Granny Zhou paused, thought for a moment, and then quickly said, "We can't waste the morning. Even if it's for recuperation, it doesn't conflict with licking persimmons."

Those soft persimmons aren't good to bite with your teeth; they only taste good when you lick them with your tongue, breaking them open and sucking out the golden juice inside. Do you understand what I mean, young lady?

Yin Zijing nodded and said, "Zijing knows."

Then Granny Zhou instructed, "A-Tian, ​​tidy up the young lady."

Ah Tian, ​​who was already kneeling by the bed, nodded to indicate that he understood. Only then did Granny Zhou get up, gently take Yin Zi Niao's hand, and walk outside.

Completely bewildered by what she saw, Yin Zixiao was led out of the canopy bed by Granny Zhou. As she walked, Yin Zixiao thought, "This seems strangely familiar to the scene in my dream?"

After leaving the canopy bed, Granny Zhou led Yin Zixiao to sit on a low couch by the window and earnestly advised her, "Seventh Miss, you are all grown up now, why are you still so reckless?"

Even with your closest family member, you can't just barge onto their bedside like that!

Yin Zixiao said somewhat guiltily, "Because...because..."

After asking for a while without getting a clear answer, Yin Zixiao changed the subject, saying, "I just saw that Zijing looked very uncomfortable. Why did you treat Zijing like that? I don't understand, Granny."

Granny Zhou smiled and said, "How could she be uncomfortable? It's just that the Sixth Miss is shy and has a thin skin. Actually, she enjoyed it very much."

Granny Zhou glanced at Yin Ziyao, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes, but she still smiled and explained, "Besides, she's just a concubine's daughter. If she marries into a wealthy family, she can only be a concubine. If she doesn't learn some ways to serve others, how can she win her husband's favor? And how can she secure his favor?"

Yin Zixiao frowned, her heart filled with doubt and confusion. She simply couldn't understand why a woman needed to learn these methods of serving men in order to gain so-called favor and status.

Granny Zhou seemed to see Yin Zixiao's confusion and continued, "Ziniao, you're still young, it's normal that you don't understand these things. You'll understand when you grow up. A woman can only gain happiness and security by pleasing a man. That's the reality of our time."

However, there is another special case, which is if the woman's family is extremely powerful, just like Seventh Miss. Seventh Miss comes from the Yin family, one of the four great families, and is the eldest daughter of the eldest son of the Yin family.

From the day you are born, you are the center of attention, surrounded by admirers. Even after you marry into your husband's family, though they may have their own agendas, they would never dare to bully you. Because of this, you don't need to learn any of the tedious skills of serving others.

Even if you lose your husband's favor someday, your generous dowry alone will be enough to ensure that you live a life of plenty and carefree happiness.

In contrast, the sixth daughter's situation was completely different. She was merely a concubine's daughter, her biological mother having come from a brothel. If she didn't learn some skills of serving others and study some methods of seduction, how could she successfully win over her husband's fickle heart?

It must be understood that in this world, every man can only have one wife; this is an unchangeable fact. However, he can have countless concubines. Concubines can be bought and sold at will, or given away as gifts. If a husband is a scoundrel, a concubine might be forced into prostitution…

Yin Zi'niao asked, puzzled, "Household prostitute? What is a household prostitute?"

"Household prostitutes are prostitutes kept in the home. There are also concubines who are household prostitutes. They are usually beautiful and skilled in singing, dancing and music. Their main role is to entertain and amuse their masters and their guests."

"If the mood strikes, she might even give away her family's courtesans to friends, guests, or relatives..." Granny Zhou explained.

Yin Zixiao nodded slowly again, her expression of understanding becoming more and more obvious, as if the fog in her heart had finally been cleared away.

She frowned slightly, her mind beginning to ponder Ah Tian's situation. Ah Tian's identity as a eunuch pierced her thoughts like a sharp thorn.

She gently bit her lower lip, a hint of hesitation and struggle flashing in her eyes, before speaking again, her voice tinged with caution: "Granny Zhou, if I were not the legitimate daughter of the Yin family, what a completely different life I would have been like? Or would I have embarked on a completely unfamiliar path?"

Will all the wealth and glory that once surrounded me, and the adoration of others, leave me forever? Her gaze was fixed on Granny Zhou, hoping that the other woman could provide some answers.

Granny Zhou replied matter-of-factly, "That's natural. Everyone's background determines their future fate. If Seventh Miss weren't the legitimate daughter, and hadn't been born into the Yin family, but was just an ordinary family's daughter, she would naturally stay away from all that fine clothes, jade, food, wealth, and luxury."

It's possible that they won't have enough to eat every day, and will worry about what to eat every day..."

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