He Yi is inherently selfish and vain. Her biggest dream is to one day discover that she is a rich young lady who has been living among the common people and be taken home to sit at home and wait to die.
This day.
She finally got her chance.
After the earthquake, Ye City was littered with corpses. She rummaged through the piles of dead bodies for valuables and touched a jade pendant around a young girl's neck.
A line of words suddenly flashed before her eyes.
[It's a perfect time for the villainous female supporting character to change her fate!]
This is the jade pendant! It's a family heirloom of Minister Zheng from the capital!
A dense string of words flashed by.
He Yi quickly figured it out: these scrolling words were called bullet comments, and the world she lived in was similar to a storybook world. The people who posted these bullet comments were the viewers.
And her.
She was a villain who stole someone else's jade pendant, impersonated a noblewoman from the capital, caused chaos in several families, and was ultimately torn apart by five horses.
He Yi didn't take the jade pendant; she hesitated.
Whether someone is evil or not, or whether they will be criticized, is irrelevant.
She mainly didn't want to die.
[If the villainous female supporting character hadn't taken that jade pendant, she might have been able to live a peaceful life of petty theft.]
Although she lived a life of luxury and indulgence at Minister Zheng's mansion, with a multitude of maids attending to her every need, this happiness was only temporary.
A fierce glint flashed in He Yi's eyes. Without hesitation, she snatched the jade pendant and stuffed it into her bosom. She then went home, packed her things, and headed to the capital.
What do you mean by dead or alive?
She can just be more careful in the future, right?
Even enjoying a day of bliss is a bonus; I'm lucky if I live a long life, I won't let myself be!
Fifteen days later.
He Yi arrived in Kyoto and, after asking around, found the Zheng family.
Looking at the magnificent mansion before her, He Yi felt she had made the right choice.
"Bang bang bang!"
She stepped forward and knocked on the door with a bold air.
The doorman opened the door, looked her up and down, and then said with disdain, "Where did this little beggar come from? Go away, go away, go hide somewhere!"
He Yi immediately showed the jade pendant on her hand: "I am your young lady, and your master is my father."
The old gatekeeper was stunned.
He hurriedly took the jade pendant.
It was a piece of lustrous white jade, with the Zheng family's clan crest engraved on it.
It really is the Zheng family's ancestral jade pendant!
Each member of the Zheng family has one; he wouldn't mistake it!
"Young Miss? You're really the Young Miss?!"
The old man wept with joy, ushering He Yi inside while shouting, "Quickly tell the master! The eldest young lady is back! Our Zheng family's eldest young lady is back!!"
The Zheng family was thrown into chaos.
[Waaaaah, Old Man Zheng, I'm crying my eyes out! You're so loyal! It's a pity this is an imposter, not your young lady at all! You vicious female supporting character, you bad person!]
The Zheng family is truly pitiful. For three generations, they had only one son, and this generation only had a daughter. Now even that daughter is dead. What does it mean to be childless and without descendants? This is it!
[How shameless is this villainous female supporting character?! Ugh! How could she have the nerve to impersonate someone else?! You beast, you're not even human! How can such a person exist in this world?!]
The villainous female supporting character was sold to a slave trader as a child, subjected to constant beatings and verbal abuse, and almost raped by the slave trader's husband. Had she not been quick-witted enough to escape, she might have died long ago. Growing up in a loveless environment, it's understandable that she turned out this way.
He looked at the words that kept rolling around, cursing him.
He Yi pretended not to see it.
She'd heard far worse insults before, so what was this?
He Yi has an extremely strong mentality. While waiting for someone, she reads the barrage of comments cursing her, treating it like reading a storybook.
After an unknown amount of time, a group of people surged in.
The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties.
He had a beard, wore a dark blue brocade robe, and his handsome features gave him a dignified air; every gesture he made exuded an air of authority.
Every official I've ever met is more imposing than I am.
The man stopped four or five steps away from He Yi. He was swaying and staring at her with red eyes.
Is this Minister Zheng?
"Father."
He Yi grinned at Minister Zheng, her eyes crinkling into a harmless smile.
How could Minister Zheng possibly resist?
He cried out "Daughter!" and rushed over to hug He Yi tightly, completely disregarding her tattered and smelly clothes and her tangled and greasy hair.
His deep and loving fatherly heart is truly moving.
Besides He Yi.
This unfamiliar affection made her feel somewhat lost and instinctively wanted to escape.
She tried to push Zheng Shangshu away: "You're holding me so tightly I can't breathe."
Minister Zheng quickly let go of her hand and wiped away his tears: "It was Father's oversight, it was Father's oversight, my poor child."
Seeing He Yi's miserable state, Minister Zheng's heart broke.
"Quickly, arrange for someone to help the young lady with her bath and toilette!"
"etc."
He Yi stopped Minister Zheng: "I haven't eaten for three days. Can I have a full meal before I wash up?"
Minister Zheng was on the verge of tears.
"Quickly, tell the head chef to prepare a feast! Make a Manchu Han Imperial Feast for my daughter!!"
The butler readily agreed, but still lowered his voice and said, "Sir, I know you are very excited right now, but... shouldn't we confirm the young lady's identity? This is a big deal after all."
He Yi immediately tensed up.
"Do we need to confirm? Her jade pendant is a family heirloom of the Zheng family, there's no mistake about it. If she's not my son, where did this jade pendant come from?"
Minister Zheng pushed the steward aside, grabbed He Yi, and left.
He Yi secretly sighed, "That was close!"
Upon entering the inner courtyard of the Minister's mansion, He Yi was once again greatly impressed by its magnificent splendor.
She told herself: No matter what, I must not let my identity be exposed. I must stay in the Zheng family to change my fate, and I vow to live to be a hundred years old! I will enjoy a hundred years of happiness!
The people in the main kitchen work very quickly.
As soon as He Yi sat down, servants brought out food boxes and set out the meal.
The fragrant green rice was served, and He Yi couldn't help but drool. Then came a series of exquisite dishes.
Hand-shredded salted duck, eight-treasure platter, fermented fish, fermented chicken, goose feet and duck tongue.
All the cold dishes were delicious and visually appealing.
He Yi couldn't wait to sit down, tearing off a duck leg without any regard for her image and stuffing it into her mouth. Her hands were also busy, eating with chopsticks, one on the left and one on the right.
I wish I had an extra mouth.
She ate heartily.
Minister Zheng felt a pang of heartache watching this.
His daughter has suffered so much!
Just then, an older woman, still charming and graceful, appeared and walked in with an elegant sway.
"Husband, I heard that Sui'er has been found? My God, after searching for her for so many years, she has finally returned!"
He Yi glanced up briefly.
I immediately made a mental judgment: This woman doesn't seem like a good person. Her eyes are darting around, she's definitely up to no good!
[A wicked stepmother has appeared! She's the one who lured Minister Zheng's daughter out and threw her into the sea!]
Poor Minister Zheng knew nothing about it and still doted on her like a precious jewel!
Men are all driven by their lower instincts; they get blinded by beauty and believe everything they're told. They're unreliable!
Hey! Don't use gender-based attacks!
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