Their marriage had been forced by the Empress Dowager, and the child was conceived due to Liu Meng Han's scheme. It was an error from the start. Now that Liu Meng Han and the child were gone, it might be a release, preventing them from suffering further in this world because of him.
Ling Mo Han also noticed Chu Yan Xi's current emotions. Indeed, if a man had no feelings for a woman, he wouldn't grieve much even if she died for him.
This man was truly heartless. It was a pity for the countless devoted women in the world, and who knew how many were like moths drawn to a flame, only to be consumed by an endless fire.
"It seems the Third Prince is indeed a heartless man. Upon hearing of the death of his wife of the same bed and his legitimate son, he shows no sorrow, not even shedding a single tear. I wonder what Liu Meng Han and the child feel in the underworld."
"Shut up, Ling Mo Han. My household affairs are none of your business!"
Having his thoughts exposed, Chu Yan Xi immediately became enraged, glaring at Ling Mo Han with fiery eyes. However, his heart urgently wished to know how Feng Ruo Yan was doing.
When his army was defeated, Ling Mo Han's forces had pressed too hard. All the soldiers escorting him had sacrificed themselves. He had fought with all his might to barely escape with his life, leaving him no time to go back and rescue Feng Ruo Yan. He could only leave reluctantly.
After he had settled down, he immediately dispatched people to search for Feng Ruo Yan and the child. However, the manor was tightly surrounded by soldiers, making it impossible to find Feng Ruo Yan, let alone get close.
"I suspect the Third Prince must be wondering about Feng Ruo Yan's situation and how your child is doing, aren't you?"
Ling Mo Han immediately guessed Chu Yan Xi's hidden thoughts. What he cared about most was none other than his beloved Feng Ruo Yan.
"How are they?"
As soon as it was about Feng Ruo Yan, Chu Yan Xi's demeanor changed completely. He was eager to know everything about Feng Ruo Yan right now, as Feng Ruo Yan was ultimately the most important person in his heart.
"They are still alive, but their future depends entirely on the Third Prince's decision!"
Chu Chen Yi looked at Ling Mo Han, who spoke enigmatically, and was unable to understand what Ling Mo Han was plotting or what he intended to do.
"What do you want?"
After a moment of hesitation, Chu Chen Yi stepped forward and whispered into Ling Mo Han's ear.
"Shut up. Just watch and say less."
Ling Mo Han's sharp gaze fell on Chu Chen Yi, ordering him to quickly shut his mouth. Saying less was the most important thing.
"What do you mean? Whatever grudges you have, take them out on me. What kind of skill is it to attack a woman? Ling Mo Han, if you have the guts, come at me!"
Chu Yan Xi's angry shouts echoed throughout the entire prison, and the chains rattled violently with his struggles.
But these angry shouts and warnings sounded no different from the cries of livestock to Ling Mo Han; it was merely the struggle of a trapped beast.
"Isn't this what I learned from the Third Prince? Didn't the Third Prince use Feng Jin to threaten me back then? This is just to let the Third Prince taste what that's like."
He still remembered the scene of Chu Yan Xi holding Feng Jin hostage on the city wall. Now, he was merely returning all those deeds to Chu Yan Xi.
Ling Mo Han no longer engaged in these meaningless arguments with Chu Yan Xi and directly ordered Feng Ruo Yan to be brought in.
At this moment, the poison in Feng Ruo Yan's body had taken full effect. She was dazed and foolish, no different from a three-year-old child.
If Feng Jin hadn't temporarily suppressed the spread of the poison in her body, Feng Ruo Yan would have already lost her life.
The reason for saving Feng Ruo Yan was to use her to threaten Chu Yan Xi, which would also save a lot of trouble.
Feng Ruo Yan walked in slowly under the escort of several people, her timid gaze scanning everywhere. Every movement of her limbs revealed her current timidity and fear.
"Yan'er... Yan'er!"
Upon seeing Feng Ruo Yan, Chu Yan Xi shouted loudly. However, he did not receive the same caring words from Feng Ruo Yan as he expected.
Hearing Chu Yan Xi's voice, Feng Ruo Yan was clearly startled. She quickly covered her head, darting around like a mouse encountering a cat.
If it weren't for the jailers blocking the entrance and stopping her, Feng Ruo Yan would have already rushed out.
"Yan'er, what's wrong with you, Yan'er!"
The louder Chu Yan Xi shouted, the more frightened Feng Ruo Yan became, and the more frenzied her reaction grew.
"What happened to her?" Chu Chen Yi was also greatly surprised to see Feng Ruo Yan in such a state. Was this still the same top scholar of the capital back then? How did she become like this? What was the difference between her and a madwoman?
"She's gone mad."
Ling Mo Han's thin lips parted, and he uttered two cold words.
Mad... mad!
Chu Yan Xi's eyes widened in disbelief. How could Feng Ruo Yan have gone mad? She was fine when he left.
Didn't she promise to wait for him to return? How could she have gone mad in such a short time? How was this possible... impossible...
"Yan'er... Yan'er, look at me properly, see who I am... Yan'er!"
Chu Yan Xi's voice was pleading, filled with powerlessness and frustration, as he tried to awaken Feng Ruo Yan.
He was more willing to believe that Feng Ruo Yan was faking it, a perfect strategy devised to save her life.
However, no matter how much he shouted, Feng Ruo Yan remained lost in her own world, not even sparing him a glance, as if he simply didn't exist.
"Stop shouting. She has indeed gone mad. After your defeat, someone tried to poison Feng Ruo Yan. Fortunately, they arrived in time to save her, but she became completely foolish. The reason she became like this is all because of you."
"Even more tragic is your child, so young, just... starved to death alive. Truly pitiful!"
Upon hearing the tragic news of Feng Ruo Yan and her child, Chu Yan Xi instantly became dejected and collapsed powerlessly onto the ground.
Yan'er... child... they had become like this all because of him.
"His Majesty has issued a decree. The Empress committed treason, demoted to commoner status, confined to the cold palace until death, never to see each other again."
"Mother... Mother!"
Chu Yan Xi murmured, and for the first time, a sense of regret appeared in his heart. He finally shed tears of crocodile.