"Duan Xinning! Let me out, why are you locking me up?" Duan Xinyan was about to explode with anger. Jian Ning had messed up her hair bun on one side, and as she banged and kicked the door, the bun on top of her head was shaking, making her look even more ferocious.
She slammed the door angrily and kicked it a few times. Her mother, Min, was the concubine of Prince Pingnan, so all her valuables were kept after she was imprisoned. During her lifetime, Min used a jade bracelet to bribe the jailer to see Duan Xinyan.
After more than a decade of hard work, she ended up in jail, and even her own brother's life was at stake. Min was so angry that her eyes were almost bleeding! She gritted her teeth and cursed the injustice of the world. As a woman, why should she be treated humiliated by others just because of her low birth?
She has worked hard in the palace for more than ten years. It is obvious that she is smarter and more capable than the princess, but because of her humble background, she can only be a concubine. What's wrong with her wanting to earn a good background for her children?
Her hair was disheveled and she looked fierce, which made Duan Xinyan frightened and confused that night.
Duan Xinyan felt that her mother shouldn't have harmed her mother for her own selfish interests, let alone her two sisters Xin'an and Xin'ning. On the other hand, she felt that what her mother said seemed to make sense. Why should a legitimate daughter be more noble than a concubine's daughter?
She couldn't understand why they were all born to the same father, let alone figure it out.
It's no wonder she couldn't figure it out. She was different from Duan Xinping. Duan Xinning had disappeared while she was still in Min's belly, and Duan Xinping was only a year younger than the legitimate daughter Xinning. At that time, Min was still humble and subservient to the princess. To establish her own image, she constantly talked to Xinping about the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, and urged her to respect her legitimate sister Duan Xinning in everything.
Min was naturally clever in this aspect of scheming. Not only did she openly teach Duan Xinping to respect her mother and sister, she also said so behind her back, for fear that the child would let slip and ruin her plans.
It was different for Duan Xinyan. The palace was run by the Min family. Xinyan and her brother were raised by the Min family as legitimate daughters and sons. Which blind servant in the palace would dare not flatter Duan Xinyan and her brother?
Duan Xinyan, who had always been spoiled, was suddenly locked up by Jian Ning and thrown in like a dead dog. This made her extremely angry. She kicked the door hysterically, "Duan Xinning! Why did you lock me up? Why do you think you are superior to me just because you were born by my mother?"
Jane Ning admires her ideological awareness, and she can be called a pioneer in the anti-feudal movement. Born as a human being, Jane Ning is a time traveler, so she naturally supports equality for all!
But what can we do? This is ancient times, is it her fault that she is dressed as a legitimate daughter?
If she is not satisfied, let her hold it in. If she does it well, maybe she will let her out sooner if she is happy. If she can't hold it in, let her yell and curse as much as she wants. After all, she won't be the one who will be thirsty.
Do whatever you want!
"Aunt Jian Xiu! You savage country woman! Let me out right now! I don't recognize you as my elder sister. You have no right to lecture me. Do you hear me? Let me out now!"
"What are you capable of? You're beaten half to death by a country old woman all day long. If you have the guts, go beat up that country old woman? Jian Xiugu! You're just a fool!"
She scolded Duan Xinning, but Sanniu didn't feel anything, even though she knew Duan Xinning was her mother's original name. Although she was unhappy, she didn't think much about it. But when she scolded Jian Xiu'gu by name, Sanniu couldn't stand it.
Erniu refused to do it either.
The two girls brought out the clothes Duan Xinyan had bought for them and threw them fiercely at the door. The third girl put her hands on her hips, stomped her feet heavily, pointed at the door and shouted, "You scolded my mother and I don't like you anymore. I don't want you to be my aunt anymore, humph!"
"Yes, I don't like you anymore either. You are no longer my sister and I's aunt. We hate you! You are a terrible person!"
"Let's go, sister, we will ignore her from now on, bah!" Erniu spat at the door and took Sanniu to the kitchen.
Chun'er and Qiu'er were sweeping the yard with brooms each. Erniu spat at them and labeled them both as "bad people".
"These two little kids are so amazing." Qiu'er whispered.
"Don't talk nonsense! Be careful if the young lady hears or I'll pull out your tongue." Chun'er rolled her eyes and lowered her voice, "The young lady is really powerful and cruel. You've seen it before. She grabbed our young lady by the hair and dragged her into the room."
Thinking of the scene where Jian Ning dragged Duan Xinyan into the room by her hair, Chun'er felt her scalp aching. She looked worriedly towards the room where Duan Xinyan was imprisoned, hoping that Duan Xinyan would stop scolding her soon. She was really worried that the scolding would make the eldest lady angry and she would beat up her young lady again.
Duan Xinyan really didn't scold him. She was stunned by the scolding of Erniu and Sanniu. Deep down, she liked Erniu and Sanniu very much and liked to hear them call her "Auntie". When Erniu and Sanniu saw her for the first time, they all shouted "Auntie" and ran towards her. She was so happy at that time.
As far as she could remember, her brother had never been so excited to see her. Besides, she was tired after yelling and scolding for a long time, and her throat seemed to be smoking.
She fell down behind the door and thought of Erniu calling her a bad person. She started to cry and recalled what her mother had said to her the night she committed suicide.
That night her mother called her over and first cursed the unfairness of heaven and then her father's indifference. She ended up crying and, clutching her hand tightly through the wooden fence, told her to be a good person in the future and not to follow the bad example she and her uncle had committed.
Her mother also repeatedly told her to tell her sister and brother not to hate their father and mother, and especially not to hate her eldest sister Duan Xinning. Her mother said that she was not killed by them, but was forced to death by the injustice of the world!
Maybe Min accepted her fate, or maybe she was making long-term plans for her children. In any case, that night she repeatedly warned her children not to do anything stupid. She also told Duan Xinyan that although the three siblings were illegitimate children, they were still illegitimate children of the Prince of Pingnan's Mansion, and their status was a thousand times higher than hers as a mother. She asked her to learn to cherish her blessings and hope that the three siblings could live a safe life!
Thinking that her mother didn't want her to hate her elder sister, she hated her now. She hated her for pulling her hair and locking her up. She wanted to rush out and grab Hua Jianning's face. As she hated her, the fatigue from traveling for days came over her, and she fell asleep leaning against the door without realizing it.
It seemed like she had just taken a nap when Duan Xinyan vaguely heard many footsteps, Erniu and Sanniu screaming for their mother, and Qiaofeng calling for her master. The yard seemed to be in chaos.
She opened her eyes suddenly and sat up straight.
When she listened carefully, she found that there was indeed a commotion outside. She quickly got up and looked out through the crack in the door. She saw Chun'er standing in the yard, craning her neck to look out.
"Chun'er! Chun'er, what happened?" She knocked on the door and shouted. Chun'er ran over. "Miss, are you hungry? The eldest lady is out. Chun'er will go and bring you some water and food."
"Oh, I'm not hungry, I'm not hungry. What happened? Tell me quickly." She knocked on the door twice again.
"I heard someone died."
"Who died? Could it be my eldest brother-in-law?"
Chun'er waved her hands hurriedly, "It wasn't the eldest brother-in-law, it was someone who died after eating the ointment made by the eldest lady!"
"ah?"
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