Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

After dinner, Liu Siyue called Qingling to her room alone. "Qingling, tell me your impressions of this rural place."

"Now that I am a slave, I can only keep my thoughts to myself. The past is gone, and I don't want to mention it again."

Now, following my master, I only want to serve him wholeheartedly.

"You're quite flexible; I'd like to hear your story."

"Since Your Majesty wishes to hear, I will tell you."

When my master bought me, he must have inquired about my origins. I am from the capital, the sister of General Weiyuan. My brother and husband became victims in the power struggle among the princes.

All the princes wanted to win over my brother and husband, but they remained neutral. When they failed to win them over, they framed them.

The eldest prince, who was in charge of the country, always wanted my brother and husband to join his camp. The other princes, preferring to die rather than live in dishonor, framed my brother and husband, accusing them of treason and disloyalty.

All the men in my maternal and paternal families were executed. The younger women were sent to the brothels, while the older ones were sold as government slaves. We were sold to various places, and I'm afraid we'll never see each other again in this life.

"I have practiced martial arts since childhood, and I have watched helplessly as my family members perished. I am filled with hatred!"

"This may be fate, but you survived, so you may still have a chance to clear your family's name."

Living is the most important thing.

"I am already a slave, what chance do I have of changing my fate?"

"As long as the fire in your heart doesn't go out, as long as hope doesn't die out, what if there's a chance?"

"This servant thanks Your Highness for your understanding."

"I've heard that you noble ladies are trained from a young age in poetry, literature, etiquette, household management, and diplomacy. Is that true?"

"What you say is true, Master. Just like me, I entered the clan school at the age of three to learn poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, embroidery, and household etiquette. There are special teachers who teach all of these."

Our Ling family is a family of military generals, so I have never liked doing needlework since I was a child. I learned archery, horsemanship, and military strategy from my father and brothers.

It's a pity I'm a woman, unable to fight on the battlefield and achieve great deeds, unlike the princess who can fight alongside her husband and gallop across the battlefield. It's just a pity..."

At this point, Qingling fell silent. After a while, she raised her head again. "The Princess is the woman I respect most. She and her husband have made too many contributions, and they have been impeached by the court officials and the princes. Some people have been whispering in the Emperor's ear, saying that the Princess and her husband's power is growing day by day and that they are winning over the hearts of the people. They are suspected of plotting to usurp the throne."

The emperor, gripped by paranoia, not only stripped the princess and her husband of their military power, but also executed the husband on trumped-up charges. The princess's young son was also exiled, and it is said that he died on the way.

With the Emperor seriously ill, the princes are vying for power and trying to win over court officials. The Eldest Princess is one of them. It's uncertain whether the poor princess will be able to escape this calamity.

Liu Siyue felt a chill in her heart. The power struggles in ancient times were truly too cruel. The slightest mistake could lead to rivers of blood.

"Master, the world may be in chaos again. If you have enough money, you can stock up on more food and medicine."

"I've heard about it too. I don't know if you noticed when you came to the village today, but they're building an earthen wall at the entrance of our village in preparation for future unrest."

"Your Majesty has foresight, and I admire you greatly. As long as I have a breath left, I will protect you."

"Qingling, stop referring to yourself as a servant from now on. They say heroes emerge in times of chaos. I hope we can support each other and create a new world together."

You are a man of great talent, and I hope you can help me make adequate preparations before the world descends into chaos, so that my family, my clan, and my village may be safe and sound.

My sisters are mostly illiterate. I hope you can teach them to read, teach them manners, and teach them martial arts.

"Once the various forces start fighting, it's always the ordinary people who suffer. There will be refugees and bandits causing chaos. It's impossible for just a few of us to maintain peace in this area. Therefore, we need to have our own people."

"Does the master mean he wants to train a group of people?"

"A pearl must shine. I can't let your talent go to waste. When I have time, I'll talk to the village leaders and secretly select some people from the village for you to teach."

"It would be wonderful if you could do this, Master. I will certainly live up to your trust and impart all my knowledge to you, and stand with you through thick and thin."

"Qingling, I'm glad you think this way. Maybe one day you'll be able to avenge your family."

I'll have my cousin arrange a room for you alone.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master. It is my good fortune to meet you in this life."

"Alright, no need for words of gratitude. When you have time in the future, tell me more about what's happening in the capital. Although we're not directly involved, we need to have information from all sides to know ourselves and our enemy, so that we can win every battle."

"Once war breaks out, we can prepare defenses and plan our escape route immediately."

The next morning, just as dawn broke, the four of them got up. One did the laundry, another made breakfast, and the maid was already waiting in the courtyard for her mistress to give her instructions.

Qingwu and Qingye took Ruyu to the wasteland for morning exercise. Before long, everyone got up one after another, and those who came to work also arrived.

Liu Siyue led the four of them to Liu Yiyue's room. "This is my eldest sister, Liu Yiyue. Xiao Tao, you will take good care of Miss Yi from now on."

"This servant, Xiao Tao, greets Miss Yi."

"Second sister, what's wrong?"

"Elder sister, these are some servants I bought for the family. My cousin Ruyun will be busy with her studies and probably won't have time to take care of you. From now on, Xiaotao will be in charge of taking care of you. If you need anything, just tell Xiaotao."

"This is the new cook, Xiangqin; this is Chunhua, who does the laundry and cleaning; and this is Qingling, who is also the family's guard and tutor."

Half an hour later, Qingye returned. She knew she was going to the county town today, so she came back early. Qingwu and Ruyu still had to practice for another half an hour.

None of the four of them had expected that there could be such a family in the countryside, living such a prosperous life and treating their servants so well without the slightest bit of harshness. They had met a good master, and since their master treated them well, they would only treat their master even better.

Breakfast was made by Chunhua and Liu Ruyun together, with Liu Ruyun only helping out. The breakfast was particularly lavish, with porridge, steamed buns, pancakes, and eggs.

Liu Siyue ate a steamed bun and then a pancake. "The taste is not bad. Who made it?"

Chunhua, who had been nervously watching from the side, felt relieved when Liu Siyue said the food tasted pretty good. She was afraid that her master would not be satisfied with the food she made and would sell her off again.

"These were all made by Chunhua in April; her skills are even better than mine."

"You two should practice together more often and cooperate with each other. She will be your helper from now on."

"Yes, I know. She's definitely better than me at making noodles. Let's see how she cooks at lunchtime."

"Everyone, eat up! Don't just stand there, try Chunhua's cooking!"

"Mother, Second Uncle, our family is growing larger and larger, and this house is about to become too small."

I have an idea to share with you. There are only seven or eight households at the end of the village. Sister Zaohua has already planned to move out, and I plan to let the other six households move out as well. I will give them some compensation money and buy the entire area at the end of the village; it will all belong to our family.

"If we fence off this whole area, it will be much more convenient for us to do whatever we want."

"They've lived here for decades, do you really think they'd agree to move?"