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That day, her mother put her in little girl's clothes and put her in braids. Her ears were filled with the wailing of servants, begging for mercy, and the sound of metal tearing muscle and joints. Her mother took her into her arms and hugged her as hard as she could. Then she hung a jade pendant around Li Yunni's neck, called the wet nurse Meng who had been taking care of her next to her, pushed Li Yunni into Meng's arms, opened the secret passage in the house, let Meng in, and then closed the entrance to the secret passage...