Chapter 3: The Killer Under Pain

The woman mentioned here is Lady Liu, the wife of the prime minister's mansion, and the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Zhen Guo, Liu Quan. When Lady Liu was seventeen, she fell in love with Lan Yu, who was a junior official at the time. Before marriage, she had an affair with Lan Yu and became pregnant with Lan Yueyao. She then confessed the truth to Marquis Zhen Guo and married into the Lan family. With the power of Marquis Zhen Guo, she assisted Lan Yu in becoming the prime minister.

Lady Liu resented Lan Yanrou because her mother was the legitimate wife of the prime minister's mansion, and she had to wait for six years before Lan Yanrou's mother died in childbirth.

According to the rules of the Yun Kingdom, even if a wife dies, a concubine cannot take her place. However, due to the power of Marquis Zhen Guo's mansion, Lan Yu insisted that Lady Liu manage the prime minister's mansion. Over time, she gradually transitioned from a concubine to the Lady in the eyes of others. However, the fact that she could not become a wife always bothered Lady Liu.

Lady Liu was followed by three women, who were her younger sisters. In the prime minister's mansion, they all respected Lady Liu's authority and would not disobey her.

One of Lady Liu's younger sisters noticed Lan Yueyao rolling on the ground behind the crowd and was shocked. Lady Liu, who cherished her two daughters, was distressed to see Lan Yueyao rolling on the ground and Lan Wanru kneeling with blood in her mouth.

Lady Liu's heart trembled, and she almost fainted. Her younger sister quickly supported her and asked about the situation. Lady Liu's daughters then cried and complained about Lan Yanrou's actions.

At this moment, Prime Minister Lan Yu arrived, and his face turned dark when he saw his daughters in distress. He blamed Lan Yanrou for the situation and threatened to punish her.

Lan Yanrou, however, remained calm and unyielding. When Lan Yu approached her aggressively, she did not flinch. Instead, she laughed mockingly, which surprised and unsettled everyone present.

As Lan Yu hesitated, another forceful attack struck him from behind, causing him to cough up blood. Lan Yanrou noticed a man in the distance, smiling at her with a hint of mockery.