Leng Ruo Li saw Leng Jin Yu's sad appearance and felt distressed. Although she had no feelings for Xia Wan Er, Xia Wan Er was, after all, the birth mother of the original owner. Moreover, she was currently occupying the body of the person's daughter, and this body deeply longed for maternal love.
"Father, if you are like this, your mother's spirit in heaven will also be very sad," Leng Ruo Li comforted in a low mood.
"Yes, yes, Father cannot be sad, otherwise, your mother will be sad in heaven."
After being reminded by his daughter, Leng Jin Yu quickly retracted the tears gathering in his eyes.
After a moment, Leng Jin Yu calmed his emotions and looked at Liu Ru Yi, asking, "Besides this matter, do you also know the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal?"
"Yu Ge, actually, I don't know the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal?" Liu Ru Yi's face gradually turned pale as she spoke, and even breathing became difficult.
"What? You don't know the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal? Then who wrote those two secret letters to the Emperor back then, asking him to marry me?" Leng Jin Yu's eyes widened in shock as he asked.
"I really don't know the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal, but I know the person who stole the Imperial Seal back then, and I did write those two secret letters that were sent to the Emperor. But my purpose in writing those two secret letters was to marry you smoothly. However, even with the Emperor's pressure, you were still unwilling to marry me as your wife, only condescending to take me as a concubine," Liu Ru Yi confessed truthfully, a thin layer of sorrow emerging in her eyes.
Upon hearing this, the three people in the room looked at Liu Ru Yi with agitated emotions and asked in unison, "Who did you say stole the Imperial Seal?"
"Cough cough cough..."
At this moment, Liu Ru Yi coughed incessantly, spitting out fresh blood from her mouth. Her face became even paler, and her breathing grew weaker.
"It... it was... it was Prince Ning's... birth mother, Consort Jing. This woman is not simple, you must be very careful of her. Her methods are even more brilliant and malicious than the Empress's, and she is very good at hiding her true nature," Liu Ru Yi said slowly and with difficulty.
"The Empress let me stay in the palace for a period of time back then. On the Lantern Festival, the Emperor and Empress had a big argument in the Feng Qi Palace. I was wandering alone in the palace and accidentally came to the outside of the Emperor's imperial study. I saw Consort Jing daze the imperial guards standing guard outside the imperial study, and then she sneaked into the imperial study. I also followed her into the imperial study. At that time, I personally saw Consort Jing open the Emperor's hidden compartment and steal the Emperor's Imperial Seal."
"Consort Jing? It was her." Leng Ruo Li, Jun Mo Han, and Leng Jin Yu all showed expressions of astonishment.
"Yes, it was her. Leng Wang, your poisoning by wolf venom might be related to her, and the identity of the Gu Gu Valley Master is also not as simple as you imagine. You should also be wary of him," Liu Ru Yi added.
The three were once again shocked by Liu Ru Yi's words.
Consort Jing, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, was also a wolf in sheep's clothing. This was something that none of the three in the room had expected.
At this moment, Liu Ru Yi coughed violently again, her breath becoming weaker and weaker. She looked at Leng Jin Yu, closed her eyes slightly, and continued to speak in a hoarse voice, "Yu Ge, Rui Er is still alive."
"What? What did you say?" Hearing this, Leng Jin Yu's expression became extremely agitated. He crouched down and firmly grabbed Liu Ru Yi's shoulders, shaking her incessantly, desperately wanting to reconfirm the truth of what Liu Ru Yi had just said.
Liu Ru Yi's body grew even weaker from Leng Jin Yu's forceful shaking.
"Father, don't be so agitated, let her finish speaking properly," Leng Ruo Li immediately bent down and helped Leng Jin Yu up.
"Liu Ru Yi, hurry up and tell us what happened," Leng Ruo Li's voice was devoid of any warmth.
"Back then, I used going out to play as an excuse to take the few-year-old Rui Er to play on the mountain. After reaching the mountain, I tricked Rui Er to drink water by a deep pool in a valley and then kicked Rui Er into the deep pool. Seeing Rui Er struggling in the water, I felt a little scared and was about to escape when suddenly, a man wearing a white robe and a silver mask descended from the sky. His toes skimmed the surface of the water, and with a reach, he rescued Rui Er. I personally saw that person save Rui Er and then fly away with him... Yu Ge, I must go now."
As Liu Ru Yi spoke, her consciousness gradually became clearer, and then her body began to stiffen, her eyes slightly narrowing.
Seeing Liu Ru Yi's series of reactions, Leng Ruo Li knew that she had breathed her last.
However, Leng Ruo Li still admired Liu Ru Yi, who, despite being seriously injured, managed to hold on until now just to see her father.
Leng Ruo Li squatted down and checked Liu Ru Yi's pulse, confirming that she was truly dead.
"Father, Liu Ru Yi is dead," Leng Ruo Li said calmly.
"Have Xiao Cheng drag her up the mountain and bury her," Leng Jin Yu said indifferently.
Immediately, Leng Jin Yu called for Xiao Cheng and instructed him to arrange for two people to drag Liu Ru Yi up the mountain and bury her.
After a long time, Xiao Cheng had already carried Liu Ru Yi's body out. Leng Jin Yu sat on a chair with his eyes closed, lost in thought.
At this moment, Leng Ruo Li finally asked with concern, "Father, Rui Er is that brother I've never met, right?"
"Yes, Rui Er is your elder brother. His full name is Leng Ruo Rui. Father truly owes your mother and you siblings in this life. I have not been a good husband or father."
"Wuwuwu..."
Leng Jin Yu finally couldn't help but cry out loud, not caring whether his daughter and son-in-law were still there.
His heart was filled with sorrow.
"Father, don't..." Leng Ruo Li, seeing Leng Jin Yu weeping, was about to walk up to comfort him.
However, Jun Mo Han stopped her.
"Li Er, don't disturb your father-in-law yet. Letting him cry it out will make him feel better. Your father-in-law has lived a very difficult life all these years."
"Alright then, let's go out."
Then, the Leng Wang couple left Leng Jin Yu's room and went to Ming Yue Yuan, where Leng Ruo Li lived before her marriage.
Since Leng Ruo Li's marriage, she had not lived in Ming Yue Yuan, but Leng Jin Yu still arranged for people to clean her Ming Yue Yuan spotlessly every day, which moved Leng Ruo Li deeply.
Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han walked into Ming Yue Yuan. The osmanthus, magnolia, and gardenia flowers in her courtyard... were still blooming fragrantly.
Following the refreshing floral scent, Leng Ruo Li walked to the swing her father had made for the original owner. She sat on it, and Jun Mo Han gently pushed her from behind. She played with great joy.
"Jun Mo Han, shall we find a secluded paradise to live in the future?" Leng Ruo Li suddenly asked him tentatively.
"Okay! Li Er, wherever you go, I will follow. You won't be able to get rid of me in this lifetime anyway," Jun Mo Han replied readily.
"..."
"Jun Mo Han, do you want to be an emperor?" Leng Ruo Li asked again tentatively.
"No, being an emperor is not good at all. You are constrained everywhere. Look at my father, he is a living example," Jun Mo Han explained.
"Do you really think so?" Leng Ruo Li asked with a face full of suspicion.