Yun Yueyin lowered her eyes and said expressionlessly, "Since the evidence is conclusive, there is no room for maneuver. Father should just protect himself."
"Yes, even though Yun Changfeng is my brother, he has now been expelled from the family registry and is no longer a member of the Yun family. Your father is willing but unable," Yun Dezhi said hypocritically.
Aunt Xiao and Yun Ying secretly exchanged glances.
Yun Ying quickly said, "Eldest Sister, you don't know, Yun Shu returned not long ago and seems to have become a different person."
"Oh?" Yun Yueyin raised an eyebrow.
She knew perfectly well that Yun Shu had changed.
However, even if she had changed, what of it?
Even if she had escaped her schemes twice in a row, so what?
Now, the thought of strangling Yun Shu was as easy as crushing an ant.
Since she had escaped death back then, why would she come back to seek it?
"Don't mention her, it's unlucky," Yang Shi frowned. Just thinking of Yun Shu's face, which surpassed Yueyin's, made her uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Yun Shu would die with Yun Changfeng, and even if she didn't, she would end up as a prostitute.
Yun Ying quickly agreed.
Yun Yueyin smiled, "Regardless, she still bears the Yun surname. I'll find an opportunity in the next couple of days to visit her in prison."
Recalling the past, she was curious if Yun Shu, who had given birth to three children, truly possessed the beauty that could topple kingdoms, as rumors claimed. She remembered that Yun Shu's body was covered in wounds, all of which she had inflicted with her sword.
Her face had also been stomped into a bloody mess by her.
Could it be that she had disguised herself?
Yun Yueyin curled her lips, pathetic, deceiving herself.
...
Outside the Dali Temple prison.
Yi Zixing paced back and forth.
He wanted to visit Yun Shu but was blocked today.
They said no one was allowed to visit today.
"I just want to say a few words to Miss Yun Er, and I'll leave after that," Yi Zixing said.
He was refused again by the guards.
Not far away, in a carriage.
Yun Xiaojing looked out the window and saw Yi Zixing.
He asked Ruan Xi with some curiosity, "Who is he? Why does he want to see my mother?"
Ruan Xi glanced casually, "Oh, that's the heir of the Marquis of Zhongyong. He came to visit your mother yesterday as well. They say he fell for your mother at first sight. It seems he's more than just smitten; this is deep affection."
Yun Xiaojing furrowed his small brows and looked at Yi Zixing again.
He said critically, "Hmph, wanting to pursue my mother depends on whether I agree."
He looks decent, but his scumbag father also looked decent, yet treated his mother so poorly!
He had to guard his mother well.
Just as he was about to dismissively appraise Yi Zixing again.
He suddenly saw a familiar person!
Qiu Lu was driving a carriage and stopped in front of Dali Temple!
Yun Xiaojing immediately dared not look.
Uncle Qiu is here, so that scumbag father must be with him!
What a coincidence!
He absolutely must not be discovered by his scumbag father and Uncle Qiu.
Ruan Xi saw Yun Xiaojing lower the curtain and raised an eyebrow, "Why aren't you looking anymore?"
Weren't you curious about Yi Zixing just now?
"There's nothing to see," Yun Xiaojing lied. In truth, he still wanted to see if that Young Master Yi was suitable to be his father.
"Oh? Could it be that no matter how you look at Young Master Yi, you find that he's no match for me, and that I'm the most suitable to be your father? Yun Xiaojing, your taste has improved after a few days!" Ruan Xi narrowed his peach-blossom eyes and winked at Yun Xiaojing.
Yun Xiaojing's mouth twitched violently, and he looked at Ruan Xi with disgust, "Uncle Ruan, stop your wishful thinking! I will never let you be my daddy!"
"You little brat! You'll regret it! You'll cry and beg me to be your daddy!" Ruan Xi gritted his teeth in anger.
He was a hot commodity in the eyes of many; so many women wanted to snatch him and have his children. If he were willing, there would be at least ten, if not twenty, children calling him daddy now!
Yun Xiaojing's heart sank, afraid of being recognized by his scumbag father.
Not far away, as Zhan Tianye looked towards Dali Temple, he suddenly caught sight of a carriage in his peripheral vision.
He looked again, puzzled.
"Your Highness, what is it?" Qiu Lu noticed Zhan Tianye's gaze.
He also looked over.
He saw a carriage parked not far away.
The carriage looked luxurious and ostentatious.
There weren't many nobles in the capital who could ride in such a gilded carriage.
"Whose carriage is that?" Zhan Tianye asked in a clear, cold voice.
Qiu Lu shook his head, "I don't know for now. Shall I go and investigate?"
"En, let's return to the mansion first," Zhan Tianye instructed.
"Yes."
After Zhan Tianye left.
Yun Xiaojing dared to lift the carriage curtain.
"The coachman just told me that Prince Ye has arrived. Looking at you, are you afraid of seeing him?" Ruan Xi narrowed his eyes and stared at Yun Xiaojing with curiosity.
Yun Xiaojing, always clever and bold, had rarely been afraid of anyone.
This was the first time he was afraid of someone.
And it was his own father.
Yun Xiaojing was speechless, "I'm not afraid of him! He wronged my mother, why should I be afraid of him!"
He wasn't afraid of his scumbag father, but he was afraid of being recognized by him!
Ruan Xi smiled without saying anything.
He felt that the little imp before him was hiding a secret!
And this secret had something to do with Zhan Tianye.
After he finished dealing with Yun Shu's affairs in the next couple of days, he would start investigating thoroughly.
It would be best to catch some dirt on Yun Xiaojing and force Yun Xiaojing to call him daddy!
...
Inside the prison.
Yun Shu lay on a tiger skin and slept soundly all night.
As for the rats scurrying around above her head, Yun Shu ignored them.
The jailers who came to deliver food were all stunned to see Yun Shu sleeping until past noon.
How could she be so carefree?
Wasn't she worried about losing her head the next day?
Yun Shu stretched lazily.
Fortunately, Gu Zhiruo had Yi Zixing send over the tiger skin; it was warm to sleep on.
It was just too much work, laying out such a large tiger skin in the prison, it got dirty.
"Miss Yun Er, someone is here to see you."
The jailer called out to Yun Shu from outside the door.
Yun Shu raised her eyes and looked towards the door.
When she saw who had arrived, Yun Shu's eyebrows twitched.
"Are you surprised to see me? In the past few days since you've been in prison, has no one come to visit you?"
Yun Ying's tone was mocking as she looked down at Yun Shu, who was sitting on the tiger skin.
Yun Shu was now a prisoner!
"Did Yun Yueyin send you?" Yun Shu slowly stood up, her gaze sweeping over the tiger skin.
She sighed again in her heart, what a waste.
Yun Ying froze, surprised that Yun Shu had guessed correctly!
She straightened her back, her posture arrogant, "You guessed it. Indeed, Eldest Sister sent me. Eldest Sister is back! She heard you've become a prisoner and wanted to visit you, but she's about to marry the Regent and can't afford to be tainted by bad luck in prison! So, I came on behalf of Eldest Sister."
"Eldest Sister asked me to ask you, do you think you can fool the world by wearing a disguise mask on your face every day?"