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Seeing Luo Lingwei drive away, Ye Feian immediately called for the tyrannical general.

"Send people to harass them along the way. Try to delay their contact with the people of Anhua Province." The high-ranking officer immediately left after receiving his order. Then, together with the others, he left for home.

He looked at the people who were tied up and escorted away, especially Xue Kaishan and the rest. He was secretly delighted that he had a chance to make a move now. As long as one casually searched these guys, they would be able to produce quite a few articles.

In this side chamber, as soon as Luo Lingwei had left, she discovered a relay station in front. The three of them left the carriage at the inn and exchanged some silver for three horses. They waited for the two to change into men's attire before heading back.

As for Luo Lingwei and the other two who were rushing along, they did not discover that there were people following them from behind at all.

On this side, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Xue Kaishan, and the rest were all being escorted to Bao Qin Manor. As Luo Lingxiao was about to leave, he noticed that the usually locked side door of the mansion was open. He was about to ask the servant girl why the door wasn't locked when he saw a group of guards escorting a dirty man with blood all over his face.

They passed through the side yard and arrived at a place where Luo Lingxiao was not allowed to get close to until now.

Luo Lingxiao was very curious about what Ye Feian was doing, but she did not ask. She and Ye Feian had been husband and wife for so many years, so they knew what to ask and what not to ask. She only wished that she could be like this, guarding him all day long and helping him do some trivial things.

Just as she was lost in thought, she saw Ye Feifan walk in, clad in armor.

"Chenqie greets Your Highness." When Luo Lingxiao saw Ye Fei-an, he respectfully bowed and greeted him with an indescribable elegance.

However, Ye Feian merely nodded his head. Angele handed the helmet to the servant beside him.

"Madam, where are you planning to go?" Ye Feian asked casually.

Luo Lingxiao was secretly delighted to hear that the other party was concerned about him.

"Reporting to Your Highness, chenqie is planning to go to the south of the city to see mother and accompany her mother to relieve her boredom." Luo Lingxiao answered.

Ye Feian nodded and said, "Okay, then go quickly. If you don't come back at night, then you can stay there and rest for the night."

Luo Lingxiao nodded his head and flew away with his maidservants.

Ever since Luo Lingwei's mother, Aunt Su, and Ye Feian had moved to Qingzhou a few years ago, Luo Lingxiao was afraid that his mother would not be used to missing her homeland, so he often chatted with her to relieve his boredom.

Although Aunt Shu was the mother of the princess consort, Luo Lingxiao, she could only lead a lonely and miserable life in the end. Almost all the previous servants had been dismissed by Aunt Su. She only left behind a few sturdy and capable maids to wait upon them.

After many turns and turns, in a small courtyard two blocks away from the prince's mansion, was Aunt Fu's current residence. Her current residence was not as grand as it used to be. It was just a small four-way courtyard.

The maidservant walked up and knocked on the door. A moment later, Old Wang, the steward of the General's Estate from before, came out to receive them.

"Yo, this old servant pays his respects to the Empress." Butler Wang quickly bowed.

"Alright, no need to be polite. Old Wang, where's my mother?" Luo Lingwei waved her hand.

"To reply Empress, the madame is feeding the fish in the backyard. This old servant will bring the Empress out right now." As Old Wang spoke, he gestured an invitation to Luo Lingxiao.

"No need, I'll go over myself. Go and do what you need to do." Luo Lingxiao waved his hand and walked to the backyard.

After all these years, this was not the first time Luo Lingxiao had been here, so she was very familiar with this place. She walked through the front yard and arrived at the back yard and saw her mother holding a small wooden bowl in her hand.

As for the colorful and beautiful fish in the pond, as the steamed bread fell to the ground, they too emerged from the water and rushed to snatch the food.

"Mother, your daughter has come to see you."

As Luo Lingxiao spoke, he straightened Aunt Shu's slightly messy sideburns.

Seeing that her daughter had arrived, Aunt Su was no longer in the mood to feed the fish. She scattered the remaining steamed buns in the wooden bowl into the pond. Then, she put down the bowl and stood up to look at her daughter with a smile.

Luo Lingxiao looked at his mother and discovered that her hair had grown a bit white. He could not help but to let out a sigh in his heart. The passage of time was urging the elderly.

"Mother, all these years, you've suffered greatly." For some reason, Luo Lingxiao actually said this to his mother.

For a moment, Aunt Su was stunned, but then she smiled.

"Silly child, as long as you are well, what suffering does mother have?"

After the mother and daughter had dinner together, the sky had already darkened. Luo Lingxiao had originally wanted to go home, but he suddenly thought of the words that he had said to himself before he left: "If you don't come back tonight, you might as well stay here for the night."

She knew that there were some things Ye Feian did not want her to know. He was disguised as telling her not to go home tonight. Since that was the case, he could just stay here.

In this side chamber, after Ye Feian had brought Zhang Long and the others back, he imprisoned them in his own private prison.

His private prison was built compared to the prison in the Ministry of Justice. From the outside, this was only a very ordinary study. However, a hidden door on the floor could be opened by the mechanism of a nearby candlestick. Going down through this secret door would be a deathtrap without any daylight.

This was Ye Feian's private cell. The torture instruments were in place inside the cell. Torches were burning fiercely, and the jumping light made the surroundings flicker and dim, causing people's hair to stand on end.

At this moment, Zhang Long and the others were among them. These dozen people were divided into three cells.

"Speak, who sent you here?"

Ye Feian held a teacup in his hand and looked coldly at the people in the cell.

When Zhang Long and the others saw this, no one said anything.

"It seems like you plan to take it head-on." Ye Feian sneered. As he spoke, he waved his hand and one of his attendants led some people to pull Zhang Long out of his cell and tie him to a torture pillar.

As the whip violently clashed with his body, Zhang Long was already bleeding profusely.

"Still unwilling to speak?" Ye Feian looked at Zhang Long.

Zhang Long only revealed a bitter smile. He knew what Endless Night wanted him to say. Ye Feian only wanted him to slander Ye Lianhe, so that he could find an excuse to provoke him.