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The Third Lady and the tavern were old friends. I heard that Ling Chaofeng's wife accidentally killed the deceased and personally came down to Baisha County to settle the case. The Prefect Liang had personally promoted the new Zhixian County, so it was naturally easy to negotiate with them.

After interrogating the people involved, he found out that the inn was already bustling with activity a few days ago, and was looking for a place to use a wet nurse for the Third Lady. The people who were watching at the dock all said that the woman had sneakily arrived by the river with the child in her arms. When the Xiaowan arrived, he begged her loudly to return the child.

What happened afterwards, although Xiaowan did intend to snatch the child back, she definitely did not push Third Lady into the river on purpose.

On that day, Feng Dushui was in a rush. If it was a normal calm day, even if the Third Lady fell into the water, she might not have died. She had chosen to steal the child that day, as if she had chosen her own life as well.

The Prefect Liang said: "The Daqi rules follow the ancient laws, there are words about pardons, gold as a redemption punishment, all referred to as the wise man, there were mistakes, and unfortunately you have been caught."

In this way, Xiaowan should have been sentenced to five years of imprisonment, but now they were sentenced to ransom. Uncle Biao and Aunt Zhang came to the yamen with a hundred taels of gold and redeemed their children.

When Xiaowan walked out of the yamen, she was pierced in the eyes by the sun's rays. The prison was a place without daylight, in just a few days, it was impossible for people to adapt to the outside world.

Just as they were about to get on the carriage, they heard the sound of horse hooves approaching them from afar. Xiaowan could immediately recognize that it was her husband, and saw Ling Chaofeng riding his horse through the streets.

"Hubby …" Xiaowan shouted.

When Ling Chaofeng heard his wife's voice, he immediately tightened his reins and turned. Sure enough, he saw a family standing at the entrance of the yamen.

"Hubby." Xiaowan ran over and Ling Chaofeng jumped down from the horse. He did not know what had happened, but he had to carry his wife fully.

Ling Chaofeng smelled a strange scent from Xiaowan's body. His brows trembled, as if he had realized something, and Xiaowan had also suddenly pushed him away. Tears hung on his face as he said, "Hubby, I … I'm too smelly …"

Ling Chaofeng hugged her: "Nothing. "What happened late at night?"

There were more and more commoners watching by the side. Aunt Zhang stepped forward and said: "This young one has suffered, let's return home first and talk about this later."

Inside the tavern, Little Pei stood in front of the door and looked around. He knew that his father should be home by now, but he never expected that they would really be together.

Once Xiaowan got off the carriage, she carried his son in his arms. Little Pei sobbed, "Mother, I'm so obedient. I take care of my brother and sister everyday, I don't have the time to study or write anymore."

went forward to comfort him. After he hugged his son, he saw Da Qing coming out with a brazier, telling Xiaowan to cross the brazier to get rid of the bad luck.

After that, he took a bath and changed his clothes. Then, he threw his clothes into the brazier to burn them all.

Susu and Aunt Zhang came downstairs with Little Fei and Little Qi in their arms. The two children seemed to recognize their mother and cried the moment they saw Xiaowan.

It was just that after staying in the prison for a few days, although she was not troubled nor was she abused, the dungeon was still the prison. Her current milk supply was not as abundant as it was before the incident.

She gulped down the fish soup and chicken soup, stuffing her greasy pig's feet into her stomach. She was eating very hard, wanting to return to her former state and be able to feed her child.

No one would have thought that Ling Chaofeng, a weak girl, would be able to cause so much trouble for the tavern.

Unexpectedly, he had been too careless. A mother who had lost her child, how could she act like a normal person?

The Uncle Biao called Ling Chaofeng to the back, he smoked and said: "I have seen everything that happened that day, and now that I think about it, I am still trembling with fear. If I am like that, I cannot wait, and furthermore, I stayed in the prison for a few days. "Don't look at her immediately having the spirit to take care of his child. That is the natural instinct of a mother. If you care more about her, ask her if he has any problems that he can't understand."

Ling Chaofeng repeatedly said yes, the more he asked about the details of Uncle Biao, the more he felt sorry for his wife. But Xiaowan was so brave and calm, he had a whole new level of respect for her.

In the bedroom on the third floor, Xiaowan had coaxed the two children to sleep. Little Pei followed behind her closely, whispering that he had not done his homework for the past few days. He was unable to finish the homework his father had given him just as he was about to leave.

As Little Pei had previously been unable to finish the homework that Ling Chaofeng had left behind, this time, the father and son pair had decided. If they still could not finish it, then they would just come back with a meal.

Xiaowan held onto her precious flesh and blood, touched his butt, and gently said: "Mother will be with you to do your homework in a while, wouldn't it be fine if we just added it?"

Ling Chaofeng watched from the door and quietly retreated. He would first let the Xiaowan and the children stay together and wait for the children to sleep before he accompanied the Xiaowan.

In just a whole day, Xiaowan had never left her three children. She had always known that Little Pei really admired his younger brother and sister for being able to drink milk.

The time that she had to give Little Pei was limited. However, Xiaowan had asked Aunt Zhang to bring food up today, so she ate a mouthful herself, fed his son a mouthful, and made the little guy happy.

Finally, it was night and Little Pei was sleeping by his side. The two of them had not been crying since then, and the room was completely quiet. After Ling Chaofeng had finished washing up, he quietly walked to the bedside and said in a soft voice, "Carry Little Pei over there.

"If you wake up, I think he will come over in a while. You go to sleep first, don't wait for me." Ling Chaofeng promised softly as he carefully carried his son. Little Pei wiggled for a bit before falling asleep on his father's shoulder again.

Xiaowan said that the dungeon was cold and damp. Today, when she was bathing, she added a lot of ginger juice into the water, making her sweat profusely.

The room was filled with the fragrance of babies' milk and the scent of their clothes. It was sweet and peaceful, making people feel safe.

However, Xiaowan couldn't forget the unpleasant smell in the dungeon, nor could she forget the moans and wails of the other prisoners. Third Lady's body was washed far away by the Baisha River.

Tears rolled down from the corner of his eyes. Xiaowan was depressed, she had killed someone.

In the dim light, Ling Chaofeng saw that Xiaowan had tears on her face. He bent down to kiss her eyes, Xiaowan's body trembled, he stared blankly at his husband, and then Ling Chaofeng bent down to kiss her, following his ear and neck.

Xiaowan had completely fused her consciousness into her desire. In that instant, her mind went completely blank, as if she could start over again just like that.

She laid softly in her husband's embrace, feeling his heart beating and the warmth from his body. She sincerely said, "Husband's body is warm, so comfortable."

Ling Chaofeng caressed her back and said gently: "It's late, everything is over."

Xiaowan made a sound of acknowledgement, then began to sob softly, afraid that her children would wake up. She didn't dare to cry loudly, but in the end, all she did was cry merrily in Master's embrace.

The next morning, it was like the last thunderstorm of the year, gathering enough strength to pour down and smash into the ground with a crackling sound, making it difficult for one to move an inch.

However, the yamen's people wearing straw hats and straw coats came over. They stood in front of the door with their bodies drenched and said in a gentle tone, "I was unable to find the origin of the Third Lady. Do you have any leads? However, what the county magistrate means is that it will be too late when her family arrives. If you are willing, can you manage the affairs behind her back?

Ling Chaofeng did not discuss it with the Xiaowan and had agreed. After the rain stopped in the afternoon, he and the Uncle Biao would head to the yamen to receive the Third Lady.

In the morning of the next day, after taking care of her behind her back, he invited a few masters to help her transcend her cultivation. After cremation, he would scatter the ashes into his Baisha River.

When they drove the carriage past their own tavern, they saw Xiaowan wearing clean clothes, standing in front of the door with Little Pei.

Ling Chaofeng did not ask, instead he stopped the car to pick his wife up, and Little Pei followed along to climb onto the car, the whole family heading towards the river side.

The people at the dock would meet with a few drowned people every year. After a while, they became numb, and were not afraid of these things. Ling Chaofeng and the others stayed at the shore to pay their respects to the Third Lady, and they even came one after another to burn an incense.

The Xiaowan passed the paper money into the river, and Little Pei passed it over to her one by one. The surface of the river was a field of white and gloomy flowers, it was extremely desolate.

"Little Pei." Ling Chaofeng called for his son from behind, telling him to find Da Qing to play. After their son had left, he came to Xiaowan's side and sat on the shore beside her.

"Hubby …" The Xiaowan opened her mouth, "If not for the words that I said to Susu that Third Lady heard, if I agreed to let her feed the child, she would not have died."

"Late?"

"But, I mean no harm. I didn't want to hurt her at all. I don't want to let anyone else touch my own child, is that not okay?" Xiaowan said tearfully, "Why would she steal my child?"