I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

Manjushage felt a little embarrassed: "So you were there at the time."

She thought to herself, I was so ugly, are you sure you didn't recognize the wrong person?

Olivia nodded, "Yes, I happened to see someone cast a spell on your carriage, and I wanted to help as a witness, but I didn't expect you to handle it by yourself."

Although Olivia smiled brightly, I always felt that there was another meaning behind this smile: If you don’t help, I will tell everyone about your use of magic to transfer the jewelry.

Lycoris radiata was ashamed. Should we say that she was worthy of being the woman who could have the last laugh in the power struggle? She indeed had all the necessary means.

Fortunately, she also wanted to give Olivia some face, so she smiled and stretched out her hand: "I want to participate in more social activities during this period, and I just need someone to accompany me. Miss Olivia, you came at the right time."

"It's my honor to work with you, Miss Manjushage." Olivia hurried forward and shook the hand.

"But then again, what are you going to do?" asked Manjushage.

The original novel rarely describes the heroine's power struggle, and she was really curious about how Olivia defeated her aunt.

"The Peters family has been in decline for a long time. In addition to the lack of an outstanding person in power, the most fundamental reason is the promulgation of a decree." Olivia also quickly got into the state.

"What decree?" Manjushage remembered that after the current king ascended the throne, he promulgated a series of new decrees, several of which seriously harmed the interests of some old nobles and were strongly resisted. However, they were miraculously preserved in the end. Those nobles who resisted the new decrees either disappeared mysteriously or became destitute and increasingly destitute.

Manjushage didn't even dare to imagine how many tricks his uncle had used to deal with so many people quietly.

“Miss Manjushage, you should know that the new decree issued by His Majesty the King has displeased many ancient nobles. They have launched a rebellion, wanting to erase the decree and even drive the king off the throne and replace him with themselves.

"But they failed. Before he ascended the throne, the king quelled a large-scale riot called the 'Yuanqi Rebellion'. The disaster was even more terrible than the realm dispute a few months ago. The prestige gained by the king from this feat was enough for him to easily eliminate dissidents, and among those opponents was the Peters family."

Olivia narrated in a calm tone:

"Most of the Peters family's income came from the slave trade, also known as human trafficking. This behavior was soon strictly prohibited in the newly issued decree. The situation of this ancient noble family has plummeted since then. They can only rely on the few pieces of land left over from the past to survive and maintain the most basic dignity of the ancient noble family."

"It seems that the situation of the Peters family is worse than we thought." said Manjushage.

Not only did they dare to resist the king, but they also had a dark history of human trafficking. These might be considered normal in that chaotic era, but when the king ascended the throne, everything would only turn into a stain. It was already very good that they were not directly eradicated, and naturally no one wanted to have anything to do with them.

But they were used to their previous luxurious life and often relied on spending lavishly to maintain their face, and their originally acceptable life became increasingly difficult.

To put it simply, it means to suffer in the face of adversity.

Of course, there is a reason why the Peters family did this, and Lycoris radiata is the best example.

She has rarely participated in public social occasions since she was born. Her father and brother are more indifferent than each other, and they don't even need to spread false news deliberately. All of Aslan thinks that their family is extremely poor, and that's why Donna Peters took the opportunity to jump out and step on them to get to the top.

"Do you want to expose the true face of the Peters family and damage their reputation?" Manjushage guessed.

"No, that approach does work, but the effect is minimal. What we really need to do is to find evidence of the Peters family's slave trade." Olivia shook her head and suddenly spoke in a serious tone.

Manjushage was so surprised that she was almost speechless: "Oh my God, are you saying that they are still engaged in this criminal activity?"

"To be precise, it started recently. Many people in the family couldn't stand the long-term financial difficulties and started to go back to their old jobs, even though it was very risky. As I said before, they don't have any ability, otherwise it wouldn't be my turn to revive the family."

Olivia smiled bitterly. She felt sick when she thought about her parents being murdered by such a group of people and herself being oppressed for twenty years. If she had been braver and chosen to resist earlier, perhaps those days would not have been so difficult.

But now, in order to get revenge, she has to rely on the internal strength of the Peters family to fight against her aunt.

In the future, he might even have to engage in the slave trade in order to gain the trust of his family members.

"But this will also endanger you. After all, you are a member of the Peters family. If you really become the head of the family in the future, won't you bear the infamy?"

Manjushage saw Olivia's worries. Olivia herself grew up in an oppressed environment. She hated her family's slave trade, but she had to become their accomplice to help the family revive. The original owner used this to repeatedly put psychological pressure on Olivia, and almost forced her to a dead end several times.

Olivia sighed helplessly: "But this is the only path I can choose at the moment."

Her parents were persecuted to death because they were disgusted with their family's behavior but were still concerned about their family.

After all, they are unable to escape from such a dirty environment. They want to get everything they want, but are unwilling to be tainted by any sin. This is obviously unreasonable.

But even so, Olivia's parents still paid the price with their lives.

Over the years, Olivia has always kept herself clean and has never been involved in any evil, but now she has finally realized that blindly demanding herself to change nothing will only make the evildoers more rampant.

For her, even if it means going against her parents' wishes and becoming the person they hate, she must avenge them.

However, Manjushage's next words made her eyes light up: "How about this, our family happens to be small, if you are willing, you can join the Xingchenhua family. After all, I don't want my allies to only hold me back."

If you pull the heroine over, your family won't be destroyed and your wealth won't be lost just because you lose to her. After all, it's her own family.

Olivia was so surprised that she was speechless. It took her a long time to react: "Is this really possible?!"

It must be admitted that Olivia chose to cooperate with Manjushage because she really thought that this family should be the same as the Peters family, just with a good reputation. After all, their family has not appeared in public for many years. If she had not seen Manjushage with a big greasy hair fighting for her innocence at the ball, she probably would not have thought about it at all.

Who would have thought that the Xingchenhua family not only did not decline, but instead had endless money and endless wealth and splendor. They were true aristocrats. Even if the whole family stayed at home all day long and waited for death, they were still much better off than the Peters family.

Everyone wants to live such a life, and Olivia is no exception. After seeing the grandeur of the Xingchenhua castle, she began to back off. She was sure in her heart that Manjushage would not accept her proposal and would not even let her in.

Who would have thought that Manjushage was not only willing to provide assistance, but even took the initiative to invite her to join the Xingchenhua family.

Even if it is only temporary, it is enough for her to enjoy the wealth and reputation of the Xingchenhua family for the rest of her life.

Am I dreaming? Why does the future seem so bright?

With the status of the Xingchenhua family in the Yasilan Kingdom, let alone finding evidence of my aunt's crime, Manjushage can hang all those people with just a flick of her fingers, right?

As if seeing through what Olivia was thinking at the moment, Manjushage said again: "However, for some reasons, we can't take action directly against Donna now. We still have to rely on the clues you provide."

If it were before, with the weight of her words, she might be able to decide the fate of the Peters family with just a few words. But things are different now. Manjusaka's insistence on keeping Luo Shiqi has caused dissatisfaction from many parties. If she abuses her power again, her own family will probably be the first to collapse.

In the final analysis, it’s all Luo Shiqi’s fault!

Manjushage resolutely threw the blame to him.