Transmigrated into Substitute Bride ‘Fu Lang’

Chapter 47.1

TSBFL Chapter 47.1:

流放

[Exile]

“Exile?”

Hearing Gu Lang say this word, Chen Xing’s eyes for the first time appeared to be puzzled, he had heard of this term before in the TV drama, but in his perception those prisoners were escorted through, but these prisoners not far away were obviously escorted by prison wagons.

“What?” Gu Lang looked at the doubt in Chen Xing’s eyes and asked thoughtfully.

Listening to Gu Lang’s gentle voice, Chen Xing thought of the problem he had just struggled with, and immediately became a little embarrassed. He felt that his question was really somehow difficult to say, and would appear to be very ignorant and not well informed.

Unfortunately, Gu Lang looked at his appearance, just as if he had guessed what was on his mind, he continued in a low voice: ”Is there something so difficult that Xing Xing can’t open up to me? If that’s the case, then do you treat me so much like an outsider?”

Chen Xing heard Gu Lang say it like this, he immediately became anxious, looking at him as he hurriedly said: “I did not, I just think my question is too stupid.”

“I don’t mind you.” Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing’s anxious appearance, gently hooked up the corner of his lips. He said in a soft voice: “Who called you is Xing Xing na.”

Chen Xing smiled after he heard this and he became more and more embarrassed, under Gu Lang’s gaze, slowly said, “I am just a little curious, why are these prisoners sent to exile using these prison vans?”

Hearing Chen Xing’s words, Gu Lang gently laughed, raised his eyes to look at the group of people that was gradually walking away, and softly said, “As a matter of fact, they should all walk there, after all, that would be considered punishment. It’s just that being in exile is tough, and these people won’t necessarily be able to survive when they get there. Some county magistrates have compassion for these prisoners, so they will let these prison cars send them on a journey, and when they are out of the jurisdiction to the edge of the exile land, these prison cars will also come back.”

After listening to this, Chen Xing only felt that this rule was a bit strange, since he had compassion for these prisoners, why didn’t he just sentence them to lighter penalties so that they wouldn’t need to go into exile?

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing’s tangled face, as if he had guessed what he was thinking about, he looked at him and asked, “But you’re thinking about why they’re still treated so well even though they’ve been exiled?”

Being guessed by Gu Lang, Chen Xing immediately felt a little embarrassed, how Gu Lang always knew everything. Although he was shy, he was also very curious about the answer to this matter, so he looked at Gu Lang with a tangled face, waiting for his answer.

Gu Lang didn’t answer the question immediately, instead, he looked at Chen Xing and asked, “Do you know how the previous dynasty was in power?”

How could Chen Xing know about this, he had only been here for a short while, and he couldn’t even figure out things in the modern times, so how could he possibly figure out what happened in the previous dynasty. So, he honestly shook his head in front of Gu Lang, honestly expressing that he did not know about this matter.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing’s confused face, the arc of his lips gradually deepened, his eyes indistinctly looked at a short distance away, as if recalling memories from a long time ago, he slowly opened his mouth, “The emperor of the previous dynasty was the uncle of the current new emperor. The new emperor lost his father at a young age, so his uncle took the opportunity to take the position. Unfortunately, although the emperor grabbed the position, but did not take up the responsibility of his position, doing things according to preference, the court is even allowed to appoint party members (henchmen) for pro. Therefore, the situation of collusion between the top and the bottom, corrupt officials rampant, they are not with them, or even want to overthrow them, they will collude with each other to frame his whole family banished.”

When Chen Xing heard Gu Lang say this, a guess gradually emerged in his mind.

As expected, the next thing he heard was Gu Lang continue to say, “There were local parental official (a popular term for a county magistrate) who sympathized with them, but didn’t dare to blatantly help them, so they could only help them maintain their last dignity in this way, in the hope that they could have a better life afterwards. And this rule of sending them off in a prison wagon has been kept until now, only now it’s not so that they can live, it’s just to show off the benevolence and righteousness of the local parental officials.”