Qiuyue was sold to Dingnan Prince's Mansion.
Although her life experience was as miserable as that of Chunhua, she still had her sadness.
Qiuyue's real name is Huang Juhua, and her parents randomly chose a name for her.
Longguo used to have a strong tradition of favoring sons over daughters. The Huang family has three daughters, and they have always been looking forward to giving birth to a fat boy to continue the family line in the future.
It's a pity that things didn't go as planned, and the fourth child was a daughter, Qiuyue.
In a family with many children, he was the least valued. He picked up old and tattered clothes from his sisters and wore them, and his mother was not even willing to use rags to patch her up.
"Mom... the weather is cold, my clothes and pants are too short, and I have frostbite on my hands and feet. Can you give me some thick clothes like my sisters..."
The winter in Long Kingdom is the most freezing. Qiuyue almost froze to death on the street several times.
But even so, her mother would only reprimand her for being ignorant and restless, "You little hooves, skin and flesh, can you still be cold?! I think you are deliberately looking for trouble for me, don't I beat you to death and pay for it" goods."
What followed was a severe beating and Qiuyue's screams. Such things had happened too many times in this family. The cold looks from her father and sisters only made Qiuyue more determined to leave here.
A year later, their younger brother was born. The sisters thought that life would be easier, but they did not expect that it would be even more difficult.
As the least favored child in the family, Qiuyue is like the family's punching bag, kicking anyone who comes.
The mother always said that she was the one who defeated her brother, "It's all you. If not, would Dabao be able to come at this time? Our family should only have four children, but now we have an extra mouth to eat because of you."
Because the family's expenses increased with the arrival of her younger brother, Qiuyue often did not have enough to eat, all because her parents gave her younger brother the food that originally belonged to her.
I don't know how many years passed like this, but everything finally changed completely on the day Qiuyue turned eight.
"Father, I said, let's sell these girls. Now that they have grown up and become beautiful, I think many wealthy families will be willing to have them."
Originally, she wanted to discuss with her parents about leaving home to work, but Qiuyue never expected that she would hear such a conversation.
The man thought his wife's idea was a good one, "If all four of them are sold, our Dabao will not have to worry about finding a wife in the future."
"No! The child's father!"
"Why not? Didn't you say you sold them? Now you say it's not possible."
The woman sat cross-legged on the bed and told her husband what she was thinking, "What I mean is that of course we can't sell all four of them. We have to keep two to marry and sell the other two. If we get married, we can keep the betrothal gift. If all If we sell it, what will the villagers think of us?"
The man lying on the bed also sat up straight at this time, "You are right, we can't sell them all, so which baby do you think it is better for us to sell?"
Hearing this, Qiuyue became even more curious. She put her ear close to the door, wanting to hear who was so unlucky, "Let me see, Juhua is the most honest girl and has top-notch looks. She will definitely sell for a good price."
The husband didn't like his daughter either, so he immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay, you go ahead and make arrangements. It's best to do it quickly. It won't be easy to sell her when she gets older."
"I'll ask tomorrow."
Qiuyue didn't expect that they actually wanted to sell her, so she froze outside the door without moving a step.
The woman opened the door and happened to see her daughter outside. Unexpectedly, she didn't feel guilty at all, "You're here, that's just in time. Come out, mother, and tell you something."
"You want to sell me out."
Qiuyue's voice was not loud at first. It was the woman who pulled her in a muffled voice, and then she suddenly raised her voice, "You want to sell me!"
This voice attracted several other children to watch, and the white-eyed wolf brother interjected, "Is my mother real? Do you really want to sell her? That's great. This way our family will have money. I You can also have a room by yourself.”
Qiuyue looked at her sisters and cried: "Don't you even speak for me? They said they would take two people to marry and sell two of them. I am one of them, and there is another one among the three of you. Come on, if you don’t speak up for me today, what will happen to me soon will be your fate.”
But she never expected that her three idiot sisters would start a fight over who to marry. Looking at the heartless relatives at home, she felt for the first time that blood ties were the most useless thing.
At this moment, she completely thought about it, "Okay, sell me. As long as you can escape from this home, you can go anywhere."
Hearing her say this, the woman was extremely happy, and her attitude towards Qiuyue also improved a lot, "That's right, if you are sold to a rich family to be a child bride or something, you will be the one who takes advantage, this child, Just wait and enjoy the blessings.”
Soon after, the woman found several families for her daughter, but they were not serious families, but they didn't care. Whoever offered the highest price would sell to them.
Coincidentally, King Dingnan was fishing with his friends one day and happened to meet Qiuyue who was about to jump into the river. After he rescued the child from the water, he found that the child was as big as his own daughter, and he suddenly felt compassion in his heart.
"You kid, why do you want to imitate others and commit suicide at such a young age?"
Qiuyue was not very young at that time, and she stayed at home all day doing farm work. She had never seen King Dingnan, whom everyone respected, and only thought of him as a kind-hearted uncle.
"I don't want to live anymore. My family members don't like me, and my parents regard me as a thorn in their side... They even want to sell me to a wealthy family as a child bride." As she spoke, Qiuyue squatted on the ground and started crying. .
King Dingnan had some thoughts but did not say them out. He took off his cloak and wrapped it around the little girl. "Where do you live? I will take you back."
"I don't want to go back..." Qiuyue was reluctant to get on the horse. "As soon as I go back, they will treat me like a cow or a horse again..."
So... King Dingnan was silent for a while and asked her if she would like to go back with him, "Then you go back with me first, and I will send someone to send you back later."
When Qiuyue heard the man claiming to be the prince, she was so frightened that her skirt trembled, "Are you the prince?"
"Hahahaha! There are still people in the Dragon Kingdom who don't know me. Have you heard of King Dingnan?"
The girl nodded, "I've heard of it, but never seen it."
"Now you have seen it, let's go, I will take you back."
After returning to Dingnan Palace, Qiuyue truly realized what it means to be irritating when compared to others. Living in the same world, the gap is only so big.
When Xiao Wen Yuan heard that his father was back, he immediately ran out to greet him, "Father! What kind of fish did your father come back from?"
She looked left and right but didn't see a fish, but she saw a child about her own age behind her father, "Who is she?"
"My father met me by the river. I'll tell you more in detail later. Where are the brothers?" King Dingnan bent down and held little Wen Yuan on his shoulders. "Come on, let's go check on your two brothers." Brother, have you reviewed the book well? If you still can't recite it today, how about asking them to wash Yuan'er's feet?"
King Dingnan did not forget the child behind him, "Two people will take care of this little girl to bathe and change clothes, and then make her some ginger soup to warm her body so that she doesn't catch a cold."
Seeing his back carrying the girl away, Qiuyue couldn't help but feel envious.
She was extremely curious about everything around her, "Sisters...what was the name of the little sister just now?"
"That is Miss Yuan from our palace." The maid was very kind and did not dislike her because of her dirty appearance.
Qiuyue took a comfortable bath in Dingnan Prince's Mansion. She didn't realize how comfortable taking a bath was until she was so old. In the past, she was always the last one to take a bath at home. The water was cold and there were still dirty things floating in it. .
"It's so good..." She said with emotion as she looked at everything around her.
Before lunch, Wen Yuan took his younger brother to find Qiu Yue, "What's your name? My name is Wen Yuan, and this is my younger brother. What about you? What's your name? Where are you from?"
Because of her family environment, Qiuyue could not be as lively and cheerful as Wen Yuan. She pinched the corner of her clothes and almost buried her head in her neck, "My...my name is Juhua..."
She had never liked her name and was ashamed to say it.
"Chrysanthemum... chrysanthemum..." Listening to Wen Yuan on the opposite side read a few words, Qiuyue felt even more inferior.
But after a while, Wen Yuan actually praised her name, which Qiu Yue never expected, "In ancient times, you are as graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a swimming dragon, with glorious autumn chrysanthemums and gorgeous green pines to praise people, your name It sounds really nice. Chrysanthemum is a noble and upright flower. From now on, you must hold your head high and say your name with dignity."
Her words made Qiuyue feel surprised and happy. She didn't expect that someone would comfort her like this, "Thank you...Ayuan...sister."
"Hehe, let's go play together. Today the Imperial Grandmother gave me a wooden horse that can shake and won't fall over. Let's play together and walk around."
She held her brother with one hand, and naturally pulled Qiuyue with the other hand.
The three children were running around the house happily. Qiuyue was so happy for the first time since she was born.
But seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker and it was going to rain, she was a little worried, "I have to go back, otherwise they will beat me."
"But it's going to rain and you will get wet. I'll tell my father and ask him to arrange a carriage to take you back."
Before Qiuyue could refuse, Wen Yuan had already run to the study to find his father.
Qiuyue waited tremblingly at the same place, thinking, is a cheap guy like herself worthy of riding in the palace's carriage?
Unexpectedly, King Nan followed Wen Yuan out, "You are going back. I see that you and Yuan'er are playing so well, so don't go back. After a while, I will send someone to your house in person to tell them, of course, the money No cent will be left to your parents."
