Long Fei's aunt, Madam Bao Zhang, had previously married to Jiangnan.

The second wife of the aristocratic family in Jiangnan was not the head of the household. It was said that the head of the household was the first wife, but the first wife also liked this beautiful, gentle and polite sister-in-law very much and had always treated her very well.

Therefore, Madam Baozhang was only responsible for living a life of luxury, watching plays, painting, playing the piano, and trying on clothes from her own cloth shop and clothing factory. Logically speaking, she should have lived a very happy and wealthy life.

However, Mrs. Baozhang only gave birth to a daughter and no son.

The daughter did not live long after getting married and met a scumbag husband. No one knew he was such a person before they got married. The couple was fine for three years after their marriage. However, when the novelty wore off after three years, the son-in-law started having a mistress outside. In order to get promoted, the mistress bribed some bad guys and kidnapped the daughter.

Finally, the daughter fell down the hillside and died while struggling.

Although Madam Baozhang sent the criminals and the concubine to jail and saw them beheaded, she later made her son-in-law's family suffer through her family. She saw her son-in-law fall into the quagmire and could never get up, but her daughter could not come back either.

She could no longer stay in that Jiangnan city, and felt that her daughter's shadow was everywhere in the city.

Later, Madam Baozhang went to a Taoist temple and helped take in some homeless girls, teaching them to read, write, play the piano, and embroider.

That's why the name Madam Baozhang became popular later.

Mrs. Baozhang may have done good deeds for many years and lived a long life, and she finally passed away peacefully in a Taoist temple.

The retired emperor briefly told Lu Zhaoling and the others about Madam Baozhang's life.

Her daughter's incident happened decades ago, and Madam Baozhang herself is already in the underworld. After hearing this, she is now able to face it calmly.

Moreover, after arriving, Madam Baozhang found out that her daughter had already been reincarnated a long time ago, and that her fate in this life was good and she would live a comfortable life, so she let it go.

The Emperor whispered to Lu Zhaoling, "Master Ling, I didn't expect to meet relatives here, but she said she had met Lu Ming!"

Although his voice was lowered, the emperor's tone sounded very excited.

Lu Ming!

Lu Zhaoling was also stunned.

Yin Yunting lifted the veil in front of him and looked at Madam Baozhang.

Have you met Lu Ming?

This unexpected gain really came as a surprise.

"Zhao Ling meets Madam Bao Zhang."

After coming to his senses, Lu Zhaoling stepped forward, bowed to Madam Baozhang, and spoke very politely.

"Lu Ming is my father, but I have never seen him since I was a child. Could you please tell me about him, Madam?"

The wrinkles on Mrs. Baozhang's face were relaxed, her eyes were very kind, and she looked like a very good old woman.

Maybe it was because she had spent most of her life with girls, she subconsciously showed a loving look when facing Lu Zhaoling.

"When I saw you just now, I thought of Master Lu."

Master Lu?

Lu Zhaoling realized that the Master Lu she was talking about was Lu Ming.

Since that’s the name, does that mean her father is indeed a member of the Xuanmen sect?

"Although I met Master Lu over twenty years ago, his appearance is very clear in my memory. You do have some similarities with him. If you two stand together, others can tell at a glance that you are father and daughter."

More than twenty years ago?

That was when she wasn't even born yet?

Lu Zhaoling asked, "I wonder how the old lady and my father knew each other?"

"It's not really that we know each other, we just happened to run into each other twice."

Mrs. Baozhang spoke slowly as she recalled the past.

"The Taoist temple I was in at the time was called Qingyun Temple. Since its establishment, Qingyun Temple has been doing charity work, mainly helping women, because in this world, women have a harder time."

"I had lived at Qingyun Temple for over ten years and was quite familiar with the mountain roads. I also had several maids who had always been with me, and they were quite strong. One day, a little girl from the temple came running over to say that a man had been found lying unconscious in the grass on the hillside behind the temple, covered in wounds."

"I heard it, and I went with a few maids to investigate. I had also learned some methods of healing, and I brought my medicine box with me."

Lu Zhaoling thought, could that man be her father?

But what Mrs. Baozhang said next was unexpected.

"When I got there, I saw a seriously injured old man. He woke up when we approached and was somewhat conscious. He pleaded pitifully for us to save him."

"We couldn't just stand by and watch someone die, so we immediately tried to save him, but someone nearby stopped us."

"That man was Master Lu," Madam Baozhang said. "At the time, Master Lu was dressed in a blue robe, looking elegant and graceful, and he looked no more than twenty. Although he was very young, for some reason, his extraordinary aura made people overlook his age and appearance. In their hearts, they simply felt that he was a master."

Yin Yunting thought about the portrait of Lu Ming that King Nan Shao had painted before, and it sounded really fitting.

This person must be Lu Ming.

"The old man looked pitiful, gasping in pain. It was heartbreaking. My maids couldn't bear it. They thought Master Lu was cold-blooded and heartless for preventing them from saving him, so they spoke rudely to him."

"Master Lu took a few steps back and said, 'If it weren't for the fact that we all had some merits and had done good deeds for a long time, he wouldn't have stopped us.'"

After hearing just a few words from Madam Baozhang, Lu Zhaoling's impression of her father became clearer.

It sounds like my father is not a person without personality.

"He didn't mind the rude words of the maids at the time. He just told me that the old man was getting his comeuppance, and that if he continued to lie there, he wouldn't die immediately. He would suffer from agony and terror before dying."

Madam Baozhang sighed softly and said, "That was the first time I had heard such words and encountered such a thing. But the old man did seem like an honest and pitiful person at the time. If I really didn't save him and just let him lie there, it would make people feel malicious."

"Old Madam still chose to listen to him, right?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

Madam Baozhang nodded, not expecting her to guess this.

"If it were someone else in the temple, they might not listen. But after what happened to my daughter, I kept thinking that those who do evil should be punished. And it's not enough to just die peacefully. They must suffer before dying. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of the people who have been wronged?"

“Maybe it was because Master Lu’s words touched me, I stopped a few maids at the time and ignored the old man.”

"Master Lu was obviously in a better mood when he saw this. When he was about to leave, I heard someone calling Lu Ming's name in the distance. Master Lu frowned and asked me to do him a favor."

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