Chapter 5 The Daughter Of The Right Prime Minister

Just like that, they had gone back to their courtyard.

The seventh madam who was admiring the Begonia flowers in the courtyard let out a faint sigh.

She had asked Nanny Zhang to carry a stool for her to sit at the yard. Cheng Jin was in her embrace by then.

" San Er, you are actually so kindful to ah Niang. I had always thought that you are cold in personality and you do not like to speak. In one year time, the words that you had spoken to ah Niang were not many. I also thought you do not like to learn poetry."

"Who would have known, you will remember ah Niang's bitterness in your heart? In this household, you are ah Niang's one and the only family member. Your ah Die had not walked into our courtyard for more than one year. It's just that this poem sounded bitter and full of sadness yet there was a hint of stubbornness in it.

"A six years old child could lament in such a way..."

"One is not sure this is good or bad ah..."

Cheng Hao thought that as a six years old child who is capable, she wanted to try to console her. However, the seventh madam continued her words and, her tone was filled with resentment.

"That few people are still not at ease. They keep bringing up on how you are incapable of the four arts and poetry. Ah Niang was so worried just now. What if your ah Die really beats you up and ah Niang can't protect you? Your ah Die only wanted his daughters to be useful for himself. He may even think of Xiao Yu is even more useful than you!"

"As my daughter, how can you not be talented and intelligent, right?

Cheng Jin was assured that the seventh madam did not have any doubts towards her, so she was too lazy to explain to this mother of hers. At this moment, she was relishing the feeling of being embraced by the seventh madam. She was beginning to accustom towards her soft and fragrance body. It was just like how her mother had hugged her when she was a child in the modern world.

She asked the seventh madam while snuggling in her embrace.

"Can you tell Ah Luo what do I need to help that ah Die? Why do the daughters of the Li family must be talented in everything?"

Cheng Jin had regretted when she blurted out that question.

'What if Qi Furen had already told Ah Luo about this? Will she get shocked?'

The seventh madam answered her slowly.

"San Er, you are still young. When you grow a bit older, Ah Niang will explain to you, alright?"

Cheng Jin was in a panic as she wanted to grasp a rough understanding of this world that she was currently in. Her mind was still in confusion about how she suddenly became a child when she woke up from her sleep. Not to mention those bunch of weird people that she had just met. She had been panicking for the whole day and how could the seventh madam not tell her?

Cheng Jin heard herself speaking in a delicate voice.

"It is better to know earlier than late ah! Maybe Ah Luo can change my temperament and be diligent in studies! Then I can avoid myself from being beaten after three months!"

Aih. What's with this childish voice. Really can't get used to it!

The seventh madam exhaled and said.

"Your ah Die is the Li family's the one and only son. He married seven wives altogether, and I was the last one who entered the household. He never expects that even I will give birth to a daughter as well. This situation had left him no heir to take over his place. As the Ning kingdom right prime minister, he wanted to consolidate his power by marrying his three daughters into the royal family."

"How can he be lenient towards his daughter? He had put all his hopes on his daughters to become Phoenix by grabbing the dragon family's attention."

"Moreover, Da Furen was from a prominent family. If it's not due to her infertility, how would she allowed Laoye to keep marrying one after another? Ah Niang too is just a tool for him to continue the lineage.

The seventh madam lowered her head to meet Cheng Jin and said gently.

"Ah Niang does not want to force San Er to have great achievement. I am just worried that your incompetent might anger your ah Die and it will lead to his negligent towards you. What if you can't even get good food and warm clothes?"

"Your temperament is just like ah Niang when I was young. You are so willful and stubborn. You keep creating troubles for Nanny Zhang and Xiao Yu. Although you never focus on studying properly, ah Niang will not blame you."

"However San Er ah, in this era, it is always the women who will gain loss. If you do not marry to a good family, your life will be in arduous. On top of that, it's a long, arduous journey."

While saying all that, the seventh madam was brimming in tears.

Cheng Jin stared at the seventh madam's white jade face which was full of sadness. She instantly knew that both of their fate had been tied together. She once again looked at her own petite body.

'An inexplicable transmigration through the time and space... her soul is attached in this body... an unknown world... '

She was a cheerful student in a university, had lived in an excellent environment, and her future path was all bright.

Now? Everything seemed unsure and thinking about how the seventh madam talked about the life of a woman here... she can't help but cried.

The seventh madam held her tightly in her embrace.

"San Er ah, why do women have to endure all kind of hardships?"

"Why did you born into the Li family as a daughter ah?"

Cheng Jin cried and cried until she fell asleep.

The seventh madam had a lovely expression when she was looking at her six years old daughter.

She had the same facial features as her. One does not need to think how much of a beauty Ah Luo will be when she grew up as she will definitely be a great beauty. Her beauty will or will not be buried in the Li family's household, in this courtyard. She hoped that in the future, her daughter would live a better life than herself. Don't ever be alone in the courtyard, just like an empty dead soul...

The seventh madam continued to adore Ah Luo in her embrace for quite a long time. She then summoned Nanny Zhang and Xiao Yu and ordered them in a gentle tone.

" Xiao Jie is still very young, you all have to tolerate her more. She is not a cold-hearted child, just a little willful sometimes."

Nanny Zhang's eyes were brimming with redness, "Furen, you are our benefactor. It is natural that we will treat Xiao Jie full heartedly.

The seventh madam passed over the Cheng Jin who was in her embrace to nanny Zhang so that they can send her back into her chamber. She then looked over the Begonia tree and contemplated about the poem that Ah Luo had recited during the test.

Her tears gradually flowed over again.