Wen Ci felt a little flustered. Her understanding of Linghu Lan came entirely from her husband. He praised Linghu Lan highly, saying that she was righteous and had a chivalrous heart, but her actions were somewhat eccentric, and she would probably become a character who was both righteous and wicked in the future.
Even a husband would be wary of such a person, so I always felt a bit uneasy about entrusting my daughter to her.
Seeing Wen Ci's hesitation, Linghu Lan tried her best to put on an innocent smile.
Wen Ci, protective of her husband, knew Linghu Lan was right, so she quickly handed Ning Ke'er to Linghu Lan and bowed. "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Qin. I'll be right back."
"It's alright! Madam Wen, please go ahead."
Ning Ke'er nestled in Linghu Lan's arms, reluctantly calling out "Mother!" in Wen Ci's direction.
Wen Ci felt reluctant to listen, but she knew that her husband was in danger, so she could only take care of him first and come back to find her daughter later. She prayed countless times in her heart that Linghu Lan was kind and compassionate and could take good care of her daughter.
Ning Ke'er didn't stop shouting until Wen Ci disappeared from sight.
Linghu Lan smiled and took her hand, saying, "Sister will take you down the mountain to play, do you want to come?"
Ning Ke'er stared at Linghu Lan with wide eyes and shook her head. "I'm going to find my mother."
"There are many fun things to do down the mountain, such as sugar figurines, candied hawthorns, and dough figurines. Have you ever tried them?"
"I want to go find my father and mother," Ning Ke'er insisted.
Linghu Lan: "..."
Fu Xin smiled and said, "How about I take you down the mountain? I'll take you to a restaurant, buy you flowers to wear, and catch birds to play with."
“Okay, brother!” Ning Ke’er looked at Fu Xin with her big, bright eyes, like black grapes.
Linghu Lan was dumbfounded. How dare he covet her man's stunning good looks? Where is her sword?
Fu Xin laughed loudly, grabbed Ning Ke'er's hand, and gave Linghu Lan a smug look. "Let's go, down the mountain!"
Linghu Lan chuckled. "You penniless wretch, do you even have any money?"
Fu Xin stopped and turned to look at Linghu Lan. Blinking her large eyes, she smiled and said, "Heroine, our meeting is fate, and we are alone together in a room. Could you lend me one or two taels of silver? I will certainly do so another day..."
Linghu Lan slowly drew her sword.
"Ke'er, quickly call her sister!" Fu Xin felt a cool sensation on her neck.
"Sister!" Ning Ke'er was very obedient and especially listened to Fu Xin's words.
That's why Linghu Lan wanted to bleed even more.
She leaped onto a tree and instructed Fu Xin, "Keep an eye on Ning Ke'er. You play with her here. If anything happens to her, hmph!"
"Hey, where are you going? Aren't we going down the mountain?"
"Why go down the mountain? We'll have to come back up anyway. This heroine is already tired enough with one burden, and now you have to bring another one? You're quite the schemer!"
As Linghu Lan spoke, he leaped forward and quickly landed on a large tree outside the council hall, from where he could look down and see what was happening inside.
The argument inside had escalated to the point of no return, and they were on the verge of coming to blows.
The reason they haven't taken action is probably because the main culprit hasn't arrived yet.
Linghu Lan leisurely hid in the tree, glancing at Fu Xin and Ning Ke'er from time to time. She saw that Fu Xin, to make Ning Ke'er happy, the two of them, one big and one small, were playing hopscotch.
For some reason, it felt like a peaceful and idyllic time.
In the story, this little girl died a terrible death, pierced through the heart by a sword, and was extremely pitiful. She was nothing like the lively and adorable girl she is now.
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