Chapter 1 Yancheng Jiang Qingyue
"Jiang Qingyue, where is Jiang Qingyue in Yancheng?"
It was the middle of winter, and snow was falling heavily. The quarry was covered in white. The guard's voice came from afar, with a hint of impatience.
There was a click of chains, and Jiang Qingyue dragged her feet into shackles and walked forward slowly.
With every step he took, the wounds on his red, frozen ankles, caused by the shackles, bled a little more.
The guard saw someone stepping out of the line and casually ticked a name on the list: "You can leave now. Your family is here to pick you up."
Other miners around cast envious glances at them.
Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty, blessings have also flowed into their quarry that never sees the sun all year round.
Anyone who has not committed the serious crime of murder or treason can be pardoned and returned to the ranks of good citizens.
Since she was born, Jiang Qingyue has been exiled here with her family. She has been trapped in this quarry day after day, never seeing the sun.
The wind and frost in the quarry were too severe, and no matter how heavy the burden was, her shoulders had to carry it all by themselves.
Jiang Qingyue was still a little dazed when her shackles were unclipped and she was taken out of the quarry.
Her family came to pick her up?
She can no longer tell who her family is...
The Jiang family has two branches, and her father is the second branch. Because of his father's corruption case, their entire family was sentenced to exile.
Because the two branches had already separated, the eldest branch of the Jiang family was spared from involvement.
But three years ago, the mother she had called her for more than ten years told her before she died that she was not her biological daughter.
It turned out that before the second wife was exiled, she couldn't bear to see her own daughter suffer, so she secretly exchanged her child with the first wife.
He left his biological daughter in the Jiang family and she enjoyed prosperity for more than ten years.
Jiang Qingyue was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family who was switched.
After learning the truth, when the eldest family of the Jiang family hurried over, she was doing hard labor, washing clothes for the workers here. The dirty clothes piled up like a mountain, and in the cold winter, the water was icy cold.
Because I had a fever, I washed slowly, and the supervisor whipped me with a whip, and my back was burning with pain.
When the whole family saw her, their eyes turned red. They hugged her and cried out of heartache, saying that she had suffered a lot.
They brought a lot of things and asked a doctor to give her medicine.
Jiang Qingyue still remembers that she was filled with joy at that time, thinking that she would escape from the sea of suffering, be reunited with her relatives, and have a family that loved her.
But her brother said, "Sister Guiyu is weak. If she stays to replace you, she will undoubtedly die."
The mother also said, "Qingyue, your hard labor term will be over in a few years. If you push Guiyu out, it will only make one more person suffer."
"Furthermore, your second aunt switched the child to avoid exile, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Although we don't know about it, it is inevitable that someone with ulterior motives will make a fuss about it, and then the whole family will be implicated."
Her biological father, full of guilt, said, "Dad knows we've wronged you. When your hard labor is over, we will definitely compensate you double!"
Everyone advised her to be patient and put the overall situation first.
At that time, Jiang Qingyue knew that she had no family.
Now that there was a general amnesty, the freed criminals all left her happily and hurried home.
But Jiang Qingyue walked very slowly, not knowing who was coming to pick her up.
She paused only when she saw a tall, stiff figure in the distance covered in snow and rime.
Although far away, one can still see the man standing under the flying snow and rime, his cloak fluttering like an inky military flag in the north wind of the northern border, and the coldness around him is sharper than the ice and snow.
Even without seeing the person clearly, she could tell that this was someone not to be trifled with, so she subconsciously kept her distance from him.
Unexpectedly, just as she took a few steps away, the man strode straight up to her.
As she got closer, she finally saw the man's appearance clearly. Although he was young, he had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was extremely handsome. Even the snow-covered sky seemed dim in front of him.
Because of his martial arts training, this handsome face had no trace of femininity at all, and was full of heroic spirit. He lowered his eyes and glanced at her face, revealing his arrogance and indifference.
"Jiang Qingyue?"
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