On the other side, Sheng Wanwan was playing in the garden with Chu Xinyuan when they suddenly heard a woman scream.

Chu Xinyuan and Sheng Wanwan followed the sound and saw a woman playing the zither in a pavilion in a corner of the garden.

This piece of music was probably unfamiliar to the woman, as she played many notes incorrectly.

If the woman made a mistake while playing the piano, a maid would come forward and stick a silver needle directly into her shoulder.

And they shouted and cursed.

The woman played the zither while weeping, but her cries did not elicit any sympathy.

If she makes a mistake while playing the zither, the maid will continue to prick her with the silver needle.

Chu Xinyuan couldn't stand it anymore, so she grabbed Sheng Wanwan and strode over.

"Hey! Who do you think you are? How dare you treat a weak woman like this? If you can't learn, you can learn slowly. Why prick her with a needle?"

Chu Xinyuan questioned the maid, but her eyes were fixed on the woman in white.

Upon seeing her, I was immediately stunned by her beauty. How come she seemed even more beautiful than my aunt!

Especially given her stunned and innocent appearance at this moment, not only men, but even she, a woman, felt a protective instinct towards her.

Sheng Wanwan also looked at Si Rouxue.

He was stunned when he saw her. Wasn't this the white moonlight in his heart?

Didn't my brother say that her soul was scattered?

How could someone be reincarnated?

Sheng Wanwan began to observe Si Rouxue's face discreetly.

However, she discovered that Si Rouxue's face seemed to be shrouded by an invisible force, making it impossible for her to discern her true destiny.

Sheng Wanwan frowned slightly, a hint of doubt creeping into her heart.

This concealed appearance suggests either that a highly skilled cultivator is using secret techniques to hide the woman's destiny, or that Si Rouxue herself is someone born against fate.

In other words, she was someone who should not have existed in this world; she had disappeared from the Five Elements. There should not have been such a person in the mortal world, so naturally, one cannot discern her destiny based on the Five Elements.

Could this person really be the one that my brother has been thinking about day and night?

Thinking of this, Sheng Wanwan subtly used her spiritual power to wipe her eyes.

Her eyes were immediately covered by a faint white light, a kind of metaphysical secret technique that allows one to see the soul inside the body through the physical body.

Upon seeing this, Sheng Wanwan's little face immediately scrunched up.

The soul in this body is incomplete; to be precise, the soul in this body is a collection of fragments pieced together by a mysterious force.

These fragments of the soul should not be able to sustain life, but this mysterious power gradually merged them together, forming a completely new soul.

To be precise, the soul inside the woman's body was a remnant soul forcibly sewn together by a mysterious force. It should not have existed in the world, nor should it have been able to reincarnate.

This is very strange; it seems I should talk to my older brother about it…

"Ladies, this is our family's illegitimate daughter. She is born mentally challenged. If she is not strictly disciplined, she will likely achieve nothing in the future and even have difficulty getting married!"

"I'm being so strict because it's for our young lady's own good!"

The young maid glanced at the two people, one tall and one short, and guessed that they must be young ladies from prominent families attending the poetry gathering today. She dared not offend such people, so she could only patiently explain.

"You're saying she's an idiot?"

Chu Xinyuan glanced at Si Rouxue and then realized something was wrong.

Si Rouxue is beautiful, but her eyes are empty, and she doesn't look like a normal person.

"Yes, I didn't mean to mistreat my young lady. She can't understand human speech, so this is the only way she can practice the zither properly!"

The maidservant said, feigning innocence.

"If you can't understand human speech, how can you learn to play the zither?"

Chu Xinyuan clearly didn't believe it.

"Although my young lady is mentally challenged, she has always had a talent for playing the zither. She can't understand other things, but she will be very happy as long as someone plays the zither in front of her. She also learns zither pieces quite quickly. This piece was taught to her by the zither player yesterday, and she is not very proficient yet, so the young master asked me to urge her to practice more."

The maid explained.

"Even if you're supposed to supervise her, you can't just stab her like that! She's mentally challenged, pitiful enough, how could you treat her like this? Is this how your young master supervises your young lady's studies?"

Chu Xinyuan said angrily.

"This..." The maid's face turned pale, seemingly stumped by Chu Xinyuan's question.

She stammered, wanting to explain, but didn't know how to say it.

Looking at the maid's expression, Chu Xinyuan already had some guesses in her mind.

Even if a foolish girl were incredibly beautiful, she wouldn't attract much attention from Prince Rui's son. He probably didn't care about this younger sister. After the servants bullied her once and found that no one cared, he became bolder.

This woman has probably been treated like this many times behind closed doors.

The maid used silver needles to prick herself so that outsiders wouldn't see the wound.

"You won't tell, huh? Then I'll go ask your young master myself and see if he knows that a mere servant in his household dares to mistreat his master!"

As Chu Xinyuan spoke, she pulled Sheng Wanwan to leave.

Upon seeing this, the young maidservant showed a hint of fear on her face.

His Highness was aware that these servants were bullying Si Rouxue, but these were all matters that occurred in private.

Normally, the heir apparent might not care about this matter, but given the current situation, if it gets out and outsiders find out that the concubine's daughter in the Prince Rui's mansion is being abused, it would be a disgrace to the heir apparent.

The prince will definitely take action against her.

The way the prince punished her sent chills down her spine just thinking about it.

So she quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Chu Xinyuan, begging Chu Xinyuan not to expose her.

But Chu Xinyuan ignored the little maid and pulled Sheng Wanwan away.

"Cousin, let's take this beautiful lady with us too! If we leave you here, this wicked woman might hit her!"

Sheng Wanwan blinked her innocent big eyes at Chu Xinyuan.

"My cousin is right, let's take her back with us!"

Chu Xinyuan also felt a little reluctant.

Her most prominent characteristic was her kindness; she loved helping the weak. So she stepped forward and took Si Rouxue's hand, saying:

"Miss Si, come with us to find His Highness the Crown Prince. I believe he will get justice for you."

Si Rouxue didn't speak, but simply stood up blankly and followed Chu Xinyuan forward.

Sheng Wanwan stood behind the two of them, her brows furrowing even more deeply.

They hadn't gone far when they saw Sheng Wenjin walking towards them.

At this moment, the little maid was still pleading behind Chu Xinyuan...