The person holding Liniang was an old woman with wrinkles on her face.
Although this old nanny is old, her strength is very huge. The little Liniang is held in her arms and cannot escape at all.
Liniang stretched out her hands and kicked her feet, struggling hard. She cried and shouted angrily: "Let me go! I order you to let me go! I want to find my grandmother, and I want my grandmother to make the decision for me!"
The old lady who hugged her didn't move at all. She just narrowed her wrinkled old face and persuaded with a smile: "Little lady, there is really no need to do this. How could the old lady not know about the foot binding? If it weren't for the old lady, then Bian nodded, how can my wife make the decision privately?"
The old nanny hugged Liniang and motioned to the other chasing servants to follow her.
Her legs and feet quickly carried the person to a small courtyard in the west, which turned out to be the courtyard where Liniang lived.
She has her own separate courtyard in this mansion. The courtyard is beautifully and lovelyly decorated, and the servants are lined up in the courtyard. There are sixteen maids and women in total.
It can be seen that Liniang is usually loved and loved at home.
But even so, she could never shake the binding of her feet.
No matter how she cried, struggled, resisted, or escaped, she could not escape from the second door of this deep courtyard.
She couldn't even see what the world was like outside the front door, and she was carried back to her embroidered couch by her old nanny.
There, her mother, the mistress of the family, was waiting for her.
Liniang cried even harder when she saw her mother. The clear childish voice was mixed with heartbreaking pain. She shouted: "Mom! I don't want my feet bound. Are you really my mother? Why are you doing this to me?" ?”
"Mom, I don't want to marry Mr. Zhang. Is it okay if I don't marry him?"
"Mom, why do you want to arrange such a marriage for me? Mom, I don't want to leave you. Mom, please let me go..."
Liniang cried and shouted. She actually didn't even understand what it meant to be engaged and married.
Ever since she could remember, someone had been whispering in her ears that she was born with a good life and that she was engaged to a well-known rich man in the city, Mr. Zhang, when she was still in her mother's womb. Although Mr. Zhang was ten years older than her, he was still small. He is already born with great promise at his age and is a true young talent.
People also told her that since she was determined to be Mr. Zhang's wife, she must abide by the rules since she was a child, learn good manners, speak well, and look good, so that she can match her husband when she has hair extensions, so as to help the family and live a smooth life.
How can a four-year-old girl understand these...?
She couldn't understand, she only knew how to cry, struggle, and refuse to obey.
Different from some meek little girls, although Liniang doesn't understand anything, she at least has a stubbornness and a strong spirit of resistance.
Her mother sat on the embroidered couch, turned her face away, and sighed softly: "That's all, since Liniang is so unwilling, she fed her a dose of Anshen Powder, and then Grandma Sun bound her hands and feet. Bar."
"Wrap her up better. She is young and doesn't understand. As adults, we must consider her."
"When she grows up and wins the favor of her husband, she will finally understand the painstaking efforts of her parents..."
After saying that, the lady gently closed her eyes and waved her hand.
Immediately, a maid brought a bowl of soup and medicine, and she was about to feed it to Liniang's mouth.
Liniang was held in Grandma Sun's arms, her little head was firmly fixed, and her little mouth was forced to open.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." She was speechless as her cheeks were pinched, so she could only sob.
Next to him, Song Ciwan was ready to rescue him at any time.
In fact, it stands to reason that Song Ciwan could have taken action earlier.
She didn't have to wait for a critical moment, she could have saved Liniang from the beginning.
The reason why she has not taken action is because even if she takes action at this time, it may only treat the symptoms, but not the root cause.
Liniang was only a child of four or five years old. As long as she was still in this family, even if Song Ciwan could save her temporarily, how could he save her life?
The people oppressing her seemed to be her parents, but they were not just her parents.
Song Ciwan couldn't kill her parents, right?
Kill Liniang's parents and then make Liniang an orphan?
Is that saving her or harming her?
Or take her away from this home and find another home for her?
Just like the snake girl before, the snake girl supported the City God's Temple, maybe Liniang at this time can also support the City God's Temple?
All kinds of thoughts had passed through Song Ciwan's mind, but she rejected them one by one.
Song Ciwan had always felt that he was not indecisive, but faced with the current situation, it was actually a little difficult to make a move.
Until this critical moment, seeing that the situation could no longer be delayed, Song Ciwan was about to release black insects to temporarily save Liniang——
At this moment, a boy hurried in from outside the courtyard.
The boy ran out of breath and shouted from a distance: "Madam, madam, something big has happened to the Zhang family!"
Liniang's mother, who was sitting on the embroidered couch with her eyes closed, suddenly trembled. She quickly opened her eyes and said in surprise: "What? What happened to the Zhang family?"
The boy blushed and said in one breath: "Madam, Mr. Zhang, our uncle-to-be, he...he was in Mingyuefang, and his feet were bound for some reason. He...he couldn't bear the humiliation, and committed suicide after returning home!"
What?
This ridiculous news made Liniang's mother suddenly stand up from the embroidered couch. She asked in a daze: "What did you say? Say it again?"
The boy then repeated what he had just said.
Then he added: "I can't hide it anymore. The news has spread all over the neighborhood. The master said that the wife should prepare quickly. We will come to discuss with the Zhang family to cancel the engagement!"
However, Liniang's mother stood there, her body swaying for a while, then she suddenly fell backwards and fainted on the embroidered couch.
The servants all over the yard immediately became confused.
Someone shouted in panic: "Madam, madam, what's wrong with you?"
Some ran out anxiously: "Quick, go and tell the master, my wife has fainted."
Some people also said: "Quick, call the doctor!"
Someone else asked: "Mother Sun, do we still have to wrap these little lady's feet?"
Grandma Sun was Liniang's mother's confidant. At this moment, she hurriedly put Liniang down, but quickly came to Liniang's mother to push her, and shouted: "Madam, madam, wake up quickly!"
Where is there anyone to take care of Liniang?
The little Liniang glanced back at her fainted mother, gritted her teeth and moved her short legs upside down. Soon, she took advantage of the chaos and left the yard.
There is a large courtyard outside the small courtyard. Although Liniang escaped from her small courtyard, she was confused and lost in the large courtyard outside.
She couldn't find the way out, so after running around, she finally found a rockery.
She hid in the cracks of the rockery, curling up tightly like a nestling leaving the nest.
In a daze, Liniang was in pain, scared, cold and hungry. She couldn't understand many things at a young age, and she just felt dizzy. Suddenly, a vague voice sounded in her ears: "Liniang, wake up. Awake……"
