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  PS, seeking recommendation votes and collection. Ive always thought that true strength isnt about being reckless, but rather not being willing to suffer losses, persisting in ones bottom line. Ding Rou is strong-willed at heart, she wont allow anyone to control her fate, her personal bottom line will never change. This is a story of struggle.

  After washing her face, Ting Rong changed into a new set of clothes, an eight-treasured moon skirt with a hundred pleats. Ting Rong was pressed down to sit by Liu Shi, who combed Ting Rongs hair. Ting Rong touched the moon skirt, feeling the softness of the silk fabric. Liu Shi noticed Ting Rongs small actions and said, "If you dont like it, mother will have the fabric cut and made into a new set of clothes for you to wear tomorrow. The village cant compare to the mansion, and mother doesnt want to make you feel inferior either."

  Liu knew that Ding Rou loved beautiful clothes, so she did her best to satisfy her daughter. Ding Rou smiled and said, "Mother should make clothes." Liu wore too shabby clothes, Ding Rou pulled Lius hand and said, "Mother, just simply braid my hair, I dont go out, a head full of pearls and jade is pressing on my neck and it hurts."

  Lius hand paused, "Xiao Rou, are you serious?"

  Ding Ruo found that the object in front of her was not a copper mirror, but a glass mirror that reflected people very clearly. Ding Ruo nodded affirmatively and looked at Liu Shi, who had suffered hardships. Ding Ruo didnt have the heart to indulge in luxury, so she picked out a sheep-fat-colored jasmine hairpin and inserted it into her hair, replacing the golden hairpin and earrings. She went to the jewelry box, where the hairpins and bracelets were exquisite. It seemed that Ding Ruo had been favored for a period of time before, and the jewelry could be exchanged for silver, which would solve the current difficulties. Ding Ruo could endure temporary hardships, but it didnt make sense to suffer for a lifetime. People should not listen to fate, but instead strive to change their circumstances.

  Lius family was very anxious to see Ding Rou fiddle with the jewelry, "Mother owes it to Xiao Rou, when Mother has more money, she will definitely redeem the jade bangle. Xiao Rou, Mother really had no choice and had to pawn the jade bangle."

  Liu explained again: "Is the jade bangle Xiao Rous favorite? Not given by Master and Mistress, Xiao Rou is seriously ill, inviting a doctor will cost money."

  "How much did you pawn it for?" The innocent look on Lius face made Ding Rou extremely suspicious that Liu had been cheated, "How much did you pawn it for?"

  "A few taels of silver." Mrs. Lius voice was trembling, and her daughter became more severe after she woke up. Ding Ruo didnt understand the high and low prices, and the original Ding Ruo was a young lady who never cared about money, so she didnt know if Mrs. Liu had underpaid or not. Afraid that Ding Ruo wouldnt believe her, Mrs. Liu explained: "The doctors fee was two taels of silver, and I gave Zhang Mama a string of copper coins as a tip."

  Ding Rou grasped the slightly cool palm of Lius hand and comforted her, "Wealth is external to ones body, it cant compare to the importance of life. Mother, Ive been thinking that we should sell all the jewelry."

  "It cant be, it cant be." Mrs. Liu shook her head repeatedly, "Xiao Rou, its something to wear, its the Sixth Miss of the Ding Manor."

  Ding Rou smiled softly, "Still living in the Zhuangzis residence, Sixth Miss?" Ding Rou stood up and helped Liu Shi sit down, blocking her words, "Having gone through life and death, what else cant I let go of? The Ding family is a noble clan with a long history of producing scholars, they value their reputation above all else. Whether or not I pushed Third Sister into the water, since Ive been sent to Zhuangzis residence, its already impossible for me to return to the Ding family."

  "If she had been as sensible as she is now, things wouldnt have gone this far. Mother had warned her before, but Third Miss was too stubborn to listen."

  Ding Ruo didnt realize her suspicions, could it be that people with pure hearts feel more strongly? The Liu familys chatterbox kept talking about Ding Ruo and Third Misss past, Ding Ruos memories gradually cleared up, and that Third Miss was indeed not kind-hearted, inciting Ding Ruo to compete with the legitimate daughter. In the past, Ding Ruo wasnt stupid, but she was just a young girl of over ten years old, jealousy was a common thing, and after being instigated by Third Miss, Ding Ruos little bit of caution and wisdom disappeared. The one who benefited the most was Third Miss, no wonder when Ding Ruo reacted, she impulsively pushed Third Miss into the water, fearing there was still betrayal.

  Ding Ruo broke out in a cold sweat, the gaze of that third sister was sharper than a blade, Ding Ruo couldnt understand what kind of hatred would make her like this. The cold spring of the Ding manor was famous, even on a hot summer day, one could feel the chill near the spring. She fell into the cold spring, Ding Ruo covered her head, as if she had said something, but what was it? Ding Ruo couldnt remember, they were talking by the spring, Ding Ruo couldnt recall anything, nor could she remember whether or not she pushed the third miss, this memory was a complete blank.

  "Xiao Rou? Xiao Rou." Mrs. Liu anxiously hugged Ding Rou, "Mother wont say it anymore, Xiao Rou, Mother wont say it anymore."

  Mrs. Liu pressed her daughters head, and Ding Rou narrowed her eyes. Was this a trick? The third young lady was really ruthless, didnt she fear that she wouldnt be able to enter the Rongning Marquis estate? In Ding Rous memory, the third young lady had always been very concerned about the Rongning Marquis estate, and would often bring up the fact that the eldest sister of the legitimate birth had married into the Rongning Marquis family. Ding Rou smoothed out her mothers hair and smiled: "Mother is right, from now on Ill keep my distance from third sister."

  The Liu family had originally intended to remind Ting Ruo that they would not go to the Ting mansion again, and it would be difficult to see Miss San again. However, looking at her daughter Ting Ruo, Mrs. Liu couldnt bring herself to say anything, thinking that even if there was hope for her daughter, it would be good. Wouldnt Ting Ruo, who was skilled at guessing peoples thoughts, have noticed what Mrs. Liu was thinking? Ting Ruo didnt want to return to the Ting mansion anyway. She had a carefree life on the farm, and going back would mean shed just be one of many daughters, with her marriage arranged by her stepmother. Ting Ruo wasnt willing to let anyone control her fate, and she wished that her stepmother would forget about her so she could accumulate some silver and possibly make a run for it, taking Mrs. Liu with her to start a new life elsewhere, completely breaking free from the Ting family being the best outcome.

  From her original memory, Ding Rou hooked the corner of her mouth. The crossing was not hers alone. It was a couple with the surname Qin who drove out the Mongols, not Zhu Yuanzhang. After driving away the Mongolian iron cavalry that occupied the Central Plains, the husband, Qin Tian, established the national title as Daqin, and was revered as the Taizu of Qin, unifying the world under heaven. He appointed his wife as the empress, and the only decree issued by the empress was to thoroughly abolish foot binding and chastity arches, and to completely eliminate the Cheng-Zhu school of thought that originated in the Song Dynasty. All books on the Cheng-Zhu school were burned, comparable to the Qin Shi Huangs burning of books and burying of scholars. Although this caused turmoil at the time, and the empresss position was almost lost, eighty years later, today, few people still know about the Cheng-Zhu school.

  The current emperor of the Great Qin has the era name Xiwén, and is known as Emperor Xiwén. The country is at peace, with the Mongol cavalry making movements on the grasslands but unable to invade the Central Plains. Although womens status is not equal to that of men, it is much better than in the Ming dynasty of the same period. Women can remarry after being widowed, go out in public, and learn to read and write, although most literate women are either daughters of wealthy families or wives of scholars. Ordinary commoner families cannot afford for their daughters to attend school.

  Ding Rou stroked the smooth mirror, poetry and songs, all sorts of inventions by travelers through time and space. Ding Rou could finally take a break, that couple who traveled through time and space had caused her no end of trouble. They had done everything, from making glass and mirrors to introducing high-yielding crops like sweet potatoes and corn. And there was even a collection of poems by the great ancestor, with "Qingyuan Spring Snow" being particularly famous. It was because of this poem that the great ancestor Qin Tian had received help from General Xu Da and strategist Liu Jun during the war to establish the country. From then on, Ding Rou gave up her thoughts of piracy, who let her be later than that couple in traveling through time and space?

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