The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"Mom, I think I probably can't understand. So... please tell me clearly, at least I should know why I was poisoned, why I was hated, and how I owed him!" Situ Yaorao looked at Madam Situ with a burning gaze, and she didn't intend to let this matter go.

Seeing Situ Yaorao like this, Madam Situ sighed, "Never mind, this is fate. I thought you'd never see him again, but who knew, even in the forbidden area, you'd still make it. Perhaps this is also God's will." With that, Madam Situ pulled Situ Yaorao to sit down. Her eyes, always filled with wisdom, now held a hint of helplessness and sadness. Even a hint of regret.

"That was probably the biggest mistake Mother ever made. Back then, Mother was the General's wife, but she never gave birth to a son for him. And it was around that time that Honglei's mother became pregnant again. Everyone thought she would give birth to a son from the Situ family, and thus become the General's wife. For a time, she was incredibly popular. Although Mother was unwilling, she had no other choice. Everyone in the mansion respected me, but no one was close to me. They all thought that, as a wife, I was not easily approachable. In comparison, that woman was considered a good person by everyone.

Under these circumstances, the only people close to Mother are your uncle and a woman named Luoxue. Luoxue is a goddess from the Mingyue Kingdom in the south. Legend has it that her birth was auspicious and auspicious. She is deeply loved by her family, and coupled with her superb medical skills and... her blood jade that can bring the dead back to life, all of this is truly enviable.

She was a good woman, and a good woman must have a man worthy of her. She found him, and that was her good fortune. Your uncle and she were a perfect match. Originally, they were going to get married. But... at that time, you fell seriously ill." Madam Situ said, looking at Situ Yaorao: "It was a hereditary disease in my family, a life-threatening one. You are my only daughter. I was panicked for a moment, so I called your uncle. At that time, you were as good as dead. Your uncle then set his sights on Miss Luoxue's blood jade, forcibly snatched it away, and cured you."

Mrs. Situ sighed when she said this and looked at Situ Yaorao deeply.

Situ Yaorao's mouth twitched when she heard this. She didn't know why, but she always had a bad feeling because this plot was too melodramatic and too coincidental. It was so coincidental that she didn't dare to think about it!

"At that time, mother didn't know that the blood jade was actually used by Miss Luoxue to prolong her life. Miss Luoxue was once infected with a cold poison while saving someone, so she found such a blood jade to suppress the cold poison. When the blood jade left her side, she could not be saved. In the end, mother saved you, but hurt Miss Luoxue. Your father didn't know about this. Later, that scene happened. At your birthday party, he kidnapped you and poisoned you with the Moonlight Poison. When your father found him, he wanted to tell everything. But... when he saw you dying in his arms, he chose to remain silent. He saved you, and saved mother. Although this Moonlight Poison will torture you, didn't we do something wrong first?" After Mrs. Situ finished speaking, she looked at Situ Yaorao: "Yaorao, there are many things in this world that cannot be judged by appearances alone. Just like this incident, mother thought that this was the end. But later she found out that all this was just a plan." Mrs. Situ actually cried as she spoke.

"Mom...don't cry." Situ Yaorao was panicked and didn't know what to do.

"It turns out that your uncle is not a member of the Situ family. Although he is not a member of the Situ family, he has unparalleled talents, which is bound to make him envied. All of this is just a scheme of those people. Including the outbreak of the strange and stubborn family-inherited diseases, it was all deliberately caused by certain people. When mother knew all this, it was too late. Mother wanted to go to the forbidden area in the back mountain, but your father was watching closely, and mother could not go there. It was really an accident that you were able to see him this time. If you can see him again, please treat him better on behalf of mother." Mrs. Situ sighed after she finished speaking.

Situ Yaorao didn't know for whom the sadness and helplessness in this sigh was for. Perhaps it was for the man who didn't love her and used her, or perhaps it was for the uncle who was extremely talented but ultimately too kind, thus suffering for himself throughout his life.

But no matter which one it was, Situ Yaorao could no longer hate that man.

After all, they were the ones who made the mistake first. She accepted this body and this life, so she should bear everything and not blame others.

Because this is the price of survival.

Thinking of this, Situ Yaorao took a deep breath, looked at Madam Situ, and assured her, "Don't worry, mother. I will treat him well when I see him again. I must make up for what I owe him. I understand this."

Hearing Situ Yaorao's words, Madam Situ nodded in satisfaction. She looked at Situ Yaorao and said excitedly, "Okay, okay, as long as you understand, as long as you understand. By the way, mother almost forgot, your uncle has returned to Beijing and brought Yun Jing back with him. I will take you to meet them tomorrow."

"Yun Jing?" Situ Yaorao was quite unfamiliar with this name because she had never heard of it!

"Well, this is your cousin. He's been very protective of you since you were little. Every time you did something wrong and your mother wanted to punish you, he would stop you. But I guess you don't remember it," Madam Situ said, glancing at her with regret. "If your cousin Yun Jing knew how much you love to make trouble now, he would be very disappointed."

"Um...my cousin doesn't know what I did?" Situ Yaorao was stunned.

"He was far away in another country before, how could he know these absurd things?" Madam Situ glanced at Situ Yaorao with some resentment: "I don't know what sin he has committed. You must never do such nonsense again in the future, understand?"

"Yes, I won't do that again!" Situ Yaorao promised decisively, fearing that Madam Situ would come to lecture her again.

After hearing this, Madam Situ finally gave up and took the flute: "I'll take this flute away."

Flute? That's right, the flute! Situ Yaorao suddenly realized, "Why did Mother say he hasn't forgiven you when she saw the flute?"

"This flute? It was Miss Luoxue's favorite back then, but it was in the hands of the Empress at the time. I have a good relationship with Miss Luoxue, so I asked your uncle to get the flute, and he gave it to your uncle, who then gave it to Miss Luoxue. Now he's returning it to you, probably because he doesn't want to have anything to do with us anymore." Madam Situ sighed softly as she spoke. Situ Yaorao's eyes flickered slightly when she heard this: "So, why is there a portrait of me in his residence?"

"Maybe, it's because of guilt. Your uncle loved you very much before that incident, and after that incident, he felt very guilty, so he created those portraits, right? However, he is indeed a genius, and everything he does is so perfect. He can even draw a beautiful woman that he has never seen before, and she looks very similar." Mrs. Situ said, and chuckled.

Situ Yaorao fell silent after hearing this.