The Wicked Maid (Reborn)

The main story is complete. Yinxue has been a lowly servant in the Duan household in both her lives. But she knows she shouldn't have been. In truth, she is the Duan family's legitimate eldest daughter. Years ago, after her father's second wife married into the family, she switched Yinxue with a servant's child. From then on, Yinxue was registered as a slave. Her life as a young lady of noble birth became that of a servant as lowly as mud. When she grew up, she was sent to serve the daughter her father's second wife had given birth to. The servant's child, meanwhile, died of a chill just a few years later. Her stepmother also made sure Yinxue met a miserable end. Only as she was dying did she hear the secret with her own ears. Unexpectedly, she was reborn with that secret in her heart. In this life, she has grown hard-hearted and full of hatred, all for the sake of revenge. Still a servant, she is now thoroughly under the thumb of her stepmother and stepsister. No one would believe her, and with nowhere else to turn, she sees that her stepsister is engaged and chooses the worst way to get revenge. She seduces her stepsister's fiance, secretly flirting and meeting with him... But when the day comes to consummate their affair, she enters the room, and the candlelight comes on. Yinxue is stunned. Why is this the wrong man? The young lord, wearing a crazed expression, grips her by the throat. "You wretch, you drugged me." Yinxue is nearly strangled to death. Only then does she regretfully remember that he is not only the younger brother of the man she meant to seduce, but also a truly deranged, violent, cold-blooded madman who is favored by the emperor. ++++ ++++< ++++ After staying by the mad young lord's side, Yinxue is neither promoted to concubine nor made his wife. She's not even treated as a bedchamber attendant. Yet the young lord still spends every night in her room. On Yinxue's birthday, he finally asks, "Who can't you stand? I'll cut them down for your amusement." Yinxue beams. "My sister, my stepmother, my father..." She lists a whole string of names. The madman sneers. "I was only teasing you, you wicked servant. You really took me seriously?" ++++ ++++< Later, Yinxue suffers a miscarriage and never beams again. But to make her smile, the mad young lord cuts down, one stroke at a time, everyone who ever bullied her. ++++< Usual update time: midnight. Don't bother me if you're going to drop the story after the free chapters. Read the character descriptions before starting. No comments from readers of pirated copies. [Friendly reminder before reading] Both leads are virgins / 1v1 / melodramatic, old-fashioned romance This is a fictional dynasty. Please don't compare it to Chinese history. The heroine wants to be a bad woman, but she's a weak, foolish pushover who was raised as a maid. She has a maid's temperament, not that of a strong female lead. The hero is a genuinely deranged mad dog who doesn't believe in reason. Neither lead is perfect, and both have serious character flaws. Don't read if you can't accept that. ○ ● ○ Next story: Springtime Heart Betrays Me Theme: You have to look closely to tell who is truly good and who is truly bad.