Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

In the darkness, a horse-drawn carriage is traveling.

The fifth prince was driving the carriage, and Su Yinyin and Bixia were sitting inside.

As dawn approached, Su Yinyin grew anxious and lifted the carriage curtain to ask, "Fifth Brother, how much longer until we arrive?"

The fifth brother turned his head and saw his young mistress. "Miss, it will probably take another hour."

A gust of cold wind blew in my face. It was cold, really cold. "Okay, I'm afraid things might get complicated if I wait too long. Thank you for your hard work."

Su Yinyin lowered the carriage curtain, glanced at Bixia, and said, "Why do I feel so anxious?"

Bixia handed Su Yinyin a cup of tea and comforted her, "Miss, don't worry. With Biyu protecting you in secret, nothing will happen."

"hope so."

At dawn the next day, in Chenjia Village, more than a hundred miles from the capital, smoke was billowing from the chimneys of every household as the women prepared their first meal of the day.

At the village entrance, an ordinary horse-drawn carriage was parked. Inside the carriage, Biyu was reporting the results of her investigation to Su Yinyin.

Biyu said angrily, "Miss, that family isn't human, they're beasts. They don't treat people like human beings. They're utterly devoid of conscience."

"I've found out that they're going to sell the mother and daughter to slave traders today."

Su Yinyin was also furious, but she suppressed her anger. To resolve this matter, it was very simple.

“Since they want to sell, Biyu, we should do this…” Su Yinyin explained the plan to them.

Biyu waited where she was, while the three of them drove the carriage into the village.

The houses in the village were all mud houses. There were only two houses with blue brick tiles in the whole village.

The arrival of the carriage attracted the attention and discussion of the villagers.

The village was very poor. If the villagers wanted to go to the market in town, they either had to walk or take an oxcart. Taking an oxcart cost two copper coins per person. Just think about how far it was to the town.

Because the house they were going to was built at the foot of the mountain, Lao Wu asked the villagers for directions after entering the village.

The villagers were curious about what the carriage was going to the foot of the mountain for, but none of them dared to ask, as Lao Wu's imposing manner was too strong.

The carriage slowly arrived at the foot of the mountain. Su Yinyin and Bixia dressed up in the carriage and appeared as two unremarkable-looking people.

The carriage stopped next to the house. Su Yinyin alighted from the carriage and looked at the drafty house. How would she survive the winter?

The fifth prince stayed in the carriage to watch over it. Su Yinyin led Bixia to the door. Bixia knocked. After a while, the door slowly opened.

The person who opened the door was pale and thin, wearing only thin clothes with patches everywhere, and the clothes were faded from washing. "Who are you looking for?" the woman asked weakly.

Su Yinyin looked closely at the woman in front of her. She felt a strong sense of familiarity, as her facial features were somewhat similar to her own.

Su Yinyin smiled and said, "Hello, we're just passing by and we're a little thirsty. Could we ask for a drink of water?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside. "Come in."

Su Yinyin walked into the courtyard, looked around, and saw a little girl of about three years old washing clothes; her hands were red from the cold.

Su Yinyin felt a pang of sadness. She stepped forward and took the little girl's hand. "Little sister, it's so cold, don't wash."

The little girl looked at her in terror, struggling to break free from Su Yinyin's grasp and running behind the woman to hide. The woman looked at Su Yinyin warily, "Who exactly are you?"

Su Yinyin sighed, "We are businessmen from out of town, passing through here. Seeing such a little girl washing clothes in such cold weather, I felt sorry for her, so I spoke up to stop her."

The woman's face changed, and tears streamed down her face. She knew perfectly well what was happening, but what could she do? If she didn't do it, they would sell her daughter.

I don't want to be separated from my daughter, so even though it hurts, what can I do?

The woman wiped away her tears with her sleeve, turned and went into the low, drafty, and dilapidated kitchen. A moment later, she returned with two bowls of water. "Girls, this is water I just boiled. Drink it and then leave quickly."

"Thank you." Su Yinyin and Bixia took the bowls and drank directly without hesitation.

At that moment, a sharp, sarcastic woman's voice came from another room, "You wretch, is our breakfast ready yet?"

The two people standing opposite Su Yinyin trembled upon hearing this voice. "Mother, get ready, get ready."

"You slut, are you and this little good-for-nothing slacking off?" The door opened, and an old woman came out of the room carrying a cane.

Without saying a word, the old lady raised her stick and struck the woman, yelling, "How dare you slack off behind my back! I'll beat you to death!"

Su Yinyin quickly stepped in to stop her, "Grandma, let's talk this out. Why resort to violence?"

The old woman looked Su Yinyin up and down. Seeing that Su Yinyin was dressed elegantly, she politely asked, "Miss, where did you come from? What brings you to my house?"

Su Yinyin said, "Grandma, my maid and I were passing by and we were thirsty, so we came in to ask for a cup of tea."

As Su Yinyin spoke, she took out a string of copper coins from her bundle and handed them to the old woman, saying, "Grandma, please accept these copper coins. Consider it payment for our water."

"Oh, thank you so much, Miss!" The old woman snatched the copper coin from Su Yinyin's hand, examined it carefully, and then happily put it into her pocket.

Su Yinyin took out a string of copper coins from her bundle and asked, "Grandma, we haven't had breakfast yet. Could we buy some here, or borrow your kitchen?"

The old woman's eyes lit up as she looked at the copper coin in Su Yinyin's hand. She took a copper coin herself and said, "Miss, please wait a moment. I'll have my wife make it for you right now. But we only eat simple food."

The old woman, beaming with joy, led Su Yinyin and her group into the kitchen.

The old woman brought over a stool and had Su Yinyin sit and wait. She then made an excuse to leave the kitchen and went to her son's room. She woke him, took out some coins, and started counting them.

The man, still half asleep, saw his mother holding a copper coin and immediately sat up in bed.

This man is the husband of the woman who is cooking for Su Yinyin in the kitchen.

The man stared greedily at the copper coin in his hand and said, "Mother, today is truly a good day. How about we only sell those money-losing items today, and my wife doesn't sell them yet?"

The old woman objected, saying, "No, we'll sell both. One is a money-losing commodity, and the other can't produce a son. They're both useless. What's the point of keeping them?"

Don't worry, once we have money, Mom will find you a wife who can give you a son.

When the topic of sons came up, the man stopped arguing; he was willing to accept any woman as long as she could bear him a son.

In the kitchen, Su Yinyin watched as the woman busily cooked porridge, while the little girl helped wash the vegetables. Su Yinyin felt a pang of sympathy.

After some persuasion, Bixia washed the vegetables, while Su Yinyin held the little girl and warmed herself by the fire.

The four-year-old girl weighed less than 20 pounds and was severely malnourished.