"Who are you?"

At the gates of Luoming, the soldiers guarding the city stopped the visitors, saying, "Recently, it is forbidden to enter or leave Luoming at will."

"I'm from the Gong family. The head of the family and the old lady heard that Luoming was in trouble, so they specially sent me to check on the situation of our eldest young mistress." The man had a smile plastered on his face, but Ke Shi didn't buy it at all.

"You can just say you're a servant of the Gong family?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't hinder us from carrying out our orders."

The servants sent by the Gong family were ruthlessly driven away, and after several undeterred attempts, they were eventually thrown three feet away.

"I can tell you're not from the Gong family. You're trying to take advantage of the chaos in Luoming at this time. If I see you again, you'll lose your head."

Upon hearing this, the visitor was so frightened that he ran away in a panic and quickly returned to the Gong family.

The Gong family.

"You won't be allowed into Luoming?"

Upon hearing the servant's reply, the head of the Gong family unconsciously frowned. "Didn't you produce the Gong family's token?"

"Master, I've brought it out, but the Dayu soldiers guarding the city insist that I stole it." The servant said with a bitter face, "They say that recently, people are forbidden from entering or leaving Luoming at will."

"Mother, what do you think?"

The head of the Gong family looked at the old lady of the Gong family, a dark look flashing in his eyes.

“Da Yu doesn’t want our Gong family to get involved,” Old Madam Gong said firmly. “They can’t find fault with Yun Wei, so they can only try to prevent Yun Wei from contacting the Gong family.”

"It seems that the reason why Yunwei has not replied to the letter for so long is also because Da Yu is interfering."

The head of the Gong family nodded upon hearing this. "Then what should we do? Sending servants to Dayu is a reason to stop them, but if we send Ming'er, Dayu can't stop him, right?"

"Are we really going to send Ming'er?" At this point, Old Madam Gong became cautious.

When it comes to the bloodline of the Gong family, Old Madam Gong always ponders repeatedly.

“Ming’er is Yunwei’s husband, so why would she harm him?” The head of the Gong family chuckled. “Mother is worrying too much.”

“You’re right. Let Ming’er set off for Luoming tomorrow. With Ming’er there, it will be much safer to take over the Yun family.” The old lady was finally persuaded by the head of the Gong family, and a smile appeared on her face again. “It’s alright, it will be done in a month at most.”

And so, Gong Liuming boarded the carriage bound for Luoming.

When the soldiers guarding the city saw Gong Liuming, they did not stop him; instead, they respectfully let him in.

Immediately, an ominous premonition arose in Gong Liuming's heart.

This ominous premonition grew stronger the closer they got to the Yun residence.

"Young master, Madam is waiting for you in the courtyard." Yunwei's personal maid led Gong Liuming to Yunwei's courtyard. The courtyard was almost the same as before, and it was obvious that someone cleaned it regularly.

"Wei'er".

Gong Liuming subconsciously pursed his lips when he saw Yun Wei's serious expression. "You've had a hard time these past few days. Father and Grandmother specially asked me to come and see you."

"It's not hard work."

Yun Wei spoke calmly, her gaze fixed on Gong Liuming, "Do you remember this place? It was here that I lost my child."

“Wei’er… I was wrong about what happened back then. I wasn’t mature enough.” Gong Liuming reached out and held Yun Wei’s hand. “If I had been more rational back then, the child wouldn’t have been lost, and we could have had children in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Yunwei looked at their clasped hands and smiled slightly, "Husband, let's have a drink together here."

After he finished speaking, a servant brought over two cups of wine.

"Let's consider it a tribute to the unborn child."

Hearing Yunwei say this, Gong Liuming's expression also showed a bit of pain. That was also his flesh and blood, how could he not feel heartache?

Thinking of this, Gong Liuming picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

Fifteen minutes later.

Gong Liuming felt that although he was conscious, his hands and feet were stiff as wooden sticks, and he fell straight to the ground.

"You, Yunwei, you drugged me..."

But Yunwei slowly squatted down and reached out to stroke Gong Liuming's face little by little. "I have thought countless times about whether that child would look more like me or you if it were born."

"You probably think I'm crazy."

As she spoke, tears welled up in Yunwei's eyes.

“But at that time, I was abandoned by almost everyone. My own aunt, my own brother, and my father... Everyone abandoned me. All I had was the child in my belly.”

Yunwei recalled the scene from that time. She burned down the ancestral hall, and it was the Empress Dowager of Dayu who rescued her from the fire and told her that she was pregnant. At that time, the child in her womb was her life.

"But because of you, I also lost my child."

A hint of hatred flashed in Yunwei's eyes, "Every time I had contact with you after returning to the Gong family, I felt disgusted."

“Every time after we’ve made love, I drink a contraceptive soup. I will never have children again in this life.” Yunwei’s fingernails dug deep into Gong Liuming’s skin, drawing a few drops of blood.

"What exactly do you want to do!" Gong Liuming's voice trembled slightly.

“I will write a letter to the Gong family in your name, saying that you have completely taken control of Luoming, and ask the Gong family head for his next plan.” At this moment, Yun Wei felt extremely unfamiliar to Gong Liuming. “Let me guess, your selfish stepmother will definitely try every means to bring Gong Liusheng here as well, and will not give you all the benefits of taking over the Yun family.”

"You want to take action against the Gong family?"

Gong Liuming's eyes were practically popping out of their sockets.

"It's not just about targeting the Gong family; I want the Gong family to be wiped out." Yun Wei revealed a cruel smile. "My child is gone, so the Gong family must be wiped out, and you and Gong Liusheng must die."

“What good will this do you? You personally poisoned Yunhui. Luoming has nowhere to hide from you anymore, and Dayu will also target you. Only the Gong family can help you.”

Gong Liuming's mind raced as he tried to persuade Yun Wei.

"So, why did your Gong family send me alone to Luoming? That packet of medicine powder was handed to me by your great-grandmother."

Yunwei patted Gong Liuming's face, "So your Gong family isn't any better."

"Yunwei!"

"Shh-"

Yun Wei gestured for Gong Liuming to be quiet. "I don't have much patience right now. If you make another sound, I'll kill you right now."

After saying that, Yunwei slowly got up and walked behind her desk, picked up her pen and quickly wrote a letter.

Upon closer inspection, the handwriting on the letter was exactly the same as Gong Liuming's; even Gong Liuming himself couldn't quite tell if it was his own handwriting.

Looking at the letter, Yunwei pursed her lips. The closest yet most distant relationship between husband and wife is indeed true.