Bai Qingxuan repeatedly thought about King Xin's attitude towards the Bai family. After a long time, he finally made up his mind and nodded. "Alright! Mother, pack our things now. The Bai family's men have all died. Such a large funeral won't have time to take care of us! Pick some valuable items and smuggle them out over the next few days. Once I've recovered sufficiently, we'll leave!"
Seeing that her son had made up his mind, the woman nodded repeatedly. "I will prepare right away!"
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Lady Wang, who had always been frail, was determined to stay with her son's coffin despite anyone's persuasion. She clung to the coffin tightly, refusing to let go.
As a mother herself, Mrs. Dong understood Lady Wang's feelings. She ordered someone to bring a fire basin and draped a thick fox fur cloak over Lady Wang to ward off the cold.
It wasn't until Lady Wang fainted from exhaustion that Mrs. Dong had her carried back.
