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

More than ten maids and old women were standing outside Yilan Courtyard. They were all frightened by the eldest lady's decisive killing and stood there motionless.

No one expected that the eldest daughter, who was privately rumored by outsiders to be "as beautiful as a fairy and from a good family, but too soft-hearted and stupid", would kill the head maid Lan Ting in a fit of rage and throw the body to the dogs.

Lan Ting is the daughter of a criminal who was rescued by the eldest lady. Over the past ten years, the two have been as close as real sisters.

Suddenly, the two of them seemed to have a huge feud. The eldest lady showed no mercy and decisively got rid of Lan Ting.

Of course, everyone present knew very well that Lan Ting had been deceiving her superiors and cheating on her subordinates for many years, betraying her master and stealing...what she had done was enough to make her worthy of being beaten to death.

Qi Wan glanced at the crowd and recognized that among the onlookers there were two maids from the upper house and the third house. They had also brought a few more maids with them, and it seemed that they were going to kidnap her and take her to the upper house for training.

She looked at them with cold eyes, and the old women felt cold all over and their legs were shaking.

Nanny Shi bowed and said, "The old lady asks the young lady to go to the upper house."

Nanny Shi from the Upper House is the confidant of Old Madam Ding. Over the years, she has often instigated the Old Madam and done many shameful things for her.

Qi Wan stared at her with her phoenix eyes, her black pupils were deep and cold.

Nanny Shi shuddered and said with an apologetic smile, "Miss, don't worry. Get dressed and go first."

"Hmph!" Qi Wan turned and went into the house.

Aunt Wu followed in nervously.

The servants of Yilan Court stood outside the hall with their hands hanging down, waiting to be called.

Aunt Wu stepped forward to take off Qi Wan's coat, carefully looked at the young lady's face, and said softly: "Young lady, I'm afraid the old lady is going to embarrass you."

"Don't be afraid of her!" Qi Wan spread her arms and let Wu Ma change her clothes.

Wu Ma's eyes fell on the young lady's left wrist and she asked in surprise, "Young lady, where did you get this bracelet? I have never seen it before."

Qi Wan looked at the bracelet and raised the corner of his mouth.

The bracelet is made of extremely rare white crystal, with eighteen crystals, each as big as a longan and sparkling with bright light.

It was originally a gift given to Qi Wan by her second uncle when she got married in her previous life.

Qi Wan and the bracelet were reborn together, and the bracelet actually had a powerful space.

Qi Wan made an excuse: "Oh, I went out with my mother before and bought it from a jewelry store. It was too expensive and I was afraid that the maid would steal it, so I never took it out to use it."

"So that's how it is." Aunt Wu smiled, nodded and praised: "Young lady is smart."

Madam Pei was a young lady from a prominent family with a generous dowry, so buying a string of white crystals like this was nothing.

Before the young lady came of age, the eldest lady bought her several sets of jewelry, all of which were very valuable.

Aunt Wu helped the young lady put on her coat and adjusted her long skirt, and reminded her carefully: "Young lady, you still have to hide your bracelet, or someone might take it away."

Her eyes looked towards the upper courtyard.

"I know, Auntie Wu." Qi Wan stuffed the white crystal bracelet into her sleeve.

Aunt Wu went out and waved, "Chunyan, come and help the young lady with her makeup."

The three maids filed into the room and bowed first, "Miss."

Qi Wan sat in front of the dressing table and ordered, "Brush your hair into a bun and put on that set of jade hairpins."

Chunyan was stunned for a moment and replied, "Yes, Miss."

Several servants looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

Before yesterday, the young lady had always worn her hair in a bun. Even though she had been a 15-year-old, she still hadn't worn her hair in an adult style.

If she doesn't comb her hair, people who don't know her will think she hasn't reached the age of 15 yet.

Chunyan took the jade comb and combed Qi Wan's long hair smoothly, then tied it up on the top of her head into a small bun. She divided the remaining hair into two halves and tied it into two small rings.

Xia Feng helped, taking out pearl hairpins from the jewelry box and handing them to Chunyan one by one to insert into her hair bun.

In the middle of the bun is a jade hairpin, with a jade lotus hairpin decorated with pearls inserted diagonally.

Dong Qing prepared makeup supplies, including a lot of rouge and powder.

Qi Wan took a quick look and said, "Dongqing, just draw my eyebrows and put on some lip balm, nothing else."

"Yes, miss." Dong Qing put the things back into the box, took an eyebrow pencil to draw eyebrows for the lady, and put on some light lip balm.

The bronze mirror reflects the face of a beauty, with delicate features, gentle and elegant, and her phoenix eyes sparkling with intelligence.

Qi Wan smiled at the familiar yet unfamiliar self in the mirror.

The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she smiled dimples, looking friendly and lovely. Her black hair was carefully combed into a bun, like a flowing scroll.

Her makeup is like the first blooming of petals, delicately outlined, unable to conceal her alluring beauty.

The servants were stunned. It turned out that the young lady was even more beautiful without heavy makeup.

"Let's go." Qi Wan stood up and went out.

She ordered, "Ma Bai, stay in the house."

"Yes, young lady." Bai Ma walked her to the door and watched her leave, muttering, "Young lady has become so powerful, just like a great general."

Qi Wan, along with her maids and servants, walked along the corridor all the way to the upper courtyard.

The maids and old women guarding the yard saw Qi Wan coming from afar, and someone reported, "The eldest lady is here." Several people diligently opened the curtains.

The others bowed respectfully, not even daring to raise their heads.

Qi Wan glanced at the maids and servants guarding outside, and knew that all the masters of the Qi Mansion who were at home had gathered in the upper courtyard.

"Miss, the third wife and husband have instigated the old lady and the old master to use family rules against you." Nanny Lin came forward and whispered, "You must be careful."

"Hmm." Qi Wan paused at the door, thinking that if he wanted to get rid of the third prince, he must not alert the enemy and should not rush to target the third house.

Qi Wan restrained her fearless demeanor, stepped into the hall, walked forward in small steps, bowed her head and saluted one by one, "Ah Wan greets grandfather, grandmother, mother, eldest sister-in-law, third uncle, and third sister-in-law."

The fourth cousin stood beside her grandmother with her eyes wide open. She accepted her great gift but did not come to greet her. Qi Wan pretended not to see her and simply ignored her.

Her mother and eldest sister-in-law looked at her worriedly. With their elders present, they couldn't just ask for mercy.

Qi Wan smiled at them reassuringly.

The third family was all in the hall, looking at Qi Wan with resentment.

The grandfather held a cup of tea in his hand. He raised his eyebrows, looked at his eldest granddaughter who looked different than usual, then lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

"Pa" Grandmother Ding slapped the small table with her hand, and her fat face was frowning. Because she was too fat, her neck was as thick as her head.

She took a few deep breaths, and everyone present could hear the whirring sound, as if a strong wind was sweeping into her mouth.

Her grandfather glanced at her and slammed the cup in his hand down on the small table.

Ding was stunned for a moment, looked at her husband, and forced a flattering smile on her face.

She turned around and looked at her niece standing in the hall, and was furious.

She glared with her triangular eyes, stretched out her fat hands, pointed at Qi Wan and scolded, "You unfilial thing, you are getting more and more presumptuous. You didn't come to the upper courtyard to pay your respects in the morning, and you casually beat your own maid to death."

"We are the House of Bells, how could something like this happen?"

"If a maidservant makes a mistake, she will be punished by the mistress of the household. After she has learned the severity of the crime, she will order the maidservant to be beaten to death."

"What crime could she have committed? You beat her to death with a stick and threw her body into the mountains to feed wild dogs."

"Look how cruel and terrible you are. No wonder you haven't found a marriage yet after one year of coming of age..."

Grandfather picked up the cup again and put it down on the table with a thump, interrupting Ding's roar.

General Qi had humiliated Ding twice in a row, and she could not suppress her anger.

"Master, you can't spoil her anymore. I will teach her a lesson today, otherwise she will really cause big trouble for our family in the future."

She was afraid that her husband would let Qi Wan go, so she shouted outside, "Bring the family rules."

"You're talking about the maid, why are you talking about not being able to get married?" General Qi was also angry, "Your grandniece is 18 years old and you're talking about being married?"

Ding Ling'er, the eldest daughter of the Ding family, has always wanted to marry the second son of the first house of the Qi family or the eldest son of the second house.

General Qi mercilessly rejected her, "How can the daughter of your Ding family be worthy of the sons of our Qi family's first and second wives? You can only enter our Qi family as a concubine."

Da Ding was so angry that she made a big fuss at home and fought with General Qi.

In the past, under her clamor, the third son married his niece Xiao Ding.

She thought that if she continued to make noise like this, she could still achieve her wish.

General Qi was annoyed by the harassment and threatened to marry a concubine. Only then did Mrs. Ding surrender.

Ding Ling'er was dragged on until she was eighteen years old without getting married.

Da Ding was exposed by her husband in front of her and was speechless, unable to defend herself.

Thinking of the past, she became so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick, and she opened her mouth and gasped heavily.

She vented her anger on Qi Wan, and said in a high-handed manner, "The Qi family has a ruined wicked daughter like you, who is so cruel and ruthless. Today, I must teach you a lesson so that you, a wicked daughter, will remember this lesson for a long time."

Qi Wan stared at Da Ding without blinking, thinking to herself: In my previous life, I married the Third Prince and brought disaster to my family. With your support, the Third House had the guts to betray the First and Second Houses and colluded with outsiders to destroy the family. Your sins are even more serious.

Qi Wan's lips curled up, as if smiling, and she kindly advised, "Old Madam, don't get too angry over a slave who betrayed her master. The elderly should avoid extreme joy and sorrow, as it is easy to have a stroke."

"You..." It sounded like someone was cursing her. Ding was so angry that she fell backwards with her eyes rolled back. She really looked like she couldn't breathe and was having a stroke.