Inside the "Mandarin Duck Pavilion," Chu Yunmo was playing the zither for her own amusement when her attendant Mu Chun entered. After a brief whispered conversation, her slender, fair fingers suddenly stopped.

"It's Han Ziwei again. How come I never realized she was so capable before?"

"Should we still save the Second Madam?"

Mu Chun asked in a low voice, and Chu Yunmo replied in a calm voice,

"Stupid woman, so be it! There's no more profit to be made at the Prime Minister's residence; it's long since lost its value."

"But what about the Imperial Advisor..."

Mu Chun seemed to still have some reservations, but then Chu Yunmo asked in return,

"Does he still need women? Would he like a pair of worn-out shoes?"

"Understood, I will go and finish her off."

As soon as Mu Chun finished speaking, a commotion arose outside.

"Make Chu Yunmo come out to see me, or I will expose all his dirty secrets and no one will get away with it."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunmo's eyes sharpened. She glanced at Mu Chun, who immediately understood, stepped out of the room, and made a hand gesture to Han Ruyi.

"Miss Han, please."

Seeing Mu Chun open the door for her, Han Ruyi walked in arrogantly. Mu Chun quickly closed the door for the two of them and then cleaned up the mess. Those who could be bribed were bribed, and those who could not be bribed quickly disappeared from this world. In short, today's events would definitely not be spread.

Outside, the birdsong and dancing continued unabated, seemingly unaffected by Han Ruyi's presence.

"Why not kill that bitch?"

Han Ruyi got straight to the point. Chu Yunmo stroked the zither a few times and said gently, "..."

"King Longxuan arrived just in time and saved her."

“My mother was framed by that bitch and thrown into jail. You must rescue her.”

Han Ruyi's almost commanding tone greatly displeased Chu Yunmo, who flicked a pill into Han Ruyi's mouth.

"Ugh~"

Han Ruyi tried desperately to dig the pill out of her throat, but to no avail. She angrily exclaimed...

What did you give me to eat?

"It's just a pill to teach you how to speak to me. You're the first one who dares to yell at me."

Chu Yunmo's voice was chilling, and her well-defined hands began to play the zither. Han Ruyi, however, felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, followed by a heart-wrenching scream that involuntarily escaped her lips. She collapsed to the ground, rolling around in agony.

"Ah... um..."

One scream after another, which should have been terrifying, sounded like ambiguous moans or a woman's passionate screams to outsiders when accompanied by Chu Yunmo's seductive piano music.

Only after Han Ruyi fainted from the pain did Chu Yunmo stop playing the zither, gracefully rise, and use her slender fingers to pick up the teapot and pour it over Han Ruyi's head.

"Ah... Chu Yunmo, how dare you treat me like this? One day, when I see Father, I will make him..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Yunmo grabbed him by the throat.

"You think you can see him? You're really overestimating yourself."

"Who...who exactly is he?"

At this moment, a suffocating fear enveloped Han Ruyi's entire body, and she spoke intermittently.

"Didn't Mu Xue'er tell you?"

Chu Yunmo threw it aside roughly, then took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands with disgust before tossing it into the trash can.

"She didn't have a chance to say it yet."

Han Ruyi rubbed her sore throat, her speech slurred, her face still swollen. Every time the pain came, she wished she could kill Li Mufeng and that bitch Han Ziwei.

"Li Mufeng put pressure on Yun Chao, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, saying that his mother had committed a serious crime and that no one was allowed to see her."

All Zhang Mama knew was that you sent someone to take away the silver that Mother had transferred from the Prime Minister's residence. Before Mother was arrested, she said that my status was far more noble than it is now.

Your speech is refined, yet you don't seem like someone from a brothel. Therefore, I guess you must be a prince of some country, and I must be your half-sister, right?

Han Ruyi circled Chu Yunmo several times, a hint of secret joy hidden in her heart.

"If I were truly a princess, why would I bother vying for the position of Crown Princess? Wouldn't it be better to live a life of luxury?"

And that bitch Han Ziwei, couldn't I kill her with just one finger?"

"Smart people often die quickly. I will help you become the Crown Prince's favorite concubine again. What you need to do now is sprinkle these powders into Han Ziwei's food."

Chu Yunmo picked up a packet of medicine powder with her slender fingers and waved it in front of Han Ruyi.

"No, I wouldn't dare. That bitch Han Ziwei has learned some amazing kung fu from somewhere. If I poison her, she'll see through my trick..."

Han Ruyi was spineless, as if she had been terrified by "Blood Purple Rose," especially by the ruthlessness of her strangling people with her bare hands, which made her shudder.

"Useless trash, no wonder you and your useless mother have fallen so quickly. You are truly hopeless cases."

"You only need to have someone put the medicine in the kitchen."

"If the kitchen puts medicine in, wouldn't that poison everyone?"

Han Ruyi stared at Chu Yunmo in shock, only to hear her say,

"What? Is there someone in the Prime Minister's residence you still long for?"

As night fell and the evening glow shone, the ancient charm and elegance of the place were like a poem or a song. When Han Ruyi returned home, it was already close to evening. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard her father, Han Bingmo, roar.

"You still have the nerve to come back? Tell me, whose child are you? To whom did your mother transfer the money in the manor?"

When Han Bingmo woke up from her coma, she heard from the servants that Mu Xue'er had cheated on her. Upon questioning, she learned that all the money in the manor had been transferred by Mu Xue'er to her lover, and the accounting office was now just an empty shell. Han Bingmo spat out a mouthful of blood and regretted her actions.

"Father, sob... Ruyi doesn't understand what Father is saying. Ruyi is Father's daughter! Sob..."

And my mother, she wouldn't betray my father, those are just the servants talking nonsense.

"All of this must have been the work of that vile woman, Han Ziwei. You must believe your daughter, sob... If Father doesn't believe me, I'll have to undergo a blood test with you to prove our kinship."

As Han Ruyi spoke, she gave instructions to her maid, Ye Qing.

"Quickly go to the kitchen and fetch a ladle of clean water."

"yes."

Upon receiving the order, Ye Qing quickly headed towards the kitchen.

"If you sprinkle this into the water, it will surely be compatible with the blood of the Ice Edge."

When she returned, Chu Yunmo gave her a packet of medicine powder. Han Ruyi secretly took a little under her sleeve and waited for Ye Qing to return.

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Han Ruyi and Han Bingmo each cut their fingers, and soon the two drops of blood merged together.

“Daughter, daughter, you really are my true daughter.”

Upon seeing this, Han Bing quickly embraced her. How unjust it would be if the daughter he had poured so much effort into raising wasn't his own! Fortunately, heaven had not forsaken him.

At this moment, laughter filled the "Meilan Garden" as everyone gathered together, raising their glasses in celebration.

"Thanks to Miss today, Wei Yun's revenge has finally been avenged, and I can die without regrets."

Wu An spoke first.

"Uncle Wu, you mustn't say such unlucky things. Zheng Yibo is dead now, and Mu Xue'er has been arrested. With Long Xuanwang holding her back, the chances of her getting out are probably zero."

As for Han Ruyi, if she is truly not my father Han Bingmo's child, she will likely be expelled from the Prime Minister's residence soon. Tomorrow, all the servants in the residence will be replaced. You will still be in charge of the accounting department. Mother is the current mistress of the house, and our good days have just begun.

Thinking back, Aunt Wei sacrificed herself to protect you so that you could live. If you were to die, wouldn't that be a betrayal of Aunt Wei's good intentions?

"Blood Purple Rose," came the clear, melodious voice, and Xing'er nodded.

“That’s right, Miss is right. It’s better to live a miserable life than to die. We must all be well so that no one in this manor will dare to bully us again.”

"That's right! From now on, Mother will be in charge of this household. Father will be penniless. If he wants to eat properly, he'll have to talk to Mother properly. Cheers!"

Han Ruobin was extremely excited, while Wang Shuqing smiled and shook her head.

"Having two children in this life is enough!"

"It's infuriating! The Second Miss is actually the Master's child..."

Just as everyone was getting excited, Caiyun walked in, fuming, carrying a plate of food.