Yun Xi was displaced in the countryside for seventeen years. One day, she was found, only to tragically die on a rainy night.
She was forced to be a surrogate for her legitimate elder sister,...
Chapter 713
The maid gritted her teeth, about to speak, when the sound of clashing armor rang out first. The next moment, the commander of the Imperial Guards strode in and stood at the door.
Yun Wan's face immediately drained of all color.
The commander of the Imperial Guards looked down at her and said, "By order of His Majesty, we are here to arrest the remnants of the Yun family. Miss Yun, please forgive us."
As soon as he finished speaking, two imperial guards strode in and, without saying a word, stepped forward, standing on either side of Yun Wan.
"Wait, wait!"
Yun Wan struggled instinctively, but her strength was no match for the Imperial Guards, and she was still bound hand and foot.
"I am the daughter of Prince Ning, not some remnant of the Yun family!" Yun Wan said. "Aren't you afraid that His Highness Prince Ning will take your lives for treating me like this?!"
The Imperial Guard Commander said calmly, "His Highness Prince Ning is a member of the royal family, and all his children are recorded in the imperial genealogy. Miss Yun, your name is not on that list."
Yun Wan stared at him blankly, unable to say a word.
She claimed to be the daughter of Prince Ning, but after so much time had passed, she didn't even know her real name.
The female official beside her realized what was happening and quickly said, "My lord, she is from the Yun family, but we are truly His Highness Prince Ning's people, we..."
Meeting the expectant gaze of the female official, the commander of the Imperial Guards remained as cold and aloof as ever: "Before His Highness Prince Ning left Luoyang, he took all his servants with him. Do you have any evidence to prove that you are His Highness Prince Ning's men?"
Upon hearing this, the female official was dumbfounded.
In the end, everyone in the entire courtyard was taken down, without exception.
After a long time, Yun Wan finally met the Yun family again.
Yun Changliang had lost a lot of weight, and his hair was no longer as neatly styled as before, but hung down in a messy manner. His complexion was also extremely poor. Compared to before, he looked like a completely different person.
As for Madam Yun, she had already gone mad before she was arrested, and now she's barely recognizable as a human being. She's so thin that she's just skin and bones. If it weren't for Zhou Mama taking care of her, Madam Yun probably wouldn't be here by now.
The other concubines and illegitimate children were also locked up together, all exuding an aura of death.
As soon as Yun Wan arrived, all three of them looked at her.
Yun Changliang was startled: "Why didn't you leave?!"
The raid on the Yun family's property was too sudden. The whole family was immediately locked up and imprisoned. Yun Changliang hadn't seen Yun Wan for a long time and thought she had escaped safely. He never expected to see her again.
And right here.
Yun Wan pursed her lips, a bitter feeling welling up inside her: "Since none of you have left, what's the point of me leaving?"
From the very beginning, she had no intention of leaving Luoyang City.
Since her parents are here, how could she leave?
Yun Changliang's lips trembled a few times, finally settling into a heavy sigh: "You child..."
Yun Wan looked at Madam Yun, wanting to approach her, but Madam Yun screamed as if she had seen a ghost and hid in Zhou Mama's arms.
Madam Zhou's expression was also complicated: "Miss, you know about Madam's condition, please don't blame her..."
Yun Wan gave a wry smile and finally withdrew her hand.
She turned her head and glanced around the extremely shabby cell.
The cell was dimly lit, with only a sliver of daylight revealing that the floor was covered in straw, and there wasn't even a decent table or chair.
Yun Wan was in an elegant room not long ago, but she took over very quickly. She found a place to sit down and didn't cry or make a fuss. She just stayed there quietly by herself.
However, once she arrived, Madam Yun couldn't calm down. She kept yelling and even tried to fight Yun Wan. Although Zhou Mama was always able to pull her back in time, there were occasional lapses in attention.
For a time, chaos erupted in the cell, eventually even alarming the jailers, who had to send Yun Wan out alone to calm things down.