Ranmei, who was serving Su Liluo at the Crown Prince's residence, was unaware that she had been targeted by the Su family.
From the very beginning, Su Liluo had managed to obtain her indenture, and then, taking advantage of the Su family being punished, she gave her family a sum of money to redeem them from the Su family.
Now, her brother runs a noodle shop in the West Market, and they live with their parents in a rented courtyard.
Whenever Ranmei had a break, she would go home to visit her family, who were all very grateful to Su Liluo.
After making some inquiries, the Su family quickly learned where Ranmei's family lived. Su Wanshi gritted her teeth and sold all her valuable jewelry to raise money, which she then used to hire several assassins from the martial arts world to kidnap Ranmei's family.
After the matter was settled, they secretly sent an anonymous letter to Ranmei.
"Is this for me?"
Ranmei had just come out of the Prince's mansion and was about to go home to see her parents when she received a letter from a little beggar.
"Um!"
The little beggar nodded and then ran off in a flash, and Ranmei didn't remember what he looked like.
Fortunately, Ranmei had been with Su Liluo since she was a child, so she could recognize a few words.
She curiously opened the envelope, and her expression changed drastically instantly.
"Father, Mother!"
Ranmei murmured in fear, then ran towards her parents' house.
When she saw that her home had been ransacked, with pots and pans scattered all over the floor, and that she couldn't find her parents or brothers no matter how hard she looked, she collapsed to the ground.
What should she do?
His parents and brothers were kidnapped. The kidnappers said they would only release them if he set fire to the Crown Princess's house.
The Crown Princess treated her so well, how could she betray her!
But if she doesn't do this, what will happen to her parents and brothers?
"Waaah..."
Ranmei sat on the ground and began to sob loudly.
It wasn't until it was almost dark that Ranmei finally composed herself and returned to the Crown Prince's residence, feeling utterly dejected.
The contents of the letter kept replaying in her mind. It said that she had three days to consider it, and if she did not see the Crown Princess in trouble after three days, then the bodies of her parents and brothers would be sent back.
"ah!"
Suddenly, Ranmei felt a sharp pain in her ankle, and her body lost its balance, causing her to fall to the ground with a thud.
It turned out that she was so distracted that she missed a step and fell down.
"Miss Ranmei, are you alright?"
Just then, Ye Han, who was resting in the shadows, heard the noise and quickly jumped out.
"I'm fine."
Despite the excruciating pain, Ranmei forced herself to stand up, but as soon as she did, the pain in her legs caused her to fall back down.
"Miss Ranmei, it looks like you've sprained your ankle. If you don't mind, let me take a look!"
Ye Han asked aloud.
"Uh, okay, okay."
Ranmei returned, still somewhat lost in thought.
Although her feet were in a lot of pain, she was still preoccupied with her family and struggling with whether or not to do as the letter instructed.
Ye Han had learned some bone-setting techniques, and he carefully treated Ran Mei's sprained ankle.
At the same time, he also noticed that Ranmei was absent-minded.
After he finished treating Ranmei's injuries, she staggered to her feet, thanked him briefly, and then walked away in a daze.
Ye Han possessed the keen senses of a secret guard. He felt that Ran Mei was acting strangely, so after thinking for a moment, he immediately disappeared from the spot and went to find Su Li Luo before Ran Mei, telling Su Li Luo what he had discovered.
"I understand, you may leave now."
After listening to Ye Han's words, Su Liluo pondered for a moment and then dismissed Ye Han.
Thinking of the news she had just learned from Xiao Ye a couple of days ago that her father was about to return, she thought of the Su family mansion.
In her previous life, she was killed by the Su family shortly before her father returned. However, in this life, thanks to Xiao Ye's help, her father returned a few months earlier.
They are probably worried that their father will return and their conspiracy from back then will be exposed, so they want to get rid of themselves.
But since they had already fallen out with him, they had no chance to make a move, so they probably set their sights on Ranmei.
Speaking of Ranmei, this maid was just an honest and dutiful maid.
She hadn't done anything to wrong herself in her previous life, and the Su family hadn't taken her seriously, which was why she felt so comfortable using her in this life.
But in this life, we don't know how the Su family will treat Ranmei, nor do we know what choice Ranmei will make.
Su Liluo decided to first see Ranmei's own attitude.
She didn't take the initiative to find Ranmei until the next day, when Ranmei took care of her as usual.
She noticed that Ranmei seemed a little absent-minded, but she didn't point it out.
At night, after Ranmei had taken care of herself and gone out to rest, she noticed a shadow lingering at her door.
So Su Liluo didn't sleep.
Ranmei held a candle in her hand, looking at the straw and firewood she had secretly moved during the day, her body trembling uncontrollably.
If the fire is set and the Crown Princess is injured, her parents and brothers can live.
But as a result, she lived with guilt for the rest of her life.
If they don't let go, the Crown Princess will be fine, but she will lose her loved ones forever.
Ranmei was on the verge of extreme pain. She held the candle in her hand, trembling, unable to bring herself to do it.
Many images flashed through her mind: her parents and brothers being kind to her, and taking care of Su Liluo.
She slowly approached the pile of firewood and thatch, preparing to slowly toss the candle flame in her hand onto it to light it.
"No, I can't do this! Waaah..."
Just as she was about to light the fire, she suddenly withdrew her hand, squatted down, buried her head in her hands, and began to sob.
At the same time, Su Liluo's door creaked open.
A smile of relief mixed with heartache appeared on her lips. "Ranmei, don't be afraid. Tell me what happened, and I'll help you!"
"Crown Princess! Waaah..."
Ranmei looked at Su Liluo standing behind her in astonishment, her face filled with guilt, and then she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Under Su Liluo's persistent questioning, Ranmei finally told her that her family had been kidnapped and that the kidnappers had asked her to set a fire.
Upon hearing this, a hint of fierceness flashed across Su Liluo's eyes.
In the dim candlelight, her eyes were dark, and she sneered, "Su Wanshi, they really are as vicious as ever!"
If you set fires in your past life, you'll set fires in this life too!
"Don't worry, I will send people to rescue your parents and brothers. For the next few days, you should remain still."
Su Liluo offered Ranmei a word of comfort.
Then, she waited until Xiao Ye returned from the military camp late at night, told him about it, and asked him to help find Ranmei's family.
"The Su family, they really have a lot of nerve!"
Upon hearing what Su Liluo said, Xiao Ye's aura turned icy cold.
At the same time, he hugged Su Liluo tightly, still feeling a bit scared.
"Luo'er, we must teach the Su family a lesson this time!"
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