Chapter 7 Hate This Rule
Qijunyuan.
Under the grape trellis, a gentle woman was embroidering a handkerchief seriously.
The light from above shines down on her thin body, and the years are peaceful.
Lin Qingjun's tears burst out, she ran away wildly, and buried her head tightly in her arms, tears falling like beads from a broken string.
Aunt Liu was startled and asked anxiously.
"Jun'er, Jun'er, what's wrong with you? Did your stepmother bully you again?"
"Don't cry, Jun'er, don't cry, I'll go find her right away."
Lin Qingjun grabbed him and shook his head desperately.
"Don't go, Auntie. It's not like that. My stepmother didn't bully me, and besides, she couldn't bully me."
"Yes, my daughter misses her mother."
I'm not missing my aunt, I'm missing my mother.
When she was young, she didn't understand why the people in the mansion insisted that she call her aunt even though she was clearly her mother. They said that her only mother was her legitimate mother, Qi. Even if she gave birth to you, she was just a concubine. It was her blessing to let her raise you, but she shouldn't lose her status and dignity because of it.
Of course not, she is the mother.
Because when she was sick, it was her who took care of her by her bedside day and night, and she would rather have the disease in her body than let her suffer from it.
When she was punished, it was she who applied medicine to her with tears in her eyes. She was in more pain than she was.
Even when she was unhappy, she would find all kinds of ways to cheer her up, make delicious food for her, and make new clothes and shoes for her.
The one who stays by her side and thinks of her in every way is a real mother, not her stepmother Qi, who treats her like an ant on the ground, is sarcastic to her all day long, and even punishes her by making her copy books or kneel, saying that it is for her own good, but in fact it is just to vent her hatred.
But they said, this is the rule, and my father also said, this is the rule.
At that time, she hated this rule and didn't want it. But one day, her aunt was called away by her stepmother and didn't return for three days. When she came back, her fingers were bent and the pain made her almost faint. She was angry and wanted to break this rule.
But what she got in return was twenty lashes from her aunt, who said that she had not taught her young master well and that she deserved the punishment.
She tried to save him like crazy, but her hand was dislocated and she couldn't save it. The aunt was injured even more and had to lie in bed for three months before she recovered.
From then on, her hands, which used to be able to embroider little rabbits and little cats, could no longer hold a needle.
And she also understood that if she said such rude words again, the person who would be hurt would not be her, but her aunt. From then on, she became the second lady of the Lin family who abided by the rules.
Lin Qingjun's tears fell again.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I couldn't, I couldn't save you."
She felt sorry for her.
She had already planned that when she married into the Xiao family, she would definitely rescue her from this den of tigers and wolves.
Even though my father was a qualified father, he was definitely not a qualified husband. My aunt served him all his life and gave birth to his children, but when she was bullied by my stepmother, she never said a good word. She just watched the person beside her suffer and said afterwards that this was the rule.
A concubine cannot surpass the wife, this is the rule. Even if the wife is unreasonable, the concubine can only swallow her anger and not act rashly.
She really hated this rule.
But she also hated herself even more. Why had she listened to Xiao Yuan that year and waited until he had established himself in the Imperial Academy before taking her out of the house? Why hadn't she insisted? Otherwise, her concubine wouldn't have suffered such a tragic death from illness in the first year after her marriage.
She looked up, her tearful eyes filled with determination. In this life, she would never let her aunt suffer any injustice.
Aunt Liu gently wiped away her tears and smiled lovingly.
"My dear, you haven't wronged anyone, so don't blame yourself. Besides, I'm doing well and very happy now because my dear is by my side. That's enough."
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