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

Pei-Chih, who was being pulled away, looked unhappy. She shook off Chun-Chih's hand and pretended to go back to Lin-Jing-Xuan's side. But Chun-Chih wouldn't let her break free so easily. Their back-and-forth attracted Ye-Qin-Xuan's attention.

Standing next to Ye Qinxuan, Lin Xiuyao clenched her fists tightly, her shoulders hunched, like an angry hen.

Aunt Liu held Lin Shuhui's hand happily and whispered, "What a great opportunity this is! You should go and learn from her. It will help you find a better family to marry into in the future. You must never become someone's concubine like your aunt."

Lin Shuhui's eyes were also filled with excitement. She never expected such a good thing to happen to her! It's all thanks to her older sister!

As the two passed by Lin Xiuyao, they both hid their joy, keeping their heads down and walking cautiously forward.

Having nowhere to vent her anger, Lin Xiuyao naturally wouldn't let them off so easily. She couldn't help but mock Lin Shuhui, and she directly reached out and used brute force to pull Lin Shuhui over and push her backward.

He crossed his arms and sneered, "You really did come at the right time. Why did you have to come back today of all times? You wouldn't have been in contact with that bitch Lin Qingwei all along, and you're working with her to embarrass me, would you?"

Lin Shuhui was so frightened that she trembled and kept shaking her head, saying no. She was so scared that tears were about to come out. Aunt Liu hugged her child and kept apologizing to Lin Xiuyao.

"Second Miss! How could Shuhui dare? All the blame lies with me! Punish me if you must!"

"Of course it's your fault! Aunt Liu, blame yourself for degrading yourself and betraying your mother to become a concubine and give birth to her!"

The sound reached Lin Qingwei's ears. She turned to look at Lin Jingxuan, who was standing not far away, and let out a long sigh. He had seen this scene many times at home.

"Big sister, you shouldn't be soft-hearted and get involved in this matter," he said, tugging at Lin Qingwei's sleeve.

"why?"

Lin Jingxuan pouted: "Big sister, have you forgotten? Aunt Liu was originally Mother's personal maid. Mother treated her so well. But she took advantage of Mother's pregnancy with Second Sister to seduce Father. Mother almost miscarried from the anger! Since she did such a bad thing back then, it's only right that she suffers a little now."

In fact, Madam Ye had never mistreated Aunt Liu and Lin Shuhui. Perhaps it was because she herself was born out of wedlock and knew the hardships of life for illegitimate daughters. Therefore, she never made things difficult for Aunt Liu in any way. She was just sad that the person she treated like a sister had betrayed her when she was most fearful and insecure.

Lin Zhengwen regretted what happened back then, so he treated Ye Shi better and didn't like Aunt Liu very much. Aunt Liu also knew that what she did was not right. After giving birth to Lin Shuhui, she asked to live with her daughter in the most remote courtyard of the Lin family mansion. They were rarely seen going out.

It was as if these two people didn't even exist in the mansion.

Ye Qinxuan got annoyed and nudged Lin Xiuyao with her elbow. Only then did Lin Xiuyao stop and tell the two of them to get out of her sight.

Aunt Liu and Lin Shuhui immediately lowered their heads and hurriedly disappeared into the night.

Lin Qingwei and Ye Qinxuan's eyes met in mid-air, and an indescribable tension was ignited. They both gave each other polite and friendly smiles and nodded.

To ensure the four girls could concentrate on their studies, Lin Zhengwen specially set aside a space, which was particularly close to Lin Qingwei's Qinghui Hall.

On the first day of class, Lin Qingwei got up very early. Chunqi had already packed everything she needed for class. When she went out, all the maids were doing their work in an orderly manner under the guidance of Zhang Mama, but Peizhi was nowhere to be seen.

Just as she was about to ask, she saw Peizhi walking hurriedly from the direction of Manfangzhai. She seemed a little guilty and did not dare to come to Lin Qingwei's side. She snatched the bucket of water from Peiyun's hand and began to water the flowers.

Lin Qingwei gave Chunqi a look, and Chunqi immediately understood what she meant.

"Perrin, you should go with the young lady today. I'm not feeling well."

Perrin nodded, brushed the dust off her hands, and jogged over to Lin Qingwei's side. She was a little nervous, but mostly happy, thinking that she had been given an important position by the young lady!

Lin Qingwei led Peilan to the classroom, but unexpectedly, someone had arrived even earlier than her.

Lin Shuhui, dressed in faded, gray clothes that had been washed countless times, stood awkwardly in a corner without a maid, always looking down as if she had done something wrong, not daring to utter a single word.

“Perrin, let me ask you, is the Third Miss often scolded by the Second Miss? Her clothes are so old, has Mother ever withheld her monthly allowance?”

Pei Lan, being a servant born into the Lin family, was very familiar with the situation in the Lin household. After listening to Lin Qingwei's words, she shook her head and said, "Reporting to Eldest Miss, in fact, Third Miss rarely leaves the courtyard, and the number of times she encounters Second Miss can be counted on one hand. But unfortunately, she always manages to offend Second Miss every time..."

As for monthly allowances, Madam never withholds anyone's allowance. Sometimes, seeing that the Third Miss's clothes were too shabby, she would even use her own money to supplement them. She also sent a lot of good fabrics, although not as much as what was given to the Second Miss, but certainly not enough to make the Third Miss wear old clothes all the time. As for why the Third Miss is still like this, this servant is not quite sure..."

Lin Qingwei looked up at Lin Shuhui. If this person wasn't truly timid and cowardly, she was probably extremely cunning and good at disguising herself.

Having learned from her previous life, Lin Qingwei would no longer easily believe that someone was always true to themselves. Often, the one who seemed the most harmless was the one who would bite the hardest.

She didn't initiate a conversation with Lin Shuhui, but instead chose a seat and sat down. Not long after, Lin Xiuyao and Ye Qinxuan arrived together.

Lin Xiuyao didn't dare to provoke Lin Qingwei directly, so she could only cause trouble for Lin Shuhui. Just as she was about to step over, Granny Wang arrived.

Granny Wang had a dignified, square face and a very serious expression. She exuded an undeniable aura that intimidated everyone. Seeing the several-foot-long ruler in her hand, even Lin Xiuyao lowered her head and pretended to be a virtuous lady, not daring to cause any more trouble.

Today's lesson was relatively easy. Granny Wang explained the basic information about the noble people in the palace and how to address them if they encountered them. Lin Qingwei listened attentively and even took notes. Granny Wang nodded repeatedly and gave her an appreciative look.

"Very good! That concludes today's lesson! Tomorrow we will officially begin learning the rules."

After Granny Wang put away the ruler and left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and dared to bend their backs.

Perhaps they were truly exhausted, for Lin Xiuyao and Ye Qinxuan did not cause Lin Qingwei any trouble and left so easily. On the contrary, Lin Shuhui followed behind Lin Qingwei the whole time, keeping her head down and not saying a word, which made Lin Qingwei very strange.

She stopped, and without noticing that Lin Shuhui had stopped, she bumped into her head.