"What did you just say?" Lian'er was held in Lou Ming's arms. At first, she tried to resist. Men and women shouldn't be so close. It wasn't proper to be held like this. But before she could resist, she heard this person say that he was her elder brother, her real elder brother.
"You must be mistaken. I'm not your younger sister. I've always been an orphan and was raised in the Lou mansion."
"I'm not mistaken. You're my real younger sister. You were born in the Wang mansion (the Wang family's mansion, not the king's mansion, dear readers). Your original name was Wang Yue'er. But when you were just a year old, our entire mansion was massacred by Lou Mingkou and his men."
"Only you and I were left. Back then, I thought I was the only one who survived. I was planning to fight to the death with him. But I didn't expect him to leave you alive."
"He handed you over to the butler to raise and didn't allow us to recognize each other."
"But why did he keep me alive?"
"It was to control me. Lian'er, I'm really your elder brother."
Lian'er stood there at a loss. Her eyes were filled with confusion.
"I..."
"Knock, knock, knock—"
"May I come in?" Lu Yun's voice sounded outside the door.
"Lord Jing sent me. He said you'd need my help. So I'm here to help. Miss Lian'er, hello." Oh my goodness, Lian'er was so cute. She really wanted to rua her.
"Hello..." Why was this older sister looking at her like this? Was there something on her face? Lian'er felt her cheeks uneasily.
"What did he send you here for?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lu Yun. I'm the saintess of the Witch Clan."
"You're from the Witch Clan?" Rumor had it that the Witch Clan had a secret technique to determine blood relations. She didn't expect that Jing Xunche had someone from the Witch Clan here.
"It seems that Young Master Lou understands Lord Jing's intentions."
"Lian'er, the Witch Clan has a secret technique to determine blood relations. We can test it."
Lian'er looked at the excited Lou Ming. A glimmer of hope appeared in her heart. Did she really have family? Was this person really her elder brother?
"Okay, I agree."
Lu Yun took out a bug. This bug was different from the one that tested Li Tongyu. This one was smaller, and there were some white dots on its head. Lu Yun took a drop of blood from each of them and placed it in front of the bug.
The bug just smelled it and quickly ate the two drops of blood in front of it. It seemed to move its mouth twice. It seemed like it hadn't eaten enough.
Seeing this result, Lou Ming laughed like an idiot. Lian'er's face turned red with excitement. It was true. They were really siblings. She was no longer alone.
She finally had family.
"Brother!"
"Lian'er."
Lu Yun looked at the scene of the two hugging tightly and silently backed out. She was no longer needed here. She just hoped that Jing Xunche could quickly snatch Lou Ming over. Then she could see Lian'er.
Lian'er was really too cute. She was so adorable. Wuwuwu... She really loved her.
"Lian'er, listen to me. Right now, the Lou mansion is sending people to look for you. You're going to stay here and not go anywhere."
"But what about you, brother? Brother just said that the Lou mansion used me to control you. If I'm gone, Lou Mingkou definitely won't trust you anymore. You're in danger, brother. Let me go back."
"No, Lian'er, you can't go back. Brother finally managed to save you. How could I let you go back there? Even if it means sacrificing my life, I'll protect you."
"But if that's the case, Lian'er will really have no family. I'll become a real orphan, brother!"
Lou Ming's body stiffened. He hugged Lian'er and cried silently.
"Brother, Lian'er isn't a coward. Lian'er wants to avenge father with brother."
Although she was raised in the Lou mansion, she didn't have any feelings for the Lou mansion. She even hated it there because no one treated her well there. They also restricted her freedom.
In the end, Lou Ming compromised. He brought Lian'er to find Jing Xunche. "Please help us, Lord Jing." This time, Lou Ming really gave in.
He knelt on the ground and begged him for help.
"I can help you, but I need Miss Lian'er's cooperation."
"What do you mean?"
Jing Xunche clapped his hands twice. Another person who looked exactly like Lian'er walked in from outside. Their body shape was also the same.
"This is..."
"This is a stand-in for Miss Lian'er. She's wearing a human skin mask. As for her body shape, she knows how to shrink her bones." This human skin mask was made by the people in the Dark Pavilion after they studied the one that Qier made for him.
It wasn't that the people in the Dark Pavilion couldn't do it. It was just that the people in the Dark Pavilion couldn't make a waterproof human skin mask.
"I want Miss Lian'er to tell her your daily living habits without missing a single detail. Let her return to the Lou mansion in your place." This way, they could rescue Lian'er and also place a secret agent in the Lou mansion.
On the third day, Lou Ming returned. He was covered in injuries as he carried Lian'er back. As soon as he reached the Lou mansion's entrance, he fainted.
The guards saw him and quickly sent someone to inform Lou Mingkou. The remaining people carried him back to his room together. Lian'er was also sent back to her small courtyard.
When Lou Mingkou rushed over, the doctor was treating Lou Ming's wounds. "How is he?"
"This young master has suffered a lot of injuries, but there's no major problem. He just fainted because of excessive blood loss. As long as he recuperates well, he'll be fine."
Lou Mingkou looked at Lou Ming on the bed. He didn't expect Lou Ming to bring Lian'er back.
"Use the best medicine on him and make him recover quickly."
"Yes."
When Lou Mingkou walked out, he happened to see Lou Xingzhou return from outside. Looking at his drunk state, he was enraged.
"What did you do? Why are you so drunk?"
"Ugh... Father, your son went out drinking with friends..."
"Who with?" Although Lou Mingkou was a cruel person, he still cared about his children.
"With, the crown prince, Miss Shen... And... And..." Before he could finish his sentence, he fainted. If there wasn't a servant beside him to support him, he would have fallen to the ground.
"Help Young Master back to his room. Then get someone to make him some hangover soup. Look at how drunk he is."
Miss Shen? When did he have a relationship with the Shen family? But if his son could have a relationship with Miss Shen, it wasn't a bad thing for him.
"Your Highness, the medicine that the princess was poisoned with that day was brought in by Miss Li of the Li family, Li Wantong."
"Li Wantong?" Yuan Yuhan couldn't think of who it was for a moment.
"It's the person who stopped Your Highness on the street and confessed to Your Highness."
"So it's her. She's so ugly and still says she likes this prince."
If Li Wantong heard this, she would definitely cry herself to sleep in the latrine. So the fifth prince not only didn't remember her, but he also disliked her for being ugly!