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

But he still said warily, "Why should I trust you?"

Song Wenjing calmly stated, "The rabbit you're talking about is my eldest sister's child."

His original name was Yu Tan. He went missing when he was six years old, and there has been no news of him since.

We've been searching for news of him, but to no avail.

I never expected to see him here.

The woman was furious when she heard this: "Is this your sister's child? How do you take care of children?"

Do you know how much that child suffered?

How can I believe he's your child?

Song Wenjing took out a dragon-shaped jade pendant from his pocket. What was different about it was that the tail was a bright red.

He tentatively asked, "I wonder if Yu Tan had the same jade pendant on her when she came here."

Upon seeing it, the woman immediately believed it: "That's right, that child did indeed have a jade pendant like this before."

But it was stolen. When he went to grab it back, he accidentally dropped it and broke it.

The woman then asked, "Why have you come to my house? Are you here to take him away?"

Song Wenjing was silent for a while before saying, "I know you treat him very well, but you can also see that the child has been poisoned by a strange poison."

I must take him away and find someone to treat him.

As he spoke, Song Wenjing took out five silver notes from his pocket and handed them to the woman: "Here is a thousand taels, as a token of our gratitude to your family."

Upon seeing this, the woman quickly excused herself, saying, "What are you doing? We didn't rescue the rabbits for money."

You should keep this money to treat the rabbit's illness!

"That's right, we don't take care of rabbits for money."

The little boy probably knew that his playmate would never come back, and he looked at Song Wenjing with red eyes.

His stubborn demeanor suggested that he was afraid Song Wenjing would look down on him.

Song Wenjing still stuffed the money into the woman's hand: "Of course I know you are all good people, but you should still accept this money!"

If Yu Tan were conscious, she would definitely want to do something for you.

"And as for treating Yu Tan's illness, you don't need to worry, I will definitely cure him."

The little boy looked up at Song Wenjing with tears streaming down his face and said, "Then you must take good care of him. When others dislike him, you can't abandon him just because you feel ashamed."

If you find him undesirable, send him back! We will then return the silver to you.

The woman couldn't help but tear up when she saw it.

Lin Xiaoxiao squatted down in front of the little boy and said gently, "Didn't I promise you I would find the rabbit?"

I promise you, once he's cured, I will bring him back to see you.

The little boy sobbed, "Beautiful, sister, you, you have to keep your word!"

Lin Xiaoxiao raised her hand and swore, "I promise!"

The next day, when the woman left, she brought a lot of dried mushrooms for the rabbit she couldn't see.

And some cured meat, rice, and noodles!

He then gave Song Wenjing a few more instructions, still feeling uneasy.

"Where's Gouwa?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked about the little boy from yesterday.

"That kid's a coward, he's crying his eyes out in bed right now."

Although the woman was smiling, tears were glistening in her eyes.

Chen walked tremblingly to her side and thanked her repeatedly.

The other convicts had no idea what good fortune the Song family had that villagers would bring them food.

When they left, Yu Tan and Lin Xiaoxiao sat in the carriage.

Last night, Su boiled some hot water and gave him a simple wash.

Chen still held him tenderly, while Lin Xiaoxiao sat bored in the carriage.

He then casually hummed a nursery rhyme he used to listen to when he was a child.

Just as she was humming a tune, she inadvertently noticed that Yu Tan was looking at her.

The redness in his eyes had faded considerably, and there was even a hint of lingering affection in them.

How is this going?

If he simply thought the song was nice, why would he show that kind of expression?

It seemed he had heard someone hum this nursery rhyme before.

Now that I hear myself humming it again, I feel such longing.

This made Lin Xiaoxiao even more interested in his mother.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at him gently and asked, "Yu Tan, do you like this song?"

Although Yu Tan did not speak, she slowly nodded.

This interaction delighted Chen, because Yu Tan hadn't reacted to them at all since yesterday.

Then Lin Xiaoxiao continued, "Has Yu Tan heard this song before?"

Yu Tan seemed to be trying hard to recall something, and finally shook her head at Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao patted his head: "Alright, if you can't remember, then don't think about it."

Yu Tan seemed to have become very dependent on Lin Xiaoxiao after he broke free from Chen's embrace.

He sat down next to Lin Xiaoxiao and quietly lowered his head.

It seemed he was afraid Lin Xiaoxiao would reject him.

Looking at the thin little boy beside her, Lin Xiaoxiao felt a pang of pity.

She had previously thought Yu Tan was only six or seven years old, but she never expected him to be nine.

However, his thin appearance made him look nothing like a nine-year-old boy.

Lin Xiaoxiao handed the hot water bottle she was holding to him.

When Yu Tan looked up, she smiled gently at him.

Yu Tan shyly hugged the hot water bottle and lowered her head.

Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "It seems you and this child are destined to be together; he likes you very much!"

“I also like Yu Tan very much; he is very well-behaved.”

Outside, Song Wenjing and the others were all wearing masks that Lin Xiaoxiao had sewn for them.

In addition to preventing viruses, it can also keep you warm.

Others, though unaware of the purpose of the mask.

However, I did try to do it anyway.

Lin Wanwan and Qiao Siyan, who were following behind the group, were walking in the freezing cold with chains on, and their bodies soon could not take it anymore.

Qiao Siyan was panting heavily, as if she was about to collapse at any moment.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Wanwan looked at her mother with concern, and suddenly she noticed that her mother's face was unusually rosy.

It seems like I've caught a cold.

Qiao Siyan weakly stopped her daughter: "Wanwan, don't make a fuss, your mother's illness will get better later."

If they find out Mother is sick, knowing how cowardly they are, they'll definitely deal with us.

Lin Wanwan anxiously helped Qiao Siyan up: "Mother, how can this be?"

In this freezing cold, you won't recover easily without treatment.

I'll go and beg Lord Lu right away. Don't worry, with Junze's instructions, he wouldn't dare do anything to us.

Then, ignoring Qiao Siyan's attempts to stop her, Lin Wanwan ran straight to Lu Hu's side.

Upon seeing who it was, Lu Hu, riding his horse, shouted in fright, "Who let you come here? What kind of people are you?"