The Elder Lady glanced at Ling Chunhua sitting down on a wooden chair and then glanced back at the other wooden chair in front of her.

The Elder Lady was a bit reluctant to sit on the other chair, considering how low quality it is, so she stood up.

She was a bit surprised when she saw Ling Chunhua in a simple hairstyle which made her look more enchanting from the past few years she saw her but Ling Chunhua's old clothes didn't compliment her beauty.

She carefully looked at Ling Chunhua and sneered in her head, 'She's grown up and looks exactly like her whore of a mother.'

Although Ling Chunhua looks like a beauty now however malnutrition sadly affected her skin which made it a little bit dull.

She now looked like a beggar who couldn't even afford anything, the thought of it made the Elder Lady sneer more in her head.

The Elder Lady put on her sweetest smile and gestured Ling Chunhua to come stand with her.

"Chunhua dear, next month is the Crown Prince's birthday so you must come. We have all received the invitation from the Royal Palace so I'm giving your invitation today."

The Elder Lady handed her the invitation.

"But grandma, I've always caused embarrassment to our clan so I don't know whether I should go."

"Don't worry dear, I will be here in the Crown Prince's birthday so of course I will protect you."

Ling Chunhua nodded shyly and took the invitation from the Elder Lady hands.

When she took the invitation, the Elder Lady saw the beautiful jade hairpin in Ling Chunhua's hair and greed flashed across her eyes.

"Chunhua dear, your hairpin looks nice, where did you get it from?"

"My mother gave it to me before she died."

"Dear, you should know that the Spiritual Forest is very dangerous and you don't even know how to cultivate. Don't worry, you should hand me the hairpin so I could keep it safe in the Ling Clan."

Ling Chunhua was a bit reluctant to give her the hairpin but in the end she gave the Elder Lady the hairpin since she was scared that the Elder Lady will think she's being greedy.

The Elder Lady was very pleased and glanced at Ling Chunhua, 'This trash doesn't even know I'm using her, if she has anything valuable I can always persuade her to give it to me.'

"Ah, I almost forgot that I have something important to do at the Ling Clan, Chunhua dear, make sure you take your medicine."

Then the Elder Lady dashed out from the small house, 'Ugh, I can't stand being in that beggar's home.'

After Ying Yue saw that the Elder Lady dashed out and went into the carriage, she walked in and saw Ling Chunhua stood next the a table with a small jar and a small bag.

"Fourth Miss what's inside the bag and the jar?" Ying Yue was a little bit curious.

"The bag holds my allowance and the jar is medicine to strengthen my body."

Before Ying Yue stepped into the house, she could smell a small stench of poison. Normally, other people couldn't smell it but Ying Yue could smell it because in her previous life, she worked with poison for over 10 years.

Although it was a little faint, it could still be smelt.

"I forgot to ask your name yesterday so please tell me name."

"Fourth Miss, my name is Ying Yue."

Ying Yue wanted to name herself a different name but she realised that she was in a small country so Ying Jiao, her step sister, wouldn't know about Ying Yue.

"Alright Ying Yue, could you please make my breakfast, the food are in my cabinet."

"Yes Fourth Miss."

As Ying Yue looked through the cabinet, she only saw some apples and oranges in there. She looked behind her to see the back view of Ling Chunhua who was sitting down on the wooden chair and saw that her jade hairpin was missing.

The jade hairpin had a light green colour to it and was semitransparent but when compared to Ling Chunhua's black hair, it was very distinctive.

'It looked like the Elder Lady took the hairpin, looks like I'll have to deal with her later.'

Suddenly an idea flashed into her mind and Ying Yue gave a chilling grin.

"Fourth Miss, there isn't any food in the cabinet, I'll have to go to the market to buy some."

"Sure, take my bag of money with you," as Ling Chunhua handed Ying Yue her savings.

"Yes Fourth Miss."

Ling Chunhua wanted to say something when she saw Ying Yue leaving but kept her mouth shut. Ying Yue noticed her what she was doing and asked, "What is it Fourth Miss?"

"Please don't call me Fourth Miss, instead please call me Chunhua, I would also like you to be my friend," replied Ling Chunhua, whilst hiding her blushing face behind her hands.

This little action made Ying Yue skip a beat, 'She's really like a child.'

"Yes Chunhua, I'll be back before dawn, if you're hungry please eat the apples and oranges in the cabinet," told Ying Yue in a worrying tone.

After bidding Ling Chunhua goodbye, Ying Yue stepped outside of Ling Chunhua's small house and grinned wickedly.

'Elder Lady, I will make today the worst day of your life.'

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