Before confiscating their property, they emptied the imperial city and exiled them!

Because the food was so delicious, Lin Xiaoxiao forgot to keep track of the time.

After finishing their meal, they hurriedly took the packed food and rushed back home.

When they arrived at the meeting place with the escort, the other party was clearly already impatient.

Just as he was about to leave, Lin Xiaoxiao called him back.

Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao arrive late, the escort couldn't help but complain, "Miss Lin, what happened? We agreed on a time, and you were almost late!"

Lin Xiaoxiao took out the gifts she had given to the soldiers from the cart and said with a smile, "Isn't this still on time? I think the weather is getting colder and colder."

So we brought some hand guards for all of you officials, and the time spent choosing them took up valuable time.

The younger guard took the hand guards that Lin Xiaoxiao handed him.

He exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! Brother Jianye, this is made of rabbit fur!"

"What are you yelling about? What kind of good stuff haven't I seen?"

When he turned to look at Lin Xiaoxiao, his tone was much gentler.

"Thank you for thinking of us rough folks, Miss Lin. It's getting late, let's head back!"

The escort named Jianye even had his men pull the cart for Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao did not refuse.

This was the result I wanted all along.

The lure of money can be effective, but it depends on the person.

If you want to live comfortably, you need to treat people according to their specific needs.

Lin Xiaoxiao grew up in an orphanage with her younger sister.

To protect his younger sister, he transformed himself into a worldly and sophisticated adult at a young age!

"Mother, see, I told you I was right!"

"Lin Xiaoxiao must have abandoned us and run away." Song Wanqing looked at Su Shi reproachfully.

The Gu family was originally warmly received by the Wu family, but because their scheme against Lin Xiaoxiao failed, they were sent back here.

Filled with resentment towards Lin Xiaoxiao, he stepped forward and said sarcastically, "That girl was always calculating when she was in our family."

You actually believed her nonsense? Hahaha.

After Song Wanning stepped forward, he glared at her and retorted, "You're talking nonsense. You're the vicious old woman."

I won't allow you to talk about my sister-in-law Xiaoxiao like that!

Qiao Siyan looked at Song Wanning with pity and said, "Oh! What an innocent child! You must have been fooled by that girl Lin Xiaoxiao!"

Song Wanning became a little anxious: "You're talking nonsense! My sister-in-law is not the kind of person you're describing!"

Su walked over and pulled Song Wanning back: "We don't need to pay attention to her!"

Qiao Siyan smiled but didn't say anything, and the people around her joined her in watching the Song family make a fool of themselves.

Song Wenjing remained silent, his eyes fixed on the direction of the gate, his expression unreadable.

Only when he saw a familiar figure appear did a glint flash in his eyes!

"They're back! They're back!"

Upon hearing this, everyone checked to see if Lin Xiaoxiao was there.

Lin Xiaoxiao sat leisurely in the carriage, swinging her legs comfortably.

Everyone who saw it was filled with envy!

Why are the yamen runners treating her so well?

They were even more surprised when they saw the yamen runners pulling the cart for Lin Xiaoxiao.

Song Wanning happily ran to Lin Xiaoxiao's side, then pointed at Qiao Siyan and pouted.

"Sister-in-law, you're finally back! They were just saying you ran away!"

Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at Qiao Siyan, who didn't seem embarrassed at being caught.

She seemed certain that Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't do anything to her.

Lin Xiaoxiao turned to look at Song Wanning and said, "They're foul-mouthed, let's ignore them!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? How can you insult your own mother like that?" Lin Ziqian, unable to save face, roared at Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao: "She's not my mother. Don't try to claim kinship with me like that."

Lin Ziqian clutched his chest in anger at her words, looking pained!

Qiao Siyan was terrified and rushed over to check on her.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't have time to admire the couple's affection; she started organizing the supplies she had purchased.

Song Huai'an and the others also hurriedly offered their help.

These things cannot be left outside overnight.

While moving the rice, Song Huai'an noticed that the bag was a little loose.

I was about to fix it back in place when I accidentally saw the rice inside.

He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "It's actually polished rice?"

This was only provided to the imperial family and nobles!

Xiaoxiao, where did you get this from?

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't expect that just a bag of Northeast rice would elicit such a strong reaction from these people.

My mind quickly came up with a reason.

"I happened to meet a merchant on the road who said that no one recognized the value of his goods and thought they were too expensive."

But I saw that the rice he was selling was good, so I kept some.

Not only rice, but also millet and wheat flour—I bought them all from him!

Upon hearing that it was rice specially selected for the royal palace, it immediately attracted the attention of others.

They all swarmed around instantly!

Madam Su grabbed a handful of rice and exclaimed in surprise, "If you ask me, this rice is even better than the rice specially made for the imperial palace."

She had previously had the privilege of tasting rice specially supplied to the palace, which was delicious, but it was still far inferior to the crystal-clear rice before her.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly locked her pockets.

"Alright, let's move our things inside first!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's move in first!"

Lin Wanwan returned in the evening, with Qingyao following behind her, weak and exhausted, being carried back.

Zhao Feng was heartbroken when he saw this, and without thinking of anything else, he rushed to greet her.

"Qingyao! How could this happen?"

Seeing Qingyao's weak appearance, Zhao Feng was extremely nervous but dared not touch her.

I was afraid that I might hurt her again due to my recklessness.

Zhao Feng stood up with red eyes and questioned Lin Wanwan, "Miss Lin, what exactly happened to Qingyao?"

Lin Wanwan avoided eye contact with Zhao Feng.

Qiao Siyan stood in front of Lin Wanwan and said, "Lord Zhao, this Qingyao is our maid. What happened to her?"

We don't need to explain anything to you!

Even with his injured arm, Zhao Feng still managed to draw his sword with his uninjured left hand.

It was placed on Qiao Siyan's neck.

"I demand an explanation today. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer..."

I could kill you all right now!

Qiao Siyan had never been treated like this before. At home, Lin Ziqian always doted on her.

Now that Zhao Feng has a knife to his neck, he is instantly filled with shame and anger!

Lin Wanwan was surprised by Zhao Feng's extreme reaction and was afraid he would hurt her mother.

He hurriedly spoke up to stop him, saying, "Lord Zhao, please show mercy!"

"You want an explanation, don't you? I'll tell you!"

"Qingyao has become like this because of Lin Xiaoxiao!"