My whole family sucked my blood; after being reborn, the little cook went on a killing spree.

"Sir, that girl is inside!"

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

After several days of darkness, a sliver of light finally pierced through the room, but a cold wind followed.

Su Wan Ning shuddered and vaguely saw several people standing in front of the bed. The one speaking was her uncle.

"This girl has been a cook in the palace for a few years, and her heart has become wild. She even dared to steal and sell secret palace recipes! Your Highness, you may deal with her as you see fit; we will not say a word!"

Su Wan Ning was stunned. She had never touched a palace secret recipe before. What was her uncle talking about?

She wanted to speak, but after three days of fever and without food or water, her throat was so sore that she couldn't say anything.

The stranger sneered, "Even if you give her that worthless life, it won't be enough to vent our ancestors' anger! Take her away!"

Su Wan Ning was dragged into a magnificent mansion in a daze.

The fierce-looking servants wielded long, barbed whips, lashing her repeatedly.

She cried out in pain.

Later on, they couldn't even make a sound when called.

They only stopped when it felt like their bones and flesh were shattered.

She felt like a lump of mud, sprawled on the ground, barely able to breathe.

She doesn't want to die!

But I don't understand how things have come to this.

She's been living a quiet and law-abiding life since returning home from the Imperial Kitchen, so how could she have offended such a powerful figure? And why would her uncle frame her?

Just then, a familiar figure walked over.

Su Wanning squinted her eyes.

It's my aunt!

"They're still alive?"

Li stepped on her wrist, her tone full of malice, "Your cousin has become the Crown Princess, so you should die too!"

Unable to move or speak, Su Wan Ning could only stare wide-eyed at Li Shi.

How could my cousin, a mere palace maid in the Imperial Kitchen, become the Crown Princess?

Could it be that……

As if sensing her inner surprise and doubt, Li laughed heartily.

"Thanks to your recipe, Wei'er was able to cure the Crown Prince's anorexia and win his favor."

"You little slut, you had a trick up your sleeve! You didn't give Wei'er the complete method. Luckily, we managed to trick you out of there all these years... We've profited from you for so many years, now it's time for you to go!"

Su Wan Ning vomited another mouthful of blood. So that's how it was.

Three years ago, she and her cousin Lin Yuwei worked as palace maids in the Imperial Kitchen.

Knowing that the Crown Prince suffered from anorexia, she carefully prepared a medicinal dish to add to the palace banquet.

After the banquet, Lin Yuwei told her in a panic that her dishes had displeased the important person, who told her to take the money home. He said that as long as she took good care of her aunt, Lin Yuwei would take the blame.

Unable to refuse, she went home feeling guilty and grateful.

On her way home, she was kidnapped by thugs who severed her tendons, leaving her disabled. It was only through the meticulous care of her aunt's family that she regained her life.

From then on, she treated her aunt's family even better, using her remaining savings to buy them land and houses, and teaching her cousin all the recipes and skills she had learned without reservation.

She thought it was a supportive relationship within her family, but what she got in return was such a cruel truth.

All the kindness was calculated, all the感动 (feelings of being moved) was exploitation, and in the end, all value was squeezed out, resulting in a cruel and inhumane massacre!

Su Wan Ning's vision was completely red.

On what grounds?

Why should the wicked steal the fruits of others' labor and rise to power, while she is left to be wronged, framed, and die silently?

She is not reconciled!

If there is an afterlife, she will never let this family of beasts go!

Overwhelmed by hatred, Su Wan Ning's breath hitched, and she lost consciousness.

The moon sets and the stars move.

His body jolted suddenly.

A ray of sunlight shone in, and Su Wanning suddenly woke up.

Is she in a carriage? But isn't she already dead?

"Madam Su, we've arrived at the inn."

That voice belonged to the镖头 (bodyguard/escort) that Lin Yuwei had recommended to her!

Su Wanning abruptly lifted the carriage curtain, and Zhao Biaotou's face came into view.

Looking at the hand that was gripping the carriage curtain, I saw that the knuckles were well-proportioned, long, clean, and strong.

She was reborn!

I've returned to the time when I first left the palace!

Her hands weren't ruined, and she still had all her savings from the past years. There was still time to save everything!

In her past life, she stayed at the inn booked by Zhao the镖头 (bodyguard/escort), where she was attacked by bandits who broke in at night, who severed her tendons and led her step by step into their carefully laid trap.

In this lifetime, she will reclaim everything that belongs to her and make those beasts pay for their blood debts!

However, she must first calm herself down and wait until she returns safely before settling accounts with them, one by one!

A surge of hatred, suppressed under immense pressure.

Su Wan Ning remained expressionless as she slowly dismounted from the carriage.

The group of five had already entered the inn, so Zhao, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), urged, "Miss Su, let's hurry up and get some rest so we can set off earlier tomorrow."

"Why is this inn getting more and more dilapidated?"

Su Wanning feigned displeasure.

It's normal for her to have higher expectations now that she's come from the palace.

Zhao, the镖头 (bodyguard), had no suspicions and patiently explained, "The farther we are from the capital, the more desolate it becomes. After traveling for another two days, we will enter northern Hebei and it will be much better. Please bear with us a little longer, Madam Su."

"I'd like to stay at the inn. Chief镖头 Zhao is so capable, he must have a way, right?"

Su Wan Ning looked at the post station opposite the inn with a serious expression.

"I really can't do anything about this..."

Chief镖师 Zhao looked troubled.

Before he could finish speaking, a quarrel broke out in the post station.

"Fools! You can't even cook a decent meal. Does the imperial court feed you like pigs?"

"We're in the middle of nowhere, young lady, your demands are really a bit high. Please, don't make things difficult for us."

Su Wan Ning's heart stirred.

This is the person who came to the inn in his past life looking for a cook!

If she can be accepted, she might be able to stay at the inn tonight!