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Chapter 220 Extra Story: Before Dawn

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Extra: Before Dawn

A round of bright moon is just in the sky. This is the lively and festive Lantern Festival in the first month. Every family will decorate and sit around to eat Lantern Festival.

This mansion hidden in the deep mountains seemed extremely deserted.

The lights were changed to red, and the freshly cooked Lantern Festival was also distributed to each house, but the masters of each house seldom moved around, and they dared not gather privately to celebrate without the order of the pavilion master.
Cheng Rou prepared a table of food and wine in the room alone, she didn't taste any of the Lantern Festival presented by the pavilion master, she just drank one cup after another.

The master's gloomy face made A Li, who was standing by the side serving him, even more frightened.

Ali knew that his master was usually kind, but he was moody. Once he got angry, he would beat him to death for no reason. No matter how much he cried and begged, it would be of no avail.

Ali remembered that in the twelfth lunar month of the previous year, it snowed for several consecutive days, which seemed to be the coldest day. The master was wronged by the pavilion master and was in a bad mood. He went into the snow and beat him continuously for several hours.The master's expression at that time was similar to that of tonight.

That day, two of his ribs were broken, his body was bloody, and he coughed up blood due to the wind and cold. When he was dragged back to the house, he was already dying.He curled up on the ground by the wall, thinking that he was doomed, but the master suddenly showed kindness, connected the broken bones for him, wrapped him in a blanket with his own hands, allowed him to stay in the house and lie on the ground to rest, and occasionally fed him Some leftovers.He endured this for more than ten days, but he gradually improved and survived.

Although the dull pain of the broken bone has not subsided, but once Ali can get up, he will not dare to be lazy.In the first month of the lunar year, I have been busy, cleaning the inside and outside of the house, and serving the master with all my heart.

"Bring over the wine jar over there." Cheng Rou ordered coldly.

A Li didn't dare to disobey his master's order, dragged his feet and quickly walked to the door of the room, and picked up the wine jar.

Cheng Rou couldn't wait for Ali to come back, so she stood up, staggered forward, and snatched the wine jar from Ali's arms.She noticed that Ali's eyes showed panic and fear, his thin body was trembling, his lips moved as if he wanted to persuade her to drink less, but he didn't dare to speak out.

The corner of Cheng Rou's mouth curved into a cruel arc, and she asked, "Ali, are you trying to persuade me to drink less? Are you afraid that I will beat you like last time when I'm drunk?"

A Li was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a plop, his forehead pressed against the green brick floor, his body trembling even more, and he begged cautiously: "Master, please don't lay down slaves. I heard that drinking too much alcohol will hurt your body. Master... Master should drink less."

"Are you caring about me? Don't you want me to die early?" Cheng Rou raised the wine jar and took a big gulp, saying viciously, "You know the person who lives next door? He died on a mission with me in the twelfth lunar month. Never came back. Do you also hope that I never come back?"

"I don't dare. I want my master to live." Ali told the truth.

Although Cheng Rou would beat him when he was in a bad mood, compared to the other masters in this big courtyard, Cheng Rou spent more time in a good mood, which was pretty good for him.Lowly slaves with the same status as him were beaten almost every day, toiled with heavy chores during the day, and let their masters ravage and torture them in bed at night.Apart from beating him, his master didn't ask him to go to bed and do those dirty and shameful things.The master was bored in his spare time, and secretly taught him some martial arts moves behind others' backs, allowing him to read and write.

Ali always believed that his master should like him.Of course it's not the kind of liking between a man and a woman, it should just be a nostalgia for a certain object.He never felt that he was the same as his masters.He is just a slave, who is better than domestic animals in that he can speak human language.So when the masters beat him before, he only felt pain in his body, and he didn't feel much grievance in his heart.

But this situation has slowly changed.The master told him about things beyond the mountains, the etiquette norms that men should abide by, and what love and hatred are, which made him unconsciously have some unrealistic fantasies.

Ali now knows that ordinary men should at least have clothing that covers their bodies. He hopes that one day he can get a set of warm and decent clothing, just like those high-ranking male servants in the big courtyard, who can wear underwear and shoes and socks.But he also understands that his humble status is not worthy of such clothes.It is the grace of the masters that he can now have a tattered sackcloth to cover his shame, and it is much better than being naked in the cold cave.

But once he understands those principles, his heart will feel sore and uncomfortable, which is more painful than being beaten.

The master once laughed at him, because he was disappointed when he had hope, and he suffered when he was disappointed.The master said he'd better abandon those hopes and be at her mercy.So why did the master teach him those principles?
He wanted to follow his master's advice, but he couldn't, and he didn't know how to cut off his extravagant hopes.

Cheng Rou lowered her head and looked at Ali who was shivering in the cold wind with drunken eyes.

Throughout the year, he also only has this thin blouse to cover his body. After living in the cold pool of a cave for six years, he has cultivated that kind of inner strength, so he should not feel cold anymore, right?Why is he trembling now?Is he that afraid of her?Since he was so afraid, why did he still hope that she could live?
His appearance is really similar to Cheng Yuan when he was a child, so much so that she can recognize him at a glance without any evidence.

Cheng Rou has investigated the origin of Ali's identity, it is clearly written that he is Cheng Wu's son, why is he not at all like Cheng Wu when he was a child?It was impossible for Cheng Rou not to have doubts, and if she had doubts, she used every opportunity to investigate, so she discovered a shocking secret.The fifth emperor's daughter and A Li were born on the same day, A Li is the flesh and blood of Cheng Yuan and the emperor, and the fifth emperor's daughter is Cheng Wu's child.

Although the fifth princess was neglected by the Cheng family, she was the queen of the princess anyway, and Cheng Rou didn't intend to take the initiative to reveal such a secret, otherwise the one who became a slave would be her brother's daughter.And since A Li fell into her hands, did God open his eyes and finally give her a chance to take revenge?
She had to plan and use such a good opportunity to relieve her hatred.

It's a pity that when she met Ali, Ali had already suffered for seven or eight years, and he had already been deprived of everything a normal person had.Even if she beat him, scolded him and insulted him, he wouldn't feel so sad.She was not reconciled, she wanted Ali to replace Cheng Yuan, and replace the Cheng family to experience the kind of physical and mental torture she had suffered back then.

So she came up with a way.Ali didn't understand shame and dignity, so she taught him patiently, told him what the outside world was like, and told him what happiness is. When he understood and wanted to have it, she would completely destroy his hope.She will show him false tenderness and care, and give him a little benefit that other slaves don't have, so that he can taste the sweetness first, and it will be more painful when compared with the next suffering.

In the past few years, Cheng Rou has practiced according to this idea.Over and over again, it seemed to be moody playing with Ali's fragile body and mind.She thought that she would get the pleasure of revenge from it, and she thought that Ali would be unable to hold on and collapse and go crazy.

She beat him viciously for no reason on the coldest day in the twelfth lunar month, why couldn't she see the slightest resentment in his eyes?As long as he hates and wants revenge, she can kill him with peace of mind and take his internal strength.Otherwise, she won't do it, even if he is the son of Cheng Yuan and the emperor, she still can't bear it.

Cheng Yuan failed to stand up and testify when she needed help the most, he deserved to be killed; the emperor decreed that the whole family of Cheng's family was copied but also indirectly killed Cheng Wu, she should hate it.Ali, the son of these two people, is the most innocent one.

So torturing Ali, even killing Ali in the most cruel way, she still couldn't get rid of her hatred.It took her a long time to understand this truth.She warned herself not to be greedy for a moment, she had to use Ali to hit those people she really hated.Unless Ali did something out of the ordinary and she couldn't control it, she would kill him.

In fact, Cheng Rou didn't understand the real reason why she was reluctant to kill Ali.The kindness she suppressed in the deepest part of her heart has not yet disappeared, and she will never forget the warmth brought by Cheng Yuan's care for her and Cheng Wu.It was this little nostalgia that prevented her from taking Ali's life with her own hands.

"A Li, I want to tell you something very important." Cheng Rou threw away the wine bottle, she finally made up her mind to start the well-designed conspiracy, and she helped A Li up from the ground with the most gentle movements she felt.

A Li looked at her puzzled, although he already realized that the master didn't seem to want to hit him right away, but he didn't understand why the master was suddenly so gentle to him.

"A Li, I'm actually your aunt. Your biological father is my elder brother." Cheng Rou smiled kindly, restraining the cruelty and viciousness on his face just now.She hugged Ali in her arms and said softly: "Don't call me master, just call me aunt, remember?"

"Master, are you drunk?" Ali cautiously tried.

Cheng Rou stared, and said angrily, "Nonsense, I'm not drunk. I'm your aunt, call me quickly, let me listen."

Arise shrank her body and yelled boldly, a weak mosquito without any confidence.He thought the master must be drunk, and he would be beaten if he didn't do what the master told him to do.The master just asked him to change his name to another name. What's the problem?He only needs to be good and follow suit completely to avoid cruel punishment.

Cheng Rou nodded with satisfaction.She really felt a little drunk, and Ali helped her to the bed, covered her with the quilt and fell into a deep sleep.

A Li dare not really think of the master as his own aunt. In his mind, this is at most a new game on the master's whim. Maybe the master will forget what happened tonight when he wakes up tomorrow morning.

He silently cleaned up the mess on the table and the floor, rinsed his body with cold water, and then looked up at the sky. The full moon had slanted down, the east was slightly pale, and dawn was approaching.

He leaned against the door and curled up to take a rest.The warmth of the moment the master hugged him just now has long since dissipated, but his heart is still somewhat nostalgic.He couldn't help but imagine how great it would be if the master played this game every day?Even if he knew it was fake, he was still willing to indulge.

(End of this chapter)