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Yun Jin didn't deny it. She looked at the favorability rating above Yun Heting's head, which kept fluctuating around -65%, and felt only irony.

From the day she returned to the mansion, this man never treated her like a daughter, yet she still couldn't understand why he would be so cruel to her.

I was really tricked by Tuoba Hui. The information he promised was completely useless.

She suppressed her question for the time being and said with a smile, "Father is absolutely right. Jin'er will remember it."

Emerging from the study, she led Dongxue slowly back, pondering to herself. Yunheting 3 wanted her to plead for him; how could she possibly let him bleed a little?

It would be good to have Dongxue find someone to keep an eye on him and see where he would get the money.

Back at Jinshu Pavilion, she gave Dongxue a few instructions and told Chunxi and the others not to disturb her. Then she closed the door, went into her spatial dimension, and began tinkering with the bottles and jars.

With Liu Zhixue's master pressing her relentlessly and Yun Heting harboring ulterior motives, she must make more preparations.

She first made several bottles of sleeping potion, then several bottles of itching potion and a deadly poison called Blood Seal Throat.

Finally, she prepared several slow-acting poisons and labeled the porcelain bottles to avoid confusion.

As she was sealing the last porcelain bottle, she suddenly heard knocking on the window outside the space. She quickly stepped out of the space, walked to the window, and whispered, "Who is it?"

"It's me." Xiao Jingyan's voice came through the window.

Yun Jin opened the window and let Xiao Jingyan in.

He came in and looked at Yun Jin with a serious expression, which made her heart skip a beat. She quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Xiao Jingyan held her hand, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly said, "Jin'er, what I'm about to tell you is of great importance. You need to be prepared."

Seeing his serious attitude, Yun Jin nodded and said, "Alright, go ahead."

Xiao Jingyan spoke with difficulty: "Regarding your and Lang Ge'er's background... you and Lang Ge'er... may not be Yun Heting's biological children."

Yun Jin stared at him in shock: "What did you say? How could this be...? Who said that?"

Xiao Jingyan said, "We captured the steward surnamed Chang who was by Yun Heting's side. Yun Heting asked him to go to Qingping County to find Yun Dahai's family. He couldn't find Yun Dahai, so he brought two neighbors to the capital to prove that you are Yun Dahai's biological son and to sow discord between you, your mother, and the Chu family."

He paused, glanced at Yun Jin's expression, and seeing her calm demeanor, continued, "I had always suspected why Yun Heting would be so cruel to you and Yun Lang, so I asked him about it. To my surprise, he said that you were probably not Yun Heting's biological son, nor was Yun Lang. Seeing the seriousness of what he said, I came to see you in person."

Yun Jin's eyes darkened. The thing that had been puzzling her for so long finally had an answer. No wonder Yun Heting could be so ruthless to her and Yun Lang; it turned out to be for this reason.

Having figured this out, she looked calmly at Xiao Jingyan and said, "Take me to see him. I want to ask him myself."

Xiao Jingyan nodded and said gently, "Change your clothes, and I'll take you there."

Yun Jin changed her clothes and they went out of the house together.

This time they didn't take a car. Xiao Jingyan carried her across rooftops and walls, and in less than half an hour, the two arrived at a house in the west of the city.

The guards at the door bowed silently when they saw Xiao Jingyan and pushed the door open.

Xiao Jingyan led Yun Jin through the courtyard and into the main hall.

Eagle Claw was guarding a hidden door inside the main hall. He greeted the two men and then pushed the hidden door open.

Xiao Jingyan said to Eagle Claw, "You stand guard at the door and don't allow anyone to come near."

After Eagle Claw responded with a "yes," he whispered to Yun Jin, "This concerns your background, so only Eagle Claw and I were present when those words were spoken. No one else knew the truth."

Yun Jin nodded, whispered "thank you," and followed him into the hidden door.

Behind the hidden door was a stone staircase leading downwards. The two climbed the staircase, passed through a long corridor, and arrived at a stone chamber.

Upon opening the door, they saw Steward Chang chained by the hands and feet to a pillar, with a rag stuffed in his mouth.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw that it was Yun Jin. He made a whimpering sound, as if he wanted to say something.

Xiao Jingyan stepped forward and ripped the rag out of his mouth.

Manager Chang was panting heavily, and it took him a long time to catch his breath.

Xiao Jingyan took a step back, stood beside Yun Jin, looked at him, and said coldly, "Repeat what you just said to me to the county princess."

Manager Chang looked at Yun Jin and said in a trembling voice, "Second Miss... Master... Master has always said that you are not his biological daughter. And Young Master Yun Lang is indeed not Master's flesh and blood."

Yun Jin looked at him calmly, but her tone left no room for argument: "Explain yourself. What do you mean by 'he said I'm not his biological son'? Am I his biological son or not? And how do you know that Lang Ge'er isn't? Tell me everything you know."

Steward Chang glanced at Yun Jin and tentatively asked, "Second Miss, may I have some saliva to drink?"

Yun Jin glanced at Xiao Jingyan, who went out and quickly returned with a large bowl of water. He handed the bowl to Steward Chang, who drank it all from Yun Jin's hand, licked his lips, and then continued speaking:

"I only came to live with Master after the Second Miss was born. So I really don't know anything about what happened before. But I've heard people say that when Master and Madam first got married, they were a loving and harmonious couple. Until later, they met Mr. Liu..."

"Liu Shi!" Yun Jin interrupted him, "She is unworthy of the title 'Master'!"

"Yes, Madam Liu," Steward Chang immediately corrected.

Xiao Jingyan moved a chair over for Yun Jin to sit down, patted her shoulder, and comforted her, "Don't rush, ask slowly."

He paused, then looked at Steward Chang, "If he doesn't tell the truth, I have plenty of ways to deal with him."

Steward Chang trembled with fright and quickly shook his head: "Your Highness, rest assured, I would never lie. I guarantee that everything I said is true."

Xiao Jingyan snorted and said no more.

Yun Jin leaned back in her chair and looked at Steward Chang, asking, "How did Madam Liu and Yun Heting meet?"

Manager Chang recalled: "I heard from the master's attendants back then that when the master accompanied His Majesty to Jiangnan, he encountered a woman named Liu selling herself to bury her mother on the street. The master took pity on her and helped her."

Yun Jin sneered inwardly. What an old trick. Only a brainless man like Yun Heting would believe it.

She continued, "Were they already having an affair back then?"

Manager Chang shook his head and recalled, "It shouldn't be. I heard that after Master and Madam got married, they met Liu by chance on the street one day. She said she came to the capital to visit relatives, but the family had moved away from the capital and disappeared. Master felt sorry for her, so he rented a courtyard for her. Later, the two of them somehow got together."