Cen spoke first.
"gentle!"
At that moment, she resembled a lioness protecting her cubs, pointing at her with trembling fingers, her eyes filled with disappointment, her voice cold and harsh.
"It's one thing for you to make things difficult for Wan'er all the time, but now you've brought this upon yourself, and you still want to slander her reputation. How have you become so vicious!"
Yun Zhiyi seemed to have known the outcome all along, and simply chuckled softly.
I don't know if I'm laughing at the other person or at myself.
She should have known, she should have known.
When Cen saw her smile, she was stunned.
My chest suddenly felt like it had been stabbed; it hurt a little, and I felt a little panicked, as if I was about to lose something.
Wen Wan gave her a smug smile.
Her red lips parted slightly, speaking without a sound.
'So what if you escaped back? Nobody will believe you.'
Yun Zhiyi ignored her, only looking intently at Cen Shi, her lips slightly parted.
"Don't worry, you won't see me again."
This means that we will have to leave again.
Cen felt a tightness in her chest and her anger surged upwards.
"Fine, if you leave, don't come back. From now on, we're severing all ties. I'll pretend I never raised you!"
Yun Zhiyi merely chuckled softly, her eyes showing neither sorrow nor joy.
If she could, she would rather they had never been a family.
In the past, she only thought of it as something she owed them.
Only after she died and was bound to the system, and learned about her own background, did she realize that she owed no one anything.
Fifteen years ago, when Cen returned to her hometown to pay respects to her ancestors, she was caught in a collision with refugees and went into premature labor.
I am temporarily staying at a farmer's house.
The farm woman had just given birth to a baby girl, and seeing that the group of people were all rich and noble, she wanted to switch the children.
She had just changed the baby's swaddling clothes when her husband discovered it, and an argument ensued.
(Swaddle blankets: Nobles would also embroider their family crest or name on them)
Just then, the refugees rushed into the village and looted.
In the chaos, the group separated and fled, each carrying a child.
Once they were safe, Cen realized that the baby's swaddling clothes were wrong and concluded that the baby had been switched at birth.
For fifteen years, she believed she was the child switched at birth.
Filled with guilt, I devoted myself to being filial and finally managed to warm their hearts.
But Wen Wan's appearance instantly overturned all her efforts.
If they were truly a family, that would be fine, but unfortunately, all of this was the result of Wen Wan knowing the truth yet deliberately pretending to be one.
From then on, she became the apple of the Earl's eye.
She was reduced to a shameless dove that seized the magpie's nest, and an adopted daughter living under someone else's roof.
After learning the truth.
She had thought about it countless times.
If they knew the truth, would they be saddened by her death?
Will you avenge her?
No one knows that she came back before she left this world.
Unfortunately, what I saw was not concern for her long absence.
Instead, it was the emptied courtyard, a home where all traces of her had been completely erased.
She knew then that the answer didn't matter.
She lowered her eyes, showing no lingering attachment, and strode towards the courtyard gate.
Cen's eyes widened, and she clutched her chest in anger.
Wen Wan smiled coldly, a slight sense of pleasure welling up inside her.
Suddenly, she thought of something, her expression changed, and she hurriedly said.
"etc!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the servants who had been separated stepped forward again and blocked her way.
Yun Zhiyi stopped in her tracks and heard her affected voice ring out.
“Sister, you suddenly came back and left again. Could it be that you came to retrieve the Spring Jade Dew formula to resell? Oh dear, this is unacceptable. Spring Jade Dew is the foundation of the Earl's mansion. It must not be sold.”
After being reminded by her, Cen Shi also remembered.
The reason the Earl's Mansion has been able to return to the circle of nobles is thanks to Chun Yulu.
However, this thing was made by her adopted daughter, and only she knows how to make it.
If she were taken away with them, the Earl's Mansion would lose its most important bargaining chip.
Thinking of this, she lowered her eyes and said coldly.
"You may leave if you wish, but leave behind the recipe for Spring Jade Dew and promise never to make or distribute it again. The Earl's Mansion will not pursue any further matters concerning the harm you caused Wan'er in the past!"
Yun Zhiyi turned her head, her gaze deep and unfathomable.
"Spring Jade Dew is mine."
What Cen hates most now is her cold and indifferent demeanor.
How could such a well-behaved and considerate child suddenly turn out like this?
Is status really that important?
Or is it just their nature?
He recalled learning from Wan'er about how the farmers had deliberately switched the children back then.
Perhaps some inherent flaws exist in our blood.
Thinking of this, her heart hardened.
"What do you mean 'your things'? Everything you own belongs to the Earl's Mansion. If it weren't for the Earl's Mansion raising you, you wouldn't even be alive to speak here now!"
Yun Zhiyi gripped the jade bottle tightly and just stared at her.
Wen Wan stood behind her, smiling at her with a smug look in her eyes.
In her previous life, Wenrou gained the Empress's favor through Chunyulu, which enabled her to marry Prince Qu and become his concubine. With Prince Qu's help, she rose through the ranks and eventually became the Empress, enjoying wealth and honor.
She could only be a lowly palace maid by his side, summoned and dismissed at will.
In the end, because he gained the emperor's favor, she ordered his execution.
She hated, she resented, and she regretted it countless times.
He shouldn't have listened to his father's advice and confessed the truth about the swaddling.
Otherwise, the position of empress would be hers.
Fortunately, heaven took pity on her and gave her a second chance.
This time, she's going to rise to prominence and make Wenrou taste the injustice and suffering she's endured!
Seeing the mother and daughter break apart, he thought that Chun Yulu's admiration was about to be his.
Her face contorted with excitement.
Looking at her frenzied expression, Yun Zhiyi's lips curled into a mocking smile.
He held up the gourd-shaped jade bottle in his hand. "You want this thing that much?"
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