Being tortured by her whole family, she no longer pretends to be a real daughter!

"Ms. Cixi, I don't want to fight." Xu Lin tried to explain, "She stole our Jiang family's jade token and refused to admit her mistake, so I... I attacked her!"

Jiang Cixi glanced at Xu Lin with a gloomy expression. "Whether she's a thief or not is not up to you to decide. Also, without my order, who gave you the right to assault someone? How is your behavior any different from that of a thug?"

"I..." Xu Lin was speechless.

Jiang Cixi said directly: "Xu Lin, you are not fit to be the deputy guard captain anymore. Pack your things and get out of here now. Don't show up in front of me again."

Xu Lin was completely dumbfounded.

He opened his eyes wide and looked at Jiang Cixi in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Miss Cixi would just drive him away because of such a thing.

Li Fei, standing by, pleaded, "Miss Cixi, Xu Lin acted on his own initiative and assaulted someone. He deserves to be punished, but could you please not chase him away? Give him a chance. I believe he won't do that again."

Jiang Cixi frowned, "Li Fei, I'll leave Xu Lin to you. As the captain of the guards, it's your responsibility to educate him."

"Yes."

Li Fei ordered, "Drag Xu Lin away and give him ten lashes as a punishment."

Xu Lin was quickly dragged ten meters away.

Two guards held him down, and another guard picked up a whip and began to whip Xu Lin's back hard.

"what--"

Xu Lin's screams were clearly heard.

Jiang Cixi ignored Xu Lin's screams and slowly turned her gaze to Lin Yusheng, narrowing her eyes and carefully looking at this girl who looked no more than eighteen years old.

This girl gave her an inexplicable feeling of familiarity.

What was even stranger was that this girl actually gave her a long-lost sense of security.

Over the years since she lost her memory, her heart felt like it was hanging in the air, and she always felt like she had forgotten something important.

This feeling sometimes even made her unable to sleep or eat, and she couldn't eat or sleep all night. She was always eager to find her lost memories. She felt that there must be someone or something waiting for her.

But she couldn't remember it at all, even after seeing so many doctors.

Seeing this woman staring at her without saying a word, Lin Yusheng frowned warily, "Why do you keep looking at me?"

The girl's voice brought Jiang Cixi back from her thoughts.

Jiang Cixi regained her indifferent expression and took the jade token she had found on the girl from Li Fei's hand. After a quick glance, she looked at Lin Yusheng coldly, "How come you have my jade token in your hand?"

"Your jade token?" Lin Yusheng looked at her doubtfully, "Are you sure this jade token is yours?"

"That's right." Jiang Cixi said with certainty, "This is the piece I lost."

Li Fei was puzzled when he heard this, "Miss Cixi, when have you ever lost your jade token?"

"When I came back four years ago, I discovered that the jade pendant I kept close to my body was missing," Jiang Cixi said. "But I didn't say anything. I thought I had accidentally dropped it."

Li Fei looked at Lin Yusheng, then at Jiang Cixi, "That's strange. Why is your lost jade token in the possession of this girl?"

“That’s what I want to know, too.”

Jiang Cixi looked at the girl, her eyes filled with intimidation. "What's your name?"

"Lin Yusheng."

Jiang Cixi silently memorized the name and then said, "Tell me the truth, where did the jade token come from?"

Lin Yusheng thought for a moment and said, "My master left it to me."

"Master?" Jiang Cixi raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is your master a man or a woman?"

"female."

"what is her name?"

"do not know."

"No matter who she is, let her come to see me." Jiang Cixi said coldly, "Why does she have my jade token? I need to ask her in person."

"I can't do it." Lin Yusheng answered truthfully, "Because she disappeared, and I still haven't found her."

Jiang Cixi's expression changed when she heard this. "Missing?"

"How could it be such a coincidence? Miss Cixi wants to see her, and you say she's missing." Li Fei questioned with a sullen face, "Did you do this on purpose? Let me tell you, since this jade token was lost by Miss Cixi, your master is very likely suspected of stealing it, so this matter must be clarified!"

Lin Yusheng frowned and subconsciously defended himself, "You're talking nonsense! My master wouldn't steal anything!"

"Then let her come to see me." Jiang Cixi said without hesitation, "I must see her!"

For Jiang Cixi, how her jade token was lost was secondary. What was important was that since Lin Yusheng's master had her jade token, it might be related to her lost memory. Perhaps she had contact with Lin Yusheng's master during the time she disappeared.

If she finds Lin Yusheng's master, she might be able to learn from him what happened during the years she was missing, and perhaps she could remember the person or thing that was very important to her.

Lin Yusheng glanced at Jiang Cixi, somewhat dissatisfied, "I've already told you, she's missing, where can I find her for you?"

"Then this is your business."

Lin Yusheng: “…”

It's really unreasonable.

Jiang Cixi stopped looking at her and said calmly, "Have her come see me within a week."

After saying that, he walked into the castle.

Lin Yusheng looked at the woman's back and frowned angrily. She remembered that the woman was still holding her jade token, so she strode after her and said, "Give me back my jade token!"

Jiang Cixi didn't expect this girl to dare to say such a thing, and immediately sneered: "This originally belonged to me, and now it has been returned to its original owner."

"Why do you think it's yours just because you say it's yours? When my master was here, he told me that this jade token was very important and that I must keep it safe. I shouldn't give it to anyone, and I certainly shouldn't let anyone take it away easily!"

So she couldn't let Jiang Cixi take the jade token away.

Jiang Cixi paused, turned around to look at the anxious girl, and curled the corners of her lips in amusement, "If you want it, it's not impossible for me to give it to you. Have your master come to see me within a week, and I will give you this jade token. How about it?"

Lin Yusheng: "...I already said she's gone."

"If it's missing, go find it."

"I can't find her."

"Don't take the jade token anymore."

Lin Yusheng: “…”

She stared at Jiang Cixi unconvincedly, her face a little dark.

Jiang Cixi's gaze fell on the girl's face, a hint of amusement in her eyes, "Don't you realize that you are very similar to me? Even your temper is similar, and your sour face is exactly like mine."

Lin Yusheng didn't say anything. She had seen many people who looked like her. It was true that Jiang Cixi's facial features were a bit similar to hers, but that didn't mean anything.