“Granny Zhou has been with me in this household for so many years and raised you. Jin Shu, how can you treat her like this now!”

Mrs. Jin is loyal and righteous, which is her strength, but now it has become a laughable flaw.

Jin Shu stood up, and although she was blind, she was able to walk in a straight line to Madam Jin.

"Mother, why don't you listen to what I have to say before you act as judge?"

"What else can you say? You want to drive away Granny Zhou and Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu. Am I wronging you?"

Mrs. Jin never expected her children to be successful, but she only hoped that they would grow up to be well-behaved, grateful, and kind-hearted despite their wealth.

But if Jin Shu can be so heartless even to her former wet nurse, how can we expect her to treat the people of He'an County?

Jin Chuyao stood to the side with a serious expression. Although she was Jin Shu's cousin, her tone was like that of an elder.

"Sister, you really did do something wrong this time. You can do whatever you want normally, and your aunt has always tried to be tolerant of you."

But Granny Zhou has served the Jin family her whole life, so she's practically family to you. No matter how much Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu have offended you, we're all family, so how could you be so willful as to kick them all out?

If you really do this, what will the people of He'an County think of our Jin family? As the uncle of the county magistrate, how will I stand before the people and the governor afterward?

These words really struck a chord with Mrs. Jin.

At this crucial juncture, when the governor was on his tour, local officials were all eager to have their relatives observe vegetarianism and chant Buddhist prayers, all in order to leave a good impression on the governor.

My own daughter is quite something; she just recognized Governor Zhang as her uncle this morning, and this kind of thing happened this afternoon!

This made Madam Jin, who had initially begun to change her opinion of Jin Shu, even more disappointed and frustrated with her!

"Jin Shu, you have disappointed me greatly!"

Upon hearing this, one would expect Jin Shu to feel somewhat guilty or uneasy, or perhaps even emotionally agitated.

In any case, she shouldn't be acting like this, detached and expressionless.

Jin Chuyao looked at her, anticipating Jin Shu's next reaction.

The mother and daughter's arguments were hilarious. Neither of them would give in, and in the end, one was so angry she wanted to roll on the ground, while the other was so angry she almost had a stroke. In short, they were more like enemies than enemies.

Every time Jin Chuyao saw this scene, she felt a surge of joy.

In her past life, this selfish mother and daughter abandoned her in He'an County to fend for herself so that their own family could escape famine!

Although she's only a distant relative, she's still a member of the Kim family!

However, this family only cared about themselves in this critical moment! In a time when everyone was starving, the ones who should have survived were people like her, who were both mentally and physically sound!

And what about Mrs. Kim?

At the last moment, he chose his own biological daughter!

And what good are her two daughters? One is blind, the other mentally challenged! In the end, they're just a burden!

Just thinking about the scene when that family left made Jin Chuyao so angry she wanted to grind her teeth to powder!

Especially at the end, Jin Shu tossed her a bag of copper coins as if it were a handout.

Is he going to use such a small amount of money to make up for the guilt of abandoning her?

Jin Chuyao has lost count of how many nights she has been awakened by nightmares since her rebirth.

Now, fate has given her another chance, allowing her to not only make all the necessary preparations in advance, but also to have time to seek revenge.

The entire Jin family are her enemies!

She wanted to make every member of this family experience the pain she had suffered back then!

Didn't Madam Jin choose Jin Shu back then? Well, Jin Chuyao wants to see how long this mother-daughter charade can last!

How long can Madam Jin tolerate a useless piece of trash like Jin Shu?

The thought of the mother and daughter breaking up made Jin Chuyao extremely happy.

This happened much faster than expected, and it might even happen today. Given Jin Shu's personality, these two are going to have another big fight!

However, Madam Jin had already finished her attack, her expression serious, ready to wait for her daughter to go berserk at any moment.

Instead of crying or making a fuss, Jin Shu walked straight to Madam Jin, took off her light pink outer robe, and amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, rolled up the sleeves, revealing her fair arms.

"you……"

Before Madam Jin could finish speaking, her eyes suddenly fell on Jin Shu's two arms hidden under her long sleeves. From her elbows to her wrists, the layers of scars were shocking.

New and old, stacked together.

The most recently injured one had turned her snow-white skin bright red, and the black scabs were quite glaring, unexpectedly piercing Madam Jin's heart.

Jin Shu's vacant eyes were fixed on her. No crying or fussing was needed, no reasoning required; all that was needed was a light, casual question.

"There are nine people in the entire Begonia Garden, and they all serve me alone."

Do you think I live a very comfortable life every day, and that you scold these servants because I'm being unreasonable?

Mrs. Jin's eyes had reddened at some point.

Even during the fiercest and most intense arguments with Jin Shu, she never showed any sign of anger.

But now, looking at her daughter's two scarred arms, the once strong woman suddenly felt as if all her strength had been drained away.

"What...what happened? Why didn't you tell me? How did this happen?!"

The old woman, Zhou, who had just been wailing and howling beside her, bent down guiltily, trying to make herself look even more pitiful.

"Madam, this old servant knows nothing about these things. Miss never allows this old servant to serve her personally, and this old servant is completely unaware of these injuries!"

Regardless, let's just clear our names first.

Jin Shu "looked" at her, knowing full well that she couldn't see anything clearly, but Zhou Mama still felt a strange sense of oppression.

"You're the head matron who manages the courtyard, and you're saying you didn't know I was hurt like this?"

Jin Shu curled her lips into a cold smile.

“Every day, I trip over different things: branches, pebbles, benches, chairs. These things seem to have grown legs and appear in front of me.”

In the past, I never held a grudge against you because you have all been with me for so many years.

But now, you two are openly cheating and shirking your responsibilities right in front of me, and you still expect me to pretend I know nothing?

Madam Jin's breathing quickened, and she couldn't help but reach out to grab Jin Shu's arm, but Jin Shu dodged her and tucked her two scarred arms into her sleeve.

Why don't you ever tell me?

"What good would it do to tell you? Three years ago, on the winter solstice, I fell and was bleeding from my head. I told you that someone had put stones under my feet, but you blamed me for being playful."

From that moment on, I knew I was blind; I couldn't rely on anyone else, I could only rely on myself.

(End of this chapter)