The Rebirth of a Daughter: My Lord, I Will Never Be a Concubine

When did you start planning this? You said you didn't believe Su Ruoxi had done these things. You said I was framing Jiang Youbai's death. Why did you say you didn't believe it, yet secretly planned to save them both? Even when I was telling you this, you were already on guard against me. Mo Cerong, are you truly worthy of being the Prince of Yunqin? She thought, how could Prince Mo, who was famous for establishing the Yingfeng Case, not understand the truth of this? He just chose to believe Su Ruoxi.

She thought that Su Ruoxi was so lucky. No matter what she did, there would always be someone to protect her, guard her weakness, shelter her from the wind and rain, and she would not suffer any grievances or harm.

Mo Cerong is one of them, and Xing Jian is also one of them.

She hated herself for not killing him with a knife before, she hated herself for not turning his bones into ashes, from now on, she would never be merciful to anyone again.

She stared ahead, and the image of Su Ruoxi's triumphant face appeared before her eyes, as if she were back in that dark cell. At that time, Su Ruoxi's eyes flashed with cruelty and pleasure, commanding a ferocious hunting dog to pounce on her.

She vividly remembered the moment the hound's sharp teeth bit into her arm, the excruciating pain that washed over her like a tide, and she couldn't help but let out a shrill scream. But Su Ruoxi stood by, devoid of any pity, a sinister grin plastered across her face, enjoying her agony. As the hound tore at her arm, it was torn off, blood splattering and staining the ground red. Seeing this, Su Ruoxi laughed uncontrollably, her voice piercing and sharp, as if mocking her helplessness and despair.

Su Yanhua has been bedridden since that day. Cui'er could only shed tears looking at her pale face. She knew the young lady's pain. She thought she could avenge the lady but her plan was disrupted. Seeing her enemy still at large, the young lady could only feel hateful in her heart. What makes a person resentful is that she was given hope and then disappointed.

During this period, Aunt Ling came once. After being betrayed by the old lady, her whole life fell into despair. She was a maid who was sold and no one respected her until she met Jiang Youbai.

She brought her into the mansion and gave her hope. She had stayed in the deep courtyard for so many years, and when she saw Xu Qing for the first time, she knew that this woman must have bad intentions. She reminded Jiang Youbai many times, but the lady was kind-hearted and did not guard against Xu Qing at all.

After his wife died, Xu Qing nominally sent her back to her hometown, but actually intended to kill her. She escaped along the way and has been living in hiding in Lingcheng, hoping that the eldest daughter would avenge his wife when she grew up.

God did not disappoint her expectations. The lady found her, and she could finally point out Xu Qing's evil ambitions.

She opened the door and saw the silent woman lying on the bed. She sighed in her heart.

She slowly walked to the bed and sat down. When Su Yanhua saw her, his eyes lit up.

"Auntie Ling."

Aunt Ling smiled, her loving eyes focused on her.

"Miss, the lady's revenge has not yet been avenged. You can't be so depressed."

Su Yanhua was stunned. She didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she said, "I'm just a little powerless. Under the power, I have no way to do anything."

She could only watch as Mo Cerong ruined her revenge plan.

Aunt Ling touched her hair, her palm was so gentle, soothing the indignation in her heart.

"Miss, you have to be more cruel."

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It has rained heavily for several days in the past few days, just like the mood of everyone in the courtyard. The apricot blossoms on the trees are still covered with mud, the branches are withered and yellow, and their charm is gone. The sour taste of the apricot blossoms is gone, and the whole courtyard is filled with the fragrance of mud.

Xu Qing stayed in the palace for several days and was sent back when the weather cleared. Cui'er still remembered the arrogant look of Aunt Xu, who had no guilt at all. Cui'er finally understood why the young lady wanted to kill Xu that day.

For these bad guys, they no longer have any sense of good or evil, they are just a body whose heart has been eaten by the devil.

The cold wind swept across, the sound of the wind was widespread, and it rushed straight to the eaves of the corridor, lifting the door curtain, making the corner of the dress flutter and rustle, and the cold became more and more oppressive.

A woman in a snow-white flannel jacket opened the door. She was so tightly wrapped up that her expression could not be seen. Only her faint voice could be heard: "Cui'er, when will the poetry and martial arts festival of Wuhua Mountain begin?"

Cui Er was startled, then she recalled Master Nalan's invitation that day and said, "It's the day after tomorrow, Miss."

The young lady had been bedridden for several days, and she thought she was not interested in this, so she did not tell her.

"Please prepare some clothes for me. We are going to Wuhua Mountain tomorrow."

Wuhua Mountain is not only a place of wonders in Lingcheng, but also the lifeline of the entire Yunqin. Because of the rugged and dangerous terrain, the late emperor was able to escape from pursuit. It is the treasured land of Yunqin. In order to highlight the treasured land, it has become a competition place for poetry and martial arts in the entire world since some time. Not only the noble ladies of Lingcheng, but any woman with poetry can participate in the poetry competition, and no matter where men come from, as long as they have superb martial arts, they can compete.

This poetry and martial arts competition is not only a gathering of the entire Lingcheng, but also a historical stage for the entire Yunqin Kingdom. The winner of the competition can get the opportunity to be promoted by the emperor. For those men who do not participate in the civil service examination, this is an opportunity to rise to the top. For the daughter of a merchant, becoming a noble lady of Lingcheng is also an extremely important step. Once the so-called poetry and martial arts competition was announced, it caused a sensation in the entire Yunqin Kingdom.

Cui'er didn't understand. Why did the young lady agree to participate in the poetry and martial arts competition with Prince Nalan when her poetry was not outstanding?

The road to Wuhua Mountain was not as smooth as before. Looking at the crowds of people blocking the way ahead, it was no exaggeration to say that all the people from the entire Yunqin Kingdom had come. It was unknown when they could reach Wuhua Mountain.

Cui'er sighed and pulled down the curtain of the sedan chair. Suddenly, the sedan chair shook. She saw Su Yanhua frowning slightly and shouted outside, "What's going on?"

The groom explained cautiously, "Miss Cui'er, there seems to be an argument going on up ahead. I was also shaken by the sedan chair in front of me and couldn't stand still. Please forgive me, Miss."

Wuhua Mountain is a towering and steep mountain, and it is not easy to climb up. Moreover, there are so many people blocking the foot of the mountain. If you are not careful, you will fall and be smashed to pieces. It is not a trivial matter.

Su Yanhua opened her eyes and winked at Cui'er.

Cui'er nodded and got off the carriage.

After a while, Cui'er came back. It turned out that Wang Wanning and Liu Qing had an argument in front. The reason was that Liu Qing's coachman accidentally stepped on empty air and bumped into Wang Wanning's sedan chair behind. Liu Qing also apologized, but Wang Wanning still held on to it. The shaking just now was because Wang Wanning slapped Liu Qing. The coachman next to him pushed Wang Wanning in order to protect his lady. As the daughter of the former prime minister, Wang Wanning had never been bullied by servants. Now the situation between the two sides is becoming more and more intense.

Cui Er snorted coldly, "It seems that Prime Minister Wang's demotion did not suppress Wang Wanning's momentum."

"She is now the daughter of a Hanlin scholar, holding a high position. Moreover, she has Consort Jing supporting her. How could her arrogance disappear?"

"But this is too arrogant. At the very least, Liu Qing is the daughter of a noble. Although Liu is not powerful in the court, she was personally appointed by the Emperor."

Su Yanhua suddenly thought of the dispute between Liu Qing and the two maids that day. It seemed that Concubine Jing failed to get the Lushan Yunwu to make the emperor happy, and Prime Minister Wang was demoted. Concubine Jing and Wang Wanning naturally blamed these things on Liu Qing. Now that she saw Liu Qing, how could Wang Wanning let her go.

Su Yanhua thought that Liu Qing naturally thought of it. She and Wang Wanning had no disputes before, but now she was so difficult to deal with. Poor her, she didn't want to cause any trouble, so she could only swallow her anger.

"Sister, please don't bother with the servant. He was just trying to protect me. Sister, seeing how eager he was to protect his master, please be magnanimous and don't beat him to death."

For some reason, she thought of Su Yanhua when she saw him look so calm and composed. His pretentious look was really hateful.

"Although you are only the daughter of a wealthy man, you are also considered a noble lady of Lingcheng. In the past, you lived in the countryside and did not understand the rules of Lingcheng, but now your words and actions represent Lingcheng. My sister is soft-hearted and cannot discipline servants, so let me discipline you."

After he finished speaking, several servants behind Wang Wanning came forward.

"Wait—"

A clear voice sounded. Without thinking, Wang Wanning knew who it was just by hearing the voice. She couldn't help feeling annoyed as she kept running into her.

Su Yanhua adjusted her mink cloak and said calmly, "You are so arrogant! Xu Yuanwai was appointed by the Emperor and is the master of the current Ninth Prince. Who are you to dare to punish her servant?"

As mentioned before, Wang Wanning was the daughter of the Prime Minister, who was second only to the Prime Minister and naturally did not dare to argue with her. But now Wang Wanning is just the daughter of a Hanlin scholar, and it is not her right to threaten to punish others.

Besides, everyone knows that the reason why Prime Minister Wang was demoted was that he set up industries behind the emperor's back, trying to use the emperor's name to bully others with the aim of making profits. To put it nicely, he did something wrong, and to put it bluntly, he betrayed the emperor. The emperor was kind-hearted and demoted him to a bachelor because of his good attitude in admitting his mistakes, but he continued to serve as an official. It would have been fine if Wang Wanning had not bowed his head, but he became even more rampant.

Wang Wanning was so angry that she wanted to step forward to argue, but was stopped by the maid beside her.

"Miss, have you forgotten what Concubine Jing said?"

What she couldn't stand the most in her life was Su Yanhua's indifferent demeanor, as if she was watching the wind and rain, not worth her attention at all. Before, she could still compete with her, but now she could only hold back. Her sister was right. Now was different. She couldn't just care about herself, she had to save the reputation of their palace.

"Then this person pushed me, I can't just let it go like this."

She was still angry in her heart. She could ignore other things, but as a noble lady, she was pushed by a servant. If she told others about it, who knows how those people would ridicule her behind her back.

Su Yanhua sneered in her heart. This woman seemed to have learned to hide her edge, but she had only learned the basics. Why didn't she think about the rude things she had done to others? You beat someone else's master in public, and you don't allow them to resist?

"When did I push you? Why didn't I see it?"