As for how to get Hongluo to stay by Li Wenfeng's sister's side, it's not difficult. Hongluo doesn't need to do anything else; she just needs to prevent Uncle Chengyi and Li Wenfeng's stepmother from killing people to silence them after the incident breaks out.

As long as Li Wenfeng's younger sister, this young illegitimate daughter, "died prematurely," there would be no way to verify the truth, so who could hold onto the matter? Even if Li Wenfeng was unwilling, he was a member of the Li family, but only an illegitimate son. In this era of extremely high patriarchal authority, even if Uncle Chengyi beat him to death, as long as there was a reason, he would not face any consequences.

What Li Wenfeng resented most was the comparison between his two daughters.

If his younger sister received the same treatment as his sister, he would hate himself for being useless and hate the decline of his family, but he wouldn't hate everyone in the entire Li family as much.

The key issue is that his younger sister did not suffer such pain and married into a good family as a wife, while his younger sister was the unappreciated victim.

Knowing that Hongluo could save her sister's life, Li Wenfeng first thanked Jiang Xuelin, and then politely bowed to Hongluo, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Hongluo."

"It really is a lot of trouble. You can rest assured about Hongluo's abilities. Even if your sister were poisoned by arsenic, she would have a way to pull her back from the brink of death and save her life." Fu Hanlai said lazily as he sat next to Jiang Xuelin.

He knew Jiang Xuelin's maids all too well, especially the one named Hongluo; most people were no match for her.

If you ask how Fu Hanlai knew...

However, he used to think he was already very skilled, so he went to find Jiang Xuelin to avenge his previous defeat. But Jiang Xuelin didn't make a move, saying that she would only consider fighting him if he defeated her maid.

Then Fu Hanlai fought with Hongluo.

And then... we lost.

Yes, that's right, he lost to Hongluo.

Now that they've decided to start with the Marquis of Chengyi's residence, they'll definitely need to discuss the details, with Li Wenfeng's words being the key point.

No one knew the situation in the manor better than him.

The conversation lasted until evening, at which point Fu Hanlai instructed Kang Tai, the servant responsible for recording these things, to pack them up and send them to the tutor who was in charge of polishing the manuscript of "The Bright Sun Shines Brightly".

This teacher, surnamed Fang, was a talented individual. He had the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the county-level imperial examination) but failed the imperial examinations. He made a living by writing storybooks, and his words always resonated with people and stirred their emotions.

Fu Han came specifically to find them.

He used to really like the storybooks written by Master Fang, and even though he had hidden his identity, Fu Hanlai still managed to find out.

The next issue of the tabloid will be out in ten days. These things can't be rushed. Until then, Hongluo needs to stay by Li Wenfeng's sister Li Wenruo's side.

Li Wenruo was not in danger until the tabloids came out and others learned that the Chengyi Earl's family had bound the feet of their illegitimate daughter for the sake of power. Rather, Li Wenruo was in danger from the moment the matter was discussed in the court.

She was just an insignificant concubine's daughter.

Once Emperor Xuande explicitly bans foot binding, and everyone is condemning the matter, the Chengyi Earl's Mansion will absolutely not choose to unbind Li Wenruo's feet. Instead, they will ensure her accidental death, because only in this way can they be more secure, prevent anyone from discovering anything, and preserve the Chengyi Earl's Mansion's reputation.

Hongluo understood her responsibilities and did not go directly to the Marquis of Chengyi's residence with Li Wenfeng. Instead, she went back to the Prince of Ping's residence to retrieve some items and then visited her mother, the mute nanny, before leaving the residence.

Jiang Xuelin watched her departing figure, hoping that everything would go smoothly.

Back then, Huang Qingshi had been hidden away by them for a long time because of Huang Shilang's affair, and later he was sent to the border. He had almost never faced the public eye. Li Wenruo's situation was different this time.

Moreover, it is not an easy task for Li Wenfeng to take his sister away from the Li family.

"Don't worry, don't you believe in Hongluo's abilities?"

"Of course not, Hongluo is very capable." Jiang Xuelin shook her head, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

She could forgive those courtesans who had nothing to rely on, but she never expected that Li Wenruo, a girl from a noble family, would suffer like this, especially before the practice of celibacy had become a universal rule.

The legal wife is not the biological mother, but the father is always the biological father.

Of course, she didn't find it unbelievable or make a fuss about it. After all, she knew very well that it was rare for a family like the Marquis of Jing'an's to cherish its children and spoil them so much that they were unruly.

"I just miss my father and mother a little." The more Jiang Xuelin saw, the more she understood how good her parents were to her. Even among the girls from those big families, few lived as freely as she did.

“It’s fine if you miss your father. He never thinks there’s anything wrong with you. He always says how great you are. Your mother…” Fu Hanlai shook his head and didn’t finish his sentence. After all, he was also a little afraid of Lady Jing’an.

This is the person who has Jiang Xuelin under his control and can suppress this girl!

Even though she may seem like just an ordinary housewife, Fu Hanlai didn't dare to underestimate her.

However, even though Fu Hanlai didn't finish his sentence, Jiang Xuelin understood what he meant.

If her mother comes, she will definitely scold her.

"...My mother was only doing it for my own good."

Fu Hanlai gave him a knowing look and instructed the kitchen to quickly prepare some dinner for him. "What are your thoughts on Li Wenfeng's matter?"

It's not difficult to use this incident to escape from the Chengyi Earl's mansion; the difficulty lies in what comes afterward.

"Whether to stay in the capital or go elsewhere depends on Li Wenfeng's own thoughts. If he stays, Li Wenruo will definitely face some strange looks in the future, but that's not a big deal. After all, she is the victim. I've faced plenty of strange looks in the past. As long as I don't care, it's fine. If she goes to another place where no one knows her, she might be more peaceful."

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