Even though she was wearing men's clothes and holding a child in her arms, as soon as she stood there, he knew that she was back.

This time, she won't be allowed to escape.

"Mu Feng, His Majesty is so wary of you now. Wouldn't it be bad for you to rashly offend the Lin family?"

Although the Lin family was not a noble family, they had a concubine who won the emperor's favor.

Mu Ruolin couldn't help but worry.

"Father won't do anything to me."

Gu Mufeng was confident that as long as he was his mother's child, his father would not take action against him.

Even though he didn't love his son.

"Mu Feng, there are rumors that there is a charming female ghost by your side. Even His Majesty has mentioned it many times. Is she here now?"

Maybe it was because Gu Mufeng looked a little miserable now, which made him seem more approachable, so Mu Ruolin boldly asked this rather sensitive question.

As she said this, she looked around, feeling very scared, fearing that the man would be unhappy and come back to find her, and that would be the end of it.

"I usually tell you to read more, but you refuse to listen. You are neither good at literature nor good at martial arts. A scholar does not talk about strange things, supernatural powers, or anything else. There is no point in that."

Mu Ruolin didn't quite believe it. If not, how could he pass the message to that person named Tang Ningde.

"You don't have to say it if you don't want to, but don't just belittle me!

I was also fooled by those bandits back then. Who knew the local governor was in cahoots with them? I was planning to let her go, but she actually said she knew you and was looking for you.

I thought about how you've been at the border for a few years, and I felt like she must be lying, which led to this misunderstanding."

"Let's go back."

Gu Mufeng interrupted him and said that he didn't mind, but he didn't move at all and picked up the lychees on the ground.

These were all brought back by her. He took a bite and found them to be very sweet.

Only she could transport lychees from Lingnan to the capital without any effort.

Despite her cautious personality, she sells fruits like lychees with great fanfare.

Isn't it just to tell him that she is back?

But why is she unwilling to recognize him? The child calls him father. Is he her child with her ex-husband?

Tang Ning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no one was following. She put little Pearl down, stuffed a candy into her mouth, and took her hand, preparing to go back.

"Tangning, why are you here?"

She said that this guy would definitely catch up.

"I do not understand what you're saying."

Tangning held the child, frowning.

Du Juan, who was standing by, timidly pulled Shen Lianzhi's arm:

"Brother Shen, what are you talking about? How could this person be Tangning? He's a man."

Although she said this, she couldn't suppress the jealousy in her eyes.

How could she not know that this was Tangning? She had hated Tangning so much that she had memorized her appearance.

She recognized her at a glance, otherwise she wouldn't have directly accused her of blackmail.

"Tangning, I know it's you. No matter how you got here, you must leave."

"none of your business!"

"Jiang Lili is also in the capital. She has been looking for you all these years, saying that you killed her husband, butcher Zhang.

If she finds you, she will definitely not let you go."

"What? Butcher Zhang was killed by Tangning!"

Du Juan exclaimed, looking at Tang Ning with malicious intent.

Tangning did feel a little guilty, but she was certain there was no evidence.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with me that she lost her husband? How long have I been away from Shenjia Village?

I've never even seen Butcher Zhang."

There was no way Tang Ning would admit to this. If Jiang Lili had evidence, she would have already sued her at the government office.

After all, there is still evidence.

“For some reason, she said it must be you, but everyone in the village said that Butcher Zhang was being bullied too badly by his father-in-law’s family.

He eloped with someone else, and his wife couldn't accept it, so she said that Butcher Zhang was dead.

But it's strange, aren't you good friends with her? How come she's so sure it was you, and insists on using your life to pay for it? "

"If you're upright, you have nothing to fear. I didn't kill him, so why should I be afraid? Now that you've finished speaking, can you please move aside?"

It seems that Jiang Lili knew that Butcher Zhang wanted to kill her. If she dared to come to him, she would not let her off easily.

Shen Lianzhi didn't understand why he had to catch up with Tang Ning to say these things.

He always thought he had forgotten this cruel woman, but he recognized her the first time he saw her.

Looking at the child Tangning was holding, why did she look at him so disapprovingly?

"Is this child that man's?"

"What man?"

Tangning frowned. Did he know about Little Pearl's background?

So who is the man who is little Pearl's father?

"The one you remarried!"

Shen Lianzhi's awkward tone made people want to slap him.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Tang Ning was speechless. How could this man still look like this after all this time?

"Well, Second Brother Shen, Miss Yang is still waiting for you. How about we go and keep Miss Yang's appointment first, and then come back to catch up with Sister Tangning later?"

Du Juan quickly interrupted them. Although she didn't like Yang Simeng, she hated Tangning even more.

That idiot surnamed Yang was no match for her. Tangning was the one who would hit someone if she said so.

Yang Simeng promised her that after she could bring Shen Lianzhi and her together as a team, she would find her a mistress in a wealthy family.

For this reason, she lowered herself and coaxed Shen Lianzhi around, even coaxing Shen Lianzhi into bringing her to the capital.

Only when she arrived in Kyoto did she realize that Shenjia Village was nothing and that the capital city was just a fallen pole.

The people who were hit were all rich or noble. If she had come to the capital earlier, she would definitely not have been deceived by the villain of the Jia family.

If she wasn't short of money, she wouldn't even bother looking at Yang Simeng.

"Okay, I'd rather not keep Miss Yang waiting. Tangning, I'll come back and see you later."

The two of them were baffled. How could Shen Lianzhi handle this? He wanted both.

He likes Du Juan's admiration for him, and he also likes Yang Simeng, a rich lady's pursuit of him.

If his ex-wife was in poverty, he would probably still care about her, but when he saw that she seemed to be living a good life, he felt resentful.

If such a person were to become an official, he would probably not be a good person. He would suffer in order to save face.

"Dad, who are they?"

Little Pearl felt that her father's mood was a little off today. She hugged Tangning's arms tightly.

"Are they bad guys? If they are, little Pearl will help you beat them away!"

As he spoke, he raised his little fist high, and his little mouth puffed up with anger, which made him look even more adorable.

"It's okay, Dad has plenty of strength."

Tangning smiled and patted her little head, feeling a sense of accomplishment in raising a child.

"Isn't mom going to be back tomorrow? Then dad has to go first. I like a gentle mom."

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