mother was stripped of her Phoenix Seal and thrown into the Cold Palace because of him!"

"Hmph! Do you really think I'm a fool? The Empress has been banished to the Cold Palace, Xiao Jingchuan has been exiled, and all your wealth and glory have vanished! Don't try to sound so high and mighty!"

As Xuan Huo steadily carried him, Xiao Jingchuan's body was tense, his fists clenched so tightly that his fingers turned white from the exertion.

His eyes were bloodshot like burning flames, and his heart was filled with anger and resentment.

He once thought he was capable of protecting those around him, but now even his elderly grandfather has been implicated because of him.

He really deserves to die!

Just then, a sharp, piercing female voice rang out from the crowd from a branch of the Mu family: "It's all that jinx's fault! She cursed her own mother to the cold palace, and then she harmed us, and even Uncle Mu and the others! If Brother Jingchuan hadn't married her, maybe we wouldn't have been exiled!"

The voice pierced through the noisy crowd like a sharp sword, striking directly at Gu Liuli's ears.

The loud, crisp sound of a slap drew everyone's attention.

Xiao Jingchuan and Xuan Huo, who were originally in a state of anger, were also taken aback by Gu Liuli's actions. Xiao Jingchuan felt even more that it would be more suitable for her to be his Crown Princess.

Zhao Hu, who was escorting the soldiers, did not stop the commotion. After all, the journey had been too boring, and watching a show would be nice.

Gu Liuli was dressed in prison clothes, but her aura was extremely powerful, like a strong person returning. No one present dared to say a word.

The woman was stunned by the slap, covering her cheek with her hand, her face full of disbelief!

The one who was beaten was Mu Xue, who always thought of herself as Xiao Jingchuan's cousin and looked down on many low-ranking officials' daughters.

Now, however, he was stunned into place by Gu Liuli's slap, and the expression on his face changed from shock to anger.

She couldn't believe that she would be so humiliated by a prisoner in front of everyone.

"You dare hit me!" Mu Xue gritted her teeth, her voice trembling, her eyes flashing with malice. Having lived a life of flattery since childhood, she had never suffered such an insult.

Just as he was about to turn around and find the eldest matriarch of the Mu family, he heard Gu Liuli say, "Do you need to pick a day to hit me?"

"Pfft!" Someone burst out laughing.

"Alright, hurry up and leave, or you'll be sleeping in the woods tonight. Don't make a sound!" Zhao Hu ordered sternly, and Mu Jiapang walked forward with a sense of sullen resentment.

At this time, there was a particularly conspicuous house in the palace, heavily guarded by soldiers, so that not even a mouse could get in.

The Empress sat by the window, looking haggard and melancholy. When she saw her maid, Xiaoyu, enter, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.

"Your Highness, please eat something! Otherwise, His Highness the Crown Prince will worry about you, as will your husband and wife,"