The fisherwoman raised an eyebrow, covered her eyes with her hand, and then laughed.
However, her laughter was somewhat miserable and tragic. "Hehehe, the girls I met along the way care so much about my life, but they are my blood relatives. They are actually forcing me to the end. Fine, then let's fight to the death!"
After hearing her speak so sadly, the three people in the room fell silent.
According to the information Zhou Quan had heard in the past few days, the matter of the Chen family hunting down Madam Yu was not as simple as Madam Yu thought.
The deaths of Madam Yu's parents, her husband, and her children were not solely due to her elopement years ago. However, it is true that the Chen family wanted to kill Madam Yu.
Zhou Quan and Li Mai exchanged a glance, and Li Mai decided to tell the truth.
"Sister, have you ever considered that perhaps there are other reasons why the Chen family attacked your parents, killed your husband and child, and is now hunting you down?"
Upon hearing Li Mai's words, Madam Yu was taken aback. "What did you find out?"
She also had people, but they couldn't find much information about her. It seemed like she was being deliberately guarded against. Coupled with the assassinations along the way, she felt that her whereabouts were being monitored by the other party, and they probably knew about her strength as well.
“I did find some things during my stay in the capital, but they are different from what you think, Sister Yu,” Li Mai said carefully.
"Tell me about it!" Madam Yu said, glancing at Yan Yu.
Yan Yu was in charge of all her information.
Yan Yu looked at Li Mai with suspicion, wondering what Li Mai knew.
"According to some information I have found out, your parents are not actually of the Chen family bloodline, but are the children of the Chen family's enemies. Their deaths and the Chen family's pursuit of you are not for the so-called legitimate son of the Prime Minister's family. That is just a smokescreen."
"Their real purpose in luring you back to the capital was to completely control you. Originally, they thought that if your husband and child were in trouble, you would go with them, but they didn't expect you to survive and even build a successful business. Now, they just want to kill you."
"Which family is the Chen family's enemy... wait, could it be the Nan family?" Madam Yu's expression changed, and she stood up in disbelief.
She also thought of some things, some things her parents had said to her before.
The Nan family was formerly the residence of the General Who Guards the East.
Unfortunately, decades ago, the General of Zhendong's mansion was framed by enemies, and some died or disappeared.
Lady Yu's father was the youngest son of General Nan, who disappeared when he was just over one year old.
Although the General of Zhen Dong has been replaced two or three times, the General of Nan was very famous in the capital back then, so many people in their forties and fifties still remember the Nan family.
During the few days that Li Mai stayed with the Chu family and the Yunwang Mansion, she learned some things while chatting with them. She heard that the Chen family was actually an enemy of the Zhen Dong General's Mansion from back then. Whenever there was anything related to the Chen family, she would ask Zhou Quan to investigate. Then, Zhou Quan heard these things from the Chen family members.
Thanks to Zhou Quan's special ability to hear sounds from miles away, they were able to hear the truth.
Seeing that Madam Yu had guessed, Li Mai nodded, "It seems you are not entirely ignorant about the Nan family."
Madam Yu was stunned for a moment, then slowly sat down. She had already believed Li Mai's words. It seemed that her father really was not a child of the Chen family.
She had her doubts before, because her eldest uncle, second uncle, fourth uncle, and fifth uncle all looked like her grandfather, but her father did not.
Moreover, in the past, some members of the Chen family had a very strange attitude towards their third branch of the family.
In retrospect, those strange people probably already knew their father's identity.
Unfortunately, only their own family members were unaware of the truth and were kept in the dark, which ultimately led to their parents losing their lives.
"Could it be that they're targeting me because of that thing?"
Li Mai nodded. "We didn't find out the specific reason. All I know is that their goal is to kill you and wipe out the last bloodline of the Nan family."
Madam Yu was silent for a moment, then nodded. "If that's the case, then I'll know how to deal with them. The Chen family and the Nan family used to be related by marriage. I guess they didn't know my father was from the Nan family back then; they probably found out later."
“I have a jewelry box that my parents gave me when I got married. Later, I found a letter and some tokens inside. I didn’t understand the contents of the letter before, but now I do. It was about the Chen family and that my father was the youngest son of the Nan family. I roughly understand what’s going on here.”
"The Chen family is not truly loyal to the royal family. In fact, the Chen family are people of the Chen state, and even descendants of the Chen royal family. Their current role is to monitor the court's movements and pass on information to the Chen state."
"Therefore, the Chen family was not innocent when they were exiled back then, but they eventually found a way to return to the capital. As for the Nan family, they were eliminated by the Chen family through others because they discovered the Chen family's secret."
After saying that, Madam Yu was lost in thought.
“Xiaomai, I don’t want to tell the royal family the Chen family’s secrets before I take revenge. I want to avenge my parents first. Do you know who killed my parents? I will avenge my husband and children first, and then my parents. After I have avenged them, I will destroy the Chen family.” Madam Yu said, tears streaming down her face.
Li Mai nodded and handed her a piece of paper.
Then, looking at the familiar name, and then at the name and identity that followed it, the fisherwoman began to sob.
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