Gu Xiaofeng's heart pounded like a drum.
He seemed to have guessed the answer.
But Zhan Xiaoli and Yun Xiaojing appeared to be afraid he would be hurt, so they didn't say it directly.
They only said that a bad person had harmed their mother, and the two of them knew who it was, but hadn't told him. Thus, he had vaguely guessed.
Yun Shu looked at Gu Xiaofeng with some surprise, then turned to Zhan Xiaoli and Yun Xiaojing.
The two little ones were equally bewildered, having never expected Gu Xiaofeng to guess.
Originally, they had planned to find an opportunity to let Gu Xiaofeng see for himself how wicked the bad woman was!
Instead, Gu Xiaofeng had guessed it himself!
Yun Shu curved the corners of her lips, smiling faintly, and said gently, "Why do you suddenly ask that?"
This child's perceptiveness made her heart ache.
After all, to him, Yun Yueyin was his adoptive mother, and she must have spent great effort over the years instilling all sorts of wrong ideas in him. Yet, he could still maintain a wise and intelligent heart, and distinguish right from wrong. This already made her very happy.
Therefore, other matters should be faced and dealt with by her, his mother, allowing him to gradually approach the truth. She was afraid he wouldn't be able to accept it.
Gu Xiaofeng's eyes reddened. He lowered his head and lay down, saying in a muffled voice, "Mother, I'm sleepy. I want to sleep."
From the time he had memory, his adoptive mother had always spoken of a bad woman, referring to his mother, and had even asked him to find ways to poison his mother. Before he knew his mother was his mother, he had already developed a particularly potent poison.
But…
He was truly heartbroken!
Yun Shu looked at the somewhat sad Gu Xiaofeng and did not press further. Instead, she said softly, "Xiaofeng, you are still a child. You just need to be happy every day. Mother will resolve everything else, do you understand?"
Gu Xiaofeng nodded vigorously, "Mm."
He forced a smile.
However, his heart felt truly pained, so very pained.
Yun Xiaojing hugged Gu Xiaofeng, "Zhan Xiaoli and I will stay with you! We are a family."
Zhan Xiaoli's words were concise but carried weight, "Right!"
Although Gu Xiaofeng was heartbroken, he felt as if he had found support.
It was the support given by his mother and brothers. He nodded with teary eyes, "Mm!"
Yun Shu looked at the three loving sons, her eyes filled with gentleness, "Mother will tell you a story now, okay?"
"Okay!"
…
At the same time.
In a dilapidated temple.
Concubine Xiao and Yun Ying slowly woke up.
When they opened their eyes, their minds were blank.
For a moment, they couldn't recall what had happened.
Concubine Xiao was the first to react and regain her senses.
Her face was pale. She looked down at herself, naked, and covered in injuries. She then looked at Yun Ying, who was in the same state.
She immediately remembered what had happened and let out a pig-like scream, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Yun Ying also regained her senses and looked at the scene before her in shock. Just as she tried to stand up, her legs were so painful that she couldn't stand at all. She looked at Concubine Xiao blankly, and suddenly remembered what had happened, then burst into tears, "Ah! Ruined! I'm ruined! I was supposed to marry Prince Ye and become his consort! How could they, how could they do this to me!"
Mother and daughter plunged into madness.
They didn't notice several people standing nearby.
"Mother! What should we do? Everything is ruined!" Yun Ying felt she had lost everything.
Concubine Xiao was also at a loss, flustered, "I don't know what to do, I don't know how."
How could they have suddenly fallen into such a state?
Those ruffians knew their connection to the General's Mansion, yet they dared to harm her. This…
This was someone's deliberate act!
"Let's go! We must leave quickly!" Concubine Xiao frantically grabbed Yun Ying and prepared to escape.
She didn't care that she was naked.
Yun Ying grabbed a straw mat nearby and cried, shaking her head, "Mother, clothes, I have no clothes!"
Just then, two pieces of clothing were thrown onto them.
"Put on the clothes." A cold voice struck them.
The two looked at the clothes that had fallen on the ground and suddenly realized something.
They stared at each other blankly.
Then they sharply looked towards the people standing by the door.
There were several people standing by the door!
Just now!
Everything they had said had been heard by them, and their current state of undress had also been seen!
"Ah! Who are you? What do you want? My father is General Yun Changfeng, and my sister is about to marry the Regent. If you dare to act recklessly, do you believe you will bring about your own death?!" Yun Ying threatened arrogantly while fumbling to put on clothes.
However, her threat had no effect whatsoever.
Instead, the people by the door didn't even spare them a glance.
After the mother and daughter had put on their clothes, one of the men standing at the door spoke, "Xiao Ke'er, who sent you to the General's Mansion?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xiao took a step back, looking at the person at the door in horror, "You, you, what are you talking about? I don't know what you mean. I, I love the Great General. The Great General made me pregnant, so of course I want to marry into the General's Mansion…"
"Stop the nonsense. My patience is limited. It seems we need to show you what happens when you don't speak the truth. I'm giving you a chance to tell me properly, but you don't cherish it, do you? You, tie these two up and use some novel methods to make them speak the truth."
At the man's command, the others walked towards Concubine Xiao and Yun Ying.
Mother and daughter were filled with immense horror.
However, they were not given any right to choose…
…
Regent's Mansion.
In the study.
Zhan Ming listened with a dark expression as a servant recounted the events that had just transpired outside the General's Mansion.
He was furious!
With a bang, he slammed his fist on the table.
"You've disgraced this prince!"
He had initially thought Yun Yueyin was intelligent, but recently she had been doing many things that brought shame.
"My Lord, the divine physician has arrived," a servant reported from outside the door.
Zhan Ming suppressed his surging anger and instructed in a low voice, "Tell Yun Yueyin not to go to the General's Mansion again, and not to cause any more trouble before the wedding!"
As for the child in Yun Yueyin's womb, it would not be kept when the time came!
"Yes."
Then Zhan Ming instructed the servant outside the door again, "Please invite him in."
"Yes, my Lord."
Zhan Ming's charming face revealed an extremely chilling expression. He wanted to see how Lu Hao would explain!
He had recently discovered some information suggesting that the divine physician might be a woman!
If Lu Hao had lied to him, he would have Lu Hao torn apart by five horses!
A moment later.
As Lu Hao entered the study, he keenly sensed the intense killing intent emanating from Zhan Ming, and he secretly clicked his tongue, a drop of sweat rolling down his forehead.
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, he had his master behind him!