The woman touched her little face randomly. Her eyes were obviously blurry due to the pain, but she still wanted to open them wider.

When she saw the gorgeous clothes Hu Niu was wearing and the beautiful pearl flowers on her little head, she burst into tears.

She looked at Lin Yiwan with gratitude: "Madam, thank you so much, you kept your promise and found a good family for Hu Niu!"

Lin Yiwan held her skinny fingers and said, "I didn't give Hu Niu to someone else to raise. I love her very much, so I asked my husband for permission to raise her as my own!"

The woman was stunned at first, then she quickly spoke: "Tiger Girl, kneel down quickly and call Madam Mother, quickly!"

Her voice was so sharp and shrill that it actually frightened Hu Niu so much that she trembled all over.

She sobbed tremblingly: "Mother, mother!"

The woman interrupted immediately: "Don't call me mother. I told you to kneel down in front of the lady. Call her mother, hurry up!"

Little Tiger Girl didn't dare to disobey her order and quickly knelt in front of Lin Yiwan and shouted, "Mother!"

Lin Yiwan reached out and helped her up: "Be good, I will be your support from now on. As long as I am in this world, I will never let anyone bully you!"

The reason she said this was to reassure the dying woman who was entrusted with her child.

Sure enough, upon hearing her promise, the woman, who had been filled with anxiety, suddenly smiled. She murmured softly, "Tiger Girl is blessed in this life. I can finally reunite with my parents!"

She closed her eyes and died instantly.

Even though Huniu was young, she already understood the separation of life and death.

She turned around and rushed over, crying hoarsely, "Mother, please don't abandon Huniu. Please, look at Huniu again, and look at the child again!"

Lin Yiwan hated this the most, so she quickly went outside to calm down.

Lin Ran also walked up behind her and said, "She's a pitiful person too. She didn't originally have such strong murderous intentions towards that family. It was only because they suddenly wanted to sell Hu Niu for money that she decided to kill them!"

Lin Yiwan closed her eyes tightly. That family deserved to die!

If it were her, she would also wipe out his entire family.

She said in a deep voice: "Uncle, I want to take charge of the funeral arrangements for Hu Niu's mother. Please see what you write on the case file!"

Lin Ran nodded: "Just take the body away, I have my own way to deal with it!"

Lin Yiwan ordered someone to buy new clothes for the woman and asked the nanny to teach Hu Niu how to change her clothes.

He bought a coffin and took the woman's body away from the back door of the Dali Temple.

Lin Yiwan personally selected a grave for the woman and asked the little Hu Niu to kneel down and pay her respects.

She said in front of the woman's grave, "Huniu, from now on, your name will be Zhan Qingning, and you are the adopted daughter of Lin Yiwan and Zhan Yan!"

Hu Niu nodded heavily: "Qingning greets mother!"

After taking care of Hu Niu's mother's funeral, Lin Yiwan went to buy new clothes for her.

She had just arrived at the clothing store when she suddenly heard several noble ladies whispering not far away.

She pricked up her ears and heard a voice floating over: "Did you hear that someone just saw Zhan Yihou bringing Miss Cheng from Jiangnan into the teahouse!"

Another person asked in shock, "Is this true? Didn't he reject the Empress's choice of a concubine? Then why would he go to a teahouse with the Cheng family girl?"

The man said with a look of sarcasm, "What man in this world doesn't steal? Haven't you heard the old saying? A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a secret lover. The mistress of the Marquis Zhan Yi's mansion is of noble status and has a fierce temper. Naturally, he wouldn't dare openly marry a concubine into the mansion. I'm afraid he's going to keep a beautiful concubine as a concubine!"

Everyone burst into laughter, but when they turned around and saw Lin Yiwan standing at the door, their faces suddenly changed in fear.

Lin Yiwan's expression was filled with a lazy smile. "You ladies are so idle! You actually dare to gossip about our Zhan Yihou Mansion behind our backs?"

Everyone apologized guiltily: "Madam Hou, we didn't mean to do that. Please forgive us!"

Lin Yiwan interrupted calmly, "I'm sorry, I'm not that magnanimous. If you slander me behind my back, I won't let you off lightly. Please give me twenty slaps on the face each. You're not allowed to leave until I've given you all the slaps!"

Several people subconsciously retorted: "Madam Hou, how can you punish people so arbitrarily? We are telling the truth. We did see Marquis Zhan Yi and Cheng Lingzhi go to the teahouse across the street. If you don't believe it, you can chase them over and see for yourself. Why are you punishing us?"

Lin Yiwan said slowly, "I heard it all clearly just now. You wrongly accused me of having a fierce temper, but I'm not. I'm so kind. Who in the capital doesn't know that I, Lin Yiwan, am the most gentle and generous person?"

Several people regretted it so much. Why did they speak so harshly and say bad things about her?

Now that she has found fault with me, I have to slap myself twenty times, which is really embarrassing.

Seeing their hesitant looks, Lin Yiwan spoke impatiently, "What? You can't bear to fight yourselves? Then I'll have someone report it to the police. You should all know that criticizing a royal lady behind her back is a serious crime. If you end up in jail, don't blame me!"

Several people panicked immediately and said anxiously: "Fight, can't we fight?"

Then, the sound of applause one after another suddenly rang out in the garment workshop!

Lin Yiwan moved a chair to sit and listen, and even asked Zi'er to buy a string of candied haws for Hu Niu so that she could eat while enjoying the performance.

Soon the twenty slaps were over, and the faces of the ladies turned red and looked embarrassed.

Lin Yiwan said calmly, "This is just a minor punishment. If it happens again, it won't be as easy as slapping yourself in the face. Remember this: it's not the place for outsiders to interfere in the family affairs of our Zhan Yihou Mansion!"

After saying that, she stood up and left quickly.

Several people looked at her back with hatred and anger, but in the end she didn't go far, so they didn't dare to say anything.

After her figure disappeared, someone spoke up first, "Just wait. A vicious woman like her will soon be divorced. That Cheng family girl looks very scheming, and she's still young. She'll definitely make Zhan Yihou want her so much. How long can she keep showing off? Isn't she going to have to grit her teeth and make way for the newcomer?"

Several people shook their heads at her, signaling her to stop talking.

At this time, Lin Yiwan had already brought Hu Niu to the entrance of the teahouse, and she indeed saw Zhan Yan's carriage.

Zi'er spoke first: "Madam, should we go in and take a look?"

Lin Yiwan didn't answer but asked, "What's the matter? You don't trust your Lord?"

Zi'er replied worriedly, "Of course I believe it, but if that Cheng family girl takes the initiative, it will be difficult for the Marquis to get involved!"

Lin Yiwan lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, "If she really had this ability, I would actually look up to her. Let's go, let's go back to the mansion first. I'm afraid the little cat will be waiting anxiously!"

Zi'er couldn't persuade him anymore, so she just nodded and said, "Yes!"

Several noble ladies who were watching the excitement not far away were so angry that their faces turned ashen. No one had expected that Lin Yiwan would actually pass by the teahouse without entering.

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