The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

Murong Xuewei smiled playfully, "Sister-in-law, you already know!"

"You told me and your brother to be careful of her, but then you gave her the best shop. What are you up to?"

"Young Madam, you don't know this! This was our young lady's scheme," Liuli said with a smile.

"A scheme? What scheme?" Song Wanyi asked curiously, frowning.

Murong Xuewei's lips curled up, "I can't say for now, sister-in-law, just watch and see how I make Murong Lian show her true colors."

Looking at Murong Xuewei's confident demeanor, Song Wanyi smiled indulgently and tapped Murong Xuewei's head with her fan.

"You! You're still so clever and mischievous." Song Wanyi put away her fan. "Since you're so resourceful, I won't say anything more. If you encounter any trouble that you can't handle, just go to any of the shops under the Song family's name and say you're looking for Manager Song. Someone will help you."

When Song Wanyi mentioned this Manager Song, Murong Xuewei remembered that in her previous life, it was this Manager Song who risked danger to hide her sister-in-law and mother.

However, Xiao Wan Ning eventually found them, which led to the massacre of Manager Song's entire family.

Murong Xuewei moved her stool next to Song Wanyi, hugged her, and said sweetly, "Sister-in-law, you're so good to me."

Murong Qingyu's voice suddenly came from above Murong Xuewei's head, "So, between your sister-in-law and me, who's better?"

Murong Xuewei looked up and met Murong Qingyu's gaze. Murong Xuewei chuckled, "Big brother, what brings you here?"

Murong Qingyu tapped Murong Xuewei's forehead. "This is my courtyard. Why do you think I'm here?"

Murong Xuewei rubbed the spot where Murong Qingyu had hit her, saying, "Big brother, hitting me like that will make me stupid."

"It's better to be a little stupid; if you're too smart, you'll start scheming against people."

Murong Xuewei stood with her hands on her hips, somewhat angrily, "Who did I scheme against?"

"Do you want me to tell you? Those three shops on the bustling street... um!" Murong Qingyu raised an eyebrow at Murong Xuewei.

Murong Xuewei tugged at Murong Qingyu's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.

"Hehe, isn't this a sacrifice we had to make for the sake of our family business?"

"Hey! You've got a lot of clever tricks up your sleeve, but you need to be careful that your cleverness doesn't backfire."

"No, your sister has a peerless secret technique, she won't be tricked."

"Okay, okay, you're the best." Song Wanyi affectionately ruffled Murong Xuewei's hair.

"You just spoil her! You've spoiled her rotten." Murong Qingyu reached out and put his arm around Song Wanyi.

Murong Xuewei quickly covered her eyes with her hands, leaving only a slit open, "I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything."

Murong Qingyu kicked the stool in disgust. "It's so late and you're still not going home? Do you want me to find someone to take you home?"

"No need, no need, I'll go back myself." Murong Xuewei pulled Liuli away as if fleeing.

As soon as Murong Xuewei returned to Qimeng Pavilion, she felt something was wrong. After entering the room, she heard a thud and turned to see Liuli sleeping on the floor once again.

Murong Xuewei said irritably, "General Gu, you can come whenever you want, but why do you always have to knock my maid unconscious?"

Gu Ye looked at Liu Li lying on the ground, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his handsome face. "This general was just afraid that the contents of our conversation would be leaked."

"You're not here to discuss any important national affairs, so what's there to worry about leaking information? Besides, this maid is my confidante, and I can trust her."

Gu Ye coughed a few times, "Well, I'll try not to hit her next time I come."

"Huh? There's going to be a next time?"

"No more, no more."

After he finished speaking, Gu Ye realized why he, a great general, should be afraid of Murong Xuewei, a little girl who couldn't even kill a chicken!

"That's more like it. What brings General Gu to see me this time?"

It was only after Murong Xuewei reminded Gu Ye that he remembered the important matter.

"I've come to tell you that everything is ready, and I can come to the Murong family to propose marriage in three days. I'd like to ask you what your requirements or desires are for the proposal?"

Murong Xuewei thought for a moment, "What you want? There isn't one for now. Just follow the customs of your capital city when you propose marriage."

Murong Xuewei then added, "Remember to keep a low profile. I don't want anyone to know about my engagement yet."

Gu Ye frowned, somewhat displeased. "Is getting engaged to me something shameful?"

Murong Xuewei rolled her eyes at Gu Ye, "What does this have to do with whether or not I see the person? I just don't want to be investigated."

Gu Ye looked at Murong Xuewei with suspicion, "Are you afraid that the Emperor of Taichu Kingdom will investigate you?"

"Otherwise what? You can imagine. When the richest and most powerful people in a country get together, not only will the emperor be afraid, but the entire court will be sleepless, fearing that you might rebel one day."

Murong Xuewei deliberately emphasized the word "rebellion" to see Gu Ye's reaction, but after watching for a while, she couldn't figure it out.

"Only those who lose the hearts of the people are afraid of rebellion. Why would a good emperor who cares for the country and its people be afraid of rebellion?"

Looking at Gu Ye's determined eyes, Murong Xuewei knew that she wouldn't get any more information even if she continued to ask.

The topic then shifted back to the marriage proposal, "Did General Gu discuss this marriage proposal with his family beforehand?"

Gu Ye stared intently at Murong Xuewei, his gaze filled with inquiry. "Miss Murong, haven't you investigated my background?"

"Background?" Murong Xuewei was taken aback.

She hadn't really paid attention to Gu Ye's background.

In my previous life, I only knew that Gu Ye was overthrown and forced to rebel, but I hadn't learned about his background.

Seeing Murong Xuewei's bewildered expression, Gu Ye knew that everything she had said about admiring him was fake. He sighed heavily, "I'm an orphan!"

"Are you an orphan?" Murong Xuewei looked at Gu Ye in surprise.

Murong Xuewei found it hard to believe that Gu Ye was an orphan. She had always thought that even if Gu Ye's family background wasn't particularly good, his parents must have been quite wealthy, otherwise how could they have raised such an outstanding general?

Gu Ye nodded, acknowledging his identity.

"You must have had a tough journey!"

Gu Ye was quite surprised when Murong Xuewei suddenly said that.

Gu Ye hadn't expected that Murong Xuewei would look down on him for not having a family background to support him after learning his identity, and might even give up cooperating with him. But he was surprised to hear a word of comfort.

"But it's okay. From now on, my home will also be your home, and you can treat my family as your family."

Murong Xuewei said this with her own selfish motives.

Murong Xuewei thought that if one day she couldn't defeat Xiao Wanning and Jiang Lingyun, she hoped that Gu Ye could protect the Murong family members for the sake of their cooperation, so that they wouldn't follow the same path as in her previous life.