5 Chapter Four

"Yu You Jia!"

Yu Jiang Jun burst into the room just in time to see Yu You Jia retracting her hand. He didn't see her slapping Yu You Lei, but he most certainly saw her trying to hide the 'evidence'.

He was fuming mad upon seeing his eldest daughter 'slapping' his youngest one.

"Explain this!" He boomed.

Yu You Lei ignored her father's shouts and peeked at her siblings and family. They had been attracted by Yu Jiang Jun's shout of "What?" and came running over. Everyone was there, including the concubines, the main wife and all their children. Yu You Jia went through her memories and made a basic profiles for the family as she lay on the floor, tears still silently streaming down her face.

The General had a total of one main wife and four concubines, each of them having given birth to one child. One of them, Yu You Lei's mother Yan An Li, was dead. She left behind one sole child, Yu You Lei who was doted on by the General heavily. This was the person who's body was taken over by the new Yu You Lei.

In the past, she was well-known for being overbearing, arrogant and rude without reason. She had absolutely no talent in anything whatsoever, and spent her days trying to win the love of the crown prince. She was looked down upon by everyone, commoners and high class families alike, and had almost no friends whatsoever, except for maybe one or two.

His main wife, Li Ming Hui, was one of the daughters of the current Emperor. The Emperor had forced Yu Jiang Jub to marry her into his family in order to establish connections. The whole time, though, the only person Yu Jiang Jun truly loved was Yan An Li.

Li Ming Hui had given birth to one daughter, Yu You Jia. She was the First Young Miss of the family.

Another concubine was name Hui Wen Le, the mother of the Third Young Miss Yu You Lou.

His two other concubines, Jun Wen Xuan and Tang Fu Mei had given birth to two sons, Yu Yuan Fu and Yu Yuan Jin respectively.

Yu Yuan Fu was the Second Young Master, while Yu Yuan Jin was the Fourth Young Master.

Yu Jiang Jun truly loved all his children, but doted on Yu You Lei the most.

Yu You Jia had beautiful looks, but compared to Yu You Lei, she was nothing. However, the girl was talented in martial arts and had great potential. At only 15, she was already breaking through to the blue level.

This was already considered a genius. Most started cultivation at the age of 6, and it would take around 5 years to break through to the first level of purple, however she did so within 3 years. It would take another 3-4 years to break through to the next level of purple, but Yu You Jia actually managed to do so withing two years, and this was the same for the next level of purple.

By 13, she was at purple peak level, and needed another 2 years to approach the barrier of blue low level. She kept up the appearece of a delicate and refined lotus flower at all times, earning the love of commoners and important ministers alike. However, Yu You Jia was in reality a sly, cunning and petty little girl. She was stubborn in a bad way, and had little brains. It was only because of her mother did she manage to survive and keep up a good reputation.

She definitely on Yu You Lei's list of people to get revenge on. She had plotted against Yu You Lei from a young age. She was the reason her reputation plumentted!

Yu Yuan Fu was the heir to the family fortune. He was not devilishly handsome, but could be considered to be delicate and refined. He gave off a scholarly air, and had decent talents in cultivation, achieving purple high level at the age of 14.

His true talent laid in music, business and writing. Although Yu Jiang Jun's family was one of war and battles, they still depended on stores in the capital for money. This was where managing the family business came in.

Yu Yuan Fu could be considered an expert at. . . Deceiving people. He was really just a corrupt businessman in the making. However, for the good of the family, he was the best choice. Anyway, except for doing business, he also had a flair for writing poems and playing the zither. Some of his poems had already spread around the capital, and whenever he played the zither in the palace, he would always win the applause of the royal family.

Despite his corrupt nature while doing politics and the like, he still had acceptable morals when it came to everyday life. He never struck at Yu You Lei when she was down, but never really helped her either. Yu You Lei decided she would give him a choice as to whether he would join her side or suffer.

The Third Young Miss Yu You Lou was talented in alchemy and medical subjects. Another delicate beauty. She could refine ninth grade pills at the age of 14. She knew all the acupuncture points on a human body, as well as how to treat most illnesses. She could be considered a great doctor for her age, but didn't focus on cultivation, hence she was only at purple low level. She had her own clinic where she would treat patients or hire people to.

At first she had opened it out of kindheartedness as a child, treating any beggar who needed her help. Back then, she was still close with Yu You Lei. However, as Yu You Lei's reputation dropped, so did Yu You Lou's affection for this younger sister. And as her skills in medicine increased, so did her greed. The clinic eventually grew, but beggars would be thrown out.

The cost for treatment was insane compared to other places where you could get the same treatment, but people still visited the place. Yu You Lou soon became one of Yu You Jia's minions, joining Yu You Jia in tormenting Yu You Lei. She was also another on the list.

The Fourth Young Master Yu Yuan Jin was a martial arts God. At 13 years old, he could beat most experts, but only when spiritual qi was not used.

He was at purple high level, yet another prodigy. He was an expert in strategies and battle tactics, along with beast taming, often joining his father in the army camp from time to time.

He would not inherit the family business, but he would inherit the family's military, to continue the legacy of the Yu Army.

His looks were more masculine than his older brother, and could be considered handsome, though he had not fully matured yet. Even at such a young age, though, he had many 'fans' in the capital. He was arrogant at times, but knew when to back off. Yu An Chen felt that this older brother of hers would make a good ally, and made a mental note to get him on her side.

After her analysis of the children, she moved on to the concubines and the main wife. Before she could start making notes, though, Yu Jiang Jun's demand of, "Hurry up and explain!" Caused Yu You Jia to burst out in tears, causing a commotion.

All the concubines and Li Ming Hui rushed over to Yu You Jia. Li Ming Hui sincerely wanted to comfort her daughter, however, the rest just wanted to fan the flames.

Yu You Lei watched in amusement through a crack in her eyelids as the real life Chinese drama unfolded right before her.