The Little Childhood Friend in a Female-Dominated World (ChatGPT Translated)

28. Beaten

(As the legitimate daughter of the Left Prime Minister, Xu Yu is also the only child, with an enviable family background, but also bears the pressure and expectations that others do not have. )

(Her mother came from a humble background, experiencing a story as cliché as those sung in operas. The family was poor, relying on her husband's needle and thread to sew clothes and handkerchiefs for others, just to be able to participate in the imperial examinations. )

(Her colleagues in the court all knew that Xu was doting on her husband, even though her childhood sweetheart in the mansion could only give birth to a daughter for her. She was unwilling to let her husband take concubines, and even avoided going to romantic places. If someone wanted to discuss matters with her, they could only meet in a teahouse. )

(Xu's husband, Wan, had hidden good things from Xu in the past because of their family's poverty and hardships. This self-sacrifice left him with some lingering illnesses. The most direct consequence was that Xu's body gradually weakened after becoming pregnant with Xu Yu, and the child was born more than a month early, almost resulting in a difficult delivery. )

(The child was born more than a month early, and Xu was completely unprepared, especially when the servants informed Wan that there were signs of a difficult delivery. . . )

(In the end, the child was successfully born and named Xu Yu. The name "Yu" means "surplus," symbolizing the hope that the prematurely born daughter will always have good luck and a peaceful life. )

(Their story was considered a good tale in the capital at that time, attracting the envy of many men. If it weren't for Xu's cold demeanor and imposing presence that made people dare not look directly at her, many men would have eagerly offered themselves as attendants just by looking at her face. )

(Xu Yu, perhaps due to being a premature baby, has a completely different temperament from her mother, the Left Prime Minister. She is even somewhat gentle and not very clever. Not to mention comparing her to the daughter of the Minister of Rites, who became a companion to the crown prince, she can't even match the young Qing Yue from the Minister of Justice's family. It truly makes people sigh. )

(She doesn't want to enter officialdom and has no interest in becoming an official. She has an introverted personality. When others compare her to others, she secretly hides and enjoys playing with wood carvings and clay sculptures. Because of her talent, she was noticed by a master of wood carving and clay sculpture on the Imperial Street and became his apprentice. )

(Every evening after finishing her studies, Xu Yu would secretly run to her master's place to learn for half an hour. Because she did this secretly, Xu Yu was afraid of her father finding out and even refused to bring along a personal servant on ordinary days. )

It is precisely because of this understanding that Zhang Chentuo dared to bring only two servants and hide in a corner of the street to ambush Xu Yu.

Zhang Chentuo felt that the incident in the morning was reported by Xu Yu and Lu Feng, which not only caused her to lose face, but also forced her to change her position, resulting in being far away from the beautiful girl.

Lu Feng is skilled, and she dare not provoke her, but she can still give Xu Yu a small punishment.

After all, she is the daughter of the Left Prime Minister, and she cannot openly do such things.

Zhang Chentuo signaled to the servant behind him to prepare the sack, and he himself stuck his head out to see if anyone was coming in the alley.

Xu Yu had mentioned to Lu Feng and others that she would go to the wood carving shop on Imperial Street every day, and Zhang Chentuo happened to overhear it unintentionally, but he didn't expect to make use of it today.