Start with three days of hunger and nine meals, and become rich and tempting

Liu Siyu nodded.

The clichéd story unfolds like a picture scroll.

The original owner's mother, the lady in front of Liu Siyu now, was named Fu Hanyu, and she crawled out of the belly of a foot washer.

Her status in the Fu family was like a weed in a field and she was totally unwelcome.

However, her mother was loved by the master because she was well-behaved and sensible.

During the years with my mother's blessing, life was relatively smooth.

But the good times did not last long. When she was six or seven years old, her mother passed away, and she was driven to live on the farm by the jealous eldest lady.

The servants, instructed by the eldest lady, were like a pack of vicious wolves, abusing her in various ways. Her life was even more difficult than those of the tenants.

At that time, Liu Haoran went to work as a farmhand on the Fu family's farm. He couldn't bear to see the young lady being harassed by the servants.

He always quietly gives her help and care, and finds different ways to make her happy.

It was like a ray of warm sunshine in spring shining into Fu Hanyu's fragile and humble heart.

When they were 15 years old, their affair was discovered by someone.

After the mistress found out, she went to the manor in person and found that Fu Hanyu had grown up to be quite good-looking, so she prepared to bring her back to the main house to pave the way for the family.

When the two heard the news, they decided to elope in despair.

A year later, Liu Siyu was born in a small mountain village. When she went to the town to attend the market, she was seen by a wealthy businessman. The man smiled at Fu Hanyu, and the two did not take it to heart at that time.

One night a few days later, a group of people rushed into the hut and beat Liu Haoran up without saying a word.

Fu Hanyu begged hard, and the condition in return was.

She went to Cangzhou as a concubine. As long as she got the recognition of the wealthy businessman and paved the way for their family, the Fu family would release Liu Haoran and her daughter.

Looking at her dying husband and her hungry daughter, Fu Hanyu became the lowest-ranking concubine in the Qin residence.

In order to earn a living for her husband and to prevent her hungry daughter from being sold, Fu Hanyu tried her best to please Master Qin.

Hard work pays off. The moment her belly started to bulge slightly, she received the news that her husband and daughter were safe.

She was more cautious in the days that followed, but the backyard of the Qin Mansion was a Shura hell. The eldest lady and her eldest son stayed at her parents' home all year round and never came back.

Master Qin didn't care about the affairs of the rear house at all, and allowed the three concubines Hua, Wei and Li to stir up trouble in the mansion.

Aunt Fu watched as the three concubines were at loggerheads and fighting to the death, and many innocent concubines and children became victims.

We were terrified and hoped that the master would protect them for our sake.

But when he brought the matter to Master Qin, he only got a few bland scoldings.

From then on, the three concubines became even more arrogant. In order to protect her young daughter, Aunt Fu tried her best to reduce her presence and even bribed a doctor to poison her.

The purpose was to live in the remote Nanyuan so that the three concubines would think she was useless and completely relax their guard against her.

This trick really worked. Although life in the South Courtyard was hard, at least she and her daughter were safe.

Everything changed four years ago when the eldest lady suddenly came back for some unknown reason.

Find her and ask her to cooperate in getting rid of the three concubines.

Aunt Fu naturally didn't dare to do that, and she didn't have the ability to do so.

But the eldest lady smiled contemptuously and told the master that she had a daughter before she married him.

Aunt Fu suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave.

She didn't expect that the eldest lady had discovered such a big secret of hers. If she still wanted to hide in the South Courtyard, she would only have one way to go, and that was death.

The elders of the Qin family would never allow a concubine to have an illegitimate child outside.

If this matter were to come to light, she and her two daughters might die.

For the sake of his two daughters, he had no choice but to follow the eldest lady at all costs.

The moment I walked out of the South Courtyard, I discovered that those concubines who were once less favored had now stood up.

Seeing how they followed the eldest lady's orders, Aunt Fu knew that these people were in the eldest lady's control.

The three concubines were eliminated with the tacit consent of Master Qin.

I thought I had done a great job in front of the eldest lady and could secretly send someone to look for my daughter.

But the eldest lady did not give her freedom, but promised her that she would let her meet the person when she found him.

Half a year ago, the eldest lady said she had found her daughter.

But the news brought to Aunt Fu made her collapse. The person she had been thinking about was no longer there.

The daughter who was living outside was living a life of poverty and being tortured by her stepmother.

Hearing this news, Aunt Fu felt heartbroken, and from then on she tried even harder to please the First Lady.

I just hope that one day I can bring my daughter who is away from home to live with me.

Aunt Fu spoke of the saddest past events in the calmest tone.

But there is another meaning revealed between the lines.

Everything she did was for her former lover and her daughter who was living away from home.

Liu Siyu understood and understood her intentions.

He simply wanted to use these wounds to gain Liu Siyu's sympathy and understanding.

Although she had never experienced the cruelty of the harem, she had seen a lot of it in TV dramas or books before.

I really understand how difficult it is for Aunt Fu, but I just can't empathize with her.

After all, he chose his own path. Although life in the Marquis' Mansion was difficult, he didn't have to worry about food and clothing.

If she had really followed Liu Haoran and stayed in a small mountain village for the rest of her life, when all the passion faded and life became a mess, it would be hard to say whether she would regret it or not.

Although Wang did not experience the struggles in the harem, the hardships she experienced in raising her children were no less than those suffered by others.

The difference is that one is psychological and the other is physical.

Aunt Fu saw that Liu Siyu was not very moved, and a trace of disappointment flashed across her eyes.

However, she had lived in the back house for many years and had always been able to hide her emotional changes very well.

Seeing that the effect was not good, she immediately changed her strategy. In her opinion, love also needs to be done in a proper way in order to gain greater recognition.

She gently pulled Liu Siyu over and spoke softly.

"You have a younger sister who is 12 years old this year. She looks a lot like you. She has always been looking forward to meeting you as her older sister."

Liu Siyu knew Aunt Fu’s intention, which was just to use family affection to bring them closer, just like a spider spinning silk and weaving a web to catch cicadas.

There are slight grooves at the corners of your mouth, and you should try to cooperate.

She still doesn't know what the eldest lady and Qin Feng are planning.

Liu Siyu would never believe that there was no purpose for bringing an illegitimate daughter of a mistress into the family who could affect the reputation of their Qin family.

But what's the purpose?

Why let the mother and daughter recognize each other?

All these made Liu Siyu confused.

But no matter what the reason was, she couldn't act too rational now.

Bewildered, at a loss, and then happy to see her relatives again are the behaviors that a girl of her age and identity should have.

His eyes blinked with curiosity, "So what's her name? Where is she now?"

When Aunt Fu saw Liu Siyu was happy, her eyes sparkled with emotion.

"Your sister's name is Ziyuan. She is in the mansion. You will see her during the ceremony tomorrow."

Liu Siyu showed her desire and curiosity for family affection and asked a few more questions casually.

When Aunt Fu saw that Liu Siyu was so concerned about her sister whom she had never met, she was so happy that she talked a lot about the little girl.

Liu Siyu summed it up and said that he was calm and mature beyond his years.

If you think about it, you can understand that if she grew up in such an environment, she would definitely not be as straightforward as she is.

Maybe he is a scheming person.

Liu Siyu immediately became alert.

I felt a little more worried about this trip to Cangzhou.