“People like your elder brother are the real heroes,” Xie Xiao said. “I heard him talking about his experiences inside the house. If it were me, knowing that the betrayal was orchestrated by the Emperor, I would have run away long ago. But he was still willing to continue guarding the border and protecting the people.”

Looking into his burning eyes, Li Ruo asked, "Really? You're really going to sneak back?"

"uh-huh."

"Then I'm relieved," Li Ruo said with a smile. "I prefer you the way you are."

Xie Xiao's pupils dilated slightly.

Li Ruo said half-jokingly, "I want you to put yourself and your family in a more important position than your brothers, is that okay?"

Xie Xiao completely enveloped her hand, seemingly pondering how to answer this potentially disastrous question.

Li Ruo chuckled. "Look, you're not much better than my brother, so I don't want to make things difficult for you. I'm not only your family, but also your brother, so you don't need to make a choice."

Xie Xiao's heart tightened, and his gaze towards her deepened. "With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?"

Li Ru glared at him and teased, "When did you become so bookish? Didn't you never go to school?"

“Who says I don’t? It’s just that I don’t like reading and I can’t sit still. But I like watching others read.” Xie Xiao said enthusiastically, “When we have time, how about we open a school on the mountain?”

“Great,” Li Ruo said. “Master Liao has recorded the strengths of everyone on Ziyang Peak, including several scholars.”

"Let's do it this way." Xie Xiao smiled, took her hand, and strode towards the new house. He couldn't wait any longer.

Li Ruo tugged at him: "Hey, my older brother just got back and hasn't had a proper reunion with his sister-in-law yet. Tell your people to take it easy and not let him get drunk."

"Don't worry, Uncle Luo will keep an eye on things. Your brother isn't a child; he knows what he's doing. Let's hurry—"

Before he could finish speaking, the third leader ran over.

"Boss, that Song Zhi was shouting and yelling in the cell, demanding to see Miss Li, and he was spewing all sorts of vulgar and offensive language."

Xie Xiao's eyes darkened, his expression completely different from when he looked at his wife just now, now like a demon. "Then pull out his tongue!"

Li Ruo said, "If we pull him out, how do we question him? Who in the capital did he contact? Who gave him the troops? What other tricks does he have up his sleeve? For the Emperor to send an eunuch to deliver the decree, this person must be an important official."

The three of them went to the prison cell together.

Song Zhijing was locked up alone in the smallest and darkest corner, covered in wounds, yelling at the guards like a madman, "Xie Xiao just picked up my discarded shoes. He doesn't know how Li Ruo begged me to kiss her when she was chasing after me, how she undressed in front of me, how—ah!"

Suddenly, a muddy shoe was thrown at his mouth, and blood immediately gushed from the corner of Song Zhijing's mouth.

Those shoes naturally belonged to Xie Xiao.

Xie Xiao's dark eyes blazed with fury, filled with murderous intent.

Song Zhijing also glared at her, but the moment he saw Li Ruo, he suddenly laughed, "You finally decided to come?"

We finally forced her to come out.

Xie Xiao grabbed Li Ruo and started to leave, saying, "Don't ask anymore, just kill him."

So as not to offend her ears with those words.

No, that corrupt official couldn't stand just one look at her.

Li Ruo looked quite relaxed. "He's about to die and he still wants to smear me. How can I let him get away with this so easily?"

Song Zhijing's eyes were bloodshot. "Li Ruo, have you forgotten how you used to fawn over me?"

“I’ve said it before, the Li Ruo from before is dead. She was killed by your mother and by you, you heartless man.” Li Ruo’s tone was full of sarcasm. “However, I still have to thank you. Thank you for abandoning me and letting me marry the person I truly love.”

Song Zhijing's expression was strange. "The person you really like? Him? He's just a bandit."

"Ha, you're much better than me."

Song Zhijing shook his head. "No, you are not that woman at all." During this time, he had been thinking about what could make a person change so completely.

"You are a wandering ghost possessing her body!"

Although Li Ruo was surprised, she remained calm, knowing that people would always ask such questions.

She gave a cold laugh. "Song Zhijing, I've died once. Do you think I'd be as stupid as before? When I was unconscious, I had a dream. I dreamt that a great flood came, and you threw me, my grandmother, my sister-in-law, and Xiaoyi into the water. Do you need me to describe that scene?"

This time, not only Song Zhijing, but even Xie Xiao beside her was shocked.

"Because you were afraid there wouldn't be enough food, you listened to your mother and your new wife Zhang Shuer and threw us into the water without hesitation."

My grandma opened her mouth to yell at you, "You beast!" but water got into her mouth as soon as she opened it, and she sank in after a couple of gulps.

My sister-in-law, who was heavily pregnant, sank into the water without much struggle, probably because of her weight.

My little brother called out to his sister, but after waving his little hands a few times, he didn't respond...

I died the most comfortably, because I was unconscious, not making a fuss, and just lying on the surface of the water.

I also dreamed of—

She looked at Xie Xiao, who was almost stunned by the shock, and said, "He collected our bodies."

Xie Xiao was shocked again.

Song Zhijing's bloodshot eyes widened as he stood up, gripping the railing. "You said it was all a dream, that none of this happened. In reality, you woke up, you stole my family's belongings, killed my mother, ruined Zhang Shuer, and left me with nothing."

"Shouldn't you be left with nothing?" Li Ruo's voice rose. "Don't you think about how you got your position as prefect? ​​You said you would only be good to her for the rest of your life, or else be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. Aren't you fulfilling that vow now? What, you don't take the vow you made seriously, like it's nothing?"

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