Traveling to the ancient harem

Lian Zhen walked out of the abbess's courtyard and asked the little nun beside her, Jingxin, to find someone to clean up Huang Ye's house. She returned to her own courtyard with a sullen face. She couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. She sat down and poured herself a cup of tea, trying to calm herself down. She couldn't lose her composure. She had to walk steadily. Some things could not be rushed. She had to think carefully.

Seeing Huang Ye today reminded her of the past, when she was still a naive little girl. Although her family was a merchant family with a low status, they were wealthy, and she was a daughter who was raised in a pampered manner at home.

What happened at that time made her feel a little dazed when she recalled it. She didn't know since when, her second uncle's cousin entered her heart. Her cousin was so handsome. At that time, she thought that even if she was not allowed to eat, she would be willing just to look at her cousin.

Her cousin was really good to her. Although his family was not well off, he would buy her some small gifts every time they met. Even if he just gave her a small candy man, she would be happy.

She was so happy at that time. There was a person living in her heart. Every day she looked forward to her cousin coming to visit her home so that she could see him. However, her uncle's family was not rich, and her second uncle's family had two wives and many children, so the family was very embarrassed. Her cousin was always afraid that she would despise him, but she was not the kind of person who despised the poor and loved the rich.

As she grew older, she could not bear the longing for her cousin more and more. She asked her maid Taoer to deliver letters to her cousin, and they met secretly outside. Every time, her cousin would look at her affectionately and tell her how much he missed her.

At that time, she felt that she was the happiest woman in the world. Sometimes she would throw a tantrum when they met, but her cousin would always patiently coax her until she burst into laughter. At that time, she wished she could grow up immediately so that she could marry her cousin and stay with him day and night.

Her cousin was three years older than her and had reached the age for marriage. A matchmaker came to propose marriage to him. Her cousin said that there were many people proposing marriage proposals to him. She knew it was because her cousin was handsome. She was very scared during that time, afraid that her cousin would get engaged. But later, her cousin told her that he would not get engaged and would wait until she grew up and then carry her into the family in a sedan chair carried by eight people.

At that time, she was so moved that she burst into tears. She had been looking forward to growing up day by day, and finally the day of coming of age came. After the coming of age, she could get married, and she was so happy. She decided to tell her mother about her feelings on this day. Her cousin was her mother's nephew and was always loved by her mother. She believed that her mother would fulfill her wish.

At the coming-of-age party, her second aunt held her hand and repeatedly praised her for being pretty and sensible. She knew that her second aunt was also satisfied with her. She was not afraid of her cousin's family being poor, because her dowry would not be small and would ensure that she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

When it got dark and the guests had left, she came to her mother's room, knelt on her mother's lap, and told her mother that she was going to marry her cousin and that she would not marry anyone else in her life except her cousin.

She can still remember her mother's reaction at that time. Her mother was furious and scolded her cousin for seducing her daughter. She said that her cousin was not a good man, had no ability, was only concerned about reputation, and had a lot of evil intentions. She said that the reason why her cousin was clinging to her was because her family was rich. In short, in her mother's words, her cousin was not someone she could entrust her life to.

I remember that she was also very angry at that time. She asked her mother in a sharp voice whether she despised her cousin's family because they were poor. She scolded her mother, saying that there was no woman who despised her own family because they were poor. Her mother just said that it was not the case, and that her cousin was really not a good man. Her mother cried and cried very sadly. She also cried and begged her mother to help them get together. She cried until very late, but her mother did not agree.

The next day, her mother confined her to her room. She cried and protested but it was no use. Taoer was also spanked by her mother for delivering a letter to her cousin. She didn't know what her mother said to her cousin's family. For a long time afterwards, she didn't see her second uncle and his family come to visit. When she heard news from her cousin again, it was that he was engaged. She collapsed at once.

Perhaps because her cousin was engaged, her mother relaxed her supervision over her. She secretly asked Taoer to pass a message to her cousin and made an appointment at the place where they used to meet. She ran out and saw her cousin whom she had been thinking about all the time. Her cousin was more handsome than before. Her cousin told her that her mother found her aunt and warned their family not to covet her daughter, otherwise their business would be cut off.

My uncle's business was originally dependent on her family, so my mother's threat was very effective. My aunt went to my second uncle's house and made a scene, which made my second uncle's family completely give up and force my cousin to get married, otherwise they would offend my mother and the consequences would be something they could not bear.