The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"Mom hasn't been home for a while. Your uncle and Yun Jing are urging us to stay there for a while. I'll take this opportunity to rest up a bit." Madam Situ looked exhausted, and Situ Yaorao felt distressed. For so many years, because of General Situ's partiality and the disobedience of the previous owner of this body, Madam Situ hadn't had a single day of peace.

Now, although the power has been delegated to Er Niang, it is also a good thing. At least it can allow her to rest for a while.

Moreover, if she were to stay at the Situ family at this time, seeing the arrogant attitude of Er Niang and Situ Honglei, she might get sick from anger. Thinking of this, Situ Yaorao agreed: "Then, I will go with you now."

Situ Yaorao agreed so readily that Mrs. Situ smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, let's go now." As she said that, she pulled Situ Yaorao into the sedan chair.

Seeing this, Yu Sheng stepped forward and said respectfully, "Madam Situ."

"Huh? Isn't this the boy from the Yu family? Why are you here?" Madam Situ didn't expect Yu Sheng to be here. She had been looking at Situ Yaorao and hadn't noticed him just now. Now she was very surprised to see him.

"Miss Situ bought my shop, so I stayed here to help."

"Oh? So that's how it is. Yaorao is just fooling around, so don't get involved. The Yu family has been hit hard by your incident. If nothing else, go back early. After all, they are your family." Madam Situ seemed a little helpless when she mentioned her family. Without waiting for Yu Sheng to say anything else, she said to the sedan bearer, "Let's go."

Watching Madam Situ and the others leave, the few people here were stunned, obviously not knowing how to get along. Although Lian'er was very bold when educating Situ Yaorao, she was a little panicked when she saw so many grown men, each of whom was very dangerous.

"Everyone, go about yourselves. Miss Situ will probably be back soon. After all, she's not someone who would trust others with the store," Yu Sheng said to the crowd. Then, she turned to Lian'er, "If there's anything you can't decide, I'll have to trouble you to tell your young lady. After all, it's not convenient for us to go to the Gu family."

Hearing this, Lian'er blushed and said, "Yes...I will."

"That's good. Thank you for your help." The man chuckled.

Lian'er looked at the man's smile and felt it was a bit dazzling. She had never thought that Yu Sheng could be so gentle. After all, since she came here, Yu Sheng had always been so carefree and almost wanted to die.

Looking at Yu Sheng like this, Lian Er felt as if she didn't recognize him anymore. Perhaps it was because of Miss Qing He's death that stimulated him. But no matter what, she still had to thank him.

Otherwise, facing these people, she really didn't know what to do.

"Eat it?" Just as Lian'er was sighing, a peach suddenly appeared in front of her. Lian'er was puzzled and turned around to see Situ Weixing looking at her harmlessly.

"You...why did you give me peaches?" Looking at Situ Weixing, Lian'er's face turned red.

Situ Weixing looked at Lian'er for a long time and said, "Would you like to eat?"

Those two words again left Lian'er helpless. She could only grab the peach and say thank you. Then Situ Weixing started laughing. He seemed very happy.

In the sedan chair, Madam Situ looked at Situ Yaorao with a loving face: "Yaorao, when we get to Gu's house later, don't act silly."

"Mom, do you think I've been acting weird lately?" Situ Yaorao looked aggrieved.

"You haven't made any noise yet? If running away from home isn't considered making noise, then what is?" Mrs. Situ said helplessly.

"Mom, that's just because Dad is too bullying. If I don't leave, he will marry me off sooner or later." Situ Yaorao said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Madam Situ sighed softly: "Yao Rao, this is the fate of women. As the eldest daughter of the Situ family, you may be married to anyone because of the needs of the Situ family. That's why I want to find a suitable husband for you as soon as possible, so that you won't become a victim in the future." Madam Situ said.

Situ Yaorao's eyes turned red when she heard this: "But mother..."

"Yao Rao, don't feel wronged. This is the fate of women in Lanlin. It's like this for you, and it's like this for mother." Madam Situ said softly. Every time Madam Situ mentioned such things, she couldn't help but feel sad. This made Situ Yao Rao ask: "Mother, do you like father?"

"Like it? Who knows if you don't like it? After all these years, even if you didn't like it at the beginning, it has become a habit now. This is probably the tragedy of women. No matter how reluctant they were at the beginning, they will eventually change with the environment, and eventually become so different that they don't even know themselves anymore." Mrs. Situ said this with a self-deprecating smile.

"I guess Mom must have had a very outstanding partner back then."

Situ Yaorao looked at the woman with a harmless and brilliant smile. Hearing this, Madam Situ shook her head and said softly, "Don't talk nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense. Dad...is not worthy of you at all." Situ Yaorao said.

Madam Situ shook her head. "That's not the case. If I really want to say it, perhaps I, as his wife, am not worthy of him. After all, he is so outstanding. If it weren't for the Gu family, perhaps he would be better off now."

"Even if he had the Gu family, the emperor would still be suspicious of him. If he didn't have the Gu family, wouldn't he be beheaded now?" Situ Yaorao said dissatisfiedly.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. Situ, who had been kind just now, couldn't help but roared when she heard this. Situ Yaorao was startled. Mrs. Situ also realized that she seemed to be overly excited. So she said, "Yaorao, there are some things that cannot be said nonsense, otherwise it will kill people."

"I understand, mother." Situ Yaorao said in a low voice. But in her heart, she always felt that there seemed to be something strange about this Madam Situ.

Soon, the sedan arrived at Gu's house.

The head of the Gu family and Gu Yunjing were both waiting at the door to greet them.

Seeing Situ Yaorao coming, the head of the Gu family hurried forward and said, "Yaorao, do you still recognize your uncle?"

Situ Yaorao took a look and smiled: "Greetings to my uncle."

"Haha, this girl looks much more honest than when she was little." The middle-aged man laughed. Upon hearing this, Madam Situ also walked over to Situ Yaorao, glanced at Situ Yaorao, and said, "Brother, don't praise her. This girl always gets into trouble. Isn't it? She even ran away from the Situ family two days ago. The general was so angry."

"Oh? There is such a thing?" The head of the Gu family looked surprised.

"Father," Gu Yunjing whispered from the side. The head of the Gu family suddenly realized and said, "Look at me? I'm just asking questions, leaving you and your daughter standing outside. Come in quickly. I've already told the servants to arrange your accommodations. You can live peacefully in the Gu family for the time being. Stay until Situ Yu comes to ask you to go back. He's really been going too far lately. He's bullying the Gu family, as there's no one there."

Madam Situ remained silent throughout the entire journey, while the Patriarch of the Gu family continued to speak. The two people's completely different attitudes only made Situ Yaorao feel even more strange.

When they arrived at their residence, which was a place called Liyuan, "This is where your mother lived before she got married. You and your daughter should live here for the time being." The head of the Gu family said to Situ Yaorao.

"Thank you, uncle, for taking me in." Situ Yaorao said with a smile.

Madam Situ glanced at Situ Yaorao and said, "Yaorao, go and look around for a while. I have something to say to your uncle."

"Yun Jing, go and take your cousin for a walk." The head of the Gu family gave a light order.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunjing glanced at the smiling Situ Yaorao, nodded, and then took her away. After the two left, the smile on the Gu family head's face disappeared: "Sister, what do you mean? Is it so hard for you to come back?"

"It's really hard to accept." Madam Situ sneered, "You work for your family, and I have my own life. I've worked hard for over a decade to build the Situ family, and you're just handing it over to a bitch who almost killed me. How can I accept that?"