The border between Southern Jin and Northern Liang.

The mighty general of the Southern Jin Dynasty guarded the land.

The fast horse galloped all the way to the border town of Yuncheng.

A messenger strode in, unimpeded, and was led to the Crown Prince by his personal attendant.

"Report! Your Highness, urgent message from Lord Zhui Feng!"

Gu Ziyi frowned slightly as he unfolded the letter, his expression turning angry by the end.

"Prepare the carriage, I am going to the prefectural city."

………..

Liucheng, the county magistrate's office.

As night deepened, Wang Ergou drove the oxcart, with Shen Lao Er and his wife sitting on the cart, their expressions unsettled for a long time.

Shen Lao Er prayed silently while comforting his mother, "Mother, don't worry, Lili is a lucky person and will be alright."

How could Old Lady Shen not worry? No matter how capable Lili is, she is still a child with flesh and blood!

Being flesh and blood means being able to be hurt. No matter how lucky Lili is, she still can't let go of any worries.

Old Mrs. Shen pondered for a long time on the way, wondering who would do such a cruel thing.

"Second brother, tell me, our family hasn't offended anyone, has it?"

After thinking it over, Old Mrs. Shen concluded that while their Shen family wasn't the most virtuous, they weren't bad either!

They didn't have any of those deep-seated hatreds or unpaid debts.

Why would she tie up her child?

It can't just be that they dislike the Shen family and want to teach them a lesson, right?

Shen Lao Er couldn't understand it either, the other party had prepared so thoroughly, even preparing sleeping pills.

It's almost certain that the other party knew that Xinghua Village was holding a banquet to celebrate their victory today, and seized this opportunity to come.

If you said it was a random act and that Lili just happened to be there, no one would believe it.

Otherwise, why would the other party have drugged Wang Hongfang and taken Lili away instead of Wang Hongfang?

“Mother, you know our family members well. They may not be the best of people, but they haven’t offended anyone!” Shen Lao Er said. “And Lili is even more so. She’s only three years old and so well-behaved. Who wouldn’t like her? How could she possibly provoke anyone to do such a cruel thing?”

Old Mrs. Shen sighed.

Yes, who could it be?

Why Pear of all people?

Is it because Lili is young and easy to take advantage of?

Wang Ergou, who was driving in front, shared the same plight as them. Their daughters had been in trouble, and how could any parent not be anxious and scared?

"Auntie, don't worry. I haven't heard of any child abductions lately. Maybe someone just had a bad thought and just wanted to scare someone?"

When Wang Ergou comforted her, Old Lady Shen felt a pang of self-reproach. It was obvious that the other party was after Lili, or rather, after the Shen family. Wang Hongfang had been implicated.

Old Mrs. Shen said, "Ergou, I'm so sorry, I've dragged your Hongfang into this!"

Wang Ergou: "What are you saying, Auntie? I feel bad about what you're saying. Nobody wants the children to be like this. Let's find Lili as soon as possible!"

Old Mrs. Shen and Second Brother Shen nodded with mixed feelings.

The streets of Liucheng were no longer as bustling as they were during the day.

Wang Ergou drove the oxcart, asking for directions along the way until he arrived at the county magistrate's office. Before the cart had even come to a complete stop, Old Lady Shen was about to jump off, but Shen Lao Er helped her up from behind.

At this moment, Old Lady Shen had no other thoughts; she only wanted Magistrate Qin to save her granddaughter as soon as possible!

"stop!"

The guards at the county magistrate's office stopped the group of people who wanted to go in. They recognized Lili, but not Old Lady Shen, let alone Shen Lao Er and Wang Er Gou behind her.

Old Mrs. Shen grew anxious and quickly said in a humble voice, "Gentlemen, we have urgent business and wish to see the magistrate!"

Magistrate Qin was always kind to the people. If his master was like this, then the guards and servants of the magistrate's office would naturally not put on airs either.

But now that it was getting late, the guards had to follow the rules.

One of the guards said, "Madam, what time is it now? It's not that our magistrate doesn't want to help you, it's just that now is not the right time."

Old Mrs. Shen hurriedly shook her head and grabbed the guard's hand: "No, sir, we really have something very urgent to attend to!"

Another guard said, "Madam, our magistrate has to deal with official business all day long, and he also needs to spend time with his wife and children in the evening, right? In addition, there are some special matters to attend to. You must leave some time for our magistrate in the evening, right?"

Old Mrs. Shen was still unwilling to give up and wanted to say more, but the tightly closed door behind her creaked open—

Old Mrs. Shen abruptly stopped speaking, turned her head and saw that the person coming out of the door was the one she was so eager to see.

When Magistrate Qin came out, he was surprised to see Old Lady Shen at the door.

(Hello everyone, today I'm here to respond to some controversial points.)

First, regarding the issue of pregnant women eating hawthorn, I asked my medical student friends, my elder doctor relatives, my sister who is pregnant with her second child, and also consulted Baidu Encyclopedia.

In general, you can eat it, but not too much, and it's best to avoid it altogether.

This is a minor issue. When I was writing it, I just looked it up on Baidu Baike (a Chinese encyclopedia), saw that it was edible, and didn't think too much about it before writing. It's not very rigorous, so please just treat it as a story.

Dear pregnant ladies, please don't eat these things just because I wrote about them. You should follow your own situation and your doctor's advice. It's best to avoid these controversial foods. I only mentioned them because it was for the sake of the story!

Then there are scenes like the one where they go back home after dinner, because in ancient times people usually ate dinner earlier, so in my subjective opinion, they ate dinner around 4 pm and got home around 7 pm.

But this is also my fault!

It wasn't clearly stated in the text, also.

Some of the technical details may not be entirely accurate; they are all based on my common sense, online research, asking friends who study related fields, and watching some online courses.

Since this isn't professional training, and it's just for the sake of the story, it's definitely not entirely accurate.

Sorry.

I've been having a blast on vacation lately, so updates have been a bit irregular.

Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions on this article. Whether it's praise or criticism, it's all my motivation. Thank you to everyone who liked this article, and thank you to everyone who offered suggestions. It shows that you all read the article very carefully!

I will read and think carefully about every single one of your comments and messages!

In the very end,

The archive of the brain.

Although it's a bit late ovo

Thank you for your company and support.

I will continue to work hard.

Love you all!

—A ruthless and beautiful widow who isn't very good at writing)