Shocking! In this matriarchal society, every man wants to marry me!

Zhongtian's first source of humor was Ding Yucheng, and his second source of humor was Xia Jin'an.

After calming down from his anger, Zhongtian began to worry. He realized that Xia Jin'an's treatment of him was not deception, but rather wholehearted.

Is this departure related to the letter received last night? Who delivered the letter yesterday? What was her purpose?

She went to the yamen to find Fang Shilian and asked him to keep a close eye on things. Fang Shilian readily agreed.

Fang Shilian has been quite busy these days. A few days ago, Zhongtian arrested a lot of robbers, which made Magistrate Yu realize how rampant the robbery activities in the city were. He was very angry and has been cracking down on robbers these days.

Many people go to jail every day.

As night fell, Fang Shilian entered the prison reeking of alcohol. Mu Ning was about to enter the palace to serve as a court attendant to His Majesty. What could she do to keep him by her side forever?

Her plan?

So she went to the prison, where the jailer affectionately called her Sister Fang. Fang Shilian had made a great contribution a few days ago and was highly appreciated by the county magistrate.

She walked into a prison where a woman covered in wounds lay with her eyes half-closed until she heard a sound.

She struggled to sit up, then knelt upright, grabbing Fang Shilian's leg, her voice hoarse: "Lord Fang, I confess my sins, please, let me see my sister."

This is Wang Yuan, who was captured the day before yesterday during the raid on the robbers.

Fang Shilian half-squatted down and kicked her over.

Wang Yuan knelt down again.

Fang Shilian patted Wang Yuan's face with a hint of pride: "You've become a good little sister now. Your older sister raised you with great difficulty, and when she found out you were in jail, she sold the shop you relied on to make a living to cover it up. Now she's had a change of heart."

Despite enduring Fang Shilian's verbal abuse, Wang Yuan could only plead, "Lord Fang, please let me see my sister."

She had made too many mistakes in her life, and she admitted them all, but her only family member was her sister. She would not die in peace if she did not see her sister before she died.

If pleading doesn't work, then what about threats?

"Lord Fang, while I was in prison, I kept thinking about my sisters who were killed by Zhong Tian. Lord Fang, tell me, were they unjustly killed?"

Wang Yuan was kicked to the ground again, this time with greater force, and he could taste the blood in his mouth.

Fang Shilian glared at her fiercely: "Do you know how you'll sentence me?"

"death penalty!"

Wang Yuan knew in her heart that she never cared about death, but she cared about her sister.

"If I could see your sister alive before you die, would you grant me one request?"

Fang Shilian whispered in Wang Yuan's ear.

Wang Yuan's eyes widened immediately.

The snow has finally thawed.

Yuan Jun An Private Kitchen has been closed for the past few days. Without Xia Jin An, there's no one to cook delicious braised pork anymore.

Zhongtian has been locking himself in his house these days, refusing to open the door for anyone. Xia Muning stood in the winter sun for an hour, but the door remained tightly shut.

Xia Muning breathed on her hands to warm her slightly cold palms: "Madam Zhong, I know you can hear me. I'm leaving soon. Please see me off."

After a long while, the door remained closed, and Xia Muning left somewhat disappointed.

The door opened only after Xia Muning's figure gradually disappeared.

You should have left quietly. Why tell me? It only leaves me heartbroken.

Even though Xia Muning wanted to leave quietly, the gossipy citizens wouldn't allow it. They gathered at the city gate early in the morning to watch the First Young Master leave the town to serve His Majesty, who was above all others.

Master Li has lingered in this town for quite some time; it's time for him to return to the capital.

Several carriages followed her, all heavily covered by curtains, but judging from the tracks left by the carriages, it was clear that she had made quite a haul on this trip.

Wearing a thick cloak, Xia Muning turned back to bid farewell to his mother and father. Shi Shu stood behind him, her eyes red-rimmed.

Xia's father's eyes were red and swollen, indicating that he must have cried for a long time yesterday, but even though he was crying very sadly, he did not say anything to ask Xia Muning to stay.

Looking at Xia Muning, Xia's mother instructed, "Once you arrive at the palace, be careful with your words and actions, serve His Majesty well, and do not bring disaster upon the Xia family."

Master Song was clearly very satisfied with the trip, so he didn't mind saying a few nice words: "Young Master Xia is clearly a blessed person, and one day he will soar to the heavens like a phoenix."

"Let's go, though I've seen you off for a thousand miles, we must part ways eventually."

"it is good."

At this moment, two pairs of fierce eyes were staring at Xia Muning in the crowd.

A pair of eyes belonging to Wang Yuan.

A few days ago, Fang Shilian told her that there was a tunnel dug by prisoners in the dungeon that had never been sealed off, and that she could escape from there.

After she was successfully released, she went to find her sister.

My sister was overjoyed. She hugged her and cried for a long time. She cooked her a delicious meal, changed her into a clean and warm cotton coat, and then let her have a good sleep in the comfortable room.

After a hearty meal, she hugged her older sister and said, "Sister, take care of yourself." Then she left without looking back, determined to find Xia Muning and fulfill her promise.

She was like a lone wolf in the crowd, wanting to tear the flesh and blood off the person in front of her.

Just as Xia Muning was about to board the carriage and leave, she rushed out from the crowd, holding a dagger in her hand, and stabbed at Xia Muning.

A commotion immediately broke out in the crowd.

Xia Muning reacted quickly, drew the whip from her waist, and lashed it fiercely at the attacker, the sharp whip causing the man to back away.

But soon the man lunged forward and tightly gripped Xia Muning's neck.

Xia Muning held her head high, like a crane crying out in sorrow. Xia Muning recognized her; it was Wang Yuan!

"You...you weren't dead?"

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "I'm not dead. How could I possibly die!"

She touched Xia Muning's face affectionately: "After all, I think about you and miss you day and night."

Wang Yuan's ambiguous remark immediately caused those around him to exchange bewildered glances.

"What did you say?"

"Do you all think Xia Muning is some kind of pure and noble young master?"

"Did you know that he was once kidnapped by us and wasn't rescued until dawn?"

“You know we’ve seen him naked, touched him and nibbled at him. There should be lingering hickeys on his neck.”

"He's a complete slut!"

"I'm not just making this up. I have witnesses. Shiqin, come out here!"

Another pair of eyes filled with malice in the crowd belonged to Shiqin!