Chapter 4: Something is Happening

“A reincarnated calamity, a descending disaster! The Prime Minister's daughter, possessed by a demon, bringing ruin to the nation and misery to the people!”

With just a few words and sentences, it was something every household knew, something even a three-year-old child could recite...

The backyard of the Left Prime Minister's Estate.

For several days straight, Yu Mei had been quietly recuperating from her injuries. Her hand was recovering extremely quickly and had now almost completely healed.

That day, the physician had told her that her arm had been stepped on and broken by force; if she did not rest properly, she would likely be permanently disabled.

In an instant, she had been consumed by rage. After seeing off that snobbish old man, she had used both threats and inducements to make Yu'er tell her the truth. As it turned out, before Yu'er could even finish, Yu Mei's temper had surged uncontrollably.

It turned out that the owner of this body was named Mu Yanqing, the eldest young lady of the Left Prime Minister's Estate and the biological daughter of the Left Prime Minister, Mu Dalian. However, this Mu Yanqing was also a child of bitter fate. When she was eight years old, her mother had conspired with an outsider and abandoned her to run off with her lover. Because of this, Mu Dalian had taken his anger out on her. From then on, the young lady who was once held in the palm of everyone's hand and pampered had fallen precipitously, becoming the most unwelcome person in the Prime Minister's Estate—even the servants dared to lay hands on her.

The most detestable was her concubine-born younger sister, Mu Baolian. Not only did she scheme to steal Mu Yanqing's beloved, but she also resorted to physical violence against Mu Yanqing during her lowest point. This time, she had gone even too far, actually leading several disreputable women here to step on her biological sister's hands until they were broken, using vicious words to drive her biological sister to her death...

Mu Yanqing's life was truly bitter; she had actually been pushed into the crosshairs of public hatred by her own biological mother.

Yu Mei sighed and walked to the only plant in the courtyard. She plucked a green leaf and toyed with it in her hand. Her gaze was deep, and her glass-like eyes seemed bottomless. "Did you call me here because you were unwilling to accept this? Go in peace. Since I, Yu Mei, have borrowed your body, then your grudges and your hatred, I will help you reclaim them one by one! One day, I, Yu Mei, will use your body, Mu Yanqing, to look down upon the world and disdain all living beings!"

This was a chaotic era. On the surface, the four nations stood in a tripod of power, but anyone with eyes knew that none of the nations were willing to strike first. No one wanted to be the first to move, and no one wanted to use the blood of their own people to dye another's wedding garments. Yu Mei had never been one to accept fate. She believed that since Heaven had allowed her to be reborn in this different world, it was so she could achieve something great in this world...

"Quick, quick, quick! Over there, over there!"

"Catch her! Execute her!"

"Yes, yes! Execute her! Execute her!"

A commotion of footsteps came from the front courtyard. Yu Mei knit her brows and called for Yu'er. "What is happening?"

"Miss, I..." Yu'er hesitated, wavering on whether she should speak. For the past few days, the Miss had been quietly recovering from her injuries, and Yu'er had kept silent regarding the rumors outside. Now, the crowd coming from the front courtyard was definitely here to catch the Miss. What should she do? Should she tell the Miss the truth...

"Yu'er, I do not like being deceived, nor do I like being kept in the dark." Her tone grew a few degrees colder. Yu Mei stared intently at her; it was obvious the girl was hiding something.

"Miss, Yu'er deserves death. Yu'er should not have kept it from you..." With a thud, Yu'er knelt on the ground, her eyes turning slightly red and her voice trembling slightly.

"Speak!"

"Miss, when you woke up a few days ago, a strange red wave appeared in the sky. The red wave kept heading toward our backyard, but then, for some reason, it turned back out. Following that, unexpected things began to happen in every country. Now, they all say that Miss is the reincarnation of a disaster, possessed by a demon. I'm afraid those people outside are here to catch you, Miss."

Crying, Yu'er grabbed the hem of Yu Mei's skirt. "Miss, please run! They will surely burn you to death! Miss, please run!"

Reincarnated calamity? Possessed by a demon? Heh. With a cold laugh, Yu Mei helped Yu'er up. Just as she was thinking of comforting the little girl, the group from the front courtyard arrived at the gates of her backyard at the perfect time. Yu Mei looked back, her heart growing increasingly cold. Dozens of soldiers and dozens of commoners were all glaring at her with ferocious expressions. And who was the leader? Was it not her dear father, Mu Dalian?

"Yu'er, go down first!" Her tone was indifferent, betraying neither joy nor anger. Yu Mei merely glanced back once and then ignored them, turning around to send Yu'er back to her room.

Yu'er shook her head violently, gripping Yu Mei's hand tightly. "Yu'er won't leave. Yu'er wants to stay with Miss."

"Behave. Go!" There was a hint of sharpness in her voice. Yu Mei did not want to implicate this girl. She was alone, and her hands had not fully recovered; it would be difficult even for her to save herself, let alone while bringing a young girl along.

Reluctantly, Yu'er performed a formal bow and withdrew from the area with eyes full of reluctance. The crowd behind her did not stop her; after all, the one they wanted to catch was not Yu'er, but Yu Mei.