She was buried alive at the start, but she's determined to smash her ex-husband's head in

Everyone in the Lin family knows how ugly the falling out between the eldest daughter and the madam was back then.

Over the years, the lady has never sent anyone to the estate to see the eldest daughter, which shows that she truly despises Lin Qingwei.

With a second young lady in the manor who is both talented and beautiful and renowned throughout the capital, the eldest young lady naturally has no place to stand.

“If Miss doesn’t want to take the oxcart back, she’ll have to find her own way. If she doesn’t get to the Lin residence before dark, I’m sure Master will be angry. I advise Miss not to worry too much about it now.”

The driver crossed his arms and raised his chin high, looking disdainful.

I really don't know what this young lady is so arrogant about. She's been banished to the estate, can't she see her place? If she could return to the capital and live a life of luxury, wouldn't she be grateful and crawl back there?

What are you being picky about?

Lin Qingwei turned to look at him: "Since you know you are a servant, watch your words."

The coachman suddenly became angry: "What's wrong with being a servant? You're just a spoiled young lady who was rejected and sent to the manor. Your daily life is not as good as mine! What kind of airs are you putting on! To put it bluntly, you're just a country bumpkin!"

"If you don't understand any rules or etiquette, no one would even want you in a brothel!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, and even Li's mother and her group were furious.

Lin Qingwei, however, was not annoyed. She stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Do you dare repeat what you just said?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" The coachman remained arrogant, showing no respect for Lin Qingwei. He had been ordered to come here to thoroughly humiliate the young lady and make her back down!

"You're nothing but..."

Before he could even utter a word, Lin Qingwei stuffed a mouthful of smelly, dry straw from the cowshed cart into his mouth.

She gracefully lifted the hem of her skirt, kicked the still-dazed driver onto the cowshed cart, and beckoned to Chunqi. Chunqi immediately understood and took a rope to tie the driver up tightly.

The driver's eyes widened, and he made a low growl in his throat, but he couldn't utter a single word, his face turning red and his neck bulging from holding it in.

Lin Qingwei didn't want to waste time with him, so she picked up the whip and lashed it hard on the ox's back. The old ox, in pain, started running and dragged the still struggling driver away in some unknown direction.

Madam Li swallowed hard, hunched her shoulders, and asked in a low voice, "What can we do now? Miss must get back to the Lin residence before dark, otherwise if she misses today, it will be difficult to get Master to speak up again next time."

"Don't worry, I have a plan."

The greatest advantage of being reborn is that I can foresee many things...

Not far away, a carriage was stuck in a muddy patch and could not move forward. The lady inside the carriage was anxious and scared.

Rumor has it that there are many bandits in this area who take advantage of the muddy roads after a heavy rain to rob people. She really regrets not bringing more people with her. Now the car can't move, and she doesn't dare to get out easily.

The stalemate continued, and the sun grew increasingly intense.

"Lan'er, are you ready? When can we continue our journey?" Madam Shen suddenly had a bad feeling and asked.

Before Lan'er could reply, she heard the sound of a large group of people approaching.

"If you don't want to die, hand over all your money!"

Scarface shouted arrogantly. He stood at the front, while the rest of his brothers were hidden behind the reeds and could not be seen clearly. Lan'er looked from a distance and estimated that there were twenty or thirty people. She was completely terrified.

Madam Shen was so frightened that she trembled. Just what she feared had come to pass. In order to save her life, she immediately ordered Lan'er and the coachman to take out all the valuables they were carrying.

"Gentlemen, all the money is here. Would you please let us through?"

Scarface's eyes lit up with greed at the sight of so much jewelry and money! They really live a life of luxury, staying out of the mountains for half a year and then feasting for the rest! How could they let them go so easily?

He chuckled twice, stroked his chin, and narrowed his eyes: "Of course... no way! I still want one hundred taels of silver! If you can't pay, don't even think about leaving today!"

Madam Shen was terrified and completely lost her composure: "Brave warriors, I have given you everything I could. Now I truly have nothing left!"

Scarface brandished his broadsword and threatened, "Since that's the case, why don't you stay and become my wife? Consider the hundred taels as my betrothal gift to you!"

As he spoke, he walked forward, rushed into the carriage, and forcibly abducted Madam Shen. Lan'er was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl and had no strength to stop him. As for the coachman, he had already been frightened and hid.

Madam Shen screamed and pressed a hairpin against her throat; she would rather die than suffer such humiliation!

Just as the scarred man's hand was about to reach inside the curtain, Madam Shen was about to commit suicide to preserve her reputation when she heard a scream. The curtain was then lifted, revealing an extremely beautiful face.

"Is Madam alright?" Lin Qingwei asked Madam Shen with great concern.

At this moment, in Madam Shen's eyes, Lin Qingwei seemed like a goddess descended to earth, radiating light from head to toe.

Chunqi subdued the scarred man in no time, tied him up, and stepped on him. Lan'er cried and hugged Chunqi's arm, terrified.

"Sister, there are still many of his men in the reeds!"

"It's just a trick, there are only fake people inside, don't be afraid." He patted Lan'er's back twice to comfort her.

Madam Shen shook her head with lingering fear: "Thanks to your timely appearance, young lady, I am alright. I really don't know how to repay your kindness today."

Mrs. Shen's eyes were filled with gratitude.

"It was nothing, please don't take it to heart, Madam," Lin Qingwei said. "It's getting late, and I'm in a hurry to get on my way, so I'll take my leave now."

"Where are you headed, young lady?"

Lin Qingwei said, "I am Lin Qingwei, the eldest daughter of the Lin family in the capital."

"So it's Miss Lin!" Actually, Madam Shen didn't know who Lin Qingwei was; she had only heard of Lin Xiuyao, the second young lady of the Lin family.

"But I noticed that Miss Lin only brought one maid with her, without a carriage or driver?" That's strange.

Lin Qingwei looked bewildered and blinked, saying, "This morning, my mother sent someone to pick me up in a cowshed cart. I said something wrong, which upset the driver, so he drove away..."

She was born with a cute and endearing appearance, so no one would resist her when she deliberately acted pitiful and innocent.

Madam Shen was indeed very distressed. She patted Lin Qingwei's head and asked softly, "So you want to walk back?"

"Yes, if I walk faster, I'll definitely be able to reach the Lin residence before Father returns."

“How can that be? Walking back would probably break my legs! I also need to get back to the capital, so why don’t you come with me, Miss Lin, and I’ll take you back to the Lin residence so I can repay your life-saving grace.”