"Auntie Xiao, how dare you! You actually dared to deceive us!" Old Madam Yun was furious. She had treated Auntie Xiao extremely well over the years, even bringing her along when she left the General's Mansion. Yet, Auntie Xiao had deceived her!
Madam Yang also wished she could kill Auntie Xiao.
However, Yun Yueyin detected a hint of something amiss.
"Auntie Xiao, what is your relationship with him?" Yun Yueyin pointed at the middle-aged man and asked Auntie Xiao.
Auntie Xiao froze and looked at the middle-aged man, her expression one of utter confusion, "Him?"
Just as she was about to answer, it felt as if a stone struck her!
The straw mat covering her fell off.
A cold wind enveloped her.
Auntie Xiao realized her precarious situation.
She shrieked in horror, "Someone is framing us!" She frantically grabbed the straw mat to cover herself.
The middle-aged man, who had also been dazed moments ago, seemed to snap back to his senses. He grabbed Auntie Xiao's shoulders and roared, "Bitch! You dared to betray me! You dared to deceive General Yun!"
Auntie Xiao, dazed from the blow, her head buzzing, stammered, "You!"
Before she could react, the man slapped her again.
The words Auntie Xiao was about to utter were struck back into her mouth, and she fainted.
Yun Shu glanced at the man, then at the unconscious Auntie Xiao, and finally said to Yun Changfeng, "Father, let's go inside."
"Let's go," Yun Changfeng nodded.
Father and daughter walked in.
The grand doors of the General's Mansion closed once more.
"Wait!" Yun Yueyin's words of protest were immediately drowned out by the resounding clang of the closing doors.
The man asked the two people behind him to help, "Please help me carry them to my residence! I'd be eternally grateful!"
Yun Yueyin frowned deeply, feeling that something was still not right. Why had Yun Shu reacted so quickly?
This man...
Suddenly, she noticed a greedy glint in the man's eyes as he looked at Auntie Xiao and Yun Ying.
Could it be...
"Were you and Auntie Xiao truly husband and wife before?" Yun Yueyin demanded sternly.
However, the middle-aged man rolled his eyes, "We are not husband and wife. Are we, you and I?"
With that, they quickly carried Auntie Xiao and Yun Ying away.
They were so swift that Yun Yueyin and the onlookers had no time to react, let alone stop them.
Old Madam Yun cried out in pain, "She's a liar! That mother and daughter are liars!"
"If we had known this earlier, we should have investigated them thoroughly! Do they still have any of the Yun family's money in the mansion? Find it all!" Madam Yang raged.
Yun Yueyin couldn't stop them in their anger. She could only clench her fists.
She had fallen into a disadvantage once again! Damn it!
She had thought she could use Auntie Xiao and the others to regain her footing, but instead, she had ended up shooting herself in the foot!
Why was every step she took so difficult now?
Had Yun Shu foreseen everything?!
Suddenly.
A thought flashed through her mind.
She immediately shouted ahead, "Stop! You stop right there!"
"Quick, go after them and stop that person!" Yun Yueyin ordered the servants and maids around her.
The onlookers, seeing that there was no more entertainment, dispersed.
A moment later, the servants who had chased after them returned to Yun Yueyin. "Eldest Miss, we couldn't find them! We don't know where that person took Auntie Xiao and the others!"
Yun Yueyin's face turned completely ashen.
She had been set up!
That man was definitely not Auntie Xiao's man!
"Damn it!"
Old Madam Yun and Madam Yang finally came to their senses, realizing something was wrong. "Yueyin, what's going on?"
Yun Yueyin pursed her lips tightly. "I suspect the person who just accused Auntie Xiao was arranged by Yun Shu!"
"What?"
Old Madam Yun and Madam Yang, who had been gnashing their teeth in hatred moments ago, were so shocked they couldn't speak a word.
The front of the entire General's Mansion fell into an absolute silence.
...
After entering the mansion, Yun Changfeng couldn't stop looking at Yun Shu with pride, praising her, "As expected of my daughter! To be so strategic! But how did you know about Xiao Ke'er? And how did you find that person?"
He had not wanted to tell her about this matter because it was too sordid, fearing it would taint her ears.
Yun Shu smiled and said, "Father, that person was fake."
Since Auntie Xiao dared to come to the General's Mansion, it already indicated that she had dealt with that person. Yun Shu had her people search, but there were no clues, which suggested that person had likely been silenced.
Yun Changfeng was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "All's fair in war!"
Shu'er was even more skilled in strategy than he, a great general!
Truly, the student surpasses the master!
Yun Shu smiled. "Father, have you found out who sent Auntie Xiao to the General's Mansion?"
From the moment Auntie Xiao arrived at the General's Mansion, every move of the mansion had likely been clearly monitored for years.
"That person has not appeared," Yun Changfeng shook his head.
Yun Shu nodded understandingly. "Leave this matter to me. I will investigate."
Yun Changfeng was filled with emotion. "Shu'er, I am not a competent father. I have to drag you into these matters."
"Father is a great general who commands countless soldiers. It is better that these matters be handled by me. Moreover, I have some friends who are skilled interrogators. They can pry open even the hardest mouths," Yun Shu said gently.
Yun Changfeng seemed to awaken from a daze.
He understood even more clearly that a few years had completely changed Shu'er!
His heart felt warm and slightly sore. "Alright, leave it to you! But if there is any danger, you must tell me, understand?"
"Mhm! I'm going back to coax Xiao Jing and the others to sleep now," Yun Shu smiled.
Yun Changfeng's expression shifted. "Shu'er, why do I feel that Little Heir and Little Feng bear some resemblance to you? If I didn't know Xiao Jing was your son, I might have mistaken Little Heir and Little Feng for one of your sons."
Yun Shu's lips twitched secretly. Her father's perceptiveness was always so sharp!
He could even guess this!
"I have matters to attend to. I'm going to the study now. After you've put them to sleep, you should also rest early," Yun Changfeng reminded her with concern.
Yun Shu smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Yun Changfeng stood there, not in a hurry to leave.
Instead, he watched Yun Shu walk away.
After she was out of sight, he frowned, "Shu'er, could the person who bullied you be Prince Ye?"
More and more doubts filled his mind.
He knew very well that things were not that simple!
...
When Yun Shu returned to her room, the three little ones were already lying in bed.
Upon hearing the sound of the door, all three of them immediately sat up.
"Mother!"
They said in unison.
Yun Shu's eyes were gentle. "What story do you want to hear?"
Ever since she transmigrated, to coax Yun Xiao Jing, she had become adept at telling all sorts of fairy tales.
"I have something I want to ask Mother. The person who harmed Mother back then, was it Godmother?" Gu Xiaofeng bit his lip, summoning up his courage to ask.