Because Yin Fengyu had watched melodramatic historical dramas before, she knew that there would be a dog hole leading outside the mansion.

However, Ruhe's words of cold water chilled Yin Fengyu to the bone: there were no dogs in the manor, but quite a few cats. Yin Fengyu gave up then and there, only thinking of growing up quickly, because her body was too small to do anything.

Granny Zhou tightened her grip again, wrapping Yin Fengyu's chest with thick layers of cloth. Yin Fengyu felt a pain in her chest and a tightness in her chest.

Seeing that Yin Fengyu was in some discomfort, Granny Zhou quickly comforted her, "Sixth Miss, just bear with it, you'll be fine soon."

Yin Fengyu nodded, inwardly wondering, "I'm a boy, why do I need to bind my chest? This must be Zhang Shi and Granny Zhou's scheme! They want to influence Yin Zijing from a young age, making her believe she's a girl, thus reversing her gender roles. Even if Yin Zijing finds out later, it will be too late to change."

Yin Fengyu was very fortunate to have modern memories, otherwise she might have been affected.

Granny Zhou looked at the sixth young lady with great satisfaction. From a young age, she had been very obedient. Under the guidance of Granny Zhou and the mistress, she would apply the imperial perfume after each bath, which made the sixth young lady have rosy lips, white teeth, and very delicate skin. She was a perfect example of a gentle, virtuous, obedient, and beautiful girl.

If her feet were bound in the future, and she drank some cooling medicine every day, she would be a real woman. Granny Zhou wrapped the breast wrap to the end, leaving two long red cotton ribbons. Granny Zhou wrapped them around several times to make sure they wouldn't come loose, and then tied them up.

After the breast wrap was put on, Granny Zhou put a very small undergarment on Yin Fengyu's lower body. This was specially made by the tailor at Zhang's secret request. Yin Fengyu started wearing it when he was four years old. After wearing it, his male parts were completely bare, but Yin Fengyu was very uncomfortable! Even now, Yin Fengyu is still very uncomfortable.

The first three months after she put on the garment were the most painful for Yin Fengyu, because the tight little garment made her uncomfortable. Yin Fengyu made a fuss, but Zhou Mama and Xiaolan held her down and forced her to wear it.

After putting on the undergarment, Granny Zhou put several more layers of clothing on Yin Fengyu. Yin Fengyu roughly counted them, and not counting the breast wrap and undergarment, she was wearing at least six or seven layers. The clothes covered her up completely. It was the hottest time of summer, and Yin Fengyu grumbled uncomfortably, "Hot, so hot!"

By this time, Granny Zhou had already dressed Yin Fengyu, so she took Yin Fengyu's hand and led her to the dressing table. Since Yin Fengyu slept on a canopy bed, the dressing table was inside the canopy bed, very close by.

While doing Yin Fengyu's makeup, Granny Zhou explained to her, "Sixth Miss, I've told you before that this is the rule of the Great Sheng Dynasty. Women cannot expose their chests and feet, let alone their arms and legs."

Sixth Miss, remember this: in the Great Sheng Dynasty, a woman's chastity is of utmost importance. If a woman reveals these things to a man outside the marriage, it is considered unchaste. If she is found out, she will be drowned in a pig cage or thrown into a pond.

"Sixth Miss, you must take the widow Chen from the capital as your role model. She remained a widow for thirty years before the Emperor bestowed upon her a memorial archway for her chastity. From then on, her virtuous reputation spread far and wide in the capital, making her a role model for women in the inner quarters. The elders of the village all respected her greatly."

Yin Fengyu curled her lips and said, "This is purely persecution of women. Why can't women do whatever they want like men? Why do they have to stay in the inner quarters, scheming and fighting? Women can also achieve great things. It's just that men's selfishness confines women to the inner quarters."

Yin Fengyu originally only wanted to say it in her heart, but she didn't expect to slip up and say it out loud. Looking at Zhou Mama's increasingly gloomy face, Yin Fengyu knew that she had said the wrong thing. Her words were considered extremely disrespectful to Zhou Mama and the others.

Yin Fengyu, being very pragmatic, quickly admitted her mistake, saying, "Granny Zhou, Zijing knows she was wrong."

Granny Zhou quickly styled Yin Fengyu's hair into a drooping bun, dividing the hair into sections, tying them into a bun on top of her head, and securing it with a red string.

Because Yin Fengyu was still young, the rest of her hair was tied up at the back and hung down over her shoulders. Finally, she washed her face and applied a lotus-scented balm.

After finishing, Granny Zhou pulled Yin Fengyu to the bedside, took the ruler from Xiaolan's hand and said to Yin Fengyu, "Now that the Sixth Miss is ready, it's still a long way from leaving for Madam! Now stretch out your left hand, and this old servant will give you a good lesson today so that you won't make mistakes in the future."

Yin Fengyu never felt that she had said anything wrong, but when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. So she said, "Granny Zhou, please let Zijin go! After Zijin gets married, she will definitely abide by the virtues of a woman and will not dare to act recklessly."

Granny Zhou said sternly, "Five bamboo sticks, no bargaining. Consider this a lesson. If Sixth Miss says anything wrong again, it won't just be a matter of five sticks. This old servant will report to Madam and have Sixth Miss's mother discipline her personally."

Yin Fengyu knew she couldn't avoid the five strokes of the bamboo cane. She had been hit with bamboo canes before, and it hurt terribly. Yin Fengyu still remembered that it was because when she used to throw a tantrum and refused to wear underwear, Zhou Mama hit her with a ruler. That was the worst time Yin Fengyu had ever acted; normally, she was very gentle and quiet.

But Yin Fengyu had no choice but to do it, to make a scene. Perhaps by making a scene, he could find a glimmer of hope. If he didn't, he would truly be at the mercy of others. Although the outcome was unsatisfactory, Yin Fengyu never regretted it, not even after being beaten. Because Yin Fengyu felt that as a man, he should defend what was his, and if that thing were destroyed, he would probably become a eunuch.

Having no other choice, Yin Fengyu carefully opened her palm, and Zhou Mama quickly and hard struck Yin Fengyu's palm five times.

Instantly, Yin Fengyu's delicate palms turned red, and tears welled up in her eyes. After Zhou Mama finished, she applied medicine to Yin Fengyu's hands. Then, she handed Yin Fengyu a bright red handkerchief, saying, "Miss, take this! It can cover you up a bit. Let's go to Madam's!"

Yin Fengyu nodded, took the handkerchief, and walked towards the main hall of Yimei Courtyard with Granny Zhou, Xiaolan, and Ruhe.

As Yin Fengyu walked, Granny Zhou emphasized from the side, "Sixth Miss, take smaller steps, and make sure your embroidered shoes don't show outside your skirt. That's what a proper young lady from a respectable family should do."

Yin Fengyu nodded to Granny Zhou, took smaller steps, and passed by the Seventh Miss's boudoir. Yin Fengyu looked around and saw that the Seventh Miss's room was brightly lit, so she should still be washing up.

Ruhe and Yin Fengyu are about the same age, and Ruhe is walking in front, holding a lamp for Yin Fengyu.

When Yin Fengyu and her party arrived at the main hall of Yimei Courtyard, they saw an old woman come out and welcome Yin Fengyu into the main hall. The old woman smiled and said, "Sixth Miss is so filial. She is always the first one to pay her respects every morning, rain or shine."

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