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The bandits were overjoyed after capturing Luo Jingxian, seeing it as a golden opportunity to make a fortune.
She was locked away, carefully guarded and trained, with the intention of selling her for a good price.
During that time, Luo Jingxian felt extremely despondent. The only consolation was her stunning beauty; the bandits hoped to sell her at a higher price, so they refrained from subjecting her to brutal mistreatment.
Days passed in a state of despair and frustration, but as time went on, she grew accustomed to it. Aside from the occasional whipping or being denied food as punishment, Luo Jingxian even began to adapt to this life. She learned to conceal her thoughts and secretly looked for opportunities to escape.
However, the bandits treated her like a shining piece of gold, and their guards were vigilant. She never found a chance to flee.
The bandits were dissatisfied with the offers from potential buyers and had not sold her for over a year.
Eventually, they seemed to come up with a plan. They believed that the reason they couldn't sell Luo Jingxian for a high price was due to their remote location, where few could afford such an expense. Thus, they decided to take her to a wealthier area.
In the Exiled Nation, it was too easy to be discovered, so they headed to the imperial capital of Dongchuan.
The plan proceeded smoothly; Luo Jingxian was indeed sold for a high price. The bandits received a substantial sum of money and left contentedly.
When Luo Jingxian arrived there, she paused for a moment, her eyes filled with deep sorrow: "The one who bought me was Bai Family's eldest daughter, Bai Rong'er."
As the story unfolded, Ye Xiaohan did not interrupt Luo Jingxian, allowing her to continue.
Bai Rong'er had seen the bandits selling people on the street and felt immense sympathy when she spotted Luo Jingxian—a delicate beauty reduced to being trafficked. She returned home and pleaded with her mother, the legitimate wife of the Bai Family at that time, to buy Luo Jingxian back under the guise of taking her as a maid.
During that year and more, Luo Jingxian experienced many things. Her once carefree personality transformed into one filled with vigilance and wariness towards others. She did not reveal her background to anyone.
However, Bai Rong'er was kind-hearted and truly good-natured. As they spent day and night together, Luo Jingxian gradually let down her guard and shared everything with her.
Bai Rong'er kept this secret safe and felt even more heartbroken over Luo Jingxian's experiences. The two became inseparable friends through thick and thin.
"At that time, she was still waiting. After some time, when she had saved enough for the monthly expenses, she planned to send a letter to the Exiled Nation." Those days were the happiest times for Luo Jingxian.
However, just as Bai Rong'er had gathered enough money for Luo Jingxian to return to the Exiled Nation, a major incident occurred in the Bai Family.
The concubine, who had been pretending to be pitiful all along, revealed her ambition. Under the pretense of delivering medicine, she secretly poisoned and harmed the legitimate wife of the Bai Family.
In one night, Bai Rong'er lost her mother, who was hastily buried. Her father's attention was entirely focused on the delicate concubine, with only eyes for her and her precious son.
Luo Jingxian couldn't bear to see Bai Rong'er suffering alone in the capital, so she decided to stay and accompany her for the time being.
"She always said that with her mother gone, her only relative in the world was her father, so she didn't want to leave home." Luo Jingxian spoke painfully, "I should have insisted on taking her away at that time; otherwise, she wouldn't have encountered such things later!"
Perhaps recalling the tragic fate that followed, Luo Jingxian's body trembled slightly, unable to control herself. Ye Xiaohan quickly stepped forward to stabilize her emotions; she was quite familiar with handling such situations and knew Luo Jingxian's state better than anyone.
"If you feel unwell, we can talk about these matters later." Ye Xiaohan gently patted Luo Jingxian's back and softly comforted her.
With Ye Xiaohan's help, Luo Jingxian soon calmed down, but she did not stop. Like a river swelling rapidly, she urgently needed to divert the rushing waters; otherwise, the banks would be destroyed.
Ye Xiaohan understood this principle as well and saw that Luo Jingxian's emotions were relatively stable, so she did not stop her.
The concubine harbored deep thoughts and had long been eager for the position of the Bai Family's legitimate wife. After successfully taking that position by causing Bai Rong'er's mother’s death, she grew increasingly dissatisfied with Bai Rong'er and wanted to drive her out.
However, Bai Rong'er was a good person and well-liked in the household. Although the master of the Bai Family was bewitched and allowed the concubine to harm his wife, he could not bring himself to mistreat his daughter; he merely neglected her.
Unable to expel Bai Rong'er, whom she viewed as a thorn in her side, the concubine resorted to various schemes to make things difficult for her.
Yet even such days did not last long; ultimately, Bai Rong'er still fell victim to the concubine's schemes.
Luo Jingxian clearly remembered that it was a clear afternoon.
Bai Rong'er had been feeling down lately, her usual smile forced. Luo Jingxian, wanting to lighten her mood, insisted on taking her to the garden to enjoy the scenery.
Before long, My Son came running over, crouching by the riverbank to play with the fish.
"Brother, the river is dangerous. Don't climb out there. If you want fish, let the servants catch some for you," Bai Rong'er warned, noticing that My Son was nearly half over the edge, his clothes getting wet.
However, the child was too engrossed in his play to heed her words.
Luo Jingxian frowned and said, "Why are you bothering with him? What he does has nothing to do with us. There are plenty of people around him to take care of him; you don't need to worry. It only makes things harder for you and gives others an excuse to bully you!"
She glared at the child still playing and pulled Bai Rong'er away from the scene.
If they couldn't confront it, could they at least avoid it?
But as it turned out, they couldn't escape at all.
My Son drowned.
That afternoon, shortly after Luo Jingxian and Bai Rong'er left, the child fell into the water. Strangely enough, although the river was indeed a bit deep, someone nearby immediately jumped in to save him.
Even so, when he was brought back to shore, he had already swallowed too much water and was unresponsive.
When Luo Jingxian and Bai Rong'er learned of this tragic event, they were both shocked and hurried over, only to find a concubine holding the child and crying out in anguish.
She had managed to rise to the position of the legitimate wife not only by flattering Master Bai but also because she had given birth to a son while the former legitimate wife had only produced a daughter.
She had been waiting for her husband to pass so that her son could inherit the family business, ensuring her a life of comfort and wealth in her later years.
Now, however, everything was ruined.
Her son was dead, and the Master would surely want another heir to continue the family line. At her age, conceiving again was uncertain; even if she did manage to become pregnant, there was no guarantee that the child would be a son.
In that case, Master Bai would remarry, and those unknown women would come to snatch the inheritance from her! How could she not feel heartbroken and furious?
So when she caught sight of Bai Rong'er during a moment of distraction, all her pent-up hatred exploded towards Bai Rong'er and her companion, Luo Jingxian.
Get up, this concubine was a ruthless character. To monopolize the Bai family's wealth, she had gone so far as to kill her own husband, the head of the Bai family, Master Bai.
To eliminate suspicion, she had deliberately spread rumors that made it seem like Master Bai had committed suicide due to a failed business venture and his subsequent despair.
Afterward, she had nearly taken complete control of the Bai family. Bai Rong'er and Luo Jingxian couldn't even execute their escape plan, as her people were watching them day and night.
Once she had dealt with Master Bai's affairs, her attention turned back to the two of them.
"Your mother is an ungrateful bitch, and you are just a little bitch!" The concubine's finger almost poked Bai Rong'er's face before it was swatted away by Luo Jingxian.
Seeing that they dared to defy her, the concubine's anger surged. "Bitch! If it weren't for you two, how could my son have died? Don't think that just because you deny it, I will believe you. It must have been you who pushed my son into the river!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Luo Jingxian retorted angrily. "Look at what kind of person you are; it's clear what kind of people we are! Do you think we are as despicable as you?"
Bai Rong'er nervously grabbed Luo Jingxian's arm, signaling her to avoid further conflict.
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