The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

After looking through her original body's memories, Gu Jiayin just wanted to ask God why he had to choose her to travel through time.

The Gu family was originally just a slightly wealthy farming family. This body had four older brothers. As the youngest daughter, she was born very beautiful since she was young, so the whole family "doted" on the original body.

While other girls in the village were sold as child brides, or followed their elders to work in the fields and help with housework at home, she only needed to be taken care of by her brothers or parents in turn. She hardly ever touched the ground, and her food and clothing were much better than those of girls of the same age. The family had plenty of strong laborers, and her four brothers had grown up and found ways to make money quickly, so raising a girl with a small appetite was not a burden to the family.

The original body ate well and slept well every day, and had never had to do housework. When she was in her teens, one of her brothers specially found a nanny who could read and write to teach her for a few days. However, because the original body was too spoiled, she could not stand the hardship of the nanny's control. When she cried and made a fuss, the elders who doted on the only little daughter in the family coaxed her and made promises to send the old nanny away.

After this one and only time, the original body continued to live a happy life being loved by the whole family.

It was not until she was fourteen that she could start looking for marriage. Her brothers, who had already established themselves in the county town, moved the entire Gu family into the county town.

Seeing the memories at this time, Gu Jiayin realized that the so-called quick-money businesses run by her original brothers were actually collecting protection fees, extorting foreign businessmen, etc. In short, they were not legitimate businesses.

What they called gaining a firm foothold was nothing more than finally succeeding in getting on the good side of the county magistrate's advisor.

But the original self, who was "spoiled" by the whole family, did not understand these things. He just followed his parents and thought that his brother had become successful.

She continued to stay at home ignorantly, being supported and disciplined by her brothers.

some day.

Everyone finally talked about the marriage of this little sister who was the most beloved in the family.

The original body didn't even have much idea about getting married and having children. She just said in a sweet voice - Daddy, Mommy and brother are the ones who decide. As long as she is not separated from the care of her family, it doesn't matter who she marries.

When she was in the village, she had seen people getting married, but at that time she only envied the bride's beautiful red dress. After moving to the county town, the neighbors knew the tempers of the four sons in this family and they were too busy trying to avoid them. How could anyone be willing to visit and make friends with a daughter who was said to be "spoiled" by her parents and brothers?

after all.

When the original body's parents were taking advantage of the neighbors, they always said: "My daughter likes this. I'll ask your family for some and give it back to her. You can't be so stingy. She's just a girl and she can't use many of your things. My family is different from those villagers who favor boys over girls. The one we love the most is our only daughter."

When my brothers were wandering around the streets and alleys, asking for food and money, they would always say: "My sister likes this, please don't be ungrateful and give it to me quickly, otherwise...

Or, in other words, this thing must be good for my sister to use. We are brothers, so I won’t charge you the “rent” this month. Give some of your best goods to me so that I can go home and please my sister.

............

As for how many things actually fell into the hands of the original body... Gu Jiayin, who had regained all her memories, said that she had only heard of it but had never seen it.

From Gu Jiayin's perspective, this family's so-called "love and pampering" of the original body was also extremely exaggerated.

Does it really mean that you love your little daughter if you take better care of her than the other girls in the village?

She was raised in the family from a young age without any physical effort and knew nothing about grains. She only had two meals a day, which was a small bowl of rice with a few vegetables, and occasionally one or two pieces of meat or half an egg. This level of upbringing might have been considered well-bred in other families, but her family was wealthy and had no shortage of these things. Her brothers had meat every day, and they ate as much as they could. They even had money to buy wine and to invite friends to set up gambling games.

When the original body grew up a little, the clothes she wore, although beautiful, were not brand new. Instead, they were old clothes that her brother, who worked as a gangster outside, brought back from somewhere. Indeed, compared with the clothes of other girls in the village, they were delicate, expensive, and beautiful enough to satisfy the desire for "beauty" of a child of that age.

but.

This is just a business with almost no capital.

The original body, who was raised in this way, was not tall, with a slender waist, like a dwarf willow by the river. She was graceful and elegant, but she needed external support. Just a slightly stronger gust of wind would easily break her slender waist that was praised by her brothers.

But luckily.

She did not disappoint the expectations of her elders and grew up smoothly. What especially surprised the elders was that the family's only daughter's cute and pretty face did not grow ugly. Even though her reputation outside was a little ruined, she could still attract men's attention with that face.

At this time, they began to tell the original body that they wanted to find the best husband for her and give their sister the happiest family and future.

The original person did not doubt it, believed it, and did as the elders said.

One spring day, when people in the county town went out for an outing, a fifteen-year-old girl went out of the town for the first time after moving. She put on her elders' favorite dress and, protected by her family, came to the stream in the suburbs.

then.

When a man passed by.

They pushed her into the early spring world, into the still freezing cold stream.

The original body can't swim.

In other words, she knows nothing. Perhaps in the eyes of some people, she is just beautiful enough and does not need so many skills to make a living, nor does she need a strong enough body, nor does she need too much cumbersome knowledge to fill her empty brain.

She is pretty and obedient enough, isn't she?

The man passing by was one of the few scholars in the county.

The scholar's surname was Zheng. He had already been married and was highly appreciated by the county magistrate. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely pass the next exam. His wife was the daughter of his teacher. They were said to be very much in love, but they had no children.

This is a gentleman.

Zheng Xiucai, who was praised by everyone, saved the original body after she fell into the water, and then the original body became his mistress.

However, no one in the whole county who knew about all this was happy that such a young girl's life was saved. Instead, they all felt sorry for Zheng Xiucai. How could such a good man get entangled with the evil woman from that gangster's family?

It's really pitiful for him that he was forced to accept such a spoiled woman who seemed to be very scheming and vicious.