Meanwhile, as soon as Old Mrs. Jia woke up, she started looking for the "fairy": "Fairy? Fairy? Fairy..."

Jia Laoda felt both heartache and helplessness upon hearing this. "Mother, please stop shouting. The Crown Princess had a guard stab her in the chest. When she saw that the Crown Princess really dared to kill her, she stopped pretending to be a ghost. She said she just wanted to practice the art of rejuvenation, but she didn't know if she could succeed, so she used you as a test first."

Old Mrs. Jia didn't believe her. "You're lying to me! You unfilial son! Put me down, I'm going to find the sorceress!"

Old Jia steeled his heart and raised his mother's severed hand. "Mother, if she really is the reincarnation of He Xiangu, then I will put your hand back on."

"..." Old Mrs. Jia was speechless.

“Mother, she’s a liar.”

Grandma Jia refused to believe it. "Impossible. Didn't you say that person died... um... um..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jia Lao Er covered his mouth. "Mother, please calm down. You were disrespectful to the Crown Princess, and she was already being merciful by only cutting off your hand. Are you not satisfied until you've killed our whole family? Mother, please calm down. Your son begs you."

Jia the eldest knew that his mother was probably thinking, "Didn't you say that the Crown Princess had someone stab the fairy in the chest? If the fairy wasn't a reincarnation of a deity, she would have died long ago."

“Mother, she was wearing protective gear underneath. As soon as the Crown Princess said to stab her in the neck, she immediately chickened out.”

Jia Lao Er covered his mother's mouth with one hand and pointed at her severed hand with the other, saying, "Mother, please wake up. If that swindler could really make people young again, he would have already gone to the royal family to live a life of luxury. Why would he need to hide underground every day?"

"..."

"Mother, please think about it carefully."

After saying that, Jia Lao Er released his mother.

Three days later, Sisi was wondering what those three brats were doing when a guard walked in.

The guard bowed to Sisi. "Your Highness, Xie Ping, who was in charge of monitoring the Jia family, has returned."

"Let him in."

"yes."

A moment later, Xie Ping came in.

Xie Ping bowed to Sisi. "Greetings, Your Highness. Your Highness, Old Madam Jia has committed suicide."

Sisi raised an eyebrow. So what if she was fooled once? Was it really that big of a deal? "Did she intend to commit suicide, or was she forced to?"

"It was what she wanted. Before she died, she told her eldest son not to bury her in the Jia family cemetery. Her eldest son agreed. He told her that when he died, he should be buried at her feet."

"Understood. Does the Jia family have any complaints about us?"

"No. Old Madam Jia's children and grandchildren are very grateful to you. They all feel that if it weren't for you, the Jia family's wealth would have been swindled away by that fake fairy."

"Does Jia the eldest think so too?" Of all of Jia's children and grandchildren, Jia the eldest had the deepest bond with her.

"At first, Jia Laoda was very upset, but later his younger brother and son comforted him. They all said that with Jia Laoshi's personality, it would be even harder for her to live. His wife also sorted out the family's property and asked him how they wanted to divide it."

"When he realized that his family was almost empty, he forgot about being sad. He started gathering his brothers to discuss what to do next. Should they divide up the remaining assets? Or should they not divide the family property yet, but use the assets to start a business first, and then divide the family property when they had more money?"

After hearing this, Sisi told Xie Ping and the others to withdraw from the Jia family.

About a month later, Lao Bai had investigated He Xiangu's matter thoroughly.

After investigating, Sisi ordered the guards to deal with He Xiangu. He Xiangu had six lives on her hands. Sisi also dealt with everyone connected to He Xiangu.

Sisi didn't want to deal with this openly. It was too much trouble.

Of course, if He Xiangu becomes too powerful, then she must be dealt with openly.

Sisi originally thought she could finish the matter in about three months and then return to the capital. However, after learning about the Jia family's situation, Sisi decided to travel to all the other places to see if there were any other "fairy nuns" or "fairy hunches" around.

Sisi sent a letter to Ning Yirong.

After reading it, Ning Yirong felt sorry for himself for one second, for Gou Dan for two seconds, and for Gouwa and Gousheng for three seconds.

As for that heartless little brat?

Don't forget there's another grown man in the capital, and three younger men are waiting for her.

That evening, Gou Dan was telling his two younger brothers a story when Ning Yirong came over.

When Gouwa and Gousheng saw Ning Yirong arrive, they ran over and hugged Ning Yirong's legs.

"Father, what brings you here?"

"Father, are you missing my mother again?"

"No." Ning Yirong picked up his two chubby sons. "Your father missed you. Your father wants to sleep with the three of you brothers tonight."

Gouwa and Gousheng were delighted to hear this, and each of them kissed Ning Yirong on the cheek.

Ning Yirong, carrying Gouwa and Gousheng, walked over to Gou Dan. "What were you doing just now?"

“I’m telling them a story.”

"What story should I tell? Father, please listen."

"good."

More than half an hour later, Gouwa got sleepy.

Gouwa yawned and raised his two chubby little hands. "Big brother, hug me, Gouwa is sleepy, Gouwa wants to sleep."

"Okay." Gou Dan carried Gou Wa to the bed.

After a while, Gouwa fell asleep.

After a while, Gousheng also got sleepy.

After settling Gou Sheng in, Ning Yirong and Gou Dan went to the outer room.

After sitting down, Gou Dan looked at Ning Yirong and asked, "Father, has my mother sent a letter?"

"Hmm." Ning Yirong handed Sisi's letter to Gou Dan. "Your mother probably won't be back for another year or two."

After reading the letter, Gou Dan felt sorry for Si Si. "Father, when I grow up, I will share Mother's burdens."

Ning Yirong rubbed Gou Dan's head. "You're helping your mother out right now. She said that if it weren't for you taking care of Gouwa and Gousheng, she wouldn't dare to go out for so long."

Gou Dan returned the letter to Ning Yirong. "Father, please tell Mother that I will take good care of Gouwa and Gousheng."

"Okay. Let's go and rest too."

"Alright. Father, does my mother have enough men?"

"That's enough. Your mother brought three thousand men. And the men under your mother's command are all experts who can take on a hundred men each. Plus, there's your Uncle Bai too, so you can rest assured."

Here, the father and his four sons slept comfortably in one bed.

On the other side, Sisi and Lao Bai were shivering on someone else's rooftop.

Old Bai sniffed. "Maybe we should just leave." The weather was quite warm when they came out, but it suddenly got cold, and not only cold, but also windy.

Sisi rubbed her hands together. "I'm not leaving. If they keep dawdling, I'll go down and scare them to death."

"No, no, no, I'm going to steal two blankets. Wait a minute, I'll be right back, right away. Don't go down there! Don't go down there!"

That guy was already in a bad situation, if Xiao Liu goes down like that...

(End of this chapter)