Chapter 3: First Return to Xiangfu

Three years later.
A carriage used by ordinary people drove steadily on the roads of the capital, but the carriage driver was a young boy with a smile on his face, waving a whip in his hand, and driving the carriage toward Xiangfu.
In the carriage, a young girl dressed as a maid in white whispered, "Ms. Xiang is here."
"Well," a faint female voice rang, although the voice was not high, it was extremely pleasing to the ear, and couldn't help but want people to see the girl's face quickly. The carriage looks simple and unpretentious. In the carriage, a young girl leaned on a pillow to read. She saw her skin, long eyelashes, thin lips and small mouth.
"Miss should prepare."
"Hey," the woman sighed, pressed her scallion-like fingers and rubbed the sorrow away between her eyebrows, "When I arrive at Xiangfu, the future will hardly stop. I just want to cherish this last moment and calm down. Reading the book, I didn’t expect time to pass so quickly. You sent the news."
"It's sent to the lady," the maid nodded, "but neither of the two masters and madams responded."
The girl lifted her lips and smiled and said, "Yes, I am just a daughter who has been neglected and raised in the country for three years. They wish that I would not go back. Now, what good face can I make when I go back?"
"The young lady will definitely amaze everyone when she goes back this time, and she will surprise them well."
The girl smiled deeper, if it was a surprise, I'm afraid it was shock.
This celestial-looking girl was Du Xuechun who disappeared three years ago in the valley where she went to the countryside. Just from the appearance, it is estimated that no one will associate the ugly woman with black scars on her body three years ago with the beautiful girl who is now peach-faced.
When she was bitten by a poisonous snake, she was rescued by a good-hearted person, and she was raised for three years. In the past three years, she has never known the identity of the person who rescued her, only that this person covered his face with a veil all the year round, with advanced medical skills and extremely powerful poison. He has the pattern of the children of the Song family, which has a lot of background. This person is willing to help her, and she will certainly not fail.
In the second year of adoption, she tasted all kinds of poisons and started to take all kinds of medicines. Finally, she was very successful and proficient in all kinds of medicines and poisons.
"Miss, it's time to get off." The maid serving next to her is named Mingying. She met when she was recovering from her injuries in the villa. She has a life-saving grace for Mingying, and the two get along very well. When she was about to leave the mountain to return to the Xiang's Mansion, Mingying followed her into the Xiang's Mansion as a maid.
She has understood a lot in the past three years. She originally thought she was born with an ugly appearance and was born with black and blue envoys, but she didn't know that this was caused by being drugged from her mother's womb.
In order to restore her appearance, she has been inferior to death in the past three years, and to her surprise, the poison was caught by her mother while she was pregnant. So, as the mother of the prime minister's wife, who would poison her while she was pregnant?
The first thing she thought of was Song Qingyu, the prime minister of the Xiangfu. At that time, although Song Qingyu had a huge power behind her, she was only the second room, not comparable to her mother, who was a wife. And the children she gave birth were not as good as the mother's aunt, so she was the person most likely to murder her mother. Now Du Xuechun returned home, secretly vowing that she would investigate her mother's affairs clearly.
The carriage had already reached the downtown area, and Du Xuechun closed his eyes, suppressing the chaotic and complex emotions in his heart, and sighed with relief. Only when she returned to the hustle and bustle did she feel that she was really alive and existed, instead of lingering and panting in the dark and cold palace.
When the carriage stopped, Du Xuechun was supported by Mingying and stood in front of the door of Xiangfu. It is worthy of being the residence of today's saint's superior and right minister, with a sense of luxury and solemnity.
Mingying was about to knock on the door, and the guard next to him came up fiercely and scolded: "Who?! Don't stay in front of the Xiangfu gate to make noise at will!"
"Presumptuous! Missy returns home, it's your turn to come forward and shout?"
The guard obviously didn't believe it: "Today's eldest lady left with her wife early in the morning. Where else is the other eldest lady who has the courage to pretend to be, she also has to check the time!
As soon as the voice fell, the curtain of the carriage that had been closed was slowly opened, Mingying hurried up to greet her, put on a footstool, and respectfully welcomed a girl in a light blue plain skirt.
Du Xuechun's calm eyes swept across this fierce guard. The guard's face was disdainful, but she was obviously shocked when she saw her appearance, and it took a long time to recover.
Facing Du Xuechun’s indifferent eyes, the guard only felt cold all over, and felt a sense of fear in his heart. He lowered his head and violently avoided her eyes. He collected the money earlier, saying that there is a Miss Du family who will come back. Make this lady foolish. But I didn't expect that this young lady didn't seem to be an offensive master. If she offended, she was afraid that her life would be difficult.
But at any rate, I took the order and took the silver. I am now in a dilemma. If I simply offend it, I will offend it.
"I handed the message to my father and mother earlier. I was eager to return home all the way. I came back two days earlier. It was natural that the next person didn't know. But my mother was thoughtful, so naturally there should have been arrangements long ago."
"What letter, what news, we have never heard the madam and the master give an order to welcome the eldest. You two are obviously bluffing and deceiving. You are still so arrogant in front of the Xiangfu gate. Come, take it! ten!".
As soon as the guard's voice fell, more than a dozen people came out beside him, obviously waiting there early, and rushing towards Du Xuechun holding a stick. Look bad.
"Bold!"
Seeing the guard hitting with a stick, Mingying flew up suddenly, with her toe a little on the man's stick, turned around and kicked the guard who was the first one two or three meters away, and then stepped on the other one. On the human arm, only a click sound was heard, and that hand was obviously dead.
"Dare to do it with Missy? It's useless to keep your fate." Mingying sneered, kicked and flew one by one, and within an instant, all the guards who had rushed over were kicked to the ground. .
"Oh, oops, stop!" At this moment, a 50- or 60-year-old mother ran out from behind the gate, with her hands on her chest and her face full of flattery and apologetics, she said: "Oh, the old slave has seen Miss, you have been outside for more than half a year, and you must have suffered a lot of sins and hardships. After all, Mrs. Master hoped you back. When you ran into these minions with little eyes, you dare to stop you. Outside. The old slave must tell his wife to punish them well."
"A few things that don't have eyes long, don't open the door quickly and welcome the young lady in!"
The person here was Mother Zhou, who was one of Song Qingyu’s right-hand men. Du Xuechun didn’t believe that this person was so kind. When she was talking to the guard just now, she found that Mother Zhou had been sneaking in the door. After watching it. It must have been discovered that the situation was not right. Maybe these guards were also under her order.
"Miss, please." Mother Zhou narrowed her eyes and hurriedly showed her the way. The lady had arranged for someone to clean the yard, and she was waiting for her to move in.
Du Xuechun stood still, her eyes crossed Mother Zhou and looked at the side door pointed by Mother Zhou.
"Ahaha," Mother Zhou said with a smile: "The side door is already open, please..."
At this time, Mingying folded her arms and said, "The young lady is the concubine of the Du family. How can there be any reason to go to the side door?"
"Oh, this... Mother Zhou couldn't help but look at Du Xuechun in embarrassment, her eyes rolled round and round, and she didn't know what excuse she was thinking.