Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

On the second day, Tao Jiuxi was no longer afraid of the eerie and terrifying atmosphere in the ancestral hall.

Just because of this moment, she was almost fainting from hunger.

She had been locked up here for nearly two days, and no one had brought her any food, not even a sip of water.

Tao Jiuxi searched everywhere for an exit, but to no avail. Due to lack of water, she was extremely weak and had no strength left. She collapsed limply on several mats pushed together.

Suddenly, at this moment, there was a slight noise outside the door.

Through the blurry figure, one could only make out a woman standing outside, looking inside.

Tao Jiuxi forced himself to move to the door, and asked in a weak but anxious voice:

"who is it?"

A woman's surprised voice came from outside the door: "Tao Jiuxi? Didn't you go to Pizhou?"

Tao Jiuxi was slightly startled. He carefully identified the owner of the voice and asked tentatively, "Are you Xie Yushu?"

"It's really you! I told you before that people like you would never have a good ending." The voice outside the door was full of gloating.

"Xie Yushu, you just said I went to Pizhou, what's going on?"

There was silence outside, and no sound responded, but through the window, Tao Jiuxi could clearly see that the people outside had not left.

"Xie Yushu, please speak! And how did you know I was here?"

"This room is specially used by Ji Miaofu to lock people up. I didn't know it was you before I came. I never thought that there would be such a surprise." Xie Yushu's voice came slowly, with a hint of teasing.

"Can you tell me why you said I went to Pizhou?"

"Are you begging me?"

"Please, please."

Tao Jiuxi responded quickly, with a hint of pleading in his tone.

"Hahahahahaha, God really has eyes! Ji Miaofu locked you up here, but lied to your sister that you went to Pizhou. Look at your current situation, trapped in this dark place. Guess, can you still get out alive?" Xie Yushu's tone rose, her voice full of arrogant pride, as if seeing Tao Jiuxi's predicament made her extremely happy.

"Keep your voice down."

After hearing this, Tao Jiuxi felt that Xie Yushu was seriously ill. How could he be so happy to see others being imprisoned?

"What are you afraid of? Ji Miaofu has already taken Xie Yuhua to Jian'an Temple. Of course, your sister who was kept in the dark also went with them." Xie Yushu was becoming more and more proud at this time, and his face was full of arrogance.

"My sister is going too?"

"Ji Miaofu has always been good at these superficial things. If she didn't take your sister with her, how could she appear to be kind and righteous? Your family has already fallen on hard times, yet she still brought your sister with her. Outsiders naturally think she is kind and righteous."

Tao Jiuxi didn't want to miss any opportunity to find out information, so he asked immediately, "Do you know when they will be back?"

"How would I know? I'm so happy today. Those bitches are not here. And you're locked up here waiting to die. It's really a relief." Xie Yushu said, and then he raised his foot to leave. Then he said to Tao Jiuxi in the room, "When you rot in here, I'll come to see you again."

"Wait, don't go yet." Tao Jiuxi's voice was extremely urgent.

If Xie Yushu left, she really didn't know if anyone would come to find her.

Xie Yushu felt even happier when she heard this. She stopped and gave a sarcastic smile.

"What? Any last words?"

"Xie Yushu, if you are hoping for my death, then you probably won't get what you wish for. My aunt locked me up here just to temper my temper and make me more obedient to Brother Jinghuan. As long as I give in, I will be released." Tao Jiuxi only wanted to keep Xie Yushu at this moment, hoping to leave here with Xie Yushu.

"That's not bad. Watching you being tortured makes me very happy."

Tao Jiuxi only felt that Xie Yushu had become even crazier, but at the moment, she had no other choice but to try to communicate with Xie Yushu.

"Honestly, I understand how you feel. However, I wasn't the one who hurt you. Instead of seeing me suffer, you should see those who bullied you suffer."

"Do you think I don't want to? It's just that my useless mother can't please Xie Mi at all. What can I do? I can only let him do whatever he wants." Then she said, "Fortunately, a beauty like you has ended up like this. I am really happy."

If Tao Jiuxi had heard others praise her like this before, she would have been happy for a few days. But right now, escaping was the most important thing.

Tao Jiuxi: "I have a way to help you deal with them."

"just you?"

Xie Yushu laughed and turned to leave immediately.

Tao Jiuxi in the room was extremely anxious at the moment. She thought to herself: If Xie Yushu really leaves, I will have no hope of getting out.

So he hurriedly shouted, "Don't look at me being locked up. That's because Duke Shen doesn't know what happened today. He asked me to return to the Xie Mansion just to make it easier for him to marry me in the future. Think about it, if Duke Shen didn't really like me, how could I have gotten close to him at the polo match?"

Xie Yushu paused slightly, feeling a little shaken, but still said stubbornly, "Humph, who knows whether what you said is true or not."

"If Duke Shen knew what Ji Miaofu did today, I'm afraid no one in the Xie Mansion would be able to escape. If the Xie Mansion is completely destroyed, you will die too."

"It's good to be dead then."

Xie Yushu continued. But her heart was not so calm. She was actually afraid of death, but the long-standing resentment made her speak without thinking.

"If you really weren't afraid of death, you would have committed suicide when you were chosen as a dowry. And if you don't consider yourself, you should also consider your mother."

Xie Yuhua's worries were revealed and she was speechless for a moment.

All kinds of complicated emotions surged in her heart. She really couldn't let go of her mother, but she was unwilling to be controlled by Tao Jiuxi.

"Even if you endure it now and marry Xie Yuhua, Xie Yuhua is so domineering that she will definitely bully you often."

"Even if you try your best to win the favor of her husband, you will grow old and lose your beauty one day. Can you guarantee that you will have offspring? And will your child definitely survive?" Tao Jiuxi continued, listing all the worst outcomes she could think of.

Based on her understanding of Xie Yuhua, these things are very likely to happen.

There was no movement outside the door, only a figure standing there quietly, motionless.

Tao Jiuxi was nervous, not knowing what Xie Yushu was thinking.

She continued, "Your mother will grow old. Your father will have more concubines. If you fight back by then, it will be too late."

There was another moment of silence.

Tao Jiuxi gradually felt uneasy and wondered to herself: If Xie Yushu refused to help me, would I really starve to death here?

She remembered that she had heard people say that one could survive for a few days without food or water, but now she felt dizzy and extremely weak.