“Which woodshed is she locked in? Hurry and take me there,” Liu Ruyi roared, grabbing the maid’s hand.
Upon hearing this, the maid shook her head vigorously.
“Your Highness, His Highness has ordered that none of the household servants are to go near the woodshed where Concubine Leng is imprisoned,” the maid said, trembling all over.
“Then tell me directly, where is Concubine Leng currently locked up?” Liu Ruyi yelled, startling the two maids once more.
“In, in the woodshed near the main kitchen,” the maid stammered.
After hearing this, Liu Ruyi immediately let go of the maid’s hand and rushed towards the main kitchen. Lin Zhenfei hurried to follow.
As they ran halfway, Lin Zhenfei suddenly grabbed Liu Ruyi’s arm and asked hesitantly, “Liu Ruyi, whose child is Leng Ruoshuang? She’s not Leng Jinyu’s child, is she?”
As soon as he spoke, Liu Ruyi stopped in her tracks, turned to look at Lin Zhenfei, and a cold smile curved her lips.
“What do you think?”
“Could she be my daughter?”
“Heh! So what if she is? So what if she isn’t? Lin Zhenfei, I’m telling you, if you hadn’t kidnapped me, forcefully taken me, and made me your sex slave for two years, and then abandoned me in that dark, disgraceful place for others to abuse, I wouldn’t have ended up like this. My current state is all your fault.” Liu Ruyi said, her eyes red.
Her expression was melancholic and gloomy, revealing the traces of hardship and storms of the years. A hidden pain lay within her eyes, containing her lifelong resentment.
“I don’t want to bicker with you about these pointless matters now. I just want to know whose daughter Leng Ruoshuang is,” Lin Zhenfei asked again.
“So what if she is your daughter?” Liu Ruyi deliberately provoked him.
In reality, Liu Ruyi herself didn’t know whose daughter Leng Ruoshuang was. This was because the people she had been intimate with that day were not just Lin Zhenfei, but also the man in black, Lin Feng, and the Master of the Dark Night. However, she had never managed to be intimate with Leng Jinyu, which was the greatest regret of her life.
Therefore, she couldn’t be sure if Shuang’er was Lin Zhenfei’s child. This was why she had sent A Man to find him with the jade pendant Lin Zhenfei had given her back then, instead of directly telling Lin Zhenfei that Shuang’er was his daughter.
However, she thought Shuang’er’s appearance resembled Lin Zhenfei more. Shuang’er should be Lin Zhenfei’s daughter.
Liu Ruyi thought to herself, self-righteously.
“If she is my daughter, I will save her. But if she is not my daughter, you will have to find a way to save her yourself. Also, this jade pendant with the engraving of 'Shuang' will not be given to you. I told you before that when you are in dire straits, you can bring this jade pendant to me, and I will agree to do one thing for you. But now, you have used up the authority of this jade pendant, and I want it back,” Lin Zhenfei said seriously.
“Take it back if you want, I, Liu Ruyi, do not care for your things,” Liu Ruyi replied disdainfully.
Lin Zhenfei sneered inwardly as he looked at Liu Ruyi’s dismissive expression.
“Heh! Even if you go to the woodshed now, you won’t be able to save your daughter. You must get Prince Qing’s permission to bring her out. Otherwise, even if you save her, her life in Prince Qing’s manor will not be easy. Didn’t you hear the servants say that Leng Ruoshuang gave birth to an unnatural monster? I guess Prince Qing is in a very bad mood right now.”
“Then tell me, what should I do now? Prince Qing is your nephew, doesn’t he even give you face?” Liu Ruyi said, her face filled with annoyance.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you to Prince Qing.”
After speaking, Lin Zhenfei strode towards Prince Qing’s courtyard.
At this moment, Prince Qing was smashing things in his study. Ever since he learned that Leng Ruoshuang had given birth to an unnatural monster, he had become like a devil from hell, his entire demeanor turning gloomy.
“Ah—”
After smashing most of the items in his study, Prince Qing roared at the ceiling.
Leng Ruoshuang had failed to bear him a son.
Was he really going to be without heirs?
Would he have to hand over the throne with his own hands?
He, Jun Moyao, was unwilling!
Someone would surely be able to resolve the sterility poison he had been inflicted with.
Just as he was feeling extremely vexed, his personal guard Zuo Qing knocked on his study door.
“Your Highness, Duke Lin has brought Concubine Leng’s mother into the manor.”
“Let them in!” Prince Qing said indifferently.
Guard Zuo Qing immediately opened the door to Prince Qing’s study for Duke Lin and Liu Ruyi.
Subsequently, Duke Lin and Liu Ruyi walked into the study, and the first thing they saw was the messy state of Prince Qing’s study.
“Your humble servant (this lowly woman) pays respects to Prince Qing!” Duke Lin and Liu Ruyi said respectfully.
“Rise, both of you!”
“Uncle, you brought this woman in tonight, it wouldn’t be about Leng Ruoshuang, would it?” Prince Qing said, with his back to them.
“Yes!” Duke Lin admitted directly.
“This Prince will not release her! She has disgraced this Prince completely,” Prince Qing refused angrily.
“It’s just a child, look at yourself, how can you achieve great things in the future?” Lin Zhenfei rebuked.
“Uncle, that’s not just about a child. The problem is that I have been poisoned with sterility and have lost my fertility. If Leng Ruoshuang cannot give birth to a normal child this time, then I will have no children in the future. The Emperor will definitely not choose me as the Crown Prince,” Prince Qing said with great sorrow.
“Your Highness, I will help you find a divine physician to cure your sterility. Can you release my daughter and make her your Prince Consort?” Liu Ruyi suddenly interjected.
“Do you know any skilled divine physicians?” Prince Qing asked, somewhat taken aback.
Liu Ruyi nodded vigorously.
“Could the person you know be the Master of the Ghost Valley? I sent people to find him long ago, but he has been traveling the world and is nowhere to be found,” Prince Qing said dejectedly.
“This lowly woman has a way to contact him and ask him to help Your Highness resolve the sterility poison, but Your Highness must release my daughter immediately and have her well taken care of during her confinement,” Liu Ruyi said with certainty.
“Very well, this Prince can release Leng Ruoshuang and have her well taken care of during her confinement. However, if you cannot get the Master of the Ghost Valley to help this Prince resolve the sterility poison within a month, this Prince will lock her back in the woodshed,” Prince Qing said, his eyes cold and devoid of warmth, his tone extremely harsh.
“This lowly woman understands!” Liu Ruyi nodded slightly.
Afterward, Prince Qing ordered his guard Zuo Qing to take Liu Ruyi and Duke Lin to the woodshed where Leng Ruoshuang was imprisoned.
Leng Ruoshuang was woken by the cold in the woodshed. When she opened her eyes, she found herself locked in a dark room and was terrified. Not long after, she developed a high fever. By the time Liu Ruyi arrived to rescue her, Leng Ruoshuang was already delirious from the fever.
The next day, the news that Prince Qing’s Concubine Leng had given birth to an unnatural monster spread throughout the capital and soon reached the palace. The Emperor sneered upon hearing this, “Truly a sin!”
The Empress, upon hearing the news, immediately vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted from anger.