The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Early autumn, Huajing, the residence of the Minister of Revenue.

The maple leaves fluttered and fell, creating ripples on the green water in the pond of Jiangxuexuan.

Inside the gauze curtain, lying on the couch, Xue Zhiyi never expected that he would wake up again, let alone that he would go back to the year before the Xue family was ransacked.

But she had clearly died in the prison of the Dali Temple...

I can still vaguely hear Fu Rongxin's gentle voice in my ears.

"Xue Zhiyi, you have occupied the position of the Xue family's eldest daughter for long enough."

In her previous life, there were some things that she didn't know the truth about until she was dying.

The real daughter of the Xue family is not her, but her brilliant, gentle and charming cousin, Fu Rongxin, the most beautiful woman in Linzhou.

The one who planned all this was not someone else but the Xue couple, whom she had always regarded as her biological parents.

They went through so much trouble just because Fu Rongxin was a phoenix that only appears once in a thousand years, a true phoenix that could lead the entire Xue family to great success!

It's a pity that this phoenix has an evil spirit, which is extremely dangerous. If it can't survive, it will be trapped in the quagmire and ruined.

If you can get through it, you will be like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, which is priceless.

Of course, the Xue family was unwilling to take this risk, so after much thought, they came up with a good way to deceive the gods.

So she, Xue Zhiyi, an orphan girl of unknown origin, was chosen to be a scapegoat to protect Fu Rongxin, the high and mighty phoenix, from the inevitable disaster in her life.

Fu Rongxin was raised by her uncle as the concubine's daughter of the Fu family.

So in the previous life, when the Xue family was convicted of a crime and searched, she was punished to become an official prostitute, and she was the one who suffered humiliation in Chunfeng Tower;

It was she who endured humiliation for three years and found evidence to clear the Xue family's grievances.

But in the end, the Xue family was vindicated, and the one who was brought back in grand style as a daughter of the Xue family was actually his cousin Fu Rongxin.

And Xue Zhiyi, the scapegoat who was there to ward off disaster, was no longer useful and had no choice but to die.

So one night, Xue Zhiyi, who was waiting for her family to take her back, only to see a guest die in her room.

And she had no way to defend herself.

In the last month of her previous life, her appearance was disfigured, her spine was broken, and she was like mud in the Dali Temple prison.

And Fu Rongxin, who was like a fairy descending from the world, forever pure and beautiful, untainted by dust, looked down at him like that, and let someone end her life with a piece of white silk...

Xue Zhiyi stared at the bed curtain in a daze, his slender ten fingers that had not yet been broken tightly grasped the quilt, his knuckles turned white and trembled slightly.

The heart-wrenching pain and humiliation before her death in her previous life seemed to crush her.

"Miss...Miss?"

The call from the person beside the bed brought her back to her senses.

Xue Zhiyi's red eyes were filled with resentment and hatred, and only the burning tears made her feel that she was still alive.

The three years in Chunfeng Tower taught her how to hide her emotions.

She raised her eyebrows for just a moment, then restrained her expression.

I saw a woman dressed as a servant beside the bed. She had entered the room at some point. The old woman was short and fat, and she looked flattering: "Miss, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

"Mom Qiao, what's wrong?" Instead of answering her question, Xue Zhiyi just wiped away his tears and asked her calmly.

Mother Qiao was completely unaware of Xue Zhiyi's abnormality and only said, "I'm glad that Miss is alright. Madam has just punished the Second Miss and will come to see Miss soon."

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi's eyes darkened. The point of her rebirth was when she was sixteen years old in her previous life and fell into the pond after an argument with her half sister.

And Fu Ling, her mother, did the same thing as in her previous life. The first thing she did after she fell into the water was not to come and see her, but to impatiently punish the concubine's daughter whom she had always disliked.

If she was Fu Rongxin, would Fu Ling still do this?

Thinking about it this way, she was really stupid in her previous life. Fu Ling’s acting skills were so bad, and she didn’t realize until her death that she was not Fu Ling’s biological daughter.

Seeing Xue Zhiyi in a daze again, Mother Qiao was still fiddling with the things on her dressing table.

With her back to Xue Zhiyi, Mother Qiao calmly hid a jade hairpin that she seldom wore into her sleeve.

Then, he continued to chatter as if nothing had happened: "Madam really loves the young ladies. She was very angry about this matter. The second young lady refused to admit it at first, insisting that it was you, the third young lady, who fell into the water. Later, after being interrogated by Madam, she finally confessed."

"Is this Madam Qiao's first day working in the mansion?" Xue Zhiyi's voice suddenly rang out.

Mother Qiao was also startled. Feeling guilty, she clutched her sleeves and turned around quickly, not understanding the meaning of the words for a moment.

Xue Zhiyi had sat up without her noticing. Her gentle and graceful features were calm and collected. "I don't know what family rules it is to discuss the master in private like this."

Mother Qiao's smile froze on her face. Seeing that Xue Zhiyi didn't notice her sneaky behavior, she breathed a sigh of relief. She groaned, "Didn't this old slave dare to say these things to the young lady behind closed doors?"

"If you plot against my second sister behind closed doors, then when we go out, won't you plot against me too?" Xue Zhiyi's tone was still indifferent, but for some reason, it always carried a chilling aura of coercion.

Mother Qiao didn't know what was wrong with the Third Miss. She was clearly the one who didn't get along with the Second Miss the most, but now she was defending the Second Miss for no reason.

But she could only slap her mouth and beg for mercy: "Miss, you are right. I am just a vulgar woman with a mouth that talks nonsense. Miss, please don't bother with me."

Xue Zhiyi frowned and said nothing.

This old guy relied on the fact that he was assigned by Fu Ling and was used to speaking in a pretentious manner. Not only that, the old guy was also the person Fu Ling left by her side to monitor her.

When her house was raided in her previous life, she had a chance to escape.

When she and Mother Qiao fled to the back door of Xue's mansion, the old man deliberately made a noise to attract the soldiers, which led to her falling into the hands of the Dali Temple.

Later, before she died, she saw with her own eyes Mother Qiao following behind Fu Rongxin and Fu Ling.

Yes, only if one falls into the status of a prostitute and does not become a government prostitute, can the prophecy of "falling into the mire and being ruined" be fulfilled.

Mother Qiao must have betrayed her at the instigation of Fu Ling and her daughter.

Seeing Xue Zhiyi silent, Mother Qiao lowered her head and sweat broke out on her forehead.

This little girl she brought up was always the easiest to fool, but how come she seemed like a completely different person after she fell into the water?

Looking at the old woman who was hunched over due to guilt, Xue Zhiyi had a blank expression on his face. He reached out and picked up the teacup on the small table beside the bed.

Looking at the fragrant, steaming tea, Xue Zhiyi's lips curled up into a subtle smile.

She silently pinched a small piece of the almond cake on the table, rubbed it into fine powder, and dropped it into the tea.

Immediately, she smiled and said, "Okay, can I really punish my mother for this?"

Mother Qiao's breathing eased and she raised her eyebrows, only to see a smile on Xue Zhiyi's gentle face, as innocent as ever.

"I just don't want my mother to be criticized outside."

After that, Xue Zhiyi held up the teacup and said, "You've been running around for me all day, Mom, have a cup of tea. Remember to be careful with your words and actions in the future."

Mother Qiao nodded repeatedly, quickly took the glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Xue Zhiyi smiled as he watched the tea being drunk up, but his eyes were cold.

She will make sure that all those who have hurt her die miserably in this life.

In that case, why not start with this old thing.

Mother Qiao put down the teacup and wiped her mouth with her sleeve.

"If you have no other instructions, I will leave now."

I don't know why, but this little girl is acting very weird today and she can't stay in this room anymore.

Unexpectedly, Xue Zhiyi said: "Yes."

Mother Qiao was stunned again. Following Xue Zhiyi's gaze, she looked towards the bedside table, where she saw a brocade box with a piece of peach blossom paper sealing the opening.

"What happened between my second sister and me today was an accident. She must feel bad for being punished because of it. I have prepared a small gift. Mom, please help me deliver it. Just say that my second sister is going to be married soon, and this is my gift to her."

Mother Qiao didn't know when she had been so generous to the Second Miss, but she still hurriedly accepted: "Yes, I obey your command."

After saying this, he picked up the brocade box and left without looking back.

Looking at the short and fat figure disappearing at the door, Xue Zhiyi's expression turned completely cold.

I picked up a piece of almond cake, took a sip, and the sweet taste melted in my mouth.

But something so sweet can sometimes cost a person's life.