Chapter 366 Extra Chapter: Song Erniang (Part 8)
Song Erniang and Long Hanshi went back like that.
Song Erniang's expression remained the same as before, but Long Hanshi felt a little uncomfortable.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked, "Song Erniang, why don't you find someone else to marry?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Long Hanshi regretted it. Why did he ask her that question? He was really stupid! Everyone knew how much suffering Song Erniang had endured in her husband's family, yet he still asked. Wasn't that just making her think of some unpleasant things?
Why did I have to say these things of all?
"Song Erniang, I didn't mean anything by it, I'm just... a little curious!"
"You don't need to think too much about it. I definitely won't ask again," Long Hanshi stammered.
Song Erniang didn't think much of it. In fact, she could sense that Long Hanshi had been spending a lot of time with her lately.
Instead of letting the foolish dragon overthink, it's better to just say it clearly yourself!
"I don't want to look anymore! It's fine to live alone. Actually... I have food and drink now, and I have my own hands and feet. Isn't that good enough?"
"A good life isn't about getting married. As long as you're free and have enough to eat and wear, that's a good life," Song Erniang said softly.
Long Hanshi was a little puzzled.
In fact, he could sense that Song Erniang's identity was definitely not just that of an ordinary woman whose husband had died.
Sometimes, Song Erniang unintentionally gives people the impression of a rich young lady from a wealthy family.
What exactly did she go through...?
"Why...why do you say that? Was life too hard before?" Long Hanshi asked in a low voice.
Song Erniang nodded frankly.
"Long Hanshi, let me tell you a story!"
"Okay! Go ahead!"
...
“There used to be a wealthy family in the capital. I wouldn’t say they were extremely powerful, but they were certainly a family of nobles.”
That family had two young ladies and one young master.
The eldest daughter was born to the master's first wife, who passed away after giving birth to her.
The master didn't miss his wife much, and in less than half a year, he promoted one of his concubines to the rank of wife.
The concubine had a son and a daughter. The young master was born to this concubine, and the second young lady was also born to this concubine.
The second wife was quite cunning; she managed to get the master to listen to her in everything, while the eldest daughter, having lost her mother and having no one to protect her, became the target of the second wife's bullying.
Although she was nominally the eldest daughter, her life was worse than that of even the more respectable maids in the mansion.
The first wife left behind a large dowry, but the second wife not only embezzled a lot of the dowry, but also did many disgusting things.
Of course, the stepmother's daughter was also involved a lot; she bullied her elder sister and did many bad things.
Even when she learned that her father and mother were plotting to marry her eldest sister to an old man who had tormented four wives to death, she didn't say a word of justice.
The reason that old man did this was to pave the way for his son by using his eldest daughter's life.
The second young lady was somewhat pleased at the time, thinking that she could finally get rid of her eldest sister.
From then on, there were no outsiders in that house.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The older sister found out about their scheme and devised a way to save herself.
She not only found a way to survive, but also drove her stepmother and sisters, who had framed her, to their deaths.
The young lady has finally broken free of that cage and is living her own life!
But the second young lady's hellish life was just beginning.
That old man was no pushover. After he couldn't threaten the eldest young lady, he could only turn his attention to the second young lady.
He didn't want to offend the connection he had worked so hard to establish, nor did he want all his previous efforts to pave the way for his son to be in vain, so he forced the second young lady to marry the man from before.
The second young lady naturally disagreed. She felt that she was her father's most beloved daughter, and how could her father abandon her and let her suffer like this!
She tried everything—hunger strikes, suicide attempts—but her father, who always doted on her, wouldn't budge.
Her father said that even if she died, her body should be carried over.
Even her mother, who always doted on her, advised her to face reality.
She even said that as long as her brother is well, her future will definitely be better.
Seeing that no one was helping her, the second young lady had to find a solution on her own.
She took some of her jewelry and tried to escape, but unfortunately, her father was quite powerful, and she was caught and brought back before she could even leave the capital.
She was taken back and imprisoned in her own yard.
The two maids who had helped her escape were beaten to death by her father right in front of her.
Her mother was also beaten by her father for turning a blind eye to the situation.
Even... her father told her that if she dared to run away again, he would beat her mother to death.
The second young lady dared not run away anymore; she could only wait, heartbroken and disillusioned, for her marriage.
Song Erniang stopped there and looked at Long Hanshi.
"How about it? Do you want to hear more?" Song Erniang asked with a smile.
Long Hanshi nodded.
"I want to hear it! Go ahead and tell me! I'm listening very carefully!" Long said with a simple smile.
Song Erniang smiled. "Do you think I should be the young lady who escaped?"
Long Hanshi...
He did think that way; he really believed that Song Erniang was the young lady who had run away.
“No! I’m not the eldest sister, I’m the second young lady!” Song Erniang said frankly.
Long Hanshi...
"Are you that second young lady?" Long Hanshi stammered.
"Yes, I am that wicked second young lady. I have done many wrong things and bullied my eldest sister with my mother. Who would have thought that all the sins I committed would come back to haunt me?"
Long Hanshi, do you want to continue listening?
I am not the kind, suffering, and innocent lady you imagine me to be.
I used to be vicious, arrogant, and unreasonable.
"Do you want to hear more from me?" Song Erniang continued to ask.
Long Hanshi nodded again.
“Go on, I still want to hear it! But before you continue, I want to ask you a question.” Long Hanshi looked at Song Erniang.
"Go ahead and tell me! I'll definitely tell you what I know," Song Erniang said with a smile.
"Um... do you still hate your eldest sister? After all, if she hadn't run away back then, those hardships might not have happened to you, and you might still be living in the big net of being your parents' most beloved daughter."
"So, do you hate her?" Long Hanshi asked honestly.
Song Erniang shook her head.
"I don't hate my eldest sister; she was just trying to protect herself."
Moreover, after she escaped, I had a chance to see her. She told me that if I wanted to get out of that predicament, I couldn't just sit and wait to die.
Although what she said was very harsh, it really hit me like a jolt and woke me up.
Since I can't rely on anyone else, I can only rely on myself.
If it weren't for my eldest sister... I wouldn't even have had the courage to run away!
But I didn't have my older sister's backbone; I overthought things and was too timid, which is why I didn't escape.
Okay, I'll move on to what follows.
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