"Daddy, please don't worry. My daughter has come this far, so she must have figured out how to survive. She will never let herself fall into the abyss."
"Look." Leaning lightly on Master Lin's shoulder, Lin Chunhuan raised the corners of her lips in a relaxed manner and touched her belly with her hand. "Huan'er has grown up and is about to become a mother."
The old father's instructions were repeated over and over again. Although Lin Chunhuan really didn't want to be separated from his father so soon, he couldn't delay it any longer after dinner.
When he walked out of the house and got into the sedan chair, he kept looking back every few steps.
"Huan'er, don't be sad. I have promoted your father-in-law to be an imperial merchant. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to enter the palace in the future. There will always be a chance to meet you." Wen Yunxiao comforted her softly.
Looking at those eyes that were red and swollen from crying, my heart ached.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chunhuan nodded obediently. After getting on the sedan chair, she snuggled into the emperor's arms and said, "After hearing the emperor's call me father-in-law, I have nothing else to ask for. As long as the emperor is here, I am not afraid."
"Oh no! Oh no! Someone is going to die at the gate of Prince Jin's mansion!"
Before the procession began, a sharp voice pierced the sky, instantly breaking the tranquility of the evening.
Wen Yunxiao frowned and looked over, only to find that the person coming was the captain of the police from Jingzhao Prefecture, a tall and strong man who was so scared that his face turned pale.
The emperor was here, and the prefect of Jingzhao was naturally here too. Upon hearing this, his face changed drastically, and he quickly stopped the man, "The emperor is here, what are you yelling about?"
"If you disturb His Majesty and His Majesty, I will chop off as many heads as you want!"
The captain was stunned, as if he had just realized the scene before him, and immediately fell to his knees, "Little... little man, little man..."
"emperor."
Before the captain could say anything, Lin Chunhuan whispered, pinching her fingers, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is a royal relative after all. If he were involved in a murder case, it would be a disgrace to the royal family."
"Since we've run into him, why don't we hear what the captain has to say? I hope nothing serious happens."
Wen Yunxiao nodded upon hearing this, "Huan'er is right. You, come forward."
Although the prefect of Jingzhao wanted to stop it, the emperor had already spoken, so he could only let the captain of the police go forward with trepidation.
The captain of the police obviously did not expect to encounter such a scene. He knelt in front of the sedan chair, trembling, and could not salute for a long time.
"Alright, alright." Wen Yunxiao frowned impatiently. "Let's skip these formalities. What happened?"
The captain swallowed.
It took him a long while to find his voice after being so frightened, "It's...it's the Prince of Jin's Mansion. There's a peasant woman who said that Princess Changning killed her child. Now, she wants to be hanged in front of the palace gate!"
Wen Yunxiao's eyebrows jumped. "Why would a princess like you want to kill a peasant woman's child? It's simply ridiculous!"
"emperor."
Without letting the emperor make a decision, Lin Chunhuan lowered her head, gently took the emperor's hand, and placed it on her belly. "I am a mother now, and I understand a mother's feelings very well."
"No mother in this world would joke about her own child."
"Besides, if that peasant woman really hanged herself at the gate of the palace, it would have a huge impact on the reputation of the royal family. Anyway, the Prince of Jin's Palace is on our way back to the palace, so why not stop by and take a look?"
"If it's really that peasant woman who framed me, you have to give justice to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and Princess Changning. You can't let the old prince feel disheartened in his grave."
Originally, Wen Yunxiao didn't want to care about such a ridiculous thing.
Besides, he was really annoyed with both the Prince of Jin and the Duke of Xian. He didn't care whether they were framed or not.
But Lin Chunhuan's words still made him waver a little. After a long while, he nodded gently, "Huan'er is right. Changning is a princess after all."
"The majesty of the Heavenly Family cannot be offended. If this is truly a frame-up, since I have encountered it, there is no reason for me to ignore it."
"Go to Prince Jin's Mansion."
Hearing this, Lin Chunhuan nestled her head in the emperor's arms, gently suppressing the corners of her lips that couldn't help but rise.
Outside the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion.
A peasant woman stood on a tall stool, holding a piece of hemp rope tightly in her hand. Her face was as pale as paper and full of sadness, and the hemp rope was swaying.
It seemed as if someone's life would be taken at any time, which made the people around terrified.
Outside the palace, Prince Jin had a dark face and didn't say a word. Changning's face was distorted with anger. Jiang He, on the other hand, looked nervous.
It was as if he was really afraid that the peasant woman would commit suicide because of depression.
Standing under the high stool, I wanted to move forward at a loss.
"Don't come over here!"
Jiang He had just taken a step forward when the peasant woman shouted him away, tears welling in her eyes. "Master, I believed in your promise of a life together, so I gave myself to you without caring about anything else."
"But you never told me you were a county horse!"
It was clearly late autumn, and the streets were chilly, but Jiang He was sweating profusely. "Yi Yi, this is all my fault. If you have anything to say, come down and we can talk it out. Don't let yourself get upset!"
"Talk nicely?"
The peasant woman's eyes were filled with disdain. She gripped the hemp rope even tighter in her hand, not seeming to believe a single word of Jiang He's words. "I have nothing to say to you. It's my own fault for being blind and not being able to judge people. I don't blame anyone."
"But my child is innocent!"
After saying this, the peasant woman burst into tears, which made Jiang He feel distressed.
He first met Yi Yi when he was drunk at the bridge.
Although Yi Yi was just an ordinary peasant girl, she was so gentle and fragile, exactly like the Huan'er in his heart. Perhaps it was God's pity that gave her such a gift.
Even Yiyi's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Huaner's!
Jiang He always felt that this was God's compensation to him, allowing Yi Yi to appear in front of him and stay with him instead of Huan'er. They had been living in peace for the past few months, and Yi Yi was even pregnant.
Who knew that Changning got to know about this from somewhere, and he had someone punch Yiyi in the stomach again and again, not only killing the baby but also aborting the child.
It even deprived Yi Yi of the right to be a mother forever!
When Jiang He thought of this, he felt like a fire was burning in his heart. He fixed his angry eyes on Chang Ning, "It's all your fault! You vicious, jealous woman!"
"You dare to blame me!"
Chang Ning wasn't in a good mood either, and without caring about Jiang He's face, he stepped forward and slapped him, "You've been messing around with other women out there, and you still dare to blame me for being cruel!"
"If I don't get rid of that evildoer, what, do you still want to take this bitch into the palace?"
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