You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

After the agreement was made, Xie Yanting began to have people carry out the tasks.

Xie Wanru was not idle either. She sent people to investigate Fu Rou's background. She had previously found out that she was the daughter of an official, but recently she found out that her father was dismissed from his post after the Qingyun Emperor's rule was overthrown.

None of Emperor Qingyun's men have clean hands.

When Fu Rou was young, she was fostered by relatives in Xuancheng.

Whether she and Xiao Yi had anything going on was not found out. What was found was that Fu Rou and Shen Nian'an got pregnant with Shen Yanzhi almost as soon as they met, and... according to Fu Rou, Shen Yanzhi was born prematurely.

This is interesting.

Three days later, the night was as dark as ink, and all was silent outside the prison.

Xie Wanru was dressed in black, her face covered with a black veil, only revealing a pair of bright eyes.

She moved with a light and graceful gait, like a ghost, through the night, heading swiftly towards the prison.

The eldest and third senior brothers had been waiting near the prison for a long time. When they saw Xie Wanru, they both nodded in greeting.

As planned, they split up and began creating chaos to draw the guards' attention.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xie Wanru sneaked into the depths of the prison. With the help of the topographical map and manpower distribution map provided by Xie Yanting, she easily avoided the guards and arrived at the cell where Xiao Yi was being held.

She took out the special key that Xie Yanting had prepared for her, gently opened the cell door, and walked into the dark and damp cell.

When Xiao Yi saw Xie Wanru suddenly appear, a look of horror appeared on his face.

He tried to struggle, but Xie Wanru had already subdued him with acupressure points and he was unable to move.

Xie Wanru looked at him coldly, her eyes filled with anger and hatred.

"Xiao Yi, your death is near," Xie Wanru said in a low voice, slowly raising the dagger that gleamed coldly in her hand.

"Why you! Could it be that you really are one of Xiao Yan's men? Heh, I never thought Xiao Yan would have such a loyal servant, and even a former lover. It seems I really underestimated him. Are you planning to kill me and then pin the blame on me? Heh, do you think he can get away unscathed if I die?"

Xiao Yi was somewhat surprised that the person who came to assassinate him was Xie Wanru, but at this point he was no longer afraid of death and instead began to mock Xie Wanru!

Xie Wanru sneered, "Are you trying to disgust me? It's probably better for a piece of trash like Xiao Yan to die with you."

As Xie Wanru's dagger drew ever closer, Xiao Yi finally felt the primal fear of death that people have for each other.

Because Xie Wanru's eyes were filled with nothing but murderous intent.

"Then why? When did I ever have such a deep hatred for you? At least let me die knowing why."

Xiao Yi pressed for an answer, swallowing hard.

"Okay, but I also have something I want to ask you."

Xie Wanru put away the dagger. She really wanted to ask about this, because she didn't know it in her previous life.

Did you see this woman eight or nine years ago?

Xie Wanru took out a portrait, and the woman in the picture was Fu Rou.

Xiao Yi's gaze swept back and forth across the painting, as if he recognized it, but couldn't quite place it.

"It looks familiar, but I can't quite place it."

Then Xie Wanru took out another portrait of Shen Yanzhi.

Xiao Yi's expression changed slightly.

This child is exactly like him when he was a child. When he was young, he was the crown prince, and every year someone would paint his portrait. So he naturally remembered what he looked like back then.

"Who is he? Why do you have this painting?"

Xiao Yi's pupils dilated considerably.

Xie Wanru took out the portrait of Fu Rou that she had just put away. "So you still can't remember this woman? She is this person's mother. What I want to ask is, eight or nine years ago, were you involved with this woman?"

Xie Wanru really didn't want to ask too bluntly.

"Impossible...impossible...I was injured in the fire, and the doctor said I couldn't...couldn't have children. I really don't remember this woman, but I did have quite a few women eight or nine years ago. I was really indulging in promiscuity back then, and those women all looked pretty much the same. I don't remember them. Heh, but it's impossible..."

Xiao Yi forced a bitter smile.

This is simply absurd and bizarre. Over the years, he has been with so many women, yet none of them have ever gotten pregnant, which is his regret.

“I have no reason to lie to you. I already know the answer in my heart even if you don’t answer. This woman is my ex-husband’s mistress. I just want to know how stupid he really is so I can laugh at him.”

Xie Wanru put all the portraits away.

"Xie Wanru! Xie Wanru! I beg you! Let me see him just once, just once! I don't know why you hate me so much, but if you need compensation, I'll agree to anything. I'll even give you all the connections I've built over the years. I just beg you, let me see him just once!"

Xiao Yi was so anxious that his eyes were filled with tears. Xie Wanru never expected that this man would have a day when he shed tears.

"I'll let you see him, fine. I'll kill you first, and soon you'll be reunited as father and son."

Xie Wanru took the dagger in her hand again. Looking at Xiao Yi's incredulous eyes, she swung the dagger in her hand.

She got the answer she wanted, so she stopped dawdling.

Xiao Yi's eyes were still filled with disbelief, but with blood splattered everywhere, he could no longer utter a single word.

"You disregard human life for power. How can someone like you expect to get what you want? I will not allow your bloodline to continue. I will definitely reunite you and your son."

Xie Wanru spoke each word with surprising ease.

Xiao Yi's eyes slowly lost their luster, and finally even his sobs ceased.

After he died, Xie Wanru came out of the cell. When Xiao Yan saw that it was her, he immediately got up and rushed to the cell door.

"Wanwan? Wanwan, is that you? Please save me, Wanwan! I was used by Xiao Yi. You must have come to save me, right? Wanwan, I knew you still cared about me. Don't worry, Wanwan, as long as you're willing to help me, we can still be who we were before. You'll still be the most beautiful Wanwan in my heart..."

Xiao Yan continued to utter sweet words to himself until he saw the bloodstained dagger in Xie Wanru's hand, at which point he instantly came to his senses.

He stumbled and squatted down on the ground.

"Xie Wanru! What are you doing? Are you going to kill Xiao Yi? You...you don't mean to kill me too, do you? I'm a prince! Even if I'm imprisoned and have made a mistake, it's not something a woman like you can deal with!"

Xiao Yan stepped back. It was the first time he had seen Xie Wanru like this, and he could hardly believe his eyes.

Xie Wanru threw the dagger on the ground.

As Third Brother said, these people's blood is dirty, and they have no idea that she did it. But if she didn't do it, who could deal with these people?

But she wasn't stupid; killing Xiao Yi was different from killing Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yi killed Emperor Qinyong but wouldn't kill her; however, she offended Xiao Yan, and Emperor Qinyong wouldn't let her off the hook.

So she simply dropped the dagger and left.