Xue Qi tried to stop Qin Su, but Lian Tao interfered, making it difficult for him to succeed.

Fortunately, Lian Tao saw that it was about time, grabbed her daughter's waist, and dragged her away.

She coaxed, "Calm down, girl. Murder is punishable by death. Even if you're angry, you can't actually kill someone." Of course, if this were in their old White Tiger Village, they could just kill the corpse and feed it to the dogs. But this is the capital, right under the emperor's nose.

“He killed Nannan, he killed my Nannan, he deserves to die.”

Lian Tao was momentarily confused, not knowing who the "nannan" Qin Su was talking about was.

"Why aren't you going to fetch a doctor for your son-in-law? Are you going to let him bleed to death?"

Soon only Lian Tao and Qin Su remained in the bridal chamber. She first observed her surroundings, then quickly closed the door.

"What's wrong with the young lady today? What did the young master do?"

Normally, whatever the son-in-law says goes, and the girl is always obedient to him; she has never seen her act so erratically before.

Looking at Lian Tao, Qin Su could no longer hold back her emotions and hugged the girl she had grown up with.

"Miss? Who bullied you? Don't be afraid, Lian Tao is here." Lian Tao comforted Qin Su, then steeled her heart, "If you really want to kill the young master, you can, but I will do it myself, and you can't get involved."

Qin Su burst into tears, saying between sobs, "Xue Huai'an is a beast. He killed Nannan, poisoned me, crippled my martial arts, and what about my parents... their deaths are definitely related to him."

Overwhelmed by immense grief, she was unable to maintain her composure and lost all sense of time.

"Miss, are you having a nightmare? The Marquis and his wife are both well. Didn't you just say goodbye to them this morning? Your martial arts skills are still intact. But this girl... could it be that from that day..." She didn't finish her sentence, clearly knowing something.

While comforting Qin Su, she pondered how to deal with the people from the Duke of Cheng's mansion. It was a fact that the young lady had injured Xue Huai'an.

"Is the girl pregnant?" Lian Tao's gaze fell on Qin Su's flat stomach. It had been almost a month since the accident.

Just then, a knocking sound came from outside the door, each one louder than the last.

"Open the door!"

"Qin Su, open the door for me!"

"If you don't open the door, chop it down!"

Lian Tao said to Qin Su, who had calmed down considerably, "Miss, I'll go take a look. Don't make a move right away."

She clearly knew Qin Su's explosive temper.

Qin Su grabbed the forearm of the woman who was chasing her, wiped away her tears, and asked, "What year is it now?"

The surroundings were exactly the same as when she and Xue Huai'an got married, and even his words from before were exactly the same. In particular, she had already died from poisoning, but now she felt no discomfort, and her body was exactly the same as when she had just left home.

An absurd yet fortunate thought emerged.

Lian Tao didn't think anything of her daughter's strange behavior. No matter what, this was her daughter, someone she wanted to protect.

"It is now the twelfth year of Jinghe."

Qin Su felt a sudden boom in her head, her expression became strange, she cried and laughed at the same time, and she seemed to be insane.

Like Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly, she didn't know whether it was a dream from her past life or a dream from now on, but that didn't matter. She only knew that since she was still conscious and had the chance, she would definitely take revenge.

She will turn things around.

In that brief moment of delay, the carved door was violently broken down from the outside, and a woman in a traditional Chinese dress with floral patterns strode in, her eyes filled with ferocity, a far cry from her usual gentle demeanor towards Qin Su.

"Guards, lock her in the woodshed!" She raised her hand, and a number of old women and servants rushed over from behind her.

"Let's see who dares!" Lian Tao stood in front of Qin Su, her eyes gleaming and her aura powerful.

The woman sneered and said, "Qin Su, you can refuse to go to the woodshed now, but you can forget about ever winning An'er's favor again."

"You should think about it carefully."

She looked at Qin Su, waiting for her to obediently give in.

Qin Su was like a dog to her son; as long as she put a little pressure on him, Qin Su would obey.

Even the wildest horses in Kyoto have long been tamed.

"If you go to the woodshed yourself, you can avoid physical pain."

Qin Su understood her current situation and her emotions had stabilized considerably, but her beautiful peach blossom eyes still seemed like deep pools, inspiring awe in those who looked upon them.

"Lian Tao, go home and bring people over."

Lian Tao didn't understand Qin Su's plan, but she was obedient, and with the girl's skills, even if the entire Duke's mansion attacked together, they couldn't do anything to her.

"What do you want to do?" Duchess Li immediately ordered her men to stop Lian Tao, but these men were no match for her.

He knocked them down in a few moves and stormed out the door.

"Qin Su! You stabbed my son first, what do you want to do now? Let me tell you, if you bow your head now, you still have a chance to turn things around!"

She was so angry she was jumping up and down, but she was also genuinely wary of the Qin family's lunatics.

Perhaps seeing that Qin Su remained unmoved, she hardened her heart and said again, "If you don't obey, I'll have An'er divorce you! It's a blessing that a bandit like you can marry into the Duke's mansion!"

Qin Su approached Li Shi step by step, his deep black eyes frightening her so much that she dared not breathe.

"I'm not getting married."

"What did you say?" Li stared at Qin Su in disbelief.

"I said, I'm not getting married. Are you deaf?"

Beneath the wide, gold-trimmed sleeves, Qin Su's fair, slender hands gently caressed her belly.

Her little girl is inside.

As long as her daughter is still alive and her family is still alive, she has no shortage of courage to start over.

Li screamed uncontrollably, "You think you can just refuse to marry me like that?! You and An'er have already had your wedding ceremony, you are now the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Cheng's mansion!"

"If anyone's leaving, it'll be me, An'er, giving you the divorce papers. Do you think you can just leave whenever you want?"

She was feeling extremely uneasy.

Could Qin Su, this bandit, really not want to marry him? She herself isn't a bad person; he genuinely doesn't like her. But her father has military power! Those are the elite troops of White Tiger Stronghold.

Although the White Tiger Stronghold has now been granted amnesty by His Majesty, those people still listen to the Qin family.

This is a great help to her son.

"You should think this through. Once you leave the Duke's mansion, you'll be a discarded woman. Who would want you then?"

Qin Su pulled up a chair and sat down, her deep eyes making Li Shi feel uneasy.

Having calmed down, she wouldn't act rashly unless she truly couldn't resist.

This old hag couldn't stand the sight of her daughter from the moment she gave birth to her, and she kept trying to bully her. She could let go of things that happened to her, but she shouldn't have treated a child like that.

When her daughter was born, she was clever and lively, always laughing and playing. But this old hag and Xue Huai'an terrified her, causing her to stay isolated in her own world for a long time. From then on, she could no longer laugh or play, and her face would never show any big expressions.

She was absolutely ruthless to the entire Duke's family.

She will settle scores with the Duke's mansion slowly.

Li was afraid of Qin Su now, but dared not leave, fearing what Qin Su might do.

Before long, Lian Tao arrived with her people, but to her surprise, there was also a familiar stranger this time.