Qiuci was assigned to take care of the newborn Fengming since she was twelve years old. She was not only Fengming's best nanny, but also the elder sister with whom Fengming had the best relationship.
Because this was a child she had been waiting for for so long, the Empress had begun searching for a suitable palace maid for Fengming since the Imperial Physician diagnosed her with pregnancy. Although the Empress was very confident because of the Emperor's favor, and there was no scheming among the other concubines in the harem, it was still a harem after all, and the Empress still had her share of scheming. She had to trust the people who would serve her future child.
Aside from her aunt and the loyal maids who originally served the Empress, Qiu Ci was the only one recruited from outside the palace. Qiu Ci's mother had been a personal maid who had grown up with the Empress. When the Empress married into the royal family, she didn't take Qiu Ci's mother with her because she was already engaged. She remained with the Empress' mother, Feng Ming's grandmother, and served as a very trustworthy person.
So when Fengming was born, the twelve-year-old Qiuci was spotted by the Queen at first sight and summoned into the palace to be Fengming's personal maid.
At that time, Fengming had just transformed from a mature adult into a baby in swaddling clothes. It actually took him a while to adapt. Fortunately, Qiuci was there at that time.
Qiu Ci was only 12 years old, after all. She was suddenly summoned to the palace and became the eldest princess's personal maid. Even though she had been very bold outside the palace before, she felt timid and fearful inside. However, she couldn't express this feeling to anyone, as outsiders would consider it a great favor.
Later, Qiu Ci found the perfect person to confide in: the naive infant Fengming. Occasionally, when Qiu Ci was alone with Fengming, she would ramble on about her inner insecurity, her fear of making mistakes and failing to provide adequate care. This, in turn, helped Fengming find a connection, and he accepted the reality of his death and rebirth as if he had found a companion.
Later, Fengming grew up slowly. Qiuci accompanied her to go to Tushan Academy, accompanied her to travel around during the holidays, and accompanied her to slowly adapt to the life in ancient times. She has always been the most caring and intimate elder sister around Fengming.
When Fengming was thirteen, Qiuci was twenty-five, and it was already time for them to get married.
Feng Ming had long noticed that Qiu Ci and Ye Xiuwen, the chief guard beside him, had fallen in love with each other, so as soon as he returned to the capital, he asked the queen to grant them a marriage.
Fengming also secretly bought a large house for Qiuci outside the palace, and carefully prepared head ornaments, jewelry, and silver to add to her makeup, fully expecting to give her a surprise on Qiuci's wedding day.
However, on Qiuci's wedding day, Fengming did not wait for the happy bride to kowtow and express gratitude, but instead received the sad news that Qiuci had committed suicide.
Qiu Ci, who returned home to prepare for her wedding, followed the custom and went to the Temple of the Goddess of Flowers to burn incense and pray for blessings the day before her wedding. At the entrance of the temple, she was given a peach blossom... At that time, the characteristic of Mo Dong giving peach blossoms to the victims had just been discovered, but because Daqing did not have developed communications at the time, this characteristic was not known to everyone, and Qiu Ci did not know about it.
Although Qiu Ci was kind and friendly to others, she was essentially a woman with a strong character. After being insulted by Mo Dong, she left a suicide note and hanged herself.
Fengming was heartbroken and, like Si Yanbei, vowed to avenge Qiuci and bring Mo Dong to justice.
Qiuci's death also stimulated Fengming, and made him more determined to make the Gossip Daily bigger and stronger. In the future, if there is such a malicious incident, the people of Daqing must be informed and prepared at the first time.
After Qiuci's death, Fengming pressured the Ministry of Justice to apprehend Mo Dong, but he was so cunning that he managed to escape even when seriously injured. In recent years, the Ministry of Justice has been actively pursuing him, and no woman has been harmed by Mo Dong. His last appearance was about two years ago.
Originally, Fengming had wondered if Mo Dong was already dead, but now he actually dared to show up in the capital so openly, so boldly that Fengming couldn't help but want to kill him.
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