That day, after the fake Yang Xiaogang jumped into the river, he was secretly helped by Feng Xiaoyun and successfully escaped.
The two hid outside for a few days before following the team transporting medicinal herbs back to the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion.
"I have accomplished my mission!" He Xun, that is, He Sheng after his transformation, knelt in front of Ling Xiang and reported to her about how he had completed the tasks in the past few days.
Ling Xiang was very satisfied when she learned that He Sheng had successfully deceived everyone and led the matter of pretending to be Yang Xiaohong's family and inciting Yang Xiaohong to rebel against the princess to Gao Zhenzhen:
"I promised you to save your wife and children. They are now on the farm, but..."
"What's wrong?" He Sheng was very nervous because he was afraid of hearing bad news from Ling Xiang.
Ling Xiang roughly recounted Ling Yan's experiences at the manor. "I checked before I left, and the child is likely safe. However, it's hard to say whether Ling Yan's actions will have a lifelong impact on the child."
He Sheng was so worried that he no longer had the mind to care about anything else. He apologized to Ling Xiang and left in a hurry.
"Remember, you can't let anyone know your identity, otherwise, no one can protect your family of three." Ling Xiang warned.
He Sheng responded and rushed to Zhuangzi quickly.
After He Sheng left, Ling Xiang affectionately pulled Feng Xiaoyun and dragged Qin Ling out, "Auntie Yun, take a look at this little thing."
Qin Ling was grunting and watering the plants when she was suddenly dragged out. She blinked her confused eyes and subconsciously explained, "Master, I'm not lazy, and I didn't steal anything!"
"Qin Ling?" Feng Xiaoyun immediately bound Qin Ling with a spirit-binding rope and cautiously took Ling Xiang's hand to examine her. "The most powerful sound attack is to confuse people. Qin Ling is an intelligent creature born from the zither, and is most skilled at confusing people. Miss, you haven't made a contract with him, have you?"
Ling Xiang nodded, "The contract went smoothly, Aunt Yun, don't worry."
Feng Xiaoyun didn't find any signs of Ling Xiang being bewitched or possessed, but she was still worried. "This thing is the most cunning of all the lesser beings. It's not uncommon for it to possess the body of the contracted owner. Young lady, how did you successfully contract with her?"
"He's stupid."
Ling Xiang said just two simple words, and Qin Ling felt her face being pressed to the ground and rubbed, and she pouted and wanted to cry.
Although Feng Xiaoyun was puzzled, she didn't ask any more questions. "Although this thing is cunning and the contract is risky, once the contract is successful, it will be bound by the power of the contract and will not be able to cause any trouble. It is a good helper. The young lady had a zither spirit back then..."
Feng Xiaoyun recalled the past, and sadness appeared between her brows.
Ling Xiang hugged Feng Xiaoyun: "Aunt Yun, we will definitely find mother's whereabouts!"
"Yeah!" Feng Xiaoyun felt comforted as she looked at the young lady who was becoming more and more outstanding.
Ling Xiang was busy planning the development of the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion with Feng Xiaoyun, and threw Qin Ling and Xiao Qi back into the space to work.
"Master, you must always think of Xiaoqi!" Xiaoqi looked reluctant to leave, and his pretense was more real than the real thing.
"Xiao Qi?" Feng Xiaoyun was surprised. "He's also called Xiao Qi?"
Ling Xiang was puzzled: "He said his name was Xiao Qi, so who else is also called Xiao Qi?"
"Show me his true form quickly!" Feng Xiaoyun was very anxious.
Ling Xiang took out the seven-stringed zither and showed it to Feng Xiaoyun, explaining, "The zither spirit was naughty. I originally planned to burn it to death, so it ended up like this."
The body of the zither had been burned to the point of completely losing its original appearance. Feng Xiaoyun was unsure, but she also felt that Xiao Qi had a familiar aura about him. She asked anxiously, "Can you draw his original appearance?"
Ling Xiang used her spiritual power to depict the original appearance of the lyre, and Feng Xiaoyun was immediately disappointed after seeing it.
The young lady's lyre is the king of lyres. How can it be compared to this low-grade lyre?
But then again, if the young lady were still alive, how could her contracted spirit become ownerless?
In this way, Feng Xiaoyun felt a little relieved.
After all the plans were implemented, the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion was renovated, a new clan school was built, and the date for the teacher to come to the mansion to teach was set. Ling Xiang went to the farm to pick up the children of the old members of the Ling family army.
The building on the farm had not been completed yet, but when everyone learned that Ling Xiang was coming to pick up the children to go to the clan school, they all put down their work and the whole family waited in the yard in an orderly manner.
The members of Lian Cailiang's team who had summoned the former members of the Ling Family Army had all returned, and the former members of the Ling Family Army who had arrived were also all present. Nearly three thousand people were crowded in the small courtyard, all looking eagerly at Ling Xiang who walked in.
Ling Xiang looked at each of their faces.
On their faces, Ling Xiang saw fatigue and vicissitudes of life, but what was even more unforgettable was the hope in their eyes.
She bowed deeply to them:
"Ling Xiang thanks everyone for your trust!"
"Greetings, young lady!" All the former members of the Ling family army saluted Ling Xiang in unison, their movements in unison, just like how they followed the Marquis of Zhenguo back then.
Ling Xiang bowed deeply again:
"You have been wronged over the years!"
These days, whenever an old member of the Ling family army came, Ling Xiang would listen carefully to what Lian Cailiang's team said about their experiences over the years.
Ling Xiang knew very well how glorious the Ling Family Army was in the past, and how miserable the Ling Family Army was after being forced to disband. Even his uncle and other former members of the Ling Family Army who stayed in the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion were living such a miserable life, and the others were probably not much better off.
The news brought back by Lian Cailiang's team was even more shocking than Ling Xiang had expected. They were ordered not to engage in military service or politics, and their lives were worse than those of ordinary people.
Ling Xiang originally just wanted to call them back and let them live a better life, but after learning about their situation and how they were forced to do so, Ling Xiang changed her mind.
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