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"It's cold, so cold... um..."

"Miss, the doctor will be here soon, please bear with it."

Shaoyao covered Banxia with another quilt. This was the fifth quilt.

Banxia opened her eyes in a daze: "Where is this? The underworld?"

Shaoyao looked at the confused young lady and said worriedly: "Miss, you are delirious because of the fever again. How come you are in the underworld?

"Brother Yi, why? Why? I hate you, I hate you! ”

“Miss, Miss, please wake up. The doctor said you may not survive the night. I’m afraid you will... Woo woo woo..."

Shaoyao cried anxiously when she thought that her young lady would be burned into a fool.

"Noisy..."

Banxia suddenly opened her eyes and saw her personal maid Shaoyao who was anxiously waiting and crying.

"Miss, I'm glad you're awake."

Banxia was a little confused. She remembered that she was thrown into a sea of fire and burned to death.

Now there was no pain of being burned by fire, no smell of burning, and no excruciating pain.

"I'm still alive? "

Banxia subconsciously touched her face and found that it was fine and not cut by the dagger.

Shaoyao said excitedly: "Miss, you finally woke up and you don’t have to be a fool anymore. "

Banxia: "..."

This scene is so familiar. Yes, that was the year she had just come of age, and that was also the year she was to be taken back to Kyoto.

During the first three days after leaving the small village, she went out to play with her sister Qingdai who came to pick her up.

At the edge of the pond, she was pushed down by her sister Qingdai. Afterwards, she listened to Qingdai's instigation and said that she accidentally fell in.

Then, it was said that she was not only a fool, but also an idiot who couldn't even walk steadily.

She was actually reborn and returned to three days before she left the village four years ago.

Since God let her live again, she must be heartless and unloving, more vicious than those vicious people, and make them live a life more painful than going to hell.

She swore that in this life she was born and came only for hatred. She

collected her thoughts and tried to calm herself down.

"Peony. "

Peony shuddered. She was frightened by the young lady's terrifying eyes.

Seeing that the young lady's eyes had returned to normal, Peony thought she was hallucinating, so she quickly said, "Young lady, I'm here. Your hands are not hot anymore. It seems that your fever has subsided. That's good." "

After saying that, Shaoyao looked outside and quickly whispered, "Miss, I think Miss Qingdai is not as good as she seems. If she can push you into the pool today, she might do something even more vicious tomorrow. "

Hearing the word 'Qingdai', the hatred in Banxia's eyes deepened again, but it was fleeting and left no trace.

She punished Shaoyao for gossiping many times.

Thinking about it, Shaoyao was finally expelled from Yaohou Mansion, and she became closer to them, mother and daughter, which led to her final end.

"Well, I understand, Shaoyao, thank you. "

This thank you was expressed with a bit of guilt and full of sincerity.

Peony was stunned when she saw the young lady's attitude.

The young lady lost her mother when she was young, and was raised in the countryside without the love of her father and mother.

Suddenly her mother came to take her back, and the young lady was extremely grateful, so she did not allow anyone to say bad things about her mother and sister.

In the past, she would be reprimanded if she said anything, but today when the young lady woke up, it seemed that something was different.

"What's wrong? Why don’t you say anything or move? "

Looking at the dazed Shaoyao, Banxia almost laughed out loud. This girl must have been frightened by her change.

"No, no, miss, hello. I'll go and inform her right away."

"No, let's go together."

Banxia narrowed her eyes, filled with endless hatred.

Back then, her three brothers committed crimes, one was beheaded, and two were exiled. It seemed that this stepmother had contributed to this.

Since God allowed her to live again, she must prevent this from happening again.

"Ms.”

“Let’s go. "

Just as she was about to leave, Banxia suddenly thought of something and a barely perceptible sneer appeared on her lips.

She just walked out of the room and was dazzled by the glaring sunlight.

This re-work seemed to last a century, yet as short as last night.

Whether in a dream or in reality, she wants those who bully and harm her to go to hell.

In the main hall, my stepmother was talking to several cousins from the countryside.

The Yao family is a well-known wealthy family in this small place. Everyone knows that the Yao family has a cousin from a noble family in Kyoto, so they dominate this area and no one dares to mess with them.

Therefore, although Banxia had no parents by her side since childhood, no one dared to bully her.

As I walked into the main hall, I heard my stepmother's bodhisattva-like tone.

"Oh! I feel sorry for this little girl the most. She lost her mother's care since she was young and was raised in this countryside without being able to see her father for more than ten years. How pitiful!" "

Who said it wasn't? The fortune teller said that Banxia has an unlucky fate and will bring bad luck to her father and mother. My cousin didn't believe it at first, but after Banxia's mother passed away, he had no choice but to send Banxia to this small place for foster care."

When the cousin's aunt spoke,... she deliberately looked at the expression of Banxia's stepmother, Jin.

After finding that there was nothing on her face, he continued, "Fortunately, the fortune teller said that when she reaches the age of 15, her misfortunes will turn into blessings. Now the time has come and you have come to pick her up."

Although Jin was in her early forties, she was well maintained and looked like a lady in her thirties.

She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to hide the disdain in her eyes.

She put down the teacup, her eyes returned to normal, and she still said with a bodhisattva-like demeanor: "Who said it wasn't true? This child has a hard life. I, as her mother, must love her well in the future."

Hearing Jin's words, the cousin's aunt was relieved.

Although Banxia is not her daughter, she has been raised by her since she was a child. She only gave birth to sons and no daughter, so she naturally treats Banxia as her own daughter.

It is said that country girls are vulgar, but my aunt never raised Banxia as a country girl.

All the necessary rules, including music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and prose, are included in Banxia.

This is also what Jin hated so much. She originally thought that she could raise Pinellia to be no different from a country girl in the countryside.

But every year when I come to visit her, I find that she is getting better and better.

But every year, she was able to turn danger into safety.

Because there were so many accidents, the cousin's aunt took precautions and had someone follow her every step every day to prevent the bad guys from finding any opportunity to strike.

Banxia walked in, hiding the hatred in her eyes.

She stepped forward and bowed politely: "Mother, I fell into the water and had a fever, which made you worried. It's my fault."

The moment Jin saw Banxia, there was a hint of disappointment and disgust in her eyes.

But she concealed it very well. She squeezed out two tears and pretended to say, "Banxia, you finally woke up. Are you feeling unwell anywhere? You've made your mother so worried."

Jin pretended to pull Banxia, but Banxia dodged her without noticing.

She turned to her aunt and said, "Aunt, it's all Pinellia's fault. Please don't punish my sister. I believe she didn't mean it."

This sudden change of tone stunned everyone.

Banxia remembered the same scene in her previous life. She was bewitched by her stepmother’s two fake tears and snuggled up to Jin to act out the love between mother and daughter.

It is conceivable how sad the cousin's aunt must have felt when she saw everything. It would be strange if she didn't feel sad that her child, whom she had raised like a treasure, was so close to a mother who had only been with her for two days.

Jin was completely frozen, she never expected Banxia to say that.

Although she had little contact with Banxia, she would at least come to visit her every year and knew her temper very well.

How could she, who has always been easily influenced, kind, ignorant, and weak, say such words?

"Banxia, what does this have to do with your sister? Don't talk nonsense."

Jin reacted and quickly gave Banxia a look, telling her not to talk nonsense.

Banxia immediately looked as if she was threatened, and stood cautiously beside her aunt, not daring to say a word.

The eldest uncle noticed something and put down his teacup with a unhappy look on his face.

The other younger cousins also looked unhappy.

The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became extremely awkward, which made Jin want to tear Banxia into pieces.

This Banxia deliberately acted like this, as if I had been oppressing her, so she was afraid of me.

The eldest aunt glanced at Jin and found that she didn't look very well and didn't understand something.

So she took Banxia's hand and asked, "Tell me, didn't you fall into the pond by yourself?"

Banxia looked at Jin with fear, wanting to say something but afraid to do so, which made people feel distressed.

At this moment, the eldest uncle stood up and said, "Banxia, tell the truth. Don't be afraid, I will take care of it for you."

Banxia then said, "It's Banxia's fault. Banxia shouldn't have taken my sister to the pond. Maybe my sister was careless..."

Having said this, Banxia deliberately paused and looked at Jin's expression.

Even if Jin disguised herself very well, her expression probably didn't look very good at the moment.

"Enough, stop talking. Now that you know you are wrong, don't go to dangerous places like the pond in the future."

Jin changed the subject and pushed all the responsibility onto Banxia.

In ancient times, a woman's reputation was very important, so she would never allow Banxia to say anything unfavorable to Qingdai.

Banxia knew it was just like that. As expected, all the good things in the previous life were flattered to death!

I just disobeyed her a little bit and her true nature was exposed. I was so ridiculous in my previous life that I believed this vicious mother and daughter.

She immediately shed a tear of grievance, as if she had something to say but didn't dare to say it.

When my uncle saw this, he was extremely angry.

Banxia suffers so much bullying in her own home, so she doesn't know how she will be bullied if she goes to the capital.

"Banxia, you fell into the water and gave people the impression of being stupid. This will affect the marriage plans of your sisters. Tell me, how could you be so careless?"

Although the uncle seemed to be blaming himself, in fact, he was finding a way for himself to tell the truth.

This excuse was well chosen, using the image of a woman to make the point, so that Jin could not find any fault at all.

"Uncle, who said I fell into the water by accident? It was Sister Qingdai who pushed me in accidentally."

These words made everyone in the main hall silent. The words "Sister Qingdai pushed me in accidentally"

The word "accidentally" is still a defense. The younger sister was almost killed but she still wanted to defend the elder sister who harmed her. This character is impeccable.

Jin was immediately furious: "Banxia, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say such things carelessly. As a younger sister, it is not proper for a lady to damage her elder sister's image?"

Banxia knelt down with a plop.

Tears immediately flowed out and she said aggrievedly, "Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said that, even if I die."

This sentence once again pushed Jin to the forefront.

What kind of mother is this? Her daughter was almost killed, but she still doesn’t allow her to tell the truth. She is so vicious.

Jin was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. She pointed at Banxia and was speechless for a long time.

Qingdai, who was secretly watching outside, wished she could come out and tear Banxia into pieces.

Thinking that no one saw it at the time, he bravely walked out and said, "Sister, when did I ever go to the pond with you? Please don't accuse me."

This sentence negated everything Banxia had said before.

Jin's expression improved a little. She looked at Banxia and scolded: "Banxia, Qingdai is your sister after all. How can you frame her like this? Don't you know that this will damage your sister's reputation?"

Banxia knew that they would never admit it and thought that no one saw it.

However, she had already thought of this, otherwise she would not have made the rash accusation.

"Whether there was any, just ask the servants in the mansion. The mansion is so big, there must be one or two people who saw it."

Shaoyao stepped forward immediately: "At that time, I was sent away to get something, so I asked Xiao Hu and Sun Da to look after the young lady for me. Xiao Hu was afraid that the young lady would be unhappy, so he watched in the dark. When the young lady fell into the water, it was Xiao Hu who asked people to rescue her first."

Without waiting for Jin to speak, the eldest uncle said immediately: "Let Xiao Hu and Sun Da come over for questioning."

Qingdai was panicked now. If she asked the truth, wouldn't she be convicted of murdering her sister?

Jin also didn't expect that Shaoyao was a girl with so many thoughts.

They even hired two people to watch over him secretly. It would be hard to argue if this was confirmed.

She immediately said, "Wait..."

The maid who went out to call someone stopped immediately, not knowing whether to call or not.

The eldest uncle and others looked at Jin in confusion. The image of Jin as a bodhisattva in their hearts had changed a lot at this moment.

"Did you accidentally push your sister into the water? Considering that you are young and ignorant, I believe your uncle and aunt won't hold it against you."

Qingdai understood immediately and quickly knelt down and said, "Mother, I just tripped over a stone accidentally and pushed my sister into the water. I wuwuwu..."

He looked like an ignorant child who had done something wrong and people could not bear to blame him.

Banxia had known this would happen, and she also knew that this incident alone would not be able to bring down the mother and daughter.

So she pleaded, "Uncle, I didn't mean it. Please don't blame me, please."

The eldest uncle looked at Banxia. In his eyes, the child he raised was good in every way.

So he sighed and said, "You are a kind and righteous child. There is nothing I can do about you. Let's just leave it at that!"

This was the first time that Jin's mother and daughter suffered a loss. Naturally, they felt uncomfortable and nauseated, as if they had eaten a fly.

However, what can we do now that things have come to this? We can only do this to avoid being interrogated, which would be even more embarrassing if the truth was revealed.

“……”

Miss, it’s late at night, why aren’t you asleep yet?

Banxia looked at the sleepy Shaoyao and asked, "Have you packed all your luggage for departure?"

"Yeah." Shaoyao yawned sleepily and nodded and replied, "We're leaving early tomorrow morning, so I must pack everything in advance."

Banxia nodded with satisfaction. It was still a little hot in the early autumn weather.

Banxia pointed at the window and said, "Close all the doors and windows tightly."

When Shaoyao heard this, she was stunned: "Miss, it's such a hot day, won't it be too stuffy if you close all the doors and windows tightly?"

"I told you to close them, so why are you talking so much nonsense?" Banxia gave Shaoyao a coquettish look.

Shaoyao then slowly went forward and closed the doors and windows tightly, complaining in her heart but not daring to say anything more.

I saw Banxia sitting in front of a bronze mirror, tormenting her face.

Shaoyao was puzzled: "Miss, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not."

"You say it."

Shaoyao then bravely said: "Miss, Miss Qingdai is the most beautiful woman in the capital. This is a fact that no one can change. Even if you do something to your face, it will not become more beautiful!"

The most beautiful woman in the capital, Banxia narrowed her eyes slightly.

In her previous life, Qingdai deceived everyone because of her beautiful skin.

Brother Yi, it’s also because of her face.

Thinking of this, her heart ached. The man who had always been as cold as a mountain was cold to everyone but gentle to herself.

But behind this tenderness, there is such a terrible scam.

"Miss, Miss, what are you thinking about?" Shaoyao looked at Banxia in confusion.

Banxia came back to her senses, hiding the unforgettable hatred in her eyes.

In the previous life, how Qingdai tore off the thin skin on her face.

She tried many times but couldn't find any flaws, as if the thin skin was her own face.

Close your eyes and recall the place where you tore it.

The eyes suddenly opened, behind the ears, behind the ears.

She carefully placed her fingers behind her ears and heard a crackling sound.

Sure enough, the skin on his face, as thin as a cicada's wing, was easily torn off by Banxia.

Peony, who had been chattering all the time, opened her eyes wide in disbelief and looked at Banxia's beautiful face.

"Miss, you, you..."

Banxia's pair of moon-like eyes were as bright and dazzling as the stars in the sky, making people unforgettable.

Her facial features are incredibly delicate, like a fairy walking out of a painting, but she looks more lively than a fairy.

Her temperament is like orchid and her beauty is like moon jade. It is no exaggeration to say that she is the most stunning woman in the world.

Just one glance can make people fascinated and obsessed.

Now, she finally understood the jealousy in Qingdai's eyes, the real reason why the most beautiful woman in the capital was jealous of her.

After understanding everything, she immediately put the thin mask back on.

Shaoyao was stunned, but she came back to her senses instantly because her unparalleled beauty was blocked.

"Miss, what's going on?"

Banxia did not answer Shaoyao's words immediately, but applied the beauty cream given by her stepmother on her face. Sure enough, the thin skin as thin as a cicada's wing fit tightly with her skin again.

No wonder she told herself to apply this beauty cream every morning and evening. It turned out that her true appearance had been deliberately concealed by her stepmother.

"Miss."

Shaoyao was extremely anxious and even suspected that her young lady had been switched.

"Well, don't tell anyone about this."

"Miss, this..."

"For so many years, my stepmother has been hiding my true face. So even if I return to the capital, I will not be able to snatch the position of the most beautiful woman from Qingdai."

"I see, then why are you still wearing that fake mask, young lady?"

Banxia smiled, "This mask is the one I used to expose my stepmother's fake face in public. Now you have to protect it well."

"Peony understands. She will never let it out."

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