The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

Xue Jinhua looked a little excited, with an irrepressible light flashing in her eyes, as if there was a fire burning in her heart.

However, after thinking about it, he finally shook his head helplessly and said softly: "Forget it, the more they know, the more disadvantageous it is for them."

She had been in Nanling for so long, and it wasn't that she had never thought about meeting them.

However, the people of the Xue family were so cruel... She knew that as long as she revealed the slightest flaw, even if it was so subtle that it was difficult to detect, the people of the Xue family would definitely find her quickly.

If the Xue family knew that I went home to visit them, it would be a disaster for my parents.

"Then let's have someone start preparing for the return visit tomorrow."

Xue Jinhua was slightly stunned, then nodded. She seemed a little dazed. She was still the daughter of the Wen family.

Afterwards, the two continued to eat in silence. However, Xue Jinhua's heart could not calm down. She stared at the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, but her thoughts had already drifted far away. "Second Master, how do you plan to deal with the Xue family?" She finally couldn't help but ask, her voice revealing a hint of anxiety and worry.

The prince gently put down his chopsticks, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he slowly said: "The Xue family almost caused the people of Nanling to fall into a desperate situation during this severe disaster."

"I have secretly launched a comprehensive investigation into the robbery. If it can be proven conclusively that everything this time was planned and implemented by the Xue family, then the Xue family will never escape their due responsibility. They must pay the price for their evil deeds." His words revealed an unshakable determination.

"Second Master, how likely do you think it is that we will attack the Xue family directly if we return to Kyoto?"

The prince frowned. The Xue family was so powerful that it frightened the emperor. Although the second son of the Xue family had been sentenced to death, if the emperor wanted to make trouble for the rest of the Xue family, it would probably be nothing more than a minor injury. "

"Second Master, if you want to deal with the Xue family, this Third Brother Xue must not return to Kyoto."

The prince knew the truth behind this, "You are right. The Nanling Mountains are far away and the road is long. Even if there are some accidents, it is normal."

"Second Master, I want to see my third brother."

"it is good."

After breakfast, the prince still needed to deal with disaster matters, so he followed the prefect to the yamen.

Xue Jinhua wore a cloak and walked to the yamen prison cell in the rain.

In the dark dungeon, Xue Laosan, dressed in a moon-white robe, was squatting on the ground with a dull look in his eyes, dishevelled hair and dirty face, and his entire body was filthy.

The once arrogant and favored son of heaven has now become a prisoner and is in a very miserable state.

"Third brother, how are you?" The elegant and slightly proud voice was like a thunderclap, causing Xue Laosan to jump up instantly and pounce directly towards the person in front of him.

"Xue Jinhua, I knew you were not dead. I knew Miss Wen was you."

Unfortunately, before he could reach Xue Jinhua, he was blocked by the iron prison door. His outstretched hand could not even reach Xue Jinhua's neck, let alone a single hair of hers.

"So what if I know?" Xue Jinhua stared coldly at the mad man in front of her, feeling very happy in her heart, "Third brother, you are a prisoner now, so you'd better not speak so arrogantly, otherwise you will suffer the consequences."

"Pah!" This sound was filled with Xue Laosan's extreme contempt and disdain, as if the saliva he spat out carried his contempt for the other party.

There was a fierce light flashing in his eyes as he stared straight at Xue Jinhua in front of him, his eyes revealing a kind of condescending arrogance, "Who do you think you are? You are just an unfavored daughter of the Xue family. I am your biological brother." As he spoke, he pointed at the other person, as if this could demonstrate his authority.

"You'd better ask the Qian family to let me out, otherwise I will kill you." His tone was tough and overbearing, as if he was sure that the other party would obey his orders.

However, he had no idea what kind of crisis he was about to face.

"Third brother is so naive now. I can come here, but do you think you still have a chance to get out alive?" Xue Jinhua raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and a cunning light flashed in his eyes.

Her words pierced Xue Laosan's heart like a sharp blade, making him feel uneasy.

Xue was shocked, looking at the weak sister in front of him with disbelief. He couldn't believe that this seemingly harmless woman would say such terrible words. "What do you want to do?" He asked in a trembling voice.

"Since you already know my secret, do you think you still have a chance to get out alive?" Xue Jinhua's smile became brighter and brighter, but in Xue Laosan's opinion, that smile was more terrifying than the face of the devil.

After a while, a man walked out from behind Xue Jinhua—Li San.

He had a stern face and exuded a chilling aura.

Before he could say anything, Xue Jinhua said, "Li San, come on, don't be soft-hearted." Although her voice was soft, it contained unquestionable power.

"Yes, ma'am," Li San responded, no emotion visible on his expressionless face.

Then, without hesitation, he picked up the oil barrel and poured it on the prison door.

Suddenly, a pungent smell spread.

When he smelled the pungent smell, Xue Laosan realized that the sister he had always looked down upon really had the ability to kill him.

He was terrified, "Xue Jinhua, are you crazy?"

Xue Jinhua smiled sweetly, "Compared to the insane things the Xue family has done, what I have done is nothing."

Xue Laosan's face turned pale, but Xue Jinhua ignored him. "The Xue family sent you to Nanling, but for the sake of the Xue family's business, you completely ignored the lives of the people in Nanling and pushed them into the abyss of dire straits."

"Not only did you drive up the price of food, you also instructed others to rob the Crown Prince of his food."

"If the emperor knew about what you said, what would be the consequences?"

Xue Lao San's eyes were filled with hatred. "Xue Jinhua, even if I did something wrong, only the emperor and the Xue family can punish me. What qualifications do you have?"

"What are your qualifications?"

Xue Jinhua thought it was ridiculous. As the oil flowed out, she became more cheerful. "Third brother, with the current power of the Xue family, even if you have committed a lot of crimes, I know that even if the emperor punishes you, he will definitely not take your life, right?"

"Even if the Xue family wants to abandon you, they will never take your life."

"So, this is why you are so fearless, right?"

"Xue Jinhua, you'd better understand that the Xue family has the power to protect me. I advise you to stop as soon as possible. If I die, it will be of no benefit to you."

It has come to a life-and-death moment, but he is still so arrogant and speaks nonsense.

Xue Jinhua smiled instead of getting angry, a hint of cunning and disdain flashed in her eyes, and the slightly raised arc of her mouth seemed to carry endless mockery, "Then Third Brother should first consider whether he can return to Kyoto safely, right?"

"Madam, the oil is ready. Here is the fire starter." Li San had a blank expression on his face, but his voice revealed a hint of calmness and caution. He stood behind Xue Jinhua respectfully.

Xue Jinhua slowly took the fire starter. The rough texture conveyed a different kind of warmth in her hands.

In the dim cell, even though it was daytime, there was still no trace of sunlight.

The tiny flames swayed in her hands and hit her originally gentle and dignified face. The light and shadow flickered, adding a sense of elusive weirdness to her originally delicate appearance.

At this moment, Xue Laosan finally seemed to wake up from a dream and realized the seriousness of the matter. His arrogant expression instantly became a little flustered.

But even so, the habit of being superior that he had developed over the years and the deep-rooted contempt for Xue Jinhua made him stubborn and refused to bow his head and beg for mercy even when facing a life-and-death crisis. "Xue Jinhua, you ignorant bitch, you dare to touch me? Just wait, when I return to Kyoto, I will make you pay!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xue Jinhua's hand, which had been tightly holding the folded paper, slowly slipped from her hand and fell to the ground with a "plop".

Then, the flame that had been burning quietly seemed to have received some kind of instruction, and began to spread along the exquisite paint lines at an astonishing speed. Wherever it passed, it was quickly engulfed, as if it wanted to engulf everything in this heat.

Xue Laosan's pupils involuntarily shrank slightly at this moment, and in his eyes, which seemed calm on weekdays, there flashed a trace of shock and anger that was difficult to conceal.

He stared at Xue Jinhua's face, which was full of pride and provocation. The face that had been forbearing and restrained seemed to be unable to bear the turmoil in her heart any longer.

"Xue Jinhua, I'm going to kill you!" He roared, his voice filled with endless hatred and murderous intent, as if he wanted to tear Xue Jinhua into pieces.

After saying that, he lunged forward with all his might. His movement was full of determination and ruthlessness, as if he wanted to vent all his hatred through this lunge.

However, the fire stopped him in his tracks. The fierce fire forced him to stop, and a deep despair surged in his heart.

The fire snake seemed to sense its master's anger and madness, and spread more and more unscrupulously. The scorching temperature seemed to melt the entire space, forcing Xue Laosan to retreat continuously.

"Third brother, do you still remember when I first returned to the Grand Tutor's Mansion and lived in the woodshed?" Xue Jinhua's words came lightly, like a sharp dagger, piercing Xue Laosan's heart.

Even though Xue Laosan had been forced into a corner at this time, there was still no intention of saving him in Xue Jinhua's eyes. Her cold gaze seemed to reveal her inner ruthlessness and cruelty.

"When I returned to the Xue family, I was locked up in the Xue family's firewood room, but... that night the firewood room caught fire."

Xue Laosan frowned, his eyes flashing with complex light. He tried to see something from Xue Jinhua's expression, but got nothing.

"Xue Jinhua, you deserved to die. You should have died outside and should not have returned to the Xue family. I'm just cleaning up the mess for the Xue family." He said coldly, his voice revealing a hint of helplessness and sadness.

"Look, you were the one who set the fire that night." Xue Jinhua raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said with a half-smile, "Everyone who has hurt me must die!"

"Mad man, you are simply a mad man!"

At first, Xue Laosan still cared about his pitiful self-esteem. However, when the thick smoke made it difficult for him to open his eyes and breathing became difficult.

That so-called self-esteem was shattered in an instant.

Xue Laosan endured the discomfort and begged, "Xue Jinhua, please let me out."

"Third brother, if you can tell me who in the Xue family is stealing my fate? And whether the Xue family's abandonment of me is related to my fate, I can spare your life."

Cough cough cough……

Xue Laosan coughed violently a few times, and looking at Xue Jinhua's expectant face, he suddenly laughed, and his laughter was full of sarcasm and disdain.

"Xue Jinhua, do you want to know?"

Before Xue Jinhua could speak, Xue Lao San burst into laughter. "Haha, what a pity! You will never get the answer from me. Even if I die, I will never tell you."

“Hahahahaha, you’ll never know…”

Xue Jinhua's expression instantly became stiff, and his thoughts drifted away. "Forget it, since you are so stubborn, I don't mind killing all the people in the Xue family. Anyway, they are all the people in the Xue family who want to steal my fate. As long as they are all killed, no one else can steal my fate."

"If you speak out now, perhaps some innocent people can be saved from being killed, but if you insist on not speaking... then the death of every member of the Xue family in the future will be caused by you!"

Those light words seemed to carry a strange magic, like an extremely sharp sword in the blazing fire, piercing Xue Laosan's already panicked heart with lightning speed.

He opened his eyes wide, full of disbelief and horror, and kept muttering, "Xue Jinhua, how dare you?" His voice revealed endless grief and despair.

Xue Jinhua, on the other hand, had an indifferent expression on her face. She raised her head slightly, with a cold light flashing in her eyes, as if all the emotions in the world had nothing to do with her.

She responded coldly: "Why shouldn't I dare? The tragic death of my second brother last time is still clearly imprinted in my mind. Now it's my third brother's turn."

The scorching flames spread wildly, as if they were also infected by the coldness emanating from Xue Jinhua, becoming even more ferocious and hotter, but it could not stop the determination in her heart at all.

She looked at the horrified look on Xue Lao San's face, a cruel arc appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she continued: "Next, no one in the Xue family, no matter if they are blood relatives or family elders, will be able to escape my punishment."

Xue Laosan's body, which was already trembling with fear, now began to shake violently like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind.

He cursed madly, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to eat Xue Jinhua alive: "Xue Jinhua, you lunatic, they are all your relatives, how could you have the heart to do this?"

The coldness in Xue Jinhua's eyes grew deeper, as if it could freeze all the warmth in the world.

She sarcastically said, "When you decided to change my fate, why didn't you think of me as an outsider? Now when I want to kill you, you remember that I am your relative? It's too late, everything is too late." After that, she waved her hand fiercely and ordered, "Li San, keep pouring oil in and burn this cell. Let him have a good taste of the burning body!"

"Yes, ma'am." Li San responded respectfully, then skillfully picked up the oil barrel and began to pour fuel into the cell continuously. The fire instantly became more intense, and the entire cell was shrouded in a terrifying scene of thick smoke and flames.

"Xue Jinhua, you bitch, you hurt your loved ones, you will not die well, the Xue family will not let you go."

Xue Jinhua walked out of the cell, and could still hear intermittent shouting and cursing from inside. It was sporadic, one after another, and soon disappeared.

Xue Jinhua stood quietly at the door, her thin figure like a reed blown by the wind. She slowly raised her head and looked over the threshold of the door. However, Xue Jinhua's expression at this moment was full of fatigue, as if her heart was filled with endless exhaustion.

"Madam, it's finished burning. Master Xue's body has been burnt." Li San's deep voice was like a thunderclap, instantly breaking the silence in front of the door and suddenly pulling Xue Jinhua's wandering thoughts back.

She frowned slightly, a barely perceptible complex emotion flashed in her eyes, and then she nodded slightly to show that she understood.

"The prison cell caught fire accidentally. I believe the prefect will handle this matter. You should not appear in Nanling during this period of time. Go back to see your sister." Xue Jinhua's tone revealed a hint of helplessness and concern. She knew that the situation in Nanling was unstable at the moment, and Li San might be in danger if he stayed here.

"Yes, ma'am." Li San responded, but his calm tone hid an unconcealable joy.

The yamen's prison cell, which was usually stern and cold, was now engulfed by a sudden fire.

Apparently, the fire did not cause much of a stir in Nanling. The people were busy with the upcoming spring plowing, and the prison fire was easily covered up.

However, the prefect was in deep worry.

The dead man was the third master of the Xue family. How would he explain this to the imperial court and the Grand Tutor's Mansion?

The Xue family is wealthy and powerful. If this matter is not handled properly, it may bring disaster to themselves.

So the prefect had to ask for help from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.