Because of Qiao Lan's status as the queen, the entire Duan family received preferential treatment. Not only were they not tortured, but they were also given good food, drink and sleep.
The children did not feel the seriousness of this matter for the time being and just pretended that they had moved to another place to live.
The rest of the Duan family, like Qiao Lan, felt that Duan Mingqing and Duan Mingchen were not cheating on exams and could sleep peacefully.
Only Qiao Lan couldn't sleep while lying on the bed...
She lay down for a while and poked at the system, "I remember, when you issued the first mission, you told me that the dynasty changed and the people were in dire straits?"
[This is such a host, this is the main plot! 】
"Is this dynasty going to change? Are the troubled times not over yet?" Qiao Lan's heart suddenly beat a few beats faster!
[The system will not provide any explanation for the specific content, and the host is asked to understand it on his own!] 1818's electronic sound sounded.
"Hey! No explanation yet!" Qiao Lan sighed helplessly.
As soon as Cheng Yao mentioned fraud, Qiao Lan thought about a lot of things. The case of fraud in the examination room was considered minor, but it was just some officials who were greedy for money and did not abide by the law.
On a larger scale, it was a matter of the dynasty's ideology. When their family left the capital, some people dared to commit murder in the capital. Although Qiao Lan didn't know who the rebels were in the south, as soon as the new emperor came to the throne, he betrayed the issue.
, Qiao Lan couldn't help but think more.
History was a key subject when Qiao Lan was in school. For this reason, she read the summary of test points in the exercise book.
History is like a wheel. Even if it rolls forward, it can only make the same rut. The scene and internal and external factors when the dynasty declined are nothing more than those.
Civil strife and fraud are all put together, but the most deadly problem is famine!
Qiao Lan didn't know much about things in the north, but she knew a little about things in the south. In the two years when their family first started farming, the south was full of disasters, and the harvests in many places were not good.
Even if the recipes for fertilizing fields and pesticides were later spread, the harvested yield per mu was only trying to maintain the original yield and did not increase much.
After much thought, Qiao Lan still had the same idea in her mind!
Is this troubled world not over yet?
Once he had such an idea, Qiao Lan inevitably found some supporting evidence.
In addition to what she knows now, there is also the main line of dynasty change mentioned at the beginning of the system! The emperor has been changed, but the dynasty has not been changed yet!
Qiao Lan just checked with the system!
[Please rest assured, host, no matter what happens, 1818 will protect the host’s safety!]
The system opened its mouth to appease Qiao Lan, but it had little effect.
She is not an individual, she is a whole!
If the troubled times really hadn't started yet, would she still take her family to the capital? If something really happened, the capital might be even more chaotic!
Why don't you go to the south and find a remote place to make a living? Just farm whatever you want so that the family can eat and drink.
I just hid in the south, fearing that I would not be able to take the course on strengthening the country.
After being so entangled for a while, Qiao Lan figured out that there was no point in hiding.
No matter what the future of the world will be like, even if she can be self-sufficient, food is piling up like a mountain, but she has no ability to protect it. It is just a big piece of fat! She has to think of some way so that her family can protect themselves.
Just thinking about it like this, until he was exposed more deeply, the sleepiness in Qiao Lan's mind defeated the worry, and his eyelids gradually became unable to hold up.
Regardless of whether it's troubled times or not, we still have to go to the capital. It would be good for our family to go to the capital to buy some strong bodyguards.
Even if the world is not in chaos, the family will have more to rely on.
The next morning, the family had breakfast, packed their bags and set off on the road with the county government's prison car.
The Duan family's carriage followed the county magistrate's carriage in front, followed by two prison carriages lined up behind, with seven or eight people imprisoned inside.
This year, five candidates were elected in Lantian County. In addition to the three candidates in the prison car, there were also some wealthy businessmen who had close personal relationships with them. They were all arrested and taken to Tongzhou.
Wealthy businessmen are easy to identify because they don't wear brocade, but mostly wear the best fabrics.
As for the remaining three people, Qiao Lan looked at the frightened young man with a pale face and estimated that this person should be the grandson of the Du family.
What happens to the Du family has nothing to do with her.
Qiao Lan only looked at it once before getting in the car and never looked there again.
The motorcade never stopped throughout the day, and finally arrived in Tongzhou before sunset.
Cheng Yao checked the identities with the guards guarding the city, and then sent all the people in this car to the prison in Tongzhou Prefecture. Although Duan Mingqing and others did not need to live in the prison, they were taken there for questioning.
Before they parted ways, Cheng Yao stood in front of the carriage and said, "Don't worry, Madam, I will help take care of the two young masters."
"We are here in Laocheng County." Qiao Lan bowed.
Cheng Yao told Qiao Lan before setting off that this matter would have to wait until the imperial envoy from the capital came to investigate, so it was not a problem that could be solved in four or five days. It could be as little as a month and as much as three or four months.
There is a special place in the government office for people like Duan Mingqing who have not yet been finalized and have status. They will not be sent directly to prison, and they will eat and drink for free.
Duan Mingqing and the two of them had food and accommodation included, so Qiao Lan didn't need to worry about it, but the big family couldn't live in the inn for three or four months! Even if they had money, it would be inconvenient, and the people in the inn were so cluttered.
After sending away his two sons, Qiao Lan could only call Mo Qiming to him and ask him to take Duan Mingjing to find an inn to rest before going to find a house tomorrow.
Mo Qiming readily agreed.
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Tongzhou is more prosperous than Lantian County, and there are more rental yards.
Before going out, Mo Qiming asked Qiao Lan for his opinion, whether to find a better yard or a simple and spacious one that could accommodate people.
Qiao Lan thought about it for a while. She had no income in recent days, so naturally she would save money if she could.
"Find a cleaner yard. It doesn't have to be too big, just big enough to fit in." Qiao Lan ordered.
Mo Qiming agreed, and at night he communicated with his master's people in Tongzhou and asked them to help him find a house.
Early the next morning, Mo Qiming received the roster. He walked around with the roster for half a day before returning to the inn.
He introduced Qiao Lan in detail to the yard he saw on the roster.
Most of the yards found according to Qiao Lan's request are in the west of the city.
The west of the city is clean and less populated, with more courtyards. As for why it is the west of the city, Mo Qiming explained to Qiao Lan.
In the early years when there were floods in the south, Tongzhou was flooded several times. The low-lying area in the west of the city was always flooded. Households that could afford it were moved out, and those that could be sold were sold, while those that could not be rented out.
Therefore, there are many empty yards there, and the prices are relatively cheap. There is little rain in winter, so naturally they will not be flooded, but such yards have some flaws.
"Old Madam, I asked the dental shop. There are several houses like this in the west of the city. Madam, would you like to go over and take a look and pick one you like?" Mo Qiming asked.
If you are going to live in the yard for a few months, you still need to take a look.
"Then let's go and have a look!" Qiao Lan agreed.
This time when Qiao Lan went out to do errands, she didn't take anyone with her.
The children at home seemed to have realized something after Duan Mingqing and his wife were taken away yesterday. They all became quieter and stopped making noises about going out to play.
Qiao Lan was worried about the women and children in the family, so she didn't take Duan Mingjing out.
If something goes wrong, and there are Coach Mo's daughter and Sun Ping, Qiao Lan doesn't count on Duan Mingjing. Even if Duan Mingjing is of no use, he can definitely be used as a decoration.