The very next morning, Kong Kongshou was sent off to the Government Office by Cui Fan and Liu Di. Before he left, Bai Ruozhu gave him some medication for his wound. It wasn't that she was motherly, it was because she was afraid he would faint from excessive bleeding making it difficult for interrogation at the Government Office.
Kong Kongshou probably misunderstood her intentions, thinking that Bai Ruozhu was soft-hearted, and speaking to her in a pitiful tone, he said, "Mistress, can you spare me, I promise to steal something for you free of charge, or maybe two things?"
Bai Ruozhu gave him an eye roll and said, "I do not engage in stealing, save it. Go to the Government Office and confess fully, strive for leniency through honesty, and serve your sentence properly. Make a change for the better after this."