In this chapter we’ll get to see another side of Xuan Chen. Nobody who lived in the palace will remain innocent. Is Xuan Chen a bad guy if he kills someone? Even if that someone tried to kill him?
I was speechless for a moment. I think I’m blushing now. Nobody has ever said something like that to me. Everybody thought my feet were ugly. It’s the shame of the family. My aunts and even my mothers keep asking and nagging my father why he doesn’t let me bind my feet. They all think he’s ruining me by not binding my feet. It’s still a mystery to me and all why he didn’t do it. But I’m happy for it. I can do the things that I like. Other ladies can’t even walk properly let alone run. A life like that will be boring for me. I can’t sit the whole day doing embroidery. It’s a good thing that my father is rich. Otherwise I can’t even find me a pair of shoes. All my shoes are made only for me. No girl has bigger feet than mine. They’re not that big. But they’re bigger than the bounded feet.
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