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It was night, and when Ling Chaofeng came to see Xiaowan, she had already sewed the hat on his head for the better part of the day.

Ling Chaofeng was originally not afraid of the cold, but in order to make the Xiaowan happy, he put it on.

They snuggled up to each other and chatted for a while until Xiaowan fell asleep. Only then did he leave.

At that time, Ling Chaofeng had already forgotten that he was wearing a hat on his head, he flew back to the Announcement Hall, and after entering the stone statue, the hat was dropped outside, and he immediately used a technique to merge the hat with himself, not thinking too much.

However, what he did not know was that when he left Xiaowan's house, he was seen by a Palace Maid who was up all night in the courtyard.

Naturally, the Palace Maid couldn't see Ling Chaofeng, but she could see a hat flying out of his house all the way to the night sky.

The Palace Maid was extremely frightened, but she was also afraid that she was too dazed from sleep. After being on tenterhooks for a few days, the Senior Servant that brought them all up asked a few questions about the situation finally came to her senses.

This matter was not openly announced to the public. After all, the Xiaowan had a special identity, but the mama still reported it to the Emperor. On this day, the steward came to tell the Emperor that someone had seen a hat flying out of the Xiaowan's house.

Xiang Run looked at him suspiciously: "How can a few people believe what they see?"

The Head Supervisor added, "This servant doesn't believe it either, but this mama said that the young lady is honest and never lies. She also doesn't have any conflicts with the Xiaowan, so there's no need to frame him."

"I understand." Xiang Run questioned her on the surface, but he had actually already trusted her forty to fifty times in his heart. He instructed, "Over at the Empress's place, we will tell her not to say too much."

After the attendant left, Xiang Run pondered for a long time on his own.

He still remembered that at the beginning of the year, Xiaowan was said to be a monster and he didn't know if his Baisha County had returned to normal or if the burnt house had been restored to its former glory and peace.

At that time, what shocked the emperor the most was that many people saw that not a single trace of damage was done to the Ling Xiao Inn during the flood, and then, after a huge fire, there was not a single trace of anxiety in the inn.

All of these, the emperor knew, although it was not the reason why he wanted to kill Ling Chaofeng, but at the moment, the emperor thought that the one who created the bizarre scene was Ling Chaofeng, and now he felt that it might actually be the Xiaowan.

At that time, he thought that it was because the villagers did not dare to touch Ling Chaofeng that the weak Xiaowan was able to scold him.

Hearing that the Xiaowan was at the Culture Hall, and that the emperor was going to look for the empress to discuss these matters, they came together to take a look. When they arrived, the Xiaowan was lying prone on the carpet, teasing the Little Princess to crawl forward.

"No need for formalities." Xiang Run said, "Since you are here, the Empress and I have something to say. Carry the Princess to the Warm Pavilion for a while, don't make her pester the Empress."

The Xiaowan carefully carried the princess as she hastily walked past the emperor.

In Xiang Run's eyes, after the incident with Ling Chaofeng, the first time he saw the Xiaowan was during the Dragon Boat Festival. At that time, the young lady, who was dressed in plain clothes, stood out among the beautiful ladies of the noble family. Even though she treated people politely and obediently, her entire body revealed a sorrowful sadness and forced smile.

But at this moment, the person walking in front of the princess with a red face looked extremely lively and energetic. The joy that came from her heart was like a soul that had followed Ling Chaofeng and returned to her body, and she had truly come back to life.

"What is the Emperor looking at?" Seeing that the emperor was lost in thought following the direction of the Xiaowan, Siyan walked up and caressed her hand, exclaiming, "It's snowing, even the emperor doesn't know he's wearing a set of clothes.

"Siyan." However, Xiang Run had a serious face, "We have something to say to you."

However, no matter how soft the emperor's words were, if Ling Chaofeng didn't want to listen, he wouldn't listen. If he wanted to listen, no matter how cautious the emperor was, he wouldn't be able to escape his ears.

Naturally, Ling Chaofeng knew about the conversations of the Palace Maid nuns even earlier than the emperor. As expected, he and the Xiaowan could not stay together for long, even if the heavens did not come to cause trouble, the people on the ground would still be afraid.

Perhaps the next time someone secretly peeked outside the door, they would see the Xiaowan talking to herself in the room. They might not even be able to see him, and would even think that she could fly into the air and lie on the bed.

Ling Chaofeng was very contradictory. If he were to tell the Xiaowan, she would definitely be nervous and scared, but she did not do anything to hurt anyone else.

Seeing someone who was getting more and more spirited after their reunion, Ling Chaofeng was truly unwilling to let her suffer any more.

Xiaowan's request and wish had become as low as it could get. She was even willing to guard a stone statue for her entire life, but unfortunately, the people of the heaven and the earth couldn't tolerate her.

She came early in the morning to bid farewell to the Queen. Siyan looked at her with a complicated expression and said, "Return early, Princess and I will not leave you until now."

Xiaowan walked away with a smile on her face, completely unaware of the suspicion and wariness of others towards her.

When she left the palace, there were people who searched for her house. Ling Chaofeng could see everything clearly, but luckily he had already taken away all the things that the Xiaowan had prepared for him.

If not, although there was still an explanation for the special identity of the Xiaowan being able to find things used by men in the houses of Palace Maid, but for other Palace Maid s, if something like that happened, it would be a grave crime. On the other hand, it was possible to pin this crime on the Xiaowan.

Ling Chaofeng could understand the fear and reverence the mortals had towards the ghosts and gods, but if the Empress wanted to expel the Xiaowan, he could do it for countless of reasons.

If they were afraid, they also hoped that they would be able to kick Xiaowan out in the open. They definitely would not harm her, and not let her bear any unwarranted crimes.

The Xiaowan was completely unaware of this as she happily returned to Ershan's residence.

Today was Old Madem's birthday, so the old lady had already sent someone to invite Ershan. Although he had denied that he was a descendant of Bi Family in front of the emperor and officials, the old lady firmly believed that he was a part of the business. No matter what others said, she did not care.

Ershan originally did not want to go, but after meeting Bi Zhenye in the imperial court, he said that his grandmother was looking forward to this year's birthday and that she would finally have three grandsons and granddaughters by her side.

When he had gone missing, it was said that his grandmother had been seriously ill and had almost passed away. In her own words, she wouldn't be able to die until she found her grandson, so she had survived. Now that he heard it, Ershan who thought he had been abandoned was actually a lot of comfort.

Not long after Xiaowan arrived home, Ershan returned from the imperial court. He changed into a set of formal attire, and was about to take Lian Yi to the Bi’s Mansion to pay her respects.

"Since you can't leave the capital casually, then send someone to bring the Mrs. Meng over. I'll get my aunts and uncles to come over and settle the marriage quickly. What's wrong with you telling Lian Yi to follow you like this?" Xiaowan brought her son to see them to the door, and laughed, "We, Little Pei, don't know whether to call them aunt or aunt, right?"

Little Pei agreed and nodded, and said in a childish voice: "Second Uncle, I am confused."

Seeing that the mother and son pair were doing well, especially Xiaowan, whose face was glowing red, Ershan felt at ease. He promised her that he would settle the marriage as soon as possible, and set off with Lian Yi.

Inside the Bi’s Mansion, Old Madem had sent some trusted mama to wait outside the gates of the residence, but she didn't want her grandson to be troubled by his daughter-in-law's people. They welcomed Ershan and Lian Yi in enthusiastically.

The maidservants placed down red prayer mats and a pair of young people slowly prostrated themselves on the ground. They congratulated their grandma, Fu Ri Dong, for her better luck than Nan Shan, while the Old Madem flowed with tears, saying that she had not expected to live to this day.

He ordered some people to help the children up, then called Lian Yi over and asked her some questions about her family.

It was not a birthday party, so they did not invite many guests. They only invited a few close family members to eat together. In order to please the old lady, they all said that the industry looked like their late grandfather, causing their grandmother to burst into tears.

Mrs. Bi catered to the guests. Seeing that Ling Tian was sought after and doted upon by the Old Madem, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

When she heard Old Madem say that she needed to take out her body to arrange marriages for her children and meet Meng Lianyi's family, she looked at his own son, Zhenye. He was already 22 years old.

And today, there was another matter that caused everyone to be stupefied.

He remembered his mother's age, and was not in a position to take care of him in the past. Now that Zhenye had become an official in the imperial court, he could support his mother with his Bi’s Mansion. He was determined to give his a congratulatory gift this year, and that would be to retire and be filial in front of his from now on.

After he finished speaking, the dining hall went silent. There were several tables full of people, but no one dared to make a sound.

and Hanxi had already stood up. Ershan originally had some hesitation, but since Lian Yi had stood up, he had no choice but to follow suit.

Grand Councilor Counselor-in-chief Bi kowtowed to his mother and said, "Mother, from today onwards, your son will serve you with all his heart.

Seeing this, the Old Madem knew in his heart that his son had been abandoned by the Emperor, and felt sad for him. But he also felt that there was nothing wrong with it, could it be that he wanted the Emperor to come and make life difficult for his family for the sake of what happened over ten years ago?

"I know, I know, son. You are not young anymore, so take care of yourself. "What else do I want? I just want you guys to be happy." The Old Madem said this and personally helped his son up. After the Grand Councilor Counselor-in-chief Bi bowed, he left the birthday banquet and went to the palace to ask the Emperor for his leave.

Anyone with a discerning eye would know that this was an arrangement by the Emperor to give the Grand Councilor Counselor-in-chief Bi a stepping stone. During the Hall Competition that day, he took the ancient history of Bi’s Mansion as the test question without any hesitation, and the Grand Councilor Counselor-in-chief Bi's vitality had already run out.

After he left, the birthday banquet had slightly eased up the atmosphere. In order to cheer the old lady up, the crowd praised Ershan and praised him, leaving him and Hanxi even more cold on the side.

The Mrs. Bi suffered a heavy blow. Gritting her teeth in hatred, he clenched his fist tightly as he suddenly stood up and said to the servant girl beside his, "I'm going to the kitchen to make mother a soup."