Hearing the name Qin Mo, Wei Zhong's face changed drastically. "How do you know her?"
"Who on earth are you?"
"Qin Mo is my biological mother!"
What? Wei Zhong was quite shocked after hearing this. He took a few steps backward, his eyes wide open in disbelief.
"It's impossible! How could it be? Clearly, Manman is the one. How could this be? Could I have made a mistake?" Wei Zhong frowned and murmured to himself.
"Qin Manman is the daughter of Qin Jiang and Mrs. Zhang!" Wan Ruo said coldly, looking at the stunned Wei Zhong.
The daughter of Qin Jiang? Oh... So it was all a lie from Qin Jiang and Mrs. Zhang! Thinking of this, a look of hatred appeared on Wei Zhong's face!
He raised his eyes and looked carefully at the child in front of him. Indeed, she bore a slight resemblance to Mo'er! I was so stupid that I even misidentified my own daughter!
So she was his own daughter!
Wei Zhong looked at Wan Ruo in front of him, his eyes showing a bit of guilt. "What's your name?"
Wan Ruo looked at the weather - beaten Wei Zhong. She had been filled with hatred at first, but after seeing him, she didn't hate him as much. She didn't say a word, just stared at him coldly.
"Prime Minister Wei, her name is Wan Ruo!" Si Hongxi said on her behalf when he saw that Wan Ruo didn't speak.
"Wan Ruo, Wei Wan Ruo? It's a nice name!" Prime Minister Wei said to himself.
Hearing this, Wan Ruo immediately said disdainfully, "Humph! Sorry, Prime Minister Wei. I don't dare to claim your surname! I'm just Wan Ruo, not a Wei!"
"The purpose of my coming here is to return your jade bracelet to you!" Wan Ruo said coldly.
Wei Zhong looked at the jade bracelet in his hand, his eyes a bit red. Remembering his past with Qin Mo when he was young, he sighed, "This was the token of love between your mother and me!"
"Even so, that's why I have to return it to you! Because you're not worthy of my mother's true feelings for you at all!" Wan Ruo said indifferently.
Every time she remembered the day when she witnessed her mother giving birth to her, her mother was in such excruciating pain on the bed. She was willing to sacrifice her own life to give birth to a child with this man!
And what did this man do? He climbed up the social ladder by currying favor with the powerful and married the daughter of the General who Aided the State!
He was not worthy of anything my mother had done for him!
Wan Ruo looked at Wei Zhong, her eyes full of disappointment.
Hearing this, Wei Zhong suddenly laughed bitterly!
"You're right. I'm indeed unworthy! You're not my daughter at all! Just leave. I don't want to see you anymore!" Wei Zhong said coldly, turning away from Wan Ruo.
"You... Fine! That's exactly what I want!" Wan Ruo said angrily. Then she turned around and ran out.
Only Si Hongxi was left with a frown on his face. "You said that on purpose. Why?"
"Humph! I'm a dying man. What right do I have to recognize this daughter? The only regret in my life is that it's too late to make up for what I owe her. Now I only hope not to implicate her and I'll be content!
My wish is fulfilled. I'll keep my promise to the Prince of Pingnan! Let me give you a clue. The mastermind behind this has a capable assistant who is a warlock, known as the Old Demon Kai Ji.
He always wore a white mask when I met him.
It seems that no one has ever seen his true face!
Well... Whether to cooperate or not later still requires the Prince of Pingnan to consider carefully!"
Wei Zhong said to Si Hongxi, turning sideways, rubbing the jade bracelet with his fingers repeatedly.
Hearing Wei Zhong's words, Si Hongxi was quite touched. Although Wei Zhong was not a loyal official in the court, he still had a bit of fatherly love for Wan Ruo.
"Okay! I'll try to get the emperor to consider it, but I can't guarantee the result!" Si Hongxi said.
"Thank you!"
Then Si Hongxi chased after her.
At this time, Wan Ruo was waiting for him outside the prison.
"What did he say to you?" Wan Ruo asked indifferently.
Seeing that Wan Ruo was still angry, Si Hongxi just smiled and didn't say a word. He just shook his head.
Seeing this, Wan Ruo ignored him and directly got into the carriage.
"Hey!" Si Hongxi looked at Wan Ruo's willful appearance and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. Then he also got into the carriage.
"Go to Shan'an Fang!"
Si Hongxi sent Wan Ruo back to Shan'an Fang. Along the way, Si Hongxi wanted to comfort Wan Ruo, but before he could say a word, he was rebuffed by Wan Ruo.
"Actually, he may also be doing this... for your own good..." Before Si Hongxi could finish.
"You don't need to speak for him. I don't want to hear it!" Wan Ruo interrupted him.
Si Hongxi took a deep breath. At this time, he knew that no matter how he comforted her, it wouldn't work. It was better to let her calm down.
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of Shan'an Fang, just as Wan Ruo was about to get off, seeing that Si Hongxi had no intention of getting off, she asked, "Aren't you getting off?"
"I still have something to do. After sending you back, I have to go to the palace immediately!"
"Okay!" Just as Wan Ruo was about to get off, Si Hongxi remembered and said, "Oh, by the way, if Shopkeeper Bai wakes up, send someone to inform me. I'll come to see him!"
"Okay!"
After Wan Ruo got off the carriage, Si Hongxi was deep in thought. He always felt that the Old Demon Kai Ji mentioned by Prime Minister Wei might be something that Bai Chen knew about!
"Let's go! To the palace!" Si Hongxi ordered, and the carriage drove in the direction of the palace.
Wan Ruo returned to Shan'an Fang with a complex mood.
"Miss Ruo Ruo, you're back? Lord Bai Chen is looking for you!" Yun Jiu said, stepping forward when he saw the absent - minded Wan Ruo walking in from outside.
"Is he awake?" Wan Ruo asked in surprise.
Yun Jiu nodded and continued, "Go to his residence to find him. Although he's awake, his condition is not optimistic!"
Hearing Yun Jiu say this, Wan Ruo immediately became worried. She frowned. Hasn't his injury improved? "Okay, I'll go right now!"
Without thinking much, Wan Ruo rushed to Bai Chen's residence.
At this time, Bai Chen was lying on his couch resting. Hearing the sound of footsteps outside the door, he knew immediately that it was Wan Ruo.
He lay on the bed with his eyes closed, recuperating.
Wan Ruo knocked on the door gently. "May I come in?" Seeing no response, she thought that Bai Chen must be in no condition to open the door for her, so she opened the door and went in.
She looked around and saw Bai Chen lying on the couch. It seemed that his injury really hadn't recovered!
She walked carefully to the bedside and gently placed her hand on his forehead. Oh... He didn't seem to have a fever last night!
Just as she was thinking.
Suddenly, Bai Chen grabbed her wrist, scaring Wan Ruo.
Bai Chen slowly opened his cold eyes and looked at the panicked Wan Ruo. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly and he said, "Finally, I've caught you!"
Wan Ruo stared at Bai Chen with wide eyes, wondering what was going on. "You... Isn't your injury still not healed?"
"The injury doesn't matter. The important thing is... you!" Bai Chen said lightly.
If these words were spoken by someone else, Wan Ruo would surely find them disgustingly cheesy. But when they came from Bai Chen's mouth, it was really different.
His good - looking appearance and pleasant voice were simply irresistible. Looking into Bai Chen's deep eyes, she was almost lost.
"You... Let go of me!" Wan Ruo frowned and struggled to break free from Bai Chen's hand, but he held on too tightly and she couldn't get away.
Seeing Wan Ruo's angry look, Bai Chen felt quite excited. He pulled her down and then rolled over to pin her under him!