[The main story is complete.]
[The author is firmly against surrogacy! There is no surrogacy in this story. It's simply an emotional push and pull between two people of very different status, and they have a child along the way. The child is their own, and no one is acting as a surrogate!]
Bi Liu'er came from a poor family. Her mother sold her to Madam Ge, who lived in a neighboring village, as a servant. A high-ranking official was supposedly cursed by fate and unable to find a wife. A master advised him to take a concubine first, preferably one who could bear him a child, to break the curse.
Liu'er came from a respectable family, had a strong destiny, and possessed clear, bright features. Fortunately, she was chosen and sent to his bedchamber.
On their wedding night, the man sneered in disdain. "A mere peasant girl thinks she's fit to serve me? Put aside any improper thoughts. I will never take you as my concubine."
Bi Liu'er looked at the young master before her, tall, handsome, and elegant, and obediently replied.
Before long, Liu'er was pregnant. The Old Madam was overjoyed and praised her good fortune again and again. Feeling sorry that she still had no title, she wanted to take charge and raise her to the rank of favored concubine. Liu'er showed little joy and said only that it was entirely up to the master.
That night, the sinister master gripped Liu'er's chin and said viciously, "You're lucky, but even if you only want to be my favored concubine, you don't qualify. Give birth to the child safely, and I'll allow you to be my concubine."
Before long, the year was up. Liu'er safely gave birth to her child. As soon as her month of confinement was over, she asked the Old Madam to keep her promise. The Old Madam held her grandson and looked at the woman before her. Though she had given birth, her eyes were as clear as they had been when she first entered the household a year earlier. The Old Madam sighed. "You have a mind of your own. My son can't keep you."
Bi Liu'er took the money and returned to her hometown without hesitation. When they met again, she was smiling gently with a scholar, who was clearly enamored with her.
Seeing the two of them in love, the sinister master went mad.
P.S.:
1. This is a historical setting with historical characters. The characters' actions do not represent the author's values.
2. The male lead falls for her first, then uses cunning and force to take her. The female lead will not fall for him.
3. A nontraditional happy ending.
[To address some controversy in the comments on Chapter One, here's a clarification:]
1. This story does not promote "108 children in one pregnancy" or the idea that having many children means you're blessed! The leads have only one child in the entire story. The female lead is not made a consort because she gave birth, and no one outside the household knows the child is hers.
2. This story does not promote "surrogacy" or "renting a womb"! The leads are both sexually and emotionally untouched by anyone else. The first time they sleep together, the male lead already has a vague affection for the female lead. The Old Madam, who brings the female lead into the household, respects her from the very beginning. Later, when she learns that the female lead is unwilling, she does everything she can to help her fake her death and escape successfully.
3. The female lead remains clear-headed and independent throughout! Facing the male lead's abuse of power, she resists stubbornly and tenaciously. Even in the face of tempting sweet talk, she stays true to her convictions. Ultimately, she wins her struggle with the male lead and upholds her independent spirit.
Thank you all for reading this far!!
Theme: Knowledge is power.
Regarding some controversies in the comments on the first chapter of this article, the clarification is as follows: 1. There is no propaganda that "one child has 108 babies" and that having many children means you are very lucky! In the whole story, the male and female protagonists only gave birth to one child, and the female protagonist was not named a concubine because she gave birth to a baby. Passers-by did not know that she gave birth to the child. 2. There is no promotion of "surrogacy" or "womb borrowing"! The male and female protagonists are both physically and mentally clean. When doing it for the first time, the male protagonist already has a vague affection for the female protagonist. The old lady who took the heroine into the house respected her very much from the beginning. Later, when she learned that the heroine was unwilling, she tried her best to help the heroine escape successfully. Ps: Today I have been afraid of feudalism because of ancient sayings (Bishui has a precedent), and I have been afraid to read comments, let alone delete them! I saw some comments that were reviewed and deleted in the background, and they may have been scolded rather harshly, hahaha. I didn't expect that many people misunderstood my title copy. I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!! I should have read the comments earlier and explained earlier. I would like to say sorry to everyone again!!
Wow wow wow wow actually this ending is quite good. Although it is not the kind of freedom Xiuxiu thought before, she won her own freedom and also won the freedom for countless girls, which is worthy of admiration.
It's good to watch, but it's too short and not enough to read. I feel like the plot behind it is a bit rushed. I don't know what happened to the second male lead. The male protagonist's mother was poisoned and thought it was a foreshadowing. I hope the author's next book will be better.
I've finished reading it. It's a short and concise book. The author's pace is so fast that it feels like he wants to run away with the heroine.
This is the first book, and I am already impressed by the writing style. I am looking forward to the next masterpiece!!!
It's over, woohoo, madam, can I still watch another hundred chapters of extra chapters?
It's quite good. The first one is already very good.
The author's first book is encouraging and encouraging. Although there are still shortcomings and the writing style needs to be improved, the flaws are not concealed. Keep up the good work.
Read it in one sitting. Nice
Where is my comment? Is it stuck?