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Xiaowan smiled as she placed her heart firmly into her beloved man's chest.

She no longer had the courage to smash the county magistrate's head with the teapot. She no longer had the disdain and scorn of a bunch of crazy women. She weakly sat in the saddle and leaned into his arms.

As he was "alive," the wounds on his body began to hurt from the whipping. He couldn't stand the bumpiness of the horse and couldn't help but show a painful expression.

Ling Chaofeng felt sorry for her, so he made the horse walk slowly, and stopped to rest from time to time. Only after a long time did he arrive at the Li Prefecture.

This was the first time that the Xiaowan had left her Baisha County since she was born, and the Li Prefecture was indeed more prosperous and lively. Her clothes were all messed up by the whips, and now with Ling Chaofeng's clothes on, she walked on the horse with him, attracting attention wherever she went.

Xiaowan buried her face in her clothes and was very shy.

"Don't be afraid. From now on, you have to welcome all sorts of guests every day at the tavern. This is the so-called showing off your face." Ling Chaofeng said, "But why can't a woman speak openly in front of others like a man? Our inn doesn't have such a rule. "

The Xiaowan glanced at him, and then bravely revealed her head. Ling Chaofeng smiled and she smiled as well.

When the Prefect Liang heard about this, he was so angry that his beard almost flew out. That bastard took over his previous position, but had messed up his good Baisha County.

"Manager Ling, did you see the marriage between you and Miss Mu? As long as we can prove that you two were betrothed to someone, then that beast will not be as simple as robbing a commoner. " This time, he had to get rid of that bastard, and replace him with a reliable person to take over Baisha County.

Ling Chaofeng said: The matchmaker can testify to that, and the villagers can testify as well. The Mu family should have a hundred silver coins, and below it is the fire seal made in the capital.

Prefect Liang nodded his head: "Although all of these are useful, but if you have any marriage documents, it would be for the best.

Ling Chaofeng said: "I know who it was, who was unreliable and was unwilling to naturalize in the county magistrate court. He wanted to come before you in a few days time to naturalize in Li Prefecture, but unfortunately, there was a matter at hand in the capital. "However …"

Ling Chaofeng took out a jade hairpin that was carved into a lotus flower and said to the Prefect Liang, "This is a gift from the Empress. The Empress already knows that I will marry Mu Xiaowan."

The Prefect Liang's eyes lit up. He knew that the young empress and Ling Xiao Inn had an old friend.

Prefect Liang clapped his hands: "It's done, this is even more effective than an official document. Rest assured, I will definitely not take legal action against that beast that had barged into the residence. You guys did the right thing. If you guys were to come and find me in advance, that beast would be in charge of your business if you were to leave. "

Xiaowan had always been behind Ling Chaofeng, he protected his with one hand and now, she took the opportunity to place the hairpin on her head.

Her heart trembled, as if some sort of memory had appeared. It was as if someone had once attached a lotus flower to her hair.

However, this feeling only lasted for a short while. He didn't even have time to turn around and think about it.

What happened next, was that the Xiaowan was shocked that Ling Chaofeng actually knew the Queen!

They did not stay in the Li Prefecture for long, so they rented a carriage and asked the carriage driver to drive the carriage. Ling Chaofeng brought Xiaowan to sit in the carriage, allowing her to lie in her embrace.

Xiaowan took off the jade hairpin and touched it again and again, saying with regret: "The silver hairpin that Aunt gave me was probably dropped there. What a pity."

"Aunt will give you better." Ling Chaofeng said, "What's important is that you are fine now."

But these words were spoken without much confidence. Xiaowan's clothes had been torn to shreds, the skin underneath was exposed, and the lines of scars were extremely shocking. They had spent a great deal of effort to raise this young lady who was covered in wounds, and in an instant, it had changed into this state.

"Don't look …" The Xiaowan said weakly.

"Does it hurt?" Ling Chaofeng frowned, and said with hatred, "I really want to hack him into a thousand pieces."

Xiaowan shook her head: "Killing is against the law, shopkeeper, if it is because of me that you are implicated, I will suffer for the rest of my life."

Ling Chaofeng nodded: "I knew it, so I decided to endure. But the officer, and your stepmother, and the woman who sent you, they must pay the price. "

Along the way, Susu had long prepared a hot water ointment and waited for her. After bringing her to the house, she wiped her wounds with tears.

Susu said angrily: "What did I say? I told you not to go back, right? You refused to listen. You went back, but they had something to eat. In the end, you almost lost your life. "

Xiaowan said in a weak voice: "I will listen to you in the future."

"How do you think Uncle Biao and I should explain this to the shopkeeper?" Susu was angry, but most of it was heartache. She carefully applied the medicine on Xiaowan, scolding her and crying at the same time.

In her entire life, Xiaowan had never seen anyone shed tears for her. Knowing that she was being pained, she felt both guilty and happy.

Susu gently caressed her face and said: "Don't easily forgive those who have done evil deeds, and don't easily treat your enemies. We have already been worthy of the heavens for not doing evil deeds and not harming others. "What about tolerance and magnanimity? This is something that the heavens should do. Only by not forgiving will I be worthy of those who treat us well."

The Xiaowan listened attentively, and Susu continued, "When I first found out that my brother was hanged to death in the yamen, even though I knew that he died a violent death, my heart was at ease. From today onwards, no one will come to mess with me again. As for you, even if your stepmother is dead, you shouldn't send her to her death. As for whether or not your brother and sister eat food, your father gave birth to these two children. From today onwards, the children of the Madam Xu will be taught by their stepmother, and will be repaid. "

Xiaowan lowered her head. Susu cupped her face: "Have you remembered?"

Little Pei ran in from outside and said pitifully: "Aunt, don't scold Aunt."

Susu laughed: "When did I scold her? Ask away."

However, Little Pei ran over to the side of the bed and touched Xiaowan's hands, "I'll help Aunt massage, Aunt won't hurt anymore."

"Little Pei, Aunt really misses you." Xiaowan carried him to the bed and gently hugged him in her arms. Her tears couldn't help but fall and she really thought that she would never be able to come back.

"Aunt will not go anywhere else, unless she follows you." The Xiaowan choked with sobs, "I'm not leaving anymore."

Little Pei hugged his mother tightly as tears poured down his face like rain. He knew that his parents would definitely be able to survive this, and he knew that they wouldn't live it all again for nothing. Perhaps in the future, there would be even more obstacles. The path a mortal had to tread would be filled with obstacles. He would always protect his mother and accompany her throughout his entire life.

"Little Pei."

Ling Chaofeng's voice came from outside the door. He looked back and thought that his father must have blamed him for pestering his mother, so he obediently crawled out of the bed and ran out to stand respectfully in front of his father.

He firmly believed that the Xiaowan would treat Little Pei like her biological son and that Little Pei would be a filial son to her mother. There would be a day when she would pass away from this world, and she wouldn't have to worry about no one taking care of the Xiaowan.

Naturally, this was something that happened a long time ago. He had to live for a long time, and protect Xiaowan for the rest of his life.

"Daddy …" Little Pei sobbed.

"Father will pass Aunt to Little Pei to take care of." Ling Chaofeng squatted down and rubbed his son's face, "These few days, you can sleep here. After Grandma comes back, father and aunt will be married, and Little Pei will have a mother. From that time onwards, you will have to sleep on your own, do you remember?"

Little Pei nodded strongly: "I'll remember it."

Ling Chaofeng patted his butt, telling him to go back to his room. He then got up and looked at Xiaowan, who was sitting on her bed.

Ling Chaofeng did not choose to stay by Xiaowan's side. She had just suffered a humiliation, maybe his embrace could warm her up, but on the way back, she did not want to see her wounds. Ling Chaofeng was willing to wait, because he could not bear to scare Xiaowan.

"Rest well. Don't be afraid, I'm here." Ling Chaofeng smiled warmly. Seeing his son crawl into the Xiaowan's embrace, he was actually a little envious. He repeatedly reminded Little Pei not to be naughty and went downstairs.

After eating dinner, the sky quickly darkened, Xiaowan took a pill to calm her mind, then hugged Little Pei as she fell asleep.

After Little Pei waited for his mother to fall asleep, he gently lifted the corner of her clothes and saw a few sinister looking wounds on her abdomen.

His eyes reddened, and his tears dripped onto her wounds. Those sinister looking whip scars did not look like they changed, but they would not hurt again. Little Pei was afraid that the wounds would heal too quickly to scare his mother, but no matter what, he wanted to help her alleviate the pain.

"Mother, Father and I will protect you for the rest of your life." Little Pei said as he sneaked into the crook of Xiaowan's arm and slept with his mother.

In the capital, a thousand miles away, it was already clear that the matter of Madam Ling's small inheritance was being mixed with arsenic at the behest of the Mrs. Bi. More than ten years ago, when his original Mrs. Bi died, the mansion's servants had already been found by officials. Tomorrow, they would be interrogated, and under Ling Yu's request, the coffin would be opened to inspect his mother's bones to see if she had died from poison.

The night had gradually deepened, and the entire Bi’s Mansion was filled with a deathly aura. Inside and out of the main courtyard's sleeping quarters, there were female attendants guarding.

Hanxi looked at the entrance of the courtyard and she was already crying so much that she had to turn around and walk back. Seeing her brother coming back from the outside, he ran over and asked excitedly, "Brother, where have you been these past few days, brother … 'Mother is going to jail! Mother might even die! Bro … ' "What should we do?"