At her words, the man shot her a furtive look. Hesitation flickered across his face, but he did not deny her assertion right away.
Noting his reaction, Ling Lihua asked, "Can you tell me what happened back then? Why did Zheng Yanran suddenly come back with a child and lie that it was the Grand Duke's daughter?"
The man gave her a conflicted glance, but after a while, he sighed and replied, "Ah well, since Yanran's already dead, I have nothing to hide anymore. That's right—I came here today just to see my daughter. I planned to take her back if possible, but I didn't expect that Yanran would already be dead…"
"So, does that mean that you and Zheng Yanran are Lu Yunshuang's real parents?" Ling Lihua looked at him in surprise.
The man lowered his head in shame. After thinking twice, he decided to recount the story of that fateful year.