The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"In my eyes, you did nothing wrong. But in her eyes, you were wrong from the moment you played tricks on her. Ziyu, don't think too much." Yu Sheng patted Ziyu's shoulder.

Zi Yu shook her head: "I'm not playing tricks."

"Whatever you think is your fault. However, you'd better remember Situ's warning. Otherwise, if there's a next time, no one will be able to save you." Yu Sheng didn't want to hear Zi Yu's explanation. After all, Princess Jinle was indeed in a state of disarray at the time. And she and Princess Jinle were the only two people in the room.

Naturally, what she said was what she meant.

However, she had forgotten that there was always a sense of character in this world. Princess Jinle had been famous for a long time. Although her temperament was not gentle, she rarely lost her temper and hit others like this.

Furthermore, Princess Jinle's mother was a highly educated woman. She certainly wouldn't allow Princess Jinle to bully others. Princess Jinle was a person who clearly distinguished between love and hate, as many people had said over the years. Therefore, there had to be something strange about what happened today.

One was a high-ranking princess who never harmed anyone. The other was a woman who had just come from Bing Xin's painted boat. Yu Sheng knew which of the two was more resourceful, even without even thinking about it.

Ziyu's face paled at Yu Sheng's attitude. She secretly cursed Princess Jinle for being too extreme. She had hoped this incident would make Prince Yunyi feel sorry for her. But she hadn't expected Princess Jinle to beat her so badly. And Situ Yaorao had even noticed.

"Zi Yu, go back and rest." Yu Sheng said.

"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Mr. Yusheng." After saying this, Zi Yu went upstairs.

"What did she do wrong?" Mo Zhu asked after Zi Yu went upstairs. Yu Sheng glanced at him and said, "She played tricks in front of Situ and made him angry."

"Aren't you feeling uncomfortable?" Mo Zhu looked at her like she was a fool, which made Yu Sheng couldn't help but smile.

But I have to admit, he is indeed stupid.

After leaving the restaurant, Situ Yaorao quickly returned to the Situ family home and climbed over the wall with ease. Unexpectedly, as soon as she jumped down, she saw Madam Situ standing there waiting for her.

Beside Mrs. Situ was the pale-faced Lian'er, who had obviously suffered at this time.

"Mom?" Situ Yaorao took a step back and called out awkwardly.

"You still remember that I'm your mother?" Madam Situ's tone was icy. She glanced at Lian'er and said, "Take the young lady back."

"Yes, ma'am." Lian'er said, and came in front of Situ Yaorao, and said respectfully: "Miss, please go back."

"Yes." Situ Yaorao nodded and followed Lian'er. Madam Situ walked behind. Lian'er's hands were now covered in blood. It was obvious that Madam Situ had attacked her again.

"Lian'er, what are you doing?"

"No, nothing." Lian'er hid her hand and shook her head.

"Mom, are you bullying Lian'er again?" Situ Yaorao stopped.

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Madam Situ ignored Situ Yaorao's words. Situ Yaorao had no choice but to follow her back first.

Back to Situ Yaorao's courtyard. In the room, Xiu'er was drinking tea. Seeing Situ Yaorao coming back, she hurriedly stood up: "Cousin, you are finally back."

"what happened?"

Situ Yaorao frowned.

"Yaorao, kneel down." Mrs. Situ looked at Situ Yaorao and said coldly.

When Situ Yaorao heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She felt that this matter couldn't be too simple. Otherwise, Madam Situ wouldn't treat her like this. If it was just because she went out, she would at most scold her.

Thinking about this, Situ Yaorao knelt on the ground: "Mom, what happened?"

"What's wrong?" Madam Situ snorted coldly, took out a dozen contracts from her sleeve, and slapped them all on Situ Yaorao's face: "I ask you, what is this!"

When Situ Yaorao saw this thing, her face turned pale.

"What on earth did you do to your cousin?" Mrs. Situ's voice trembled with anger. Xiu'er's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she knelt on the ground: "Aunt, it's not my cousin's fault."

"Then tell me, what happened! I asked you but you didn't say anything and just kept crying. Now I ask your cousin, but you say it's not her fault." Mrs. Situ said coldly.

When Xiu'er heard this, she pursed her lips and was unwilling to say it out loud.

"Yao Rao, tell me!" Madam Situ said angrily. Upon hearing this, Situ Yao Rao had no choice but to say, "To answer mother, this matter... has to start from yesterday when my cousin Xiu'er wanted to go out. My cousin told me because she wanted to go out to play. I thought that if we went out alone, it would be the two of us, and we would inevitably be scolded by my father. So, I called Hong Lei. My cousin has a gentle personality. I am used to being arrogant on weekdays, and the places I go to are not suitable for her. So I asked Hong Lei to find a place. It was opened by Princess Bingli and Princess Lianqiao, called Qingya Pavilion. It is also a place that women like to go. I agreed. Who would have thought that after entering, Princess Bingli called me up to the third floor. Something happened downstairs."

When Situ Yaorao said this, Xiu'er had already started crying.

"Go on." Mrs. Situ felt like she was going to die of anger.

"When I went downstairs, Xiu'er was already lying on a platform in disheveled clothes, surrounded by a group of filthy men. Hong Lei and the others were watching from the side. When I saw this scene, I felt bad. I ordered these people to sign a contract and not to spread the news. Then I let it go." As soon as Situ Yaorao finished speaking, Mrs. Situ's face turned completely pale.

"You, you, you actually..."

"It's not my cousin's fault."

"You shut up too!" Madam Situ glanced at Xiu'er coldly. Then she pointed at Situ Yaorao and said, "Do you still remember what I told you before?"

"Let me protect my cousin."

"But what's the result?" Mrs. Situ felt terrible.

"Mom, this is my fault." Situ Yaorao lowered her head.

"Since you know you are wrong, why don't you kill those people? If this matter gets out, Xiu'er's life will be ruined!" Mrs. Situ was so angry that she didn't know what to say.

"Mom, that's Qingya Pavilion. It's where Princess Bingli lives. Besides, if someone was killed, someone will definitely come to investigate the matter thoroughly. That would be really bad for my cousin. I had no other choice but to let those people write this contract." Situ Yaorao said awkwardly.

Upon hearing this, Madam Situ also felt that there was some truth in what she said. However, although it made sense, Xiu'er was wronged.

"Xiu'er, this matter is not well thought out by your aunt. Why don't you send you to the Gu family? That way, no one will dare to bully you in the Gu family. It's better than staying in the Situ family." Mrs. Situ persuaded. Xiu'er's face turned pale when she heard this: "Aunt, are you going to drive Xiu'er away?"

"How can you say I'm driving you away? I just don't want your cousin to lead you astray again."

"My cousin is very nice to Xiu'er. If it weren't for my cousin, I don't know how chaotic things would have been yesterday." Xiu'er gritted her teeth.

"you……"

"Aunt, Xiu'er has been alone since she was young and has no playmates. I am already very grateful that my cousin does not dislike me. Please let me stay here." Xiu'er looked at Mrs. Situ and pleaded.

This made Situ Yaorao depressed.

I originally thought that after being scolded, I could send my cousin away so that she would have one less burden around her, but who would have thought that this girl would not leave?

"You are a thoughtful girl. Well, if you want to stay, then stay. But you can't go out again." Mrs. Situ said seriously.

Xiu'er nodded when she heard that.

"Well, in that case, you can go upstairs and rest. Auntie still has something to ask your cousin."

"Yes, aunt." Xiu'er said and went upstairs.

After Xiu'er went upstairs, Madam Situ looked at Situ Yaorao helplessly: "Yaorao, why did you go out again today?"

"This...something went wrong in the restaurant, I have to go out and take a look."

"What's the use of your restaurant? It's better not to care about it anymore." Mrs. Situ frowned.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao said, "Mother, nothing in this world is permanent. The Gu and Situ families are indeed thriving now, but... who can guess what His Majesty is thinking? I just don't want to find a place for you and me to stay when we no longer have such a good life."