"Ah? Madam!"
The servants behind her hurriedly helped her up and sat her on the ground, pressing on her philtrum. No one dared to call a doctor, and they were at a loss for what to do.
At this moment, Li Chong finally arrived. As soon as he rushed into the courtyard and saw so many people in the yard, he knew it was all over.
He collapsed to the ground.
Seeing that they were all like this, Li Wenjin became anxious and went straight into the house to pick up the wooden figure on the table to examine it.
The name of Li Yunyan and her birth date are engraved on it.
He was terrified! He suddenly understood everything.
After all, when the palace was selecting concubines and Li Shuang's name was changed to Li Yunyan, he had agreed to it.
In the past, if Li Yunyan, that useless daughter, had died, he would have simply let her go, and he might even have secretly covered it up for them.
But now, his future career depends entirely on this daughter!
This daughter can't be harmed!
Li Wenjin slammed the wooden figure to the ground and demanded sharply, "What exactly happened?!"
No one answered him.
The servants were all trembling with fear and kneeling on the ground; Li Shuang was terrified to the extreme, tears streaming down her face; Li Chong lay limp on the ground, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Yuan An and Yuan Bao automatically went into the room and began tidying up the evidence on the floor and table. Yuan Bao's eyes were full of gloom as he kept glancing at the people on the floor out of the corner of his eye.
"Father-in-law?" Yun Yi's voice was chillingly cold. "Given this situation, how do you explain it?"
Li Wenjin knelt down with a thud! "I beg Your Excellency to see the truth! This humble official truly knew nothing about it!"
Yun Yi twirled the ring on his finger, "Whether you know something or not isn't something you can just say!"
His expression suddenly hardened. "Guards!"
Immediately, a squad of Imperial Guards entered from outside.
"My lord! What are your orders?"
"Take all members of the Li family into the Eastern Depot's prison and interrogate them severely!"
"yes!"
They acted immediately, taking everyone present away one by one.
Li Wenjin's face was filled with terror, his body trembled, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, pleading, "Your Excellency! I am truly innocent! There must be some misunderstanding. Please investigate thoroughly! I swear to God, I really know nothing about this matter!"
As he spoke, he looked at Li Yunyan beside him with eyes filled with a mixture of hope and fear, as if grasping at the last straw, and cried out urgently, "Yan'er! My good daughter! Father has always treated you well, hasn't he? You must save Father! Quickly go and plead with the Lord of the Seal for Father, okay? Father is begging you..."
At this moment, Li Wenjin no longer cared about face or dignity; he had only one thought in his mind—to survive.
Li Yunyan looked coldly at the so-called father in front of her. Now, she finally knew that he was her father.
Where did you go all this time?
Even if he was completely unaware of what happened today, what about the past?
It was because of his constant indifference and disregard that Huang became more and more unscrupulous, extending her reach further and further, even to the point of wanting to kill her!
If he, as her father, had even a shred of fatherly affection for her, or paid even the slightest attention to her, Huang would not have gone so far.
She took two steps back, avoiding Li Wenjin's outstretched hand, and said with her eyes lowered, "The Eastern Depot has always been very disciplined. If Father has not done anything wrong, the Grand Master will naturally release Father. Father, you don't need to worry!"
After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Huang Shi, Li Shuang, and Li Chong on the ground.
Huang Shi had regained consciousness and was hugging Li Shuang, silently shedding tears. They knew that all was lost. Once they entered the Eastern Depot, everything they had done in the past would be exposed, and they would never have a chance to get out!
Li Chong, however, still looked incredulous, muttering to himself, "I won't go! I won't go to the Eastern Depot!"
"Eldest sister! Eldest sister, save me!"
He rushed in front of Li Yunyan, but Yuanbao stopped him.
Li Chong stretched out his hand, his eyes bloodshot, looking like a madman, "Elder sister, save me! I'm your brother! I'll take care of you in your old age!"
Li Yunyan said calmly, "I can't afford a younger brother like you who's always causing trouble for his older sister!"
"Elder sister! I was wrong, elder sister! Please forgive your younger brother this time!"
Li Chong put on a fawning and ingratiating look. In the past, as long as he lowered himself and begged like this, his elder sister would not hold it against him for teasing her.
Seeing his expression, Li Yunyan suddenly recalled a fleeting scene in the story where Li Chong bullied her.
He had a terrible temper since he was a child. When he was little, he liked to throw mud on her skirt, pretend to be a ghost to scare her, and put insects in her food.
As he grew older, his methods became increasingly elaborate: he would put snakes and frogs in her room, slash her clothes with scissors, and deliberately push her to the ground...
In the last two years, he even started peeping at her while she was taking a bath!
Li Yunyan frowned deeply, her gaze towards him growing even colder.
If Huang Shi and Li Shuang bullied Li Yunyan, the reason could be deduced: it was either out of jealousy or fear that she would gain power and surpass them in the future.
But this younger brother, who had no direct connection with her, bullied her for no reason!
He was born evil; he was wicked from the very beginning!
Seeing that she remained unmoved even after he had begged for mercy in a low voice, Li Chong simply stopped pretending and said, "Li Yunyan! Are you out of your mind? I am the only male heir of the Li family. When you get old and have no children, and the Lord Headmaster has another woman, let's see who will support you then!"
Li Yunyan remained unmoved, showing no anger whatsoever from his words.
She lightly covered her lower abdomen with her hand, thinking to herself: I have many children!
Yun Yi refused to accept it!
He was unjustly accused of starting a relationship and then abandoning the woman. If Yan Yan took it seriously and didn't want him anymore, then killing Li Chong a thousand times wouldn't be enough!
"Yuan An, slap yourself!"
"yes!"
"Slap! Slap!" Two loud sounds rang out, and Li Chong was stunned.
Yuan An slapped Li Chong hard, knocking out two of his teeth. Blood began to flow from his mouth, his head felt dizzy and he saw stars, and he could no longer speak.
After beating the man, Yuan An didn't wait for him to say anything more and had him dragged away.
The courtyard finally quieted down.
"Yan Yan!"
Yunyi grabbed her hand, wanting to prove his innocence.
"Yanyan! You will be the only woman in my life! Don't believe that kid's nonsense!" He said it sincerely and solemnly, almost as if he were swearing an oath to the heavens.
After hearing this, Li Yunyan smiled sweetly at him, "I won't take it seriously!"
She leaned close to his ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "If I get old and you go to find other women, I'll... turn you into a real eunuch!"
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