When they returned to the village, the prisoners all looked at the extremely luxurious carriage in shock.

  "Which big shot is this?"

  "Surely an affluent landowner from the town. Such a luxurious carriage must have cost at least ten taels of silver."

  Zhang also saw it. Looking at the direction the carriage was heading, she followed suspiciously.

  When the carriage stopped, she was shocked to see that the person getting out was Shang Ruoyi.

  She thought for a while and then rushed back home quickly.

  He Ning'an and He Jinghe were both sitting on the low couches, eating the leftover coarse - grain cakes from the morning. Since they had just arrived at the village, they would be provided with ten - day rations, one coarse - grain cake per person per day.

  Zhang trotted all the way home and said loudly, "Husband, Shang Ruoyi bought a huge carriage. I looked at it, and it's no worse than the ones in the capital. Where did she get so much silver? Could it be given by the old lady?"

  He Ning'an frowned and said, "Where would my mother have silver? The property confiscation was sudden. Where could she hide it?"

  "Why not? Maybe there are no gold and silver jewelry, but couldn't she have banknotes?"

  Hearing this, He Jinghe nodded and said, "Mother is right. I've always thought it was very strange. During the exile, Shang Ruoyi had a lot of silver. She's just a concubine - born daughter. How much silver could she have? Maybe it was all given by grandmother."

  "Even if it was given by your grandmother, so what? We've already been separated. Can we go and ask for it?"

  He Jinghe looked at the dry coarse - grain cake in his hand and felt a sense of imbalance. "Why can't we? Don't the third - uncle's family all freeload on grandmother?"

  Just then, many people outside were talking about something, and their voices were quite loud.

  Before long, Zhang came in again. This time, her face was indescribably ugly. With a dark face, she said in a deep voice, "Go and have a look! Another big cart of things has been delivered, all to the east end of the village. I saw there were chickens, ducks, pork, and so on."

  Hearing this, He Jinghe threw the coarse - grain cake in his hand. "I must go and ask grandmother for an explanation today. Why are we being treated so differently!"

  With that, he strode outside.

  The exiled prisoners all gathered at the gate of the He family's house, watching the continuous stream of food and daily necessities being delivered to the He family, and they were all extremely envious.

  "Meat! It's actually meat!"

  "And quilts and cotton - padded clothes."

  "Alas, as expected of the Dingguo Prince's Mansion! Even in exile, they can live so comfortably. Unlike us."

  "Exactly. How much silver must these things cost?"

  "Don't even think about it. Don't forget the martial arts skills of the heir and his wife. A stone could directly pierce through a wolf's head. Our heads don't seem to be as hard as a wolf king's!"

  Everyone still remembered this scene vividly, and it was still extremely shocking when mentioned now.

  "Look at the servants of the Dingguo Prince's Mansion. They can even eat meat. Remember the second - branch that was separated? Oh, I saw them going to get the coarse - grain cakes this morning. Tsk tsk tsk, they're living worse than the servants."

  "Some masters, even in exile, are still masters. Some masters, in exile, are not even as good as servants."

  He Jinghe heard these words and couldn't help but burn with anger.

  He wished he could rush up and beat those two people up. But the two people who said these words were burly and far beyond what he could match. When he was in the capital, he was addicted to women all day long, and his body had long been drained.

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  He turned his gaze to the He family, his eyes full of gloom.

  He pushed through the crowd and walked towards the He family.

  The two people who had just spoken looked at each other. As expected, He Jinghe was really brainless. They just casually provoked him a bit, and he couldn't bear it anymore.

  He Jinghe walked into the courtyard and saw the food piled up everywhere. He couldn't help but be filled with anger.

  His family had to be frugal when eating coarse - grain cakes in the shabby house, while Shang Ruoyi and the others were doing so well. Not only did they buy so much meat, but they didn't even share a piece with them. How stingy! Did they still consider them as a family?

  Just then, Zhang also followed. Looking at so many things, she quickly walked in and put on a smile. "Eldest sister - in - law."

  When Qin saw her coming, her face darkened. "What are you here for?" Qin hadn't forgotten Zhang's previous attitude.

  "Eldest sister - in - law, look, you have so much food here. Can you share some with us?" She rubbed her stomach and looked pitiful. "We haven't eaten yet and are starving."

  Qin pulled her arm out of Zhang's hand and said coldly, "What does your hunger have to do with me? I didn't snatch your coarse - grain cakes."

  Zhang's face froze. She thought to herself that Qin wasn't as easy to manipulate as before.

  "How can one swallow those coarse - grain cakes?" Zhang frowned and said in a low voice. "Well, consider these as something we're borrowing from your family. We'll definitely pay it back in the future."

  Just as Qin was thinking about how to refuse, Shang Ruoyi's voice came. "Can't swallow them? I saw that you ate them quite deliciously during the exile!"

  When Zhang saw it was Shang Ruoyi, she knew she probably wouldn't be able to get any food today.

  "Besides, you say you're borrowing from us now. But when will you pay it back? How will you pay it back? With silver or food? And how will the interest be calculated?"

  As soon as Shang Ruoyi finished speaking, He Jinghe said, "You won't even give away such a small amount of things? And you still want interest? We're a family. Moreover, these things were bought with grandmother's silver. Our family should have a share!"

  Lin from the third - branch walked out and sneered. "When we separated and lived apart, we had already divided the family property. Why are you still coveting your grandmother's things now?"

  "Humph, Third - aunt, you still have the nerve to talk about me. What about you? Aren't you also freeloading here with grandmother's silver?" He Jinghe sneered. "You still have the nerve to talk about me."

  Lin's face darkened. "Speak with evidence. When did we freeload here? We all contributed our own possessions."

  "Please leave. The He family doesn't welcome you."

  "You!" He Jinghe looked at Shang Ruoyi and laughed mockingly. "I really don't know when this concubine - born daughter like you became the one to decide in the He family. I want to see grandmother! I want to see grandmother! Maybe grandmother has been bewitched by you, a vulgar concubine - born daughter."

  Just then, He Jinghe suddenly let out a painful cry. The next second, a bloodstain appeared on his left cheek, and blood flowed down his cheek.

  He Jingheng was sitting by the door, holding a leaf in his hand. Looking at the ground beside He Jinghe's feet, there was a leaf of the same kind.

  People were suddenly shocked. A leaf had cut his face?

  "Who are you calling vulgar?" He Jingheng's deep voice carried a strong sense of oppression. "It seems that you need to relearn your manners."