One day later, at the Lian residence.

Master Lian paced back and forth in the room, his beard bristling and eyes bulging with anger. He pointed his finger at the air repeatedly, saying, "The merchant's wife does have some skill. She managed to find the estate where Qin'er is recuperating and knows that Qin'er not only didn't die, but also received treatment and has a chance of recovering."

Want to overturn the verdict? Zhang's daughter is dreaming of escaping punishment.

He thought Zhang Qingling's execution was a foregone conclusion, but just as the execution was about to take place, a sudden twist occurred. The prefect sent someone to inform him that Zhang Qingyu wanted to overturn the case for his sister and had found evidence that could do so.

When he arrived at the yamen, he learned that Zhang Qingyu had been prepared all along. Not only did he lead the yamen officials to Lianjiazhuang to find his son, but he also told the prefect that his son had a chance of being cured.

The prefect had seen Lian Qin's terrible condition before, and the doctors in Fengcheng said there was no hope. The prefect thought Lian Qin was doomed. Unexpectedly, after not seeing him for more than twenty days, he had improved. His eyes could move, he could focus his gaze, and he could swallow food on his own. Before, it took several people to work together to force-feed him liquid food to keep him alive.

In the past, even if Lian Qin hadn't died, the Lian family's power would have been enough to sentence Zhang Qingling to death. But things are different now. The prefect no longer plays along with him or is threatened by him.

To be precise, the current prefect does not associate with any of the powerful families, nor is he afraid of their pressure. Ultimately, the years of war have had a profound impact, severely damaging the so-called powerful families, leaving them without their former power and influence.

Therefore, Zhang Qingling's crime did not warrant the death penalty, and since she was pregnant, her sentence could be reduced through persuasion. After the case was overturned, Zhang Qingling was spared the death penalty, but she could not escape punishment. The prefect sentenced her to six years in prison.

Actually, this was already considered heavy, but the Lian family felt it was too lenient. If Zhang Qingling didn't die, she would be a menace. Lian Qin's stain would remain. If Zhang Qingling gave birth to the child, the Lian family would lose all face. Would they even acknowledge the child?

"Master, why don't you think of a way to get rid of that child?" The old lady made a throat-slitting gesture, meaning to spend some money to bribe the jailer and get rid of Zhang Qingling's child.

It's only been two months, the pregnancy isn't even stable yet, so it would be easy to terminate the pregnancy if you wanted to.

Even the master thought about it and agreed that the method was feasible. Perhaps it could even result in the death of both mother and child, which would be even more perfect. So the medicine was mixed into the food.

However, thinking of the incorruptible prefect, Master Lian became a little hesitant. If the officials found out that the Lian family had ordered the medicine to be placed there, the entire Lian family would be in trouble. This matter needed to be carefully considered and not acted upon hastily.

Knowing Master Lian's concerns, Old Madam Lian, a former expert in domestic power struggles, quickly came up with an idea. "Actually, we don't necessarily need medicine. Women are inherently yin in nature, and it's not advisable for them to eat cold foods regularly, especially pregnant women. We can have the jailer arrange for Zhang's daughter to eat cold foods every day."

She won't receive good care in prison; the environment is so bad, she definitely won't be able to endure it, and she'll soon miscarry due to uterine coldness.

The food in prison was poor to begin with, so it was normal for Zhang Qingling to have a miscarriage because she couldn't eat or sleep well. Master Lian thought Madam Lian's idea was brilliant and feasible.

But in reality, although Zhang Qingling's food in the prison wasn't great, it wasn't too bad either. Every day she had white flour steamed buns or white rice with sliced ​​meat and stir-fried vegetables, which Zhang Qingyu had asked Ye Moxun to make an exception for.

Ye Moxun naturally didn't want to pay attention, but Song Zhuiyan, who was also pregnant, asked him to tell the prefect that Zhang Qingling was pregnant and her meals should be taken care of. She didn't need to eat lavish meals, but at least she shouldn't eat too poorly. Since Zhang Qingyu would cover the food expenses anyway, he could still make an effort to help her.

So Zhang Qingling in the prison ended up having food delivered to her by two different people. Zhang Qingyu paid the jailers to deliver her main meals, and from this day on, she received an extra snack, which the Lian family had bribed the jailers to deliver.

Delivery is made three times a day, at 10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 7:00 PM, and the dishes delivered are stewed taro, lotus root and pork rib stew, and snow pear with white fungus.

Half a month passed, and Zhang Qingling not only showed no signs of miscarriage, but also gained weight. She felt uncomfortable if she didn't eat snacks every day.

As for Lian Qin, after several acupuncture sessions and taking her medicine on time every day, she can now lift both hands, but she still doesn't have much strength and needs to be fed. However, her mouth is no longer crooked, and her facial expressions have returned to normal.

He can laugh and get angry, and he's even started to talk, though his pronunciation is unclear and no one can understand what he's saying, but that's already very good.

While the old master was happy that his son was slowly recovering, he was also furious. What kind of constitution did Zhang Qingling have? The child she was carrying was really tough. No matter how much she tried, it wouldn't miscarry. She ate and ate, ate so many cold things, but she was fine. On the contrary, she became even healthier and the pregnancy became more stable. I heard that her belly was already showing.

"What a terrible idea you came up with! How could I have believed a woman like you? Now look what's happened! Not only did the child not get miscarried, but the prefect seems to have discovered something and even called me in to give him a warning. He was clearly telling me not to try anything funny, and if anything happens to Zhang's daughter, I'll be the first one they come after." Master Lian was so angry that his chest ached. What a misfortune for the family!

The Lian family is becoming increasingly insignificant; they're having trouble even with such a small matter. Not only have they failed to get things done, but they've also attracted the attention of the prefect.

"What can we do? This won't work, that won't work, there's nothing we can do." Even Madam Lian was frustrated, but she absolutely dared not do anything that could take lives. She had heard that the lord hated such things, and if she fell into his hands, the entire family would be implicated.

Thinking back to the Duke family of over a hundred, and all his confidants, who among them wasn't wiped out? After that, who would dare to provoke that man unless they were tired of living?

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