As Li Weiwei left the palace, it began to snow heavily. Looking at the swirling snowflakes, she glanced back at the closed palace gates and said with a smile, "If you won't help me, I'll have to help myself. Don't blame me then."

Everyone else in the Li family thought that Li Weiwei had accepted it, but only Li Shi was still unwilling to give up. She complained to Li Linfeng all day long, telling him to find a way, or she would go to the palace to make a scene.

Meanwhile, in the backyard of the Li family, the youngest illegitimate daughter, fourteen-year-old Li Qingqing, was crying, holding her five-year-old son, Xu Ge. The bruises on her body from Li Weiwei's beating had already dulled their pain. The two were dressed in tattered clothes like beggars, having not eaten all day. They were cold and hungry, and it was snowing heavily outside. Qingqing comforted Xu Ge and covered him with everything she could find in the room before going to the front yard to beg Li Shi for help. She explained that Xu Ge was sick with a fever and they hadn't eaten all day, but Li Shi wouldn't listen and even ordered her to be sent back to the backyard. After Qingqing left, Li Shi yelled at the servants, "Who told you to let her out? She's an eyesore! If the master hadn't been drunk, how could these two bastards have been born? They're so annoying to look at. It would be better if they were dead. No one is allowed to give them anything to eat!"

Li Qingqing slid down in front of the courtyard wall, shrinking her body, thinking that it should just end like this. But when she thought of her younger brother, she couldn't bear it. So she wiped away her tears, got up, walked to the wall, parted the dry grass, and found a dog hole underneath. Li Qingqing crawled out through the dog hole.

On the street, Tian Yu tidied up her shop, looked at the heavy snow outside, put on her cloak, and prepared to walk back. On the way, she was bumped into by a beggar. Green Willow quickly grabbed the beggar and scolded him, "How do you walk? You bumped into someone and didn't even apologize."

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" the beggar quickly nodded and apologized.

Tian Yu glanced at the woman's voice a few more times, only to realize that she seemed to be the illegitimate daughter of the Li family who had been with Li Weiwei that day. Tian Yu took a step forward to confirm, but she was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head and apologized.

"You're a young lady from the Li family!?" Tian Yu asked uncertainly.

"No! Miss, you've mistaken me for someone else," Li Qingqing quickly said, covering her face.

“We met that day, I recognize you.”

“We don’t know each other, Miss must have mistaken you for someone else.”

"I bet you must be Li Qingqing, the youngest daughter of the Li family, right?!" Tian Yu was even more certain when she saw her like this.

Li Qingqing then looked up at Tian Yu in surprise, as if to ask, "How did you know?"

“We met that day, and I asked about it out of curiosity later,” Tian Yu said.

"So it's the Li family again, not a single one of them is any good!" Green Willow said angrily.

“Green Willow!” Tian Yu said to Green Willow.

"Miss, do you know me? I'm sorry for what happened earlier. It was my fault. Please forgive me," Li Qingqing said, trembling.

"What happened to you?!" Tian Yu asked, touching the injury on Li Qingqing's face with her finger.

Li Qingqing reflexively stepped back, her thin body still trembling, and quickly explained, "It's nothing, I bumped into you by accident. If you're alright, Miss, I'll be going now."

"Hey! How can you be so rude, bumping into someone and just walking away?" Green Willow shouted again.

"Green Willow!" Tian Yu scolded Green Willow, then turned to Li Qingqing and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Is something wrong?"

"My...my younger brother is sick, I'm rushing to get a doctor."

"The young master of the prestigious Li family is sick, and you still need to fetch a doctor? Who are you trying to fool!" Green Willow said unhappily.

"I'm not lying to you, I beg you, my brother is really dying." Li Qingqing said as she knelt down.

Tian Yu glared at Lvliu, who then looked at Qiuju before pursing her lips and falling silent.

"Get up first, we're not blaming you, get up quickly!" Qiuju stepped forward and pulled Li Qingqing up.

"What's wrong with your brother? Doesn't the Li family have a doctor?"

"Miss, I'm so sorry! My brother has been running a high fever. It's so cold, and he hasn't eaten anything all day. I have to find him something to eat, or he'll die," Li Qingqing said, crying.

"Are you sick? Do you have money to see a doctor?" Tian Yu asked her.

"No! But I will beg them."

Seeing that she was crying very sadly, Tian Yu felt sorry for her and made Qiu Ju pay without saying a word.

Green Willow and Autumn Chrysanthemum tugged at Tian Yu's sleeve. Tian Yu reassured them, and Autumn Chrysanthemum reluctantly took out her purse, intending to give her some loose change. However, Tian Yu snatched the purse and gave it all to Li Qingqing.

Li Qingqing took the money bag, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss. I will definitely find a way to repay you in the future."

"No need! Go and fetch a doctor! Buy some food and take good care of your younger brother," Tian Yu said.

Li Qingqing nodded gratefully and left. Once she was out of sight, Green Willow angrily said, "Madam, she's a young lady of the Li family, our enemy! Have you forgotten how her father treated us?!"

"That's her father, what does he have to do with her? Besides, things aren't settled yet!"

"But Li Weiwei hit you too?!" Green Willow said, still quite annoyed.

"I've heard that besides Li Weiwei, the Li family has three other illegitimate daughters who are often bullied by the legitimate daughter. Everyone has a hard time, and it's just a small favor. Wouldn't it be great if it could save her brother's life?"

"But Madam, isn't this too much?" Qiuju reminded her.

"A lot?"

“Fifty taels! That’s several months’ worth of expenses,” Qiuju said, holding out her hand.

"So much! Why didn't you tell me sooner? Oh well, I've already given it all, I can always earn more," Tian Yu said.

"Madam, if you do this, we'll go bankrupt before we even open for business."

"No, don't worry."

“Madam means well! I’m just afraid they might not be grateful!” said Green Willow.

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