Spring's eyelids kept twitching. It had been a whole day, and Furong still hadn't returned. She said she went outside the city to look for the white fox.
"Madam, Miss is back! Miss is back!"
Just as she was getting worried, she heard Wang Ma's shouts. When she heard that Furong had returned, she was overjoyed.
After the mother and daughter met, they hugged each other, and Furong even started to act coquettishly.
"Mother, I almost didn't make it back. You don't know, I encountered bandits outside, and I almost... almost... Waaah..."
"Don't be afraid, Furong, don't be afraid. Tell your mother that the kind people saved you, and your mother is very grateful to them."
"No need, Mother, I've sent those three wicked women to prison." As she spoke, her eyes were filled with hatred.
Spring was stunned. Had he been sent to prison?
"What happened?" Spring asked her hurriedly.
So Furong recounted the whole story in detail, and Chuntian's face grew darker and darker as she listened.
She held Furong tightly as she listened to her story, her heart tightening with each passing moment.
Furong sobbed as she recounted that she encountered three women while searching for the white fox outside the city.
The three women seemed friendly, offering to help her search, but they soon revealed their ugly true colors.
They led themselves to a remote place, only to find out they were colluding with bandits.
Those bandits were ferocious and menacing; he was terrified.
But she had a sudden inspiration and tricked the bandits by saying that she had gold and silver treasures in her home and that she would take them to get them if they released her. The bandits were tempted and lowered their guard.
While the bandits were not paying attention, she ran to the military headquarters to report to the army and met her genius brother.
"The genius brother led his troops in a swift attack and captured the bandits and the three women together."
But when Chuntian listened, she felt that something was amiss.
Furong has always been timid, how could she have such courage and wisdom?
And why would those three women collude with bandits to frame Furong?
Looking at the hibiscus in spring, a host of doubts arose in my mind.
She gently pushed Furong away, looked into her eyes and asked, "Furong, are you telling the truth?"
Furong's eyes darted away for a moment, but she quickly became firm again and said, "Mother, everything I said is true. If there is even a single lie, may I be struck by lightning."
Spring frowned, knowing full well that her daughter was hiding something.
She turned and sat down, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Furong, tell your mother the truth, is there anything you haven't told me?"
Furong bit her lip and remained silent.
Spring's face grew increasingly gloomy; she knew that this matter was far more complicated than Hibiscus had made it out to be.
What secrets are hidden behind this?
"Mother, I'm hungry. I'm so tired. I've been living in fear all day, and you still don't believe me." As she spoke, Furong burst into tears.
Spring sighed, "Alright, go eat, take a shower and get some rest! Your new clothes have arrived, they're in your room. We'll talk about everything tomorrow."
"Yes! I knew Mother loved me."
Upon hearing that she had new clothes, Furong's face broke into a smile even before her tears had dried.
She skipped and hopped toward her room, humming a little tune.
Upon entering the room and seeing the exquisite new clothes, her eyes lit up like stars.
She couldn't wait to pick up the clothes and hold them up in front of her, imagining how she would look in them.
Furong turned around a few times in front of the mirror, her heart filled with joy.
"This fabric must be from the best silk shop in the city, and the style is the most fashionable," she murmured to herself.
While taking a bath, Furong sat in the tub, surrounded by steam, her thoughts drifting to the family's possessions.
She knew that she was her parents' only daughter and that all their property would eventually belong to her. She began to plan her future, how to manage the family's shops well, how to wear the most gorgeous clothes, how to attend various banquets, and how to become the most enviable woman in the city.
"Those who used to look down on me will all have to fawn over me from now on." A smug look appeared on her lips.
After taking a bath, Furong put on her new clothes and walked around the room.
But when she thought of her mother's suspicious look today, she felt a little unhappy.
"Hmph, Mother doesn't believe me today. But it's alright, I'll show her later that I'm the most obedient and well-behaved daughter."
Furong lay in bed, gazing at the bed curtains, dreaming of a wonderful future, and slowly drifted off to sleep, a hint of expectant smile still on her face.
"Wang Ma, bring me a coat."
In spring, I put on my coat and hurriedly went out into the night with Uncle Chen.
The streets were quiet and dark at night, with only their footsteps echoing on the stone pavement.
Along the way, Spring looked somber, her mind filled with countless thoughts.
She simply couldn't believe that what Furong had told her was so simple.
She had to go to the prison to see those three women and find out the whole story.
The carriage stopped at the prison gate, the eerie gate radiating a chill in the moonlight.
Spring dismounted from the carriage, took a deep breath, and walked forward.
The guards at the gate looked puzzled when they saw her arrive.
After Chuntian identified himself, the guard went in to report.
While we wait, spring keeps moving on.
She wondered, who exactly were those three women? And why was Furong lying?
Because of Pan Tiancai, a guard came out and led her inside shortly afterward.
A putrid stench permeated the prison. Spring endured the discomfort and followed the guards toward the cell where the three women were being held.
Her eyes were firm and eager, as if she were about to uncover a huge secret.
As she drew closer to the cell, Chun Tian's heart pounded faster and faster; she had no idea what truth awaited her.
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