Chapter 5: I Only Wish to Be Mighty for the Rest of My Life

The person who scolds you to the point of being furious may have put in a lot of effort for your own good.

The person who treats you like a treasure may also have hidden intentions.

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Min Weixiu patted her old waist and asked, "Anxi, do you think my actions today are quite strange?"

Having been reborn, she was anxious and afraid that the good times with her parents would be taken away in the blink of an eye.

She almost wanted to use all her skills, pick up a wolf's tooth club, and beat all the demons and ghosts inside and outside the mansion to death.

But the waves of pain in her waist reminded her that she was too hasty.

In the morning, she had almost strangled herself with a belt, and now she was panting after just a few steps. She cried and shouted that she wanted to marry the prince. In the afternoon, she turned into a strong woman from the mountains, walking with a firm step. Anyone would find it strange!

Anxi tiptoed to take down the silver bell from the bed curtain and put it in a brocade box, ready to put it in the box. If this imperial gift was lost, it would be reported to the imperial censor.

"Where is it strange? Everything the young lady does has its reasons."

Min Weixiu felt warm inside when she heard this. Anxi was really a good person, believing that everything the young lady said was right and everything she did was good.

Before she could reward her, Anxi said, "Hehe, young lady, this time I won big. You don't know, Erlang set up a gambling game in the courtyard, betting on how long you can hold on as a noble lady this time! They all believe in you, except for me. I bet that you won't last until the New Year. Haha, I won big!"

Min Weixiu's face turned black. What on earth!

In her previous life, she had never heard Anxi mention such a thing. She must have persevered, and the gambling game was forgotten.

Anxi won a lot of money and was happy. She continued, "Others don't know, but I know best. When the young lady did the coming-of-age ceremony, she grabbed a big gold brick. The fortuneteller sang, 'Enjoy endless wealth and prosperity!' But who would have thought that when the young lady grabbed the gold brick, she slapped the fortuneteller's shoulder... It swelled up to the top of her head. Our young lady is truly extraordinary!"

Min Weixiu's face grew even darker.

"When the young lady was three years old, she liked to ride on people. She found the servants in the mansion not fierce enough and insisted on catching the bandits from the village to ride on. The Duke traveled day and night, captured the fiercest one, but the young lady had already lost interest in riding people and switched to riding sheep."

"Oh, and when she was six years old and entered the palace, she met the Third Prince. The Third Prince was so handsome, with red lips and white teeth. The young lady couldn't help but pinch his face, scaring the Third Prince into running away. But less than a year later, when the young lady saw the Third Prince again, she didn't even recognize him."

"It's only in recent years, when the Princess accompanied the Duke in his northern expeditions and left the young lady to be educated by the old lady, that she became interested in being a noble lady. Erlang said that the young lady has been like this for so long, only loyal to Liu Luan. If he marries her in the future, it wouldn't be surprising at all!"

Min Weixiu's face had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Ugh, who said Anxi was a good person!

Every word she said was about how the young lady was fickle, lacked perseverance, and was spoiled to the extreme! No matter what ridiculous things she did, no one would be surprised. If she stopped acting like a noble lady, people would just breathe a sigh of relief and say with a smirk, "The fox's tail can't be hidden, can it? I told you, a rotten person can't change. Decayed wood can't be carved!"

And her true spoiled second brother, wanting to marry Liu Luan? Just thinking about it made her want to vomit!

Min Weixiu cleared her throat.

Anxi immediately realized her mistake and stopped talking, licking her lips and smiling, "I think the young lady is very good at martial arts. These past two years, the young lady doesn't dare to show her teeth when she smiles, doesn't dare to walk too fast, and only eats with three chopsticks. What's so good about that? I only wish the young lady could have a feast every day, sleep on flowers and stay in the willows, and wake up after the sun has risen three times."

Min Weixiu was both angry and amused. Anxi hadn't read many books, and she didn't know where she had learned all these words. She had just piled them all together.

Sleeping on flowers and staying in the willows!

"You're so obedient."

Anxi breathed a sigh of relief that the young lady wasn't angry with her.

"Oh, young lady, you've twisted your waist. In three days, it will be the Crown Prince's birthday banquet. Are we going or not?"

Min Weixiu suddenly sat up, "Today is the sixth day of the ninth month?"

Anxi nodded, "Yes, it's getting dark outside."

Something big happened on the night of the sixth day of the ninth month in her previous life.

Her fourth sister, Min Si, made a secret appointment with the Crown Prince after dusk and sent him a passionate love poem. This matter was exposed at the Crown Prince's consort selection banquet three days later, and Min Si became a concubine in the Crown Prince's residence.

This incident caused great embarrassment to the Wu Duke's residence, and the Duke was blamed for failing to educate his daughters. As for her, who sought to become the Crown Prince's consort, she was slapped hard by her half-sister.

Min Weixiu was furious at the time, but later, when she went to the border, she calmed down. Min Si's birth mother was a courtesan from the land of fireworks, sent into the Duke's residence by Min Gui's colleagues.

Min Si inherited her birth mother's beauty but was extremely insecure due to her lowly birth. She was so timid that she spent all her time in the backyard embroidering and playing the zither, not even knowing what the Crown Prince looked like. How could she have made a secret appointment with him?

Min Weixiu made a quick decision and propped herself up from the bed, holding her waist. "Anxi, come with me out of the mansion."

An Xi was a little worried, "Miss, your waist is not fully recovered yet! Besides, it's already dark, and the second gate has been locked. If we are found leaving the mansion..."

Min Weixiu snorted, "Even if the sky falls, I'll be here to support you. What are you afraid of?"

If in half a year, she couldn't change the situation, she would carry a wolf's tooth club and kill all the enemies from her past life, then go with her parents. What was there to be afraid of?

If in half a year, she changed the situation, then everyone would be happy. She would still be the top-ranked small yamen officer in Kaifeng. As long as she didn't commit murder or arson, others would at most say a few sour words. Who would dare to mess with her?

Her courage was unprecedented and mighty.

Min Weixiu picked up the wolf's tooth club, feeling too conspicuous, and put it back.

"Miss has injured her waist and needs to rest. Go to the Princess Chang's place and deliver a message. Our courtyard gate will be locked soon," An Xi pointed to a servant woman, speaking calmly, looking quite imposing.

The servant woman quickly got up and walked towards the main courtyard.

The Wu Guo Mansion was extremely large, and the members of the main family were not many. Each person lived far apart, which made it convenient for Min Weixiu to act.

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Not long after, near the Jingque Bridge in the eastern part of the Kaifeng city, two figures squatted.

An Xi felt both nervous and excited. She looked around. Although she didn't know why the Miss was not sleeping and came here to feel the cold wind in the middle of the night, whatever the Miss did was always right.

Min Weixiu was like a frost-bitten eggplant. Every time she moved, her waist hurt so much that she could only huddle there and not move.

Before long, footsteps approached. Min Weixiu peeked out and was stunned.

Indeed, a young lady had arrived, but it wasn't Miss Shi, it was the sixth lady of the second branch, Min Weifen.