Bab 269: 268 won't think too much about it, right?

Aqian heard these words and glanced at Zhang Xiaoying.

She didn't know how to comfort Si Minzhi.

Aqian was luckier than Si Minzhi because she had a Princess as her mother.

Yet even so, her days hadn't been easy.

The Emperor's inaction, allowing the Si Family to ride roughshod over the Princess.

"Grandma, I actually noticed the differences in our household very early on. Although it's said that every family has its own rules, the Si Family's were particularly strange. At night, we were absolutely forbidden to leave our rooms, and there were many areas in the house we were not allowed to approach.

"Out of curiosity, I once dodged the servants and ventured into those places, only to discover some disgusting things. After that, my curiosity faded, and I started to follow the rules. Mother often refused to see me because she was ill, but I knew it was because she had injuries.