After the news that I had recovered from my illness was released, many flower appreciation invitations flooded in. I was really annoyed, so I asked a few more times when Mr. Zhuangyuan would write the letter to release his wife. Mr. Zhuangyuan seemed to be busy, so I waited for him outside the door several times before he finally came.

He repeatedly begged me to be patient for a while, saying that he was in a critical situation and that everyone was watching him. He couldn't make any mistakes.

I wasn't happy, but I had no choice but to lower my head under his roof. I reluctantly agreed, flicked my sleeves, and left.

He probably saw that I wasn't happy, so he asked Sapphire to tell me that he would release me in the spring of next year at the latest.

When I returned to my room, I saw a pile of invitations on the table. I felt a surge of anger in my heart, but I didn't know where to vent it. Sapphire advised me to go out and walk around. She also helped me pick a few that weren't easy to find. I thought it was time to go out and walk around, so I took advantage of the situation and agreed.

The banquet was as boring as usual, even more boring than the one in the capital. In any case, the capital had some new and interesting things. This banquet was just a competition. It was better to go back early and see if there were any new stories in the book club.

When the banquet finally ended, I was thinking about what stories to buy when the carriage suddenly shook violently. I almost rolled out of the carriage.

The coachman explained to me in a low voice that a beggar had suddenly climbed in front of the carriage. The coachman was smart and pulled the carriage to a stop.

I was still thinking about my stories. After I learned that the coachman didn't hit anyone, I asked him to take the beggar to the clinic for treatment. After I learned that he had fainted due to hunger, I left him some money and left.

The next day, when I returned from Madame Huang's flower-viewing banquet, the beggar stopped the carriage again and said that he wanted to sell himself as a maidservant.

Eh?

A maidservant?

The coachman was also surprised. "You're a girl?"

I couldn't help but lift the curtain and look at the beggar. Yesterday, I probably didn't know that he was a girl because of his unkempt appearance.

When he saw me looking at him, he quickly kowtowed to me and begged me to take him in.

I stared at his dark eyes, and I didn't know why, but my heart softened for a moment. I brought him back to the mansion.

The old maids took care of the little beggar. His face was sallow and emaciated, and only his big black eyes could be seen on his face.

I asked her where she came from, who her family was, and what her name was.

She answered my questions one by one, saying that she came from He County. For as long as she could remember, she was a little beggar without a name. Later on, a kind-hearted person named her Bi Yu.

She emphasized seriously that it was Bi Yu who had disguised herself as Bi Yu who was as tall as a tree.

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard her emphasize it. I turned to Sapphire and said, "This girl seems to be fated with you. You're Sapphire, and she's Bi Yu."

Sapphire smiled but didn't say anything.

I could see that this girl cared a lot about the name Bi Yu, so I didn't let her change her name according to the rules of the house. I let her be a cleaning maid in my courtyard, and I'll pay for all of her monthly expenses.

Perhaps it was because she had lived a wandering life since she was a child, but she knew how to read people's faces. She was so well-behaved that it made my heart ache.

I saw her small figure running back and forth to look for work. She was sweating profusely, so I called her over and gave her a handkerchief. Seeing that she wanted to go and water the plants, I forced her to sit down and rest for a while.

She fidgeted and suddenly asked me if I wanted to listen to a story. She knew how to tell stories.

I immediately perked up. Recently, the bookstore didn't have any new stories, and I had finished reading all the previous ones. Originally, I wanted to draw a picture of the sleeping beauty in my dream. Who would have thought that Qingyu would accidentally wet my xuan paper. That xuan paper was made by someone I had specially hired. It couldn't be bought here, and it would take a few days to ship it from the capital. Just as I was getting bored, a little girl came to my door.

I tried to control my excitement and pretended to be calm. I asked, "Tell stories?"

She thought I didn't believe her. "Madam, I grew up eating and wearing clothes from hundreds of families. I've traveled extensively, so I know a lot of stories."

Then, she told me a story about a flower demon. I was fascinated by it. It wasn't inferior to the stories in the storybooks!

I felt I had picked up a treasure.

The next day, I promoted her and made her tell stories to me.

It didn't take long for winter to arrive. The weather was getting colder by the day, and I fell sick again. The room was filled with the bitter smell of coptis. Biyu, the little girl, would often tell me stories in the room. Her face would always scrunch up from the smell of the medicine. I laughed at her and asked her to go out and get some fresh air before coming back in.

Perhaps it was because of the little girl's company, this winter didn't feel so bad.

The duck knows when the spring river is warm.

When the wild duck was served on the table, I knew spring had come.

My body was slowly getting better. As soon as I got better, I thought about the matter of releasing my wife. Taking advantage of the time when Zhuangyuan Gong came to see me, I brought it up. Who would have thought that he hesitated for a moment, and then with a troubled expression he told me to keep it until autumn.

I had a bad temper. I put down the bowl of medicine and asked him directly, "What's the reason this time?"

He was silent for a while and brought it up again.

I frowned and looked at him, "You don't have to use these words to brush me off. What do you want?"

He lowered his head and didn't say anything.

"You're a successful official now. You can be considered the Crown Prince's favorite. You don't have to use the Minister Of Civil Affairs as a shield anymore. Now, you're probably trying to overthrow the Minister Of Civil Affairs, right?

A daughter of a guilty official won't do you any good in your future. Why didn't you give me the letter earlier? "

He looked at me with a shocked expression.

I ignored him. It was as if I was asking him, but also as if I was talking to myself. "You want to use me?

But I don't have anything to use. I'm not favored, I'm not smart, and I don't know the secrets of the Second Prince's faction.

The only thing that can threaten the Minister Of Civil Affairs is that he used the Yue family's General He as a stepping stone to get to the throne. He left his wife and newborn daughter in the countryside and didn't care about them for ten years. He pretended that his wife was seriously ill and showed that he was deeply in love with her. He only brought his daughter back to the residence after his wife passed away.

But if this matter was exposed, it might be a disaster for the Minister Of Civil Affairs, who started his career as a scholar, but for the Second Prince, he was just blinded by a scoundrel. At most, he couldn't see through people.

What do you want to use me for? "

I looked at him and asked from the bottom of my heart. He looked as if he was insulted. His face turned red and he gasped for breath, "I, I don't want to use you. I admire you!"

I was really shocked this time. "You, admire me?

What about your fiancée?

Haven't you always been in love with your fiancée? "

He took a step forward and held my hand. He called out softly, "Xiuxiu, do you know that I fell in love with you the first time I saw you? Since then, I've fallen deeper and deeper. Yanyan and I are not destined to be together. You and I are destined to be together."

I tried my best to retract my hand. The name Soo Soo and his touch made me feel extremely disgusted. I wanted to wash my hands urgently. "Get out!"

Where's Sapphire?

Where is she?

"Get out!"

I scolded him again. I felt disgusted.

He clenched his fists and turned to leave.

I called for Sapphire, but it was Bi Yu who came in. Although Bi Yu was young, she was sometimes more useful than Sapphire.

After washing my hands, I felt better. Bi Yu helped me wipe the water droplets off my hands. Suddenly, she knelt in front of me and said in a low voice, "Madam, I'm sorry. I lied to you."

I looked at her in confusion. I wanted to help her up, but she rejected my help. She looked at me with her dark eyes. "Madam, I want to tell you my story."

Then, I heard a story about a rich young lady and a poor scholar. The rich young lady fell in love with a scholar who was staying with her to take the imperial exam. They confessed their feelings to each other and wrote a marriage contract. After the ceremony, they called each other husband and wife. Before the scholar went to the capital to take the imperial exam, he promised the young lady that he would marry her after he passed the imperial exam. However, the young lady received a divorce letter and the news that the scholar had married the daughter of a court official. The young lady was so sad and angry that she hanged herself. Her family didn't like her, and her body was only found three months later.

There was also a little beggar in the story. Since she was young, she had been eating and wearing clothes from hundreds of families. She didn't have a surname or a name. Once, when she was fighting with other beggars for food, she was almost beaten to death. A rich young lady passing by pitied her. Not only did she save her, but she also sent the little beggar to work in a clinic. She also gave the little beggar a name, Bi Yu. Bi Yu was disguised as a tall Bi Yu.

The rich young lady in the story was called Yanyan.

The scholar who came to take the imperial exam was called Li Zhe. He was the Mr. Zhuangyuan.

After listening to the story, I suddenly understood. No wonder when Bi Yu said that she came from He County, I felt that He County sounded familiar. It turned out that the Mr. Zhuangyuan's fiancée lived in He County. He told me that Yanyan couldn't wait for him, so her family arranged for her to marry into a rich family in He County. It was all a lie!

It wasn't. He wrote a divorce letter to Yanyan, which forced Yanyan to commit suicide!

Bi Yu's voice continued, "… I wanted to seek justice for Miss Yanyan, so I became a beggar. On the way here, I happened to bump into your carriage. I learned about your identity from the workers in the clinic, so I knelt in front of your carriage the next day … I was outside and heard everything. He lied to you. There was no such thing as remarrying. Miss Yanyan had already married him. She even took the marriage certificate he wrote. It was impossible for her to marry someone else …"

It was a human life. My heart sank as if I had eaten a thousand pounds. I felt a strange itch in my throat. It was so itchy that it hurt. I covered my mouth and coughed violently. It was as if I was going to cough up all my internal organs. Bi Yu was so scared that she quickly stood up and patted my back.

"Blood, blood. Madam, you're coughing up blood!"

Bi Yu was so scared that her eyes widened. She looked at the handkerchief in my hand. The bright red blood stains were particularly conspicuous on the white cloth.

"Shh," I said weakly.

I said weakly and she immediately covered her mouth. I saw a pale, ghost-like face in her black pupils. That face was very calm. Calmly, she turned her head away. The next moment, I heard my own voice. It seemed to come from another place. It was so ethereal that I couldn't find a foothold.

"Burn the handkerchief. Don't tell anyone else."

With Bi Yu's help, I lay down on the bed. I opened my eyes and looked at the top of the bed. Countless thoughts ran through my mind. Finally, I calmed down.

At night, I suddenly woke up. I immediately noticed someone standing outside the tent. It didn't seem to be Sapphire. There was only a bit of moonlight in the room. I squinted my eyes to see. I reached under the pillow.

The dark shadow pulled open the curtain. I was startled and shouted, "Who is it?

Get out! "

The person was startled. He took a few steps back. Then, he walked forward and said, "Xiuxiu, I really like you. I asked the doctor earlier. Your body can accept sex. Please accept me!

I'll be good to you! "As she said that, she reached out to pull my clothes.

I was shocked and angry. Nausea rose in my stomach. I pushed his hand away and retreated. I shouted, "Get out of my way!

Sapphire, Bi Yu! "

His voice sounded smug. "Xiuxiu, you and I are husband and wife. It's natural for us to treat each other as husband and wife. Sapphire has taken Bi Yu to another place to rest." He reached out and wanted to grab my sleeve.

I clenched the sharp object in my hand. My palm was wet and sticky. The pain made my dizzy head sober. I thought to myself. Even if I wasn't sick, a woman's strength couldn't be compared to a man's …

Moreover, this world bullied women. If I hurt him, the world would only blame me and the He family behind me. Even if Li Zhe did something wrong, he could still put on a pitiful face to deceive the world …

Screech!

It was the sound of the hairpin piercing flesh.

It was so painful … It was a big loss. There was still so much left in the dowry …

The candlelight was bright, and there was only scarlet in front of me. The cold spread from the sharp hairpin to my throat to my entire body. It seeped into my bones. I seemed to have returned to the night my mother passed away. I knelt in the snow and kowtowed to those people, begging them to call a doctor to save my mother.

On New Year's Eve, the manor was so lively and warm. No one was willing to help me. No one …

Am I going to die now?

It's so cold …

In a daze, I seemed to hear Bi Yu crying. I also heard the cry of a deer. Where did the deer come from?