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The local yamen office had no authority to kill. They did not dare to easily kill anyone. Beating people was usually limited to twenty boards a day. Once the score was finished, they would not easily be beaten to death.

Constable Li was a member of the yamen, yet he still informed Ling Chaofeng like this. It could be seen that Ershan had been lynched, outsiders might not know, but in this case, there was no telling whether he would live or die.

Ling Chaofeng cupped his fists: "Recently, I have been causing trouble for Brother Li. After I settle this issue, I will apologize to Brother Li, and then treat you to a drink."

Constable Li sighed, "No need for the wine, the county magistrate has also ordered me to pass on a message. Manager Ling, the new king has ascended to the throne, one day, the new emperor has ascended to the throne. Although the inn has many contacts with the noble officials in the capital, no one knows how it will turn out, so I hope that you can be more cautious. "

"Thank you very much." Ling Chaofeng's expression was solemn, the Constable Li was not joking around, he ran out hurriedly and stuffed a big bag of salted duck eggs, telling him to bring them back for the children to eat.

Xiaowan turned around and rushed upstairs, wanting to prepare some clothes for her husband to wear, but Ling Chaofeng was acting leisurely. He even asked Uncle Biao to prepare breakfast, and anxiously shouted: "Hurry up and change clothes, come over here."

But Xiang Li also ignored her, only Aunt Zhang waved her hand, telling her not to worry.

After waiting for an hour, Xiaowan tiptoed to pass a belt for Hubby s windbreaker. Ling Chaofeng intentionally said, "I still do not have a knee guard on."

Xiaowan said, "It's not cold today."

Ling Chaofeng was annoyed and amused. "So Ershan is more important than me?"

Xiaowan was actually extremely anxious. "Constable Li has said that if you go too late, Ershan will be beaten to death."

After finally sending Hubby out the door, Xiaowan finally remembered her warning and shouted loudly, "Hubby, be careful on the way!"

After Ling Chaofeng left, the Xiaowan heaved a sigh of relief. He then heard the Aunt Zhang say from behind, "He was not killed at the yamen, he was afraid that he would be crippled by the shopkeeper even if he returns."

Xiaowan looked at her aunt in shock. "Hubby, he …"

Aunt Zhang said: "Didn't I tell you before, the shopkeeper taught Ershan very strictly. Although Ershan is not the adopted son of Old Madem, he treats Ershan as his own little brother. Ershan did not like to dance with swords and spears, so the shopkeeper did not force him. He liked to read and write, so he invited the best private school teacher for him. "Say, what do you think of this matter? If the Prefect is angered, he will have the qualification to take the Academy Entrance Examination into his hands, which will bring about a lot of trouble."

The Xiaowan asked, "What will happen then? Can you still take the Elementary Scholar examination? "

The Aunt Zhang calculated and said, "The Academy Competition has happened three years and two times. This time, it won't happen for long until next summer, but the homecoming examination only happens once every three years. If we miss this August's homecoming examination, we will have to wait for another three years.

If he couldn't pass the examinations, then three years would be three years. In the blink of an eye, ten years would have passed. No wonder the old Elementary Scholar was able to pass the examinations for the rest of his life. Just thinking about it, Xiaowan felt that it was really hard.

The Aunt Zhang sighed, "If we can make it in time for this year, then at least we'll benefit from three years of rewards, no? The shopkeeper naturally wouldn't let him slip away so easily, but he still had to go through a lot of connections. We didn't have anything to do with the Prefect, so if we do get involved, we might get into trouble in the future. Not to mention the shopkeeper being angry, even I am angry. How could this child not understand? "

Xiaowan said softly: "Didn't Aunt say that he had a heart of a mortal?"

Uncle Biao came out with Xiaowan's breakfast. A large bowl of hot, knobbly soup was in front of him, and as he called for supper, he laughed and said: "Young people are full of vigor.

Aunt Zhang stared at him: "I didn't learn from you well."

Uncle Biao extended his arm to hug her as he said with eyes full of love, "The ability to marry a wife naturally has to be learnt from me."

Aunt Zhang blushed and scolded softly, "The child is watching us, we have no skin and no face."

Seeing that his uncle and aunt were loving each other, the Xiaowan laughed heartily. Being urged by the Aunt Zhang to eat when it was still hot, his cheeks bulged out as he spoke indistinctly: "Ershan married his wife. Is he still staying in the shop?

Aunt Zhang laughed: "Silly girl, if he became an official, he would naturally have his own residence. If he is not in the capital, he might not be with us.

Xiaowan was startled: "We are going to split up?"

Aunt Zhang replied, "Of course."

The Xiaowan had long treated Ershan as her family's older brother. However, she suddenly said that they would inevitably be separated far in the future, and couldn't help feeling a little melancholy. It seemed that the relatives that she had lived for seventeen years were finally going to part.

After breakfast, Xiao Wan cleaned up the inn diligently, and brought a few cups of water to passersby. When it was almost noon, a carriage arrived with a fragrant aroma.

Yue Huaiyin and Susu were sitting in the carriage, they stopped and greeted the Xiaowan through the window, and Susu laughed: "Evening, are you waiting for us?"

Xiaowan waved her hand and said a few perfunctory words. The so-called family was ugly and could not be made public, young lady understood this very well.

Yue Huaiyin was as gentle and demure as ever, the horse carriage left not long after, but when they returned with the goods, Ling Chaofeng had also returned with the horse carriage.

Ershan was carried out of the carriage by Uncle Biao. Not only was he beaten up, his face was also ugly, there was a wound on his forehead and his mouth was swollen like a mountain. Just looking at him made Xiaowan feel so much heartache that her eyes were full of tears.

However, Ling Chaofeng was filled with anger, he did not pity him in the slightest and even berated the Xiaowan: "What are you feeling bad about, it hit you?"

Xiaowan felt that Ling Chaofeng was too heartless, she didn't want to bother with him for a while, so she followed him to take care of Ershan and forgot about him.

Outside, Yue Huaiyin got off the car and asked kindly: "Manager Ling, what's going on? How did you get beaten up like that?"

"Causing trouble outside, you are still young and inexperienced, please tell Miss Yue to be worried." Ling Chaofeng was very polite, he did not kick anyone out and instead invited them in, "Miss Yue, come take a seat at the shop and drink some tea to warm your body."

Yue Huaiyin was sensible and quickly said: "You guys are busy right now, how can I cause any more trouble, I'm leaving now. Manager Ling, we are all on the same side, if there's anything I can help you with, please do not hold back. "

Ling Chaofeng thanked him and watched Yue Huaiyin leave. A moment of anger appeared on his face once again, he walked towards the backyard, only to see Xiaowan blocking his way and chuckling at him.

"Hubby." The Xiaowan's voice was soft and gentle as she grabbed onto Ling Chaofeng's sleeves and said, "Are you thirsty, hungry and hungry? I'll make you some food.

His fingers tightly gripped his sleeves, obviously wanting to stop from going to see Ershan. Ling Chaofeng said coldly: "I'm going to teach Ershan, don't interfere, do you want to teach me?"

Xiaowan wanted to say "I'll teach", but if she said it, it would be her turn to be taught a lesson.

Seeing her husband, who was covered in cold air, heading towards Ershan's room, Xiaowan held her right hand, thinking to herself, she wanted Ling Chaofeng to go upstairs and rest, she must not hit anyone.

He thought that Ling Chaofeng would immediately turn around and return, but he entered the door in the blink of an eye, followed by Uncle Biao and Aunt Zhang being chased out. Xiaowan raised her right hand and looked again.

The sounds of whipping came out, causing Xiaowan's heart to jump. Fortunately, they did not hit for long, so after a few moments, the whole room was quiet. Aunt Zhang spoke faintly: "Did you get stunned by the whipping, or did you kill yourself?"

Xiaowan was scared half to death. Aunt Zhang immediately laughed: "Silly girl, shopkeeper knows her place. Ershan deserves a beating."

"Aunt, how severe is Ershan's injury?" Xiaowan did not follow him in and asked worriedly, "Does our shop have any ointment?"

Aunt Zhang said: "I remember that there is one in the warehouse. I didn't finish buying it for Susu previously, but I need to find it."

The two of them headed towards the storage room. There were a variety of things piled up here, and it would take a while for them to turn everything over and over again, causing Xiaowan to recall that her wish to Ling Chaofeng to fail, thus she had an idea. She raised her right hand, and when she opened her eyes, the two bottles of pills were in his hands.

"Aunt, I found it." Xiaowan was very happy, the Jade Ring was not bad.

When he came back with the ointment, Ling Chaofeng had coincidentally come out of Ershan's room. When he saw them, he slipped away with Xiaowan, saying that it was inconvenient for a young man like Ershan to stay by his side.

Returning back to the house, Xiaowan held onto her clothes as she watched Ling Chaofeng change his clothes. She was lost in thought as to why her wish did not work.

After such a long time, Xiaowan had gradually understood the magic of Jade Ring, and she had to clench her fist when making her wish. Her wish had to be clear, if she were to think about all sorts of things at the same time, Jade Ring would not be able to hear it, but she definitely did not make a mistake just now, how could she not hear it?

"What are you thinking?" After Ling Chaofeng was dressed neatly, he took the clothes in her hands and hung them on the shelves, and asked snappily: What are you doing in a daze?

"It's not like I made a mistake, so don't get angry at me." The Xiaowan was getting more and more "courageous".

Ling Chaofeng sighed softly. "If you had made a mistake, it would have been fine. What mistake could you have made, but that brat …"

Seeing that her husband was truly angry, Xiaowan did not dare to cause trouble and gently said, "Calm down, things can always be resolved, right?"

Unexpectedly, Ling Chaofeng said coldly: "We should not have let them take away Miss Meng back then."

Xiaowan thought she misheard, and immediately asked: "Why do you say that, could it be that Miss Meng is not good?"

Ling Chaofeng nodded his head: "After returning, Miss Meng suffered from repeated illness, and now he is on the verge of death. Last night, Ershan wanted to steal the person out, he is to blame for not being able to learn martial arts before. Prefect Meng was furious. If he did not still care about the inn, he would have killed himself with a stick. He did not save his own life, and almost compensating himself for it, you stupid brat. "

Although her husband was strict with his words and showed concern for Ershan, Xiaowan was at ease, but when she thought of how Miss Meng was on the verge of death, her heart ached. However, in order to test if the Jade Ring was still alive, she used up today's opportunity. She hoped that no matter what, Miss Meng would help her survive until tonight.

When Yue Huaiyin saw this kind of thing happening in an inn, sshe couldn't help but be curious about it. After returning to the Baisha Town, he inquired a lot, and heard that it was related to the Prefecture Overseer's daughter who had committed suicide a while ago.

"It seems like something that the Ling Xiao Inn would do." Yue Huaiyin said to Little Cui who had sent the news, "They always save the dying and help the wounded to show their loyalty to the hero."

However, Little Cui said, "This servant heard that the little brother in the inn is a scholar. In the second month, he is going to participate in the Regional Academy's examinations and take the Elementary Scholar examination."

Yue Huaiyin was amazed: "Then it really is a crouching tiger hiding dragon."

Little Cui said: "They said that since the Lord Prefect was unhappy, crippling his qualification to consult was just a waste of effort. "This little brother is not that light, he does not have the ability to learn from others. If he provokes the Prefect, his future will be ruined."

However, it just so happened that he had the right to decide whether or not children were qualified to participate in the Academy Competition. There were even people who took advantage of the situation to accept bribes, and that was only because of those people who were able to pass all the trials in their journey, no matter how much thought they put into it, or how much luck they had, they were destined to be extraordinary.

Miss, do you want to help Manager Ling? After following his for a long time, although they did not know where Yue Huaiyin truly came from, but she was extremely popular in the government, so everyone knew what he was up to. There was a reason behind why they were able to open the rouge shop within the Baisha Town. On the day they came, magistrate had personally paid them a visit in secret.

Yue Huaiyin thought for a while: "We'll see. You go and find Susu first, I have some orders."

Ling Chaofeng did not come out of the house. When the Xiaowan brought the food over, he only saw Hubby standing by the window with his hands behind his back. When she left just now, he was already standing there, did he not move at all?

"Don't catch a cold while you're standing." Seeing him turn around, he continued, "Ershan has already fallen asleep. Uncle Biao said that he has not injured any bones, and will recover after a few days."

Ling Chaofeng indifferently nodded his head, seeing the dishes on the table, he asked: "Have you eaten yet?"

Xiaowan said, "In the morning, after you left home, I had a big bowl of broth and held on."

Ling Chaofeng asked: "Are you feeling bad?"

Xiaowan shook her head: "It's not bad."

She threw herself at her husband, wrapped her arms around his waist, and lifted her eyes to put his face in her eyes. "Don't be angry," she said bitterly.

Ling Chaofeng became a bit more gentle: "You're so obedient, so considerate, and every time I see you, I feel so at ease in my heart. Why can't I help you?"

"Really?" Xiaowan gently touched his chest, "I'll let you go smoothly."

Ling Chaofeng kissed her lightly on the forehead: "It's good to be late."

The Xiaowan calmed down a little, and pulled the husband along to see him eat the rice. Ling Chaofeng did not have much appetite, he calculated in his heart, how to deal with the Prefect Meng, that was really an old cunning fox, detestable.

Xiaowan said in a kind tone, "Hubby, wait for Ershan to recover, don't hit him again. He's a young lad, yet he's beaten up at such a young age. He can't even show his face."

However, Ling Chaofeng said: "Prefect Meng threatened me to abolish Ershan's qualification to participate in the Academy Competition."

Xiaowan was instantly angered: Threatening you, what is he threatening you with?