Gu Yu quickly looked around. Fortunately, no one saw her. Otherwise, if Sun Caiwei cried in front of her at night, she would not be able to wash it off even if she jumped into the Yellow River.
Although her medical skills were not good, she still knew a little about hearing, hearing, asking, and treating. Sun Caiwei's complexion was pale and sluggish, and her eyes were darkened, which was caused by depression in her heart for a long time.
In order to avoid the sudden appearance of another person, Gu Yu pulled Sun Caiwei to a deserted corner, handed her a handkerchief and said, "Wipe your tears first."
Sun Caiwei said slowly: "My mother married my father when he was in poverty, gave birth to three daughters one after another, and her body also collapsed.
My father thought my mother couldn't have a son, so he took in concubines one after another. Now we have a lot of concubine brothers at home.
My father dotes on his concubines and kills his wives. He usually neglects my mother and me, but recently he is planning to divorce my mother on the grounds of childlessness and jealousy, so as to reorganize the concubine family."
Sun Caiwei said, covering her face with a handkerchief and crying.
Gu Yu felt uncomfortable after hearing this, and murmured: "Such a thing still exists. However, although our dynasty has seven rules for getting out, there are also three rules for not leaving, 'Being poor and lowly, and then being rich', Mr. Sun cannot divorce his wife at will."
, if that day comes, you and your mother can go to Jingzhaoyi to appeal for grievances."
Although Gu Yu said this, he also knew in his heart that if Mr. Sun really made up his mind to divorce his wife and support his concubine, his pale "three no-go" words would not be able to stop him.
If push comes to shove, it is possible that Mr. Sun may cause his wife to "die" of illness.
Gu Yu felt desolate in her heart, and once again felt the pity of women in this era.
Sun Caiwei even swallowed: "Six years ago, Prince Gu told me that men and women are born equal, why is this not the case in reality?
Even my mother herself felt that she was rejected by her father because she could not give birth to a son. She cried every day and resented that my two sisters and I were not sons.
Although my two sisters are legitimate children, they still give in to their concubine brothers even if they are justified. They are afraid of being bullied by their husband's family, so the brothers do not support them.
Gu Shizi, you said that the world is biased and women should not look down on themselves. But why do I get scolded and disliked by my parents every time I say something about equality between men and women?
I worry about it every day and can’t understand why I am subject to all kinds of constraints since I was born a girl. Even if I struggle, I will be called deviant.”
Gu Yu was speechless.
The ideas she accepted in modern times were incompatible with this era. At that time, she saw that this little girl was old-fashioned and enthusiastic, so she said a few more words, but she didn't expect that it trapped her.
There is a saying that goes well, I could have accepted the darkness if I had never seen the light.
This is the case for Sun Caiwei. If she had not spoken about those ideas of equal rights for men and women at that time, Sun Caiwei might have been like thousands of women in this era.
Accepting the pressure of the three obediences and the four virtues, obeying father, husband and son, although it is difficult and bitter, my whole life has been so vague.
But she said it, and Sun Caiwei also listened. The reality was not what she said.
So Sun Caiwei began to suffer from herself. It was clear that women had awakened, but the real world where men were superior to women was like a mountain, crushing her to death.
A person's power is weak. Even Gu Yu herself feels powerless if she wants to change the status quo.
Sun Caiwei was still sobbing softly: "Prince Gu, tell me, what should I do?"
After saying goodbye to Guanyin Mountain, she regarded Gu Yu's words as her life creed. Every time she was forced to read the female precepts and listen to the legends of those chaste and virtuous women, she would feel breathless.
Her parents and sisters regarded her as an alien and hired strict female teachers to control her.
She really put a lot of effort into not being brainwashed.
Gu Yu was silent again, she didn't know what to do.
That day she took her younger sister to Yangkang Bookstore, and the heroic words she spoke seemed like a joke.
She has no ability to change this era, nor can she change the concept that the world has held for thousands of years that men are superior to women.
She can only change the people around her, but what will be the result?
Encouraged by her, her younger sister took a step forward, but was hurt by Dong Changmao. Because of her words, Sun Caiwei struggled for many years, was exhausted mentally and physically, and had the appearance of premature aging.
The evening breeze blew away all the heat from the wine in her body, followed by a biting chill.
"I'm sorry." Gu Yu said.
Sun Caiwei raised her head in surprise: "Is the answer Gu Shizi gave me just a word of sorry?"
Gu Yu was silent again.
Sun Caiwei cried and laughed out loud: "Then what does the self-suffering I have suffered all these years count for?"
Gu Yu listened to her cry, and the wound in his heart caused by his sister was opened again.
She never thought that her words would trap Sun Caiwei.
Six years have passed, and the little girl who buried the baby girl with her has been shaped like this by repeated exposure to feudal ethics and ideological awakening.
If she couldn't untie the knot in her heart, she would probably suffer for the rest of her life.
But this knot is not Sun Caiwei's alone, but a symptom of the times.
The night wind made the sleeves of his clothes rustle, and Gu Yu felt a chill coming from his bones.
Sun Caiwei wiped her tears and said: "If Prince Gu feels sorry for me, then marry me. Today I was rescued by Prince Gu while I was wet, and my honor and integrity have been lost. If men and women are destined not to be equal, then let me stay with Prince Gu."
, just stick to that false dream.”
Gu Yu refused simply and said: "No."
Sun Caiwei said: "I don't dare to ask for the position of Gu Shizi's head wife. I just want a place in the prince's backyard. It's better than me listening to the three obediences and four virtues every day to waste my mind."
Gu Yu still said: "No."
Sun Caiwei burst into tears: "I heard that Prince Gu has a deep love for Miss Lanyan. I swear on my life that if I marry the crown prince, I will never be jealous or miss Prince Gu's love and affection. I will be alone in this courtyard all my life."
Already satisfied."
Gu Yu still said: "No."
Human desires are unlimited, and she did not dare to gamble on Sun Caiwei's oath with the entire Gu family.
Sun Caiwei covered her ears with her hands and collapsed: "Why! Why! Why!"
Gu Yu looked at her and said, "I have reasons why I can never marry you, and you shouldn't spend your life like this."
She knew this was cruel to Sun Caiwei, but the long-term pain was worse than the short-term pain.
Sun Caiwei knelt down to her with a plop, raised her head and said, "Prince Gu, I beg you, please save me again."
In the bleak years of the boudoir, it was Gu Yu who gave her hope. When she jumped into the Goddess Lake and was about to drown, it was Gu Yu who fished her out.
Sun Caiwei pulled the hem of Gu Yu's clothes and said: "My reputation has been lost. If Gu Shizi doesn't want to marry me, even if my father doesn't beat me to death, he will marry me to a wealthy family to straighten the family tradition."
Concubine makes the continuation string.
Gu Shizi, you said that my life should not be spent like this, but I don’t want to be manipulated like this. This is my last fight, can you save me, save me?"
Gu Yu covered her hand, pulled the hem of the clothes out of her hands, and said with compassion in her eyes: "No."