In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

The daughter of the third wife of the Qi family cried loudly in front of her aunt's coffin, attracting everyone to watch.

When someone who knew her saw her appearance clearly, they couldn't help but exclaimed, "Oh, isn't this the fourth young lady of the Qi family?"

"No, my name is Ding Jinxiu."

"Oh, my cousin changed her surname to my mother's?" Miss Yuan was also surprised.

"I don't want to use my old surname." Ding Jinxiu said emotionally, "The people of the Qi Mansion's eldest branch are sorry to our third branch and my grandmother. Our family was harmed by the people of the eldest branch."

The Yuan family hurried forward to persuade, "It's best to talk about your family's affairs behind closed doors."

Ding Jinxiu looked disgusted, "What do you mean by 'our own people'? Who are our own people?"

Miss Yuan advised quietly, "Cousin, don't tell anyone at home. You still have to recognize your relatives when you come back."

"I'm married to a man who is the prefect." Ding Jinxiu announced in public with a proud look on her face.

"Who is it? Which prefect?" Miss Yuan asked enviously.

A tall man with delicate features stood up. He clasped his fist and introduced himself, "I am Ding's husband. My surname is Hu and my name is Dingmin. I am an official in Hezhou."

Brother Qi Ze watched the scene coldly, and seeing that the other party had no good intentions, he did not step forward to acknowledge his relationship.

Doctor Yuan was the host, so he stepped forward and said, "Please ask Lord Hu and Madam to sit inside."

"Doctor Yuan." Lord Hu smiled, without bowing or calling him uncle.

He took the initiative to step forward and greet the Qi Ze brothers, "Hello, two cousins."

Qi Yuan waved his hand, "Don't call me that, we don't have any relatives like you."

The smile on Lord Hu's face was a little stiff.

Seeing this, his wife Ding Jinxiu immediately rushed forward, pointed at Qi Ze and said, "You bullied my family, do you want to bully my husband?"

Ding Jinxiu couldn't wait to ask in public, "Return all the wealth of our third house, give me one million taels of silver, a bank, and transfer my husband back to the capital to serve as a minister. Otherwise, I will report you to the government office..."

She left her message unfinished on purpose, putting pressure on Qi Ze in public.

Everyone gasped when they heard this. This was a really outrageous request.

Qi Ze whispered to Qi Yuan, "They must have relied on someone to dare to act so aggressively in front of us."

"It must be!" Qi Yuan nodded.

Qi Wan walked out of the hall slowly, with a sneer on her face, and looked at the arrogant Ding Jinxiu from afar.

Seeing that she was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had pearl hairpins all over her head, she didn't look like she was going to pay homage, but more like she was showing off after returning home in glory.

She turned around and saw Qi Wan coming out in plain clothes. She glared at Qi Wan with hatred, and then changed her tone to mocking, "Oh, isn't this the eldest daughter of the Qi family? She hasn't married yet? I'm afraid she won't be able to get married."

Zheng didn't allow Qi Wan to talk back in public, which would leave a bad impression on others.

Zheng hit back sharply, "Oh my, Madam Hu, didn't I hear that you are Lord Wang's concubine? How come you are Madam Hu now?"

Zheng looked at her provocatively, with her chin raised, her meaning was clear, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will strip you naked in public."

When Ding Jinxiu heard Zheng's words, she felt like she was hit by a heavy hammer. She took a step back and her face turned pale.

She never expected that the people in the Qi Mansion already knew about her shameful past.

Ding Jinxiu's arrogance obviously dropped.

She said, "I want the third room's things, I want..." Under Zheng's gaze, she paused and turned to look at her husband, Lord Hu.

The man stood by and watched Ding Jinxiu coldly.

"I want my husband to be an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the imperial court. You can do this!"

Zheng said sarcastically, "Is this court owned by your family? You can get any official position you want. A man should rely on himself if he has the ability, not on his wives and concubines."

Lord Hu glanced at Zheng and clenched his teeth.

Under everyone's persuasion, "This is the Yuan family holding a funeral. You are relatives so don't make too much noise. If you have anything to discuss, come down and discuss it."

Lord Hu signaled to his wife to stop making trouble, and the two of them sat aside and quietly discussed what to do next.

On the other side, Qi Wan signaled Wu Yi to find out the details of Hu Dingmin and Ding Jinxiu.

Wu Yi was simple and rough. As soon as he went out, he took away Hu Dingmin's followers and fed him a poison in the corner of Yuan's house. "If you don't tell me that you will die in ten days, I will give you an antidote once you tell me. When I am satisfied, I will cure your poison and give you a sum of money."

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." The man was afraid of death, so he quickly confessed everything.

After hearing what Wu Yi said, Qi Wan couldn't help but laugh.

It turned out that Ding Jinxiu was originally an official's concubine and was very favored. She planned to come to the capital during the New Year to ask Prime Minister Pei for an official position and a dowry.

However, the Qi family was surrounded before the New Year. Lord Wang and Ding Jinxiu were living in the capital, but they were afraid of being implicated, so they turned around and left quickly.

I stayed at an inn dozens of miles away and met Hu Dingmin who was coming to Beijing.

Two men were drinking and talking together.

Hu Dingmin asked lustfully, "I see that the woman with you is pretty. Is she a concubine or a wife?"

All men understand the meaning of this. If it is a concubine, she can be used to entertain guests.

Lord Wang was not as high in rank as Hu Dingmin, so he immediately offered her up, "She is my subordinate's concubine. It is her blessing that you have taken a liking to her."

Seeing that Lord Hu was of higher rank and taller and more handsome than Lord Wang, Ding Jinxiu smiled happily and moved from Lord Wang's arms to Lord Hu's arms.

Lord Hu likes people like Ding Jinxiu the most, who dress like a lady from a noble family but behave like a prostitute.

He also heard Lord Wang say, "She has a great background."

"Who is she?"

"The young lady from the third house of the Qi Mansion."

"Oh." Lord Hu was extremely surprised, as if he had picked up a treasure.

That night, he made love with Ding Jinxiu and promised, "If you help me get into the Ministry of Revenue as an assistant minister, I will marry you as my principal wife."

Ding Jinxiu said in embarrassment: "The Qi family is going to be confiscated and exterminated. How can I help you?"

"Let's talk about it after the New Year. We still have the prime minister, right?" said Lord Hu.

"Okay."

From then on, Ding Jinxiu became Mr. Hu's concubine, and she called herself Mrs. Hu in public.

According to Mr. Hu's attendant, "My master not only has a wife, but also several concubines who gave birth to four daughters. If Ding Jinxiu can give birth to a son, she may become his concubine if someone can protect her."

As for why Ding Jinxiu was making a scene today, she said, "The people in the Qi Mansion will not easily agree to my conditions. I have to put pressure on them in public. For the sake of face, they will definitely agree."

Lord Hu approved of this plan, so when Ding Jinxiu was at the Yuan family's funeral, she made a scene in the mourning hall and put pressure on the Qi family.

"So this is her current identity." Qi Wan couldn't help but laugh after hearing Wu Yi's inquiries, "She actually has the nerve to make a scene here."

The people in the Qi family had already discussed in advance that they would give the third wife's daughter a generous dowry and find a good official position for her husband in the capital.

Now that Ding Jinxiu had made such a fuss, Qi Wan decided not to give it to her.

"Since she was unkind first, we don't need to talk about righteousness." Qi Wan asked the eldest sister-in-law to say to her brother, "Don't give her a dowry, and don't give her money even if it's given to the poor."

After hearing what his sister said, Qi Ze refused in front of everyone:

"We in the Qi Mansion do not accept any threats. If you have any problems, you can go to the government office and file a complaint. We in the Qi Mansion will fight you to the end!"

He announced in public: "The third branch of the Qi family has died out, leaving no children, no so-called daughters and sons-in-law, and all those who came to claim to be relatives are fake."

Qi Ze was also very angry. How dare someone ruin the reputation of the Qi family in public and threaten to take away official positions and property? Don’t even think about it!

Lord Hu and Ding Jinxiu were stunned. They never expected that the Qi family was not afraid of damaging their reputation and dared to confront them.

Everyone was stunned by the scene happening in front of Qi Yuehua's spirit.

The Yuan family was angry with Ding Jinxiu: "Why don't you go to the front door of the Qi Mansion to make trouble? Why don't you come to our Yuan family to make trouble?"

Ding Jinxiu cried and made a scene, but she didn't gain any advantage. She was so angry that she said, "You guys in the Qi Mansion, just wait for me!"