"Brother Xuan, I heard that the young lady has woken up? Let me see her." A female voice interrupted the warm time of the family of three. A woman in a green skirt, with delicate eyebrows and eyes but a somewhat pale face walked in, holding the door frame and looking at the three of them, looking like a weak willow in the wind.

Thirteen raised his head from his father's neck and saw at a glance that the woman looked weak, but her eyes were full of scheming.

It was obvious that the warm moment of the family of three just now was seen by this woman, including what Qin Mingxuan said to Ji Wanran just now, in which he tried his best to explain that he had nothing to do with Su Peiyun.

The woman had been standing by the door, watching the family of three silently, with envy, jealousy and a hint of hatred that could not be concealed revealing involuntarily in her eyes.

When Thirteen first raised her head from her father's neck and looked at the woman, she didn't expect a child to have such sharp eyes. Before she could hide the jealous look in her eyes, when she saw Thirteen looking at her, the woman immediately retracted her gaze, put on a gentle and weak expression, and looked at Qin Mingxuan timidly.

In Thirteen's previous life, as Madam Yu, she had to deal with all kinds of wives and concubines in various officials' families. She had seen all kinds of women. The first time she saw this woman, she could tell that she was not an ordinary weak woman, but was full of scheming.

Qin Mingxuan was wiping the tears of his wife and daughter. He straightened up quickly when he heard the voice: "Peiyun is here, sit down, why don't you take a good rest?" He handed the chubby daughter to his wife, then straightened his clothes and sat upright in the armchair, with a slightly awkward smile on his face, as if he was embarrassed to be seen by outsiders trying to please his wife in such a humble manner.

Ji Wanran also sat up straight, still with a cold expression on her face. She hugged her fat daughter and glanced at the woman who came in with an impatient look. "Don't worry, Miss Su. She has her own parents who care about her. She's fine. Miss Su, you should go back and take good care of yourself. I can't bear the consequences if something happens to you again."

Thirteen found that his gentle mother immediately became aggressive in her words when she saw the woman coming in. Thirteen also felt that Xinhe's small body immediately tensed up when she saw the woman, as if she was facing a great enemy.

In his previous life, Thirteen had never heard of this woman, nor had he seen this woman around Madam Xinhe.

However, Xiao Xinhe's body is very repulsive to this woman. Shisan intuitively feels that this woman must be an important part of solving the puzzle of her own destiny, and she begins to search for this woman's memory in Xiao Xinhe's memory.

This woman's name was Su Peiyun. She was not born into a high-class family. Her father was a seventh-rank county magistrate. She was somewhat familiar with the old man of the Qin family, Qin Mingxuan's father, because they were from the same hometown.

Her family and the Qin family were from the same hometown. Because of this friendship, her father often came with the then old man Qin to ask for advice. She also often followed her father here.

Ji Wanran and Qin Mingxuan's families were old friends, and they had arranged a marriage for their children. Ji Wanran and Qin Mingxuan did not shy away from it, as they had been childhood sweethearts and had played and studied together since childhood. Later, Su Peiyun often came with her father to discuss poetry and songs with Qin Mingxuan and Ji Wanran. This woman was quite knowledgeable, and she could often get along well with Qin Mingxuan and Ji Wanran.

Once, when Mr. Qin and Su Peiyun's father were on a business trip, they encountered robbers on the road. In order to protect Mr. Qin, Su Peiyun's father died at the hands of the robbers. Before his death, he entrusted his only daughter to Mr. Qin for care.

Old Master Qin was grateful to the Su family for saving his life, so he personally brought Su Peiyun to his house and ordered everyone in the house to call her "Miss Cousin", taking care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Ji Wanran was kindhearted by nature. She was grateful for the kindness of the Su family to the Qin family and treated Miss Su very attentively. Whenever she came to the Qin residence, she would always share her fine clothes and gadgets with Su Peiyun. The two of them were like a pair of little besties.

When Su Peiyun reached the age of 15, Old Master Qin personally selected a loyal and honest scholar from a well-off family for Su Peiyun to marry.

Unexpectedly, this weak scholar fell ill and died one day, leaving Su Peiyun alone to raise a sick girl. Her husband's family despised Su Peiyun for killing her husband and were very mean to her.

It is said that Su Peiyun was not allowed to get close to her children and was driven out of the house. Su Peiyun was left alone and helpless and had no choice but to come to the Qin family for help.

At this time, Qin Mingxuan and Ji Wanran were married and had a daughter. Old Master Qin felt guilty for not finding a good family for Su Peiyun, so she could not live a good life after marrying. Seeing how pitiful she was, he took Su Peiyun in and treated her even more kindly than before.

Later, when Mr. Qin passed away, he also asked Qin Mingxuan to take good care of Su Peiyun and find a good marriage for her so that she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life. Ji Wanran also cared about her little girlfriend very much and always worried about Su Peiyun before and after marriage.

After Su Peiyun returned home after her husband's death, Ji Wanran felt sorry for her husband's early death and her in-laws' dislike for her, which led to the mother and daughter working hard to do her best to help Su Peiyun live a good life in the future, and she also kept looking for a suitable family for her.

But Su Peiyun kept shirking her responsibilities, saying that she had a miserable fate and could not marry or have children, and that she was neither high nor low, so she refused to get married and lived in Qin's mansion. There were some gossips in the mansion, saying that Miss Su had a crush on Mr. Qin, and Mr. Qin also had feelings for Miss Su, and that Mr. Qin wanted to keep Miss Su as his concubine.

Ji Wanran heard these rumors. As she had a good relationship with her husband, she naturally did not believe them. She disciplined her servants and prohibited them from spreading gossip in private.

But this beautiful, fragile and graceful woman was always around in front of him. The unconcealed affection in her eyes when she saw Qin Mingxuan was clearly visible to everyone. No wonder there were such rumors in the mansion.

Although Ji Wanran used her strength to suppress the rumors in the mansion, every time she saw this woman and thought of the gossip, she couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

The close friends in the Qin Mansion who used to be close to each other gradually fell apart and drifted away. Who could tolerate their best friend coveting their husband so much? Not kicking her out of the mansion had already exhausted Ji Wanran's tolerance.

What's more, Su Peiyun not only hangs around the couple all day, but also goes to provoke Xiao Xinhe. This has already touched Ji Wanran's reverse scale. Since one of her twin daughters died, Ji Wanran has not given birth again for many years. She loves her only daughter very much and is afraid that something will go wrong.

But this time, after seeing Su Peiyun, the daughter inexplicably fell into the lake. She was also falsely accused of bullying Su Peiyun and falling into the lake. How could her daughter, who had always been well-behaved, do such a thing?

A few days ago, the little girl next to Miss Su and Xiao Xinhe fell into the lake together. After they were rescued, the girl next to Miss Su cried and said that it was Xiao Xinhe who spoke disrespectfully to Miss Su. She stepped forward to stop them and was pushed into the lake. When she fell into the lake, she accidentally pulled Xinhe and pulled Xinhe into the lake as well.

Seeing her daughter unconscious after being rescued from the water, and hearing the maid next to Su Peiyun say that about her daughter, Ji Wanran could no longer bear it and beat the little girl in anger. Unexpectedly, after just a few strokes, the little girl was beaten to death.

Su Peiyun cried and pulled Qin Mingxuan's sleeves, complaining that she had a miserable life and was helpless. Now she was bullied for no reason and should have gone with her father. Some people in the mansion also secretly said that the lady was too cruel, etc. Ji Wanran became more and more angry and quarreled with Qin Mingxuan.

Because at the time of the incident, the wet nurse happened to go to the lady's house, and the maids around little Xinhe did not keep an eye on Xinhe. Somehow, the child ran to the lake and happened to meet Su Peiyun's little maid who was there.

At that time, there were only Xiao Xinhe and her little girl. Xiao Xinhe had no one around her, and Xinhe had been unconscious since she fell into the water. What happened was only the little girl's one-sided story. Now that the little girl is gone, it is even more difficult to explain.

As a mother, Ji Wanran would never believe that her daughter would push Su Peiyun into the water. But Su Peiyun was the daughter of a benefactor, which was really tricky.

Qin Mingxuan promised his father before his death that he would take good care of Su Peiyun and he could not speak harshly to her. This time, he could not be cruel to Su Peiyun because no one saw the scene.

The matter could only be left unresolved, and the maids who were taking care of her daughter were disposed of. Therefore, Ji Wanran felt a little resentful that her husband sided with Su Peiyun and ignored her daughter, which was why she complained.

The reason why little Xinhe's body was so repulsive to Su Peiyun was that the gossip about Qin Mingxuan and Su Peiyun had also reached the ears of the little fat boy. She certainly had no good feelings for Su Peiyun, who was trying to take her father away. She looked unfriendly every time she saw her. The child's likes and dislikes were naturally expressed very obviously.

As for why Xiao Xinhe fell into the water, unfortunately, Xiao Xinhe had a fever for several days and nights and was confused. Thirteen could not find any memory of falling into the water that day from Xiao Xinhe's memory.

But Thirteen still intuitively believed that this woman must have something to do with Xiao Xinhe's drowning. However, he had no evidence to prove her evil intentions.

But this did not prevent Thirteen from expressing her disgust and aversion to Su Peiyun on behalf of Xiao Xinhe. She asked her father and mother to stay away from this woman, as if this would keep the family safe.

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