Chapter 2 (1/2)
The Unwanted Daughter
The candlelight was very faint
Li Wei Yang was lying on the bed when she suddenly woke up She could clearly hear the conversation going on outside
Outside the roo cautiously “Mother, do you think we should go find a doctor for Third Miss? After all, she was sent by the Li’s If she dies”
After listening to her daughter-in-laords, Mrs Liu ‘s face turned cold and callously replied, “The lass thinks she’s a noble lady, but from what I heard, she was born fro feet Not only that, she was born in February—an utter misfortune The Li’s are a reputable family They couldn’t kill her so they sent her off to their distant relatives in Ping Cheng Furthermore, Lao Tai Tai and Li Furen became sick consecutively Isn’t she a bad luck star to her family? That’s why they panicked and sent her off to us here in the village! InEvery ti her That stinking lass!”
Li Wei Yang startled at the conversation She studied the environ The most it had was a square table, four wooden chairs, a wardrobe and last but not least, the wooden bed she was currently lying on y The outside conversation still went on loud and clear
“When she was at the Li estate, she hadstrenuous Today she was a little careless and fell into the crack between the ice sheets, causing her to fall ill It’s not exactly her fault” Right now the weather was extreo do the laundry at the frozen lake Mrs Ma didn’t have the heart to watch Her voice became more worried and restless
Mrs Liu coldly scoffed “Even for a stillborn, there will be room left for affections but this 3<sup>rd</sup>Miss is totally useless I gave her a s impossible What they say is true, who does she want to deceive If I don’t shove her, she won’t move Other people only take two steps but she has to take three steps Watching her pretending to be ill over there ht as well leave her outside and let her freeze to death!” As those words were spoken, she looked intently at Mrs Ma with a chilling expression “Do you think I don’t know? You pity that little wretch Since you pity her then you go ahead and do the laundry for her!”
Mrs Ma quickly said, “Mother, you’re right I won’t say any more nonsense”
Mrs Liu breathed heavily as she stood up then sla? Aren’t I already dead? How co wanted to y, as if there were no bones in her systeht then, so was sitting up in someone’s arms This person’s shoulders were small and skinny with a soft chest and there was soee After sweating, the fever will get better”
A warhost as she stared at the woe wohter-in-law of the farmer family she had lived with before But how can this be? Clearly she was given the poison wine, but after a blink of an eye, she was seeing the fao
At 16 years old, she married Tuo Ba Zhen 8 years later, she became the Empress Afterwards she was imprisoned in the Cold Palace for 12 years When she passed away, she was already 36 years old However, Mrs Ma looked the way she was 23 years ago This was completely unbelievable! Instinctively she looked at her hands They were skinny, slender and porcelain white This pair of hands didn’t belong to a 36 years old wo ht crossed her ’s eyes
Mrs Ma spoke with concern, “What is it? Do you still feel cold?” Her voice was filled arenuine “We need to go find a doctor butlooked at the bowl of congee in Mrs Ma’s hands She didn’t knohat kind of rice was used to cook the congee but there was a strange san to moisten If this was a dream, she hoped to never wake up fro that she was still alive
Li Wei Yang was about to speak but suddenly, she saw another person lifting the curtains and quickly stepped inside
Mrs Ma was holding the bowl of congee, looked up and saw Mrs Liu’s expression Her whole body tre?! Get up!”
Mrs Ma startled and hurriedly let go of Li Wei Yang She stood up and was about to put the bon on the table but because of her anxiousness, soee was spilled It burned her hand but she forced herself to endure the painful scalding and carefully set the bon on the table