Mrs. Ruan frowned and said, "Then you have to go and beg your father to tell me that you don't have any."

"I've talked to my father, and he's promised to help you, but he has one condition: you have to tell me where your brother is."

Mrs. Ruan: “…”

"Humph, impossible. Tell him that he will never get to see the son of that bastard in his lifetime."

"You...Mom, why are you so stubborn?"

"What should I do? Ziyi, I'm stupid. I was just thinking about you. He feels guilty about that bastard, but now that kid is back, what will you do? Have you thought about it?"

"I...I will study hard, and I will become very good so that my father will see me."

"Silly child, your parents will not favor a child just because he is good enough. Just because he is a loser, even if he has accomplished nothing, your father will still favor him more."

Although what she said made sense, he still felt that it was wrong.

"Mom, you harmed Auntie and lost her son. Don't you feel guilty at all? Don't you regret it?"

Mrs. Ruan smiled coldly, "Oh, guilt? Only innocent people would feel guilty. As for regrets..."

She paused and said, "Of course I regret it. I hate that I wasn't ruthless enough back then, leaving behind Ruan Xinchen, this disaster. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have ended up like this."

Mrs. Ruan's eyes were full of cruelty and madness, which made him scared.

Although my mother was dignified in the future, it was definitely not like this.

He realized that he didn't know her well enough.

Ruan Ziyi asked, "So even for my elder sister and me, you are unwilling to tell me where your brother is?"

"Kid, you are wrong. I am reluctant to tell you just for your sake."

Ruan Ziyi shook his head. "No, you did it for yourself. You didn't want to admit defeat and couldn't swallow this anger. Mom, you kept saying you did it for us, but that was just an excuse."

Mrs. Ruan said with a sullen face, "What nonsense are you talking about? I am not telling you because of you."

"But Dad said..."

"Don't listen to him, he is lying to you. If he can't find the child, you are his only son, and he doesn't dare to joke about your future. But once he finds the child, he will no longer care about you.

He will also tell everyone about my deeds for the sake of the child's future, and then depose me as his wife, and divorce me, so that you and your elder sister will become illegitimate children. In this way, he and that bastard's son will become legitimate children, do you understand?"

Ruan Ziyi: “…”

Seeing his bewildered look, Mrs. Ruan's expression eased and she said, "You are right, mother. As long as your father has a son like you, he won't dare to do anything to me."

Ruan Ziyi bit his lips tightly, he felt that this was not right.

Don’t dare?

Why doesn't he dare?

His father forced him to ask his mother, and asked him to use his own future to force his mother to tell him, but he actually knew the truth.

He finally realized that they were all selfishly fighting for their own advantage and using him as a bargaining chip. They were all selfish people, and no one considered him and his sister.

Ruan Ziyi left disappointed, not having completed Ruan Hong's mission, and he was too embarrassed to meet him.

But Ruan Hong was too anxious, so if he didn't go, Ruan Hong would come to find him.

"Ziyi, did he say that?"

Ruan Ziyi shook his head.

Ruan Hong snorted coldly and said, "I knew this vicious woman would not consider you at all."

Ruan Ziyi raised his head and said, "Dad, will you consider this for us?"

Ruan Hong, "What do you mean by that?"

"If, I mean if my brother comes back, will there still be a place for me in this family?"

Ruan Hong felt a jolt in his heart when he heard what he said.

To be honest, he hasn't thought about this problem yet.

And Ruan Ziyi saw that he was hesitating, and he already had the answer in his heart.

He did not continue the topic, but said: "I will go to see my eldest sister tomorrow and discuss with her how to get my mother to work."

"Yeah." Ruan Hong said with relief, "It's getting late, so you should go to bed early."

…

On the second day, Ruan Ziyi went to find Ruan Yihe, and something big happened in the court.

The Ruan family's affairs were in a state of uproar, and the Queen was still discussing how to make a fuss about it. The opportunity to destroy Chu Li's wife's family was in front of them, so they naturally didn't want to miss it.

Unexpectedly, before they could take any action, someone had already reported the matter to the court.

Some people directly impeached Ruan Hong for taking sick leave repeatedly, saying that he was faking his illness and was really trying to escape.

He and his wife teamed up to rob a commoner girl, ruin the reputation of a lady from an aristocratic family, force her to be his concubine, and even teamed up with his servants to kill her.

The emperor was furious after hearing this and ordered a thorough investigation.

This time, he directly ordered the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation.

The Queen thought that this was the cause of jealousy among the women in the harem, and she thought that this Lady Ruan should be examined by her.

When the Queen Mother found out, she also intervened.

This made for a very lively occasion.

In short, Ruan Hong was taken away by the Dali Temple that day.

Mrs. Ruan was taken away by the Queen's people.

When Ruan Ziyi and Ruan Yihe returned to Ruan's house together, the house was completely destroyed.

Ruan Yihe grabbed a servant and asked, "What did you say? My parents were arrested?"

"Yes, two groups of people came and took the old man and his wife away."

"Two groups? Which two groups? Where did they take them?"

"I don't know."

"Hmph, nothing." Ruan Yihe pushed the servant to the ground and ran out in a hurry.

Ruan Ziyi's face turned pale and he hurried to catch up.

"Sister, wait for me."

Ruan Yihe went back, and Chu Li didn't want to see anyone, but she forced her way in.

Chu Li heard the noisy noise outside the house and looked indifferent.

Ling Lie was a little anxious and said, "Your Highness, why don't you meet him?"

"Um."

After hearing his agreement, Ling Lie went out to call out.

"Wait." Chu Li called him.

"Your Highness."

Chu Li said: "Wait a moment, wait for her to make more noise."

The more noisy it gets, the more anxious I get; the less I can see you, the more anxious I get.

Ling Lie understood what he meant.

After waiting for a while, Ruan Yihe was so angry that she was furious. Chu Li asked Ling Lie to call Ruan Yihe's brother in.

Ruan Yihe had already quarreled with the people outside and her face was red and her neck was thick. Even when she came in, her restlessness had not yet calmed down.

"Why did your Highness allow someone to hold my body?"

Chu Li said calmly: "Didn't you come in? What's the matter?"

Ruan Yihe choked, took a deep breath, and tried her best to calm herself down.

"Your Highness, my parents are in trouble, please save them."

Chu Li: "I can't save him."

Ruan Yihe knelt down and said, "Sure, I can do it if you want."

Chu Li smiled coldly, "Yes, I can do it if I want to, but... I don't want to."

He smiled cruelly and stared at Ruan Yihe.

Ruan Yihe's heart was throbbing and she felt terrified.

She actually had an idea all along, but she didn't want to think that way.

Because it's so scary.

But...now looking directly into Chu Li's eyes, she suddenly realized that her guess was true, and no matter how unwilling she was to think about it, she had to admit it.