After listening to Su Mian's words, Xu Jinyi sat down.

"So, after my mother passed away, all the servants in the mansion were replaced bit by bit, right?"

Su Mian nodded: "Yes, Miss, now that you mention it, I remember that everything has indeed been changed."

"Although they were not replaced all at once, but in several batches, they were indeed all replaced."

"Even the current madam's wet nurse has been changed."

Therefore, it is possible that the servants at that time really knew something.

But after so many years, it would be difficult for her to investigate on her own.

Could it be that her mother is really not dead?

Xu Jinyi suddenly thought of her previous life when after her death, her brother launched a series of revenges but did not attack her father and Wu.

Could it be that my brother also knows about this? !

Did they know that their mother was in their hands?!

Xu Jinyi clenched his fists, thinking of his brother's concessions to them in the mansion, and the many military achievements he gave to Xu Boran.

Maybe he knew it a long time ago.

His concession was not only because of her, but also because of his mother.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinyi's face turned slightly pale.

So in their previous life, their family was not separated by death, but by life.

Xu Jinyi's eyes turned red and tears welled up in them.

But now Xu Jinyi knows nothing about her mother. Is Xu Youran lying to her or is it true?

There is no way to verify it with my brother.

Xu Jinyi clenched her fists. She couldn't just sit there and wait for death any longer.

She took out the jade pendant given to her by the emperor that day, and a hint of determination flashed in her eyes.

Instead of being threatened to marry Wu Ziqian, being their pawn for a long time and taking orders from others, why doesn't she become strong herself?

Whether this appearance is a blessing or a curse, it’s up to her to decide!

"Mianmian, pack your things."

Su Mian's eyes widened: "Miss, we don't have much money, where can we escape to?"

As Xu Jinyi's personal maid, Su Mian certainly knew that there was a secret passage in Xu Jinyi's room.

When Xu Jinyi sneaked out, she was the one who covered for him.

"Listen to me."

After the two came out of the secret passage, Xu Jinyi did not rush into the palace immediately.

Instead, she went to the bridge where her brother and future sister-in-law often met.

Xu Jinyi saw Ouyang Zhixia standing by the river under the bridge from afar.

She stood in the snow, her frail figure distressing, as if she was determined to die.

Xu Jinyi's eyes were red when she thought that her sister Ouyang's fate in her previous life was not much better than hers.

The imprisoned brother has always refused to surrender, and sister Ouyang who lives in her heart has become a thorn in the princess's side.

At that time, she had been sent to the Princess's Mansion to be with Prince Qin, where she was abused by him and his consort day and night, and had lost her freedom.

The news about Sister Ouyang was overheard by her when the servants in the princess's mansion were talking about it.

Because of the news of her brother's death, Sister Ouyang decided not to marry again in her life, and went to the temple to burn incense for her brother on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

He encountered an accident on the way and met a group of hooligans, who humiliated him.

When she was found, there was no healthy skin on her body, and her face was cut with a knife.

Her eyeballs were gouged out, and Mrs. Ouyang was devastated and died of illness.

Sister Ouyang was rescued, but she was mentally unstable and acted crazy all day long.

From time to time, she ran out of the house, calling her brother's name.

It was not until Qin Xihe came to power that he directly ordered the entire Ouyang family to be exiled.

All 132 members of the Ouyang family died on the way.

"Sister Ouyang."

"Yier? Why did you get out? Did they let you out?"

Ouyang Zhixia certainly knew Xu Jinyi's situation in the mansion, but she was powerless to do anything.

Xu Jinyi told the story of her escape.

"How dare they? You are still the legitimate daughter, how can you be a concubine?"

"Where is your father? Does he agree too? How long has your brother been gone? They couldn't help but attack you?" Ouyang Zhixia's eyes were filled with sorrow.

Xu Jin smiled nonchalantly from beneath the veil: "That's Xu Youran's father, not mine."

"As long as she is useful to him, why would he care about the life or death of a daughter he doesn't care about?"

Ouyang Zhixia didn't know how disappointed she was to say such a thing.

Looking at Xu Jinyi, who had tears in her eyes but was stubborn and refused to let go, Ouyang Zhixia felt distressed.

Holding Ouyang Zhixia, Xu Jinyi's shoulders kept shaking and he sobbed softly.

Ouyang Zhixia took out a handkerchief and wiped Xu Jinyi's tears: "Yier, come back with me, I will protect you. I will never let them take you away." Ouyang Zhixia said in a firm tone.

This is Haoran's only sister, her most beloved sister. She can't bear to see anything happen to her.

She wants to protect her well for Haoran.

Xu Jinyi felt a lump in her throat and tears rolled down her cheeks. She was so moved that she didn't know what to say.

Although she knew that hiding her would be equivalent to going against her father and the two families would become enemies, Sister Ouyang still decided to do it.

But she knew this was not the best solution, and she couldn't implicate Sister Ouyang.

With a pale face, he smiled and shook his head: "Sister Ouyang, I have somewhere to go. I came to you for something more important."

"Where can you go? You've rarely left the house since you were a child, and you don't have many friends. Where can you go in this freezing weather?"

"Come back with me, and we'll find a solution together." Ouyang Zhixia pulled Xu Jinyi and was about to go back to her home.

Xu Jinyi held her wrist tightly: "Sister Ouyang, please listen to me first, otherwise I'm afraid it will be too late, and the people who are looking for me will come after me at any time."

"you say."

Although Su Mian and Sister Ouyang's maids were keeping watch, Xu Jinyi was still afraid, so he went straight to the point.

"A body?"

"No, when I heard the bad news, I couldn't believe it. I ran all the way to your house, only to see white lanterns hanging in your house."

"I wanted to go in, but the people at the door refused to let me in, saying that your brother and I were not married and it was inappropriate to do so."

"I knelt at the door, begging to be allowed to see Haoran one last time, but your father was adamant."

By the time she had said this, Ouyang Zhixia's face was already covered in tears and the tip of her nose was red.

After waiting for three years, my lover finally came back. I thought we could be together after getting married this time, but who would have thought that we would be separated forever.

"Until your brother was buried, I only saw the coffin, not the body."

"Yier, is there something wrong? Are you asking this because you've discovered something wrong?"

"Is your brother alive?"

Ouyang Zhixia's eyes were full of hope and her expression was very excited, as if she had grasped the last straw.

"Sister Ouyang, this is just my suspicion. After my brother's body was brought back that day, I wanted to go see him, but my father stopped me because he was afraid of scaring me."

"He was evasive at the time and was very anxious to send me away. He didn't let me attend the wake until the coffin was nailed shut."