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

Xiao Ding walked towards the upper courtyard angrily, but not long after, she returned to Wufeng Courtyard in a dusty state. As soon as she entered the door, she couldn't help covering her face and crying.

"Wow, wow, wow... I really didn't expect this! I have been helping my mother run the household for ten years, and today I would be looked down upon by a junior." She cried inconsolably, tears pouring out like a dam breaking.

The husband and son sitting nearby were filled with resentment and dissatisfaction when they saw this scene.

They clenched their fists tightly, and their eyes revealed an unconcealable anger.

"You must fight for your dignity! If we don't make a name for ourselves, we will be suppressed by the eldest branch all our lives. Even that little bitch Qi Wan will look down on us." Xiao Ding said while sobbing, with a hint of despair in her voice.

Then, she began to exaggerate what Qi Wan had said to her: "Qi Wan actually said, 'Third Aunt's dowry is pitifully small, yet she still wants to eat and drink well. She can only blame herself for choosing the wrong family when she was reincarnated.'"

Hearing this, Qi Fu was immediately furious. He widened his eyes and cursed: "That damn girl, she was a stupid fool before. She didn't even know that she was sold by others, and she was still foolishly helping others count money. How come she suddenly became so smart? Who on earth instigated this damn girl to dare to treat us like this? When I find this person, I will definitely end her life with my own hands."

Qi You gritted his teeth and agreed, "That's right, father is right! She must be married off as soon as possible, so that she will be killed sooner rather than later." His eyes flashed with hatred, and he had endless resentment towards Qi Wan.

After hearing this, Qi Fu asked, "How is your cousin doing in the Third Prince's Palace? Is she favored?"

"Don't worry, father. Cousin Ding dotes on me very much." Qi You said casually.

He had no idea about Cousin Ding's current situation.

The third lady raised her hand and wiped away her tears and snot vigorously. Then she turned to look at her son and said anxiously, "Son, go and beg the third prince to come to our house to propose marriage as soon as possible!" As she spoke, she held her son's hand tightly, as if that was her last hope.

Qi You looked at his mother's anxious expression and quickly comforted her: "Mom, don't worry, I will go find the Third Prince after dark."

This was not the first time Qi You had done this. Every once in a while, he would go find the Third Prince and report to him the latest situation of his cousin Qi Wan.

Before, the Third House was able to remain calm and quietly assisted the Third Prince in plotting against Qi Wan.

Now, the situation of the third house is becoming increasingly difficult. They urgently need to rely on the power of the third prince to marry Qi Wan as soon as possible and take this opportunity to plot against the eldest house.

So, the family gathered together and racked their brains to think of how to help the third prince marry Qi Wan as soon as possible.

This is the only way for their family to become superior.

There was a secret in their family, which they kept hidden from the young Qi Jiao:

"The Third Prince promised that as long as he married Qi Wan, he would let Qi Jiao be his concubine after a few years. The position of the first wife and the dowry would all go to Qi Jiao, and we could also confer titles on her."

They joined forces with the third prince on the Dragon Boat Festival two years ago.

That day, Qi You was invited by Ding's cousin to have a drink. When he was half drunk, he was dragged to gamble. He made bold bets under the influence of alcohol. After he sobered up, he found that he owed the casino 12,000 taels of silver.

Qi You was so scared that he begged for mercy from the casino owner, "I will pay you back slowly, don't tell my family."

The family rules of the Qi family are very strict: men are not allowed to gamble, go to brothels, or keep mistresses. Violators will be expelled from the Qi family.

The casino owner refused, "We don't owe money here. You must pay the gambling money you owe today."

How could Qi You afford so much money? He cried anxiously, "I will pay it back within a year."

"No." The shopkeeper said firmly, and threatened, "If you don't give it to us today, we will go to Qi's house to collect the gambling debt."

The Third Prince happened to be present that day, and he stood up and said, "I will pay this money, and the Fourth Young Master Qi will pay me back slowly in the future."

He paid the money for Qi You and comforted him, "It's not a big deal, don't worry."

Qi You knelt down to thank the Third Prince gratefully, and then said with embarrassment: "I am afraid I will not be able to pay back the money for a while."

"Fourth Young Master Qi, please pay me back slowly. I don't need this little money." The third prince said with a smile.

Qi You was extremely grateful and went to pay back one hundred taels of silver to the Third Prince every month.

After a while, the Third Prince said to Qi You, "I didn't expect it would be so difficult for the Fourth Young Master Qi to pay back the ten thousand silver coins. I have a way to help you ascend to heaven in one step. After the matter is completed, you don't have to pay back the silver you owe me. Do you want to do it?"

Qi You answered readily, "Yes."

The third prince asked Qi You to help him marry Qi Wan.

Qi You readily agreed, "This is not a difficult matter. It is a great thing for Qi Wan to be the princess."

After Qi You returned home, he went to persuade his parents.

At first, Qi Fu was hesitant, "Your grandfather once said that our family cannot marry into the royal family."

The Third Lady cursed loudly: "Such a good thing actually fell into the hands of the eldest house, absolutely not! Let her dead girl not get married."

Qi You quickly explained, "His Highness said that he would only marry Qi Wan temporarily, and when Jiao'er turns fifteen and comes of age, he will marry her as his principal wife."

Hearing this, the Third Madam's originally angry face instantly turned into a smile, and she said, "Okay, let's do it this way."

Qi Fu also nodded in agreement and emphasized: "Okay, but this matter must be kept secret from the rest of the Qi family."

Qi Fu has always felt unbalanced. He thought that since they were all sons of the same father, why did the eldest and second branches always have the upper hand in everything?

He selectively forgot that many times, whether children live a good life depends on their mother's background!

The third room thought they were doing it secretly and didn't know that their actions had been discovered by Qi Lu.

He did not attack for the time being and subdued several servants from the third room.

As soon as there is any movement in the third house, Qi Lu will be informed and come up with a response strategy.

The two sisters of the Yuan family settled down in the Qi Mansion, and the courtyard they lived in was renamed Furong Courtyard.

They lived in the Qi Mansion, with a host of servants, fine clothes and delicious food, and five taels of silver per month. Their life was several times better than that in the Yuan family.

Yuan Pandi said with emotion, "Sister, this is the life that young ladies should enjoy."

Yuan Zhaodi shook her head, "No matter how good this place is, it's not our home."

Yuan Pandi whispered, "Have you forgotten what mother said? You must find a way to live here until you grow old and die."

Yuan Zhaodi advised her sister, "Second sister, our uncle and aunt have been very kind to us. You should have a conscience and don't listen to mother."

Yuan Pandi frowned and spat at his sister, "Bah, it's your business if you don't want to listen, but I want to listen, and I want to stay here forever."

"As a woman, you should have some dignity. Don't try to curry favor with others and think that they will marry you." Yuan Zhaodi said with a straight face, "If you want to be a concubine, you should do as your mother says."

Yuan Pandi was furious, jumping up and down and yelling, "Mother asked you to seduce your second cousin and marry into the eldest house. I'm still young, so there's no need to seduce him."

……

The two sisters had a quarrel. They completely ignored the presence of servants from the Qi mansion and blurted out everything their mother had taught them.

The servants in the Qi mansion were stunned when they heard this.

The two maids of the Yuan family were anxious and stepped forward to persuade them, "Miss, Miss, please stop quarreling here."

Yuan Pandi yelled at them, "Get out of the way."

"Yes, Second Miss." The servants of the Yuan family could not persuade her, so they had to give up and stood aside with awkward expressions.

Yuan Pandi is young and speaks his mind.

Yuan Zhaodi intentionally told her mother's plan to her sister during the quarrel and asked a servant from the Qi Mansion to speak for her.

Soon, the Senate learned about the quarrel between the Yuan sisters.

Qi Yuehua asked her eldest daughter to find a way to marry Qi Yuan. If that didn't work, she should give her to Qi Ze as a concubine. Qi Ze would then divorce his wife and the eldest daughter would become his principal wife.

Since neither of these two options were possible, the eldest daughter decided to marry someone else, Qi Wan.

Pei laughed when she heard this, "Does Qi Yuehua treat everyone as fools?"

She added with emotion: "The Yuan sisters are born of the same mother, but they are different."

Qi Wan nodded, "Yes, mother. It seems that cousin Zhaodi is still a person with conscience, just like Master Yuan."

"Well, it's a good thing that Zhaodi looks like your uncle. If both sisters looked like your aunt, the Yuan family would be in trouble." Pei said sympathetically.

The Yuan family was composed entirely of honest people. They married a greedy and violent wife who, relying on her family's power, humiliated her husband and her in-laws and corrupted her daughter.

Not every family has honest people like the Yuan family.

If the Yuan sisters, once married, were still as aggressive and fierce as their mother, they would be divorced at the very least and executed according to family rules at the worst, which would ruin the reputation of the Yuan family.

Zheng asked anxiously, "What should I do, mother?"

Pei said calmly, "Don't panic. The elder one is unwilling to follow her mother's instructions and framed the cousins. The younger one is young, so it's useless to frame them."

That being said, in the morning, she still said to her two sons who came to pay their respects, "Eldest son and your wife should move to the front yard, so it will be convenient for you to come in and out. You don't have to come to pay your respects in the morning or evening."

"Old Second is tired from running around every day. Don't come back from the military camp outside the city."

"Yes, mother." Qi Ze and Qi Yuan agreed.

From then on, the Yuan sisters could no longer see their two cousins ​​from the eldest family.

Yuan Pandi complained in Furong Courtyard: "Eldest sister, it's all your fault for quarreling with me. Look, my aunt is on guard against us and sent my two cousins ​​away."

"My eldest cousin lives in the front yard, with several doors. We can't get through at all."

"My second cousin is in the military camp, so we can't go there."

"How can I help you get into the Qi family's house?"

Yuan Zhaodi ignored her sister and sewed underwear with needle and thread in her hands.

Pan Di said angrily: "I'm not afraid. I'm still young. If no one wants you, you'll become an old maid."

"That's my fate." Zhaodi said with her head down.

"Hmph, I hate you. I'm going to talk to cousin Qi Jiao." Yuan Pandi looked at his elder sister with disgust.

She rushed out of Furong Courtyard and ran towards Wufeng Courtyard. Two old women and four maids followed closely behind her.