"If it were other corrupt officials, their families would usually be held responsible for their crimes. However... Luo Wenhao's wife and children, from beginning to end, never enjoyed a single day of luxury with him..."

Lantian was in a dilemma, and he looked at Mingyue for help.

Mingyue didn’t understand either. This melon was not tasty at all and was too heavy.

This question is usually determined by the emperor.

But Lantian had some selfish motives, probably because he was afraid that the emperor would kill him with one blow and directly order the death of the entire Luo family.

So he wanted Mingyue to think of a way so that the emperor would not pursue the matter if she issued the order.

But it was such a big thing. How could she be responsible for a child like her? "Why not, let me meet Wang and her child?"

"it is good."

Lantian then had Wang, who had changed her clothes, and her two children invited to the reception room of the government office.

Mingyue looked at Wang who was walking towards her. She looked very weak and as if her soul had been taken away.

The two children beside her, one three years old and the other four years old, were both born to Luo Wenhao after he had been married for many years.

They trembled as they looked at the officers around them holding knives, their faces full of fear.

But even though they were scared, they were unwilling to hide beside their mother, and the two of them snuggled up to each other tightly.

Mingyue waved to the children, and the two of them rushed to Mingyue without hesitation, as if they had met some familiar sisters.

She timidly called out, "Sister..."

The other one couldn't speak much and just kept looking at the bright moon.

The two men stood less than an arm's length away from her, but didn't dare to get any closer.

Mingyue handed them two candied haws that she had just asked Xiao Mazi to buy outside. "How old are you two?"

"Thank you, sister. I am four years old."

Such a well-behaved child.

"Do you like your parents?" Mingyue asked suddenly as she watched them eating candied haws quietly.

"I don't like it." The older one spoke first. The younger one didn't understand and thought Mingyue was joking with him, so he laughed happily.

"You don't like either of them?"

"Yeah, we loved our grandparents, but they're gone." Four-year-old Luo Yong already had his own thoughts. "Mom always tortured us and Dad in the name of doing good for us."

"My father always unconditionally supports any decision that my mother makes. Even if we are sick, my mother will just say we will get better naturally, and my father will not do anything about us."

He is just a child, how could he say such heartbreaking words so calmly.

Mingyue suppressed her heartache and pretended to be calm. "Then, if both father and mother are gone, what will happen to you and your brother in the future? Have you ever thought about it?"

"Of course, I know my father made a big mistake, and my family can't escape the blame. If I'm lucky enough to survive in the future, I will definitely take my brother out to set up a stall and live our own lives."

Lantian was stunned as he listened behind the screen. He looked at the children in front of him. Yes, one was eight years old and the other was four years old. How could they be talking like two adults?

"My sister has a place where many children live. You can play and chat together. However, you have to study and learn skills every day, which may be very hard. Are you willing to go?"

When it came to where these two children would go in the future, the first place Mingyue thought of was the orphanage.

Little Luo Yong hesitated for a moment, as if he had made an important decision. "Sister, if I can't take my brother with me, I won't go."

Mingyue chuckled. She thought he was scared and didn't want to go, but it turned out that he was just nagging about staying with his brother. "You two, together, together!"

"Okay, then Yong'er is willing, Yong'er is willing to go!"

"Even if you leave your parents and go to a faraway place and forget about life here, are you willing?"

"Yes! As long as we can be with my brother and escape from this home, we are willing!" The four-year-old child couldn't speak clearly, but his eyes were very determined.

"Okay, then let's go to the capital with your sister." Mingyue touched his little head, and little Luo Yi also put his head over and rubbed Mingyue's hand, just like a fool asking for stroking.

Mingyue's heart was about to melt.

Hearing the conversation inside the house, Wang, who was standing outside the door, seemed to suddenly wake up. "What? No, these two children are my lives, you can't take them away!"

Mingyue originally wanted to have a chat with this "good wife", but now she thinks there is probably nothing to talk about.

"Take her back. I don't want to see her anymore."

"Yes." The men moved quickly and took Wang away without her being able to shout out.

The two children in front of them almost thought that Mingyue was going to be returned to her mother again, so they quickly ran behind the screen to hide.

As a result, they found Lantian who had been hiding here early in the morning.

The little one almost cried out, but the big one covered his mouth.

"Okay, I'll take these two children away. What kind of life they will live in the future depends entirely on themselves." Mingyue sighed.

Seeing this, Lantian also understood.

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They have stayed in Longcheng for more than three months in total, from the warm sunshine of spring to the end of summer and early autumn, and it is time for Mingyue and his party to set off again.

When I first arrived, the entire Longcheng looked like a city damaged by war, lifeless.

However, it has recovered to prosperity in just a few months. With the leadership of good officials like Lu Sheng who are purely dedicated to the people and the country, I believe that Longcheng's development will gradually improve in the future.

On the day of departure, whether it was the street vendors who had chatted enthusiastically with Mingyue, or ordinary people who were strangers to him, they all came to see him off.

"Princess, general, princess, come and play often."

"My Lord, your great kindness will never be forgotten!"

"General, have a safe journey and protect our princess and the county lady."

"Your Highness, please greet the Emperor for us!"

There were even a few children riding on their fathers' shoulders, shouting, "Sister Princess, I will study hard and come to the capital to find you in the future!"

"Okay~" Mingyue looked back at the crowd on the street, tears welling in her eyes.

Before it was Minzhou, now it is Longcheng, both have left Mingyue with unforgettable memories.

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