Ever since she could remember when she was three years old, she had been by her mother's side, helping Zi Qian's brother grind, serve tea, and clean.
Brother Ziqian is four years older than her. He is aloof and their master, but he is very kind to her.
He would secretly hide some snacks for her to eat, and when no one was around, he would hold her and sit on his lap, teaching her to read and read.
She and her mother have been living in Ziqian's brother's yard. Although they are master and servant, they have grown up together.
As the only son of the Yongping Marquis Mansion, Zi Qian's brother has been favored by thousands of people since he was a child. He is good-looking, smart, and well-educated.
At the age of eighteen, he even became the top scorer in high school. Later, there was an accident at the border. He took people there to negotiate, and he verbally fought with the other party's ministers and won a great victory.
After becoming famous at a young age, wealthy ladies in the capital competed with matchmakers to propose marriage to the Yongping Marquis Mansion. During that time, the threshold of the Yongping Marquis Mansion was almost crossed by matchmakers.
At that time, she was fourteen years old and already had ignorant feelings. When she heard that he was planning to get married, she felt a little disappointed.
However, as she grew older, she knew very well that she was the daughter of a servant. Brother Zi Qian's status was noble, and her status was not even qualified to be his concubine.
Therefore, at the age of fourteen, she firmly hid the secret in her heart.
However, although matchmakers came one after another, Zi Qian brother told everyone righteously that he would not consider marriage before he was twenty years old and would work hard to do practical things for the people.
Everyone praised him for caring about the world!
His marriage was temporarily put on hold!
The fourteen-year-old girl was secretly happy for several days!
Brother Zi Qian asked her with a smile on his face under the peach blossom tree: "Xiao Junuo, you seem to be very happy if I don't marry!"
Her cheeks were hot and her heartbeat was racing: "No, I'm just afraid that after my young master gets married, my mother and I will be kicked out!"
Brother Zi Qian stepped forward and held her hand, his voice gentle but firm: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one can try to kick you out!"
Winter turned to spring, and two years passed quickly.
No one thought that the eldest princess would personally send someone to the Yongping Marquis Mansion to propose marriage to the Lord of Tongle County.
Given the power of the Princess Royal Palace in the court, if the Yongping Marquis Palace were to marry them, it would be even greater.
Therefore, the headmistress of the Yongping Marquis Mansion, the biological mother of Zi Qian's brother, Princess Qinghe, agreed to such a marriage without saying a word.
That night, it was raining heavily. Brother Zi Qian and Princess Qinghe had a long argument. She didn't know what the mother and son said.
All we know is that in the end, brother Zi Qian agreed to marry the head of Tongle County.
At that time, she was already sixteen years old, and she knew clearly that she loved Brother Ziqian in her heart, and she also knew clearly that Brother Ziqian's identity was something she could never reach.
Knowing that his marriage was confirmed, although she felt sad inside, she was also happy for him.
With the support of the eldest princess's palace, brother Zi Qian will definitely be able to rise through the ranks in the court and reach the rank of prime minister.
However, things are unpredictable. As soon as the marriage between brother Zi Qian and the head of Tongle County was finalized, a rare flood occurred in the south of the Yangtze River. He was sent by the Holy Emperor to control the flood.
She never expected that brother Zi Qian would call her to the back garden the night before he left.
She thought he had something to tell her, so she went to the back garden obediently.
What she didn't expect was that brother Zi Qian actually held her hand and told her affectionately and solemnly: "Ju Nuo, my mother has agreed that after I come back and marry the Lord of Tongle County, she will accept you as her daughter-in-law."
concubine!"
At that time, she thought she had heard wrongly: "Young Master, you, what did you say?"
She is just the daughter of a nanny with a humble status. How could she be a concubine for Brother Zi Qian?
However, in the next second, Brother Zi Qian hugged her tightly: "Ju Nuo, don't call me Young Master, call me Brother Zi Qian. I like to hear you call me Brother Zi Qian!"
She was completely confused at the time.
Brother Zi Qian said again: "Ju Nuo, I like you. I have been waiting for you to grow up since I was eighteen and want to marry you.
But, forgive me, I can only accept you as my concubine now, but don’t worry, I won’t let anyone bully you!
You must wait for me to come back!"
The moonlight that night was beautiful. At that moment, she felt like she was in the clouds, and she was so happy that she couldn't describe it.
It turns out that not only does she secretly like Brother Ziqian, but Brother Ziqian also secretly likes her!
The day after confessing his love to her, Brother Ziqian went to Jiangnan to control the flood.
She was waiting for him at the Yongping Marquis Mansion with great joy, but she did not expect that on the fifth day after Zi Qian's brother left, she would be put into a sack and sold to such a place when she went out to buy things.
On the first night after she was sold, four men who looked very scary tortured her horribly and defiled her.
It was a pain she had never imagined or experienced. She was covered in scars from the torture, her throat was hoarse, she could not speak, and the blood stained the entire bed sheet.
She thought about suicide and death.
However, she was still unwilling to not see her brother Zi Qian for the last time.
Next, every time she resisted, she was rewarded with double beatings and torture from countless men.
Finally one day, she escaped secretly, stopped Princess Qinghe's carriage, and begged her to save her.
But Princess Qinghe had an indifferent look on her face, looking at her as if she were a fly or bug: "Where did this madman come from?
Do you dare to stop my princess’ car?”
Then, Princess Qinghe directly sent her back to that terrible place again.
In that place, she suffered three years of inhuman torture, and the only belief she had to survive was the promise that brother Zi Qian had made to her.
Finally, she finally waited until brother Zi Qian came back from Jiangnan.
Then, she stood in front of the window and saw Brother Zi Qian, who was wearing a beautiful groom's dress and so handsome that many girls screamed, riding a tall horse to the eldest princess's mansion to meet his future wife.
As if she was crazy, she broke through everyone's obstacles and chased after him, shouting constantly: "Brother Ziqian, brother Ziqian!"
However, the person sitting on the tall horse was obviously very close, but he did not hear her call.
Finally, she was forcibly pulled back to that terrible place, and then, Aunt Cai from the Yongping Marquis Mansion came.
Aunt Cai has watched her grow up and has a very good relationship with her mother.
Aunt Cai looked at her: "Ju Nuo, you stupid girl, why are you so stupid! What kind of person is the young master? You don't even think about it, how can he really like you?
Those words are just to deceive you, a silly girl! Stop making trouble, if you continue to make trouble, your whole family will be killed!
Didn’t you see how loving the young father-in-law was with the couple who lived in Tongle County after his wedding? His eyes were full of his newlywed wife, and he had forgotten you a long time ago!
But don’t worry, I have watched you grow up since I was a child, and I will find a way to beg the princess to redeem you as soon as possible."