Yun Manor.
Nearby.
On a small street.
Zhan Xiaoli was covered in dust.
When he jumped off the carriage, he rolled several times on the ground, his clothes and hair covered in dirt.
He patted the dust off his body.
He was extremely excited.
He was finally going to see his mother!
Suddenly.
Someone passed by him.
Carrying a lot of medicinal herbs.
The scent of the herbs wafted from the medicine bag in her hands.
Zhan Xiaoli instantly heard her thoughts.
"Miss is pregnant this time, and the Regent King will surely treat her even better!"
"From now on, serving by Miss's side, everyone will fawn over me!"
"Hmph! Those who don't fawn over me, those I dislike, will not have an easy time!"
So she was a bad aunt.
When the bad aunt entered Yun Manor, Zhan Xiaoli blinked his big eyes.
He remembered the bad aunt's thoughts just now.
The bad aunt said Miss was pregnant.
Pregnant...
He knew his mother was going to marry Uncle Regent King.
But.
Was there another baby in his mother's belly?
Then.
Zhan Xiaoli pursed his small lips.
He felt a little sad.
But, he was soon no longer sad.
It didn't matter if he had a younger brother, he could protect his brother with his mother, as long as his mother acknowledged him.
"Yes, as long as Mother acknowledges me."
His short legs were about to head towards the gate of Yun Manor.
Suddenly.
A carriage stopped in front of Yun Manor.
A woman was escorted into the carriage.
"Yueyin, don't you really need Mother to accompany you to the Regent King's Mansion?" Madam Yang looked eager to go with her.
If she went along, not only could she see the Regent King, but she could also cry about how Yun Shu had treated Yueyin yesterday and how much grievance Yueyin had suffered.
Yun Yueyin shook her head, "Mother, it's not necessary for now. It will be even worse if you go with me."
Her complexion was very pale.
Even after taking medicine, after a night had passed, she was still dizzy and nauseous.
Perhaps, it was also due to pregnancy.
"Alright then, be careful on the road." Madam Yang thought about it and felt it made sense.
The carriage drove away directly from the entrance.
Zhan Xiaoli saw Yun Yueyin from afar, staring blankly as the carriage drove further and further away, his eyes filled with light, "Mother."
That was Mother.
The first time he had seen his mother in years!
Zhan Xiaoli's eyes felt sore, his eyes red.
Mother was going to the Regent King's Mansion.
He was going too!
Zhan Xiaoli turned around and headed towards another small alley.
...
General's Mansion.
Jing Heng returned from outside.
He informed Yun Shu of the news from Ruan Xi.
"Master, Ruan Xi said he can get the person out of Dali Temple in half an hour. Should we go and see now?"
Yun Shu's heart stirred, "Let's go, let's go and see."
"Oh, and one more thing, Old Han will arrive in the capital in two days," Jing Heng added.
Yun Shu, who was combing her hair, paused, "Old Han is coming to the capital?"
"Yes."
"Good, send a message that the day after Old Han arrives in the capital, I will go and see him."
"Yes."
A moment later.
Not far from outside the Dali Temple prison.
An inconspicuous carriage was parked.
People occasionally came and went from the prison gate.
Occasionally, one could also see prisoners being released from their cells.
A moment later, two jailers dragged a woman out.
The woman had not seen sunlight for years.
Although she was already sixteen or seventeen years old, she looked like she was only twelve or thirteen.
It was not that her body had not developed.
It was that she had no flesh on her body.
Because she had been kept away from the light for a long time, Ah Cha tightly closed her eyes the moment she came out.
The strong light made her completely unable to adapt.
And the air under this strong light.
She seemed to have forgotten that normal air should be so clean and sweet.
Soon, someone took her away from the jailers.
She stumbled and followed that person.
Because the light was too strong, she still couldn't open her eyes.
Soon, she got into a carriage.
"Ah Cha," Yun Shu said softly.
Upon seeing the pale girl with her eyes closed, she felt a pang of pity.
Hearing Yun Shu's voice, Ah Cha was excited and quickly opened her eyes.
But she was still a little unaccustomed.
She could only squint her eyes. Even though she was in the carriage, she still knelt neatly and kowtowed, "Ah Cha thanks Miss for her great kindness! Ah Cha will remember this kindness forever and will only be loyal to Miss in this life! Never betray! If I betray, may Ah Cha never be reincarnated for all eternity, suffer in the eighteen levels of hell, and die a gruesome death in this life by being torn apart by five horses!"
"There's no need for this. I believe you, Ah Cha." Yun Shu reached out to help Ah Cha up.
Ah Cha shook her head, "No! It should be like this! If Miss had not intervened, I would have spent my life in prison in a daze, and would have died with hatred. It is Miss who has pulled me out of hell and given me the opportunity to see the sun."
To let her walk in the sun.
To give her a chance for revenge.
If she did not repay this kindness, would she still be considered human?
"When you were in prison, your kind reminder already showed your good intentions. Ah Cha, from now on, you must stand tall and walk in the capital with your head held high, facing the storms with me." Yun Shu's voice was gentle but firm and powerful.
Hearing this, Ah Cha's eyes felt warm. When she looked up, tears smudged the dirt on her face.
"Okay!"
She wanted to appear before those people openly and honestly.
Not to disgrace Miss.
The carriage moved slowly.
Ah Cha stood up with Yun Shu's support, then sat down.
The sound of the carriage wheels rolling on the ground made Ah Cha feel as if she were in a dream. She had finally left that cage!
Yun Shu took Ah Cha directly back to the General's Mansion.
When she left, she had already asked Yu Le to prepare hot water.
Upon returning, Yu Le took Ah Cha inside to wash and change clothes.
During this time, Yu Le came out, her eyes red.
"Miss, Ah Cha is too pitiful, Ah Cha is too thin!"
Yun Shu said, "Let her relax in the bathtub for a while longer. Go and ask the kitchen to make more dishes today."
"Yes, I'll go right away!" Yu Le wiped the tears from her face.
Then she ran to the kitchen.
Yun Shu sighed softly, "She is truly a girl to be pitied."
And the original owner, equally pitiable.
In this era, if a woman could not protect herself and had no power to protect her, her life was truly like that of grass.
"Master, I just received news! Someone from Prince Zhan's Mansion went to the vicinity of Yun Manor. Ruan Xi suspects that Zhan Xiaoli might have run away from home after learning that Yun Yueyin had returned!" Jing Heng walked over and said in a low voice.
Yun Shu's beautiful eyes narrowed, "When did this happen?"
"The time is uncertain."
Yun Shu pursed her lips, her gaze becoming sharp.
No wonder Zhan Xiaoli was not in his room last night. So he had been plotting to leave Prince Ye's Mansion in the middle of the night.
She had overlooked that after Yun Yueyin returned, Zhan Xiaoli would be eager to see Yun Yueyin, after all, in Zhan Xiaoli's heart, Yun Yueyin was his mother.
Yun Yueyin must not be allowed to see Zhan Xiaoli!