The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"So, it's impossible to get rid of the thieves using the correct channels. If you bring the thieves to the government office, the people in the government office will let them go. They may even burn you to death. But I'm different. As the leader of the Demon Cult, I can get rid of those thieves without anyone knowing." Yun Luo looked at Situ Yaorao and continued.

Situ Yaorao felt a little relieved when she heard this.

"As a woman, you should know the resentment and anger that women felt afterward. Many even committed suicide because of this. But because they were women of officials, the news was suppressed." The man looked at Situ Yaorao and continued. After hearing this, Situ Yaorao finally couldn't help but ask, "Who is this person who can silence so many officials?"

"Well... if you want to know, it's not impossible. However, you have to keep me here first. Otherwise, I will definitely not tell you."

Yun Luo looked at Situ Yaorao and his attitude became serious.

"There are many people in this capital who can protect you. Even with your looks, it's not impossible for a woman to willingly hide you for you. Why does it have to be me?"

Situ Yaorao asked with some confusion.

Yun Luo looked at Situ Yaorao for a while, then chuckled, "Maybe he finds it funny. Besides, even if someone else could protect me, it's still far from being as safe as coming here with you. After all, you're General Situ's daughter."

"But I always feel that you have some secret that you cannot tell anyone." Situ Yaorao looked at the man and spoke frankly.

"If you are worried, you can do something to me. That way, you won't be suspicious, right?" Yun Luo looked at the woman and said.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it. Since you want to stay here, you have to abide by the rules here." Situ Yaorao simply ignored the man's affairs.

The thief had to be dealt with no matter what. If the thief hadn't left the note, perhaps she could have stayed out of it, but since he had left it, she couldn't just ignore it.

"Don't worry, I will do as you tell me." Yun Luo smiled with satisfaction. This smile almost blinded Situ Yaorao's eyes. Yun Luo was extremely beautiful.

But there was a murderous intent in his body, which made people feel a little daunted.

"If you are not afraid of meeting people, then stay in front and pour wine for people." Situ Yaorao looked at the man and said lightly.

Yun Luo fell silent upon hearing this. His beautiful black eyes stared at Situ Yaorao, as if accusing her of being unreasonable.

This forced Situ Yaorao to cough awkwardly a few times before continuing, "Well...if that doesn't work, then you can go to the kitchen."

"Kitchen?" Yun Luo was stunned.

"Yes, no one comes to work in the kitchen yet. We have been hungry all morning." Situ Yaorao said seriously.

Seeing that Situ Yaorao really didn't seem to be joking, Yun Luo couldn't help but twitch his lips. He frowned and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. I can't cook."

"You can't do this or that, you're such a nuisance." Situ Yaorao said with some disdain. Yun Luo was speechless after hearing this. However, he said, "But... if you could let me help you manage the people, that's fine. Or maybe I could help you keep this place safe."

"Someone has already done all of this. Oh, I heard you say before that you can play the piano, right?" Situ Yaorao looked at the man with bright eyes. Seeing Situ Yaorao like this, Yun Luo took a step back. Subconsciously, he felt that there was danger.

"What do you want to do?" Yun Luo asked cautiously. Situ Yaorao smiled upon hearing this and said, "Why not just become a zither player?"

“…” It’s really not a good thing.

"If you are a musician, you can hide in the dark and play the piano without seeing anyone. You don't have to go to the kitchen. More importantly, it saves me the money of hiring a musician. Of course, I won't pay you." Situ Yaorao said decisively.

Yun Luo felt somewhat powerless, but he agreed nonetheless. It didn't really matter to him. So he said, "I agree."

"That's fine. You can live here from today. Of course, if something really happens, don't expect me to save you." After saying that, Situ Yaorao took him out.

"Miss, how did your talk go?" Lian'er asked anxiously.

Situ Weixing on the side frowned.

"From today on, he will stay here and play the piano. You can bully him as you please." As soon as these words came out, everyone was speechless again.

"Miss, how much do you dislike this young man?" Lian'er sighed helplessly.

Situ Yaorao smiled: "Of course I don't like you as much as I can. Well, I'm going to find a cook, otherwise we will definitely starve to death." After Situ Yaorao said this, she was about to go out.

"Miss... Madam sent someone to tell me earlier that you should not go out today. She will come to pick you up and take you back to Gu's house for a short stay." Lian'er said hurriedly when she saw Situ Yaorao was about to leave.

As soon as Lian'er said this, Situ Yaorao frowned: "Returning to the Gu family? Why have I never heard her mention it before?"

"Madam rarely brings Miss back to the Gu family. Young Master Yun Jing left the Gu family when Miss was still young, and since then, Miss has not wanted to go back. Madam can't force Miss. This time, I think Miss should go back to see Young Master Yun Jing. Miss, Madam rarely brings you back, and you haven't been back to the Gu family for a long time, so you should go back and visit. Don't make things difficult for Madam." Lian'er looked at Situ Yaorao and persuaded.

After hearing this, Situ Yaorao thought about it and finally sat down and said, "I understand, I understand. Can't you just go? Really, I don't know whether I brought you out to supervise me or to help me." Situ Yaorao said with some dissatisfaction.

Lian'er lowered her head when she heard this: "Miss, this servant is doing this for your own good."

"Okay, I got it. Can't I go to Gu's house with my mother later? But the store will be handed over to you. The store hasn't opened yet, and the other side hasn't made any move, which really makes me uneasy. You must guard it well. If anything happens, tell me the first time." Situ Yaorao said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Lian'er said, "Yes, Miss. I will definitely not let you down."

"What wouldn't disappoint Yaorao?" Lian'er had just finished speaking when she heard a woman's elegant and generous voice coming from outside. Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao hurriedly got up and walked out.

Then, Madam Situ, dressed in a gorgeous purple dress, stepped down from the sedan chair. Seeing Situ Yaorao, she smiled gently, "Yaorao, why aren't you as affectionate to your mother as before?"

"Mom, there are outsiders here." Situ Yaorao said embarrassedly.

"This girl is so shy." Madam Situ slowly walked in front of Situ Yaorao, then looked at the people here and frowned: "Why is there no girl here?"

“I haven’t had time to find this yet.”

"Really? How can I feel at ease letting you be with so many men?"

"Ahem... Mom, it's really nothing. Besides, isn't Lian'er still here?" Situ Yaorao said awkwardly.

"I don't care. From now on, you will follow me to the Gu family and live there." Mrs. Situ said.

"But, mother, don't you need to go back to the Situ family to take care of things?" Situ Yaorao asked in confusion. Madam Situ frowned upon hearing this, "Now, your second mother is in charge of all the affairs of the Situ family. Your father said that Hong Lei's wedding banquet is approaching, and the emperor has issued an order, so it must be a grand celebration. He was worried that I would be tired, so he handed everything over to your second mother to manage." Madam Situ said lightly.

"It's obvious that he wants my mother to hand over power." Situ Yaorao frowned.

"So what? This is my fate. Your father has been like this all these years. Now he finally has a reason. If I don't give up power, who knows what kind of trouble will happen. It's better to give it all to them and feel at ease." Mrs. Situ sighed.

"So, mother, are you going back home?" Situ Yaorao frowned. She felt that this was not Mrs. Situ's character.