The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"Luoxue?" The man couldn't help but laugh again. He looked up at Situ Yaorao and said, "Yaorao, there are many things you don't understand. However, you will understand them soon."

"Why can't you tell me what I don't understand?"

"Because... there's no point in saying it now," the man said.

"But I want to know." Situ Yaorao pressed on. Hearing this, the man shook his head and said, "Okay, Yaorao, you should leave. There will be guests coming here soon, and I don't want anyone to see you. I believe you don't want to see me either, right?"

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao swallowed what she wanted to say. She turned and left. After Situ Yaorao left, the man couldn't help but laugh bitterly: "You can't scare people away like this? Really... just like her mother."

Not long after Situ Yaorao left here, a guest actually came here. However, if Situ Yaorao came and saw this guest, she would definitely be shocked.

Because this person was none other than Mrs. Situ, who had said she would not come here.

The man looked at Madam Situ, and Madam Situ looked back at him. After a while, both of them nodded.

"Long time no see, you're still the same." The man said softly.

Madam Situ frowned upon hearing this, and looking at his long hair, which was a mixture of blue and white, she said, "But you are no longer the peerless Master Situ of the past."

"That's good, at least this way I don't have to lose anything. And in fact, I have nothing to lose." The man said, stood up and walked to the woman's side.

"I'm sorry... It was my fault what happened back then. If there's anything I can do to make up for it, just tell me and I'll definitely do it." Mrs. Situ looked at the man and assured him.

Hearing this, the man smiled playfully: "Even if I want your daughter?"

Everyone has a weak spot, and for Madam Situ, Situ Yaorao was her weak spot. Even though she said that to Situ Yaorao, when facing an outsider, it was absolutely impossible for her to so unconditionally betray Situ Yaorao. So, almost instantly, Madam Situ's face darkened. "What do you mean? Do you want to kill my Yaorao to avenge Miss Luoxue? I've already said I'll make it up to you."

"Sister-in-law really loves Yaorao. But... sister-in-law, some things cannot be compensated. What you took away back then was not a woman's life, but my vision of the future. I want Yaorao, but not to kill her. Since Xue'er's life was lost for her, why not let her replace Xue'er." The man said lightly.

Madam Situ was furious when she heard this and slapped him: "How could you say such a thing?"

"But this is what I think. If you don't want to, just leave here. I don't need your so-called atonement." After the man said this, he turned away coldly.

Upon hearing this, Madam Situ pondered for a moment and then smiled bitterly, "Oh! I actually forgot that you're still the same, as gentle as before. Why... don't you want to blame us, mother and daughter?"

"Sister-in-law, the past is the past. For me, everything now is my atonement. You don't owe me anything. In comparison, it was me who harmed Yaorao." The man said, looked at Madam Situ, and said, "There are too many helplessness in this world. My helplessness is not for you, nor for Luoxue, but for my own fate. During these years imprisoned in this mountain, I have hated and resented, but in the end, it all returned to mediocrity."

The man was young, but when he spoke these words, he gave off a sense of immortality. Madam Situ listened with a complex expression, "You're so young, yet you already have such thoughts. I don't know if this is good or bad."

"Sister-in-law, please leave and don't let that child come over again. She is as gentle as you. Even if she hates me, she will still come here to see me." The man said softly.

"Yao Rao is a very disobedient child, always doing the wrong things. But I can't bear to blame her, because looking at her, it's like seeing myself back then. When I think of the poison in Yao Rao, I want to give her everything. If this child is almost spoiled by me, and if she offends you, don't take it to heart."

"No, she's very cute, just as I imagined," the man said.

"Imagine?" Mrs. Situ was stunned, remembering what Situ Yaorao had told her about the portrait before.

"Well, I'm bored in the mountains, and I occasionally think of this child, and then imagine what she will look like when she grows up. Sure enough, it's the same as what I thought." The man chuckled.

"You are as smart as ever. If you ever want to leave, tell me and I will find a way." Mrs. Situ said. The man nodded after hearing this, but did not say anything more.

Seeing his attitude, Mrs. Situ felt satisfied.

For her, that was enough.

As long as they were sure that this person would not harm Yaorao, then they could let Yaorao come. The grudge between them and this man would be resolved sooner or later.

Thinking this way, Madam Situ left. Looking at Madam Situ's back, the man smiled: "Sure enough, my sister-in-law is as smart as ever, so smart that I am at a loss."

After Situ Yaorao left there and returned to Yaorao Pavilion, she went to bed.

The next morning, when Situ Yaorao woke up, it was already noon. She put on her clothes in a daze. Then she saw Lian'er suddenly rush in.

Seeing Situ Yaorao wake up, he was so excited that he almost cried: "My lady, you are finally awake. If you don't get up soon, I'm afraid our house will be in chaos."

"Huh? What happened? I just took a nap, is it that serious?" Situ Yaorao looked at Lian'er in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Lian'er looked at Situ Yaorao with a helpless expression and said, "Isn't it? Today, your uncle and Master Yunjing came to visit the lady. Coincidentally, Master Nangong also came to teach the young lady. But the young lady didn't get up, so Master Nangong was waiting in the Yaorao Pavilion. I don't know if it was coincidence or what, but Princess Lianqiao suddenly came to visit our general's mansion. Miss Honglei took her around, and then she saw Master Nangong in your Yaorao Pavilion."

When Lian'er said this, she hurriedly dressed Situ Yaorao.

Situ Yaorao sat in front of the dressing table and said calmly, "Go on, what next?"

"And then?" Lian'er really wanted to cry: "Princess Lianqiao has admired Master Nangong for a long time. When she saw Master Nangong here, she was furious and asked the young lady to leave. But the young lady was sleeping soundly. I didn't dare to disturb her. It happened that the mistress brought Master Yunjing to see the young lady. Master Yunjing did not allow Princess Lianqiao to enter. In anger, Princess Lianqiao called the shadow guard, who was fighting with Master Yunjing. The mistress asked me to call the young lady and told her to come over quickly."

"If that's the case, why aren't you busy dressing me up?" Situ Yaorao raised an eyebrow and looked at Lian'er. Lian'er paused when she heard this. Then, looking at Situ Yaorao with a look of confusion, she said, "Miss, Master Yunjing hasn't seen you for a long time, so of course you should dress up."

"Is it not necessary?" Situ Yaorao frowned.

"If you don't dress up, I'm afraid Madam Situ will be unhappy." Lian'er said, and put the hairpin on her. When Situ Yaorao heard Lian'er say that Madam Situ was unhappy, she didn't say anything. After all, it was really possible that she was unhappy.

After dressing up, Situ Yaorao was dragged by Lian'er to a pavilion near Yaorao Pavilion. Inside, a delicate woman in a goose-yellow dress was clutching her waist and shouting something. Next to her stood Hong Lei, dressed in a light pink gauze dress.