The Rebirth of an Orphan

"Old Madam Sun said coldly, "I don't know? You actually said you don't know? It's said that the fourth daughter of the Zhao family is an ominous witch who was born on Ghost Festival and killed her parents. I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true. "

Zhao Xihua frowned. In her previous life, she didn't have many opportunities to get along with the old lady. Just a few months after she married into the Sun family, Sun Xiao and the old lady died one after another. Her only impression of the old lady was that she was cold.

I didn't expect that she would start speaking so harshly. She said that she was fine, but when it came to her parents, Zhao Xihua didn't want to show any mercy.

"Madam—" Zhao Xihua looked at the old lady and said in a low voice: "Madam, whether I am a heavenly evil or an ominous sign, or even kicked out by the Zhao family, it seems that these have nothing to do with you, Madam? Besides, I am neither a junior of your family, nor a servant of your Sun family. May I ask, in what capacity do you accuse me, Madam?"

Old Mrs. Sun, who had always been high and mighty, had never been contradicted like this before. She was stunned for a moment, and even Aunt Wang, who was accompanying her, was startled.

Old Mrs. Sun's face suddenly froze. She slammed the covered bowl in her hand onto the rosewood table beside her. The cup broke with a snap and the tea spilled all over the floor.

She glared at Zhao Xihua: "Haha, they say that Miss Zhao Si is sharp-tongued and full of traps. Now it seems that her reputation is well-deserved. It's a pity that she has a good appearance but is actually full of evil tricks."

Zhao Xihua found it a little funny that she was being accused of something just because of her rebuttal. She didn't want to argue with her anymore.

She said to the old lady, "Old lady, I wonder what you want me to do today? My Huichuntang is preparing to open for business, and there are still many things I need to take care of myself. If you don't have anything else to do, I'll take my leave."

Zhao Xihua's expression was restrained. She didn't want to confront Old Lady Sun so soon. She wanted to avoid her and didn't want to continue the tit-for-tat conversation.

Without waiting for Old Lady Sun to say anything, she turned around, walked around the rosewood screen and headed out the door. When she reached the door, she had to stop because several witches in Taoist robes blocked her way.

In Yuncheng, there are some sorcerers who dress up as Taoists and pretend to be ghosts. These sorcerers are highly valued by some wealthy families and are often invited to their homes to preach. They even do ridiculous things under the guise of exorcising evil spirits. Because they are protected by those powerful families, no one dares to do anything to them.

Old Madam Sun's voice came from behind: "I heard that Miss Zhao Si fell seriously ill at the Zhao family? She seemed like a different person after she woke up?"

Zhao Xihua slowly turned around and looked at Old Lady Sun and said, "Madam, what do you mean?"

Old Madam Sun had been sitting in the main seat. Her expression was no longer as aggressive as before, but there was a clear hint of sarcasm at the corners of her lips.

"After Miss Zhao Si recovered from her illness, she started to act crazy and stupid, seducing the noble sons of aristocratic families and colluding with the seductress of Ning'an Courtyard. Now she is planning to open Huichun Hall. How many of our Yuncheng people do you want to kill?"

Zhao Xihua knew that this old lady was ruthless and cruel, otherwise how could she maintain the century-old foundation of the Sun family. If this old lady were to take action today, she would probably not be able to escape. However, she kept calling her master a witch, and she really didn't want to tolerate it.

"The old lady is the head of a noble family after all. I didn't expect her to speak so harshly. Although I am a junior, I dare not agree with her words."

Zhao Xihua continued, "I don't know what the old lady meant by charm. It was your Sun family's eldest young master who took me away from the Zhao family and sent me to the farm. It was also your Sun family's eldest young master who took the initiative to keep his promise and get engaged. Is this called charm?"

"As a noble family, the Sun family should be a role model for all Yuncheng people in terms of etiquette and integrity, but you keep calling someone else's master a witch. Did she hurt or harm someone? How can you be a role model for all Yuncheng when you slander her so aggressively? How dare you say that you are doing this for the people of all Yuncheng?"

Zhao Xihua's expression was neither humble nor arrogant, and his words were sharp and reasonable, leaving Old Mrs. Sun speechless.

"I know that the old lady is against the engagement between the young master and me, but I think it would be better if the young master came forward to resolve this matter. But you brought me here while the young master was not at home. I'm afraid you have something to hide, right? After all, the Zhao family and the Sun family had an engagement before, so it's normal for the young master to be engaged to me. Aren't you afraid that the young master will be unhappy if you make such a big fuss? Aren't you afraid that there will be a rift between you two, the grandfather and the grandson?"

Old Lady Sun looked at Zhao Xihua with a cold face. She didn't expect that this sharp-tongued girl was such a powerful character and could point out her thoughts so clearly.

Today's matter was indeed kept secret from Xiao'er, but she didn't want to be exposed by this girl. Although this girl was smart and asked her to consider Xiao'er so that he wouldn't make things difficult for her, she just wanted to cut the weeds and get rid of them completely.

How could a poor woman have the confidence to be so arrogant? If she had not left the Zhao family, she would still have some concerns, but now it is different.

Even if Xiao'er comes back, it's already a done deal. What can he do to a grandmother like me? I'm afraid he will try to cover it up for me.

"Come here, there is something unclean on Miss Zhao Si's body, tie her up quickly and ask the witch to do something."

Zhao Xihua stared at the old lady coldly: "Madam, what are you going to do? No matter what, I saved the life of the eldest young master. It's fine if you don't thank me, but you actually did such an ungrateful thing. If this matter gets out, how will your Sun family survive in Yuncheng? Just because you are a noble family, can you really ignore the law?"

Zhao Xihua didn't expect that the old lady would really be cruel to her. After all, Sun Xiao's face was there. If the old lady Sun really wanted to do something to her, Sun Xiao would definitely turn against the old lady.

Is Old Lady Sun gambling? After all, she raised Sun Xiao from childhood and trained him to be the heir of the Sun family. Let alone humiliating Zhao Xihua, even if she wanted her life, what could Sun Xiao do to her own grandmother?

Now I am just an orphan abandoned by my family. Even if I die here under some other messed up name, no one would probably know.

At this moment, Zhao Xihua felt a chill in her heart, and even a deep sense of regret.

Wrong, is she really wrong?

Master was so loved by Ling Qian before, but she gave up the honorable status of the commander’s wife for her true love. In the end, she was tortured to death, and her death was so tragic.

What's more, even if she lost the protection of the small Zhao family, she would be severely suppressed by these aristocratic families and would not have the slightest room for resistance.