When Xiao Jiaojiao got married, the crippled king stood up and pampered her.

Su Taoer was hopeful at first.

But later she discovered that this basement existed for some unknown reason and no one had ever set foot in it.

The vicious poison really took effect every day, torturing her with splitting headaches and causing her to roll around in the basement.

The severe pain every day was like a hammer hammering her brain again and again, often making her sweat profusely and so weak that she could barely breathe.

She was afraid, afraid of the days without an antidote, afraid of the heart-wrenching pain.

Not long after, the stern eldest master finally woke up and came to the backyard.

By chance, he saw a woman sitting in the yard playing the piano.

Li Yingying can also play the piano. Although her sound is different from hers, she can still fool people for a while by pretending to play.

The eldest son asked Li Yingying: "Are you the one who plays the zither?"

Li Yingying blushed and replied, "Yes."

From then on, Li Yingying was arranged by the eldest son to live in an independent small courtyard and lived a pampered life.

She doesn't have to do anything, and she only needs to play the piano every night when Fu Siting can't sleep.

And Li Yingying said: "There is a difference between men and women. Yingying still plays the piano across the wall."

Fu Siting naturally had no objection.

Li Yingying would return to the backyard every night, quietly grab Su Taoer and force her to play the piano.

Su Taoer initially thought about asking for help. She actually made a noise and shouted, "Master, help me!"

But in a short time, Li Yingying hit her on the back of the head with the scabbard of a dagger, causing her to faint on the spot.

Fu Siting, who was standing next to the courtyard wall, asked, "What happened?"

There was a wall between us and there was wind at night, so the sounds were not very clear.

Li Yingying said, "No... It's nothing... Just now a rat ran over and almost bit my foot..."

Fu Siting was still a little worried, so he jumped over the courtyard wall and looked down from above.

But at this time, Li Yingying had already wrapped Su Taoer under the huge skirt she had prepared.

Fu Siting, who was standing high on the wall, could only see the woman's layered skirt spread out like a flower blooming in the night.

Seeing him appear, she lowered her head sweetly, with a girlish shyness appearing on her face.

Naturally, Fu Siting couldn't stay any longer, and he never crossed the line again.

Su Taoer was dragged back to the basement again. This time, there was no antidote for seven days and seven nights. She rolled around in the cold basement in pain, and suffered for seven days and seven nights.

Moreover, Li Yingying used a dagger to slash the corner of her mouth from left to right, leaving blood everywhere.

Li Yingying said: "If you dare to do it again next time, I don't mind cutting your mouth open and cutting off your tongue~"

Su Taoer didn't dare anymore.

Never again.

She knelt like a dog and begged Li Yingying not to hurt her again and to give her the antidote.

Li Yingying smiled condescendingly: "That's good."

Su Taoer was silent for a long time. In fact, she had been waiting and comforting herself.

Fu Siting is a doctor from the Censorate. He will discover the flaw himself one day, right?

But Fu Siting worked outside during the day and only listened to "Li Yingying" playing the piano at night.

He also ordered people in the mansion to take good care of Li Yingying, and he did not have much contact with Li Yingying.

And there was also a Yun Jingge, who always spoke well of Li Yingying, saying that he had never seen such a kind and gentle maid, and that Li Yingying was a rare and good maid.

Fu Siting trusted Yun Jingge and gave all his love to his younger sister. He didn't care much about matters between men and women, so he didn't have too many doubts.

He found that every time he listened to Li Yingying's piano, he would inexplicably relax and sleep soundly all night.

Deep in my heart, there may even be a surge of emotion that I have never experienced before.

He knew very well what it meant to let a woman play the piano for him late at night, and he needed to be responsible.

Fu Siting even began to prepare for Li Yingying's escape from slavery.

He planned to marry Li Yingying in a grand ceremony.

And Su Taoer in the basement was tortured for three whole years.

In three years, she became skinny and the light in her eyes completely disappeared, no longer as bright and beautiful as before.

She thought about committing suicide, but Li Yingying discovered her cutting her wrists once and cut off her access to the antidote. For ten days and ten nights, she was left unable to live or die.

She tried to commit suicide by biting her tongue, but failed. From then on, Li Yingying stuffed a handkerchief in her mouth, which was only removed when she was eating.

She...she didn't even have the chance to die.

Every day I lay in the cold and damp basement like a chained and imprisoned dog, day after day, year after year, for three whole years.

Two lines of tears flowed silently from Su Taoer's gloomy eyes.

When she was seven years old, her mother passed away in the winter. Lying on her hospital bed, she repeatedly told her that she must do good deeds so that her life would be fulfilling.

But Taoer has never done anything bad in her life... Taoer has always tried to do good things... Why... Why do you still treat her like this...

Taoer...what did I do wrong...

This year.

It's winter again, and heavy snow is falling.

In the basement, you can faintly hear the sound of firecrackers coming from outside.

It is said that the Emperor of War and the Empress got married, which shocked the whole city.

I can’t imagine what a happy scene that was…

Tao'er... her face was ruined, her collarbone was ruined, she will never meet someone who loves her again in this life... She will never have such a happy wedding again...

All hope in Su Taoer's heart had long been extinguished.

In fact, in the following year, she no longer resisted and sought death, and Li Yingying no longer hurt her. She just slept, ate, or was taken out to play the piano every day. There was no more torture, just a peaceful and numb life like a walking corpse.

Su Taoer has even accepted this life as a captive house dog.

She will slowly grow old here, and will die here... No one will ever find her... No one will know that there was a person named Su Taoer in this world...

She accepted it. This was her fate.

But she never expected...

Not long after the Emperor Zhan's wedding, with a loud "bang", the basement floor was pierced through.

Fu Siting, dressed in black, flew down from above.

His eyes narrowed when he saw her.

It was the letter that Yun Jinghuang left when she left, which finally let him know the truth.

Su Taoer saw the man in the dark brocade clothes walking towards him in the light.

He, who was always calm and composed, half-knelt in front of her and reached out to remove the iron chain on her scapula.

But Su Taoer had already responded to the stress and instinctively stepped back and shrank back, still unable to believe what she saw.

The man's low voice became a little hoarse: "Don't be afraid, Tao'er, I'm late...

From now on, no one can hurt you at all!"

He carefully removed the chains for her and carried her horizontally.

With a tiptoe, he flew out of the smelly basement.