After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 8 Her True Colors

Ali: "If you really considered me your older sister, you wouldn't have brought a man into my room!" She even emphasized the words "man".

Wen Wan quickly explained, feigning grievance, "No, I was worried about you. I was afraid something had happened to you, so I broke down the door in a moment of panic... I wanted to bring Fourth Brother Gu in to see your lover."

Ali interrupted her: "What are you worried about? Are you worried that my reputation is perfectly good, so you brought a stranger and a bunch of servants to break in and ruin my reputation?"

The accusation was slapped on her face, leaving Wen Wan with no room to refute it. It was indeed she who had led the group to break down the door, and besides, it was her conspiracy in the first place—how could she possibly admit it? To maintain her image in front of Fourth Brother Gu, she could only feign grievance and lower her head, not daring to refute him. Naturally, she didn't notice the probing look in Gu Ba's eyes.

All are not fools.

Ali started shooing people away: "Aren't you going to get out? Do you want to watch me change clothes in front of a bunch of men?"

The two could only sheepishly lead their men to the front hall to wait.

In the first round, Wen Wan was completely defeated by A Li.

Ah Li lay happily in bed, having earned so many points in just a short while!

Points can be exchanged for spirit stones and equipment; in other words, points equal money.

As the saying goes, who doesn't love money?

Ali wasn't sleeping; she simply wanted to leave the two of them hanging. Besides, she had a tough battle ahead of her—this adopted sister was quite cunning. Back in the capital, she was sure to be "pregnant."

Meanwhile, Wen Wan, who had been left out in the cold for a long time, finally learned what had happened at the villa. When one plan failed, she came up with another and decided to make a fuss about the people in the woodshed once Ali came out.

Ah Li finally arrived late, yawning, but the two people on the other side were already impatient.

So as soon as Ali sat down on the bench, Wen Wan took the initiative and, with tears in her eyes, questioned, "Elder sister, I heard that there are several maids locked up in the woodshed, all of them half-dead, covered in blood. How could you be so cruel?"

The way he looked made it seem as if Ali had done something utterly unforgivable.

Ali: ...Is this how it's going to be? Not even a polite greeting?

Sure enough, people need to be left out in the cold before they lose their composure.

Ali said calmly, "Oh? What you mean, little sister? They shouldn't have been locked up?"

"Is not it?"

"Shouldn't servants be punished for making mistakes?"

"They may be maids, but they are still human beings. How can you, sister, so easily order them to be beaten and killed?"

"Then, in your opinion, how should I treat them?"

“They are all living, breathing people. My sister should sympathize with them and treat them kindly. No matter what, she should not kill them indiscriminately.”

Wanwan is truly kind. Gu Ba thought to himself, his gaze towards Wenwan becoming increasingly satisfied. His previous doubts vanished, and instead, he looked down on this young lady, Ali, who had grown up on the estate, even more.

Ali casually picked at her nails and said, "My sister is really kind-hearted; she even worships the murderer who plotted against her master." Her tone was as if she were commenting on the weather.

Geek!

Both Gu Ba and Wen Wan were startled. Gu Ba felt that she had misunderstood them.

Wen Wan, however, was panicked, wondering if Ali had found out about her plan to harm others. She quickly looked up at Ali and then quickly looked down again. He probably didn't know yet, otherwise he wouldn't be talking to me so calmly. It seems I'll have to deal with those people later.

But how could she avoid arousing suspicion? A thought quickly crossed her mind, and Wen Wan had an idea.

She put on a pitiful expression: "Sister, I... I didn't know they had made such a big mistake. Why are you blaming me?"

[Congratulations, host, for disrupting your plan to raise a younger sister. You have earned 20 points.]

Ali: "..."

She seems to have discovered a way to make money...

Ali rolled her eyes: "How did I blame you? I was just stating the facts."

"Since they are murderers, why doesn't my sister execute them? Why keep them alive and torture them like this?"

“Death? I haven’t even found out who their master is yet, how could I let them die so easily? You tell me, a group of maids, if they weren’t acting under orders, they wouldn’t dare to plot against their master even if they had a hundred lives, right?” Ali looked at Wen Wan and said with a smile, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes.

Wen Wan was shocked: "Sister, sister, why are you looking at me like that? It's not like I'm trying to hurt you." Then, realizing she had gotten a little agitated, she quickly said:

"Then can you tell me, sister, what exactly did they do, and who did they harm? How could you beat someone like this and not let them die?"

"I don't know yet. I was planning to interrogate him after lunch."

Wen Wan was secretly delighted. Good thing they didn't know! If they didn't know, I wouldn't be exposed. Later, I'll kill them, and Ali will never know. No, I need to find a chance to kill those bitches now, lest they leak anything.

Ali noticed that Wen Wan wanted to see the group of maids, and promptly offered her a way out:

"Sister, I'm not feeling well. I'd like to ask you to help me with some interrogation, would that be alright?" Although the question was asked, Ali knew she would definitely agree.

As expected, Wen Wan readily agreed and immediately pulled Gu Ba away to head to the woodshed. She absolutely could not let Ali know any information.

As Ali watched Wen Wan leave quickly, she slowly suppressed the smile in her eyes. Judging from today's confrontation, Wen Wan didn't seem very smart. How could the original owner have been harmed so badly by her?

However, once Wen Wan left the courtyard, she sent Gu Ba away. She couldn't let Gu Ba know her vicious side, but she also didn't want A Li and Gu Ba to be alone together.

Ali, however, had Cui Mama secretly reveal what was happening here to those who were working for Wen Wan. As expected, Wen Wan would definitely use torture to extract a confession, so she had to rescue these people and also make these naive girls see the consequences of working for Wen Wan.

She's a good person!

When Ali, who had calculated everything, learned that those people's good friends had secretly gone to the woodshed and then quickly left, covering their mouths, she wasn't surprised at all. All she needed to do now was wait for them to come to her.

A moment later, a maid's flustered voice came: "Requesting an audience with the young lady!"

"Come in."

As soon as the maid saw Ali, she knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, pleading, "Please, Miss, save Dujuan!"

Ah Li knew perfectly well what was going on, but pretended to be completely unaware and asked, "Who are you? Who is Du Juan?"

The maid said, "I am Zijuan, and Dujuan is my sister. My sister is being beaten to death! Please, young lady, save Dujuan." After saying this, she kowtowed repeatedly, her forehead bleeding from the repeated blows.