"She ca from Dajin, and she hated this place. In her view, she was a pure woman; Dajin and Dayuan were completely different. In Dajin, a woman served only one husband all her life. Yet, here, she was like a brothel prostitute, forced to be with ten n. Her nature was prideful, and she felt sullied. She resented Dayuan’s multi-husband clause and hated everyone."
"We brothers were like evidence of her sha. Every ti she saw us, she was reminded of her forced submission. To her, there was never love, only hatred."
"As a wife, she was neglectful. In those years, she spent her days on music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, ignoring everything else. She neither cooked als nor went out to earn a living like other won. There was even a ti soone wanted to buy her painting, but she’d rather burn it than use it to support the household, even when we were nearly out of food."
"It’s laughable that such a person was viewed by outsiders as an elegant and unique lady."
"Later, disaster struck, and our fathers passed away one after another. During the funeral, she fell on a slippery road in the rain and beca paralyzed."
"So said it was because she was in a daze, unable to bear the successive deaths of her husbands. But in truth, that day..."
Zhi Chen laughed hoarsely.
"She was not grieving; she was overjoyed. I was the only one who saw it because, as the eldest son, I was closest to her during the funeral. I saw with my own eyes that despite her crazed deanor, she was genuinely, from the bottom of her heart, happy."
"To her, the death of those n who had ’defiled’ and ’sullied’ her was a blessing. It was as if heaven had opened its eyes, as if she had exacted her revenge."
"From her heart, that genuine smile of joy, I only saw it on her face that one ti."
"It was from that mont on that I truly lost heart with her."
"I still rember how light her steps were, and she even ntioned celebrating with a drink. But she fell and beca paralyzed."
"She lay paralyzed in bed all day, and with the n dead, only we children were left. I was only ten years old then, and Yixuan was just four. She couldn’t support herself and feared starving."
"One day, I returned from hunting on the mountain. I caught a rabbit that day, and I was bleeding a lot because I’d encountered a wolf and nearly died."
"The first thing she said upon seeing was to order to prepare food for her, using her authority as a mother."
"I felt it was necessary to talk to her."
"Nobody knew about that conversation."
Zhi Chen chuckled softly. "Hui, you know, unlike others in the village, we brothers are considered knowledgeable, and talented in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. But where did these skills co from? They ca from her."
"I told her she must teach us everything she knew. In return, I would provide her als and we brothers would take care of her."
"She hurled insults at , calling heartless, but I didn’t care. Since she never considered us, we could only rely on ourselves. To her, we were ’useful’. Without our help, she’d likely starve in bed."
"At first, she made a fuss, but after a few days, I told Shu Yu and the others to ignore her anger. Let her shout and scream all she wanted."
"After several days, she was too weak from hunger, and she gave in."
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