Walking on the path leading to the yard, Ye Muxi was appreciating this both familiar and strange scenery and sighing a little bit. Now there was one year before her dad came back. Although she knew her father was still alive, she couldn't contact him. Nobody knew better than her that the Third Lady’s people in Family Ye, including her mother, brother and herself had to only rely on herself for protection.

She was 15 years old and could get married. She could be married to anyone at any moment. In her previous life, she almost married an old master who was the winner in the province in the imperial examination but had his wife died. Luckily, her father came back in time, so she narrowly escaped from this fate.

Now she had to go through this year, and to survive in this big Ye Family, the only person she could rely on was the Old Lady.

Therefore, Ye Muxi had to clutch at her last straw. She was destined to make Old Lady consider that she was a valuable one, so Old Lady wouldn't abandon her easily but protect her at some moments. Otherwise, she might not see the day her father came back, and she might fall into the same loop as what happened in her previous life.

She had to survive before she took revenge, and her life had to shine.

...

In the Main Hall, Mingli Hall.

Ye Muxi was late when she arrived under the guidance of Aunt Gui, and laughter was flowing out of the hall. The nanny waiting at the door tossed an unhappy glimpse at Ye Muxi and went inside to report her arrival. In a while, there was an order that came from the Old Lady, summoning her to walk in.

Ye Muxi calmed down and stepped in. There was an old lady in her seventy or eighty, wearing silver hair and sitting in the main position in the Main Hall, and that was exactly the Old Lady of Family Ye. By her left side, there was a graceful lady who was Zhao Menglan, the First Lady of Family Ye.

There were three young and unique girls standing by Zhao Menglan’s side. The first was Ye Wanrou, the First Young Miss of Family Ye, in 16 but beautiful and tall. She was talented and as gorgeous as a blossoming rose, and she was both gentle and demure, who is a typical lady growing up in a well-bred family. She was acknowledged as the first beauty in Jiang State.

In her previous life, Ye Muxi took her as her genuine sister, and after her father took the position as a Marquis, she even made Ye Wanrou have the title of her father's daughter, promoting her as the daughter in Marquis Mansion. At last, she was married to a Prince, but it turned out she was the murderer who killed her mother and brother.

Ye Muxi clenched her fists under her sleeves, oppressing her malice desperately. How much she had trusted her, then how much she hated her now.

Another girl standing behind Ye Wanrou was the Third Miss Ye Wanfu, resembled a blossoming lotus. However, she was silly and arrogant, bullying Ye Muxi all the time. In the past, Ye Muxi treated her as a good sister, never putting those bullies in her heart. But in fact, she was bullying her as an entertainment, and nothing to do with the relationship between sisters.

These two were the daughters of the First Lady Zhao Menglan.

Another girl, standing opposite to them, was a girl wearing a pure white dress. Her skin was delicate and eyebrows resembled crescents, blooming like a white flower, and this was Ye Wanxue. She was delivered by the Second Lady of Family Ye, ranking at the second in Family Ye. She was talented in arts and always targeted Ye Wanrou in all aspects, being jealous of Ye Wanrou’s ‘First Beauty of Jiang State’ title.

Apart from these three daughters of wives, there was another woman standing by the side of the Old Lady in a green dress. She was vulnerable but intelligent, and she possessed a graceful sense like bamboo, a slim figure like a willow. She was the Seventh Miss delivered by the Fourth Lady in Family Ye, Ye Qingyao. Ye Qingyao’s biological parents were Ye Muxi’s Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt, who were murdered by robbers on their way, leaving a young daughter in the world. The Old Lady adored the youngest son the most, and she was heart-rending, deciding to raise her youngest son’s only daughter by herself, and there she was, the Seventh Miss.

There were another two daughters of concubines in Family Ye, but they were not qualified enough to meet honored guests, so they were absent.

This generation of Family Ye was really outstanding, and misses born in the capital city couldn’t outrun them much. No wonder why the Old Lady was endeavoring to invite these significant masters here, attempting to leave them a good impression.

“How do you do, grandma? My dear Eldest Aunt. Hello, dear sisters.” Ye Muxi bowed to the Old Lady beautifully.

The Old Lady replied indifferently, “Stand up and wait aside.”

“Yes.” Ye Muxi answered with profound respect and stepped aside.

But Zhao Menglan would not take her lateness lying down, so she criticized her cheerlessly, “Muxi, why did you get here so late? I rarely saw you serving grandma by her side, and today she had to wait for you. Have you ever thought of her? Did you neglect your filial duties?”