The scorching sun at noon cast several mottled shadows under the sycamore tree in the courtyard, the cicadas' chirping became louder and louder. Several maids hiding in the shade were gathered under the tree, laughing in low voices, and from time to time they looked at the door and made envious sounds.
"I thought the fourth young lady would never come back, but I didn't expect that she would come back this time." The little maid's eyes lit up.
"Yes, and it seems that the fourth lady has more characteristics than the third lady."
"Keep your voice down, or the third lady will peel your skin off!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was filled with fear and became silent.
A maid in green carrying some food passed by and glanced at them. The people under the tree immediately went back to do their own things in a panic.
As the door was opened, a beam of blazing sunlight entered the hall. The pink bed curtains were drawn. The maid in green gently placed the food on the table, then came to the bed and whispered, "Miss, are you awake?"
The breeze blew the bed curtains, but there was still no sound in the room. Just when the maid was about to call out again, an almost invisible "hmm" sound came from inside.
"Miss, the master asked you to go there immediately." The maid said softly.
Listening to the noise outside, the person in the bed still stared at the large carved bed with confused eyes, a look of disbelief on his fair little face, but the memories in his mind kept lingering before his eyes.
As an atheist, Xia Tong never thought that she would travel through time, and it seemed that she traveled through time to a Mary Sue novel about a strong female star called "The Firstborn Daughter is a Phoenix" that she had read!
Of course, she is not so lucky to become the heroine. She can only be regarded as a cannon fodder to become the villain.
This Mary Sue novel about a strong female protagonist is the work of a great author. It was extremely popular back then and topped various rankings. Although it is very clichéd, the whole novel is supported by the character of the heroine. She is never pretentious and after she found out that she has a crush on the hero, she established a relationship with him. Moreover, she has an IQ that is off the charts, far better than all the other female supporting characters. There are no misunderstandings afterwards and the two of them have a great time killing monsters and leveling up all the way.
But there is a big villain with an extremely high IQ among them. The old emperor is incompetent and the government is controlled by this cruel regent. Although he is young, his methods are simply cruel. No one who doesn't deal with him can survive the next day. Even the male protagonist who is the prince has to flatter him. The whole court and the country are suppressed by him and dare not breathe.
Although the villain has a high IQ, this can only intensify the development of the relationship between the hero and heroine. In the end, with the wisdom of the hero and heroine (the halo of the protagonist), he defeats the villain and successfully ascends the throne to become the emperor. The two of them create a beautiful country together.
But the villain is not born bad, he has his reasons for being bad. And she is the fourth lady of Xiahou Mansion who broke off the engagement with the villain because she despised the villain for being poor and unsuccessful when he was young.
This is a sad story. The villain's father was an upright official and a classmate of her father. They had a very good relationship at the time, so he arranged a marriage for their child. However, because the villain's father was too upright, he was expelled from the court by some people and his house was confiscated on charges. Her father saw that the other party's family had fallen on hard times, so in order to distance himself from the relationship, he decisively canceled the marriage. It is easy to imagine how the villain's newspaper personality came about.
At this point, not many people know the identity of the villain. Only her father has seen the villain back then. However, her father has been serving as the prefect in Suzhou all these years and has never returned to Beijing. It was not until yesterday when he was transferred back to Beijing that he discovered that the other party had become the regent with great power. One can imagine what her father's expression was when he went to court.
If you ask Xia Tong what she is thinking now, there are only two words in her mind, which must be "run away"!
"Miss, it seems that the master has something urgent to discuss with you." The maid outside said respectfully.
After coming to her senses, Xia Tong had no choice but to sit up from the bed, stretched out her hand to open the bed curtain, and said to Qing'er outside: "Help me wash up."
Now the villains in the court have the final say. If he says the crow is white, no one dares to say it is black. A first-rank official can kill anyone he wants. She is just a small follower. If she doesn't run away, she may not even have a complete corpse.
"These were sent by the old lady, and the eldest lady and the others. They said that if you still need anything, you must let me know." Qing'er took the purple jade hairpin in front of the dressing table with a smile and put it behind her head.
In the blurry bronze mirror, the woman's skin was whiter than snow, her small oval face was filled with sadness, her brows were slightly furrowed, and no one knew what she was thinking at this moment.
The original owner had been living with her father in Suzhou, and only occasionally returned to Beijing to visit her grandmother during the Chinese New Year. However, there were many intrigues in the mansion. Although they seemed to be harmonious on the surface, her grandmother actually disliked her mother very much because her mother failed to give birth to a son for her father. She was only neither good nor bad to the original owner, after all, the original owner was good-looking and could be arranged a marriage for the Xiahou Mansion.
After washing up, Xia Tong followed Qing'er to her mother's yard in a daze, but surprisingly, no one was serving in the yard, and Qing'er also tactfully retreated. Xia Tong approached the room with some confusion, but only heard a low male voice coming from inside.
"I told you that the kid would have a bright future. It's all Dad's fault. He insisted that we cut off our relationship with the Gu family!"
The man's voice was filled with regret, and the woman next to him just comforted him softly, "Dad is dead, there's no point in saying this now. When you go to court today, will the Regent target you?"
At this point, the man's voice was filled with anguish. "No way, there are so many people in the hall, no one would notice me. I'm afraid by the time they notice me, it will be too late!"
Hearing this, Xia Tong began to sweat unknowingly on her back. She thought it would be better to take the original owner's parents with her and run away together.
“Bang, bang, bang.”
"who?"
A majestic male voice suddenly came from inside. Xia Tong immediately opened the door and smiled, "Dad, do you want to talk to me about something?"
Sitting in the room was a middle-aged man in grey finery. He had a square face and looked intimidating without even getting angry. At this moment, his face was filled with sadness. When he saw that it was his daughter, his expression softened a little.
The beautiful woman sitting next to her came forward and took her hand. She looked outside warily, then sighed and pulled her to sit down. "Tong'er, do you remember the young master of the Gu family who broke off the engagement?"
Even though she knew everything, Xia Tong still pretended to be confused and thought deeply about it, then nodded slightly.
"Alas, you may not believe it even if I tell you. To be honest, your father and I don't believe it, but your father saw it with his own eyes. The young master of the Gu family is now the regent who has the power to do whatever he wants in the court." Liu said this with fear in her eyes.
The truth is that the reputation of the current regent is enough to scare an ignorant child to tears. Countless people have died at his hands. Calling him a traitor is an understatement. Everyone is afraid of him.
Hearing this, Xia Tong pretended to be frightened and widened her eyes, with a look of disbelief on her face. "This..."
"I know you are afraid, but after all, we are the ones who have let down the Gu family. Now we can only see if we can make amends." When she said this, Liu's tone was a little weak, indicating that she did not believe what she said.
Xia Tong didn't know why the villain hadn't come to cause trouble for her family yet. It was very likely that he had forgotten. In the book, the original owner was raided because it was discovered that the wine the prince drank was poisoned at a banquet for her grandmother's birthday. In fact, it was the third prince who did it, and her family was just a scapegoat.
"Then... Dad... are we going to run away?" She blinked, with fear on her little face.
If you don't escape now, when will you escape?
"Ridiculous!" Xia Zhian stood up suddenly, frowned and looked out the window, his tone heavy, "The whole world belongs to the king. I believe that the regent is not someone who doesn't know right from wrong. As long as you follow me to apologize, I believe that the regent will be generous and will not pursue the matter."
Xia Tong: “…”
Dad, do you believe what you said?
He is a ruthless villain who kills people without blinking an eye. If they go to apologize now, wouldn't that be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth and seeking death?
She took a deep breath, and seemed to be thinking about what to say, "Dad..."
"No need to say more!" Xia Zhian waved his hand. "Your grandmother and uncles don't know about this yet, so we can't implicate them. Now, you and I will go out through the back door, and don't let anyone find us."
"Your father is right. If we really can't escape this disaster, at least... at least we can't implicate your uncles and aunts." Liu's eyes were red, and she held her hand tightly.
Looking at her parents who were determined to die, Xia Tong was about to cry. She just wanted to live a good life. Is it easy?
It doesn't matter whether you die sooner or later. Xia Tong nodded as if compromising, gritted her teeth and said with difficulty: "I... I will go with Dad."
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