After her transformation and rebirth, she manipulates the innocent and ruthless to overthrow the wor

A few days later, it was the fifteenth of August.

The streets were lit up early, and there were stalls everywhere, with shouts of vendors coming and going. Some sold homemade mooncakes, while others sold small lanterns for the Mid-Autumn Festival. The lanterns came in all shapes and sizes, including rabbit lanterns, lotus lanterns, and other shapes that symbolize good things.

A young girl gazed at the lotus lantern for a long time, and the vendor smiled and said, "Does the young lady like this lantern?"

But the girl did not answer; her mind was entirely focused on the conversation between the two people at the tea stall next to her.

An elder slowly took a sip of tea. "The General's Mansion has really gone all out this time. As long as you go to the General's Mansion and say auspicious words, you can receive that 'bestowed feast'."

"That's right. Didn't we hear that General Xiao's daughter died at the Summer Palace? Who knew she would come back to life? So, on this festive occasion, we specially held a coming-of-age ceremony for his little girl. I heard even the Empress went in person..."

"The Empress? Where did you hear that from?" The elder was completely unconvinced and laughed, "You think you can find out news from the palace?"

"Sigh, I just heard that! I need to hurry and tell my wife, she loves to take advantage of these kinds of things." With that, the young man finished his tea in one gulp, picked up his small basket, and strode away.

"Girl? Girl! Do you still want this lamp?" The vendor saw that the girl was in a daze and assumed that she was also broke, so his tone was not very friendly.

The girl snapped out of her daze, touched the lotus lantern, and smiled sweetly, "No, I don't want it anymore."

Upon seeing the girl's smile, the vendor's earlier annoyance at her lingering vanished, replaced by a feeling of peace and tranquility.

He quickly shook his head and began tidying up the lanterns.

However, upon tidying up, they discovered several silver ingots that had been left under the lotus lantern at some unknown time.

He was about to offer a reminder, but when he looked up, the girl was nowhere to be seen.

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"This, this... and that! Bring them all over."

The morning light streamed gently into the room through the carved window lattice. Chun Tao stood before the sandalwood dressing box, her eyes focused and eager as she looked at the jewelry brought by the maid.

"Xiao Lan, do me a favor. Tell the warehouse staff to bring back the silver-gilt Ruyi Huasheng that was bestowed upon us by the palace last year."

Xiao Lan said "oh" twice and hurriedly left.

Xia He laughed from the side, "Chun Tao, even the girls aren't as tired as you."

Chun Tao glanced at Xiao Ran, who was still yawning, and said anxiously, "Miss! Today is your big day, why don't you seem to be in any hurry at all!"

Xiao Ran turned around, the lingering effects of her yawn causing a faint blush to appear around her eyes, as if her eyes were shrouded in a thin veil of moisture.

She said lazily, "Isn't it because I have you, my little rascal?"

Chuntao was a little angry, "Miss!"

Xiao Ran chuckled softly.

In her previous life, after marrying into a noble family, both of her maids were murdered. She lost all interest in dressing up and wore plain white clothes every day, casually inserting a hairpin before going out, since no one cared about her anyway.

Today, with these two vibrant young girls by her side once again, she couldn't help but feel a mix of happiness and bitterness.

Chuntao piled all the jewelry in front of the dressing case. "Xiahe, look at the girl! Honestly, you should come and dress her up too! Only you can style the hairstyle she likes."

"Okay, okay." Xia He sighed helplessly, and as she passed Chun Tao, she flicked her nose and gave her a reproachful look.

"Little rascal!"