"Your humble servant pays respects to His Highness, the Fifth Prince."
"Rise. May I ask what brings Lord Li to see this prince?"
"Your humble servant has come to ask His Highness, the Fifth Prince, to seek justice for my daughter."
"Hmm? Seek justice? For what? Isn't your daughter, Li Wantong, already dead?"
The guard beside them twitched the corners of his mouth. 'Your Highness, could you please be less hurtful? The man's daughter just died, and you're saying it right to his face. You should at least be a bit more tactful!'
"Your Highness, my daughter was killed by someone!"
"In that case, you should report this to the authorities. It's of no use coming to this prince."
"To be honest, my daughter committed suicide after being raped. She had always been fond of Your Highness, the Fifth Prince, during her lifetime. Now that she has passed away, I would like to ask Your Highness to help find out the truth. Only then can my daughter rest in peace in the underworld."
Li Wantong was raped? This was news to him. But...
"In that case, this prince shall also tell you something. Just a few days ago, your daughter colluded with the empress in an attempt to send this prince's people to this prince's third elder brother."
"...This!" Lord Li truly had no idea about this. When did his daughter become so cruel - hearted?
"This prince was even planning to teach her a lesson, but unexpectedly, she died first."
"Please forgive your humble servant, Your Highness! I truly had no idea about this. Otherwise, I would never have let Wantong do such a foolish thing."
"Forget it. Your daughter is already dead. It's no use for this prince to pursue the matter. However, as for what you said about helping to find out the truth for your daughter, this prince can indeed help you. But you should know that there's no free lunch in this world."
"Your humble servant understands. As long as Your Highness, the Fifth Prince, can help, I will spare no effort."
"Good. Lord Li has always been a neutral faction in the court. This prince's request is for you to join this prince's side."
Lord Li thought of his daughter, gritted his teeth, and agreed.
"Good. As long as Your Highness, the Fifth Prince, can find out the truth, I will present Your Highness with a great gift as a token of gratitude."
"Very well. Lord Li, then just wait for this prince's news."
"Look into this matter. Don't bother Brother Zhanzhi anymore."
"Yes."
"Lian'er, come quickly. I've brought you something nice." Lü Yun, carrying a basket in her hand, happily came to Lian'er's courtyard.
"Sister Yun, what nice thing have you brought this time?" In the past few days, she had gotten along very well with Lü Yun, and the two had become good friends who shared everything.
Yuan Yuhan set off for Tianlin Kingdom with the betrothal gifts. Just as he had said, the betrothal gifts extended for miles, and the scene was extremely grand.
"Have you really decided to marry Yuan Yuhan? Do you have no regrets?" Mu Fengqie heard a few days ago that Aru was going to get married, so she immediately rushed over from the Pharmacist Valley.
When Aru, that little girl, saw her, she was so excited that she burst into tears.
"Yes, Sister. I love him, and he has promised me that I will be the only woman in his life, and there will be no others."
Mu Fengqie looked at the little girl with a blushing face and a shy look, and found it funny. This little girl was so easy to coax.
"Good. But remember, no matter when and where, you are the only princess of Tianlin Kingdom and also my sister, Mu Fengqie. You have Tianlin Kingdom and the Pharmacist Valley behind you."
"If anyone bullies you, you should bully them back fiercely. If anything happens, your sister will take care of it. Don't be afraid."
"Wuwuwu... Sister..."
"Silly girl, why are you crying? Stop crying."
"However, did Uncle and Aunt agree to your marriage so soon?" She knew her uncle and aunt very well. They had always doted on Aru in the palm of their hands. For them to agree to this marriage so quickly, there must be something going on.
"Actually, at first, Father and Mother didn't agree. But I told them that I'm already Yuan Yuhan's woman, so they had no choice but to agree."
"What did you say? Aru, say that again. What's going on with you?" Mu Fengqie could hardly believe her ears. What did she mean by being already Yuan Yuhan's woman?
"Sister, don't be angry. This was just an accident. It's actually not Yuan Yuhan's fault. I was drugged, and he had no choice but to... be with me."
"He had no choice? What kind of no - choice situation was that?"
Aru looked at Mu Fengqie's angry face and felt a bit speechless. Well, wasn't it true that he had no choice but to be with her? They had originally planned to do it after the wedding... it was just a bit earlier.
"Tell your sister, which bastard drugged you?" Since Mu Fengqie took over the Pharmacist Valley, there had been more and more things to do, and she was very busy every day. So, she had more and more contact with the elders.
Before long, Mu Fengqie was influenced by them. Sometimes, her temper could be extremely explosive, and her personality became more and more...
"It was the empress of the Qin Dynasty. But Yuan Yuhan wrote to me that she has been placed under house arrest and has also been deprived of the phoenix seal." She has already received her punishment.
"She was only placed under house arrest? No, I have to add fuel to the fire! Damn it, how dare she touch someone of mine! She's tired of living!"
Oh dear... Aru looked at her sister, whose temper had become even more explosive, and felt a bit speechless. What on earth had her sister experienced that made her so short - tempered?
"Sister, I'm going to get married soon. Can you see me off at the wedding? Just send me out of Tianlin Kingdom. Please, Sister~" Aru hugged Mu Fengqie's arm and coquettishly pleaded.
"Okay, but I won't show my real face at that time. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be trouble." Mu Fengqie also really wanted to see Aru off at the wedding. It was a pity that if she showed her real face, it would surely bring a lot of trouble, so she could only use a disguised face.
"Good. As long as you can come, Sister."
The emperor and the empress of Tianlin Kingdom were looking at the man who was going to marry their daughter. If it weren't for the sake of face, the emperor would have kicked him long ago.
He was so angry. This bastard not only seduced his precious daughter but also... did such a thing so early... He was so angry...
The empress was also very angry, but she still had her wits about her. When she saw that the emperor was about to lose his temper and beat the man, she was so scared that she quickly grabbed the emperor's arm.
Calm down. Today is our daughter's wedding. Don't cause any trouble.
Got it.
Yuan Yuhan was standing below, sweating profusely. Wasn't it said that a mother - in - law would like her son - in - law more and more? Why was it that in his case, the mother - in - law wanted to beat him more and more when she saw him?
"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince, Aru has been doted on by us since childhood. If she causes any trouble, please be more tolerant. If you really can't tolerate it anymore, please send our Aru back."