Leng Ruo Li’s lips curled into a wicked grin as she turned towards Leng Jin Yu’s courtyard.
By chance, her father was not sleeping soundly after overeating in her Ming Yue courtyard tonight. He was currently practicing martial arts alone in the yard.
As soon as Leng Ruo Li stepped into Xi Lin courtyard, she saw her father practicing martial arts on the roof of her courtyard, stepping on tiles and flying back and forth along the eaves of his courtyard.
Afterward, hearing footsteps in his courtyard, he stopped his rooftop acrobatics, tiptoed, used his Qing Gong, and landed steadily in front of Leng Ruo Li.
“Li’er, why are you still awake so late?” Leng Ruo Li asked with feigned concern.
Leng Ruo Li jokingly retorted to Leng Jin Yu.
“Father, aren't you also awake?”
Upon hearing this, Leng Jin Yu said with an embarrassed expression, “Father ate too much in your courtyard tonight and couldn’t sleep.”
Leng Ruo Li smiled, “Since Father can’t sleep, Li’er will take you to see a good show.”
“What good show?” Leng Jin Yu inquired.
“Father, you’ll know when you go, but you need to be mentally prepared,” Leng Ruo Li warned.
This immediately left Leng Jin Yu bewildered, making it all so mysterious.
But before she could react, Leng Ruo Li pulled him towards Yu Hua courtyard.
Because Leng Jin Yu possessed profound inner strength, his hearing was naturally superior to ordinary people. As soon as he stepped into Consort Liu’s courtyard, he heard sounds that would make one blush.
Didn’t his Li’er understand? Did he, as someone who had experienced it, not understand?
Leng Jin Yu’s expression changed slightly. He stopped his steps, motioned to Leng Ruo Li not to go in, and then stepped towards Consort Liu’s main bedroom himself.
Although he felt neither lust nor love for the woman Liu Ru Yi, he could not allow her to act with impunity in the general’s mansion. Moreover, Li’er had discovered her disgraceful affair, so he had to teach this woman a lesson.
As the cries from Consort Liu’s room grew louder, Leng Jin Yu’s face darkened.
Leng Jin Yu strode to the door of the main bedroom in Yu Hua courtyard, suddenly pushed open Consort Liu’s room door, and saw Consort Liu naked, intimately engaged with a man. The man beneath Consort Liu was precisely Guard Lin.
Seeing the disgusting scene inside, Leng Jin Yu immediately turned his face away. The two on the bed, engrossed in their pleasure, were startled and turned pale when they saw Leng Jin Yu arrive. They quickly put on their clothes and knelt before Leng Jin Yu.
“Wuwu~, Yu ge, no, it… it’s not what you see,” Consort Liu cried, shaking her head and trying to explain.
“Hmph! You’ve been caught red-handed by me, Leng Jin Yu, and you still want to quibble? Actually, I had long suspected your affair, I just didn’t want to bother with you. I didn’t expect you to go to such extremes.”
At this moment, Consort Liu heard Leng Jin Yu’s words and her face turned ashen. Leng Jin Yu had long known about her affair with other men but had remained indifferent. Such a person could only be in one of two situations: either he never cared about her at all, or he cared about her deeply and could tolerate all her betrayals.
But she was in the first situation.
“Yu ge, Yu ge, I was wrong, I won’t dare to do it again, please forgive me this once.” Consort Liu pleaded with him humbly.
Leng Jin Yu glanced at her and said coldly, “Liu Ru Yi, move to the manor to live.”
“Xiao Cheng, drag this man out and beat him to death with clubs.”
“Yes, your subordinate obeys!”
Xiao Cheng, who had rushed over from behind, said respectfully.
Unexpectedly, as Xiao Cheng was about to approach Guard Lin, Guard Lin burst into wild laughter, his face contorting into a ferocious expression.
“Haha, Leng Jin Yu, you deserve to be cuckolded by this woman.” Guard Lin said mockingly.
The ancients often said that lust was a double-edged sword, and it was indeed true. It was his carelessness today, being so engrossed in the pleasure with Consort Liu, that he was caught.
Guard Lin’s eyes darted around. He glanced sideways at a certain spot, stealthily pulled out a white pill from his waist, and smashed it forcefully onto the ground, immediately turning into a cloud of white smoke.
Guard Lin swiftly flipped out through the room’s window.
When the white smoke dissipated, Guard Lin had vanished from everyone’s sight.
“Mother, Mother.”
Leng Ruo Shuang, who had rushed over after hearing the news, glared fiercely at Leng Ruo Li standing in the courtyard aisle. She then went straight to Consort Liu’s main bedroom and saw Leng Jin Yu standing at the door with a darkened expression. Xiao Cheng stood beside him, and her mother was kneeling before Leng Jin Yu.
At this moment, Leng Ruo Shuang did not know what Consort Liu had done. She had only heard from the messenger that Consort Liu was in trouble, but not what she had done.
However, judging by Leng Jin Yu and Consort Liu’s demeanor, it was likely that her mother’s affair had been exposed.
Because when Leng Ruo Shuang was still a child, she had discovered Consort Liu’s affair with Guard Lin. Therefore, she particularly looked down on Guard Lin and often made things difficult for him.
“Father, please spare my mother. My mother did not do it willingly; it was that person surnamed Lin who threatened her.”
Leng Jin Yu glanced at Leng Ruo Shuang and said in a harsh voice, “Whether your mother did it willingly or was forced is of no consequence to me.”
“Father, how can it be of no consequence to you? She is your wife… your woman. She is also the mother of your daughter.”
“Hmph! I do not have such a woman,” Leng Jin Yu said coldly.
If he hadn’t promised the Emperor back then to bring this woman into his mansion, he would never have let her set foot in their general’s mansion. She had also caused his Li’er so much suffering.
However, thinking about it, Leng Jin Yu still did not know the Emperor’s purpose in ordering him to take Liu Ru Yi as a concubine.
Just then, Leng Ruo Li interjected, “Father, we can let Consort Liu go, but I have a condition.”
“Li’er, what is wrong with you?” Leng Jin Yu asked, confused.
“Father, watch first, and you’ll understand later.”
After speaking, Leng Ruo Li’s beautiful almond eyes fixed sharply on Leng Ruo Shuang and said, “Leng Ruo Shuang, I’ve just brought you a pot of water. If you drink all of this pot of water, I will ask Father to release your mother.”
Leng Ruo Shuang glanced at the teapot, recalling that the poison she had asked Guard Lin to put into Leng Ruo Li’s tea earlier was precisely in this pot.
Instantly, Leng Ruo Shuang trembled all over with fear. Consort Liu glanced at her daughter’s expression and understood. She must have acted presumptuously again and tried to poison Leng Ruo Li.
Therefore, Consort Liu explained, “Li’er, Shuang’er has not been feeling well these past two days. This pot of water is completely cold. Can you see if you can get her another pot?”
“No, back then I often didn’t even have cold water to drink.”
Leng Ruo Li resolutely refused. How could she possibly replace the water in the teapot? That would ruin the fun.
“Since second sister doesn’t want to drink it, I’ll have someone force it down your throat.” Leng Ruo Li said, her eyes piercingly fixed on Leng Ruo Shuang.
“Xiao Cheng, do me a favor.”
Leng Ruo Li gave Xiao Cheng a look, and Xiao Cheng respectfully replied, “Yes, Eldest Miss.”
Xiao Cheng cooperated with Leng Ruo Li’s act and moved to restrain Leng Ruo Shuang.
Leng Ruo Shuang fearfully struck and flailed at Xiao Cheng. Then, Leng Ruo Li walked towards her with an evil smile. Just as she was about to force the water into Leng Ruo Shuang’s mouth, Consort Liu suddenly stood up, snatched the teapot from Leng Ruo Li’s hand, and smashed it directly onto the ground. The entire teapot shattered, and bubbles gurgled out.
Everyone was so startled that their faces turned pale.
At this moment, Leng Jin Yu understood everything. Leng Ruo Shuang had actually tried to poison his Li’er. He immediately ordered the Liu mother and daughter to be sent to an abandoned courtyard in the mansion, forbidding any servants from attending to them.