The legitimate daughter returns to the capital and embarks on a splendid life, tearing apart the fak

Chu Duanshan rode his horse at breakneck speed all the way to the palace gate. He dismounted and told the guards that he had urgent business to attend to and requested to see His Majesty. His voice was choked with emotion and his expression was grave. The guards dared not delay and quickly relayed the message inside.

The emperor was reviewing memorials in his study when he heard from a eunuch that Chu Duanshan was requesting an audience and was even crying. He immediately said, "Summon him quickly."

Soon, Chu Duanshan followed the eunuch into the imperial study. Without a word, he knelt down with a thud, kowtowed deeply, and then said in a choked voice, "Your Majesty, this old minister begs Your Majesty to grant me justice!"

The emperor was startled and quickly rose to help him up, saying, "General, please rise. What is it that you need to say?"

Chu Duanshan refused to get up, remaining kneeling on the ground, his voice trembling: "I beg Your Majesty to make the decision."

Helpless, the emperor said in a deep voice, "General, whatever it is, please get up. Don't worry, if you have truly been wronged, I will certainly stand up for you."

The emperor's personal eunuch, Fu Lai, quickly stepped forward to help him up, saying, "General Chu, please get up and speak. The ground is cold, and your legs are not good; don't hurt yourself kneeling."

Chu Duanshan then got up and was helped by Fu Lai to sit down on the couch next to him. Fu Lai poured him a cup of hot tea.

The emperor sat down opposite him and asked with concern, "Old General, what exactly happened?"

With red eyes, Chu Duanshan replied, "Your Majesty, Princess Yamin invited my granddaughter Yun Jin out of the city for a stroll today, but they were attacked en route, and the carriage accidentally plunged off a cliff. Now... now her fate is unknown."

The emperor sat bolt upright, his gaze sharp: "Attacked? Do you know who did it?"

Chu Duanshan wanted to say, "This matter is definitely related to Ya Min," but he couldn't. Accusing someone of being a member of the royal family was a serious crime, and he had no evidence; to do so would be to frame someone.

He shook his head, gritting his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty, I do not know. But I implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter. Attacking the family of a high-ranking official and using assassins—this is no ordinary feud between江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world); this is someone committing heinous acts right under the Emperor's nose. I implore Your Majesty to grant me justice, and to grant my granddaughter justice!"

As he spoke, he stood up and kowtowed again.

The emperor remained silent for a moment, then tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.

That girl named Yun Jin offered the method for making heated brick beds and walls, which helped the people of the North survive the harsh winter; she also offered a prescription, which saved so many people in the North who were infected with the plague.

He had originally planned to summon her to the palace to meet him after Xiao Jingyan returned to the capital. Unexpectedly, this happened.

"I understand," the emperor said solemnly. "I will issue an edict ordering the Jingzhao Prefecture to thoroughly investigate this matter. You may return now and await my news."

Chu Duanshan kowtowed again: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness."

He stood up and left.

After he left, the emperor leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and unconsciously tapped his fingers on the table.

Fu Lai stood to the side, not daring to breathe.

After a long while, the emperor opened his eyes and summoned his secret guards: "Investigate. See if this was Ya Min's doing."

The dark figure responded and disappeared into the night.

The emperor picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip.

The eldest princess and her daughter have been getting a little too cocky; it's time to give them a good talking-to.

He put down his teacup, his gaze falling on the flickering candlelight, his eyes filled with coldness.

When Dongxue returned to the Yun residence, Chu Wanqing saw her looking disheveled and hurriedly asked, "Where's Jin'er? Have you found her?"

Dongxue knelt down with a thud: "I'm sorry, Madam, we haven't found Miss yet. Please punish me, Madam. I'm useless; I failed to protect Miss."

Chu Wanqing stepped forward, grabbed her collar, and roared, "What's the use of punishing you? Where's my Jin'er? I want my Jin'er! Tell me, Jin'er is alright, right? Tell me!"

Dongxue closed her eyes briefly and nodded vigorously: "Madam, Miss is a lucky person. She will definitely be alright. The old general has ordered a full-scale search, and they will surely find Miss."

Chu Wanqing plopped down on the ground: "In this cold weather, if Jin'er fell into the ravine, would she even survive? My Jin'er..."

After saying this, she burst into tears. Qinghe and the others quickly went forward to help her up.

That's when we entered Yunhe Pavilion.

Upon hearing the news, he silently laughed for a long time on his bed. That girl was dead, finally dead. Falling to the bottom of such a deep ravine, how could she possibly survive?

Good riddance, good riddance! Now there's no way to prove anything. Even if Chu Wanqing is angry, she can't hold me responsible if I didn't do it.

After he had finished laughing, he suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth and had someone carry him to Qingshuiyuan.

When he entered the room and saw Chu Wanqing's heartbroken state, he pinched himself several times, forcing a sorrowful expression: "Madam, don't be too sad. Didn't you send Chai Hu with men to search? I heard that Father-in-law also sent people out to search; we'll find her eventually."

We don't know whether what we found was alive or dead.

How could Chu Wanqing not detect the hint of schadenfreude in his tone? She glared at him angrily and said, "Are you satisfied now? You've been hoping for something to happen to my Jin'er for a long time. Fifteen years ago, you wanted to kill her."

She originally wanted to say that fifteen years ago you switched her with that bastard child you had with that slut, but she held back. She still had a sliver of hope that her Jin'er was still alive, and she couldn't reveal Yunxiu's true identity yet.

Yun Heting was startled, but refused to admit it: "What are you saying, Madam? What kind of person do you think I am? How could I think that? I'm truly innocent."

Chu Wanqing roared, "Yun Heting, you and I both know exactly what happened! I truly regret marrying you! Is your heart made of stone? I bore you children and managed the household, yet I couldn't warm your heart of stone! Jin'er is our daughter, and you actually wish for her death? Are you even human?"

Yun Heting wanted to say something more, but Chu Wanqing didn't want to hear it anymore. Pointing to the door, she said sharply, "Get out of here! I don't want to see you right now!"

Yun Heting even tried to feign concern and advise her, "Madam, you're too emotional right now. I understand, please don't..."

"Get out!" Chu Wanqing turned around, drew her long sword from the wall, and pointed it at Yunhe Pavilion. "I told you to get out! Don't force me to take action!"

There was always a sword hanging in her room, but she hadn't used it for many years, which made Yun Heting forget that she came from a general's mansion and had martial arts skills.

Yun Heting was terrified; his voice changed, and he repeatedly said, "Madam, please calm down! Please calm down!"

After saying this, he dared not say anything more and quickly had his servants carry him away from Qingshuiyuan.

After he left, Chu Wanqing watched his retreating figure, gritting her teeth as she said, "If anything happens to Jin'er, I'll kill him!"

No sooner had Yunheting left than Yunxiu hurriedly returned to her residence and headed straight for Qingshui Garden.

She didn't know that Yunheting had just been there, and the father and daughter perfectly missed each other.

(Where are the requests for more updates? Where are the positive reviews? Where are the comments? Not even a free gift?)

The backstage area was eerily quiet.

Good guy, give me some encouragement!