After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 333 She Desires Freedom

The old man of the Jiang family had three wives.

The first one died of a serious illness, leaving behind a child, who is Jiang Qisheng’s father.

His second wife died during childbirth. Although the child survived, he did not.

This wife was Mr. Jiang's favorite. He could not accept the death of his beloved, so he took out all his anger on a newborn girl and left her to wander around the house.

This little girl is Jiang Shu.

The third one is the current old lady.

The old lady had no children and she seemed not to care about these things. She entrusted her two children to the care of servants, and went to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha all day long, almost becoming a semi-monk.

After her eldest son got married, she handed over all the affairs of the house to the new wife and lived in the mountains from then on, only returning home during the holidays.

The young Jiang Shu could only rely on his wet nurse for survival.

A few years later, the wet nurse also died of illness due to overwork.

Jiang Shu seemed to have been forgotten by the entire Jiang family. She lived alone in an abandoned side yard and began to think of ways to survive.

She dug a small hole in her yard leading to the outside so that she could sneak out at any time and exchange items for money.

Before her wet nurse left, she saved up many exquisitely embroidered handkerchiefs and cloths for her. With the help of these things, plus her own barely passable craftsmanship, Jiang Shu managed to grow up to the age of ten.

At that time, Xie Zhixiao was a young general who was very popular in Beijing.

He has excellent martial arts skills and he jumps up and down, climbs walls and runs across rooftops all day long without stopping for a moment.

One day he was squatting on the roof and saw a pitifully thin little man in the corner.

He immediately became interested, flew down and squatted with the little man.

Jiang Shu, who was eating in the corner of the alley, was startled.

Xie Zhixiao asked: "What are you doing hiding here?"

Jiang Shu looked at him coldly and said nothing.

But what was clearly shown in his eyes was: You have no eyes, can't you see that I'm eating?

Xie Zhixiao was not angry either. He poked with the hilt of his dagger and said, "Why don't you go outside to eat? It's bright and clean. How nice."

Jiang Shu glanced timidly at the entrance of the alley; the bright light there made her eyes uncomfortable.

She turned her head away stubbornly, "No."

This was the first time Xie Zhixiao met such a person. He was so excited that he wanted to take her out to eat delicious food.

Jiang Shu struggled desperately, "Let me go!"

Xie Zhixiao was puzzled, "Why not go?"

"Do not want to."

Jiang Shu finished the food in his hand in a few bites and turned into the alley again.

Xie Zhixiao refused to let her go and used his Qinggong to block her in front.

She glared at him fiercely.

The young man was tall and stood in front of the thin Jiang Shu like a thick wall.

Jiang Shu felt that such a person was just like the high wall in her yard, which made her feel suffocated.

Her breathing began to rapid, and she suddenly became ruthless. She grabbed the boy's arm and bit it, then turned around and slipped away when she saw the opportunity.

From then on, every day, Xie Zhixiao could accurately find the place where Jiang Shu appeared. Every time they met, he would be playful and tease her.

Jiang Shu didn't want to see him.

Finally unable to bear it any longer, she took the dagger from his side while he wasn't paying attention and held it tightly in her hand.

Xie Zhixiao was afraid that she would hurt herself, so he quickly took two steps back.

Jiang Shu held the sword tightly and refused to let go, his eyes gradually turned red.

"Is someone like me fun for you?"

Xie Zhixiao was stunned.

Jiang Shu stepped forward and pointed the sword at himself, "If you want to play, I'll leave my life for you to play with, okay?"

Xie Zhixiao said hurriedly: "No, I didn't--"

Jiang Shu turned the tip of his sword around again, "Then stay away from me, I don't want to see you!"

Xie Zhixiao looked at the sword thrown on the ground and fell into rare silence.

After Jiang Shuliu returned home, he blocked the original hole and dug a more hidden hole in another place.

There are countless holes in her yard, and at the other end of these holes are countless hopes.

When Jiang Shu mentioned this to her, his eyes sparkled.

Yuan Qing didn't understand at first, but as she understood more, she knew more about what those holes meant to her.

She traveled through these caves every day, eavesdropping on the teacher's lectures, learning the ways of the world, and saving the money she needed.

She could not be liberated, but her thoughts were never imprisoned.

She yearns for freedom very much.

Going north to find her husband was just one of the reasons why she ran away.

Even if Xie Zhixiao was not there, she would not continue to stay in the Jiang family.