Just because she looks weak doesn't mean she's easy to bully.

Because Cheng Jinchu changed Ning Nanfeng's fate at this time and allowed him to clear his grievances in advance, General Ling's wife and children who were implicated by him could return home early.

[The character Ling Zixin is still at her grandparents' house in the book. In the book, she went up the mountain with her grandmother to worship Buddha. On the way down the mountain, they were hijacked by bandits. Fortunately, the people accompanying them were good at martial arts. Only Ling Zixin was stabbed in order to block the knife for her grandmother. When she was thrown to the ground, her head hit a rock. After being rescued, she lost her memory.]

After hearing what Xiao Chengzi said, Cheng Jinchu remembered the story about Ling Zixin.

In the book, when Ling Zixin returned to the imperial capital, Ning Jiaoer had already died. At that time, General Ling was already the second most powerful general after General Wang, the God of War of the Han Kingdom, and his status was very high.

Before she came back, she heard about Lord Ning's rehabilitation and that his only daughter was conferred the title of County Princess and married to the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion. At that time, he should have been called the Young Master, as he was already the Heir of the Duke's Mansion.

However, Ma Xiner was an impostor of Ning Jiaoer. She certainly didn't dare to meet this sister who had liked Ning Jiaoer very much at the time, for fear of being exposed. She had no choice but to lie that her face was injured and she was wearing a veil.

Ling Zixin soon realized something was wrong. The heroine had no choice but to take the letter written by Ning Jiaoer before her death to prove that she was using her identity because it was given to her by Ning Jiaoer before her death.

The heroine cried pitifully in front of Ling Zixin, telling about her friendship with Ning Jiaoer, saying that Jiaoer was in poor health, and knowing the obstacles between herself and the identity of the eldest son, she took the initiative to propose that she marry the eldest son in her place.

What the heroine said was touching, but Ling Zixin didn't believe it at all.

Of course, he believed it on the surface, sent the heroine back, and then turned around and asked someone to investigate.

As a result, when she went to investigate, she found out that the entire Lihua Village had been massacred. It was said that it was due to an internal conflict in the village. At a banquet held in the village, the villagers drank drugged wine, and when they were half asleep, someone set a fire and burned everyone in the village to death.

So in the end, she couldn't find any evidence to prove that the person now in the Duke's Mansion was not Ning Jiaoer.

As long as the heroine stays in Cangzhou City, there is no way to kill the impostor directly. Ling Zixin can only do some small tricks first, and every time there is a party, she will not let Ma Xiner have an easy time.

Ling Zixin's father had a high status, so naturally many noble ladies rushed to please Ling Zixin, and Ma Xiner also suffered some losses.

The people of the Ling family naturally stood on the side of Ling Zixin, so Lord Ling also began to target the Duke's Mansion, and General Ling even beat up Xie Yu.

In short, the Duke's Mansion was still depressed for a while, until the emperor passed away due to illness and the second prince inherited the throne. Evidence of treason was found in General Ling's Mansion, and the entire Ling family was beheaded. The rest of the Ling family members were implicated and all reduced to slavery and exiled to the border to work.

In the book, the people of the Ling family are portrayed as bullies who bully others. It is said that they are the ones who have made Cangzhou City a mess. Many aristocratic families hate the Ling family.

However, General Ling and Little General Ling had outstanding military achievements, and no one dared to speak out because the Ling family had a bad reputation. Before Ling Zixin died, she was still unmarried at the age of 25.

Her younger brother, General Ling, has excellent appearance, but no one dares to marry him.

Cheng Jinchu sighed. This family was really good, but they ended up like this because of the hero and heroine. General Ling was driven to the border for Ning Nanfeng's sake, and survived the battlefield. After returning, he went to deal with Ma Xiner because of Ning Nanfeng's daughter. Unfortunately, the hero and heroine probably had a big tree behind them, so they could only get such a result in the end.

Cheng Jinchu thought of these things, sighed, and looked at the "vicious female supporting role" sitting on the bed. Forget it, this time she will be the vicious female supporting role of Ma Xiner and the others to see if they still have the aura of the protagonist.

Ling Zixin was not feeling well, so the doctor came to check on her and gave her some more medicine. The maids also hurried to boil the medicine. Ling Zixin drank the medicine and fell asleep. Ning Jiaoer then took Cheng Jinchu to sit in her room.

Ning Jiaoer's yard is not big, and there is a swing inside. Ning Jiaoer said that it is winter now, so there are no flowers to see. In the past, her mother planted a lot of flowers here. In summer, some large water tanks with lotus flowers would be placed here.

When they entered the room, the maids had already placed the charcoal brazier in place, so the room was not cold at all.

As soon as they entered the room, two maids came up, took the cloaks from Cheng Jinchu and Ning Jiaoer and put them away.

After entering the room, a maid came in and served snacks and hot tea.

Cheng Jinchu sat on a stool, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, and asked.

"Yuanyuan, what's the situation with Ling Zixin's family?"

Ning Jiaoer pursed her lips.

"Uncle Ling's family was originally our neighbor. The Ling Mansion was right next to the Marquis' Mansion. Their family had no roots in the imperial capital. Grandpa Ling's family was originally farmers who made a living by digging the land. They lived on the border of the Han Kingdom. Sister, you know that the border is bitterly cold and not very peaceful, so the old man simply joined the army. Relying on his own strength and intelligence, he gradually accumulated some military merits and made achievements. Moreover, in the beginning, Grandpa Ling was under my grandfather's command and was promoted by my grandfather.

Uncle Ling and my dad are childhood friends. They grew up together. In addition to Uncle Ling, they also grew up with Uncle Chang. You have met him, sister. When my dad got into trouble, Uncle Ling looked for someone to help. He and Uncle Chang agreed that only one person would step forward openly, so that if something happened, there would be someone left to continue helping with the investigation.

Therefore, because of my father, Uncle Ling and his family were fined by His Majesty, demoted, and sent to the border, and they were not allowed to come back!"

Speaking of this, Ning Jiaoer was very sad.

"I don't know what happened to Ling Xiao. He must be mad at me. I wrote him many letters, but he didn't reply!"

The little girl was very sad and hung her head.

"Ling Xiao is?"

Cheng Jinchu asked, she guessed that Ling Xiao should be the infamous General Ling in the book.

"Ling Xiao and I are the same age. We were even born on the same day. My father said that when my mother had an attack that day, he rushed to ask for a midwife, and ended up running into Uncle Ling who was also in a hurry to ask for a midwife at the door. Ling Xiao was born first, and not long after he was born, I was also born. Our two families lived close together, so we played together since we were young."

Ning Jiaoer felt very happy when she recalled these things, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth unconsciously.

"Ling Xiao's personality is very similar to Uncle Ling, lively and active. He doesn't like playing with girls, saying that girls are delicate. His father asked him to take me with him, but he didn't want to, so his father chased him with a big stick and beat him.

He was afraid of Uncle Ling, so he always took me with him. I never cried when I fell and got hurt. I liked playing with him, so he wouldn't take me with him if I cried.

In the past, he would climb trees to get bird eggs, and I would cook them for him. By the way, he also caught the koi carp his father raised. I didn’t dare to grill them, so he grilled them himself. The smell of grilled fish attracted Uncle Ling, who was very angry when he saw the koi carp being beaten. He beat him so hard that he couldn’t get out of bed for three days. I had to take care of him…

In fact, he never bullied me, nor did he ignore me. He just said in a harsh tone that I was a spoiled child. I am not a spoiled child. He must have been angry, so he ignored me. "

Cheng Jinchu suddenly smelled something else.

"You said he was angry. Why was he angry?"

Speaking of this, Ning Jiaoer became even sadder. Her eyes suddenly turned red and she tried very hard to control herself from crying.

"He asked me to live with Sister Zi Xin at his maternal grandparents' home. Staying in the county was too hard. The emperor did not ask my father to bring his family with him, but my mother wanted to stay with my father all the time. I wanted to stay with my mother, so I rejected his kindness...

He looked unhappy at the time, he must have been angry with me, he angrily told me not to be willful, he must have thought I was ungrateful at the time! I know he was thinking about me, he thought I was spoiled…"

Ning Jiaoer lowered her head and played with her fingers.

"So, he didn't tell me when he left. My family had a lot of things going on during that time. Dad came back and we packed up and went to Liu County. On the day we left, we found that there was no one next door."