Wasn't their biological mother perfectly fine in their past life? They had heard many familiar voices while still in their mother's womb. And the person who had just held them was clearly their loving grandfather.
A while ago, they were happy to find out that their mother was hiding from Xie Ming, but how did things turn out like this?
The two newborn babies shivered at the thought of living without parents.
They still have their biological father, though he is said to be "dead," it's a lie.
As long as he returns in more than ten years, the siblings will still have hope. Having made up their minds, they both resolved to live well.
What the two were unaware of was that their father was being interrogated in a dungeon.
Xie Lei was not just a simple soldier; his master was a secret guard for the princes.
He recognized Xie Lei's talent when he was recuperating in Shuangbei Village after his injury. Although he left the village in recent years, the two have never lost contact.
Xie Lei's enlistment was also arranged by that secret guard; no one would have imagined that the seemingly innocent farm boy was a pawn they had planted long ago.
Li Xiaomei was merely a tool for Xie Lei to preserve his lineage. He knew that fortune favors the bold, and if anything were to happen, he still wanted to continue the family line.
With his grandmother at home and his parents feeling indebted to him, the Xie family would surely take care of him if he were to pass away.
If he achieves great success in the future, he will write a letter of divorce to Li Xiaomei.
He never expected that, just when he thought he was about to receive an important mission, he and his master would be captured.
After being imprisoned here, he was bound and tortured every day.
Xie Lei felt he couldn't hold on any longer, and the words he was trying to keep to himself were about to spill out.
Although he didn't know which prince his master was, he knew that only other princes would reach out to them.
He never guessed that the person who captured them was not a prince at all, but the heir of the Duke of Dingguo.
"Young General Xie? Have you figured it out yet?"
Just as Xie Lei was regaining some strength, the torturer responsible for tormenting him came in again with instruments of torture.
His body trembled involuntarily. For more than a month, he had been subjected to almost continuous torment, unable to die.
He was secretly beginning to regret his actions, even wondering if he could die quickly. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but he kept his mouth shut and didn't utter a single word.
The man was ordered by the prince to make Xie Lei suffer, so he kept him alive for a while.
But seeing the man in front of him, who was barely recognizable as human, he knew that the man wouldn't live much longer.
So the interrogator provoked him, saying, "I heard that a farming family in Shuangbei Village recently had twins, a boy and a girl. What a pity! Their mother is gone, and I heard the father is gone too. The family thought the children were bad luck for their parents, so they threw them into the mountains to be eaten by wolves. Tell me, aren't those farmers heartless!"
"What did you say! What did you say! Impossible, impossible!"
Xie Lei's hoarse voice came from his throat!
"Haha, so you can talk! Don't worry, our master is kind-hearted; he secretly had someone bring the child over!"
What are you trying to do?
What are you doing?
"Then it's up to you."
The man looked at the person who was tied up and unable to move with a meaningful expression.
After a long while, as if he had figured something out, Xie Lei finally spoke up: "I want to see those two children!"
"OK!"
Without hesitation, the interrogator ordered his men to bring in a pair of adorable, sleeping children.
Seeing his well-cared-for children, Xie Lei finally felt hopeful.
Knowing he was going to die, he made the request that his child live a good life.
The man nodded in agreement without hesitation and instructed others to carefully take the child back.
Seeing how much those people cared for the child, Xie Lei finally relented.
He was a selfish person to begin with, and knowing how ruthless his parents were, he also had the idea of destroying everything in the process.
So he spilled all the secrets about his dealings with his master.
First he was accused of treason, then of murdering a prince, and then of participating in the struggle for the throne—each of which was a serious crime punishable by the confiscation of his property.
Seeing that Xie Lei had confessed everything, the interrogator ordered someone to urge him to set off.
The second branch of the Xie family was unaware that a fine net was descending from the sky to trap them.
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