Apricot Rain Lane.
Bai Ruyue paced back and forth in the room clutching a handkerchief, while Wei Jiaojiao was writing something at the table.
"Mom, stop walking around."
Bai Ruyue paused, looked outside the door, and sat in front of Wei Jiaojiao with some impatience.
"Your fourth aunt clearly said she would come today, why is she nowhere to be seen? Did something happen?"
Wei Jiaojiao will be six years old after the Chinese New Year. She looks very relaxed. She doesn't look like a little girl at all. Instead, she looks mature which is not suitable for her age.
"It's been snowing for so many days straight outside. Black Mountain Village is very remote, so it's normal that we can't get out."
She was still writing something with her head down.
"That's not right!" Bai Ruyue stood up again. "Don't I know what kind of personality your Fourth Aunt has? She'll come to get the silver even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire!"
"Could something have happened?" Bai Ruyue looked worried and was at a loss.
"Jiaojiao, you said Yuan Zhao has been in the Big Buddha Temple for a while. Black Mountain Village is right behind the Big Buddha Temple. Will they find anything?"
Wei Shaoqing has not been at home recently, and the old lady has not come often these days. Wei Tianci has returned to the capital, and Wei Tianen has gone to school. Now she can only discuss with Wei Jiaojiao, who is only six years old.
Wei Jiaojiao paused and looked at what she had written in front of her.
These things were what she had been dreaming about at night recently.
In Wei Jiaojiao's dream, not long after Yuan Zhao's one-month-old daughter died, the old lady and Wei Shaoqing decided to bring her into the Wei Mansion and raise her under Yuan Zhao's name.
Although Yuan Zhao was not that close to her, Bai Ruyue and the old lady controlled her and drugged her to make her confused every day. Wei Jiaojiao pretended to be obedient and served the medicine, so naturally Yuan Zhao did whatever they said.
Not to mention Yuan Zhao's children, some died and some were disabled. Yuan Zhao was just a stepping stone for Wei Jiaojiao and her brother.
But the more Wei Jiaojiao looked at the things she had written down on paper in case she forgot, the more she looked, the more something seemed wrong.
Why does it seem that the development now is different from what I dreamed of?
According to the dream, after Yuan Zhizhi died young, Yuan Zhao should have been bedridden, which would have given her the opportunity to enter the Wei Mansion.
Now Yuan Zhizhi has not died young, Yuan Zhao is not sick in bed, and he still has the energy to go to the Big Buddha Temple to worship Buddha.
Where did the mistake come from?
"Mom, are you sure that Yuan Zhao has been drinking the medicine you gave her?" Wei Jiaojiao suddenly asked this. Bai Ruyue, who was worried about Heishan Village, changed her expression.
"This medicine has been given to Yuan Zhao since two years ago. At first, your father personally watched over Yuan Zhao, making sure he drank every last drop. Later, the old lady also watched over him... But after Yuan Zhao and the old lady had a fight a while ago..."
The more Bai Ruyue spoke, the more she felt something was wrong, and she exchanged glances with Wei Jiaojiao.
She was careless!
Bai Ruyue immediately stood up and ordered someone to prepare a carriage to go to Wei Mansion.
She has to go see the old lady.
Wei Jiaojiao was still sitting at the table, thinking about something.
As for Yuan Zhao, Bai Ruyue will naturally handle it, but what if Yuan Zhao’s stepping stone doesn’t work?
She had a dazed look on her face, recalling the vague contents of her dream. After a long while, she raised the brush in her hand and circled a name.
Then, he showed an innocent smile.
…
Huo Yan took Yuan Zhao to the other side of the Big Buddha Temple.
The people under his command are all highly skilled in martial arts, and the Big Buddha Temple is full of monks. There are many vacant and remote meditation rooms, so he can always find a suitable hiding place.
Huo Yan sent her to a small Zen room, where Yuan Zhao saw a man and a woman tied to a pillar.
The man and woman were tied up with ropes and already had many scars on their bodies.
"This is the couple who kidnapped Xiaoyu. Ask whatever you want."
Huo Yan stepped forward and removed the cloth stuffed in the middle-aged man's mouth.
Where had this couple ever seen such a scene?
The person who kidnapped them from their sleep that night looked ferocious and it was obvious that he was not someone to be trifled with.
They were tied up here that night, and several people came and tortured them in various ways.
A cloth ball was kept stuffed in their mouths to prevent them from begging for mercy.
Now, seeing Huo Yan, who had fought on the battlefield for a long time, he was immediately frightened by his terrifying aura and his legs started shaking.
Finally having the chance to speak, before Yuan Zhao could even ask, the man poured out everything:
"Sir! It was Bai Ruyue who asked us to tie up that kid! She also told us to torture him in every way possible as long as he's still alive!"
Even though Yuan Zhao already knew it, she still took a deep breath.
Thinking of the scars of varying sizes and depths on Yuan Qiyu's body, as well as his damaged mind, Yuan Zhao's eyes became even colder.
"Sir, please let us go! We are just following orders!"
"It's all because of that Bai Ruyue! She's jealous of the princess and unwilling to be a concubine, so she tortured the princess's son!"
…
The man spilled the beans and told everything he knew.
The woman next to her had a cloth ball stuffed in her mouth. Although she had never seen Princess Showa, she already knew her identity when she saw her face looked a bit like Yuan Zhao and Yuan Qiyu.
Bai Ruyue assured her again and again that they would never be discovered.
But now, not only were they found at the door, but the village was also burned down.
The woman closed her eyes and knew that she had been tricked by Bai Ruyue.
Huo Yan stood behind Yuan Zhao and just listened silently.
When he heard the word "concubine", his expression froze slightly.
Was that woman named Bai Ruyue the concubine kept by Wei Shaoqing? Was she the one who orchestrated the abduction and torture of Yuan Qiyu?
He couldn't help but glance at Yuan Zhao.
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