The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Fu Ling liked to chant Buddhist scriptures, so a Buddhist temple was specially built for this purpose in Xue’s mansion.

The Buddhist temple is in the southwest corner of the garden, close to Anxianju where she lived.

At night, the candles are bright.

Amid the lingering scent of sandalwood, the pure jade Guanyin statue enshrined in the Buddhist shrine has a flawless appearance. With brows lowered and a look of compassion, she looks down at the woman who is twisting Buddhist beads and reciting scriptures devoutly on the cushion.

The lady raised her eyebrows, her eyes were soft and gentle, with a hint of compassion, and her face was like a statue of Guanyin carved from mutton-fat jade, but as a living person, she seemed a little rigid.

"Mother Xing," she called out, "I've been feeling my heart beating really hard these past two days. Do you think this is a bad omen?"

After saying that, he clasped his hands together again and began to recite silently.

Beside him, Madam Xing said, "Madam, you are overthinking. The second young lady has been sent to the manor. I have already told the people there. I am afraid that Fei Luxuan is exhausted."

Fu Ling paused for a moment, then sighed quietly: "Second Mother is a capable little bitch, she can mess up a marriage like this, but it's okay. If Second Mother really marries into the Yongping Marquis family, I'm afraid Xue Tingliu will be even more powerful. How will my son cope with it then?"

Thinking of this, she opened her eyes, and the unwillingness and resentment solidified between her brows finally caused a crack to appear on that pure and innocent face.

"Two years ago, my son failed the palace examination, but the son of that bitch Rong later passed and became a Jinshi... My son Tingsheng is very strong-willed. He has been studying hard under the lamp for the past two years. I feel so sorry for him."

She pulled her hands together with force, and with a snap, the string of the Buddhist beads in her hand broke, and the beads fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

"If Xue Tingliu continues to climb up the ladder, it won't take a few years for that bitch to get an imperial decree. By then, I really won't be able to do anything to the mother and her son anymore..."

Seeing this, Mother Xing hurriedly comforted her: "Madam... our eldest young master passed the imperial examination when he was only a teenager. He is already the best among his peers. How many people are still students when they have white hair? Why do you worry about this, Madam?"

"You mean that bitch got lucky and gave birth to a child with extraordinary talent, a rare once-in-a-century talent?"

Mother Xing was speechless for a moment as she did not expect Fu Ling to ask this.

Fu Ling smiled coldly: "The Rong family is just a poor family. There is not even a proper official in the family. How could they give birth to a son like Xue Tingliu!"

She clutched the hem of her clothes, looking at the Guanyin statue, which still had a look of compassion. Her eyes were red and full of resentment, as if she was questioning something.

"Over the years, my master has risen rapidly in the world, and many noble ladies in the capital can't stand me, saying that I am just from a merchant family...Now that Rong's mother and son are in high spirits, they laugh at me behind my back, saying that I am a vulgar woman from a merchant family, and even if I give birth to a legitimate son, it will not be as good as a bastard's son...How can I not hate him!"

Mother Xing clenched her sweaty palms and carefully comforted her: "Madam Rong is not always lucky. Madam, think about the eldest daughter... The eldest daughter has already married, and now the couple is in harmony. The third daughter is both talented and beautiful, and has a good reputation. This is something that the second daughter can't catch up with even if she flatters."

Fu Ling did not refute, but snorted coldly: "How could I raise a daughter who is so unpresentable?"

Seeing Fu Ling say this, Mother Xing felt that she was finally in a better mood, so she continued, "The third young lady is still waiting to be married, and she has a soft personality. She likes to stick to Madam the most."

Mother Xing tried to coax him gently, but she didn't notice that with her back to him, the corners of Fu Ling's mouth suddenly turned down.

When she thought of this, she hated it even more!

She hated that her little daughter, whom she cherished so much, was left to suffer in the merchant family, while she could only raise that bastard of unknown origin, and she could not show any suspicion in order not to arouse suspicion.

She didn't know when the prophecy of Phoenix's fate would come true, and she didn't know how long the mother and daughter would be separated.

The more she missed Fu Rongxin, the more she annoyed with Xue Zhiyi, who had usurped her throne.

Whenever she saw her daughter coming up to her in a coquettish voice, she couldn't help feeling disgusted and wanted to push her away.

She sighed deeply: Now she only hopes that Rong Xin will fulfill the prophecy of Phoenix's fate as soon as possible. When Rong Xin becomes the queen, she can trample Aunt Rong under her feet. What is a mere Xue Tingliu!

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The main room of Jiangxuexuan.

Through the screen, one can vaguely see a young girl sitting there. One cannot make out her face or emotions, but she gives one an inexplicable chill.

"Miss, someone is coming." Qiuyun said.

There was only a candle lit in front of Xue Zhiyi. She looked at the thin figure kneeling outside the screen without saying a word.

Until the man in his thirties dressed as an attendant bowed his head and said, "I wonder why Miss Third called Hu Bai here so late at night?"

This Hu Bai was the servant who served Xue Zhentong closely, and he was also the one who was to be punished today.

Xue Zhiyi said nothing, but just raised his hand slightly, and Su Yue poured a plate of silver ingots in front of him.

"Miss Third, this..."

"You did a good job today." Xue Zhiyi finally spoke.

Hu Bai was stunned, and gathered the silver ingots on the ground and put them in his arms: "Miss Third is so kind, it's just a small matter, just give me your instructions, it's not worthy of such a reward from Miss Third."

"It's really not worth it." Xue Zhiyi said: "So, I still need you to do something else."

Hu Bai's smile froze, and then he chuckled twice in a flattering manner: "Miss, please give your orders."

"I need you to continue working for Aunt Rong and the Second Young Master." Xue Zhiyi's voice sounded coldly.

Hu Bai paused, then kowtowed in a panic: "Miss, what are you talking about! I am loyal to you, my lady!"

"Really?" She asked calmly, "If you are so loyal, how come your father didn't even know that you committed a murder?"

In an instant, Hu Bai's breathing seemed to have stagnated.

Xue Zhiyi casually picked up an official record on the table and said slowly, "I am from Xiyang Village, Shili County, Cenzhou. I was born on the third day of the fourth month in the twenty-fourth year of the previous emperor... You can recognize this official record, right?"

She smiled slowly: "White Tiger?"

"Miss Third..." Hu Bai's voice trembled: "How did Miss Third get this thing?"

"You don't need to know this." Xue Zhiyi said calmly, "I also know that you committed a serious crime sixteen years ago. You wanted to rob a peasant girl from a neighboring village, but you failed because you were beaten by her father. You held a grudge and killed the peasant girl's family at night. Then you fled everywhere. In order to get a new identity, you deliberately let yourself fall into the hands of a human trafficker, so that you could obtain slavery and changed your name to Hu Bai."

After that, she chuckled and said, "Am I right?"

Hu Bai stopped talking. In the silence, the atmosphere became strange and chilly.

Xue Zhiyi seemed unaware. She took a sip of tea nonchalantly and said, "Second Young Master and Aunt Rong don't know about this, right? Then let me ask, if this matter is known to others - how long can you live?"

"Miss San." Hu Bai said solemnly, "Don't be too extreme."

This was the second time she had heard this today.

There was a strong threat in Hu Bai's words, and he was completely different from the humble and obedient servant just now.

Beside Xue Zhiyi, Qiuyun and Suyue already looked extremely pale.

But she had died once before, and couldn't be easily disturbed by such threats.

"I'll say the same thing back to you, Hu Bai. You don't think that we are the only ones in Jiang Xue Xuan, do you? You can try to kill me."

Hu Bai snorted sullenly, "What does the Third Miss want?"

"No need to do anything." Her fingers moved leisurely on the teacup: "I don't even need you to be an enemy of Fei Lu Xuan."

She smiled slightly: "You can continue to take the money from me, my father, and Aunt Rong, and let them all think that you belong to them. But in fact, you can only be loyal to me and obey me, because only I hold the secret of your identity. Only in this way can you have a chance to survive."

Then, her voice suddenly turned cold: "Otherwise, the crime of exterminating the entire family will result in death by slow slicing, followed by burning the corpse and whipping the bones. You should know this better than me."

Suddenly, she raised her lips and smiled, and even her voice returned to its previous state: "Don't be so nervous, I will only ask you a few questions when necessary, and I won't make it too difficult for you, how about it?"

Looking at the figure on the screen, Hu Bai clenched his hands and kowtowed heavily: "Hu Bai will follow the Third Miss's lead!"

"Very good." Xue Zhiyi smiled. "I will put the money every month under the bluestone outside Jiangxuexuan on time. Remember to take it away in time."

Hu Bai bowed again before leaving Jiangxuexuan.

Su Yue's legs went limp and she fell to the ground, her face turning pale with fear.

"Miss... is there anyone else in Jiangxuexuan?"

"No." Xue Zhiyi picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"No?!" Su Yue almost fainted: "Miss, you are too brave!"

Xue Zhiyi thought for a moment and said, "It's OK."

Qiuyun's hands were shaking. She picked up the official document with trembling hands, opened it, and was stunned: "Miss...isn't this your own official document?"

"It's mine." Xue Zhiyi said calmly, "I just lied to him."

"Ah?" Su Yue opened her mouth wide: "Miss, are you... getting something for nothing?"

Then, the little girl shook her head again: "No, that would require everything the young lady said to be true, for him to take the bait... How do you know these things, young lady?"

The corners of Xue Zhiyi's mouth slowly drooped.

She did not have Hu Bai's official record, as it was in Cenzhou and it was too far to get there, so she could only use her own to make up the number.

But she knew Hu Bai's identity in her previous life.

In her previous life, when she was in Chunfeng Tower, she had been trying to investigate the truth behind the confiscation of the Xue family's property in order to strive for the possibility of redress.

Speaking of this, we have to mention her second brother Xue Tingliu.

Xue Tingliu, a talented person who passed the imperial examination before the age of 20, is one of the few in our dynasty. Compared with the eldest son, this illegitimate son is the child that Xue Zhentong values ​​the most.

Xue Tingliu did live up to everyone's expectations. After the Xue family was ransacked, only Aunt Rong's family was not implicated and even rose to prominence.

When Xue Zhiyi was in Chunfeng Tower, he followed this clue and found out that Hu Bai had always been an insider in Rong's room.

The evidence of Xue Zhentong's guilt was provided by Hu Bai to Xue Tingliu.

Xue Tingliu's road to success was built on the flesh and blood of other members of the Xue family from the very beginning.

Fortunately, she was reborn in time. At this time, Xue Tingliu still relied on bribery of Hu Bai with money to find out Xue Zhentong's preferences and whereabouts.

Xue Tingliu would not know Hu Bai's identity until about half a year later.

But sorry, she got the upper hand in this life.

Xue Tingliu probably couldn't have imagined that this crucial insider would be her, Xue Zhiyi's, man for the rest of her life.