"Yun Hongshen is so cold-blooded and heartless. Mother was so good to him before, but now that he's no longer of any use to her, he doesn't even bother to pretend anymore and just abandons her!"
Yun Hongcheng stepped forward and patted the old lady's back to comfort her, but he was quite angry. "Didn't he think about what would happen if something bad happened to Mother, who is in poor health?"
“Grandmother, Uncle is a bad person, Xiao Yuan really doesn’t like him.”
At this moment, Yun Mingyuan thought for a moment, then stepped forward, took the old lady's hand, and whispered, "Grandmother, we can take good care of you. Could you please not live with Uncle?"
The father and son's reactions made Old Madam Yun feel guilty and ashamed; she had been too selfish before.
She grabbed Yun Mingyuan's hand and promised with tears in her eyes, "Then I won't live with him anymore. From now on, Grandmother will listen to your father and won't interfere in the affairs of the eldest son's family anymore."
Really?
Upon hearing this, Yun Mingyuan immediately rushed into the arms of the old lady Yun with joy, "Grandmother, where have you been these days? I missed you so much."
Before the Earl's family was convicted, Old Madam Yun treated her grandchildren very well. After they were exiled, considering Yun Mingyuan's poor health, she took even better care of him.
Therefore, Yun Mingyuan was very close to this grandmother.
“Grandma will never leave again. It was Grandma’s fault.”
Madam Yun affectionately patted Yun Mingyuan's head, then looked at Yun Hongcheng and the others with red eyes, "I have seen through Yun Hongshen's character. He is indeed not worth being good to. I will listen to you in whatever you do from now on."
"Good, Mother, it's best that you've figured it out." Yun Hongcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Grandmother, you haven't been taking your medicine properly these days, have you? Fortunately, your heart condition hasn't flared up. You must not stop taking your medicine in the future." Yun Zhourong stepped forward to take the old lady's pulse and gently instructed her.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure my mother-in-law takes her medicine properly from now on."
At this moment, Zhao came in carrying a bowl of chicken porridge. "Mother-in-law, you must be hungry too. Eat first."
"Okay, okay."
When Madam Yun saw the porridge, she immediately started eating it in big mouthfuls. She hadn't had a proper meal in days.
The fresh and sweet taste melts in your mouth, warming you all the way to your heart, and that's when you feel alive again.
Thinking back on what I've been through these past few days, it feels like a nightmare. If it weren't for the fact that my second wife helped me recover during my exile, I probably wouldn't have made it to meet Yun Zhourong.
From now on, she will never care about the first wife's family again.
After Old Madam Yun finished her meal and helped her to rest, the group left.
"Husband, why are you the only ones back? Where are Mr. Lan and Young Master Song?" Zhao asked in confusion as they entered the next room.
"It's a long story, I'll explain when we get back. Mother and child still need your care, we have to leave again soon," Yun Hongcheng said.
"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and do your work without worry. I'll take care of things at home." Zhao didn't ask any more questions and just nodded seriously in agreement.
"With Madam here, I feel at ease." Yun Hongcheng patted Zhao's hand and then led Yun Zhourong to the government office.
"Brother Yun, what brings you here today?" Zhou Renjun was quite pleased to see Yun Hongcheng arrive.
"This time, I have something important to discuss with you, sir." Yun Hongcheng, on the other hand, had a very serious expression.
Seeing this, Zhou Renjun also became serious. After dismissing the servants, he said, "Brother Yun, you can speak now."
"Sir, this is what happened." Yun Hongcheng then explained the situation of the illegal workshop.
The reason Ji Minxiu came to find Zhou Renjun was because he had read about him and knew that he was a rare good official who could be trusted.
"How did you know?" To everyone's surprise, Zhou Renjun was not at all surprised after he found out.
"Sir, you know?" Yun Hongcheng was somewhat surprised.
"Well, since you all know, I won't hide it from you anymore."
Zhou Renjun nodded, his expression grim, and said, "The people behind that illegal workshop are the Wang family, a powerful clan in the area. They have colluded with almost all the local officials and monopolized most of the agarwood business. They are truly in cahoots. I have wanted to take them down for a long time, but I have never been able to find an opportunity."
"My lord, what if the clues we provide could uproot the entire illegal workshop?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Hongcheng was not troubled at all, but rather excited. "We have found out the exact address of the black workshop. As long as we rescue those slaves on the spot, the Wang family will have no way to shirk their responsibility."
"You really found it?"
Zhou Renjun was overjoyed and asked in disbelief, "I went there a few times before, but they always received the news in advance and I always came up empty-handed. I had other things to do and couldn't afford to waste time with them, so I gave up in the end. How did you manage to do that?"
Those illegal workshops are the lifeblood of the Wang family, and they have always been extremely careful. He had personally experienced this firsthand, and the possibility of them being exposed was extremely slim.
"Yes, it's quite a coincidence. Now it all depends on whether you are willing to go and help," Yun Hongcheng said with anticipation in his eyes.
"Of course I'd be delighted, this is a wonderful thing, but are you kidding me?" Zhou Renjun was still somewhat uncertain.
"I, Yun, swear that if what I have said is untrue, I will be punished by heaven and die a horrible death." Yun Hongcheng swore on the spot.
"Alright, then I'll trust you this once!"
The prefect finally made a decision, borrowed two hundred soldiers from the military prefecture, and set off for Yazhou Ridge.
Meanwhile, Ji Minxiu and Yun Zhourong returned to Yazhou Ridge in a helicopter, and then, under the cover of night, led the two hundred hired soldiers toward the black workshop.
Because the thugs were dealt with so quietly during the day, Third Master hadn't even noticed, and the group arrived at the black workshop almost without any obstacles.
At this time, everyone was resting, and the thugs were scattered on patrol. They were caught off guard and had no time to take the slaves hostage before they were all brought under control.
This time, because there were enough people, Ji Minxiu did not kill them, but tied them up and threw them in the snow.
As for the slaves, having seen the mute girl's condition, they were already prepared.
But witnessing it firsthand is a completely different experience.
In the snowy weather, they were all dressed in thin clothes, looked thin and haggard, and their hands were covered with scars.
Some were pregnant women with protruding bellies, but they were extremely thin, pale, and had chapped lips, looking as if they might die at any moment.
Remembering what the mute girl had said, she looked at the fingers of the pregnant women, which were all missing.
Soon, intense anger surfaced on Yun Zhou's face. These people were treating pregnant women so cruelly, it was obvious they wanted them to die in childbirth.
In this way, they can obtain fresh blood to process agarwood without having to support these useless people.
That's absolutely vicious!
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