The Rebirth of an Orphan

Zhao Xihua suppressed her anger and said slowly, "These are some books my mother left behind, some books on Chinese medicine and some on tea ceremony. Those medicinal herbs are some commonly used medicines I made for myself according to what was written in the medical books."

When the old lady looked at the things in front of her, she thought of that seductive woman. If she had not brought some property with her, she would never let her son marry that woman.

Unexpectedly, the Zhao family was still harmed by this woman. She was annoyed and shouted, "Come here, burn all these things, and burn the medical books as well. The music score can only save face, but the medical books may kill people."

Pingshui, who was outside, was also brought in. They did not enter the main hall, but just waited outside for orders. Pingshui was severely beaten by them. They also searched out some prescriptions from her and burned them. Pingshui was so angry that she kept crying.

But these were nothing to Zhao Xihua. After all, she was born with a good memory, and the contents of the book and those prescriptions had long been firmly memorized in her mind.

The old lady didn't do anything to her in the end. She was supposed to be sent to the Sun family to bring good luck, so she had to keep her, but she was locked up in a wine cellar underground.

It was already past the beginning of autumn, but the cellar was still a little cold at night. The cold food she had been eating all year round, coupled with the chillness in her body, made her stomach ache slightly.

But this kind of pain made her mind clearer. Many things became different from her previous life, but the big hand of fate was still controlling everything. She refused to accept it. She wanted to find a way to get rid of it all and take back her own life.

At this moment, she seemed to hear light footsteps outside, and then she heard the locked door being opened a crack from the outside, and Zhao Chishu's face appeared in the gap. She exerted more strength to open the gap a little wider, and then handed in a small thermos bucket and a fresh-keeping bag.

"Fourth sister, here is chicken soup and hot buns, eat them quickly."

Zhao Xihua felt warm in her heart and tears almost fell. She didn't expect that her third sister, who was known for her cold and aloof personality, could be so considerate. Indeed, at this time, something warm to warm the stomach would be more comfortable than anything else.

"Fourth sister, I can't stay any longer. I have to go back right away. Tomorrow I will go to my uncle to plead for you. At most I can lock you up for two days. Do you really dare to keep you locked up like this?"

"Third sister, can you tell me why the daughter of the Sun family is so angry today?" Zhao Xihua really couldn't figure out the reason.

Zhao Chishu lowered his voice and said, "I don't really understand it either. The daughter of the Sun family didn't think anything of the talent show of the young ladies from the aristocratic families. She wanted to take a rest, but the second young master of the Sun family told her that her eldest sister's guqin skills were unique in Yuncheng. The daughter of the Sun family was also an expert in playing the guqin, so she became interested in listening. I didn't expect that this song would anger the daughter of the Sun family."

Zhao Xihua took a deep breath. It was actually Sun Cong. She remembered this Sun Cong. He was handsome and usually taciturn. However, he always gave people an unfathomable sinister aura.

In her previous life, she had not had much dealings with this brother-in-law. All household affairs were left to Zhao Lingyun. She worked under a powerful official in Kyoto all year round and seldom went home.

But she always had a hunch that the poisoned teacup must have some inseparable connection with Sun Cong.

"Fourth sister, don't be too sad. Maybe it's just a coincidence that the daughter of the Sun family doesn't like this song. This is unexpected. Don't think too much. Eat it while it's hot. I'm leaving now." Zhao Chishu said and left.

Zhao Xihua walked to the side with the food and ate the soup and buns in one go. After eating something hot, she felt much better and unconsciously started thinking again.

In her previous life, Zhao Lingyun intentionally gave her the poisoned cup, and she must have known that the cup was poisonous. Although Zhao Lingyun was a vicious person, she did not have the ability to commit such a deliberate murder, so it must be Sun Cong who told her.

If this is the case, then the poison in the cup could only have been done by Sun Cong. The Sun family has such a huge fortune, and as an illegitimate child, he can only have a chance to take over after Sun Xiao, the legitimate heir of the Sun family, dies.

Zhao Xihua closed her eyes. In her last life, Zhao Lingyun hooked up with Sun Cong. Maybe she was attracted to him? In this life, she couldn't let her little sister who pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger get her way again.

Suddenly, there was a very strange sound, rustling, and Zhao Xihua was startled. She opened her eyes and looked around vigilantly. Although the light in the cellar was not strong, the faint light from a few floor lamps allowed her to see clearly.

It turned out to be snakes. Many snakes crawled in from the cracks in the door. The twisting and turning bodies crawling on the ground made Zhao Xihua's scalp numb. Let the snakes bite me? Do they want me to die?

She couldn't tell whether these snakes were poisonous or not. The only thought in her mind was that she couldn't let these snakes get close to her. She had to find a way to save herself.

There was nothing around her that could resist, and in desperation she thought of the wine in the wooden boxes against the wall. She quickly ran over, opened all the boxes, took out the bottles of wine from the boxes and threw them at the snake that was twisting towards her the fastest.

Snakes kept twisting their heads over. She kept smashing the glass fragments on the ground and the strong smell of alcohol in the room made the snakes instantly confused. All the snakes twisted into a ball, even bumping into and entangled with each other.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Xihua picked up the half-broken glass bottle with her backhand, pointed the broken tip at the larger snake that was about to twist towards her, and stabbed it hard, causing the snake's blood to spurt out with a hissing sound.

Zhao Xihua raised her hands to cover her face, trying to avoid the snake blood, but she didn't expect the blood to splash onto the bracelet on her hand, which was left by her mother. The surface of the bracelet didn't look very good, so no one noticed it.

Unexpectedly, the jade bracelet stained with snake blood turned red like blood. She didn't have time to think too much. When she was about to get up, another small snake jumped out. She had no time to dodge and could only raise her arms to protect her neck, an important part. Even if her hand was bitten, she would just give up her hand as long as she could save her life. She closed her eyes helplessly.

But the expected pain of being bitten did not come. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the snake actually retreated a little, as if it was a little afraid of the bracelet on her hand.

An idea suddenly occurred to her, and she mustered up the courage to raise her wrist towards the little snake that was about to retreat. Strangely, it just lay on the ground and dared not move.

The pile of snakes entangled with each other were either scratched by the glass shards on the ground or knocked out by the strong smell of alcohol, and each one was dying.