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Jiang Yan spent most of the following days in a coma. Although she could sense that Shangguan Zeyu and Huang Ying had come to see her, and could feel their grief and sorrow, she could not open her eyelids no matter what. She could only silently shed tears, feeling their hot tears being gently and slowly wiped away again and again.
Shangguan Zeyu didn't waste much time; he began investigating Liu Ruyi early the next morning.
He originally intended for Zhang Qin to take full responsibility, but worried that Liu Xiangyi might not cooperate and delay his work, so he personally went to the Liu residence.
The Liu residence remained as magnificent as ever, seemingly unaffected by the events in the capital.
Shangguan Zeyu had no patience to sit and wait for Liu Xiangyi to appear, so he went directly with the servants to find him. On the way, he also happened to run into Liu Ruyan, who was bullying the servants and displaying her tyranny.
Liu Ruyan still seemed to have the demeanor of a young lady, showing no signs of grief or melancholy over the loss of her husband.
Shangguan Zeyu glanced at her quickly through the gaps in the dense willow trees and then ignored her completely.
Liu Xiangyi had a lot of leisure time and practiced Tai Chi in the open space in front of her study.
As soon as he saw the servants rushing over, he started cursing, "No manners..." But seeing Shangguan Zeyu following behind, he quickly smiled and said, "Your Highness, I am sorry for not greeting you properly!" He then bowed respectfully to Shangguan Zeyu.
Shangguan Zeyu didn't have time to waste words with him and asked directly, "Tell me, what exactly happened when Liu Ruyi fell into the water that day?"
Liu Xiangyi was taken aback when he asked about this, and froze on the spot.
Shangguan Zeyu stared sharply at his dazed face and continued, "I hope you will not hide this matter, otherwise..." He smiled dangerously and looked around, saying as he looked, "I will turn this place into ruins overnight."
Liu Xiangyi was well aware of Shangguan Zeyu's methods, and was so frightened that she immediately knelt down on the ground with a "plop".
Shangguan Zeyu didn't look at him, but glanced at him, waiting for him to say what he was going to say next.
"Your Highness, now that things have come to this, I dare not deceive you any longer... My eldest daughter, Ruyi, was indeed pushed into the water by my younger daughter that day. But at the time, the sisters were just playing around, and..."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Zeyu suddenly let out a cold snort of anger. He quickly changed his tune, pleading pitifully, "It's all my fault for failing to properly educate my daughters! I only knew that the sisters didn't get along, but I never imagined that this would happen!"
Shangguan Zeyu sneered, looking at him with disdain, and said, "Liu Xiangyi, do you really speak as you please? If I remember correctly, who was it that tearfully told me that Ruyi was not your daughter?!"
Liu Xiangyi seemed to have truly forgotten what he had said, and her face turned pale with fright.
Shangguan Zeyu had lost his patience. He glared at him with disdain and said, "Think it through. I'll ask you one last question. If you continue to spout nonsense, I won't be polite!"
Without even thinking, Liu Xiangyi hurriedly said, "Your Highness, spare me! I'll tell you everything... Alas, Ruyi is indeed not my flesh and blood. She is indeed their child. Although I, Liu, love Ruyi's mother, I am unwilling to raise her and someone else's illegitimate child, so my attitude towards Ruyi has always been very bad. From those with authority in the mansion to the maids and servants, everyone treats Ruyi with the same attitude I have. As Ruyi grew older, she became eight-tenths similar to her mother. Tell me, how could I be angry looking at such a face that betrayed me? Later, I found a marriage for Ruyi, but she refused. My daughter argued with her, and by the time I found out, that incident had already happened. But, isn't Ruyi still alive? She just has amnesia. Is Your Highness going to ruin the family business that my ancestors have worked so hard to build for such a trivial matter? I am not convinced, I am not reconciled!"
Shangguan Zeyu gritted his teeth, furious. It was clear that Jiang Yan was right; Liu Ruyi had indeed died after falling into the water that time.
Seeing that Shangguan Zeyu was just staring at him without saying a word, Liu Xiangyi felt wronged and unwilling to give up, and said again, "Your Highness, you are a hero of the Great Zhou. You have fought bloody battles for the people of the Great Zhou. Everyone knows this. I admire Your Highness from the bottom of my heart! Your Highness, everything you have done is for the people. As for my family affairs, Your Highness should be able to understand the hardships involved, right?"
But Shangguan Zeyu coldly replied, "I never said I would protect immoral people! Besides, what you did was no longer just immoral, but inhuman! What's the point of a person without humanity living?" He glanced at him with utter disgust and quickly left with Zhang Qin.
Liu Xiangyi didn't understand what Shangguan Zeyu meant, but when he recalled his last words, "What's the point of living?", he was so frightened that he scrambled to catch up with Shangguan Zeyu. But how could someone who gets out of breath after walking for a long time possibly catch up with Shangguan Zeyu?
The Liu family's home was ransacked the next day, and the entire Liu clan was expelled from the capital.
Upon hearing this good news, Huang Ying was overjoyed and immediately came to share it with Jiang Yan.
Although Jiang Yan could still open her eyes, her gaze was unfocused. Looking at her pitiful state, Huang Ying suppressed her grief and pity, and smiled, "Sister, good news! The Prince has sought justice for the Eldest Miss. Everyone from the Liu family has been driven out of the capital!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan seemed to want to laugh, but her lips only moved slightly before she slowly closed her eyes.
Huang Ying's eyes reddened instantly, and two streams of hot tears quickly flowed from them. She hurriedly turned her back and frantically wiped the tears from her face with both hands, trying to smile as she did so: "Sister, when you're fully recovered, I'll take you outside for a walk."
Jiang Yan didn't answer her, and she cried even harder.
On this day, Shangguan Zeyu picked a bouquet of flowers from the garden, intending to give it to Jiang Yan, thinking that Jiang Yan would surely be very happy to see such vibrant flowers.
He walked quickly, gently inhaling the fragrance of the flowers, when suddenly, as if struck by lightning, he froze on the spot.
How could he have forgotten about this?
He had not only heard of the "Jade Exquisite Ball," he actually owned it!
Shangguan Zeyu suddenly remembered something Wang Qianqian had given him, called the "Jade Exquisite Ball," which was pink, hollowed out, and very delicate.
Because he disliked Wang Qianqian, he kept that thing in his desk drawer.
Upon realizing this, Shangguan Zeyu was so overjoyed that he forgot himself and hurriedly ran towards Yunxiao Pavilion.
Just as Shangguan Zeyu had thought, the thing Wang Qianqian gave him was indeed the "Jade Exquisite Ball," and it was the same one that Jiang Yan owned.
It was also a keepsake left by Liu Ruyi's biological father to Liu Ruyi's mother, a treasure that could travel through time at the right time.
Shangguan Zeyu rushed to Yunxiao Pavilion, but before he could even put the fresh flowers in the vase, he noticed a strange light flashing from his desk.
At first, he thought it was an assassin or someone hiding there with a knife. But when he quietly took his sword and walked over, about to quickly stab the source of the beam, he was shocked to find that the beam was actually coming from his desk drawer.
He froze in surprise.
The beam of light continued to emit an unusually dazzling brilliance. Without a word, Shangguan Zeyu quickly ran over and pulled open the drawer with the light source.
Is that it?
It was the "Jade Exquisite Sphere" he was looking for, glowing!
Shangguan Zeyu was shocked. He unconsciously reached out his left hand and carefully took it out. It was indeed true, it was really glowing! It seemed as if there was a power flowing through the gaps in the openwork, attracting him to look closer.
The closer he brought his eyes, the more he seemed to see images flashing inside the exquisite sphere. The more he wanted to see it more clearly, the more he couldn't help but bring his eyes closer to it.
Suddenly, just as he seemed to see Jiang Yan dressed in strange clothes, the jade ball in his hand suddenly broke free from his grasp and flew towards the bed like light.
Shangguan Zeyu was startled and dropped the sword he was holding in his right hand. He paused for a moment, then rushed to the bedside.
The jade-like exquisite ball was floating lightly above Jiang Yan's head, and the strange light it emitted was getting brighter and brighter, like lightning suddenly illuminating the night.
Seeing this strange scene, Shangguan Zeyu unconsciously stretched out his right hand slowly. But just as his right hand was about to touch it, his fingers suddenly felt as if they had been pricked by something. The stinging sensation made him immediately pull his right hand back.
His right index and middle fingers were stinging and bleeding; the wounds were small, but they hurt terribly.
When Shangguan Zeyu looked at the Jade Exquisite Ball again, he found that its beam of light was weaker than before. When he wondered why this was and looked at Jiang Yan, he found that Jiang Yan's face had undergone a strange change.
This is a face whose features are indistinct because they appear to be doubled, as if two different faces are reflecting each other.
Shangguan Zeyu immediately understood, and without caring about anything else, he quickly pounced on Jiang Yan and hugged her tightly.
"Ayan, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, Ayan!"
Shangguan Zeyu burst into tears, her face instantly covered in tears.
Just when he thought Jiang Yan wouldn't answer him, Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Aze, my time is up, I should go back."
"No! No!! Don't leave me, no!!" Shangguan Zeyu's eyes were red and tears kept flowing. She cried like an abandoned child, so touching and pitiful.
Jiang Yan's pain and sorrow were no less than his, but what could she do? Her appearance was already swaying, like a reflection in the water, so ethereal as to seem unreal.
"Aze, promise me you won't be sad, you won't cry. You will live a good life."
"No! Ayan, I don't want you to leave me! I can't lose you! I have no one else left, only you!!"
Jiang Yan's nose tingled, and tears streamed down her face like a flowing stream.
But at this point, the beam of light from the jade sphere had become so faint as to be invisible.
Shangguan Zeyu was even more frightened and reluctant. Like a child, he cried out, "Ayan, Ayan, don't go, don't leave me!"
However, at this moment, all that answered him was the silence of the room.
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