Xu Jinyi sat down after listening to Su Mian's words.

"That is to say, after my mother passed away, all the servants in the house were replaced bit by bit, right?"

Su Mian nodded: "Yes, Miss, I remembered what you said. It is true that everything has been changed."

"Although it was not replaced at one time, it was divided into several batches, but it was all replaced."

"Even the current lady's nanny has been changed."

Therefore, it is possible that the servants back then actually knew something.

But after so many years, it was not easy for her to investigate on her own.

Is her mother really not dead?

Xu Jinyi suddenly remembered that after her death in her previous life, her brother launched a series of revenge, but did not attack her father or Wu.

Could it be that my brother also knew about this? !

Do they know their mother is in their hands? !

Xu Jinyi clenched her fists, thinking of her brother's concessions to them at every turn in the house, and the numerous military exploits he had given to Xu Boran.

Did he already know that?

His concession was not only because of her, but also because of his mother.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinyi's face turned slightly pale.

So in the last life, their family was not separated by death, but separated by life.

Xu Jinyi's eyes turned red, and tears welled up in them.

But now Xu Jinyi doesn't know anything about her mother. Did Xu Youran lie to her or is it true?

There was no way to ask my brother for confirmation.

Xu Jinyi clenched her fists, she could no longer sit still and wait for death.

Taking out the jade pendant given by the emperor that day, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

Rather than being threatened to marry Wu Ziqian and being their pawn for a long time, taking orders from others, why not become stronger on her own.

Whether that look is a curse or a blessing is up to her!

"Mianmian, pack your things."

Su Mian's eyes widened: "Miss, we don't have much money, where can we escape?"

As Xu Jinyi's personal maid, Su Mian certainly knew about the secret passage in Xu Jinyi's room.

When Xu Jinyi sneaked out, she was covering up.

"listen to me."

After the two came out of the secret passage, Xu Jinyi did not rush to the palace immediately.

Instead, she first went to the bridge where her brother and future sister-in-law often met.

Xu Jinyi saw Ouyang Zhixia standing by the river under the bridge from a distance.

She stood in the snow, her thin figure making people feel distressed, as if she had a death wish.

Xu Jinyi's eyes turned red, thinking that Sister Ouyang's fate in her previous life was not much better than hers.

The imprisoned brother refused to give in, and Sister Ouyang, who lived in her heart, became a thorn in the princess's side.

At that time, she had been sent to the Crown Prince Qin's side in the Princess's Mansion. She was humiliated by the Crown Prince and his consort day and night, and she lost her freedom.

The news about Sister Ouyang was overheard by the servants in the princess's mansion talking about it.

Because of the news of her brother's death, Sister Ouyang decided not to marry again in this life, and even went to the temple to burn incense for her brother on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

On the way, he encountered an accident, met a group of hooligans, and was humiliated.

When they found her, there was no good skin on her body, and her face had been slashed with a knife.

Her eyeballs were also gouged out. Mrs. Ouyang was so shocked that she died of illness.

Sister Ouyang was rescued, but she was unconscious and acting crazy all day long.

From time to time he ran out of the house and kept calling his brother's name.

Until Qin Xihe came to power, he directly ordered Ouyang's family to be exiled.

One hundred and thirty-two members of Ouyang's family died on the way.

"Sister Ouyang."

"Yi'er? Why did you come out? Did they let you out?"

Of course Ouyang Zhixia knew Xu Jinyi's situation in the house, but there was nothing she could do.

Xu Jinyi told her about her escape.

"How dare they? No matter what, you are still a legitimate daughter, how can you be a concubine?"

"Where is your father? Does he also agree? How long has your brother been gone? They can't help but attack you?" Ouyang Zhixia's eyes were full of sorrow.

Under the curtain, Xu Jin smiled carelessly: "That's Xu Youran's father, not mine."

"As long as it is of use to him, how can he care about the life and death of a daughter who is indifferent to her."

Ouyang Zhixia didn't know how disappointed he was before he said such a thing.

Seeing Xu Jinyi with tears in her eyes and stubborn refusal to let go, Ouyang Zhixia felt heartbroken.

Holding Ouyang Zhixia in her arms, Xu Jinyi's shoulders kept shaking and she sobbed softly.

Ouyang Zhixia took out a handkerchief and wiped Xu Jinyi's tears: "Yier, if you come back with me, I will protect you. I will never let them take you away." Ouyang Zhixia said firmly.

This is Haoran's only sister, the sister she loves most, and she must not let anything happen to her.

She wanted to protect her for Haoran.

The tip of Xu Jinyi's nose felt sore and tears fell from her eyes. She was so moved that she didn't know what to say.

She knew clearly that hiding her would be tantamount to going against her father, and the two families would become enemies from then on, but Sister Ouyang decided to do it anyway.

But she knew that this was not the best way, and she could not harm Sister Ouyang.

He smiled and shook his head with a pale face: "Sister Ouyang, I have somewhere to go, and I came to you because I have more important things to do."

"Where can you go? You haven't been out of the house much since you were a child, and you don't have many friends. Where can you go in this cold weather?"

"You come back with me, and we'll find a solution together." Ouyang Zhixia pulled Xu Jinyi and was about to go back to her home.

Xu Jinyi held her wrist firmly: "Sister Ouyang, listen to me first, otherwise I'm afraid it will be too late and the people looking for me will chase me at any time."

"You said."

Although Su Mian and Sister Ouyang's maids were on guard, Xu Jinyi was still afraid, so she went straight to the topic.

"Corpse?"

"No, I couldn't believe it when I heard the bad news that day. I ran all the way to your house and saw that your house had been hung with white lanterns."

"I wanted to go in, but the people at the door refused to let me in, saying that your brother and I were not married, so it was inappropriate."

"I knelt at the door, begging me to let me see Haoran for the last time, but your father was adamant."

Speaking of this, Ouyang Zhixia's face was already covered with tears, and the tip of his nose was red.

After finally waiting for three years, my lover came back. I thought that the two of them would be together this time, but who would have thought that they would be separated forever.

"Until your brother was buried, I only saw the coffin, not the body."

"Yi'er, is there something wrong? By asking, are you finding something wrong?"

"Is your brother alive?"

Ouyang Zhixia's eyes were full of hope and her expression was very excited, as if she had grasped the last straw.

"Sister Ouyang, this is just my suspicion, because after I got my brother's body back that day, I wanted to see him, but my father stopped me from seeing him because he was afraid of scaring me."

"At that time, he looked evasive and sent me away in a hurry. He didn't let me go to the wake until the coffin was nailed."

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