"Come in," Nian Jiaojiao said to the man hesitating at the door.
After a moment of hesitation, he slowly walked in.
As the light changed, Nian Jiaojiao finally saw his appearance clearly.
Although he was only wearing coarse linen clothes, it did not detract from his beautiful and cute little face.
His features were delicate yet soft, and his cat-like eyes were filled with countless stars. Nian Jiaojiao couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "What a beautiful boy!"
Why did she say "boy"?
His complexion was slightly pale, his body appeared thin and weak, and he was only about 1.6 meters tall. In Nian Jiaojiao's eyes, he looked like a middle schooler who had just entered junior high.
So young.
He was probably the "little third" or the "little fourth"...
As she was thinking this, the other party trembling opened his mouth, "Wife, wife master?"
Seeing that he seemed afraid of her, Nian Jiaojiao forced a smile:
"Um, can you get me something to eat? I'm hungry."
Unexpectedly, upon seeing her smile, he trembled even more violently:
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll go now!"
Before Nian Jiaojiao could react, he turned and ran outside.
Nian Jiaojiao: "..."
Did he think she was a wolf or a tiger?
However, because the other party was slightly running, it made her notice his leg disability. He was a cripple, so he must be the youngest, the "little fourth."
Thinking of this, her memory of the four husbands became clearer.
Her four husbands were all "distinctive," which was why even with her notorious reputation, she managed to marry four in just a few short years.
In the Great Moon Dynasty, men were admired for their delicate and fragile beauty.
Legend had it that a male consort of the Great Moon was the epitome of gentleness and charm, receiving the Empress's favor and being hailed as the "Prosperous White Lotus" of the dynasty.
Let's talk about the original body's husbands.
The eldest husband was a year older than her, and they were childhood sweethearts. He had been saved by the original body once, so no matter how notorious the original body was, he insisted on marrying her.
After the original body turned 14 and came of age, they got married.
But what the eldest husband did not expect was that the original body was willing to marry him not out of love, but because she couldn't stand poverty.
And then, someone appeared and said they didn't want any betrothal gifts. This scumbag woman, seeing that the other party even brought a significant dowry, shamelessly married him and embezzled his dowry.
After squandering the eldest husband's dowry, she treated him like a slave.
In other families, men managed the household, and women worked outside.
But this woman was different. Her eldest husband supported the family, did the housework, and she herself was either lying around at home or out having fun.
The second husband, third husband, and fourth husband were brothers.
Although it had only been over half a year since they married, they had suffered much abuse from the original body. If they didn't comply with her wishes, they would be beaten.
The second husband was the eldest of the three brothers. He was 1.9 meters tall and burly, known as the ugliest man in Qinghe Village. He was already 22 years old and unmarried until he met the original body.
The third husband was the second of the three brothers and was rumored to be blind.
The fourth husband she had just met.
Logically speaking, such looks would conform to the mainstream aesthetic of the Great Moon Dynasty.
But physical disabilities were a major taboo. No woman would be willing to marry a man whose body was not "complete."
The original body, however, took two at once.
However, the original body's intention in marrying the three brothers was also malicious.
Originally, the original body only intended to marry the eldest. The eldest was skilled in hunting and always brought back a lot of game when he returned to the village, so he caught the original body's eye.
The original body went to propose, and he agreed, on the condition that both his younger brothers be taken along with him.
The original body initially refused. Although the eldest was an ugly man, at least his body was intact.
But the eldest insisted that he would only marry with his brothers. The original body was in urgent need of money at the time, so she grudgingly agreed.
But who was the original body?
Stingy and petty.
Resentful of being forced to marry two useless men, she vented her anger on the three brothers after they were brought home, constantly picking on them.
But now that she had taken over this body, she hadn't decided how to treat the husbands the original body had married. For now, she could only wait and see.
"Wife master, I, I've brewed some rice water."
The fourth husband nervously brought over the bowl.
Looking at the steaming broken porcelain bowl, Nian Jiaojiao couldn't afford to be picky. She took it and frowned at the rice water, in which only a few grains of rice were visible.
It really was... rice water.
"Wife, wife master, there's no rice at home. We'll have meat when Big Brother returns from hunting."
Seeing Nian Jiaojiao frown, Xingyun's heart sank. He mentally prepared himself for the possibility of her smashing the bowl and him getting beaten.
His cautious behavior softened Nian Jiaojiao's heart.
Although she didn't intend to feign amnesia as a typical transmigration trope, she really couldn't bring herself to act like the original body.
She silently drank the rice water slowly. Having not eaten for two days, she worried her stomach couldn't handle drinking it quickly.
After a bowl of rice water, Nian Jiaojiao felt warmth spread through her body, and her stomach felt much more comfortable.
Seeing him still standing in a posture with his head bowed, Nian Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow:
"Forget it."
Xingyun cautiously glanced at her.
He hadn't expected Nian Jiaojiao to be so calm. Not only was she not blaming him for her falling into the water, but she hadn't even yelled at him for serving her simple rice water.
Nian Jiaojiao didn't know what he was thinking. It was at this moment that she remembered the warm chest she felt while she was unconscious. Looking at Xingyun, she asked:
"I fainted earlier, who gave me medicine?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, his legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the ground.
"Uh... Fourth, what are you doing?"
Nian Jiaojiao originally wanted to call him by his name, but she found that the original body didn't know the names of her husbands, so she could only call him by the original body's appellation.
"Wife master... sob sob sob."
Seeing him on the verge of tears, Nian Jiaojiao had a headache. This time, she really couldn't grasp what he was afraid of.
"Stand up and speak properly," Nian Jiaojiao said softly.
Xingyun struggled to stand up, but after several attempts, he failed.
Nian Jiaojiao couldn't bear to watch and reached out to help him, but he recoiled, crying, as if she had bullied him.
"What are you doing!!"
A tall man rushed over and knocked Nian Jiaojiao down.
Nian Jiaojiao's back hit the corner of the bed. Still recovering from her illness, she let out a pained gasp.
"I should be asking, what are you doing?"
Nian Jiaojiao glared angrily at the approaching person. However, when she saw the man with his thick arms and legs, the anger in her heart subsided by more than half.
With her small arms and legs, she probably couldn't win.
"Wife master, don't blame Big Brother. Big Brother is just worried about me. It's all my fault. If you want to punish someone, punish me."
Xingyun knelt and kowtowed to Nian Jiaojiao, begging for mercy.
Big Brother?
Nian Jiaojiao looked at the approaching person—
He had sharp, handsome features and an imposing bearing. And they told her this dashingly handsome man was an "ugly man" who couldn't get married?