Shen Luoming was indeed a very responsible older brother. He took good care of Han Lingxi along the way. Seeing that Han Lingxi's health was getting better day by day, Shen Luoming was very happy. He sighed that taking his little sister to Jiangnan was indeed the right decision. Anyway, the emperor already knew about the crimes of those corrupt officials, and the people involved had long been imprisoned. His trip was just to appease people and prevent unrest in Jiangnan.

Although everyone in the capital believed that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was still bedridden, it was not difficult for the people accompanying her to guess Han Lingxi's identity. They all pretended not to know. Since they all pretended not to know, Han Lingxi naturally didn't care. She just pretended not to know that they already knew.

The Emperor ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to thoroughly investigate the actions of those corrupt officials, which naturally uncovered more secrets, including their attempt to poison Luo Shaoxuan in an attempt to cover up their crimes. This investigation even revealed that Madam Luo had previously poisoned Luo Shaoxuan.

Those officials were almost all unforgivable, and were executed for multiple crimes. Madam Luo also deserved severe punishment for murdering her eldest son, but Luo Shaoxuan, out of consideration for his younger brother, pleaded for Madam Luo's life. Madam Luo was instead imprisoned in the family temple to pray for blessings, and was never allowed to leave the family temple for the rest of her life.

After arriving in Jiangnan, Shen Luoming had to deal with official business and couldn't visit Luo Shaoxuan directly. Han Lingxi was naturally impatient, so she secretly slipped out to the Luo residence when Shen Luoming wasn't paying attention.

Han Lingxi looked at the high wall in front of her and felt melancholy. Although there were many bad things about being a ghost, she didn't have to worry about not being able to get over the wall or open the lock. Now she was a pampered young lady who had been bedridden for many years. How could she possibly climb over such a high wall? But she was unwilling to just go back home like this.

Just then, two old men carrying ladders walked by in the alley, and Han Lingxi had a sudden inspiration.

"Gentlemen, may I borrow your ladder? I am a maid in the manor. My mother is seriously ill, so I had no choice but to sneak out to visit her. Now I can't get back in. If my master finds out I've run away, he will surely beat me to death."

Han Lingxi's words were pitiful. She wanted to squeeze out two tears, but she couldn't. She could only cover her face and sob.

The old man felt sorry for Han Lingxi and wanted to borrow her, but she needed to climb over the wall. If it was for theft, wouldn't they become accomplices? He was still a little worried.

"Since your mother is seriously ill, why don't you ask for leave to visit her?"

"Uncle, you don't know this, but the mistress of this house is very strict and doesn't easily allow us to ask for leave."

Han Lingxi said somewhat fearfully, and the two old men looked at each other and nodded. It was indeed true. The mistress of the house was very vicious. It was said that she had even poisoned the late madam's eldest son. So they lent the ladder to Han Lingxi and even kindly helped Han Lingxi hold the ladder to prevent her from falling.

Han Lingxi climbed onto the wall and sat down, pondering how to get down. She had chosen a good spot; she could see the tall bamboo outside the wall and knew that this was Luo Shaoxuan's courtyard. If she jumped down, she could go directly to Luo Shaoxuan. But the problem was, the wall was too high. Han Lingxi was starting to have second thoughts.

Just as Han Lingxi was hesitating about whether to return the way she came, Luo Shaoxuan walked out of the bamboo forest, frowned and looked at Han Lingxi, who was dressed in men's clothing and sitting on the wall. The two stared at each other in silence for a moment, then Han Lingxi smiled slightly and jumped down from the wall.

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