In the dream, a little girl was standing in a world of ice and snow. She was not wearing shoes or socks, and her feet were red from the cold. She was only wearing two layers of clothing. Snow was still falling in the sky, and her dirty little face was buried in her messy hair. She was trembling because of the cold.
Who could be so ruthless at such a young age?
"Little brat, you still don't want to admit it, right?”A graceful and luxurious woman walked out of the room. She was wearing a large silk cloak and holding a small heater in her hand. Behind her was a young lady and a few servant girls. She tightened her cloak.
"I didn't do it. I didn't do anything wrong." His voice was trembling.
"Yo, you still have such backbone! Good, good, very good!" The woman glared at the little girl below.
The girl didn't look at her and didn't make a sound. She just stood there quietly, allowing the snowflakes to fall on her head and body.
"You really have the kind of mother you have the kind of seed. You're all cheap hoofs with backbone, right? Then just stand there and let's see how long you can be arrogant? It had been a long time since she had worn away the cheap bones on her body.”The woman led a group of people in again. The moment she closed the door, she saw the girl give her a smug expression. The door was closed.
The girl was still standing motionlessly in the snow.
"Mother, don't be angry. It's not worth being angry over her.”The little girl comforted the woman.
The house was warm and the charcoal in the stove crackled as if it was spring.
"Qi 'er, Mother is not angry at her, but at you!”The woman sighed.
" Qi 'er was wrong, Mother." The young girl lowered her head and apologized.
"Mother said that you can't casually take Mother's things, why didn't you listen?”The woman poked the girl's forehead with her finger.
" Mother, I just saw that the bracelet was very nice, so I wanted to wear it to play with it. Who knew…" Li Ziqi explained.
" That was a gift from the Empress Dowager. If someone were to blame you, who would be able to bear it? It might even implicate your father." The woman explained the severity of the situation to Li Ziqi.
"Mother, Qi 'er knows her mistake. I won't dare to do it again. Mother, please forgive Qi' er!”Li Ziqi pulled the woman's hand and acted coquettishly.
"Alright, alright, I'll forgive you this time. Next time, you'll be punished. Fortunately, there's a scapegoat this time.”Two scheming eyes looked at the door.
In the blink of an eye, the sky turned dark. The winter nights came especially quickly and were especially long. The person on the bed had a high fever and was moaning in pain. The people beside her changed towels one after another to wipe her body. They fanned the medicine stove hard to make the fire as big as possible. The medicine was boiled and cooled down. She fed it to the thin and weak body. The person on the bed swallowed it one mouthful after another. In the middle of the night, she finally felt less uncomfortable and gradually fell asleep.
The sky gradually brightened, and it snowed heavily again. A thick layer of snow had accumulated outside, and many branches had been broken by the heavy snow.
The person on the bed opened her eyes as the door opened.
" Miss, you're awake." The old woman placed the steaming porridge on the table and helped the girl up. She helped her put on her patched clothes.
" Nanny, you worked hard again last night," the little girl said with some guilt.
" What are you saying, Miss? You're the one who's suffering. Madam will definitely be heartbroken when she sees this from heaven." The old woman wiped her tears with a coarse cloth handkerchief.
" She can't see. If she could, why didn't she take me with her? Why did she give birth to me and let me live in this world?" The little girl said as two streams of tears flowed down her face.
"Miss, Madam is also suffering. Don't blame her!”The nanny did not know how to comfort her.
" Okay, Nanny, I'm hungry." The little girl diverted her attention and didn't want to discuss this topic. The nanny shook her head and went to bring a bowl of porridge and some pickles. The little girl ate very cleanly and went back to sleep after eating. The nanny took the finished bowl and chopsticks and went out to do things. The little girl looked at the roof and thought of her mother, who had died because of her birth. Her father was the prime minister, and thousands of people fawned over him. His children all followed him to eat and wear good food. Other than her, she had never seen this prime minister's father, let alone that mother.
Nanny had brought her up since she was young. It was hard to imagine how difficult it was. She had been locked in the small courtyard of the Square Well. The places she had walked the most were the courtyards of several concubines. Because she had been tortured since she was young, Li Zimeng had become sensible very early.
The more sensible a child was, the more one's heart ached. No one in the Prime Minister's Estate treated her as a young miss. The most precious thing was that she had that person's blood flowing in her! When someone was in a bad mood, they would vent their anger on her, so the injuries on her body had never healed. After a long time, Li Zimeng had become numb. Sometimes, he didn't even know why he was still alive. There were a few times when he almost died and was saved. Poor girl, Li Zimeng cried in her sleep.
"Li Zimeng, are you dead?" A fat auntie pushed open the old door with all her might. The creak of the door woke Li Zimeng up.
"If you're not dead, get up! Still alive? It seemed that the poor bones 'life was indeed cheap. They didn't die even after this. Hurry up and chop the wood in the firewood room. There won't be any firewood for cooking soon.”Li Zimeng put on her clothes with difficulty and followed him out. She began her long life, which was worse than a servant's. The people in the front hall seemed to have forgotten that there was still Li Zimeng, who had the blood of the Li family flowing in her veins. However, she still remembered every insult she had suffered.
In the blink of an eye, a few more years had passed. At that time, the young girls had all grown up. However, no one noticed that the residence was particularly lively today. Red silk was hung everywhere, and the atmosphere was joyous. Today was the day of the Second Prince and Li Ziqi's wedding. Everyone started to get busy. Was she finally getting married? She would never be bullied by her again. Li Zimeng was secretly delighted. Even Li Zimeng's courtyard was hung with red silk. This was the first time the Prime Minister's Residence was marrying off a daughter, so it was especially grand. Actually, there were many daughters in the Prime Minister's Residence, but Li Ziqi was the daughter of the First Branch, the legitimate wife, or the second prince through marriage. No matter how good the other daughters were, they were all concubines and could not be put on any good airs. Because of this, the concubines were still gossiping in private.
First Madam, because First Madam gave birth to the eldest son, Li Xian, and then Li Ziqi, was doted on by the Prime Minister, but the good times did not last long.
When the Prime Minister met her mother, he made the Eldest Concubine extremely angry. The Prime Minister treated Li Ziqi's mother so well that he could dig out her heart and liver. Later on, when her mother became pregnant, she rarely left her body. On the day she gave birth to her, she died from a massive hemorrhage. The Prime Minister was heartbroken and blamed the fault on Li Zimeng. He only asked the nanny to carry her to the farthest courtyard to live. He didn't care about her life or death. From then on, he never mentioned his daughter again. However, that funeral was so big that it was discussed by people for a long time, just like the funeral of the royal family. After that period, life went on as usual, but the First household had always regarded Li Zimeng as a thorn in their side, making things difficult for her in every way. Even her servants were arrogant enough to teach her a lesson. Fortunately, the girl still grew up under all kinds of suppression.
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