Chapter 2 Entering the Mansion (Part 1)

  On a clear autumn morning, the Tao Mansion was as usual, with everything in order. The masters had finished washing and eating, and the young ladies were chatting with the elderly lady about family matters. Today, there were more people in the main house than usual, everyone wanting to see what kind of person the old master's concubine, whom he had raised outside for over twenty years, was like. Unfortunately, that concubine had fallen ill and died two days before entering the mansion, leaving behind a 15-year-old young lady who came into the mansion alone today.

  She was just a young lady born out of wedlock, and her mother came from a very humble background. The madam simply ordered the servants to clean up a slightly cleaner courtyard for her to live in. Everyone knew that the madam had no good feelings towards this eighth miss, and today they were either curious about the eighth miss's appearance or came to see the commotion, wondering how the madam would make things difficult for the eighth miss.

  Miss Ba entered the door, neatly and politely performed the family etiquette. The old lady told her to come closer, lift up her head, and everyone carefully looked at her appearance, couldn't help but take a deep breath. The young ladies of the Tao family were all beauties, but none could compare to this one. Her face was like an egg, with willow-leaf eyebrows, bright and sparkling eyes that shone through a layer of mist, and cherry-red lips that seemed to be made of rose petals. She smiled slightly, exuding extreme charm.

  No wonder Master would quietly raise his mistress for over twenty years, from this Eighth Miss, one can glimpse her mother's appearance, truly a rare beauty.

  Now this beauty has fallen into the hands of Madame, and it is unknown what will happen to her. People can't help but think of the fifth young lady, Ronghua, who got a sudden illness and died after struggling for a few days.

  All beautiful women have short lives.

  Miss Ba entered the house, bowed and called out to Mrs. Dai in a timid tone, "Mother."

  The old lady put down her teacup and revealed a kind smile. "He's really handsome, surpassing all the young ladies in the mansion. I like him too."

  "What's your name."

  Miss Ba replied respectfully, "Auntie has given her a name, Rong Hua."

  Rong Hua, the two words were like two snapped violin strings, leaving a piercing echo that stunned everyone. It was the elderly lady who first came to her senses, "Which two words?"

  Miss Ba answered carefully, "I heard Auntie say that Father said before, 'Things have their own containers, and wood is called grain.'"

  The old lady smiled, looked around as if to find resonance, and the people around her all smiled flatteringly. The old lady then spoke again, "How could Master be so careless, letting you be called by this name? You didn't grow up in the mansion, so you don't know that our Fifth Miss is also named Rong Hua, exactly these two characters."

  Miss Ba seemed to panic, "Ronghua didn't know... actually offended her sister's name taboo. This name was originally just casually given by my aunt and wasn't reported to the elders in the mansion. Now that I've entered the mansion, please ask Madame to change a name for Ronghua."

  The old lady thought for a moment, took a sip of tea, and her expression was tinged with sadness. "Your fifth sister was a person with a short life, she passed away early, and since the old master didn't change your name before entering the mansion, it means he agreed," The old lady wiped her eyes with her sleeve, revealing a sorrowful expression. "Poor you, you're also a person with a thin fate, drifting outside from a young age, relying on your aunt to raise you, after all not as good as being in the mansion."

  Miss Ba was touched by what was said and couldn't help but let tears fall from her eyes.

  "Alright, we'll have plenty of time in the future. I'll tell you more about what's going on in this household another day. You're tired too, go ahead and get some rest first."

  Miss Ba walked out at the sound, and Madame sent a decent maid to follow her.

  The people in the main house had all dispersed, and the mistress ate two candied dates, tidied up her clothes, closed her eyes slightly, and lay down on the soft couch to rest. It wasn't until after a good while that she asked the mother beside her, "What do you think?"

  “Timid, without any great vision,” Chen Mama replied with her head down. Eighth Miss entered the house and saw the magnificent decorations in Madame's room, that astonished, trembling expression was all taken in by her, even someone who breathed carefully could stir up such a big commotion? In all these years she had never misjudged anyone.

  "Hopefully it's just a namesake and nothing more. I only wish her well, and I don't want there to be a second time..."

  "Right, I'll definitely mention it to her."

  The lady smiled with satisfaction, "For now, the most important thing is to prepare for the return of my sister and brother-in-law. Let them all be careful, especially with the food, it must be made according to brother-in-law's preferences. Absolutely cannot have a repeat of last time's situation."

  Madam Chen bowed and nodded, "Don't worry, ma'am, the new cooks we hired for the kitchen are all top-notch from the capital, they definitely won't make any mistakes again."

  The lady murmured "uh-huh" and stopped talking. Chen's mother glanced around and retreated to do her chores.

  The madam on the soft couch murmured as if in a dream, saying two words, "Rong Hua." Rong Hua, thinking of that girl's eyes at the time of her death, felt a chill run through his body.

  The person is already dead, what's there to fear about her coming back for revenge?

  Moreover, that thing wasn't her...

  Now her daughter has married a perfect husband and the whole family is basking in glory, her good days have just begun, what's the point of thinking about those unlucky things?

  Everything is going according to plan, step by step. The mistress thought of the golden hairpin with colored phoenix that she had put in the box, and her heart felt more at ease. The real wealth and nobility of the Tao family were yet to come.

  For this wealth and status, sacrificing anything is worth it.

  The fragrance of incense wafted through the house, and the lady took a deep breath, smiled, and completely cast aside all her worries.

  In Miss Ba's residence, Chun Yao quietly observed this Miss Ba. Although she looked like a celestial being, unfortunately, she didn't capture the heart of the first wife.

  Chun Yao lazily sat on the chair, fiddling with the needle and thread in her hand. Eighth Miss poured herself a cup of water to drink tea, pretending not to see her. Anyway, she was the eyes and ears sent by the first wife, as long as she reported everything that happened here to the first wife, her task would be considered accomplished.

  As for Eighth Miss, if she is dissatisfied with her service and makes a fuss, this is the best way to let her go to Madame's presence and report it. This way, everyone will know that Eighth Miss is not an easy-going person, and as soon as she entered the mansion, she stirred up trouble.

  Chun Yao made up her mind and felt more at ease, she finished embroidering the peony flowers on her hand, and Eighth Miss finally lost her patience and came over to interrogate.

  Chun Yao steadied her nerves, lifted her head, and didn't expect to be met with a smiling face.

  A gentle, warm and friendly smile on her face, without a hint of anger, only with kind sincerity. "You also like hibiscus flowers? I have a handkerchief here with hibiscus on it too, take a look and see if you like it," Eighth Miss said as she handed the handkerchief to her, continuing, "I heard that this special embroidery technique used for the hibiscus flower is different from ordinary techniques."

  Chun Yao stared at the eighth miss for a moment, then looked down at the handkerchief. The peony flowers on it were indeed delicate and lifelike, especially the embroidery technique... Chun Yao's heart skipped a beat, and the needle in her hand accidentally fell to the ground. She hastily squatted down to pick it up, her fingers trembling as she pinched the embroidery needle twice before finally grasping it firmly.

  No one should know about her, let alone the newly arrived Eighth Miss of the manor.

  It was just a coincidence...

  She thought she would never see such a peony flower again. In the Tao Mansion for so many years, she had seen countless embroidery techniques, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't embroider such a pattern. She had already given up, who knew that she saw such a design in the hands of Eighth Miss.

  She got lost at the age of six and was trafficked several times until she was sold to the Tao Manor at the age of eight, where she finally settled down. She only had a handkerchief left by her parents, which she had secretly inquired about several times, but no one had seen such embroidery techniques before. The madam treated her very well and always regarded her as a confidante, but she didn't care much about her biological parents.

  She knew what was on Mrs. Tan's mind and feared that if she were too concerned about her own parents, she would not be able to devote herself wholeheartedly to her work.

  She didn't have any ulterior motives, it's just that every time she recalled those days of maternal love and filial piety from her childhood, she couldn't help but feel a sense of discontent.

  Miss Ba took out the embroidered handkerchief, and Chunyao received it with trembling hands and a quivering tone, "Miss Ba, this embroidered handkerchief is really beautiful."

  "Then I'll give it to you!"

  "How can this be good, slave..."

  "Stop being so polite, I've just arrived at the mansion and the mistress has brought you before me, it's also our fate. We'll have a long time together in the future, why be so formal with me?"

  "This embroidery method is very special."

  "Yes, I also came because of its uniqueness. Not many people know about this embroidery technique, it's said to be a family heirloom method that is not commonly used."

  Chun Yao wanted to speak but stopped, his heart racing, his fingers icy cold.

  "Do you want to learn?"

  Chun Yao's heart ignited with a glimmer of hope.

  "Unfortunately, I'm not skilled with my hands and didn't learn it, but if there's an opportunity in the future, I'll bring a seamstress I know into the mansion to teach you..."

  I didn't expect Miss Ba to be such a nice person, Chunyao put away the handkerchief, yes, the road ahead is still long, as long as she stays by Miss Ba's side, she will definitely find out the origin of this embroidered handkerchief one day.

  "Then thank you, miss." Or this eighth miss, she's really her benefactor.

  Chun Yao looked at Rong Hua again, and suddenly felt that the eighth lady seemed to have a few points of likability, probably because she was born and raised outside the mansion. As a result, she didn't have the arrogance and cleverness of the other ladies in the mansion, but rather seemed like a transparent jade, allowing people to see through her at a glance.

  Serving such a master always makes one feel more at ease.

  "Miss, let me change some tea for you!" Chunyao changed some new tea for Ronghua, "This tea is specially supplied by the government, it tastes different from the outside, although not much is allocated to this house, but occasionally we can taste something fresh."

  Rong Hua gently lifted her tea bowl and took a sip, filling her mouth with fragrance.

  "Is it different?"

  "This is different, this tea is really good."

  It's been a long time since I had a drink like this.

  Three whole years.

  ……

  In just three years, the Tao Manor had changed beyond recognition. Those who had personally killed her were now even more wealthy and prosperous, but she had come full circle and was still just a pitiful concubine-born daughter.

  Even she didn't think that one day she would still use this name, this identity, and come back here.

  She died and was reborn into this body, also scared at first, but after calming down, she smiled again. Maybe heaven just arranged it that way, can't escape this identity, but this time, she couldn't yield like before.

  At that time, it was the lady who brought people to poison her, even if she was a concubine, the lady did not dare to put her to death casually.

  A young lady who was raised for over a decade just died like this, it's really not worth it.

  Rong Hua couldn't think of what reason she had to die for after all.

  She's back now, just to get everything clear.

  It's time for them to pay back what they owe, let those people atone for their mistakes.

  She wants to drag out one by one those who killed her.

  She wants to get to the bottom of the whole thing.

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