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Chapter Ninety: The Hua Family’s Daughter
The twenty-first day after the Empress Dowager’s burial, Qilong Emperor managed to come out of his sorrow. He elevated the Benevolent and Harmonious Empress Dowager to the Benevolent, Harmonious and Humane Empress Dowager. When he spoke of how good she had been to him, he couldn’t help but cry.
“Zhen’s mother passed away early on, and so zhen was raised by Mother-Empress. Mother-Empress was benevolent and disliked luxury. She did her best to teach the imperial sons and grandsons. She should have been living out her days in peace but…” When he got to this point, Qilong Emperor choked and waved his hand for the taijian behind him to recite the decree for him.
“Zhen has been married to Fang shi for nearly three decades. Fang shi would do everything personally for zhen. Zhen thought that Fang shi was virtuous and bestowed the title of empress to her, never expecting that she would be evil inside and poison the Empress Dowager. Zhen is both pained and sorrowful…”
The imperial decree was very long, and people finally understood what this imperial decree was. Namely, zhen is innocent, zhen has also been fooled by the Empress, zhen also regrets it now but has been married to Fang shi for so long. Therefore, zhen has decided to demote the Empress to a commoner and for her to work in the laundry department. Zhen is willing to take some of the crime for Fang shi and will write out prayers for the Empress Dowager every day in hopes that the Empress Dowager will have both good fortune and longevity in her next life. Furthermore, as for the Fang Family that helped the Empress conduct such evil, those executed will be executed, those exiled will be exiled, some will be sent to the army and some will become palace prostitutes. You don’t need to ask mercy for them.
When the Emperor’s decree came out, it didn’t just absolve him of all guilt but also gave an impression of him being an emperor who cared but was not indecisive. No matter how useful this was regarding the members of the Imperial Family, at least some of the people were fooled and the focus of the discussion was on Fang shi.
The Empress poisoning the Empress Dowager was a shocking matter, so when Qilong Emperor wrote out his decree, it was announced to the world for everyone to see his decisiveness and hardship.
Fang Family had fallen, the Crown Prince was dead, the Empress was demoted to a commoner and sent to the laundry department in the palace to be a low-level servant. Princess Rui He whom no one had dared to touch in the past immediately became low-key. The beautiful manservants in the princess fu were let go, and she said that she was ill and would not see guests.
While she was trying to be low-key, Princess Rui He was still an eyesore for the people whom she had once bullied. No one was moving against her now because they did not want a reputation of hitting a person when they are down. However, after the matter cooled down, it was unknown if these prestigious and noble families would still have such good conduct.
Princess Rui He had the identity of an imperial daughter, so no one dared to move against her now. But Min Huai Junzhu was in an awkward state. Everyone in Jing knew that her support had been the Empress and Princess Rui He. First the Empress had fallen, and then Princess Rui He hid in her princess fu and wouldn’t come out. Min Huai Junzhu became the target of mockery for the other noble girls.
A junzhu without any power or any support only looked honored on the surface. She would occasionally appear at poem meetings and banquets. The womenfolk who had once been bullied by Princess Rui He were polite on the surface but were actually making things difficult for her. Yet she could only endure it. Also, because of the identity of some of the women, if she wanted to refuse the invitation, that would give them an excuse to act against her.
Her uncertain status caused her to become even more careful. She rejoiced on the inside that, because they had to mourn for the Empress Dowager, banquets could not be held and she did not need to appear frequently.
After the Hundred Day Mourning Period passed, the prestigious and noble families in Jing started to have low-key events. Even though they could not be too ostentatious, activities such as poetry and tea conferences, funerals or weddings could continue.
The Min Huai Junzhu whom people used to praise for her talent did not showcase her talents. Her poems were average, and she did not try to take the glory from others. But even so, people were at odds with her.
After finishing an awkward poetry meeting, Min Huai Junzhu was sitting on the carriage to go back to the fu when the carriage suddenly stopped. Then she heard the servant driving the carriage say that there was a qinwang procession passing by and her carriage needed to make way.
She raised a corner of the curtain and saw a six-horse carriage with an almond yellow roof embroidered with four-clawed golden dragons passing by. When she saw the character Xian on the jade tablet hanging from the carriage, her expression became slightly dazed.
So it was a carriage of Xian Wang Fu.
Just at that instant, the curtain on the carriage was suddenly lifted up. A face that was unadorned but could dazzle countless men appeared. Min Huai Junzhu’s hand tightened around the curtain. Hua Xi Wan?
Hua Xi Wan hadn’t expected that she would encounter Yuan Shu Yi in a situation like this. She nodded politely and gave a faint smile to the other.
“What are you looking at?” Yan Jin Qiu moved closer to her and looked outside. Seeing it was a carriage of a woman, he immediately had no interest. He turned away and said, “Just now when I was in the marquis fu’s yard, I accidentally encountered the daughter of Assistant Minister Hua’s family.”
Hua Xi Wan stared blankly for a moment before reacting. Yan Jin Qiu was speaking of her eldest female cousin Hua Yi Liu. Detecting that his expression wasn’t right, she frowned and said, “What about her?” She and her eldest female cousin did not have matching personalities, so they were relatively distant. The other hadn’t wanted to be close to her recently, so she didn’t know what Eldest Tangjie had done to make Yan Jin Qiu unhappy.
“If Assistant Minister Hua doesn’t bear to lose his daughter, then he should raise her well.” Yan Jin Qiu did not speak too harshly for Hua Xi Wan’s sake. “She is a divorced woman; it would be good for her to stay in the fu with a calm mind.”
Today, he had originally accompanied Hua Xi Wan back to her paternal family for a visit. In order for Xi Wan to have time alone with her family, he had deliberately said he was going to stroll in the yard and admire the chrysanthemums. Who knew that he coincidentally encountered the eldest miss of the Hua Family, and the other had said some unclear things.
Thinking about his wang fei going to the Zhou Family to play the villain for this woman, and this woman turning around to target his wang fei’s man, Yan Jin Qiu felt disgusted. What kind of woman hadn’t he seen before, what hadn’t he heard before? He could understand what Hua Yi Liu thought.
He felt angered on behalf of Hua Xi Wan, but he did not want to tell this matter to her and dirty her ears.
Even though Yan Jin Qiu was not explicit, with Hua Xi Wan’s understanding and a bit of thought, she would understand what he implied.
As she let the curtain down, Hua Xi Wan’s brow seemed slightly helpless. She hadn’t thought that Hua Yi Liu would have such thoughts. She turned to look at the man beside her. A strong brow, a beautiful appearance, a handsome presence—he really was a calamity that could attract women.
Thinking about this, she sighed. Originally, Second Tangjie Hua Chu Yu’s marriage had been set, but because of what happened in the Imperial Family, her marriage to Lin Zheng De had been delayed. In the end, the date was set for one month later.
She only hoped that no other Imperial Family member with status died in this month. Otherwise, this marriage would have to be delayed even more.
It seemed that their Hua Family daughters all had a hard time with their marriages. She only hoped that after the hardship, Second Sister would get a person who could accompany her to the end of her days.
Watching as Xian Wang Fu’s carriage moved away, Min Huai Junzhu put down the curtain in disappointment. A moment later, she said, “Go.”
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The day when Hua Chu Yu married, the sky was blue and without clouds. Hua Xi Wan personally put the dragon and phoenix hairpin in her hair and then took the veil the joy attendant handed her. She slowly put it on her cousin. “While Second Sister is marrying into the Lin Family today, you will forever be a daughter of the Hua Family, always my jiejie. Do not be afraid—we are all standing behind you.”
The veil moved slightly. Hua Chu Yu gripped Hua Xi Wan’s hand tightly. A moment later, she said, “Meimei, don’t worry.”
Hua Xi Wan’s mind moved and she clasped Hua Chu Yu’s hand. At this time, fireworks sounded from outside the gates. She turned to look at Yao shi who was wiping away her tears and patted the back of Hua Chu Yu’s hand. “Take care of yourself.”
“All right.” Hua Chu Yu’s voice was slightly choked. The sound of people outside the door came close. She slowly released Hua Xi Wan’s hand. When the fireworks were set off outside the door, she was sitting dignifiedly.
As a daughter of the Hua Family, even when she married, she should have the style and presence of the Hua Family. What she represented wasn’t just herself, but the entire Hua Family. Also, the Hua Family was the family behind her, so what did she have to fear?
The moment the door opened, Hua Xi Wan saw Lin Zheng De’s appearance. He was tall and handsome, the red robes of a groom making his white teeth and red lips stand out. However, his features were strong and gave people the feeling of him being reliable.
Hua Chu Yu’s younger brother Hua Cong Pu bent down to carry Hua Chu Yu and help her into the flower sedan among the burst of fireworks.
Lin Zheng De bowed to the elders of the Hua Family before getting onto his horse and leaving with the sedan while beaming with happiness
Watching as the flower sedan moved away, Yao shi finally could not stop the tears and covered her face to cry. Hua Xi Wan comforted her, and when she turned, she saw Hua Yi Liu looking expressionlessly in the direction in which Hua Chu Yu’s sedan had left. She didn’t know what the other was thinking.
As if detecting that Hua Xi Wan was looking at her, Hua Yi Liu suddenly turned around. She glanced at Hua Xi Wan with a strange expression before turning and entering the gates.
Bai Xia and Hong Yin who were standing behind Hua Xi Wan noticed Hua Chu Yu’s gaze and frowned. What did Eldest Miss mean?
“Miss…” Hua Chu Yu’s servant girl carefully examined her dark expression. “Wang Fei just now…”
Hua Yi Liu stopped moving and turned to glare at the servant girl. Her eyes were full of dark anger. “So what if she is the wang fei? Do I have to serve her?”
The young servant girl was shocked. What was going on with Miss? Wang Fei clearly hadn’t meant anything just now. The miss’ words were overboard.
“Of course I cannot compare to Hua Chu Yu who can marry the shizi of a marquis to become the future Marchioness.” Hua Yi Liu laughed coldly. “The wang fei and the marchioness are people on the same path. Whereas I, a married and divorced woman—what do I count for?”
“My good miss, this is Third Master’s fu.” When the servant girl heard these words, she was so frightened she changed expression. She hurriedly turned to look around the surroundings. “Do not say more.”
Hua Yi Liu jerked the corners of her mouth in a smile. She looked at the bright red hanging around the yard and slowly lowered her face. She finally recovered her normal calm and stoic appearance.
“Wang Ye?” Mu Tong bowed and said carefully, “Wang Fei is still waiting for you.”
“I know.” Yan Jin Qiu looked unconcernedly at Hua Yi Liu’s back and then lightly to Mu Tong. “After we return, tell this to Wang Fei. There is no need to conceal it.”
It would be a simple matter for him to take care of Hua Yi Liu, but he did not want to have unneeded misunderstandings between him and Hua Xi Wan. It was better to have the matter in the open and for Hua Xi Wan to take care of it herself.
It would not be profitable to cause disharmony between husband and wife for such an unimportant person.
Translator Ramblings: Yan Jin Qiu knows his priorities. I like how he doesn’t even feel flattered that someone is attracted to him.
Well…what a mess waiting to explode.
HYL…You’re looking for trouble.
Thank you for the chapter!
How disappointing. She doesn’t even know how to return the kindness shown to her. But instead try to seduce the husband. I guess this is what you call an ungrateful wretch? 😶
A good novel can’t be without those kind of people.
Ungrateful and shameful, too! YJQ probably thought it would have been better to let HYL perish in the Zhou family’s hands rather than let HXW bear any hurt from her cousin’s betrayal of coveting her husband. Too bad HYL didn’t turn her life around after getting a second chance. People pitied her for having such a poor fate. She would have made a great example in how a woman who can endure hardships to find her happy ending. With how the novel is progressing it’s only a matter of time in which the Hua family will raise in status once YJQ becomes emperor. Many noble families will be ready to boot lick the Hua family and make a good martial match for her. A pity that her greed and unrealistic desires will only bring humiliation and destruction (ie respect, familial love ❤️). 😔Sigh…wish the author had given the other women in this story a better ending for they were truly talented but unfortunately paired with really disgusting and hateful men.
Sorry 😐 for another long post.
There is a very small possibility that she has already begun to see some sort of reason, and is aware that what she wants isn’t actually Yan Jin Qiu so much as a good husband in a decent family, with enough wealth and position that she will not have lowered her family’s stature or her comfort. She really needs to have a place that is her own, and probably children. She will never be entirely happy unless she can give up her envy of all that Hua Xi Wan has and is, but she can learn to be mostly happy (as most people are) with some help.
If Yan Jin Qiu deals with it, she may be injured, humiliated, or married off to some random far away quazi-noble. If Hua Xi Wan deals with it, she will keep any humiliation she feels as just a feeling that does not need to be known to others to shame her, and she could end up married to some suitable man who might even be a good guy. Maybe.
That Hua Yi Lui is such a bish. Hello girl that’s your cousin who helped you get out of that toxic marriage and here you are being a bitter, jealous bish just coz she’s living a better life than you are? Talk about such an ungrateful person. I hope HXW deals with you soon, looking forward to that!
*“Zhen has been married to Fang shi for nearly three decades. Fang shi would do everything personally for zhen. Zhen thought that Fang shi was virtuous and bestowed the title of empress to her, never expecting that she would be evil inside and poison the Empress Dowager. Zhen is both pained and sorrowful…”*
My disgust for this man is neverending.
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*But Min Huai Junzhu was in an awkward state. Everyone in Jing knew that her support had been the Empress and Princess Rui He. First the Empress had fallen, and then Princess Rui He hid in her princess fu and wouldn’t come out. Min Huai Junzhu became the target of mockery for the other noble girls.*
I was actually just wondering when we’d get to see this girl again.
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*“Just now when I was in the marquis fu’s yard, I accidentally encountered the daughter of Assistant Minister Hua’s family.”*
Aaaaand there’s this one too.
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*“If Assistant Minister Hua doesn’t bear to lose his daughter, then he should raise her well.” Yan Jin Qiu did not speak too harshly for Hua Xi Wan’s sake. “She is a divorced woman; it would be good for her to stay in the fu with a calm mind.”*
I feel the burn through the screen as well as the humiliation. How embarrassing and thick-skinned.
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*Hua Yi Liu stopped moving and turned to glare at the servant girl. Her eyes were full of dark anger. “So what if she is the wang fei? Do I have to serve her?”*
And here I thought she learned something. TSK.
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*“I know.” Yan Jin Qiu looked unconcernedly at Hua Yi Liu’s back and then lightly to Mu Tong. “After we return, tell this to Wang Fei. There is no need to conceal it.”*
Smart man.
Women. Women have it so hard.
The only reason Hua Yi Liu is free and alive with her face relatively intact is because Hua Xi Wan saved her. And her she dares to covet her younger sister’s man… tsk
Thank you for the 3 chapters today!
I don’t think she realizes everyone else knows.
Yup, YJQ might be a black belly with great ambitions but as long as he truly cares for his wifey then all is well 😂
Still, jealousy and human insecurities…there are endless of those sigh.🌚
Thank you so much for the chapter✨✨
Goodbye Fang family. *shakes head* died without even the chance to represent yourselves.
Hua Yi Liu… *sighs* Your position is pretty sad but to try and bite the hand that saved you at that point is a bit. Hard to blame you since your family doesn’t like you anymore but… Hard to say much more, I hope you can live the rest out your life in peace but if you keep poking hornet’s nests….
This is a pretty macroscopic chapter. Tying up a few loose ends here and there making the game board a bit clearer. Not many pieces left to move from what I’m seeing. Wonder if this means future movements with be more robust or less considering how few pieces there are?
She can feel contempt of her mother but her brother and father do love her.
They may have neglected her before cos men often just leave everything in inner compound to the mother but after the incident they have cared for her.
She really is being unreasonable.
She is just as stupid as her mother.
A certain level of jealousy is understandable, but not to the state of being blind and stupid to harm oneself.
She is not a devaststing beauty but already divorced and HXW’s sister at that. Hua family is a respectable fsmily.
What makes she think that YJQ would ever take a liking in her while having such a beautiful di wife?
Why would he risk destroying his reputstion and opportunity to win the throne just for an affair her?
What makes she think that her father would ever allow her to become a concubine even if she is a divorced woman, and it is even in the house of her own cousin?
Their family is not that lowly.
HXW is now living in glory, no matter how unsuitable she is with HYL, but they are still full blood cousin…
What is the benefit of being at odds with her?
She could have benefited more than HCY from HXW, if only she and her mother weren’t that stupid being blinded by envy and supporting her instead.
Their father are brothers of the same mother and their relationship is good for Godsake.
These two women are really idiotic.
It’s not like she would ever have a chance to replace HXW.
I really hope HYL doesnt do anything dumb and YJQ is such a good hubby
Some are really ungrateful , hope to see her repent
I read that last part as ‘hope to see her die’ and then i saw its actually repent.
Am i too cruel or you’re too nice?
It is yan jinqiu. In modern world, he’s equivalent to top idol or young actor. Hottest bachelor in the country. People being attracted to him is his everyday life. Just one or two more is no biggie. Hahaha
Plus, i think its more of he doesn’t care for others flattery or attraction as he doesn’t trust them. Before knowing hua xiwan, he decide to take care of her even if she doesn’t love him and he doesn’t love her. After knowing our lazy wang fei, and gain her trust, her opinion of him and gaining her favor is all that matters.
—…zhen has also been fooled by the Empress.. —
Aye aye, the emperor is a fool and the Empress is the wise one. All the emperor could do is cry for all these years he was a fool.. aye aye, somebody needs to give him a bag of tissue.
Thank you for the chapter ｰ( ￣▽)_皿~~ fufu
YJQ, yay, he faced problems straight on and doesn’t wait for any misunderstanding between them.
What to do with the bag of tissue? Feed that to him? Or used it to strangle him?…. Seems plausible with a bit of creativeness and resourcefulness.
You didn’t specify what sort of tissue, nor the state of it. Just a bagful. Used? That has possibilities. You could cram tissue down his maw, to be sure, but I think if you want to strangle him, it needs to be slightly damp first, to make a good tissue rope.
Haha, thumbs up to that. XD
(Translator Ramblings: Yan Jin Qiu knows his priorities. I like how he doesn’t even feel flattered that someone is attracted to him.)
Maybe he doesn’t feel flattered that Hua Yi Liu is attracted to him because he already attract so many beauty in this past years…
what are you even thinking HYL?
I love this Couple, they are amazing.
I do not care that YJQ is ruthless and vicious, as long as he only is such towards enemies. Only when all enemies are gone will our people be safe.
In the middle after Hua Chu Yu went to her new residence, her name appeared when its Hua Yi Liu who was in the scene.
I am so content that Yan Jin Qiu does not go “i’m tall handsome rich ofc I attract btches including ur sister. do not bother with them I only love u” or “another bees to this flower that is me, lets not bother they’ll get bored” which the usual male lead normally does. Glad he give the matter to Xi Wan.
… well I’m not sure why but if some girls are seducing my man and I’m kinda not in the knowing I would like to be told about this and deal with the girl myself.
Thank you for pointing this out. It’s the scene after Hua Chu Yu’s wedding sedan leaves, and Hua Yi Liu talks with her maidservant, right? I checked the raw, and there are 2 instances where it uses the name 华楚雨 (Hua Chu Yu) in that scene. But you’re right–it’s wrong. It should be Hua Yi Liu.
it is from the raws that has the mistake. I think the author misplace the name here…
Ooh, I see. The author’s mistake then. I never visited the raws since I can’t read even a single Chinese character
Bai Xia and Hong Yin who were standing behind Hua Xi Wan noticed _Hua Chu Yu’s*_ gaze and frowned. What did Eldest Miss mean?
“Miss…” _Hua Chu Yu’s*_ servant girl carefully examined her dark expression. “Wang Fei just now…”
Hua Yi Liu** it should be this name
Thanks. I love how smart ML is he knows not to get in between women fights specifically women that are related. 😍😍
YJQ: Just let wife deal with it…
Thanks for the 3 chapters!!!!!!! 😻😻💃💃
Of course, he know his priorities. And he was someone that not easily get tempted by beauty, especially when his own wife is a real beauty herself. And I think he too keeping his own promise to treat HXW real good as she get dragged into the darkness of imperial family because of him.
Beauty, brains, acting skills, laziness. Laziness is actually important because it means she won’t ever be meddling in any unnecessary things. 🙂
“I like how he doesn’t even feel flattered that someone is attracted to him.”
I feel like he knows he *is* a desirable man lmaooo
HYL is so ungrateful! It won’t make you regret having her saved from the clutches of her former in laws. Thanks for this chapter.
Hua Yi Liu’s mood morphed so much from gratitude for Hua Xi Wan’s help to contempt for HXW. It’s always amazing to see someone become so twisted. :/
Thanks for the new chapter!
HYL was twisted long before HXW married YJQ .She was envious o fher relationship with the other cousin HYL got her wicked skills from her mom.
True. Just thought that having her life saved would redeem her character a bit and cause her to cool down.
🙂
Thanks for the new chapter!
I feel like everything that has happened was caused by the emperor. It’s directly and indirectly caused by him. Sure, it is the empress and the crown princess own choices but the emperor was the true catalyst.in all that has happen. I hope he gets he just serves….soon.
Oh, palace prostitute?! I didn’t even know there was this title. Isn’t it unsavoury for the palace to have this position? And whom would they be serving? It’s just so ironic.
Thank you for the chapter~
YJQ has done well, any family unrelated matters to HXW are of no concern to him
who the hell would be flattered. if i was YJQ, I would also be angered by HYL who knows nothing about gratefulness, only filled with jealousy. uggghhhh annoying woman
I could understand YJQ thought about some unimportant people, esp a crude woman like his in law. Afterall, his childhood was robed from his blood parents, esp his mother by a mere concubine. Ofc he feels disgusted seeing those kind of women, esp since he dotes on HXW so much.
“It would not be profitable to cause disharmony between husband and wife for such an unimportant person.” True true. Thank you <3
I relly feel pity for her, she grow up with thus sensitiveness and weak personality, fuel by her mother disregard of her. Then got sold and mistreat by her husband family, loosing her child in anger, we was still ok at that moment, but once she came back to the Hua family she was once again neglected, and isolated by her family, except by her younger brother, her father wasn’t personally watching her taken care, she wasn’t the spoiled kind of girl to begin with, so the only time that she gathered courage to denounce mistreat was at that time in her husband fu…lead by intense hatred and suffering. She got twisted, I knew it would happen that time when Yao shi said this to Huan Chu Yu and she decided to get further away…she was lonely and isolated, by her aunts, father and mother, neglected by servants…how painful it is?
How stupid a human could be. She couldn’t even attract her own husband with her beauty, skill and status as Di daughter of a Marquis’s full-blooded brother as well as a cousin of a wangfei…She couldn’t make YJQ to just notice her when she was innocent, what gives her the gut to seduce him now when she is a widow?! She would only make people look down on her and even feel disgusted if not hate. Xian Wang is now the most likely candidate of future emperor and HXW is going to be an empress. With their influence she could marry again to a good family in the future if she could keep her image well.
Even if Xian Wang would take any concubine when he’s being an emperor, it would never be her turn to step in the harem.
Xian Wang would never get his hard achieved clean reputation tainted by having an affair with his cousin in law. I don’t think he would belong to a pervert like emperor of Tang who took Yang Guifei from his son by scheme nor like his uncle Emperor who impregnated his own daughter in law.
HYL should be glad that he let HXW dealing with this because she at least still sees her as a relativ, and HXW is someone cherishing family bonding. She Is the daughter of her biological uncle. YJQ is vicious, and not the one having such virtue like HXW.
If not because of his concern towards his wife, he would just treat HYL the way he treat any other people who could endanger him, his status and clean image. He disposed Zhang Shizi too despite knowing that he is in law of Hua Family.
the eldest miss is equal to a creeper, doubt anybody would be honored to be eyed by that … thing. But I doubt there should be even any conflict even if he acted against that creeper, she’s lazy by nature and doubtfully would give a damn if work was being cut out for her. Her entire family could care less about her atm, except for the brother. Her brother seems sensible enough to see the ungratefulness of his elder sister and hopefully won’t bear a grudge against xian couple come of it when she gets punished
The problem with HYL is that she bottles her feelings and wallows. Instead of being happy and relieved that she’s left hell and looking forward to a brighter future, she keeps thinking about all the injustices she’s suffered, and pitying herself and hating her mother and her cousins…just marinating in all those negative emotions, and keeping it all to herself, not expressing or venting… All that’s making her more and more twisted, which makes her family avoid her more…which makes her spiral downwards more until she finally self-destructs.