Chapter 1, the grand performance begins

So sweet. It's so sweet that my throat feels salty.

In this villa, who can look down on whom as a fool

Qiu Difei's father has married three wives in total. However, now only two remain

Behind them, the three exceptionally talented young ladies of Qiu Yang Mountain Villa were fervently discussing what exactly constitutes the Jianghu

Qiu Wannian cannot afford to provoke his two wives. His father-in-law is quite a remarkable person. The father of the first wife is the current Prime Minister, while the father of the second wife is the father of the first wife.

Be low-key and play dumb

Qiu Difei, currently 17 years old, is the third young lady of Qiu Yang Villa, regarded by many as a simple-minded fool. Her biological mother was originally a foot servant of Qiu Wannian, the master of Qiu Yang Villa. One day, while washing her master's feet, she was taken advantage of by Qiu Wannian, resulting in her pregnancy and subsequent acceptance as his concubine. Shortly after giving birth to Qiu Difei, her mother passed away. Having lived a life of hardship, suddenly transitioning to a life of comfort can indeed be overwhelming. Shortly after giving birth to Qiu Difei, her mother passed away. Having lived a life of hardship, suddenly transitioning to a life of comfort can indeed be overwhelming.

Dressing modestly while feigning ignorance and maintaining a low profile in that ignorance

Son. This is the dream he has not been able to realize in his half a lifetime

Qiu Difei, neither rising nor falling in the rankings, possessing an appearance that is neither good nor bad, leading a life that is neither warm nor cold, and having a set of skills that is rather muddled

In the martial arts world, Qiu Wannian can be said to possess both fame and status, as well as wealth. It is important to note that the entire Qiu Yang Mountain is the private property of the Qiu family.

Qiu Difei is a sore point in his heart. Clearly, he could assemble a ready-made combination of the Four Great Beauties at his own villa, but due to the unique temperament of Miss Qiu San, he had to make every effort to mislead many people in public, claiming that he only had three daughters.

Qiu Difei secretly found it amusing. What is the Jianghu? This question is so uninteresting. Jianghu is just Jianghu, isn't it? Could it be the large tub used for bathing? Or the big pot used for cooking?

"What exactly is the Jianghu?" On a hazy afternoon at Qiuyang Mountain Villa, the most beautiful second young lady, Qiu Dilian, furrowed her brows in deep concern as she posed the one hundred thousandth question of her life's journey

What is the purpose of life in this world

Qiu Difei placed the last grape into her mouth, squinting her eyes in infinite satisfaction as she swallowed the sweet flesh.

In this world of martial arts, who can be loyal to someone for a lifetime

The purpose of living a lifetime is to

"Take it away, anyway, since you are coughing at it so hard, we can't eat it either. Hurry back, you can't answer anything here, and instead, you are causing trouble," said Qiu Dime, the gentle and understanding young lady of Qiu Yang Mountain Villa, to Qiu Difei.

Someone has given us a baby boy

Qiu Da and Qiu Si are born of the first wife, while Qiu Er is born of the second wife

Qiu Difei always extends her warm hands to comfort her father after he has faced repeated setbacks. She smiles and says to the head of the Qiu family: "Father, don't be sad. Your name is Qiu Wannian, which means 'a thousand-year-old turtle.' You can live alongside the longevity turtle for ten thousand years. If you have a son, he will die before you, so it doesn't matter whether you have a son or not, right"

Qiu Wannian deeply regretted how impulsive he had been back then, deliberately pulling the maid who was squatting on the ground washing his feet into the bed when both of his wives had gone back to their parental home. This maid indeed had remarkable reproductive capabilities, becoming pregnant at the first attempt. However, Qiu Wannian overlooked a crucial issue: how could the child born from a woman who was always in close proximity to two foul-smelling feet possibly be clever and intelligent?

After Qiu Difei turned the corner of the corridor, the sound of coughing abruptly ceased. Qiu Difei plucked the grapes one by one and sent them into her mouth. Indeed, indeed, they were so sweet that they made her throat feel tight!

Qiu Wannian is the most successful example of a marriage between the martial world and the daughter of an official. Since Qiu Wannian, a saying has become popular in the martial world: the court and the martial world are like fish and water; we are one family

In this great Ming Dynasty, who can be certain that they will be the eternal ruler

Qiu Dilian looked at her foolish third sister and let out a long sigh. Qiu Dilian felt that in her little half of a life, she had never seen anyone as stupid as Qiu Difei. Although she was her sister, she just could not genuinely like this silly girl from the bottom of her heart

In the autumn of countless years, he always finds himself tearfully singing to the wine during the New Year and festive occasions, while swirling his sword and reciting with sorrow his self-composed poem longing for his son

It seems that Qiu Wannian has everything he desires, but in reality, what he longs for the most has eluded him for a lifetime

A trace of mockery appeared at the corners of Qiu Dilian's mouth. A fool is a fool, even coughing like this, they still do not forget to eat

Qiu Difei coughed as she spoke: "Ahem, well then, I will head back to my room first. Ahem, but I would like to take this remaining bunch of grapes with me, ahem..."

Qiu Difei picked up the last bunch of jade-like translucent grapes from the plate, coughing as she stood up and walked towards her room

From the day when Qiu Difei first discovered that children without a mother to protect them tend to stand out and excel, yet their lives become increasingly fraught with difficulties, she learned two things

Qiu Difei's father, Qiu Wannian, a well-known figure in the martial world, the master of Qiu Yang Mountain Villa, and the double son-in-law of the current Prime Minister, often wishes he could strangle his own third daughter, who he suspects might be a fool, to death in frustration

Qiu Difei felt that her three sisters were truly unbearable. Every day, they could think of a word that left them feeling melancholic, eager to understand its meaning. Once one of them started, the other two would eagerly join in the grand discussions. The words that continuously sprang from the cherry lips of those three beautiful girls were all references to classical texts. Qiu Difei thought that if it weren't for her ability to feign ignorance and make an early exit today, she would probably have lost control and burst out right there. She had endured for nearly a year, and her stomach had finally reached its limit

"Third Sister, you should go back to your room. Look at you, coughing like this, your face is flushed and your neck is red. It would be better to go back and drink some water to ease it a bit." The Fourth Miss of Qiuyang Mountain Villa, Qiu Dihuan, spoke tenderly to Qiu Difei, offering her care and concern. She is the youngest miss of Qiuyang Mountain Villa, yet she possesses the most profound and thoughtful mind.

Not for fame and glory

As she gradually grew up, Qiu Difei surprisingly became adept at perfectly blending low-key demeanor with feigned ignorance

Qiu Difei looked at her second sister with a bewildered expression, and while spitting out grape seeds from her mouth, she coughed repeatedly and hoarsely said: "Second sister, please give me a signal before you speak next time. You suddenly spoke and scared me into swallowing several grape seeds by mistake, cough cough ... ... "

After the performance of the martial poem by Qiu Wannian, the reactions of the crowd varied. The disciples of Qiu Yang Villa clapped enthusiastically and devoutly, shouting "Master, excellent swordsmanship!"; Qiu Da, Qiu Er, and Qiu Si remained silent, their eyes brimming with tears; the performance of the two ladies from Qiu Yang Villa was particularly noteworthy at this moment. They leisurely lifted their teacups, taking a sip, and then gazed at each other with deep affection, simultaneously offering gentle and soft words to the recently performed Qiu master: "You should give up the thought of taking a concubine!"

Devoted her entire life to one thing: striving to have her father and all her relatives genuinely ignore her.

She is truly lacking in ambition, working so hard just to be a foolish person who can be completely ignored by others, that is all