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The man, whose tongue had been partially severed, cried out, "My lord, let me go, let me go..."

He couldn't speak clearly, blood kept flowing from his mouth, and he was trembling with anxiety, constantly trying to wink at the fat woman.

The plump woman exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm just here to help you breastfeed your baby, I don't know anything about this!"

After saying this, the plump woman crawled forward on her knees a few steps and kowtowed several times to Xiao Jinghan. "My lord, my husband and I were responsible for driving the carriage and feeding the baby. We didn't do anything wrong. I was forced into it!"

"You old hag, you're talking nonsense!" one of the robbers spat. "Sir, don't listen to her, she's in cahoots with us! The employer has been in contact with her and our boss!"

"Bah! What employer? I don't know anything about him!" the fat woman hurriedly tried to exonerate herself. "Sir! I'm truly innocent! The bad guys are these few! The one who just spoke even harassed your wife, saying he wanted to sleep with her!"

"What did you say?" Hearing this, Xiao Jinghan narrowed his eyes. "Say it again."

The plump woman looked at Xiao Jinghan tremblingly and said, "That person said he wanted to sleep with your wife."

Xiao Jinghan lowered his brows, turned his head, and looked at the bandit.

The thugs, terrified by Xiao Jinghan's gaze, stammered, "I...I didn't! I wouldn't dare!"

Xiao Jinghan walked to the robber's side, reached out, grabbed his neck, and lifted him up.

The robber struggled desperately in mid-air, pleading, "Sir, spare my life! I was just saying it casually, I really wouldn't dare!"

"What do you mean you wouldn't dare! The employer only allowed you to kidnap the child, but you brought the woman instead. Isn't it because you think she's pretty and want to rape her? If you hadn't taken it upon yourselves to kidnap her, this wouldn't have happened!"

The fat woman suddenly went berserk, "I've heard that Xiao Jinghan is notoriously ruthless! Rather than suffer at his hands, I'd rather give myself a quick death!"

After saying that, he stretched out his neck and crashed into the long sword in the guard's hand, dying instantly.

The fat woman's blood was everywhere. The robber, whose neck was being choked by Xiao Jinghan, struggled for a long time before finally dying in his hands.

Xiao Jinghan tossed the robber aside like trash and walked toward the remaining survivors. "Two are dead. Now it's your turn."

He ordered, "Hold them down!"

"yes!"

The guards held the remaining robbers down tightly. Xiao Jinghan looked around and said, "Hang them upside down above these large soy sauce vats, one after another, and slowly lower them down. Smother them as they go."

"yes!"

The guards swiftly hung the men upside down over a large vat of soy sauce that reeked of an overwhelming stench. The man whose tongue had been cut off couldn't bear the torture any longer; the moment his hair touched the soy sauce, he cried out, "I...I...I'll tell you, it's...it's your brother, your brother!"

-

After returning to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Liu Yuansheng kept Yan'er by her side, never taking her out of her sight for a moment.

Still shaken, Li, the wet nurse, fed the young master twice before Liu Yuansheng told her to go back and rest. During this time, Xie Qinghe and Xiao Jingzhuo also came to visit the young master. Seeing that he was safe and sound, they finally felt relieved and kept apologizing to Liu Yuansheng. As they spoke, the two of them even started crying, disregarding their dignity.

Liu Yuansheng had to pull herself together to comfort the two of them, her voice becoming dry and hoarse from talking. Xie Qinghe was afraid that Liu Yuansheng would lose her voice again, so she quickly stopped crying and pulled Xiao Jingzhuo, who was almost crying himself to death, away.

No sooner had they left than Ying'er came in carrying a food box.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw the white-clad ghost and the starving ghost guarding the door.

As the name suggests, the White-Clad Ghost is dressed in white and appears and disappears without a trace. Now, when Ying'er sees him, she is very calm and can even greet him with a smile, even though the White-Clad Ghost never pays attention to her.

The other starving ghost was a newcomer. He was big and burly, and ate like a pig. Ever since he arrived at Chenxiang Courtyard, he had been eating and eating and eating. He could barely speak properly while eating, but he still kept eating.

Ying'er picked up the food box in her hand, glanced at Jiang Yue, and then walked past Xu Shi, who was squatting by the door eating a chicken leg. "You're still not full?"

She couldn't help but ask a question.

Xu Shi looked up, wiped the grease from his mouth, grinned at Ying'er, and said, "No, Miss Ying'er, would you like some?"

He casually grabbed a pork hock from behind him. Ying'er forced a smile and ran away in a flash.

She rushed into the room and immediately saw Liu Yuansheng standing by the bedside, gently stroking Yan'er's cheek.

Ying'er slowed her pace, carrying the food box, and tiptoed to Liu Yuansheng, saying, "Miss, the white-clothed ghost and the starving ghost are still guarding outside the door."

Liu Yuansheng raised his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then understood who the white-clothed ghost and the starving ghost Ying'er was talking about were.

They must all be Xiao Jinghan's bodyguards, guarding outside her door, naturally to protect Yan'er's safety. "Let them guard; the young master must be feeling lingering fear."

"Miss and young master have really had a lot of trouble. Luckily, nothing serious happened, otherwise what would we have done!" Ying'er looked at Liu Yuansheng with heartache. "Miss, why did you chase after them without thinking? Your life is precious too! Besides, the young master isn't your own flesh and blood. Did you really have to risk your life for him?"

Liu Yuansheng remained silent.

Because she didn't consider that much at all.

Seeing that Liu Yuansheng remained silent, Ying'er pouted and said, "Miss, you haven't eaten properly all day, come and have some midnight snack!"

Liu Yuansheng's stomach was empty, and she was indeed quite hungry.

But she was unwilling to leave Yan'er, even if it was only half a zhang away.

He then said to Ying'er, "Just give me a bowl of plain porridge."

As soon as she finished speaking, a hand holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge was extended in front of her.

Liu Yuansheng stared at the hand in surprise, then looked up and was caught off guard by Xiao Jinghan's face.

He was dressed in white, his long hair loose, as if he had just washed and combed his hair.

But when did he come in, and why were there no footsteps?

Ying'er was terrified by Xiao Jinghan's sudden appearance. "The white-clad ghost!" she cried out. "No, Your Highness!"

Xiao Jinghan, holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge, sat on a round stool to the side and glanced at Ying'er, saying, "What white-clothed ghost?"

"The one outside," Ying'er pointed to the door. "Your Highness, you're dressed exactly like him."

After saying that, as if afraid of being blamed by Xiao Jinghan, she quickly arranged the food in the food box and ran to the warm pavilion to find Granny Li.

Xiao Jinghan naturally didn't bother arguing with Ying'er. He turned to look at Liu Yuansheng and asked, "How are you?"

"I'm fine," Liu Yuansheng said. "Is everything resolved?"

"Um."

Liu Yuansheng: "Who wants to harm Yan'er?"

Xiao Jinghan slowly raised his eyes and saw that Liu Yuansheng's eyes were shining brightly, with a hint of anger hidden in them. He smiled playfully and said, "You have always been cold and indifferent, not caring about anything or anyone, but you are very protective of Yan'er."

He looked at the hand that was gently stroking Yan'er's swaddling clothes and asked, "Can you tell me why?"

After saying that, he suddenly moved closer to Liu Yuansheng... their breaths mingled.