General, Madam has gone to deliver your horse's foal again.

The second son will one day become the world-renowned successor to the Ghost Doctor, capable of amassing ten thousand gold pieces with a mere laugh and smile. But for now, his legs have been broken by his stepmother, and he has become a pitiful soul subjected to the disdain and humiliation of others. The youngest daughter is the true princess who was swapped at birth, a precious treasure the Emperor holds in the palm of his hand, fearing she might melt. But for now, she has been drugged by her stepmother and is about to be sold to a brothel, ignorant and helpless, not knowing where she is. Jiang Nuanzhi... is that stepmother. However, she doesn't have time to think too much right now; she is far too busy... Busy tricking more silver... no, earning more silver, so she can brew a pot of chicken soup for the children tonight. Then roast two fish, steam some crabs, cook some ribs, braise a pork knuckle, and finally mix a bowl of thick, gooey meat sauce and mashed potatoes to pour over rice... ... ... Li Rong spent half his life on horseback, but when he returned from a victorious battle, his entire clan had been wiped out. Overnight, he went from a divine young general to a criminal official accused of colluding with the enemy. Former close friends avoided him, and his fiancée discarded him like a worn-out shoe. The subjects he protected spat on him and cursed him, wishing they could tear him apart and devour him. He fled with the children to the bitter, freezing Great Wilderness, using his last bit of silver to buy a "criminal wife." Little did he know, this would mark the beginning of a completely different life...